NO.1

Born a Crime

《生而有罪》

作者：Trevor Noah

• 密歇根大学安娜堡分校
  

• 北伊利诺伊大学

"Born a Crime" is the memoir of comedian Trevor Noah, who recounts his experiences being born to a white father and a Black mother in apartheid South Africa when – as the title suggests – such racial mixing was illegal in the country. The book documents Noah's relationship with his mother and his early years in South Africa, where he was hidden for much of his childhood prior to the fall of the apartheid government. "Born a Crime" is the assigned common reading experience book for first-year students at Northern Illinois University from 2021-2023, as well as students entering the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor.

美国当红脱口秀《小崔每日秀》主持人特雷弗·诺亚一出生就犯了罪：因为他的父亲是白人，母亲是黑人，而在当时种族隔离的南非，这样的结合属于犯罪，他父母会面临五年有期徒刑的惩罚，诺亚自己也会被送到孤儿院。

为了保护诺亚，他那位勇敢、反叛、幽默、坚强、虔诚信教的母亲，想出了各种极端甚至荒唐的办法，在歧视、贫困、暴力的怪圈中，竭力为他创造了一种正常的生活。而自幼便遗传了母亲性格的诺亚，除了像大多数青少年那样成长外，还需要学会如何 “尴尬”地在一个他本不该存在的世界上生活。

这本回忆录中收集的故事，时而幽默，时而惊险，时而感人，但无一例外都彰显了诺亚惊人的喜剧天赋，以及一位母亲无条件的、无止境的、无与伦比的爱。

• 火遍微博、微信的《小崔每日秀》主持人特雷弗·诺亚首部回忆录

• 比尔·盖茨2017年夏季书单推荐图书

• 美国《纽约时报》《新闻日报》《时尚先生》及“国家公共电台”年度好书

• 2017年瑟伯美国幽默文学奖得主

• 美国亚马逊周阅读榜连续在榜，评分高达4.8

• 多家媒体“年度好书”，普利策奖获得者、《纽约时报》毒舌书评家角谷美智子赞不绝口

NO.2

Braiding Sweetgrass
编织甜草

作者：Robin Wall Kimmerer

• 纽约大学

• 俄勒冈大学
  

"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants" is a collection of essays by Robin Wall Kimmerer that explores the theme of relationships within nature, coupling the author's scientific understanding as a botanist with her outlook as an indigenous woman. The New York Times bestseller is part of the common reading experience for incoming students at schools such as New York University, where the entire university community is invited to participate, and the University of Oregon.

《编织甜草》是一本散文集，旨在将现代科学与传统文化相结合，同时通过西方科学和美洲原住民的传统探索植物和植物学。

作为美洲原住民的一员，作者坚信植物和动物是我们最古老的老师，她分享了自己与植物打交道的经历以及努力重拾本族传统文化的故事。

本书中的各条线索最终结合在一起，带领我们沉思我们在自然世界中所处的位置。作者告诉我们，现代科学和传统文化能够相辅相成，帮助我们更好地了解我们生活的环境。

NO.3

Educated

《这就是教育的力量》

作者：Tara Westover

• 南卡罗来纳大学

"Educated" by Tara Westover is another New York Times bestselling memoir on this list that revisits the author's difficult upbringing. Her story begins in the remote mountains of Idaho, where she was homeschooled amid a turbulent and abusive family life before heading off to college and ascending the ranks of academia. Much of the book is centered on her difficult teenage years and young adult life as she struggles to navigate an unfamiliar world beyond rural Idaho. "Educated" is part of freshman reading programs at schools such as the University of South Carolina.

塔拉·韦斯特弗（Tara Westover）的《这就是教育的力量》同样是《纽约时报》畅销回忆录，作者在书中描绘了自己艰难的成长经历。

故事的起点在爱达荷州的一个偏远地区，作者成长在一个充满不安和虐待的家庭中，并一直在家接受教育，直到走进大学，最后登上学术界的舞台。

这本书的大部分内容都围绕作者艰难的青少年时期及后来刚步入成年的人生阶段，描述了作者是如何走出爱达荷州的偏远角落，努力在一个陌生的世界中航行的故事。

NO.4

Exit West

《逃离西方》/《门》

作者：Mohsin Hamid

• 史密斯学院

• 乔治城大学

"Exit West," a novel by Mohsin Hamid, is set against the backdrop of an unnamed city in a country in conflict. As love blooms for main characters Saeed and Nadia in a culture that restricts men and women being in public together, the country is swept into chaos by militant extremists. What follows is the story of a romance challenged by the perils of war as Saeed and Nadia seek to escape the city, becoming refugees. Sexual identity and religion are also among the themes explored in this decade-hopping book. "Exit West" has been assigned to incoming students at schools such as Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and Smith College in Massachusetts.

小说的背景设置在战火纷飞的中东某国，乱世中，一对年轻人秘密相爱。但是随着在战争局势日益紧张，政府和反抗军的冲突不断升级，这对恋人在加入了难民的队伍试图逃走时，听说有一些神奇的“传送门”可以把他们送到安全的地方：希腊的米科诺斯岛、伦敦的公寓、太平洋的海滨城市。 

书中角色分别走进了不确定的未来，却努力地彼此依靠。这是一个映照当今世局的动人故事，也是一对年轻爱侣刻骨铭心的生命印记。

走入这扇门，我们将看见门里、门外的人，是如何在动荡不安之中，坚持寻找人性的良善之光。

NO.5

How to Be an Antiracist

《如何成为一名反种族主义者》
作者：Ibram X. Kendi

• 斯基德莫尔学院
  

A New York Times bestseller, "How to Be an Antiracist" is a manual by Ibram X. Kendi – director and founder of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University – to help readers explore their own actions and ideas around race and to make an effort to actively combat racism. Kendi zeroes in on racial inequities in U.S. society, how policies have maintained that status quo and the ideas used to justify such policies. "How to Be an Antiracist" has been assigned at schools such as Skidmore College in New York and has been a popular selection at other schools in the last year.

作为《纽约时报》的畅销书，《如何成为一名反种族主义者》是由波士顿大学反种族主义研究中心（Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University）的主任和创始人Ibram X. Kendi编写的手册，旨在帮助读者探索自己关于种族问题的行动和想法，并努力打击种族主义。

作者在这本书中将目光投向美国社会中的种族不平等现象，探讨了社会政策是如何维护这种现状的，并剖析了某些试图合理化这些政策的思想。

NO.6

Just Mercy

《正义的慈悲》

作者：Bryan Stevenson

"Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" is a New York Times bestselling memoir by Bryan Stevenson that focuses on his work as a lawyer for disadvantaged clients. It includes a retelling of his efforts to help Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit. Stevenson also writes about his experiences with other disadvantaged clients and his legal advocacy work. The book, which was adapted to a film released in 2019 starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, is part of the summer reading program at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.

美国律师布莱恩·史蒂文森（Bryan Stevenson）所著的畅销书《正义的慈悲：美国司法中的苦难与救赎》，讲述了史蒂文森如何在不完美的法律体系中为司法公正而奋斗，为推动美国刑事司法制度的改善做出巨大贡献的经历。

这本书于2019年被改编成同名电影，聚焦作者经办的第一个案件：黑人青年Walter McMillian清白之身却被判死刑，即使手握充分的不在场证明，仍然被困死囚牢房6年，终得无罪释放。

NO.7

Such a Fun Age

《我们这个有趣的时代》

作者： Kiley Reid

• 杜克大学
  

A New York Times bestseller, "Such a Fun Age" by Kiley Reid explores the aftermath of an incident when a young Black woman, Emira, is accosted by a security guard at a high-end neighborhood grocery store one night as she is babysitting a white toddler. Following the incident, the child's mother hopes to set things right and become closer to Emira, prompting an exploration of transactional relationships, racism and implicit biases. "Such a Fun Age" is the common read for incoming students at Duke University in North Carolina.

在本书中，作者Kiley Reid将尖锐的社会评论和精彩的写作技巧完美融合，打造了这部“走心”的处女小说。

这个故事让我们不得不去思考人与之间的互相影响、成长所付出的代价，以及出于错误的原因去做正确的事情，将会带来怎样的后果。这是一部对我们这个时代多面性的、充满爱意的解读。

NO.8

There There

《好了，好了》

作者：Tommy Orange

The debut novel of Native American author Tommy Orange, "There There" tells the story of the modern indigenous experience. Set largely in Oakland, California, "There There" jumps back and forth between characters and decades to share the individual challenges and triumphs of urban Native Americans as the book heads toward a violent climax at a heavily attended powwow. A popular choice for common reading experiences recently, "There There" is the assigned text this year at California State University—San Marcos.

《好了，好了》是美国原住民作家Tommy Orange的首部小说。以加利福尼亚州奥克兰市为背景，本书在不同人物和年代间来回跳跃，讲述了原住民所面临的挑战，记录了他们穿越这片土地的冒险之旅。

透过时间、贫困和都市生活镜头过滤下的迷思，作者在书中向读者展示了自己的宏大思考。

NO.9

They Called Us Enemy

《他们称我们为敌人》

作者：George Takei

• 加州州立大学富尔顿分校

George Takei of "Star Trek" fame may be best known as an actor, but in "They Called Us Enemy," the story he's telling is his own. In a New York Times bestselling graphic memoir, Takei – with the help of co-writers and illustrators – reflects on his childhood experience of being in an internment camp with other Japanese Americans during World War II following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. But Takei's journey doesn't stop there. He reflects on that experience as he grows older, becomes an advocate for Japanese Americans and watches as the U.S. grapples with the fallout of the internment. "They Called Us Enemy" is the chosen text for California State University—Fullerton.

1942年“珍珠港事件”后，西海岸的日本裔被送入了“强制集中营”。

乔治·竹井（George Takei）在《他们称我们为敌人》中用图像重现了自己被监禁的那几年岁月。

本书与读者分享了，在合法的种族主义之下，作者在成长过程中遇到的喜悦与恐惧，母亲面临的抉择以及父亲对民主的信仰等等。

NO.10

Transcendent Kingdom
《超验王国》
作者：Yaa Gyasi

• 戴维森学院

• 东北大学
  

Faith, science, religion and love are heavy themes in "Transcendent Kingdom," a novel by Yaa Gyasi about a Ghanaian immigrant family that copes with addiction, loss and family challenges. The main character, Gifty, is a Ph.D. student in neuroscience looking to apply a scientific understanding to the suffering of her family as she struggles through conflicts with her faith amid personal and familial grief. "Transcendent Kingdom" has been chosen for common reading programs at Davidson College in North Carolina and Northeastern University in Massachusetts.

Transcendent Kingdom是Yaa Gyasi广受好评的处女作Homegoing的惊艳后续。Transcendent Kingdom是一部感人至深的家庭生活写照，描绘了一个饱受抑郁、毒瘾和悲伤蹂躏的加纳移民家庭。这是一部关于信仰、科学、宗教和爱情的小说。

主人公Gifty是斯坦福大学医学院神经科学专业的五年级博士候选人，研究小鼠的奖励寻求行为以及抑郁和成瘾的神经回路。

她的哥哥Nana是一名天才高中运动员，在膝盖受伤后因吸食海洛因过量而死亡。她有自杀倾向的母亲睡在她的床上。Gifty决心为她所看到的一切痛苦寻找科学依据。

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