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This is a book meant to inspire debate, reflection, and action about the ways in which the United States is rapidly losing its economic, diplomatic, and moral standing in the world. According to Luce, step one is to lose the denial and actually understand what's going on. No prescriptions here, but much food for thought. I recommend it. #ReadOutsideTheLines

If you want a companion to Hillbilly Elegy that actually delves into the history of class distinctions in America --and especially the systemic prejudice against poor whites-- this book is for you. I learned a lot and want to learn even more about the historical causes that explain, at least in part, both the alt-right and the fervor of Trump supporters. I continue on my quest for understanding and empathy. #ReadOutsideTheLines

A #bookstack of some rather heavy nonfiction #ReadOutsideTheLines

#Bookmail! Whitman analyzes how Jim Crow laws influenced Nazi policy and practice, especially the signature anti-Jewish legislation known as the Nuremberg Laws. Sounds disturbing and fascinating. #ReadOutsideTheLines

National Book Award winner Ibram Kendi selects the 24 most influential books on race and the black experience in the US, one for each decade since the founding of the US. It's an informative and thought-provoking article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/books/review/a-history-of-race-and-racism-in-... #BlackHistoryMonth #diversereads #ReadOutsideTheLines

Just ordered the first selection of the #DailyActionBookClub -- thanks to @BarbaraTheBibliophage for calling my attention to it! #ReadOutsideTheLines #ReadersResist #Knopf

If like me, you have ever wondered what life in a refugee camp is like, then please pick up this book, now out in an updated paperback edition. The Dadaab Refugee Camp in northern Kenya is home to half a million people. This book looks at the lives of nine of its residents. Timely and necessary. #diversereads #ReadOutsidetheLines #refugees #Picador

Two moms and a transgender narrator. I'm in! ❤️💛💚💙💜 #WeNeedDiverseBooks #RainbowReads #ReadOutsideTheLines

Just the foreword is giving me a headache. However, I think this is probably one of those books that I might need to read because it is written by a serious scholar whose conclusions will probably push my buttons. I think more than ever we are at a moment when it is imperative to be open to arguments and views not our own. This, for me, is a #ReadOutsideTheLines

Now: On sale on Kindle, with $3.99 for audiobook. I grabbed it! https://www.amazon.com/Escape-Freedom-Erich-Fromm-ebook/dp/B00BPJOC7W #ReadOutsideTheLines