Best society & culture books

20 of the world's most popular books — descriptions, covers, and classic quotes.

Society & culture titles explain the water we swim in — media, class, belonging. Read them when the news feels loud and thin.

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Educated by Tara Westover book cover

Educated

Tara Westover

Society & Culture
Becoming by Michelle Obama book cover

Becoming

Michelle Obama

Society & Culture
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari book cover

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari

Society & Culture
Alone Together by Sherry Turkle book cover

Alone Together

Sherry Turkle

Society & Culture
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman book cover

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman

Society & Culture
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah book cover

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

Society & Culture
Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam book cover

Bowling Alone

Robert D. Putnam

Society & Culture
Collapse by Jared Diamond book cover

Collapse

Jared Diamond

Society & Culture
Evicted by Matthew Desmond book cover

Evicted

Matthew Desmond

Society & Culture
Gender Trouble by Judith Butler book cover

Gender Trouble

Judith Butler

Society & Culture
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance book cover

Hillbilly Elegy

J.D. Vance

Society & Culture
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari book cover

Homo Deus

Yuval Noah Harari

Society & Culture
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich book cover

Nickel and Dimed

Barbara Ehrenreich

Society & Culture
Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle book cover

Reclaiming Conversation

Sherry Turkle

Society & Culture
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson book cover

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Jon Ronson

Society & Culture
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf book cover

The Beauty Myth

Naomi Wolf

Society & Culture
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan book cover

The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan

Society & Culture
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot book cover

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

Society & Culture
The Second Shift by Arlie Russell Hochschild book cover

The Second Shift

Arlie Russell Hochschild

Society & Culture
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr book cover

The Shallows

Nicholas Carr

Society & Culture
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