Writing which makes you go 'I understand now'

A Listmania! list by Sarah Ram (London)
 
Ham on Rye
1.  Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
The list author says:
  "Most of the world is poor. Most of the world can't buy from Amazon. Bukowski tells how it is to grow up like this, with incredilble prose."
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Toward a New Psychology of Women
2.  Toward a New Psychology of Women by Jean Baker Miller
The list author says:
  "Not just for women. Explains why the dominant/subdominant cr*p which comes as standard nowadays makes us all losers."
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Clandestino
3.  Clandestino by Manu Chao
The list author says:
  "A cd? yes ... but moves you to understand more than just that which surrounds you .. try it and see"
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The Cost of Living: The Greater Common Good and The End of Imagination
4.  The Cost of Living: The Greater Common Good and The End of Imagination by Arundhati Roy
The list author says:
  "Roy is not just a novelist - try this as an example of her passionate appeal against Indian 'ethnic cleansing'"
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The Missionaries
5.  The Missionaries by Norman Lewis
The list author says:
  "Lewis is one of the greatest travel writers ever. However, he is also one of the few people to REALLY explain how genocide was carried out in South America"
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Hidden Agendas
6.  Hidden Agendas by John Pilger
The list author says:
  "Pilger needs no introduction.This is not an easy read. But you need to read it, I promise."
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The Twilight of American Culture
7.  The Twilight of American Culture by Morris Berman
The list author says:
  "The title says it all. Well written. Some of his facts are disputed. Normally by Americans."
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Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation
8.  Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation by Michael Moore
The list author says:
  "Well, you gotta laugh."
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The Lugano Report: On Preserving Capitalism in the Twenty-first Century
9.  The Lugano Report: On Preserving Capitalism in the Twenty-first Century by Susan George
The list author says:
  "Fiction, but truth .."
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Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain
10.  Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain by Polly Toynbee
The list author says:
  "Contracting out, PFI, "worker flexibility" - it's all a sham, designed to cover up LESS money, LESS security for the very poor."
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Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs
11.  Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs by Noam Chomsky
The list author says:
  "What is the truth behind Western foreign policy, and in particular that of the US?? read this ..."
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