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Books to Push a Reader Left

A list of books that helped shape my political worldview - this is very broad, including a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction. I have read most of these but many are still on my TBR
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The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
1
Alexander
The Communist Manifesto (Marx & Engels)
The Communist Manifesto
2
Marx & Engels
Capitalism: A Ghost Story (Arundhati Roy)
Capitalism: A Ghost Story
3
Arundhati Roy
The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy (Stephanie Kelton)
The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
4
Stephanie Kelton
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
5
George Orwell
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
6
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
7
James Baldwin
Walking With the Comrades (Arundhati Roy)
Walking With the Comrades
8
Arundhati Roy
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
9
Frederick Douglass
Moving the Mountain (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Moving the Mountain
10
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
11
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
With Her in Ourland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
With Her in Ourland
12
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
13
Octavia Butler
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
14
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Tehanu (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Tehanu
15
Ursula K. Le Guin
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
16
Octavia Butler
Parable of the Talents (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Talents
17
Octavia E. Butler
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
18
Ralph Ellison
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
19
Arundhati Roy
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
20
Margaret Atwood
Presidential Lottery (James A. Michener)
Presidential Lottery
21
James A. Michener
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
22
N. K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
The Obelisk Gate
23
N.K. Jemison
The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky
24
N. K. Jemisin
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
25
Richard Wright
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
26
Richard Wright
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
27
Kiese Laymon
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Du Mez, Kristin Kobes)
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
28
Du Mez, Kristin Kobes
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
29
The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson)
The Final Empire
30
Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension (Brandon Sanderson)
The Well of Ascension
31
Brandon Sanderson
The Hero of Ages (Brandon Sanderson)
The Hero of Ages
32
Brandon Sanderson
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense
33
Thomas Paine
The Yellow Wallpaper (Gilman, Charlotte Perkins)
The Yellow Wallpaper
34
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
35
Ursula K Le Guin
Cinnamon and Gunpowder (Eli Brown)
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
36
Eli Brown
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
37
Toni Morrison
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
38
N. K. Jemisin
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
Women, Race & Class
39
Angela Davis
Fight Like Hell (Kim Kelly)
Fight Like Hell
40
Kim Kelly
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