Social science / Sociology

FAIL: An Essay from Eating the Dinosaur

von Chuck Klosterman

Originally collected in Eating the Dinosaur and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture, this essay is about Ted Kaczynski.

Dharma Punx

von Noah Levine

Fueled by the music of revolution, anger, fear, and despair, we dyed our hair or shaved our heads ... Eating acid like it was candy and chasing speed with cheap vodka, smoking truckloads of weed, all in a vain...

Connected by Nature's Law

von Michael Laitman

Connected-by Nature's Law presents a comprehensive picture of reality and the process that humanity is undergoing. The book offers tools for using the major personal and social shifts we're going through to...

Sociological Conclusions on Identity Discourses

von Julia Dittrich

The sociological examination of identity phenomena is complex and stands in an interdisciplinary field of science. Identity is a basal topic in academic analysises that deal with the individual-society interrelation,...

Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress

von Ilene Beckerman

“An account that is sweetly sentimental and brutally honest, touching and witty—in short, a true gem.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A work that adds great luster to an already golden event.”...

Chika: Bizarre true accounts of train and street groping in Tokyo, Japan

von Mico Keplar

It is generally acknowledged that there are unusually high incidence rates of molestation in Japan, especially aboard trains and buses but also in pubs and clubs, in the workplace and in the street. Many of...

Navaho Myths, Prayers & Songs

von Washington Matthews

Collected here are stories, prayers, and songs of the Navaho people including A Tale of Kininaékai, A Prayer of the Second Day of the Night Chant, A Prayer of the Fourth Day of the Night Chant, The Story of...

Litter: The Remains of Our Culture

von Theodore Dalrymple

What a book.' Clive Aslet, Country Life 'Characteristically brilliant.' Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times 'A little oasis of sanity.' Daily Mail Driving the four hundred miles from Glasgow to London, Theodore Dalrymple...

The (Two) Telepathic Forces of the Universe

von Christopher Alan Anderson

Lesbian Erotica, Volume 5: Four great new stories

von Barbara Cardy

ROLE-PLAY REVERSAL By Chris Westlake Emily has joined the amateur dramatics where she plays the sort of rich spoilt housewife that every milkman longs to meet on his round. The tables are turned when Deana,...

Standup Guy: Manhood After Feminism

von Michael Segell

Three decades after American women changed their strategy in the battle of the sexes, how do men really feel? About themselves? About feminism? Is it still possible for men to be heroes? Aggressive pursuers...

A 1960s Childhood: From Thunderbirds to Beatlemania

von Paul Feeney

With chapters on home and school life, games and hobbies, music and fashion, alongside a selection of charming illustrations, this compendium lets you take a nostalgic look at what it was like to grow up during...

Lovin' Bloom: The Unauthorized Story of Orlando Bloom

von Heather Kranenburg

With his stunning good looks and dreamy brown eyes, British heartthrob Orlando Bloom has captured Hollywood’s spotlight—and the adoration of girls everywhere. After his award-winning performance in the Lord...

Queers in History: The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Historical Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals

von Keith Stern & Ian McKellen

Queers in History is the first comprehensive biographical compendium of important historical and contemporary figures who were/are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. From Egyptian pharaohs, Catholic popes...

Hers: Through Women's Eyes

von Nancy Newhouse

This collection includes essays from the "Hers" column of The New York Times, edited by Nancy Newhouse.

Seven Soulful Secrets for Finding Your Purpose and Minding Your Mission

von Stephanie Stokes Oliver

From the author of Daily Cornbread, Seven Soulful Secrets will motivate women to become not just better than they are but the best they can be.

In a tone that is as encouraging and comforting as your favorite...

The World in a City: Traveling the Globe Through the Neighborhoods of the New New York

von Joseph Berger

“The whole world can be found in this city. . . .”

–from the Preface

Fifty years ago, New York City had only a handful of ethnic groups. Today, the whole world can be found within the city’s five boroughs–and...

The Spirit Level

von Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson

This groundbreaking book, based on thirty years' research, demonstrates that more unequal societies are bad for almost everyone within them-the well-off and the poor. The remarkable data the book lays out and...

How Adults Are Hijacking Childhood: A HarperOne Select

von Carl Honore

This selection from Carl Honore’s Under Pressure explores the history of childhood, including social trends and cultural movements that have contributed to the current practice of hyperparenting.

In How Adults...

The Beauty of Slowing Down: A HarperOne Select

von Carl Honore

This selection from award-winning journalist Carl Honore’s In Praise of Slowness introduces us to people all over the world who are reclaiming their time and slowing down the pace—and living happier, more...