Jillian Haslam’s compelling memoir "A Voice out of Poverty" recounts the penury of her Calcutta childhood and her subsequent determination to become a force for social change. The daughter of a British father and English-Armenian... Read More

In her latest book, Leslie Kern deconstructs various myths about gentrification, revealing the harm that they cause—on top of gentrification itself. For middle- and upper-class white people, gentrification–when poor urban areas are... Read More

Arianne Zwartjes reckons with her unwitting, unwilling role in historical global power struggles in "These Dark Skies". Growing up as a white American, Zwartjes never had to think much about her privileged position on the world stage.... Read More

In "The Continuing Storm", Kai Erikson and Lori Peek discuss the short- and long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina on its most vulnerable victims. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August of 2005, it inflicted devastating... Read More

"Outplayed" is an entertaining, enlightening exploration of human decision-making, filtered through a lens of logic. David Lockwood analyzes game theory as it applies to real life scenarios like war, sex, and online auctions in his book... Read More

"The Demogra-Fate Hypothesis" experiments with scientific theories about the future of humanity and other intelligent species. Nguyen Ba Thanh speculates about the future of humanity in his social science book "The Demogra-Fate... Read More

Designed for young audiences, From Me To You is a sensitive, forthright account of slavery and civil rights movements in America. Deidra R. Moore-Janvier’s phenomenal social science text From Me To You addresses the extensive impacts... Read More

With scientific aplomb, "The Evolutionary Imperative" considers the past and future of humanity. Charles H. M. Beck and Louis Neal Irwin theorize about the origins and endpoint of evolution in their science book "The Evolutionary... Read More