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Books They Probably Didn't Teach You in School

A handful of books that shed some light on some lesser-known parts of history, the world, and human nature. This is by no means a conclusive list, but it will definitely get you started. This list is for those who ask questions and seek truth. Enjoy!
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Talking to My Daughter About the Economy (Yannis Veroufakis)
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
1
Yannis Veroufakis
Freedom Next Time (John Pilger)
Freedom Next Time
2
John Pilger
Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America's Concentration Camps (Michi Weglyn)
Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America's Concentration Camps
3
Michi Weglyn
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
4
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Imperium
Imperium
5
Undoing Border Imperialism (Anarchist Intervention Series #6) (Harsha Walia)
Undoing Border Imperialism (Anarchist Intervention Series #6)
6
Harsha Walia
All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life (Winona Laduke)
All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life
7
Winona Laduke
Open Veins of Latin America (Eduardo Galeono)
Open Veins of Latin America
8
Eduardo Galeono
Harvest of Empire (Juan Gonzalez)
Harvest of Empire
9
Juan Gonzalez
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
11
Jared Diamond
Are Prisons Obsolete? (Angela Y. Davis)
Are Prisons Obsolete?
12
Angela Y. Davis
The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass (Wade Davis)
The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass
13
Wade Davis
Lucy Parsons: Freedom, Equality & Solidarity (Lucy Parsons)
Lucy Parsons: Freedom, Equality & Solidarity
14
Lucy Parsons
Iran Awakening (Shirin Ebadi)
Iran Awakening
15
Shirin Ebadi
Voices From the Other Side: An Oral History of Terrorism Against Cuba (Keith Bolender)
Voices From the Other Side: An Oral History of Terrorism Against Cuba
16
Keith Bolender
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
17
Malcolm X
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
18
Kate Chopin
Tibet on Fire (Tsering Woeser)
Tibet on Fire
19
Tsering Woeser
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge (Vandana Shiva)
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
20
Vandana Shiva
Brave New World Revisited (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World Revisited
21
Aldous Huxley
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner (Daniel Ellsberg)
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
22
Daniel Ellsberg
God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations (Desmond Tutu)
God Is Not a Christian: And Other Provocations
23
Desmond Tutu
Blackwater (Jeremy Scahill)
Blackwater
24
Jeremy Scahill
Capitalism: A Ghost Story (Arundhati Roy)
Capitalism: A Ghost Story
25
Arundhati Roy
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
26
Alexander
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
27
Sherman Alexie
Girls of Riyadh (Rajaa Alsanea)
Girls of Riyadh
28
Rajaa Alsanea
Death Blossoms: Reflections From a Prisoner of Conscience (Mumia Abu-Jamal)
Death Blossoms: Reflections From a Prisoner of Conscience
29
Mumia Abu-Jamal
9-11 (Noam Chomsky)
9-11
30
Noam Chomsky
The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope (Amy Goodman)
The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope
31
Amy Goodman
Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance (Leonard Peltier)
Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance
32
Leonard Peltier
One Native Life (Richard Wagamese)
One Native Life
33
Richard Wagamese
Secrets a Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers (Daniel Ellsberg)
Secrets a Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
34
Daniel Ellsberg
American Fascists (Chris Hedges)
American Fascists
35
Chris Hedges
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
36
Howard Zinn
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
37
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Rebel (Albert Camus)
The Rebel
38
Albert Camus
Kashmir: The Case for Freedom (Tariq Ali, Arundhati Roy, Etc...)
Kashmir: The Case for Freedom
39
Tariq Ali, Arundhati Roy, Etc...
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt (Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco)
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt
40
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco
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