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2023 selection · Nonfiction
Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World
Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around rather long, nonfiction, biography & memoir, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended rather long, nonfiction, biography & memoir title from 2023.
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