Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence
By: Rachel Sherman
3.62
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
A surprising and revealing look at how today's elite view their own wealth and place in society Fr…
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1. The Theory of the Leisure Class
By: Thorstein Veblen , Alan Wolfe
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Almost a century after its original publication, Thorstein Veblen's work is as fresh and relevant a… read more
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- economics
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"The earlier and cruder method of advertisement held its ground so long as the public to which the exhibitor had to appeal comprised large portions of the community who were not trained to detect deli…"-Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class
"The ceremonial differentiation of the dietary is best seen in the use of intoxicating beverages and narcotics. If these articles of consumption are costly, they are felt to be noble and honorific. Th…"-Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class
"The effect of the pecuniary interest and the pecuniary habit of mind upon the growth of institutions is seen in those enactments and conventions that make for security of property, enforcement of con…"-Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class
2. The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class
By: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
How the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite, and how their consumer habits affect us all… read more
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- economics
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- sociology
3. The Thin Green Line: The Money Secrets of the Super Wealthy
By: Paul Sullivan
3.67
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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4. Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
By: None
4.11
Format: 70 pages, Hardcover
In the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Forget the 1%; it's the … read more
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5. American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
By: Nancy Jo Sales
2.83
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Instagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. Vine. YouTube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The dominant force in the lives of… read more
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6. The Age of Grievance
By: Frank Bruni
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful e… read more
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- society
- sociology
7. How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
By: Priya Fielding-Singh
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating look at dietary differences along class lines, revealing that lack of access to healt… read more
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8. Acts of Forgiveness
By: Maura Cheeks
3.73
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this stirring, tender-hearted debut about ambition and inheritance, a family grapples with how m… read more
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"You can't tour a plantation and come home to 512 Lewaro without understanding its significance. By walking through the front doors of their home, they were rewriting history."-Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness
"During moments of national importance, it feels as though bills will be paid and mortgages covered, dreams no longer deferred. It feels as though, maybe, it can be less about money than about honor."-Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness
9. Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs
By: Benjamin Herold
3.89
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, hist… read more
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10. Beyond Getting By: The Financial Diet's Guide to Abundant and Intentional Living
By: Holly Trantham
3.85
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A beautiful, full-color guide to living with money, not for money, packed with fun, tangible advice… read more
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- finance
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11. 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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12. Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences
By: Joan Biskupic
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Editor's Choice "Biskupic, an accomplished and well-sourced journalist, knows the co… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career
By: Kristi Coulter
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon, from the… read more
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- audiobook
14. We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
By: Eric Garcia
4.14
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doc… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
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15. The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
By: Andrew Leland
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to … read more
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- audiobook
"The problem arises, as [Adrienne] Asch observed, when "a single trait stands in for the whole, the trait obliterates the whole." Disabled people, like African Americans or any other marginalized grou…"-Andrew Leland, The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
16. Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
By: Jen Gunter
4.25
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Dr. Jen Gunter fights myths and fear-mongering with real science, inclusive facts, and shame-free a… read more
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- audiobook
"Reproducing a human is a massive biological effort. Energy-wise, it's on par with the limits of the most extreme sports, for example, running 5,000 km (3,000 miles) over 120 days or cycling the Tour …"-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
"When it comes to painful periods, there is an epidemic of undertreatment. Women's pain is undertreated in general, as compared to men's, but painful periods have historically been seen as a "woman th…"-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
"Unfortunately, instead of a world where those who bear the physical burdens of reproduction—whether they reproduce or not—have equal footing, we have the opposite. The Ancient Greeks, the originators…"-Jen Gunter, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
17. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
By: Emily Nussbaum
4.02
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Who invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away f… read more
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- sociology
- audiobook
18. Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America
By: Chris Arnade
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Widely acclaimed photographer and writer Chris Arnade shines new light on America's poor, drug-addi… read more
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- nonfiction
- economics
- society
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19. Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
By: Ashley Mears
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of model… read more
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20. Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence
By: Rachel Sherman
3.62
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
A surprising and revealing look at how today's elite view their own wealth and place in society Fr… read more
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21. Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant
By: Stephanie Kiser
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
What are the lives of America's richest families really like? Their nannies see it all… When S… read more
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