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The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Brandon Sanderson | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
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9.5 (11 Ratings)
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Well written original characters (1 more)
A new world with its culture, religions and history
  
Not bad as a brief, overall history, but bogged down with traditionallist assumptions!
  
The Hate u Give
The Hate u Give
Angie Thomas | 2017 | Children
10
8.4 (54 Ratings)
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Eye opening, I think this book is going to go down in history.
  
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
2015 | Drama, Musical
Soundtrack (2 more)
Direction
Performances
Omits some of the negative aspects of the group's history (0 more)
A biopic that delivers
Some will call this biopic revisionist history, but I loved it, great soundtrack, great casting and great performances delivered all round.
  
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
1982 | Drama, International

"The most beautiful ending to a feature film career in the history of cinema. And the most beautiful DVD box set in the history of mankind. I’m keen to find out who the designer of the box set was."

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Arnold Schwarzenegger recommended California in Books (curated)

 
California
California
Kevin Starr | 2007 | History & Politics, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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"If anyone is at all interested in a book about California, what makes California unique and special, and the history of it, the political history of it and all the little details, [this is] a good book to have."

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Ridiculous History
Ridiculous History
Science & Medicine
6
6.3 (3 Ratings)
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Lots of history info (0 more)
Presenters don't sound comfortable (0 more)
Has a lot of good info
  
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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"Burroughs is probably the most influential writer in the entire history of the world."

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Robert Longo recommended Blood Meridian in Books (curated)

 
Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy | 2010 | Fiction & Poetry
3.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Hieronymus Bosch meets Sam Peckinpah. The greatest, most vivid Western in history. Incredibly visual."

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A People's History of the United States
A People's History of the United States
5.3 (3 Ratings)
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"The book that made me question everything and propelled me to demand to know the truth. Zinn’s exhaustive account is an accurate telling of our nation’s brutal history of oppression. It is not the history of our school text books."

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