Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc. She follows an urban family through three generations, and it's an absolutely brilliant depiction of how the system is rigged against people trying to make a better life. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_Family
"The Angels die" ( the original title is "The angels die of our injuries")-Yasmina Khadra
A novel about an algerian illetrate boxer at the time of french colonisation
At least, i think everyone should read some Yasmina Khadra books
The intersection of climate, resource constraints, politics, religion, culture, history, military, etc probably did more to help me understand geopolitics and the soft American hegemony than any other single source.
"Five Point Play" by Mike Krzyzewski. Nominally about a basketball season but also an incredible primer on compassionate leadership and team building that applies universally.
Ha ha! That is one of my actual favourites. I still have my copy from university days in the 90s. The Chicago Manual of Style is another great choice, though decidedly a much bigger commitment!
Read it firstly when I was quite young and I shed a tear when I'd finished as there was no more adventures to be a part of, read it many times since then.
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by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
Harper Lee
A People's History Of The United States- Zinn
Fiction
The Grapes Of Wrath- Steinbeck
A novel about an algerian illetrate boxer at the time of french colonisation
At least, i think everyone should read some Yasmina Khadra books
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson
Riane Eisler, The Chalice and the Blade
The Unabomber Manifesto #Tedwasright
Fan/ by Islwyn Ffowc Elis
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The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
That book truely changed the way I see the world down to the core.
Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race - Renee Eddo Lodge
I know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou
Read it when I was 16 or so.
The intersection of climate, resource constraints, politics, religion, culture, history, military, etc probably did more to help me understand geopolitics and the soft American hegemony than any other single source.
Fahrenheit 451.
Animal Farm.
Brave New World.
Handmaidens Tale.
The Prince.
Major Barbara.
Gut
Other Minds
Hello World & Life 3.0
Macbeth
The Diamond Age
Alien Clay
Semiosis
Eat (Nigel Slater)
Entangled Life
Vaxxers
The House at Pooh Corner
Hairy Mclary
Guards Guards
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Extended Phenotype
Nudge
The Empty Raincoat
Swallows and Amazons
The Weirdstone of Brasingaman
Mortal Engines
And some version of the Illiad (either a translation or retelling)
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Quiet-Hero/Rita-Cosby/9781439165515
His creative storytelling and great sense of humor make it fun for everyone.
We've been reading/re-reading
Quit Calling Me A Monster for 5 years and we still enjoy how ridiculous it is.
Fluke
The end of Reality
A thoughtful book teaching Young Men how to view themselves as part of a greater whole and how to be considerate, gentle, honourable and accountable.
I wish I’d read it when I was younger, but holds good messages at any age.
Noam Chomsky
Still vitally relevant to this day.
(Time for Outrage)
Its apropos for current events....
Sea of Rust - C. Robert Cargill
Súper necesario en los tiempos que vivimos
Of course if I read it now I'd probably be 100% rooting for Bonaparte.
Then I would say whatever they want to read!
Most importantly, just don‘t stop at one book but continue to read throughout your whole life.
And
“Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston
The Fountainhead
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Everyone with their 84s and 451s
Let’s enjoy a fun classic from B. Cleary
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horror aside there is a lot of social and personal lessons in those books