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Chapters

A curated collection of books inspired by our Chapters podcast with support from our network of booksellers, librarians, and educators.

Farewell to Manzanar by Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki
$10.99
$9.34
Farewell to Manzanar
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Wilkerson, Isabel
$20.00
$17.00
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Rothstein, Richard
$17.95
$15.26
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Alexander, Michelle
$19.99
$16.99
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Hannah-Jones, Nikole
$25.00
$21.25
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones
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Witness: An Insider's Narrative of the Carceral State by May, Lyle C.
$19.95
$16.96
Witness: An Insider's Narrative of the Carceral State
Lyle C. May
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Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by H, Lamya
$20.00
$17.00
Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir
Lamya H
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Chain Gang All Stars by Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame
$18.00
$15.30
Chain Gang All Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
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Better, Not Bitter: The Power of Hope and Living on Purpose by Salaam, Yusef
$17.99
$15.29
Better, Not Bitter: The Power of Hope and Living on Purpose
Yusef Salaam
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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ford, Ashley C.
$18.99
$16.14
Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir
Ashley C. Ford
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by McGhee, Heather
$21.00
$17.85
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Heather McGhee
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Punching the Air by Zoboi, Ibi
$15.99
$13.59
Punching the Air
Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam
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Engaging the World

A curated collection of books inspired by our Engaging the World podcast with support from our network of booksellers, librarians, and educators.

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Ward, Jesmyn
$18.00
$15.30
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
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So Big by Ferber, Edna
$17.99
$15.29
So Big
Edna Ferber
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What We Carry: A Memoir by Lang, Maya Shanbhag
$18.00
$15.30
What We Carry: A Memoir
Maya Shanbhag Lang
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Just as I Am by Tyson, Cicely
$17.99
$15.29
Just as I Am
Cicely Tyson
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Kendall, Mikki
$17.00
$14.45
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Alvarez, Julia
$18.99
$16.14
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
Julia Alvarez
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Kingston, Maxine Hong
$18.00
$15.30
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Maxine Hong Kingston
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The Joy Luck Club by Tan, Amy
$18.00
$15.30
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Kawaguchi, Toshikazu
$19.99
$16.99
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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Interpreter of Maladies by Lahiri, Jhumpa
$18.99
$16.14
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Díaz, Junot
$18.00
$15.30
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
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A Raisin in the Sun by Hansberry, Lorraine
$8.95
$7.61
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
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How + Why

A curated collection of books inspired by our How + Why podcast with support from our network of booksellers, librarians, and educators.

Motherless Brooklyn by Lethem, Jonathan
$18.00
$15.30
Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan Lethem
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Radiant Fugitives by Ahmed, Nawaaz
$27.00
$22.95
Radiant Fugitives
Nawaaz Ahmed
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Animal Wife by Ehrlich, Lara
$14.95
$12.71
Animal Wife
Lara Ehrlich
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The 33: Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Tobar, Hector
$22.99
$19.54
The 33: Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
Hector Tobar
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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Bender, Aimee
$18.00
$15.30
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Bender
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Edie Richter Is Not Alone by Handler, Rebecca
$23.00
$19.55
Edie Richter Is Not Alone
Rebecca Handler
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The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Iyer, Pico
$17.99
$15.29
The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere
Pico Iyer
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Tea by the Sea by Hemans, Donna
$16.95
$14.41
Tea by the Sea
Donna Hemans
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The Elephant of Belfast by Walsh, S. Kirk
$27.00
$22.95
The Elephant of Belfast
S. Kirk Walsh
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I Promise by James, Lebron
$19.99
$16.99
I Promise
Lebron James
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Vagablonde by Dorn, Anna
$26.00
$22.10
Vagablonde
Anna Dorn
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Cat Among the Pigeons: A Riotous Assembly of Unrespectable African Creatures by Muirhead, David
$16.95
$14.41
Cat Among the Pigeons: A Riotous Assembly of Unrespectable African Creatures
David Muirhead
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Medium History

A curated collection of books inspired by our Medium History podcast with support from our network of booksellers, librarians, and educators.

We Are Not Like Them by Pride, Christine
$19.00
$16.15
We Are Not Like Them
Christine Pride, Jo Piazza
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The Other Americans by Lalami, Laila
$17.00
$14.45
The Other Americans
Laila Lalami
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The Abalone King of Monterey: "pop" Ernest Doelter, Pioneering Japanese Fishermen & the Culinary Classic That Saved an Industry by Thomas, Tim
$21.99
$18.69
The Abalone King of Monterey: "pop" Ernest Doelter, Pioneering Japanese Fishermen & the Culinary Classic That Saved an Industry
Tim Thomas
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You Exist Too Much by Arafat, Zaina
$16.95
$14.41
You Exist Too Much
Zaina Arafat
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The Book of Unknown Americans by Henríquez, Cristina
$16.00
$13.60
The Book of Unknown Americans
Cristina Henríquez
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Snow Falling on Cedars by Guterson, David
$19.00
$16.15
Snow Falling on Cedars
David Guterson
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The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America by Pearson, Bradford
$19.99
$16.99
The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America
Bradford Pearson
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Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience by Inada, Lawson Fusao
$26.00
$22.10
Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience
Lawson Fusao Inada
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Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII by Moss, Marissa
$10.99
$9.34
Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII
Marissa Moss
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An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club) by Jones, Tayari
$18.99
$16.14
An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club)
Tayari Jones
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Wilkerson, Isabel
$20.00
$17.00
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Wilkerson, Isabel
$21.00
$17.85
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson
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The Fire Problem

This Is Wildfire: How to Protect Yourself, Your Home, and Your Community in the Age of Heat by Mott, Nick
$27.99
$23.79
This Is Wildfire: How to Protect Yourself, Your Home, and Your Community in the Age of Heat
Nick Mott, Justin Angle
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America by Egan, Timothy
$18.99
$16.14
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
Timothy Egan
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by Wallace-Wells, David
$20.00
$17.00
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
David Wallace-Wells
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Ignition: Lighting Fires in a Burning World by O'Connor, M. R.
$30.00
$25.50
Ignition: Lighting Fires in a Burning World
M. R. O'Connor
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Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Hanh, Thich Nhat
$17.99
$15.29
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Thich Nhat Hanh
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Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Johnson, Lizzie
$20.00
$17.00
Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
Lizzie Johnson
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Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire by MacLean, John N.
$18.99
$16.14
Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire
John N. MacLean
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American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Hesse, Monica
$15.95
$13.56
American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land
Monica Hesse
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Granite Mountain: The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice by McDonough, Brendan
$19.99
$16.99
Granite Mountain: The Firsthand Account of a Tragic Wildfire, Its Lone Survivor, and the Firefighters Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
Brendan McDonough
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Klein, Naomi
$19.99
$16.99
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
Naomi Klein
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Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Connors, Philip
$17.99
$15.29
Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
Philip Connors
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Fire: A Brief History by Pyne, Stephen J.
$24.95
$21.21
Fire: A Brief History
Stephen J. Pyne
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Without...

Our Without… program provides an opportunity for community leaders to share stories about today, with context from our past, and learn moving forward.

Educated: A Memoir by Westover, Tara
$20.00
$17.00
Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by McGhee, Heather
$21.00
$17.85
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Heather McGhee
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How to Be an Antiracist by Kendi, Ibram X.
$18.99
$16.14
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
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The Kindest Lie by Johnson, Nancy
$16.99
$14.44
The Kindest Lie
Nancy Johnson
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What's Mine and Yours by Coster, Naima
$17.99
$15.29
What's Mine and Yours
Naima Coster
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Criado Perez, Caroline
$18.99
$16.14
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Caroline Criado Perez
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One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Anderson, Carol
$18.00
$15.30
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
Carol Anderson
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Between the World and Me by Coates, Ta-Nehisi
$28.00
$23.80
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Kantor, Jodi
$18.00
$15.30
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
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Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley by Chang, Emily
$19.00
$16.15
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
Emily Chang
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Rothstein, Richard
$17.95
$15.26
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein
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We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Chang, Jeff
$17.00
$14.45
We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation
Jeff Chang
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