4.51 avg rating — 170,002 ratings

"This will change the way you think about humans relationship with plants. We have drifted so far away from where we need to be in order to live sustainably on this planet."

3.95 avg rating — 27,547 ratings

"Learn how to create meaningful interactions when people come together. Gathering can either be boring and painful or incredibly memorable. It just takes some thought to make it the latter."

4.13 avg rating — 17,146 ratings

"Why should we let the uber-rich decide which charities to fund? Why not just let our taxation system make it so that there are not as many people in need of their charity?"

4.17 avg rating — 932 ratings

"Interesting to hear from someone who is both a cop and a black man on the issue of police violence. His perspective on the headline-making incidents will help you understand that racism needs to be addressed and removed from our law enforcement officers and their systems. "

4.48 avg rating — 107,772 ratings

"If you want to by an ally to people of color, you first need to listen to people like Ijeoma Oluo and to anyone who tells you about an experience that has hurt them. Do not dismiss an experience just because you have no had something happened to you or can even imagine it happening. "

4.36 avg rating — 601 ratings

"In order to serve your community, you need to understand the individuals you are serving and the challenges of their lives. Ryan Dowd does a great job of teaching library staff about the perspective of homeless library patrons. "

4.62 avg rating — 260,141 ratings

"Our justice system has often failed in serving justice. Instead, racism has destroyed the lives of so many. This book will break your heart and frustrate you beyond belief but we cannot change things if we pretend they are not happening."

4.35 avg rating — 273,916 ratings

"Understanding how trauma affects peoples bodies and minds can give people more empathy for those have to live with what childhood abuse has done to them. It will help you understand yourself and others and stop judging others so harshly for not thriving as healthy adults. "

4.04 avg rating — 31,007 ratings

"Women are all taught codependency in their home lives and in the media they consume. Untangle yourself from believing that you have to completely forget yourself and become someone else's servant just to be loved. "

3.91 avg rating — 2,907 ratings

"How far would you go to help someone else? This book looks at those who are hurting themselves or those closest to them in order to do good in this world. "

4.02 avg rating — 49,213 ratings

"What causes PTSD in today's military? This book is an examination of the possibilities and worth discussion. "

4.33 avg rating — 48,736 ratings

"The best way to not get into an argument is to listen to someone's concerns and understand their feelings and needs. This is not our usual way of communicating so this book helps with an easy formula to start the process of transforming how we speak to one another."

4.18 avg rating — 1,112 ratings

"In America, dogs are bred for appearance not health. As a result, we have short-lived dogs and breeds that are full of health woes. This book looks into all the ways we are hurting our animals, from the timing of vaccinations to the food they eat to the breeding process. A must read for people who truly love dogs, not for those who see these sweet souls as a mere life accessory. "

3.88 avg rating — 80 ratings

"The title of this one explains it all. I love the metaphor that it is greedy and selfish to climb the ladder only to pull it up behind you. No business succeeds without government - whether it be schools, regulations, roads, etc."

4.08 avg rating — 1,310 ratings