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2020 selection · Nonfiction
Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, And A Woman's Search For Justice In Indian Country
Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, And A Woman's Search For Justice In Indian Country by Sierra Crane Murdoch appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended nonfiction, biography & memoir, book club ideas title from 2020.
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