5 Best society books like Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women by Batya Ungar-Sargon

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Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

By: Batya Ungar-Sargon

3.92

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Second Class is the most important book you will read all year. A political realignment is comi…

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1. Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers

By: Tom Wolfe

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

The white liberal establishment encounters the newly emerging art of confrontation in two devastati… read more

Similar categories in Tom Wolfe's Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers book and Batya Ungar-Sargon's Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

  • politics
  • nonfiction
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2. Troubled

By: Rob Henderson

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more

Similar categories in Rob Henderson's Troubled book and Batya Ungar-Sargon's Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

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3. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time

By: Yascha Mounk

4.08

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and soci… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
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4. The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

By: Greg Lukianoff

3.93

Format: 432 pages, ebook

A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-ne… read more

Similar categories in Greg Lukianoff's The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution book and Batya Ungar-Sargon's Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

  • cultural
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
"Mistakes abound when groupthink goes unchallenged."

-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

"There is nothing about standing up for an underdog (or simply claiming to be) that means you're right."

-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

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5. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

By: Abigail Shrier

4.06

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Shrier's Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up book and Batya Ungar-Sargon's Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

  • cultural
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."

-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"

-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

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6. Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History

By: Nellie Bowles

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people i… read more

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  • cultural
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
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7. The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation

By: Victor Davis Hanson

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times –bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the mod… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"...there is no certainty that as scientific progress accelerates and leisure increases, and as the world shrinks on our computer and television screens, there is any corresponding advance in wisdom o…"

-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation

"The same hubris that posits that complex tools of mass destruction can be created but never used, also fuels the fatal vanity that war itself is an anachronism and no longer an existential concern-at…"

-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation

"War is probably the oldest human endeavor, and its face of battle is constantly changing, with new challenges prompting counterresponses. Its novel and unforeseen dangers can never be underestimated.…"

-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation

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8. 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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  • cultural
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
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9. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

By: Coleman Hughes

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning tha… read more

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  • cultural
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Neoracists believe that we must indoctrinate children to cure them of racism. I say that children are racially innocent by nature, and we should protect that racial innocence for as long as possible."

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years …"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

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10. Mania

By: Lionel Shriver

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my b… read more

Similar categories in Lionel Shriver's Mania book and Batya Ungar-Sargon's Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

  • politics
  • audiobook
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11. Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

By: Casey Means

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future. What if depression, anxiety, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. Swimming Against the Current: Fighting for Common Sense in a World That’s Lost its Mind

By: Riley Gaines

4.49

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

America’s most sought-after voice in the fight to save female sports from woke destruction shares h… read more

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  • cultural
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. For Love of Country: Why I Left the Democratic Party

By: Tulsi Gabbard

4.43

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Tulsi Gabbard was the rising star of the Democratic Party. But the growing wokeness, racism, and in… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

By: Bill Maher

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, m… read more

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  • cultural
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs

By: Johann Hari

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the drugs u… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. Uncovered: How the Media Got Cozy with Power, Abandoned Its Principles, and Lost the People

By: Steve Krakauer

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

America’s corporate news media is less trusted than ever – and for good reason. How did we get here… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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17. Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative

By: Glenn C. Loury

4.26

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A shockingly frank memoir from a prize-winning economist, reflecting on his remarkable personal ody… read more

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  • politics
  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

By: Batya Ungar-Sargon

3.92

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Second Class is the most important book you will read all year. A political realignment is comi… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • society
  • audiobook
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19. Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)

By: Jack Posobiec

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

If you don’t understand communist revolutions, you aren’t ready for what’s coming.   The old rules … read more

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  • cultural
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"freedom cannot exist in the sociopolitical sense without shared culture and shared value systems that agree on what freedom is and from what (or Whom) it derives"

-Jack Posobiec, Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)

"Consider Elon Musk, the sole protector of anything like freedom of speech on the internet, who has been subjected to cruel and unusual lawfare by unhuman bureaucrats and activists."

-Jack Posobiec, Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)

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20. Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

By: Megan Basham

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

“This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bo… read more

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  • cultural
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. Truths: The Future of America First

By: Vivek Ramaswamy

4.56

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A Gallery Book. Gallery Books has a great book for every reader. read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction

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