An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy Vol. 1

9 best books like An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy Vol. 1 (Gunnar Myrdal): American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt, Cruel Beauty, The Night Tiger, Up from Slavery, Tess of the Road, The Downstairs Girl, The Souls of Black Folk, The Summer Wives, Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say

American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt

Author	Karen Harper
ISBN	0062748343

Before Meghan and Harry, another American ‘princess’ captured the hand of an English aristocrat. Now, Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her “The Wedding of the Century” to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind “the glitter and the gold.”

On...

Cruel Beauty

Author	Rosamund Hodge
ISBN	0062224735

Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.

With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting...

The Night Tiger

Author	Yangsze Choo
ISBN	1250175453

A sweeping historical novel about a dancehall girl and an orphan boy whose fates entangle over an old Chinese superstition about men who turn into tigers.

When 11-year-old Ren's master dies, he makes one last request of his Chinese houseboy: that Ren find his severed finger, lost years ago...

Up from Slavery

Author	Booker T. Washington
ISBN	0451527542

Booker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slavery in the deep south, to work for the betterment of African Americans in the post Reconstruction period.

"Up From Slavery" is an autobiography of Booker T. Washington's life and work, which...

Tess of the Road

Author	Rachel Hartman
ISBN	1101931280

Meet Tess, a brave new heroine from beloved epic fantasy author Rachel Hartman.

In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons get to be whomever they want. Tess, stubbornly, is a troublemaker. You can’t make a scene at your sister’s...

The Downstairs Girl

Author

Stacey Lee

By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie." When her column becomes wildly popular, she...

The Souls of Black Folk

Author

W.E.B. Du Bois

This landmark book is a founding work in the literature of black protest. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) played a key role in developing the strategy and program that dominated early 20th-century black protest in America. In this collection of essays, first published together in 1903, he eloquently...

The Summer Wives

Author	Beatriz Williams
ISBN	0062660349

New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams brings us the blockbuster novel of the season—an electrifying postwar fable of love, class, power, and redemption set among the inhabitants of an island off the New England coast . . .

In the summer of 1951, Miranda Schuyler arrives on...

Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say

Author

Kelly Corrigan

It’s a crazy idea: trying to name the phrases that make love and connection possible. But that’s just what Kelly Corrigan has set out to do here. In her New York Times bestselling memoirs, Corrigan distilled our core relationships to their essences, showcasing a warm, easy storytelling style. Now,...