Born A Crime

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Published by Doubleday on Nov. 15, 2016 Genre(s): Nonfiction, Biography, Memoir, Cultural, Adult, Humor, Historical Format: a href="Audiobook Pages: 304 Goodreads synopsis:  The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.  Trevor Noah's unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents' indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the...

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We Should All Be Feminists

We Should All Be Feminists by Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie Published by Vintage on Jul. 29, 2014 Genre(s): , Nonfiction, , Feminism, Essays Format: Paperback Pages: 49 Goodreads synopsis:  What does “feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-viewed TEDx talk of the same name—by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.  With humor and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century—one rooted in inclusion and awareness. She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that marginalize...

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Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Published by Razorbill on Oct. 18, 2007 Genre(s): , Young Adult, , Fiction, Teen Format: Paperback/Audiobook Pages: 288 Goodreads synopsis:  You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret. . . is to press play. Clay Jensen doesn't want anything to do with the tapes Hannah Baker made. Hannah is dead. Her secrets should be buried with her. Then Hannah's voice tells Clay that his name is on her tapes-- and that he is, in some way, responsible for her death. All through the night, Clay keeps listening. He follows Hannah's recorded words throughout his small town. . . . . .and what he discovers changes his life forever. I heard about the Netflix show coming out, so as a sucker...

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