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With over 9,500 five-star Goodreads ratings: As a struggling single mother, Stephanie Land became a housekeeper to make ends meet. She offers “an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor” (People) in this New York Times Notable Book of 2019 that inspired a new Netflix series.

A time when sitcoms were wholesome, and rock and roll was shameless. When Alexandra Lorraine, an aspiring actress, unexpectedly meets…

In this NPR Best Book of 2018, an investigative journalist’s harrowing, eye-opening experiences as a guard in a private prison result in a “hard-hitting exposé of the for-profit prison industry” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

A business biography of George Washington, focusing on his many innovations and inventions. George Washington: general, statesman…businessman? Most people don’t…

“A must-read” (Forbes): This “conscientiously reported” book (The New Yorker) offers a “lively introduction” to universal basic income, “a seemingly quixotic concept that has attracted thinkers from John Stuart Mill to Martin Luther King Jr.” (Publishers Weekly).

There may be no story today with a wider gap between fact and fiction than the relationship between the United…

A New York Times bestseller with over 2,800 five-star Goodreads ratings! The renowned author of The Black Swan breaks down the ethics, risks, and responsibilities of being a successful person or leader in today’s world. “Smart and provocative” (Kirkus Reviews).

The New York Times bestseller from CNN Political Commentator and 2020 former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, this thought-provoking and…

“Timely . . . [the collection] paints intimate portraits of neglected places that are often used as political talking points.…

“Stirring reportage” (O, The Oprah Magazine): Faced with difficult financial situations, many Americans have embraced lives on the road. An acclaimed journalist chronicles their stories of survival and resilience in “a remarkable book of immersive reporting” (The New Yorker). With over 1,800 five-star Goodreads ratings.