Born A Crime
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah
Recommendation inspired by:
How to make a sad story funny - Jodie Houlston-Lau
Apartheid, racism, and settler colonialism can make people feel perplexed and uncomfortable. Between media sensationalization and the shortcomings of history books, we often forget to think about oppression from the lens of those affected by it. In his memoir Born A Crime, Trevor Noah tells the story of South African apartheid from the perspective of a half-Black, half-white child trying to rationalize his bizarre and “illegal” existence. His conversational writing and charismatic humor will have you questioning whether there’s ever a bad time for jokes. The book starts off with Trevor getting tossed from a car. You think you’re in for a joke (which you are!) but soon enough, you realize the context is much larger than that. Born A Crime takes its readers on an emotional roller coaster; you’ll find yourself crying on one page, and laughing while you flip to the next.
Recommended by:
Abdallah Ewis, TED-Ed Team
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We spend months researching the topic of every TED-Ed episode, and in the process we almost always discover books that explore the video's subject matter to a level of depth that only books can achieve. It’s a joyful experience — digging deep into a topic and understanding the world a little better as a result. We want you to discover those books and have that experience, too.
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Hi, we’re the TED-Ed team -- the scrappy group of educators and animators who produce over 140 free, high-quality, educational animations for you every year. We’d really like to start recommending books to you, too. Here's why...
We spend months researching the topic of every TED-Ed episode, and in the process we almost always discover books that explore the video's subject matter to a level of depth that only books can achieve. It’s a joyful experience — digging deep into a topic and understanding the world a little better as a result. We want you to discover those books and have that experience, too.
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We spend months researching the topic of every TED-Ed episode, and in the process we almost always discover books that explore the video's subject matter to a level of depth that only books can achieve. It’s a joyful experience — digging deep into a topic and understanding the world a little better as a result. We want you to discover those books and have that experience, too.
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Hi, we’re the TED-Ed team -- the scrappy group of eight educators and animators who produce over 140 free, high-quality, educational animations for you every year. We’d really like to start recommending free books to you, too. Here's why...
We spend months researching the topic of every TED-Ed episode, and in the process we almost always discover books that explore the video's subject matter to a level of depth that only books can achieve. It’s a joyful experience — digging deep into a topic and understanding the world a little better as a result. We want you to discover those books and have that experience, too.
That’s why we’re excited to announce that with support from Audible, we’ll now begin independently recommending books at the end of TED-Ed episodes on a rolling basis. We’ll also be gradually building out the TED-Ed Book Recommendations section of our website, with the goal to add at least one personalized book recommendation for every single TED-Ed episode that we’ve produced.
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Every free trial encourages Audible to continue supporting TED-Ed’s nonprofit mission, so if a TED-Ed episode captures your interest, please consider downloading an audio version of the related book through Audible. Thanks for your support!
Hi, we’re the TED-Ed team -- the scrappy group of eight educators and animators who produce over 140 free, high-quality, educational animations for you every year. We’d really like to start recommending free books to you, too. Here's why...
We spend months researching the topic of every TED-Ed episode, and in the process we almost always discover books that explore the video's subject matter to a level of depth that only books can achieve. It’s a joyful experience — digging deep into a topic and understanding the world a little better as a result. We want you to discover those books and have that experience, too.
That’s why we’re excited to announce that with support from Audible, we’ll now begin independently recommending books at the end of TED-Ed episodes on a rolling basis. We’ll also be gradually building out the TED-Ed Book Recommendations section of our website, with the goal to add at least one personalized book recommendation for every single TED-Ed episode that we’ve produced.
You can find the books we’ll recommend at your local library, and you can also start a free trial on Audible using this link — audible.com/teded -- and download one audio book for free.
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