Books like The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
12 books with a reading profile close to The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
by Clint Smith
history, analytical
In this narrative nonfiction work, Clint Smith travels to nine distinct locations to examine how each site remembers or distorts its connection to the transatlantic slave trade.
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The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
In 1959, the United States selected seven military test pilots to become the first astronauts for Project Mercury.
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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
by Norman Ohler
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Norman Ohler examines the pervasive use of Pervitin, a factory-produced methamphetamine, within the military and civilian sectors of the Third Reich.
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
by Jon Krakauer
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Jon Krakauer documents several sexual assault cases occurring between 2010 and 2012 in Missoula, Montana, focusing on the experiences of female students at the University of Montana.
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
John M.
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Lawrence Wright investigates the internal mechanics of the Church of Scientology, tracing its evolution from L.
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The Ghost Map
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
In 1854, a severe cholera outbreak decimated the Soho district of London, challenging the prevailing medical belief that diseases spread through foul air, known as miasma.
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Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Kristin Kobes Du Mez traces the seventy-year evolution of American evangelicalism from a religious movement focused on internal piety into a political force defined by militant patriarchy.
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All the President’s Men
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
In 1972, a botched burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex triggered an investigation by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
by Jodi Kantor
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey detail their multi-year investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and the systemic protection of his behavior within the film industry.
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Adam Higginbotham reconstructs the events leading up to the 1986 explosion of Reactor Number Four at the V.I.
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