“Eviction’s fallout is severe. Losing a home sends families to shelters, abandoned houses, and the street. It invites depression and illness, compels families to move into degrading housing in dangerous neighborhoods, uproots communities, and harms children. Eviction reveals people’s vulnerability and desperation, as well as their ingenuity and guts.” – Evicted by Matthew Desmond
In 2019, I had a crazy idea – read 100 books in a year. People all over the world undertake the 100 book challenge and I was finally ready to be one of them.
In the Garden of Beasts, The Devil in the White City, and Dead Wake are some of my favorite nonfiction books by Erik Larson. The way he compiles letters, notes, and documents to create a cohesive story is incredible. You forget you’re reading a nonfiction book and get so invested in these real life characters.
I’ve always been fascinated by World War II. Both my grandfather’s enlisted and fought in WWII and I have too many great uncles that didn’t make it home. For obvious reasons, my grandfathers never mentioned the war but I’ve always been fascinated with that time period. This list of books has helped me grasp a multi-faceted war filled with tragedy and unimaginable loss.
Untamed is not the only book out there that gives you that intense, empowered feeling. It’s not the only one that makes you want to get off the couch and do that thing you’ve always wanted. It might be one of the best but here’s a list of other books that will make you roar.
American Radical, by Tamer Elnoury and Kevin Maurer, is an incredible memoir of a Muslim American FBI agent working counterterrorism. As soon as I started reading this book, I knew that I was going to love it.
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