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HistoryUnited States, world, and general history in one browse category.1,554TopAll That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake / Tiya Miles / 2021BiographyLife stories of individuals.1,114TopFrederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom / David W. Blight / 2018Arts & CriticismArts & Criticism books and related award records.681TopA Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance / Hanif Abdurraqib / 2022ScienceScientific discoveries and explanations.614TopAn Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us / Ed Yong / 2023Memoir & AutobiographyPersonal narratives and life experiences.510TopBetween the World and Me / Ta-Nehisi Coates / 2015Politics & GovernmentPolitical systems, theory, and public policy.386TopThe Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals / Jane Mayer / 2008True Crime & JusticeTrue Crime & Justice books and related award records.384TopAmerican Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment / Shane Bauer / 2019Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment books and related award records.341TopThe Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History / Elizabeth Kolbert / 2014Society & CultureSocial issues, customs, and cultural studies.328TopEvicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City / Matthew Desmond / 2016Race & EthnicityRace & Ethnicity books and related award records.260TopParting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963 / Taylor Branch / 1988Business & EconomicsBusiness & Economics books and related award records.215TopLords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World / Liaquat Ahamed / 2009War & MilitaryWar & Military books and related award records.194TopA Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam / Neil Sheehan / 1988Medicine & Public HealthMedicine & Public Health books and related award records.131TopFive Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital / Sheri Fink / 2013ReligionReligion books and related award records.84TopThe Gnostic Gospels / Elaine Pagels / 1979Gender & SexualityGender & Sexuality books and related award records.75TopInvisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men / Caroline Criado-Perez / 2019Travel & PlaceTravel & Place books and related award records.63TopBorder: A Journey to the Edge of Europe / Kapka Kassabova / 2017TechnologyTechnology books and related award records.62TopEmpire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI / Karen Hao / 2025Journalism & ReportageJournalistic works and on-the-ground reporting.57TopNight Draws Near: Iraq’s People in the Shadow of America’s War / Anthony Shadid / 2005SportsSports books and related award records.13TopThere’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension / Hanif Abdurraqib / 2024