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Category Archives: Non-fiction
Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
A remarkable argument for shared spaces, and how they can forge the connections we need for health and civic life.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
How, and why, certain environmental factors led to sweeping civilizational changes in some parts of the world but not others.
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
In reimagining life beyond early marriage, single U.S. women created remarkable change.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
A book about how to reorient the way we view and treat introverts.
What the Eyes Don’t See
The story of the doctor who shed light on the Flint water crisis and revealed the government’s abandonment of civic responsibility.
The Witches
A dive into America’s “tiny reign of terror,” the Salem witch trials.
Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools
A critical examination of high schools in wealthy suburbs, and the friction of increased academic competition between Asian Americans and whites.
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
A stark look at how important stable housing is to every aspect of our lives, and why it is out of reach for millions.
Manufacturing Consent
How media (openly and sneakily) defends the economic, social, and political agendas of privileged groups.