Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
By: Elise Hu
4.10
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
An audacious journalistic exploration of the present and future of beauty through the lens of South…
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1. The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation
By: Michael Breen
3.91
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generat… read more
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- asia
- nonfiction
- history
2. Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm
By: Emmeline Clein
3.86
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A personal and cultural look at the dark underbelly of Western beauty standards and the lethal cult… read more
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- feminism
- health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
3. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
By: Lyz Lenz
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
4. Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier
By: Marisa Meltzer
3.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The bombshell exposé that reveals—for the first time—exactly what happened at Glossier, one of Amer… read more
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- fashion
- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Glossier is about much more than aesthetic appearance; it has become a way for people to feel connected to bigger beliefs, to feel like their daily choices are having an impact, and that they are put…"-Marisa Meltzer, Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier
5. Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
By: Hawon Jung
4.35
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening firsthand account of the ongoing and trailblazing feminist movement in South Korea—o… read more
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- history
- feminism
- asia
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
7. Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture
By: Sara Petersen
3.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
On Instagram, the private work of mothering is turned into a public performance, generating bil… read more
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- cultural
- feminism
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
8. Rental Person Who Does Nothing
By: Shoji Morimoto
3.34
Format: 160 pages, ebook
Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more
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- asia
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing
"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing
9. Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet
By: Taylor Lorenz
3.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the in… read more
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- cultural
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
10. Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
By: Kyle Chayka
3.68
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
A history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture it… read more
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- cultural
- science
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
11. Natural Beauty
By: Ling Ling Huang
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Sly, surprising, and razor-sharp, Natural Beauty follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obs… read more
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- audiobook
"it is still more permitted for women to be mediocre than for them to be fat"-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty
"It’s unfortunate that I can undermine months of parental reassurance in just a few seconds, but it’s probably better for kids to learn early on that yes, monsters are real."-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty
"I had always assumed love carried itself easily through various permutations and disintegrations. Now I find myself disassociating them from the people I had known my parents to be. I can't decide wh…"-Ling Ling Huang, Natural Beauty
12. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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- cultural
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
13. Private Equity: A Memoir
By: Carrie Sun
3.63
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A gripping memoir of one woman’s self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indict… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"A gift weighed down by the imposition of gratitude becomes an expectation; over time, it becomes debt."-Carrie Sun, Private Equity: A Memoir
14. Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop
By: Ramon Pacheco Pardo
4.30
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
South Korea has the most remarkable of histories. Born from the ashes of colonialism, partition and… read more
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- cultural
- nonfiction
- history
- asia
15. Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture
By: Virginia Sole-Smith
4.31
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids believe that “fat” is b… read more
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- science
- health
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
By: Elise Hu
4.10
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
An audacious journalistic exploration of the present and future of beauty through the lens of South… read more
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- science
- history
- health
- feminism
- asia
- nonfiction
- fashion
- sociology
- audiobook
17. Eyeliner: A Cultural History
By: Zahra Hankir
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed editor of Our Women on the Ground comes a dazzling exploration of the intersecti… read more
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- history
- feminism
- nonfiction
- fashion
- sociology
- audiobook
18. The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption
By: Katy Kelleher
3.57
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the f… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
19. The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care
By: Rina Raphael
3.74
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Journalist Rina Raphael looks at the explosion of the wellness how it stems from legitimate compla… read more
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- cultural
- science
- health
- feminism
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
20. Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers
By: Stephanie McNeal
3.20
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An unfiltered, colorful romp through the IRL world of influencers that spills the tea on the multib… read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
21. If You Live To 100, You Might As Well Be Happy: Lessons for a Long and Joyful Life: The Korean Bestseller
By: Rhee Kun Hoo
3.78
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
As an old Korean saying goes...‘You learn to use gums in place of teeth.’Rhee Kun Hoo was in his se… read more
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