Sociology

Swept up in the nonstop news cycle of today, it's hard to step back and take the long view on history and current…

Some things just can’t be explained. Or can they? And what if the explanation is so unbelievable or weird that it…

Have you ever thought about what it actually means to have freedom? New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein does…

In Are Men Animals, Matthew Gutmann argues that predatory behavior in modern men is a result of societal and cultural…

With her characteristically bold wit, comedian Alicia Tobin brings countless moments of vulnerability, humility, and…

To many people who live in the United States, stability comes from a strong economy, steady employment, and a retirement…

An exploration of research, questions and dialogues, surrounding content and experience on the intersections and…

An engaging and informative account of the ever growing mass of people choosing to better our world with the power of…

An essential tool for media literacy. People are constantly trying to use charts, graphs, and maps to exaggerate,…

In the ever-growing social climate of activism and feminism, traditional masculinity has become the topic of…

What exactly is democracy? Because it seems like each country that defines as such as a very different defintion and…

An open and honest examination of the ethics of the medical industry and the impact they have in modern society. With…

A science journalist looks into the evolutionary anthropology of one of the key defining human relationships. Literature…

Wherever you are in life, let this book guide you onto the next level. Dawn a lacey collar and learn how to get shit…

Award-winning journalist Kyle Swenson profiles the case of three men wrongfully convicted in the early 1970s to explore…

Through scientific research and analysis discover the myth that a gendered difference in our brains exists.…

Often goal oriented and creatively detailed, people with ADHD would have thrived in a hunter-gatherer society versus…

It used to be that any mention of California triggered nasty reminders of right-wing tax revolts, proposed laws…

I should probably get it out of the way that Jon Ronson is my favorite author. His stirring mediations, objective…

This deeply insightful look into what the future of humanity may look like is one of the best of its kind, and much more…

Good habits are so important to build, but it can be hard to, well, get into the habit. This book helps you to break bad…

Advertisements are a manipulative tool used with and without our permission, to control us. We know this. Let's do…

Mortician and death-positivity activist Caitlin Doughty tackles children's questions about death in this book of…

Weird, ironic, paranoid, perceptive essays on music, culture, politics, and more from DC punk mainstay Ian Svenonius.…

A collection of humorous essays from the DC punk scene fixture Ian Svenonius, Censorship Now!! offers an entertaining…

A surprisingly affirming and hopeful book about what it's like to die under capitalism. Gawande draws on his experience…

Spiritual Philosopher Alan Watts explores how our ideas of the material world are fundamentally flawed and how these…

Though we're overall doing better than we have been at any other point in human history, in general it feels like we've…