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The greatest challenges we face today offer some of our greatest opportunities for growth. We just need the civic imagination and collective will to seize them, to build new things and embrace new approaches. The best Current Events & Public Affairs books of 2024 all addressed that need in some way. 

These five books reveal overlooked parts of our history and the forces shaping our lives, encouraging us to confront adversity to make the world a better place.

With compelling voices, these books excite readers to investigate problems, acuminate ideas, and lead with an open-mind and the desire to change the world for the better.