Non-Fiction: Genocide/Slavery

Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond

By Don Cheadle & John Pandergast

enoughproject.org

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

By Ishmael Beah

alongwaygone.com

Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

By Immaculee Ilibagiza

lefttotell.com

Escape from Slavery: The True Story of my Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America

By Francis Bok

iabolish.org

They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky

By Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng and Benjamin Ajak

theypouredfire.com

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

By Mark Jonathan Harris and Deborah Oppenheimer

War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust

By Doris L. Bergen

Disposable People:
New Slavery in the Global Economy

By Kevin Bales

http://www.freetheslaves.net/Page.aspx?pid=364

Bones that Float:
A Story of Adopting Cambodia

By Kari Grady Grossman

http://www.bonesthatfloat.com/

Burned Alive: A Survivor of an "Honor Killing" Speaks Out

by Souad

Non-Fiction: Education

Three Cups of Tea

One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...
One School at a Time

By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

http://www.threecupsoftea.com/

Greg Mortenson signed my book after a lecture he did at Colorado State University.

"Jessy-When your heart speaks-take good notes! You rock!"

Oh, I was on cloud nine that night; it felt like the universe was telling me I truly was doing the right thing, and although I can't change the world myself, I certainly can do something that will change the day for at least one person.

I get excited just thinking about it!

Greg-you rock! Thanks for all you do for those children, and I wish you and your family safety, happiness, and all the blessings that the world could give you.

~Jessy

The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America

By Jonathan Kozol

The Children in Room E4:

American Education on Trial

By Susan Eaton

Non-Fiction: Biography

Mandela: The Authorized Biography

By Anthony Sampson

Non-Fiction: Auto-Biography

Why I Wore Lipstick: To My Mastectomy

by Geralyn Lucas

http://www.whyiworelipstick.com/

Non-Fiction: Current Events

What Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World: Your Guide to Today's Hot Spots, Hot Shots and Incendiary Issues

By M. L. Rossi

Non-Fiction: Miscellaneous Good Reads

Fair Trade: Beginners Guide

By Jacqueline DeCarlo

A Life Inspired: Tales of Peace Corps Service

(I received a 2007 edition from a Peace Corp volunteer, but can't seem to find it on the internet, so the image is different, as well as the stories, and the introduction. I imagine they are all fantastic stories of selflessness, courage, and the joy of giving to others.)

Fiction