Booklist
#BroaderBookshelf 2021: Read A Social Science Book (30 Must-Read Titles)
- Mona Verma
- Monday, January 11

The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Published in 2010
xi, 290 pages ; 24 cm

The Social Animal
The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
Published in 2011
xviii, 424 pages ; 25 cm




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


Collapse
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Published in 2011
xii, 589 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

White Fragility
Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Published in 2018
xvii, 169 pages ; 23 cm

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



The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Published in 2012
xvii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm


Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
Published in 2017
449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

White Trash
The 400-year Untold History of Class in America
Published in 2016
xvii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm


Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Published in 2006
xv, 320 pages ; 24 cm



Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Published in 2018
xix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Democracy
Stories from the Long Road to Freedom
Published in 2017
viii, 486 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm


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



American Character
A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good
Published in 2016
308 pages : illustration ; 24 cm