Hagakure
Yamamoto Jōchō
Explore the profound wisdom and controversial legacy of Hagakure, a treatise on bushido, the way of the samurai. Delve into the complex world of Tokugawa-era warriors, their code of honor, and the delicate balance between life and death, loyalty and duty. Discover the essence of Hagakure and its enduring impact on Japanese culture and beyond.
Hood Feminism
Mikki Kendall
A powerful collection of essays that critiques mainstream feminism for its focus on the concerns of privileged women, while ignoring the needs and experiences of marginalized women, particularly women of color. Kendall challenges readers to consider how issues like food insecurity, gun violence, and access to education are feminist issues, and calls for a more inclusive and intersectional approach to feminism that centers the most vulnerable members of society.
How Innovation Works
Matt Ridley
A sweeping exploration of evolution in the universe, morality, life, genes, culture, economy, technology, mind, personality, education, population, leadership, government, religion, money, and the internet, arguing that evolution is a pervasive force shaping the human world and that change is incremental, inevitable, and driven by natural selection among competing ideas.
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
In this book, the author shares his own journey of being raised in a dueling racial consciousness and veering off onto the unlit dirt road of antiracism. He provides definitions and concepts to understand racism and antiracism, and argues that the struggle to be fully human requires focusing on power instead of people, and changing policy instead of groups of people.
I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai
The remarkable true story of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. This is her inspiring journey from a young girl in the Swat Valley to a global advocate for girls' education, fighting for the right of every child to go to school.
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles with mental health, eating disorders, and a complicated relationship with her mother, all while navigating the world of child stardom. A raw and honest account of a young woman's journey to find her own identity and reclaim her life.
In Order to Live
Yeonmi Park
A harrowing and inspiring memoir of a young North Korean woman's escape to freedom. Yeonmi Park recounts her desperate journey through China and the Gobi Desert to South Korea, revealing the brutal realities of life under the Kim dynasty and her fight for survival and a voice.
Invisible Women
Caroline Criado Perez
In a world built for and by men, women are often overlooked, their needs unmet, and their voices unheard. Invisible Women exposes the pervasive gender data gap that shapes our world, from the design of everyday objects to medical research, and reveals the profound consequences of this bias on women's lives.