great books that raise cultural awareness

Discover great books that raise cultural awareness with our curated list. Expand your perspective and deepen understanding of diverse cultures through these insightful reads.

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Solar Storms

by Linda Hogan

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Linda Hogan, Solar Storms tells the moving, “luminous” (Publishers Weekly) story of Angela Jenson, a troubled Native American girl coming of …
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Ishmael

by Daniel Quinn

One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features …
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The Story of B

by Daniel Quinn

From the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning bestseller Ishmael and its sequel, My Ishmael, comes a powerful novel with one of the most profound …
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Possessing the Secret of Joy

by Alice Walker

A NOVEL ABOUT FEMALE CIRCUMCISION AS PRACTICED IN AFRICA, FOR EASTERN AND MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES.
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Krik? Krak!

by Edwidge Danticat

When Haitians tell a story, they say "Krik?" and the eager listeners answer "Krak!" In Krik? Krak! In her second novel, Edwidge Danticat establishes herself …
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In a Different Voice

by Carol Gilligan

This is the little book that started a revolution, making women's voices heard, in their own right and with their own integrity, for virtually the …
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Sacajawea

by Anna L. Waldo

Clad in a doeskin, alone and unafraid, she stood straight and proud before the onrushing forces of America's destiny: Sacajawea, child of a Shoshoni chief, …
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The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (The New York …
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Beloved

by Toni Morrison

Sethe. Proud and beautiful, she escaped from slavery but is haunted by its heritage - from the fires of the flesh to the heartbreaking challenges …
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Black Like Me

by John Howard Griffin

This American classic has been corrected from the original manuscripts and indexed, featuring historic photographs and an extensive biographical afterword.
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