Books For Healing And Renewal In Difficult Political Times
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Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power
by:
Rebecca Solnit
3.98 avg rating — 11,386 ratings 
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Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways 3.97 avg rating — 778 ratings
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Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
by:
Jamil Zaki
3.92 avg rating — 1,729 ratings 6. 
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by:
Barack Obama
3.83 avg rating — 168,481 ratings 7. 
Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder's Meditations on Hope and Courage 4.45 avg rating — 340 ratings
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Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by:
David Grann
4.24 avg rating — 3,782 ratings 
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How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World
by:
Ethan Tapper
4.18 avg rating — 440 ratings 12. 
How We Heal: A Journey Toward Truth, Racial Healing, and Community Transformation from the Inside Out 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World
by:
John Vaillant
4.33 avg rating — 10,387 ratings 14. 
Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life
by:
Viktor E. Frankl
3.87 avg rating — 378 ratings 15. 
Do The Work: A guide to understanding power and creating change.
by:
Megan Pillow
4.21 avg rating — 112 ratings 
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Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel
by:
Loretta Ross
4.40 avg rating — 356 ratings 18. 
C. S. Lewis' Little Book of Wisdom: Meditations on Faith, Life, Love, and Literature
by:
C.S. Lewis
4.46 avg rating — 385 ratings 19. 
Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—And How You Can, Too
by:
Ijeoma Oluo
4.37 avg rating — 1,071 ratings 20. 
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 4.52 avg rating — 158,481 ratings
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
by:
Dalai Lama XIV
4.38 avg rating — 62,474 ratings 22. 
The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles
by:
Karen Reivich
3.91 avg rating — 791 ratings 23. 
Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
by:
Sami Sage
4.03 avg rating — 3,107 ratings 24. 
Hope for Democracy: How Citizens Can Bring Reason Back into Politics
by:
John Gastil
4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings 25. 
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
by:
Jane Goodall
4.19 avg rating — 17,153 ratings 