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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 1082 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.01 — 866,116 ratings — published 2000
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1067 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.19 — 887,303 ratings — published 2008
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1030 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.47 — 117,880 ratings — published 2016
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 881 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.91 — 15,588 ratings — published 1904
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 845 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,319,234 ratings — published 2011
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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 841 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.04 — 470,721 ratings — published 1997
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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 770 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.52 — 120,126 ratings — published 2010
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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 763 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.01 — 909,580 ratings — published 2005
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 734 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.52 — 167,275 ratings — published 2020
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 709 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,865 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 697 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.66 — 196,740 ratings — published 2001
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The Sociological Imagination The Sociological Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 665 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,427 ratings — published 1959
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Suicide: A Study in Sociology Suicide: A Study in Sociology (Paperback)
by (shelved 639 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.86 — 4,721 ratings — published 1897
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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 628 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.00 — 343,491 ratings — published 2019
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 597 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.07 — 484,262 ratings — published 2012
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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 595 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.33 — 180,382 ratings — published 2019
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 586 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.69 — 208,155 ratings — published 1848
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The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (Paperback)
by (shelved 579 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,430 ratings — published 1966
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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 570 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.83 — 513,714 ratings — published 2016
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 564 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.17 — 41,191 ratings — published 1985
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 561 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.23 — 38,190 ratings — published 1975
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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 554 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.16 — 174,164 ratings — published 2018
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 542 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.96 — 629,807 ratings — published 2005
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Paperback)
by (shelved 526 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,640 ratings — published 2000
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
by (shelved 485 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.19 — 68,859 ratings — published 2012
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 480 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.27 — 66,659 ratings — published 2023
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Distinction Distinction (Paperback)
by (shelved 473 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,755 ratings — published 1979
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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 469 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.30 — 216,645 ratings — published 2024
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 447 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.18 — 294,759 ratings — published 2015
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 444 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,549 ratings — published 2004
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 443 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.79 — 126,192 ratings — published 2021
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Paperback)
by (shelved 442 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.15 — 29,963 ratings — published 2010
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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (Hardcover)
by (shelved 393 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,306 ratings — published 2016
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 380 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.01 — 36,708 ratings — published 2018
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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 376 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.22 — 59,045 ratings — published 2018
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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 369 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.97 — 194,162 ratings — published 2013
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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Paperback)
by (shelved 368 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.19 — 12,398 ratings — published 1951
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 357 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.40 — 375,125 ratings — published 2015
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Modern Romance Modern Romance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 356 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.80 — 190,580 ratings — published 2015
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 339 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.36 — 120,864 ratings — published 2019
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 337 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.14 — 31,178 ratings — published 1978
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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 333 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,934 ratings — published 2001
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The Elementary Forms of Religious Life The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 333 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,839 ratings — published 1912
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The Society of the Spectacle The Society of the Spectacle (Paperback)
by (shelved 332 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.03 — 24,349 ratings — published 1967
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 332 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.11 — 16,946 ratings — published 1983
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 331 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,493 ratings — published 1988
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 330 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.15 — 181,674 ratings — published 2018
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 330 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.93 — 66,614 ratings — published 2015
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 329 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.31 — 45,862 ratings — published 1903
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The Division of Labor in Society The Division of Labor in Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 324 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,359 ratings — published 1893
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Karl Popper
“We are social creatures to the inmost centre of our being. The notion that one can begin anything at all from scratch, free from the past, or unindebted to others, could not conceivably be more wrong.”
Karl Popper

ميلان كونديرا
“الوقت الإنساني لا يسير في شكل دائري بل يتقدم في خط مستقيم. من هنا، لا يمكن للإنسان أن يكون سعيداً لأن السعادة رغبة في التكرار.”
ميلان كونديرا, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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