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This memoir from the most admired woman in America is touching, surprisingly intimate, and empowering. It’s a beguiling portrait of a uniquely American story: from an upbringing on Chicago’s Southside to life in the White House, she seems to have lived the epitome of the American Dream. But as she reveals, it hasn’t always been a fairytale. It’s been topping the New York Times bestseller list for months.
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As a jury decides El Chapo’s fate in New York, read the thrilling true story of the DEA agent who sought to take down the most powerful drug lord in modern history. Impossible to put down.
Black History Month…
Alexander makes her case that the War on Drugs created a new racial caste system in a highly readable & compelling way. This provocative work has shifted how we think about civil rights & prison reform.
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Find out how walls and borders have shaped political landscapes around the world in this timely and insightful history from the author of “Prisoners of Geography.”
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This hard-hitting and deeply-researched history exposes how every level of government (local, state, and federal) created racially divided neighborhoods across America. Rothstein shows how troubling polices from the past continue to affect our cities today.
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