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"Black Boy," Richard Wright
Black Boy is an autobiography of Richard Wright’s early life. It explains Richard’s tortured years in the South from 1912 to 1927. An endearing account of a black child's life during the early 1900's.
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The Double Helix -- James D. Watson
A controversial favorite wherein the author offers a personal look into the "shady" side of researchers. It was written in language that the lay person could understand and was not filled with all the usual technical detail expected from a scientist.
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Silent Spring -- Rachel Carson
This book is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement.
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Up From Slavery -- Booker T. Washington
The autobiography of Booker T. Washington from childhood forward. A touching account of his life growing up.
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A Room Of One's Own -- Virginia Woolf
A divine piece of work. Woolf writes about a woman with the same talent as Shakespeare and the difficulties she faces and the lack of recognition she receives being a woman.
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"The Mirror and the Lamp" Meyer Howard Abrams
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"The Mismeasure of Man" Stephen Jay Gould
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"Notes of a Native Son" James Baldwin
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"The Varieties of Religious Experience" William James
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"The Nature and Destiny Of Man," Reinhold Niebuhr
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