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• All the King's Men

  Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989

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  All the King's Men dissects American politics and political corruption in the 1930's South.

• American War

  El Akkad, Omar, 1982-

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  What if the states of the Deep South were the equivalent of today’s Syria and Palestine? American War exposes the violence of American comfort as well as the dangers of the oil industry and climate change.

• Atlas Shrugged

  Rand, Ayn

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  Atlas Shrugged fully defines Rand's controversial philosophy of Objectivism - a system that firmly promotes reality, reason, self-interest, and capitalism. Most significantly, it has been invoked by generations of conservatives, from Reaganites to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Circle

  a Novel

  Eggers, Dave

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  The Circle is a silicon valley satire that delves into issues around social media and surveillance.

• City of a Thousand Gates

  a Novel

  Sacks, Rebecca

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  Rebecca Sacks' latest novel explores the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.

• Darkness at Noon

  Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1983

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  Darkness at Noon is an eye-opening account of Stalinist persecution.

• Enter the Aardvark

  Anthony, Jessica, 1974-

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  Enter the Aardvark is a hilarious political satire with an undeniable point: the violence in politics is as ridiculous as it is dangerous.

• Fake Accounts

  a Novel

  Oyler, Lauren

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  Fake Accounts offers insight into current political issues including the alt-right and conspiracy theory.

• Homeland Elegies

  a Novel

  Akhtar, Ayad

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  "Homeland Elegies is a provocative and urgent examination of the political and economic conditions that shape personal identity, especially for immigrants and communities of color." -- Publishers Weekly

• The Jungle

  Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968

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  Published in 1906, The Jungle is a groundbreaking novel that exposes the inhumane conditions of Chicago's stockyards and the laborer's struggle against industry and "wage slavery". The release of this immediate bestseller led to new regulations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Milkman

  a Novel

  Burns, Anna, 1962-

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  Winner of the Man Booker prize, Milkman delves into Northern Ireland's political and cultural tensions in the 1970s.

• One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

  Solzhenit͡syn, Aleksandr Isaevich, 1918-2008

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  One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is known for alerting an international readership to the gross injustices in Nigeria and the Soviet Union respectively.

• There There

  a Novel

  Orange, Tommy, 1982-

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  There There is a gripping multi-generational novel, involving meditation on urban Indigenous identity

• Things Fall Apart

  Achebe, Chinua

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  Things Fall Apart is famous for being an anti-colonialist milestone.

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

  Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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  Published in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin brought the abolitionists' message to the public conscience.

• Zed

  a Novel

  Kavenna, Joanna

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  Zed is a wry satire about the unravelling of a supranational tech giant.

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