An award-winning journalist investigates Amazon's impact on the wealth and poverty of towns and cities across the United States.
With empathy and breadth, MacGillis demonstrates the hidden human costs of the other inequality--not the growing gap between rich and poor, but the gap between the country's winning and losing regions. The result is an intimate account of contemporary capitalism: its drive to innovate, its dark, pitiless magic, its remaking of America with every click.
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The Legally Reading book club meets virtually on Zoom from 12:30 to 1:30 PM Central Time. The link to join is sent the day prior and day of to those who sign up.
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BOOKS AND DATES SELECTED FOR 2026-2027
Tuesday August 11, 2026: Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD by Jason Kander
From political wunderkind and former army intelligence officer Jason Kander comes a haunting, powerful memoir about politics, PTSD, impossible choices--and how sometimes walking away from the chance of a lifetime can be the greatest decision of all.
Tuesday October 13, 2026: Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and richly dramatic novel about American heroine Frances Perkins, who pulled the nation out of the Great Depression. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK!
Tuesday December 8, 2026: Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America by Alec McGillis
An award-winning journalist investigates Amazon’s impact on the wealth and poverty of towns and cities across the United States.
Tuesday February 9. 2027: The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America by Andrew Kahrl
The author reveals a shocking history and ruinous consequences of inequitable and predatory tax laws in the United Stated.
Tuesday April 13, 2027: Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism by Elisa Sjunneson
A Deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else.
Tuesday June 8, 2027: Fair Play: Trans Athletes and the Fight for Fairness by Katie Barnes
A richly reported and provocative look at the history of women's sports and the controversy surrounding trans athletes by a leading LGBTQ+ sports journalist.
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