Socioeconomic Books

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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 61,718 ratings — published 2023
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.61 — 24,347 ratings — published 2019
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 117,352 ratings — published 2010
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.12 — 51,057 ratings — published 2021
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 114,028 ratings — published 2016
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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avg rating 3.65 — 195,547 ratings — published 2001
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Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,940 ratings — published 2020
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Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 768 ratings — published 2025
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White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 2,960 ratings — published 2024
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 27,724 ratings — published 2014
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The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 674 ratings — published 2023
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 34,301 ratings — published 2018
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The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 7,180 ratings — published 2009
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 119,477 ratings — published 2019
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 14,790 ratings — published 2016
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.16 — 172,197 ratings — published 2018
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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 7,126 ratings — published 2008
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.34 — 168,768 ratings — published 2019
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 366,735 ratings — published 2015
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Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 8,851 ratings — published 2017
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Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,639 ratings — published 2020
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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.70 — 19,330 ratings — published 2021
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.20 — 32,369 ratings — published 2018
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 1,863,076 ratings — published 2018
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.62 — 262,013 ratings — published 2014
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Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,785 ratings — published 2019
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Free Lunch Free Lunch (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 11,026 ratings — published 2019
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.84 — 504,724 ratings — published 2016
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.44 — 46,027 ratings — published 2017
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.21 — 43,062 ratings — published 2014
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Genesis Begins Again Genesis Begins Again (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.34 — 8,898 ratings — published 2019
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No Fixed Address No Fixed Address (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,774 ratings — published 2018
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,708 ratings — published 2004
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When My Heart Joins the Thousand: An Emotional Debut YA Romance About Autistic and Chronically Ill Teens Finding Hope When My Heart Joins the Thousand: An Emotional Debut YA Romance About Autistic and Chronically Ill Teens Finding Hope (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,741 ratings — published 2018
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,091 ratings — published 2016
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 63,112 ratings — published 2012
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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,503 ratings — published 2010
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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.77 — 25,123 ratings — published 2016
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March: Book One (March, #1) March: Book One (March, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.35 — 57,306 ratings — published 2013
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Capital in the Twenty First Century Capital in the Twenty First Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 34,591 ratings — published 2013
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.10 — 57,717 ratings — published 2012
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,521 ratings — published 2001
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Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.82 — 406 ratings — published 2023
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Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 747 ratings — published 2023
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Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,017 ratings — published 2024
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The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,327 ratings — published 2024
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Economics in One Lesson Economics in One Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 21,587 ratings — published 1946
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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics) Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics)
by (shelved 1 time as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.14 — 16,488 ratings — published 1957
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Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as socioeconomic)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,084 ratings — published 1991
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Your Money or Your Life Your Money or Your Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as socioeconomic)
avg rating 3.99 — 30,670 ratings — published 1992
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“...Domestic violence occurs at all socioeconomic levels.”
Asa Don Brown

Michele McKnight Baker
“That's a lot of what the ghetto is, a reflection of poor self esteem”
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