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    Cover of Solitary

    Solitary

    Albert Woodfox · 2019

    the unforgettable life story of a man who served more than four decades in solitary confinement--in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell, 23 hours a day, in notorious Angola prison in Louisiana--for a crime he did not commit. • dust jacket

    Biography & MemoirPolitics & Society
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    1. mtmailDec 2019
      List plain text (from https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2019-...)

          “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power,” by Shoshana Zuboff
          “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company,” by William Dalrymple
          “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee,” by Casey Cep
          “Girl, Woman, Other,” by Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prize winner)
          “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present,” by David Treuer
          “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy,” by Jenny Odell
          “Lost Children Archive,” by Valeria Luiselli
          “Lot: Stories,” by Bryan Washington
          “Normal People,” by Sally Rooney
          “The Orphan Master’s Son,” by Adam Johnson
          “The Yellow House,” by Sarah M. Broom (National Book Award winner, nonfiction)
          “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland,” by Patrick Radden Keefe
          “Solitary,” by Albert Woodfox
          “The Topeka School,” by Ben Lerner
          “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion,” by Jia Tolentino
          “Trust Exercise,” by Susan Choi (National Book Award winner, fiction)
          “We Live in Water: Stories,” by Jess Walter
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    2. dredmorbiusDec 2019
      1. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power, by Shoshana Zuboff

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/age-of-surveillance-capitalis...

      2. The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, by William Dalrymple

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/anarchy-the-relentless-rise-o...

      3. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, by Casey Cep

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/furious-hours-murder-fraud-an...

      4. Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prize winner)

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/girl-woman-other/oclc/1127909...

      5. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present, by David Treuer

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/heartbeat-of-wounded-knee-nat...

      6. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, by Jenny Odell

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/how-to-do-nothing-resisting-t...

      7. Lost Children Archive, by Valeria Luiselli

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/lost-children-archive/oclc/11...

      8. Lot: Stories, by Bryan Washington

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/lot-stories/oclc/1128099233

      9. Normal People, by Sally Rooney

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/normal-people/oclc/1119769689

      10. The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/orphan-masters-son-a-novel/oc...

      11. The Yellow House, by Sarah M. Broom (National Book Award winner, nonfiction)

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/yellow-house/oclc/1122461200

      12. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/say-nothing-a-true-story-of-m...

      13. Solitary, by Albert Woodfox

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/solitary/oclc/1105720325

      14. The Topeka School, by Ben Lerner

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/topeka-school/oclc/1126252713

      15. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, by Jia Tolentino

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/trick-mirror-reflections-on-s...

      16. Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi (National Book Award winner, fiction)

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/trust-exercise/oclc/111435376...

      17. We Live in Water: Stories, by Jess Walter

      https://www.worldcat.org/title/we-live-in-water-stories/oclc...

      (ProTip: don't use HN code blocks for quoted text.)

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