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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
twisting statistics (12/19/2009)
This book is based on many comparisons between apparently similar conditions; however, when in reality, one of the contenders is usually statistically or otherwise grossly misrepresented. This provides a lot of Ah-ha and mmmm moments to someone lacking intellectual acumen.
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    The Devil Finds Work
    by James Baldwin
    A book-length essay on racism in American films, by "the best essayist in this country" (The New York Times Book Review).
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