Books for the Class of 2020

 

In these times of uncertainty, Brian and Steve offer book suggestions

for the Class of 2020.

Additional graduation books can be found by scrolling down.

 

Wilmington's Lie (Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize): The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy By David Zucchino Cover Image

Wilmington's Lie (Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize): The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy (Hardcover)

By David Zucchino
$28.00
ISBN: 9780802128386
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Published: Atlantic Monthly Press - January 7th, 2020
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism By Naomi Klein Cover Image

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Paperback)

By Naomi Klein
$23.99
ISBN: 9780312427993
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Published: Picador - June 24th, 2008
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The Country Between Us By Carolyn Forche Cover Image

The Country Between Us (Paperback)

By Carolyn Forche
$12.99
ISBN: 9780060909260
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Published: Harper Perennial - March 31st, 1982
Everything is Personal: Notes on Now By Laurie Stone Cover Image

Everything is Personal: Notes on Now (Paperback)

By Laurie Stone
$18.00
ISBN: 9781732932821
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Published: Scuppernong Editions - January 1st, 2020
The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love By Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton Cover Image

The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love (Paperback)

By Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399579660
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Published: Ten Speed Press - August 15th, 2017
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The Savage Detectives: A Novel By Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer (Translated by) Cover Image

The Savage Detectives: A Novel (Paperback)

By Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer (Translated by)
$23.00
ISBN: 9780312427481
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Published: Picador - March 4th, 2008
If This Isn't Nice, What Is? (Even More) Expanded Third Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By By Kurt Vonnegut, Dan Wakefield (Selected by) Cover Image

If This Isn't Nice, What Is? (Even More) Expanded Third Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By (Paperback)

By Kurt Vonnegut, Dan Wakefield (Selected by)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781609806101
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Published: Seven Stories Press - March 31st, 2020
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life By David Foster Wallace Cover Image

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life (Hardcover)

By David Foster Wallace
$18.00
ISBN: 9780316068222
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - April 14th, 2009
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Between the World and Me By Ta-Nehisi Coates Cover Image

Between the World and Me (Hardcover)

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
$26.00
ISBN: 9780812993547
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Published: One World - July 14th, 2015
Make Trouble By John Waters Cover Image

Make Trouble (Hardcover)

By John Waters
$15.95
ISBN: 9781616206352
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Published: Algonquin Books - April 11th, 2017
Brave Enough By Cheryl Strayed Cover Image

Brave Enough (Hardcover)

By Cheryl Strayed
$18.00
ISBN: 9781101946909
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Published: Knopf - October 27th, 2015
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches By Audre Lorde, Cheryl Clarke (Foreword by) Cover Image

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)

By Audre Lorde, Cheryl Clarke (Foreword by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781580911863
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Published: Crossing Press - August 1st, 2007
Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change By Stacey Abrams Cover Image

Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change (Paperback)

By Stacey Abrams
$17.00
ISBN: 9781250214805
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Published: Picador - March 26th, 2019
Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination By J. K. Rowling, Joel Holland (Illustrator) Cover Image

Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination (Hardcover)

By J. K. Rowling, Joel Holland (Illustrator)
$19.00
ISBN: 9780316369152
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - April 14th, 2015
Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear By Carl Hiaasen, Roz Chast (Illustrator) Cover Image

Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear (Hardcover)

By Carl Hiaasen, Roz Chast (Illustrator)
$15.95
ISBN: 9780525655015
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Published: Knopf - April 10th, 2018
How to Cook Everything: The Basics: All You Need to Make Great Food--With 1,000 Photos: A Beginner Cookbook (How to Cook Everything Series #2) By Mark Bittman Cover Image

How to Cook Everything: The Basics: All You Need to Make Great Food--With 1,000 Photos: A Beginner Cookbook (How to Cook Everything Series #2) (Hardcover)

By Mark Bittman
$37.00
ISBN: 9780470528068
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Published: Harvest - March 5th, 2012
For Every One By Jason Reynolds Cover Image

For Every One (Paperback)

By Jason Reynolds
$7.99
ISBN: 9781481486255
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - April 2nd, 2019
Grand: A Grandparent's Wisdom for a Happy Life By Charles Johnson Cover Image

Grand: A Grandparent's Wisdom for a Happy Life (Hardcover)

By Charles Johnson
$19.99
ISBN: 9781335015860
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Published: Hanover Square Press - May 5th, 2020