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Bowling Alone
by Robert D. Putnam
The collapse and revival of American community. Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and social structures.
community social capital civic engagement
Books that shaped how we think about community, justice, and civic life. Each one chosen because it changes the conversation.
Staff Picks
by Robert D. Putnam
The collapse and revival of American community. Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and social structures.
by Bryan Stevenson
A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice.
by Matthew Desmond
Poverty and profit in the American city. Follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads.
by Michelle Alexander
Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness. A landmark work that has reshaped the national conversation about racial justice.
by Jeff Goodell
Life and death on a scorched planet. Essential reading for Houston residents facing extreme heat and climate change impacts.
by Heather McGhee
What racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together. Shows that racial equality is not a zero-sum game.
Full Collection — 12 books
by Robert D. Putnam
The collapse and revival of American community. Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and social structures.
by Bryan Stevenson
A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice.
by Matthew Desmond
Poverty and profit in the American city. Follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads.
by Richard Rothstein
A forgotten history of how our government segregated America through deliberate policies.
by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
How race still enslaves the American soul. An honest reckoning with what has failed in the struggle for racial equality.
by Dorceta E. Taylor
Environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility. Examines environmental justice through the lens of race and community.
by Michelle Alexander
Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness. A landmark work that has reshaped the national conversation about racial justice.
by Jeff Goodell
Life and death on a scorched planet. Essential reading for Houston residents facing extreme heat and climate change impacts.
by Eric Klinenberg
How social infrastructure can help fight inequality, polarization, and the decline of civic life.
by Heather McGhee
What racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together. Shows that racial equality is not a zero-sum game.
by Arlie Russell Hochschild
Anger and mourning on the American right. A sociologist embeds with Tea Party supporters in Louisiana to understand their worldview.
by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
A memoir of growing up undocumented in America. A lyrical account of family, identity, and belonging.