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Amazing Grace

by Eric Metaxas • 2007

One man's faith, one damning diagram, and two decades of defeats: how the slave trade fell.

4.21

9k+

🔗 Abolitionist History ✝️ Christian Biography ⛪ Faith In Politics ⚖️ Social Justice Movements ⏳ Long-Term Activism

Amazing Grace

One man's faith, one damning diagram, and two decades of defeats: how the slave trade fell.

by Eric Metaxas 2007 281 pages

4.21

9k+ ratings

🔗 Abolitionist History ✝️ Christian Biography ⛪ Faith In Politics ⚖️ Social Justice Movements ⏳ Long-Term Activism

Spirit Of Community

by Amitai Etzioni • 1993

The rights expansion forgot the duties. What it cost American communities, and how to rebuild.

3.50

🏘️ Communitarianism ⚖️ Rights And Duties 📚 Moral Education 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Policy 🗳️ Money In Politics

Spirit Of Community

The rights expansion forgot the duties. What it cost American communities, and how to rebuild.

by Amitai Etzioni 1993 336 pages

3.50

80 ratings

🏘️ Communitarianism ⚖️ Rights And Duties 📚 Moral Education 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Policy 🗳️ Money In Politics

Lurking

by Joanne McNeil • 2020

Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.

3.75

500+

🕰️ Internet History 💻 Digital Culture 🌐 Online Communities 📊 Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Lurking

Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.

by Joanne McNeil 2020 304 pages

3.75

500+ ratings

🕰️ Internet History 💻 Digital Culture 🌐 Online Communities 📊 Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

What's Left

by Malcolm Harris • 2025

The economy is self-destructing. Three escape routes exist, but only together might they work.

3.87

195

🏛 Political Economy 🌍 Climate Politics ✊ Ecosocialism 🍃 Green Transition 🤝 Just Transition

What's Left

The economy is self-destructing. Three escape routes exist, but only together might they work.

by Malcolm Harris 2025 320 pages

3.87

195 ratings

🏛 Political Economy 🌍 Climate Politics ✊ Ecosocialism 🍃 Green Transition 🤝 Just Transition

The Post-Corporate World

by David C. Korten • 1999

Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.

3.77

132

🌍 Post-Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Cooperative Economics ⚖️ Corporate Personhood

The Post-Corporate World

Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.

by David C. Korten 1999 336 pages

3.77

132 ratings

🌍 Post-Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Cooperative Economics ⚖️ Corporate Personhood

Social Movements, 1768-2004

by Charles Tilly • 2004

Protest is ancient; the social movement is an 18th-century invention with an uncertain future.

3.84

145

🏛️ Historical Sociology 📢 Social Movement Theory 🗳️ Political Sociology 👥 Collective Action 📜 History From Below

Social Movements, 1768-2004

Protest is ancient; the social movement is an 18th-century invention with an uncertain future.

by Charles Tilly 2004 204 pages

3.84

145 ratings

🏛️ Historical Sociology 📢 Social Movement Theory 🗳️ Political Sociology 👥 Collective Action 📜 History From Below

My Body Is Not a Prayer Request

by Amy Kenny • 2022

God kept his scars after the resurrection. The church should learn why.

4.16

2k+

♿️ Disability Theology 🌍 Social Model Of Disability ✝️ Faith Healing Critique 🤲 Embodied Faith 🚪 Church Accessibility

My Body Is Not a Prayer Request

God kept his scars after the resurrection. The church should learn why.

by Amy Kenny 2022 208 pages

4.16

2k+ ratings

♿️ Disability Theology 🌍 Social Model Of Disability ✝️ Faith Healing Critique 🤲 Embodied Faith 🚪 Church Accessibility

The People, No

by Thomas Frank • 2020

Why 'populist' became a slur: the century-long elite campaign to discredit economic democracy.

4.23

1k+

🇺🇸 American Populism 🎩 Elite Critique 👷 Working Class Politics 🗳️ Economic Democracy 💵 Class In America

The People, No

Why 'populist' became a slur: the century-long elite campaign to discredit economic democracy.

by Thomas Frank 2020 307 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Populism 🎩 Elite Critique 👷 Working Class Politics 🗳️ Economic Democracy 💵 Class In America

The Persuaders

by Anand Giridharadas • 2022

Persuasion is a muscle we forgot. The playbook for rebuilding it one relationship at a time.

4.08

2k+

🗳️ Political Persuasion ✊ Activism Strategy 🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🤝 Coalition Building 🛡️ Disinformation Defense

The Persuaders

Persuasion is a muscle we forgot. The playbook for rebuilding it one relationship at a time.

by Anand Giridharadas 2022 352 pages

4.08

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Persuasion ✊ Activism Strategy 🧠 Persuasion Psychology 🤝 Coalition Building 🛡️ Disinformation Defense

An Autobiography

by Angela Y. Davis • 1974

On trial for murder, a philosophy professor wins her freedom through global solidarity.

4.45

11k+

🚫 Prison Abolition 🖤 Black Feminism 📕 Marxist Theory ✍️ Political Memoir 🚔 Carceral State

An Autobiography

On trial for murder, a philosophy professor wins her freedom through global solidarity.

by Angela Y. Davis 1974 416 pages

4.45

11k+ ratings

🚫 Prison Abolition 🖤 Black Feminism 📕 Marxist Theory ✍️ Political Memoir 🚔 Carceral State

Republic of Outsiders

by Alissa Quart • 2013

How amateurs and rebels bypass institutions, remaking identity, art, and money on their own terms.

3.23

🏴 Counterculture 🔧 Diy Culture 💻 Digital Activism 🧠 Anti-Psychiatry 🌈 Neurodiversity

Republic of Outsiders

How amateurs and rebels bypass institutions, remaking identity, art, and money on their own terms.

by Alissa Quart 2013 256 pages

3.23

96 ratings

🏴 Counterculture 🔧 Diy Culture 💻 Digital Activism 🧠 Anti-Psychiatry 🌈 Neurodiversity

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

by Chuck Collins • 2018

Inequality is a deliberate policy choice; the playbook to reverse it is already written.

3.45

💰 Wealth Inequality 🧾 Tax Justice 🏛️ Meritocracy Myth 🏝️ Offshore Tax Havens ✊ Labor Unions

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

Inequality is a deliberate policy choice; the playbook to reverse it is already written.

by Chuck Collins 2018 140 pages

3.45

20 ratings

💰 Wealth Inequality 🧾 Tax Justice 🏛️ Meritocracy Myth 🏝️ Offshore Tax Havens ✊ Labor Unions

We've Got People

by Ryan Grim • 2019

From Jesse Jackson to AOC: the four-decade fight to reclaim the Democrats from big money.

4.25

500+

✊ Progressive Movements 🏛️ Democratic Party 💵 Money In Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🗳️ Electoral Strategy

We've Got People

From Jesse Jackson to AOC: the four-decade fight to reclaim the Democrats from big money.

by Ryan Grim 2019 433 pages

4.25

500+ ratings

✊ Progressive Movements 🏛️ Democratic Party 💵 Money In Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🗳️ Electoral Strategy

Born on Third Base

by Chuck Collins • 2016

An heir to a fortune argues inequality destroys the wealthy too, and charity is a distraction.

4.18

454

💰 Wealth Inequality 🏛️ Philanthropy Critique 🌱 Ethical Investing 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Mutual Aid

Born on Third Base

An heir to a fortune argues inequality destroys the wealthy too, and charity is a distraction.

by Chuck Collins 2016 288 pages

4.18

454 ratings

💰 Wealth Inequality 🏛️ Philanthropy Critique 🌱 Ethical Investing 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Mutual Aid

The New Rulers of the World

by John Pilger • 2002

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

4.14

1k+

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

The New Rulers of the World

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

by John Pilger 2002 192 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

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