Books for and About Activists

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,829 ratings
2.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,098 ratings
3.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,228 ratings
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,184 ratings
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The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,232 ratings
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,937 ratings
7.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,633 ratings
8.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,176 ratings
9.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,219 ratings
10.
Civil Disobedience: And Other Political Writings
Civil Disobedience: And Other Political Writings 4.06 avg rating — 17,587 ratings
11.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,440 ratings
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,314 ratings
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,079 ratings
14.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,074 ratings
15.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,271 ratings
16.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,445 ratings
17.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating — 189,243 ratings
18.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 131,993 ratings
19.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,842 ratings
20.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,443 ratings
21.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating — 27,260 ratings
22.
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States 4.44 avg rating — 26,981 ratings
23.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,465 ratings
24.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,931 ratings
25.
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind 4.20 avg rating — 409 ratings
26.
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2)
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2) 4.74 avg rating — 106 ratings
27.
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1)
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 115 ratings
28.
Buck: A Memoir
Buck: A Memoir 4.05 avg rating — 3,060 ratings
29.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,797 ratings
30.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.26 avg rating — 320,838 ratings
31.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,929 ratings
32.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,787 ratings
33.
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique 3.87 avg rating — 30,215 ratings
34.
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3)
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3) 4.71 avg rating — 55 ratings
35.
The Second Sex
The Second Sex 4.18 avg rating — 45,863 ratings
36.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,064 ratings
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Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1)
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 115 ratings
38.
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2)
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2) 4.74 avg rating — 106 ratings
39.
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth 4.10 avg rating — 10,543 ratings
40.
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic 4.39 avg rating — 28,866 ratings
41.
Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape 4.20 avg rating — 5,237 ratings
42.
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World 4.20 avg rating — 87,490 ratings
43.
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky 4.41 avg rating — 9,420 ratings
44.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,184 ratings
45.
The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women 4.08 avg rating — 8,546 ratings
45.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,885 ratings
47.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,130 ratings
48.
Making A Difference: Reflecting on the Past, Thinking of the Future
Making A Difference: Reflecting on the Past, Thinking of the Future 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating — 170,462 ratings
50.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating — 44,283 ratings
51.
Women, Race & Class
Women, Race & Class 4.59 avg rating — 33,015 ratings
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating — 113,283 ratings
53.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,575 ratings
54.
Malcolm X: The Last Speeches
Malcolm X: The Last Speeches
by: Malcolm X
4.49 avg rating — 908 ratings
55.
Thanks to Life: A Biography of Violeta Parra
Thanks to Life: A Biography of Violeta Parra it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
56.
Pieces of You
Pieces of You 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism 4.11 avg rating — 15,874 ratings
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Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions 3.75 avg rating — 268 ratings
59.
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating — 123,129 ratings
60.
The Beauty Myth
The Beauty Myth 3.91 avg rating — 30,478 ratings
60.
The Other Hand
The Other Hand 3.72 avg rating — 247,073 ratings
62.
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog 4.09 avg rating — 68,426 ratings
63.
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 481,040 ratings
64.
Full Frontal Feminism
Full Frontal Feminism 3.86 avg rating — 8,056 ratings
65.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery 4.11 avg rating — 35,601 ratings
66.
Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4)
Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 303,018 ratings
67.
Common Sense
Common Sense really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38,565 ratings
67.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man 4.36 avg rating — 8,857 ratings
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,413 ratings
70.
Apology
Apology
by: Plato
4.19 avg rating — 63,749 ratings
71.
A Doll's House
A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 159,022 ratings
72.
The Prophet Armed: Trotsky, 1879-1921
The Prophet Armed: Trotsky, 1879-1921 4.34 avg rating — 1,085 ratings
73.
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings 4.14 avg rating — 15,755 ratings
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women 4.04 avg rating — 9,233 ratings
75.
War of the Encyclopaedists
War of the Encyclopaedists 3.47 avg rating — 637 ratings
76.
Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power
Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power 4.34 avg rating — 482 ratings
77.
Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation 4.30 avg rating — 11,076 ratings
78.
Build Your Dreams: How To Make a Living Doing What You Love
Build Your Dreams: How To Make a Living Doing What You Love 3.64 avg rating — 88 ratings
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Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South 4.13 avg rating — 11,515 ratings
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Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary
Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary 3.95 avg rating — 564 ratings
80.
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life 4.05 avg rating — 147,326 ratings
80.
Bel Canto
Bel Canto 3.94 avg rating — 312,374 ratings
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Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America 4.16 avg rating — 4,382 ratings
83.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 4.05 avg rating — 112,354 ratings
83.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,730 ratings
86.
Animal Farm / 1984
Animal Farm / 1984 4.30 avg rating — 211,258 ratings
87.
John Adams
John Adams 4.08 avg rating — 373,236 ratings
88.
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism 4.26 avg rating — 9,468 ratings
89.
Female Eunuch
Female Eunuch 3.68 avg rating — 7,401 ratings
90.
Mayor of Castro Street, The
Mayor of Castro Street, The 4.14 avg rating — 4,469 ratings
91.
An Organizer's Tale: Speeches
An Organizer's Tale: Speeches 4.19 avg rating — 73 ratings
92.
The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues
The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues 4.47 avg rating — 824 ratings
92.
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name 4.40 avg rating — 23,083 ratings
94.
Soul on Ice
Soul on Ice 3.97 avg rating — 14,658 ratings
95.
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 4.24 avg rating — 8,239 ratings
96.
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State 4.13 avg rating — 7,491 ratings
97.
Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus
Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus 3.77 avg rating — 320 ratings
97.
How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other
How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other 3.89 avg rating — 867 ratings
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Ascent of Women
Ascent of Women 4.10 avg rating — 445 ratings
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Campaign Battle: Control the Masses
Campaign Battle: Control the Masses 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
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