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#BroaderBookshelf 2021: Read A Social Science Book (30 Must-Read Titles)
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The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Published in 2010
xi, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Social Animal
The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
Published in 2011
xviii, 424 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-406) and index.
Invisible Women
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Published in 2019
xv, 411 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-391) and index.
The Origin of Species
By Means of Natural Selection of the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
Published in 2003
495 pages ; 18 cm
Excellent Sheep
The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Published in 2014
245 pages ; 24 cm
On jacket, the word "Excellent" has a big red "X" over the letters "Ex", making the title "Xcellent sheep."
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How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Published in 2011
xii, 589 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-574) and index.
White Fragility
Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Published in 2018
xvii, 169 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Integration Nation
Immigrants, Refugees, and America at Its Best
Published in 2016
208 pages : maps ; 22 cm
David and Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Published in 2013
ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and index.
Outliers
The Story of Success
Published in 2008
ix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-296) and index.
The Mismeasure of Man
Published in 1996
444 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-430) and index.
The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Published in 2012
xvii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-405) and index.
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
Published in 2015
443 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
Published in 2017
449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-430) and index.
White Trash
The 400-year Untold History of Class in America
Published in 2016
xvii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-446) and index.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Published in 2011
499 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-481) and index.
Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Published in 2006
xv, 320 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Published in 2018
xix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-524) and index.
Democracy
Stories from the Long Road to Freedom
Published in 2017
viii, 486 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-466) and index.
Everybody Lies
Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Published in 2017
xi, 338 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-318) and index.
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Published in 2016
264 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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Taste in an Age of Endless Choice
Published in 2016
viii, 305 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
American Character
A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good
Published in 2016
308 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293) and index.