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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)
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avg rating 4.01 — 862,274 ratings — published 2000
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1054 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.19 — 879,836 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 1017 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.47 — 116,477 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 870 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.91 — 15,438 ratings — published 1904
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 834 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,297,364 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 832 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.04 — 465,835 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 765 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.52 — 119,168 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 759 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.01 — 905,128 ratings — published 2005
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 722 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.52 — 165,355 ratings — published 2020
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 701 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,785 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 694 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.66 — 196,310 ratings — published 2001
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The Sociological Imagination The Sociological Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 653 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,396 ratings — published 1959
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Suicide: A Study in Sociology Suicide: A Study in Sociology (Paperback)
by (shelved 635 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,672 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 625 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.00 — 341,179 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 592 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.07 — 480,928 ratings — published 2012
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 581 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.69 — 204,452 ratings — published 1848
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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 578 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.33 — 176,359 ratings — published 2019
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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 576 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,406 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 571 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.83 — 510,305 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)
by (shelved 555 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.16 — 173,506 ratings — published 2018
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 553 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.24 — 37,753 ratings — published 1975
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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 550 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.17 — 40,241 ratings — published 1985
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 539 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.96 — 627,117 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 517 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,457 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 476 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.19 — 67,818 ratings — published 2012
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 468 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.27 — 65,122 ratings — published 2023
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Distinction Distinction (Paperback)
by (shelved 468 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,706 ratings — published 1979
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 445 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.18 — 292,316 ratings — published 2015
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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 443 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.30 — 204,258 ratings — published 2024
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 443 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,297 ratings — published 2004
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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 439 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.16 — 29,858 ratings — published 2010
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 433 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.80 — 123,285 ratings — published 2021
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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 391 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,171 ratings — published 2016
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 377 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.02 — 35,861 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 370 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.22 — 58,155 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 367 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.97 — 193,373 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 366 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.19 — 12,233 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 — 372,371 ratings — published 2015
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Modern Romance Modern Romance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 354 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.80 — 190,346 ratings — published 2015
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 340 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.36 — 120,387 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 206,811 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 — 3,821 ratings — published 1912
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 331 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.93 — 66,312 ratings — published 2015
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 328 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.14 — 30,637 ratings — published 1978
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 326 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.31 — 45,585 ratings — published 1903
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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 326 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.11 — 16,740 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 323 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.23 — 25,196 ratings — published 1988
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 323 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.15 — 180,272 ratings — published 2018
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The Society of the Spectacle The Society of the Spectacle (Paperback)
by (shelved 323 times as sociology)
avg rating 4.03 — 24,004 ratings — published 1967
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The Division of Labor in Society The Division of Labor in Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 322 times as sociology)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,350 ratings — published 1893
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Leo Tolstoy
“What is the cause of historical events? Power. What is power? Power is the sum total of wills transferred to one person. On what condition are the willso fo the masses transferred to one person? On condition that the person express the will of the whole people. That is, power is power. That is, power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand. ”
Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

Graham Greene
“It is always of interest to know what strikes another human being as remarkable.”
Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear

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