Books like Unwell Women
12 books with a reading profile close to Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn. Inward-looking; a moderate read.
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1
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
history, analytical
Patrick Radden Keefe reconstructs the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville, a widowed mother of ten taken from her Belfast home by the Irish Republican Army.
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2
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
by Kate Moore
history, analytical
Kate Moore details the lives of factory workers in the early twentieth century who painted watch dials with glow-in-the-dark radium paint.
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3
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
history, analytical
Yuval Noah Harari tracks the biological and social evolution of Homo sapiens from our origins as a minor African primate to our current dominance over the biosphere.
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
history, analytical
Erik Larson weaves together the true accounts of two men who shaped Chicago during the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
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5
Men Explain Things to Me
analytical, narrative
Rebecca Solnit’s essay collection centers on the systematic silencing of women in public and private spheres.
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6
The 57 Bus
history, narrative
In 2013, a high school student named Sasha was asleep on the 57 bus in Oakland, California, when Richard Thomas, another teenager, set Sasha’s skirt on fire.
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann
history, analytical
During the 1920s, the Osage Nation in Oklahoma became the wealthiest people per capita in the world after oil was discovered beneath their reservation.
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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
history, analytical
Don and Mimi Galvin raised twelve children in mid-century Colorado, only to see six of their sons develop schizophrenia.
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
by Jon Krakauer
history, analytical
Jon Krakauer examines the 1984 murders of Brenda Lafferty and her infant daughter, committed by her brothers-in-law, Ron and Dan Lafferty.
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10
Columbine
by Dave Cullen
history, analytical
Dave Cullen reconstructs the 1999 high school massacre by synthesizing police records, journals, and survivors' accounts.
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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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12
The Devil's Arithmetic
by Jane Yolen
history, narrative
Twelve-year-old Hannah Stern is tired of her family’s constant focus on the past during Passover Seders, finding the stories of the Holocaust repetitive.
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