21 Bestselling Nonfiction Books for January/February - 2017

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#1

Book cover of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly

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#3

Book cover of Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata

by Assata Shakur

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#6

Book cover of The ISIS Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing

The ISIS Papers

by Frances Cress Welsing

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#7

Book cover of Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson

Tears We Cannot Stop

by Michael Eric Dyson

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#10

Book cover of Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy Is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George G. M. James

Stolen Legacy

by George G. M. James

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#14

Book cover of The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings by James Baldwin and Randall Kenan

The Cross of Redemption

by James Baldwin and Randall Kenan

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#18

Book cover of Guiou: The Other Blacks,  Second Edition by Gloria J.  Arnold

Guiou

by Gloria J. Arnold

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#19

Book cover of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness  by Michelle Alexander

The New Jim Crow

by Michelle Alexander

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#20

Book cover of Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington

Up from Slavery

by Booker T. Washington

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*For a few years, we actively boycotted Amazon but have discontinued this practice, as many of our authors have made their books exclusively available from Amazon. While we discourage giving Amazon the exclusive right to sell a book, we do not want this to be a reason to exclude an author from our site. Amazon also has an effective monopoly on eBooks and out-of-print books, which we highlight on this site.


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