Sociology

An entertaining and informative graphic novel about US consumption and waste, from the perspective of a garbage…

"Men and women are just different!"  NOPE. Not according to science we aren't. This wickedly funny book lays out the…

Want to write impactful nonfiction? You could do worse than look to Mary Pipher as a guide. Her books, most…

Since the early 2000s, the alt-right movement has been promoting its racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic,…

Through memoir and progressive teaching strategies, award-winning educator Felicia Rose Chavez demonstrates how to be…

Citing fascinating new studies on sports fandom, Larry Olmsted makes the case that the more you identify with a sports…

Women are in a bind. In the name of consent and empowerment, they must proclaim their desires clearly and confidently.…

A sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying tale of what happens when a government disappears into the woods; complete with…

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

This book of powerful essays present a wide range of complex and divisive topics from the perspective of a Black man…

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

Where do you get your books from? Is it your indie bookstore, a large chain, or an online megacorp squeezing the life…

Wherever you are in life, let this book guide you onto the next level. Dawn a lacey collar and learn how to get shit…

An engaging and informative account of the ever growing mass of people choosing to better our world with the power of…

Angels with Dirty Faces is no romanticized tale of crime and punishment. The three lives in this creative nonfiction…

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

What may at first glance appear to be a simple choice--that is, what we decide to eat when we're feeling hungry--is a…

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

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

A harrowing, philosophical investigation into systematized child sexual abuse in the UK. Jason Horsely traces lines of…

To many people who live in the United States, stability comes from a strong economy, steady employment, and a retirement…

A sobering tome on the fragmentation of US society. The author traces our shift, over time, and nearly-unnoticed, into a…

The Indigenous Repatriation Handbook serves as a guide for Indigenous communities in British Columbia working to…

One little-known tidbit of historical trivia is briefly and vividly put on display for your pleasure and fascination…

Lesbian partners known for cross-dressing and creating the kind of gender-bending work that the Nazis would come to call…

Surveying and interviewing thousands of college students, Donna Freitas began to develop this picture of how younger…

Street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. Addresses arose out of a…

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

In this culmination of three years of collaboration between seven different Bay Area organizations, you will find an…

Weird, ironic, paranoid, perceptive essays on music, culture, politics, and more from DC punk mainstay Ian Svenonius.…