A Different Mirror
by Ronald Takaki
★ Top 25 book of 1993 · #17 on Best Books of 1993
Ronald Takaki's 1993 book recounts the history of America from a multicultural point of view. It moves from colonization all the way to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, giving a wide sweep of the nation's past.
Best for: Readers who want American history told from a multicultural perspective
A Different Mirror is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar.
A Different Mirror on the Best Books of 1993
A Different Mirror came out in 1993. Of the 36 books first published in 1993 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #17 on our Best Books of 1993 list.
Why it made the list: 246 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1993 list
- Ageless Body, Timeless Mind Deepak Chopra, #15
- Mieko and the Fifth Treasure Eleanor Coerr, #16
- Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov, #18
- The Celestine Prophecy - an Adventure James Redfield, #19
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 232 want to read it, 9 are reading it now and 5 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 64 | 55% |
| Reader love | 28 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 39 | 20% |
Questions about A Different Mirror
When was A Different Mirror published?
A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki was first published in 1993.
Was A Different Mirror one of the best books of 1993?
A Different Mirror is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar. 246 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is A Different Mirror on the Best Books of 1993 list?
246 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 1993
- The Giver Lois Lowry, #1
- The Scam Debashis Basu, #2
- Along Came a Spider James Patterson, #3
- A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth, #4
- Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen, #5
- Understanding Comics Scott McCloud, #6
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How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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