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.

I Cheerfully Refuse

by Leif Enger

Publication year 2024

Genre Short Story Collection, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Perseverance, Grief, Hate & Anger, Hope, Love, Memory, Revenge, Death, Future, Climate, Environment, Self Discovery, Social Class, Community, Economics, Nation, Politics & Government, Equality, Fate, Good & Evil, Justice, Music, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Trust & Doubt

Tags Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction

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Identity: Youth and Crisis

by Erik Erikson

Publication year 1968

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Education, Femininity, Gender Identity, Indigenous Identity, Masculinity, Mental Health, Race, Sexual Identity, Coming of Age, Self Discovery, Colonialism, Community, Science & Technology

Tags Philosophy, Psychology, Self-Improvement, Parenting, Sociology

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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

by Italo Calvino

Publication year 1979

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Literature, Truth & Lies, Art, Community, Beauty

Tags Magical Realism, Postmodernism, Italian Literature, Science & Nature, Arts & Culture, Politics & Government, Sociology, World History, Classic Fiction

If on a winter’s night a traveler is a 1979 postmodernist novel by Italo Calvino. The dual narrative is composed of two parallel strands: numbered chapters in which the narrator directly describes to the audience the process of reading the book, and titled chapters constructed from hypothetical first chapters of various books that the audience is reading. The innovative novel has been praised by critics and hailed as highly influential.This guide uses the 1998 Vintage... Read If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Summary

Imperialism

by Vladimir Lenin

Publication year 1916

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Economics, Community

Tags Politics & Government, Philosophy, World History, Poverty, Russian Literature, Business & Economics, Sociology, Philosophy, Classic Fiction

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In an Antique Land

by Amitav Ghosh

Publication year 1992

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Race, The Past, Self Discovery, Colonialism, Community, Globalization, Immigration, Nation

Tags Anthropology, Indian Literature, Travel Literature, Middle Eastern History, Colonialism & Postcolonialism

In an Antique Land (1992) is a book written by Amitav Ghosh which interweaves descriptions of his experiences in rural Egypt in the 1980s with an attempt to reconstruct the life of a 12th-century Jewish merchant and Bomma, an Indian man he enslaved. Ghosh is a renowned Indian author, known for his ability to combine genres and employ complex narrative strategies to examine national and personal identity. He employs these strategies in In an Antique... Read In an Antique Land Summary

Indian Captive

by Lois Lenski

Publication year 1941

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Colonialism, Community, War

Tags Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Life-Inspired Fiction, US History, Colonial America, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, World History, Classic Fiction

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Influence

by Robert B. Cialdini

Publication year 1984

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Community, Trust & Doubt, Politics & Government, Language

Tags Business & Economics, Psychology, Self-Improvement, Information Age, Leadership, Science & Nature, Psychology

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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