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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Henrietta Lacks was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. This New York Times bestseller captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences. |

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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Privilege by Haruki Murakami
A remarkable story of a young man haunted by a great loss, of dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around us, and of a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present.
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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin
Bestselling author and advocate Temple Grandin offers a cutting-edge account of the latest research into autism.
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West, but challenges arise and keep them apart. The 2013 winner of the National Books Critics Circle Award, Americanah is a powerful, tender story of race and identity that spans time and geography.
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (ΦBK, DePauw University)
Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life and diversified farms at the center of the American diet.
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The Road from Coorain: A Woman’s Exquisitely Clear-Sighted Memoir of Growing Up Australian by Jill Ker Conway (ΦBK, Radcliffe College)
Conway’s memoir illustrates her astonishing journey into adulthood, from her remote and rural childhood in the Australian outback to her accomplishments in America as a historian and first female president of Smith College.
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter's world is shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her unarmed childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. In her award-winning YA novel, Angie Thomas addresses current issues around racism, police brutality, and activism in America.
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A Wilder Time: Notes From a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice by William E. Glassley
Geologist William E. Glassley’s account of his travels to Greenland, and the discoveries that resulted, is an invitation to experience a breathtaking place and the fascinating science behind its creation.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde’s most popular work tells the tale of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty.
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Might Think by Hans Rosling, with collaborators Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund
Factfulness explores the human instincts that distort our perspective on the state of the world and offers advice on overcoming our biases.
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Circe by Madeline Miller (ΦBK, Brown University)
This vivid and suspenseful retelling of Homer’s Odyssey recasts Circe, the notorious goddess and sorceress, as the hero of her own story.
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