Books like Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
12 books with a reading profile close to Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart D. Ehrman. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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Truth and fiction in the Da Vinci code
history, analytical
Bart Ehrman examines the historical claims presented in Dan Brown’s novel, specifically addressing the origins of the New Testament and the identity of Mary Magdalene.
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
history, analytical
Angela Davis connects disparate liberation efforts through a framework of intersectional internationalism.
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History of Beauty
by Umberto Eco
history, analytical
Umberto Eco examines the shifting definitions of aesthetics in Western civilization from ancient Greece to the dawn of the twenty-first century.
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Women, Race & Class
history, analytical
Angela Davis maps the historical intersection of abolitionism and the early women’s suffrage movement to demonstrate how the priorities of middle-class white women often excluded the needs of Black women.
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BLACK AF HISTORY
history, analytical
Michael Harriot reconstructs the American timeline by centering Black agency rather than treating it as a footnote to white narratives.
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
history, analytical
Reni Eddo-Lodge examines the disconnect in British racial discourse, beginning with a viral blog post regarding the emotional labor required to explain prejudice to those who deny its existence.
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
history, analytical
Isabel Wilkerson chronicles the movement of six million Black Americans from the Jim Crow South to northern and western cities between 1915 and 1970.
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
history, analytical
In this work, Yuval Noah Harari examines the intersection of biotechnology and information technology as they rewrite the foundations of modern society.
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The Nineties
history, analytical
Chuck Klosterman examines the decade between the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Twin Towers, defining it as a period of low-stakes sincerity and pervasive irony.
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No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
by Reza Aslan
history, academic
Reza Aslan traces the development of Islam from its beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to its current internal tensions.
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