Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
By: Dan Bouk
3.58
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
From the historian Dan Bouk, a lesson in reading between the lines of the U.S. census to uncover th…
Want to Read $ 12.99"The decisions the census informed -- in war or peace -- could not overcome the limits of the society the data described. Democracy's data is only as good as the democracy it serves."-Dan Bouk, Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
"The decisions the census informed -- in war or peace -- could not overcome the limits of the society the data described. Democracy's data is only as good as the democracy it serves."-Dan Bouk, Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
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2. When McKinsey Comes to Town
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3.80
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4.45
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4. Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
By: Dennis Duncan
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book—it’s just where you go to look things up. Bu… read more
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"[Citing "Alice in Wonderland"] the White Knight insists on singing Alice a song which he introduces as follows: 'The name of the song is called "Haddocks' Eyes".' 'Oh, that's the name of the song, is…"-Dennis Duncan, Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
5. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
By: David Maraniss
4.02
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the … read more
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6. Poverty, by America
By: Matthew Desmond
4.27
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Reimagining the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in Ameri… read more
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"To live and strive in modern America is to participate in a series of morally fraught systems. If a family’s entire financial livelihood depends on the value of its home, it’s not hard to understand …"-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America
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By: John Wood Sweet
3.79
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4.20
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4.32
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4.31
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"The Uyghur region was now a gigantic prison, blanketed with security forces and a biometric surveillance system unique in human history."-Tahir Hamut Izgil, Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide
11. Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall
By: Alexandra Lange
3.61
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Few places have been as nostalgized, or as maligned, as malls. Since their birth in the 1950s, they… read more
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"These early successes were a boon to developers, who could now confidently double their shopping area and add the final technological breakthrough that made a mall a mall: air-conditioning."-Alexandra Lange, Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall
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12. Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
By: Dan Bouk
3.58
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
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"The decisions the census informed -- in war or peace -- could not overcome the limits of the society the data described. Democracy's data is only as good as the democracy it serves."-Dan Bouk, Democracy's Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them
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4.21
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
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3.81
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3.68
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18. Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
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3.84
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19. The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened
By: Bill McKibben
4.19
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20. Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator
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