Sociology

Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty--a twenty-something with a degree in medieval…

Hailed as an “eco-bible” by Time magazine, E. F. Schumacher’s riveting, richly researched statement on…

How do we escape from the death spiral of late-stage capitalism? Richard D. Wolff has laid out a vision of how to make…

Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve…

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in…

If you’re like most people, you wish you had the ability to make a difference, but you don’t have the credentials,…

Redefining Realness is a raw and honest look at living a trans experience and what it's like to fight to define yourself…

Lies My Teacher Told Me is a provocative, nonpartisan, and often shocking examination of American History. From Columbus…

Despite the prevalence of HIV cases in India, AIDS is still a stigmatized disease not considered part of their land, but…

These 200-plus, never-before-published drawings from the private collection of 1940-80s film and television designer…

A candid, scathing roundtable discussion about racial iniquities in the US, between the head of the NAACP Legal…

Women took to the streets around the US and the world on January 21, 2017, demanding that their voices be heard - and…

This book is a delightful read with beautiful images that showcase 13 brave women who changed the world. Whether it be…

In this book, Terence McKenna proposes the theory that the consumption and later abandonment of pyschadelic mushrooms…

When crime and violence invades a person's life, vengeance and justice are seen as acceptable responses. However, The…

Take It as a Compliment is gripping comic memoir collecting the stories of men and women of all ages who have…

Being a kid or a teen is rough, besides all the changes that are happening with your body you also have to somehow…

Millions of women suffer from painful sex and pelvic pain due while struggling with a healthcare system that fails to…

Paul Butler was an ambitious federal prosecutor, a Harvard Law grad who gave up his corporate law salary to fight the…

Awarded a Guggenheim to investigate the legends of Sasquatch, Dr. Robert Pyle trekked into the unprotected wilderness of…

"Nobody's perfect," we've all heard from every person trying to reassure us ever, and nice and important as that…

Steven D. Levitt isn't your average economist. He studies everyday life and the conclusions to his findings will have…

Do you expect to hear stories of gruesome violence perpetrated by women? If not, this gorefest of a book will blow your…

Why do people cross the border without documents? How do they make the journey? Whose interests does the border serve…

In the age of never-ending distractions and shortcuts, how do we build perseverance in the face of long term goals?…

From the exclusion of trans women, the erasure of identities, and the failure to recognize the intersectional issues of…