An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Non-fiction suggested by Shirley From settler-colonialism, manifest destiny, white supremacy, theft and genocide to our current state of permanent war, mass incarceration, and the constant use and threat of state violence. From Amazon – Today in the United States, there are more than five […]
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Infidel
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali Non-fiction from Janet & Terry Janet and Terry recommend two books by this author: Infidel (2007), and Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (2010)
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro Non-Fiction suggested by Ruthann (paraphrasing Amazon) – Through a genealogy website to which she submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro discovers that her father is not her biological father. A story of secrets kept in the name of love and a woman’s search […]
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Lake Success
Lake Success: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart Fiction suggested by Barbara Mostly from Amazon — Darkly comic. Narcissistic, hilariously self-deluded, hedge-fund manager Barry, stressed by an SEC investigation and by his three-year-old son’s diagnosis of autism, flees New York on a Greyhound bus in search of a simpler, more romantic life with his old college […]
The Lapp King’s Daughter: A Family Journey Through Finland’s Wars by Stina Katchadourian Non-fiction from Janet WWII. Lebanese man, Finnish woman, 3 wars in Finland during WWII. story of a Finnish family during World War II, combining a gripping correspondence between the author’s parents; separated by the war, interspersed with memories of the author. While […]
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen Non-fiction from Terry 2007 ed. James Loewen spent two years at the Smithsonian surveying twelve leading high school textbooks of American history only to find an embarrassing blend of bland optimism, blind nationalism, and plain misinformation, weighing in at an […]
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Fiction suggested by Janet “From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. “In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned […]
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Little Women
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Fiction suggested by Verna Set during the Civil War, the story of the March girls and their Marmee is a classic American feminist novel reflecting the tension between cultural obligation and artistic and personal freedom.
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A Long Way Home
A Long Way Home: A Memoir by Saroo Brierley Memoir suggested by Janice Dorizensky From Amazon – At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on […]
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Lysistrata
Lysistrata by Aristophanes Fiction (Greek classic) from reading group member Women & war