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30 Books to Read Before College

"I have compiled a comprehensive and completely subjective list of books I think you should read before heading off to college. What are my qualifications? Well, I went to college—so I was once a person considering what books to read before college. I'm also a bookseller, and thus exposed to a wider variety of texts. But I don't kid myself in thinking these are must-reads or absolutes. These are just thirty books, broken up into five sections, that I think could serve you well should you have them in your brain before leaving home for grand, academic pursuits." - Emma Nichols (Book Riot)
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
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Naked Economics
Naked Economics
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Carlo Rovelli)
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Carlo Rovelli)
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib)
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib)
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Weaponized Lies (Daniel J.Levitin)
Weaponized Lies (Daniel J.Levitin)
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What We See When We Read (Peter Mendelsund)
What We See When We Read (Peter Mendelsund)
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
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We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Gender Trouble (Judith Butler)
Gender Trouble (Judith Butler)
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Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
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So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)
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Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
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Whereas (Layli Long Soldier)
Whereas (Layli Long Soldier)
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Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
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Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
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So Lucky (Nicola Griffith)
So Lucky (Nicola Griffith)
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Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
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There There (Tommy Orange)
There There (Tommy Orange)
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Get a Financial Life (Beth Koblinerhttps://Images.Gr-Assets.com/Books/14)
Get a Financial Life (Beth Koblinerhttps://Images.Gr-Assets.com/Books/14)
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There Is No Right Way to Meditate: And Other Lessons (Yumi Sakugawa)
There Is No Right Way to Meditate: And Other Lessons (Yumi Sakugawa)
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Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done
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Being Mortal : Medicine and What Matters in the End (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal : Medicine and What Matters in the End (Atul Gawande)
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Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
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The Body Is Not an Apology (Sonya Renee Taylor)
The Body Is Not an Apology (Sonya Renee Taylor)
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Giant Days (John Allison)
Giant Days (John Allison)
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We Are Okay (Nina Lacour)
We Are Okay (Nina Lacour)
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Roomies (Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando)
Roomies (Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando)
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The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
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American Panda (Gloria Chao)
American Panda (Gloria Chao)
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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Ryan North)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Ryan North)
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