Browsing: Sociology

“This isn’t a place for beating hearts. This is death, and death is endless.” Five people. Five crossing fates. One…

With over 9,500 five-star Goodreads ratings: As a struggling single mother, Stephanie Land became a housekeeper to make ends meet. She offers “an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor” (People) in this New York Times Notable Book of 2019 that inspired a new Netflix series.

This dual memoir is told from the points of view of Alephonsion, a teenage refugee from Sudan who arrived in America just days before 9/11, and Judy, a suburban mother who unexpectedly became his mentor. A memoir of a life-changing journey that would forge a powerful friendship.

An NPR Best Book of 2019: In 1949, many Shanghai citizens fled from Mao’s new rule, leaving behind everything they knew for uncertain fates. This portrait of four refugees is “a deftly woven, deeply moving chronicle… Fills a gap in our collective memory” (San Francisco Chronicle).

A New York Times bestseller, this “candid and courageous” memoir (Publishers Weekly starred review) by a fifth-generation Kansas woman recounts her life growing up as a member of the poor working class. “A deeply humane memoir that crackles with clarifying insight” (The New York Times Book Review).

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Featuring the novellas Taken by the Duke and How to Steal a DukeTaken by the DukeA vexed viscount… extravagant prince’s spending,…

What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop…

Obeying Evil presents the shocking true story of Ronald Gene Simmons and the most disturbing family killing spree in the…

The previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War In The Field of Blood,…