Books like The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
12 books with a reading profile close to The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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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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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Isabel Wilkerson argues that the United States is governed by a rigid, unspoken hierarchy that functions like a caste system rather than just a collection of racial prejudices.
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And the Band Played on
by Randy Shilts
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Randy Shilts documents the initial decade of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, tracking the virus from its first appearance in urban centers to its spread through the blood supply.
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Angela Davis connects disparate liberation efforts through a framework of intersectional internationalism.
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
The 1619 Project argues that the arrival of the White Lion privateer in the Virginia colony, carrying enslaved Africans, represents the foundational moment of the United States.
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Truth and fiction in the Da Vinci code
Also outward-looking · 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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History of Beauty
by Umberto Eco
Also outward-looking · 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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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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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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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
by Sheri Fink
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Sheri Fink documents the medical crisis at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans during the five days following Hurricane Katrina.
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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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