Sociology

For fans of fun facts, this book contains more than 100 extraordinary true things about humans and all the weird stuff …

This brilliant book from a young scientist with Asperger's syndrome offers the reader a fascinating perspective on …

In this captivating book of feminist theory, author Rosi Braidotti examines contemporary feminism in the light of …

Skin is the body's largest organ, and one of its most fickle. It is the border between ourselves and the world, it …

Killer Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast …

In this new comprehensive history of human existence, renowned public intellectual David Graeber teams up with …

Unfolding rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories to help women reconnect with the …

In this incredible toolkit, the culmination of three years of collaboration between seven different Bay Area …

A portrait of the hidden patterns in human society visualized through the world of data. Uncover truths about our …

A powerful look at the ways in which hustle culture and various social pressures have led millennials to …

A scientific approach to debunk popular myths about the Earth and Earth Science, such as Flat Earth, ley lines, and the …

What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred …

While psychedelics of all sorts are demonized in America today, the visionary compounds found in plants are the …

Antiracism is not a destination but a journey—one that takes deliberate, consistent work. Ibram X. Kendi’s …

Economist Heather McGhee tackles the connection between systemic racism and the inequalities and failures of the US …

After the horrific events of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, there was an official investigation... but it was far …

Since the beginning the US government has reserved the tool of revoking citizenship in order to cast out unwanted …

Explore the ways communication shapes our perceptions and our realities with this tour of verbal and non-verbal …

In The Environmentalist's Dilemma, award-winning journalist Arno Kopecky zeroes in on one of the most important …

It is hard to avoid the inevitable pressure to conform to the social mores of the society you find yourself in. The …

At their best, punkhouses are a shelter from the storm of society and our dysfunctional families. At their worst, they …

Blending memoir, biography, and ritual guide, this book celebrates and chronicles the BIPOC witches who are taking back …

According to an old proverb, which reminds us that substances have both the potential to heal or destroy depending …

Unconscious bias is the persistent, unintentionally prejudiced behavior that clashes with our consciously held …

Equal parts cultural observation, scientific exploration, and rousing call to action full of practical advice, …

The full story of Juliana v. the United States, the landmark case in which 21 young people sued the federal government …

Compared to other industrialized nations, the United States is losing ground across nearly every indicator of social …

While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have …

Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers from Georges Bataille to Donna Haraway, Pettman explores the …