Community

A community can come together for the common good or be torn apart by disagreement and strife. This collection explores what makes a community and how individuals struggle or succeed in finding their place within it.

In His Steps

by Charles Sheldon

Publication year 1896

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Community, Good & Evil

Tags Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Poverty, Inspirational, Classic Fiction

In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do by American Minister Charles Monroe Sheldon is a Christian novel that encourages readers to lead their lives according to the compassionate teachings of Jesus Christ. Published in 1896, it was an instant bestseller in the UK and the US. With more than 30 million copies sold, it was one of the best selling American novels of all time.The work is based on Sheldon’s lectures to his congregation in... Read In His Steps Summary

In Pieces

by Sally Field

Publication year 2018

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Family, Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Hope, Joy, Love, Mental Health, Memory, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Midlife, Death, Marriage, Mothers, Self Discovery, Community, Art, Beauty, Fame, Good & Evil, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Truth & Lies

Tags Trauma & Abuse, Gender & Feminism

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In the Heat of the Night

by John Dudley Ball

Publication year 1965

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Race, Safety & Danger, Community

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Realistic Fiction, Race & Racism, Civil Rights & Jim Crow South, Diversity, Social Class, American Literature, Historical Fiction, Classic Fiction

Published in 1965, John Ball’s In the Heat of the Night is a crime novel set in Wells, South Carolina. The story focuses on the police department’s numerous struggles to solve a recent murder. Virgil Tibbs, a Black detective from Pasadena, California, lends a helping hand, but his interactions with the locals reveal the deep-seated racism of Wells. Through this murder mystery, the novel addresses issues of systemic racism and offers hope for a better... Read In the Heat of the Night Summary

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

by Gabor Maté

Publication year 2008

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Music, Community

Tags Health, Addiction & Substance Abuse, Self-Improvement, Science & Nature, Psychology, Psychology, Mental Illness

Gabor Maté’s In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addictions is an unconventional nonfiction book on how to treat addiction, how addicts can better assimilate into society, and how society can dispel many of the myths that surround addiction. Maté works as an addiction specialist at the Portland Hotel in Vancouver, Canada. Much of the book, published in 2010, focuses on Maté’s evidence that childhood stressors increase the likelihood that one will become an... Read In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Summary

Into the Wild

by Erin Hunter

Publication year 2003

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Coming of Age, Friendship, Self Discovery, Community, Loyalty & Betrayal, Power & Greed

Tags Fantasy, Animals, Action & Adventure, Relationships, Leadership, Children`s Literature

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I, Pencil

by Leonard E. Read

Publication year 1958

Genre Essay / Speech, Nonfiction

Themes Economics, Community, Power & Greed

Tags Business & Economics, Philosophy, Politics & Government, World History, Philosophy, Classic Fiction

The essay “I, Pencil,” also known as “I, Pencil: My Family Tree as Told to Leonard E. Read,” was first published by the American businessman and libertarian advocate Leonard E. Read in 1958. The essay first appeared in The Freeman, a publication of the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEE), a think-tank he co-founded in 1946. Read was a staunch critic of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal,” an ambitious series of government policies and... Read I, Pencil Summary

Island

by Aldous Huxley

Publication year 1962

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Power & Greed, Death, Colonialism, Community, Education, Politics & Government

Tags Science Fiction, Philosophy, Modern Classic Fiction, British Literature, Fantasy, Philosophy, Classic Fiction

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I Write What I Like

by Steve Biko

Publication year 1978

Genre Biography, Nonfiction

Themes Race, Justice, Politics & Government, Community, Colonialism

Tags Race & Racism, History: African , Politics & Government, Social Justice, Philosophy, Philosophy, World History, Biography

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Jackaby

by William Ritter

Publication year 2014

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Truth & Lies, Community, Self Discovery, Emotions/Behavior: Courage

Tags Fantasy, Horror & Suspense, World History, Religion & Spirituality, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Grief & Death

Jackaby is a 2014 young adult fantasy novel by William Ritter. It is the first in a series by the same name and follows paranormal investigator R. F. Jackaby, and his new assistant Abigail Rook, as they investigate a series of supernatural murders. The novel draws on a range of world mythologies and classic detective fiction like Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Dupin, and the works of Raymond Chandler.Plot SummaryIn 1892, a young Englishwoman named Abigail Rook... Read Jackaby Summary