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  1. A Promised Land
    A Promised Land Barack Obama, Random House Audio
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  2. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
    On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder
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    Caste (Oprah's Book Club): The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Robin Miles, Random House Audio
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  4. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence
    The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence Delegates of The Constitutional Convention
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    Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (King Legacy) Martin Luther Dr. King Jr., Vincent Harding, Coretta Scott King
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    Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Hachette Audio
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  7. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
    Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Jocko Willink, Leif Babin, Macmillan Audio
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  8. Man's Search for Mea
    Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl, William J. Winslade, Harold S. Kushner
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    White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson
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    How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi
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    Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) Vashti Harrison
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    Extreme Ownership (How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win) Jocko Willink
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    Mythos Stephen Fry, Chronicle Books
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    The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Isabel Wilkerson
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  15. Letter from Birmingham Jail
    Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr., Dion Graham, Mission Audio
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    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari
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    DARK AGENDA: The War to Destroy Christian America David Horowitz
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  18. Night (Night)
    Night (Night) Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel
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  19. Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America
    Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America Michael Eric Dyson
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  20. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
    Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King - foreword, Vincent Harding - introduction, J. D. Jackson, Beacon Press
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    Concrete Rose Angie Thomas
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    Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Diana Gabaldon - foreword, Hodder & Stoughton
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    First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance Annie Jacobsen, Penguin Audio
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    Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History Kurt Andersen
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