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BOOKS TO OPEN YOUR MIND

These books have been life changing for me. Opening my mind to different viewpoints, cultures and ways of life. Which books would you choose? How many of these have you read?
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Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
Barbara Ehrenreich
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck
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The Lemon Tree (Sandy Tolan)
The Lemon Tree
Sandy Tolan
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The Wild Trees (Richard Preston)
The Wild Trees
Richard Preston
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Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson
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Stones From the River
Stones From the River
9
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Barbara Kingsolver
11
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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Telex From Cuba (Rachel Kushner)
Telex From Cuba
Rachel Kushner
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The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
14
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck
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Amish Grace (Steven M. Nolt)
Amish Grace
Steven M. Nolt
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The Source (James A. Michener)
The Source
James A. Michener
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Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty (Mustafa Akyol)
Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty
Mustafa Akyol
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The Underground Girls of Kabul (Jenny Nordberg)
The Underground Girls of Kabul
Jenny Nordberg
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Strangers in Their Own Land (Arlie Russell Hochschild)
Strangers in Their Own Land
Arlie Russell Hochschild
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Hillbilly Elegy (J.D. Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance
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White Trash (Isenberg)
White Trash
Isenberg
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Aesop--Fables
Aesop--Fables
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Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
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Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
Rita Mae Brown
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The Reason I Jump (Naoki Higashida)
The Reason I Jump
Naoki Higashida
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Jane Kenyon
Jane Kenyon
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Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family (Amy Ellis Nutt)
Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family
Amy Ellis Nutt
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The Learning Tree (Gordon Parks)
The Learning Tree
Gordon Parks
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20 Poemas De Amor Y Una Cancion Desesperada De Pablo Neruda
20 Poemas De Amor Y Una Cancion Desesperada De Pablo Neruda
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Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda
Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda
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Collected Poems by William Butler Yeats
Collected Poems by William Butler Yeats
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Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dee Brown
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When Elephants Weep
When Elephants Weep
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Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
Virginia Woolf
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A Geography of the Heart (Fenton Johnson)
A Geography of the Heart
Fenton Johnson
37
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
38
Breathing Rice: An East West Love Story (Jean Lin)
Breathing Rice: An East West Love Story
Jean Lin
39
Gulag Archipelago
Gulag Archipelago
40
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
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