Sociology

Kirk Goldsberry is a leading expert in basketball analytics and his visual maps of players, teams, and positions help us…

The story follows six young Tibetans involved in the resistance against Chinese occupation, set in Aba, a key site of…

Many people become vegans because they are concerned about the role capitalist food systems play in climate change,…

Marisa Porges, a former student at the all-girls Baldwin School, aims to help girls develop the skills and traits they…

Whether you’ve always had a soft spot for the USPS or not, prepare to hear a sad and frustrating tale of what happens…

Before we talk about what has been lost since its end, let’s take a moment to consider what was not gained during the…

In Rest Is Resistance, author Tricia Hersey argues that our society's obsession with productivity is harmful to our…

Butts, butts, butts. Whatever you think of them, there's no doubt that humans have a rather strange relationship with…

Drawing on more than a century's worth of quantitative and qualitative data, Segregation By Design brings into sharp…

In this fascinating new book from author Melanie Challenger, explore what it means to be a human, and more importantly,…

A detailed look by an investigative journalist at the NXIVM cult and the ugliness lurking under its message of…

Every day, our brains are bombarded with more information than they can possibly process. So inevitably, our brains…

On Women Turning Fifty celebrates the new faces of aging with powerful images of celebrated women in their fifties, who…

This is a sobering work of investigative reporting on logging practices that are too common nowadays. Author Lyndsie…

A woman in her forties, feeling stuck in life, embarks on a transformative journey across Japan, Kenya, and Italy,…

Fruit trees don't just grow in orchards. All over the world, fruit often grows in heavily urban areas, but the trees can…

Offering humorous and insightful advice on embracing life and aging joyfully, building on the concept of "death…

George Jackson, a political activist and revolutionary, was killed by prison guards during an alleged escape attempt in…

The #MeToo movement brought attention to sexual violence, but the focus on the offenders and their trials left…

As social media has broadened its grasp on humans all over the earth, one of any number of unfortunate side effects has…

Author Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms and a 2019 Top 10 CNN Hero, shares how she and hundreds of women she has…

American spirituality is a rich and diverse tapestry, woven together from threads of many different cultures and…

In this book, author and journalist Dan Saladino travels the world to document endangered foods. He highlights stories…

This book traces a history of a place that dates back over 500 years, looking at the first Jewish ghetto to the present…

This picture book biography celebrates Aretha Franklin's profound impact on the Civil Rights Movement as a powerful…

In this fun and humorous collection, two unlikely rap stars—HIP, a slow-rapping turtle, and HOP, a fast-rapping…

This social development guide helps children navigate the complexities of friendships, addressing common challenges they…