![Book cover for Indecision by Benjamin Kunkel](https://humanitiesny.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Indecision_Kunkel-2.jpg)
After transforming his life with a seemingly magical pill, Dwight finds himself in South America, where he just might find himself — as well as discover his place in the world and his responsibilities towards it.
![Book cover for The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison edited by John F. Callahan](https://humanitiesny.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/TheCollectedEssaysofRalphEllison_CallahanBellow-2.jpg)
These essays by the author of Invisible Man reflect on race, literature, music, and the experience and contradictions of living in America during the 20th century.
![Book cover for Talking to Strangers by Danielle S. Allen](https://humanitiesny.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/TalkingtoStrangers_Allen.jpg)
Danielle Allen looks at the current condition of civic distrust in America, tracing it back to school integration in the 1950s, and suggests practical ways that Americans can begin to overcome the issues that divide them.
![Book cover for Between Past and Future by Hannah Ardent](https://humanitiesny.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PastandFuture_Arendt.jpg)
This collection of essays by celebrated philosopher Hannah Arendt investigates a series of concepts — authority, freedom, education, and more — and explains their significance to our political life.
![Book cover for the Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow](https://humanitiesny.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BookofDaniel_Doctorow.jpg)
Loosely based on the Rosenberg espionage case, this novel follows Daniel as he looks into his parents’ conviction and execution while participating in the 1960s student movement.
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