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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.01 — 911,233 ratings — published 2005
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.00 — 135,180 ratings — published 2009
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,759,503 ratings — published 1949
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.01 — 867,695 ratings — published 2000
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.19 — 890,231 ratings — published 2008
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as sociological)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,313,967 ratings — published 1954
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.52 — 167,974 ratings — published 2020
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,805,020 ratings — published 1945
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.00 — 344,417 ratings — published 2019
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.53 — 39,329 ratings — published 2016
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,328,133 ratings — published 2011
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.40 — 376,193 ratings — published 2015
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,119,502 ratings — published 1960
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.30 — 220,672 ratings — published 2024
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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 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.33 — 182,024 ratings — published 2019
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.21 — 28,404 ratings — published 2011
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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 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 3.83 — 514,937 ratings — published 2016
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.47 — 118,364 ratings — published 2016
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.39 — 341,558 ratings — published 2012
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The Left Hand of Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.09 — 237,210 ratings — published 1969
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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)
by (shelved 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.52 — 120,441 ratings — published 2010
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.29 — 105,713 ratings — published 2009
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as sociological)
avg rating 3.70 — 209,596 ratings — published 1848
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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.43 — 18,441 ratings — published 2020
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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)
by (shelved 5 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.16 — 174,415 ratings — published 2018
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.37 — 102,213 ratings — published 2017
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.46 — 15,120 ratings — published 2016
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 5 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.55 — 130,125 ratings — published 1963
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.04 — 472,693 ratings — published 1997
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.55 — 78,141 ratings — published 2025
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 3.79 — 127,190 ratings — published 2021
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Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.24 — 45,427 ratings — published 2020
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.36 — 121,000 ratings — published 2019
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.35 — 66,170 ratings — published 2020
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.12 — 83,801 ratings — published 2019
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 3.91 — 121,152 ratings — published 2014
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Citizen: An American Lyric Citizen: An American Lyric (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.25 — 53,143 ratings — published 2014
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There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.30 — 16,346 ratings — published 1991
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 3.93 — 66,752 ratings — published 2015
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Seveneves Seveneves (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.00 — 128,115 ratings — published 2015
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,988,364 ratings — published 1963
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.13 — 828,285 ratings — published 2010
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Starship Troopers Starship Troopers (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.00 — 251,985 ratings — published 1959
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 3.66 — 196,831 ratings — published 2001
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.48 — 122,232 ratings — published 2010
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.28 — 772,800 ratings — published 1982
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.25 — 843,062 ratings — published 1966
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.09 — 273,937 ratings — published 1980
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,273,446 ratings — published 2008
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as sociological)
avg rating 4.29 — 20,865 ratings — published 1961
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