Top Nonfiction Books of 2019

1. The Beautiful Ones by Prince; Edited by Dan Pipenbring

I read this on my iPad before I saw the hard over copy. The hardcover is absolutely beautiful. This book is definitely a book to own and not merely read. Obviously, my lists are in alphabetical order, so this is number one. It might be the number one of the year!

2. The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die by Keith Payne

I believe this book taught me more about the culture of poverty than Ruby Payne. This was more factual and specific.

3. The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris, M. D.
Although most people that work with children are aware of the affects of childhood adversity and ACE scores, I felt as though this book had some answers and help for these children and adults.

4. Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob
I'm not sure what to say about this book. Jacob combines conversations and thought processes in a memoir where she questions and perhaps strengthens her and her son's identities.

5. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America 1890 to Present by David Treuer
This! I honestly believe that this should be used as a text in middle and high schools. This is history and memoir and future and...

6. Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly
Often times women are seen as too emotional. Perhaps women are emotional. Chemaly makes an argument for using emotion (anger) for positive, for change...

Comments

LH said…

I've read none of these. Interested most in Good Talk.

I will put it on my list.

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