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The Abduction Chronicles by Thomas L. HayExtinction by David CrouseThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Intriguing Aliens
289 books — 258 voters
Escape to the Maroons by Mike WeedallLife in a Medieval City by Frances GiesAt Home by Bill BrysonLifelines The Bowen Love Letters by Susan Lee WardA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Social History Books - All About People & Society
780 books — 220 voters

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross KingThe House of Medici by Christopher HibbertThe Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
The Italian Renaissance
292 books — 182 voters
The Cross Examination by Alfred BastaThe Carer by Scott L. NelsonThe End of Terror by Bruce HowittAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Thriller fiction for NOW.
172 books — 133 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingNevermore by Kelly CreaghFangless by Elias ZappleEvermore by Alyson NoelThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Lead Characters that are geeks/unpopular/social-rejects
141 books — 127 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
52 Book Club 2025: #43 - Explores Social Class
219 books — 122 voters

Journey to the West by Biao WangThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyMythologies by Roland Barthes
For Culture Watchers
206 books — 104 voters
Science and Spiritual Practices by Rupert SheldrakeInsight Out by Vann Joines PH DPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go with Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Top Psychology
108 books — 87 voters

Attachments by Rainbow RowellI've Got Your Number by Sophie KinsellaBoy Meets Girl by Meg CabotLove, Rosie by Cecelia AhernThe Guy Next Door by Meg Cabot
Internet Rom Coms
89 books — 83 voters
Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings by Laura MarkhamThe Brontës by Juliet BarkerSwing It! by John SforzaDeep Listening by Emily KasrielThe Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership by Jim Carlough
Nonfiction About Sibling Relationships
111 books — 23 voters

Deep Listening by Emily KasrielThe Noble Edge by Christopher Gilbert1984 by George OrwellThe Freedom of Naturism by Augustine RaeThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Self-Concealment & Self-Disclosure
147 books — 15 voters
The End of the Line by Angela CerritoMy Heart is on the Ground by Ann RinaldiMy Forever Family by Nicky BrookesThe Shoebox Kid by Judith Lawrence OuttenCheeking My Meds by Francis Coco
Kids in the system
77 books — 13 voters

The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantWorld Religions by John BowkerHeart to Heart by Jan GreenbergYour Own, Sylvia by Stephanie Hemphill
Arts & Humanities for the College Bound
29 books — 10 voters
Antuna's Story by Terry BirdgenawThe Rise and Fall of Antocracy by Terry Birdgenaw1984 by George OrwellAntunites Unite by Terry BirdgenawBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Reading is Political
37 books — 8 voters

Olympus Seen on a Clear Day by Robert CastleBloodline by William GraceMake Room! Make Room! by Harry HarrisonThe Integrity Gap by Stephen M. Fry Ph.D.A Realistic Path to Peace by Dee Knight
Fictional Apocalypses: The World's End From Humanity
64 books — 8 voters
In Defence of Separatism by Susan HawthorneFear of Food by Carol BacchiDoublethink by Janice G. RaymondWild Politics by Susan HawthorneBeing and Being Bought by Kajsa Ekis Ekman
Spinifex Press
143 books — 7 voters

Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarBhimayana by Srividya NatarajanWomen, Race, and Class by Angela Y. DavisTurning the Pot, Tilling the Land by Kancha IlaiahHindi Dalit Literature in the United Provinces by Tapan Basu
Social Justice Books: Navayana Publishing
102 books — 6 voters
Heads You Win, Tails I Lose by Isabelle HollandDinky Hocker Shoots Smack! by M.E. KerrNothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClementsOutta Sight by Mary BlakesleeThe Year of Janie's Diary by Donna Balcombe
Dated Fiction with Fat-Shaming of the Young
71 books — 5 voters

The Ascent of Man by Jacob BronowskiPray TV by Steve BruceThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark MansonThe Origins of Intelligence in Children by Jean PiagetTo Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink
Sociology And Social Studies Books
12 books — 4 voters
A Frog in the Fjord by Lorelou DesjardinsThe 100 Unwritten Norwegian Social Laws by Egil Aslak Aursand HagerupNorway in Pictures by Eric BraunIsland Summers by Tilly Culme-SeymourNorway - Culture Smart! by Linda March
Life in Modern Norway (Non-Fiction)
82 books — 4 voters

Bodies on the Line by Lauren RankinIs Rape a Crime? by Michelle BowdlerNot That Bad by Roxane GayThe Trials of Madame Restell by Nicholas L. SyrettThe Turnaway Study by Diana Greene Foster
Abortion, R*pe & Social Justice
48 books — 4 voters
倖存者言：九位童年性侵倖存者口述故事 by 風雨蘭Dear Hong Kong by Xu XiThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorThe Impossible City by Karen CheungCrevasse by Nicholas Wong
香港人物故事 Books about Hongkongers' Stories
40 books — 3 voters

It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair LewisThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaThe Hate You Give by Angie ThomasThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWhat Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey
Woke Books Trump, Cruz, MTG would ban
81 books — 3 voters
फ्रंट पेज by Surender Mohan Pathak
NEW HINDI BOOKS
1 book — 1 voter

Creative Schools by Ken RobinsonYou, Your Child, and School by Ken Robinsonवोल्गा से गंगा by Rahul SankrityayanSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Myth of Monogamy by David Philip Barash
Om Creem
41 books — 1 voter
Freedom's March by Frederick C. BaldwinA Spy in Canaan by Marc PerrusquiaMemories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement by Danny LyonThe Movement by Lorraine HansberryEverybody Says Freedom by Pete Seeger
Civil Rights Movement(s) and Photography
37 books — 1 voter

El charango by Ernesto Cavour AramayoEl Charango by Julio Mendívil
Historia y cultura del charango
2 books — 1 voter
One August Night by Victoria Hislop
Authologie's Promptastic Book Club Challenge - YEAR ONE - Prompt 8 - A Touch of the Green-Eyed Monster
1 book — 1 voter

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