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.
Necropolitics
Needful Things
Never Flinch
New from Here
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office
Nickel and Dimed
Nicomachean Ethics
Nightbitch
Night Flying Woman
Night of the Twisters
Nightshade
Nine Parts of Desire
Nine Perfect Strangers
No Bad Parts
No Exit
No God but God
No Logo
No Longer at Ease
Nomadland
No Man Is an Island
Publication year 2016
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Indigenous Identity, Race, Death, Appearance & Reality, Environment, Place, Social Class, Colonialism, Community, Economics, Globalization, Nation, Politics & Government, War, Equality, Good & Evil, Justice, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Technology, Truth & Lies
Tags Philosophy, Social Science, Politics & Government, Sociology
Publication year 1991
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Good & Evil, Community, Power & Greed, Conflict, Guilt, Hate & Anger, Revenge, Death, The Past, Appearance & Reality, Order & Chaos, Truth & Lies
Tags Horror & Suspense, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Addiction & Substance Abuse
Publication year 2025
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Guilt, Hate & Anger, Gender Identity, Mental Health, Fathers, Siblings, Community, Fame, Good & Evil, Justice, Religion & Spirituality
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Crime & Law
Publication year 2022
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family, Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Forgiveness, Guilt, Hate & Anger, Hope, Love, Shame & Pride, Appearance & Reality, Environment, Place, Equality, Justice, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies, Science & Technology, Safety & Danger, Race, Mothers, Siblings, Daughters & Sons, Fathers, Friendship, Marriage, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Social Class, Community, Nation, Regret
Tags Race & Racism, Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Children`s Literature, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 2004
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Femininity, Masculinity, Family, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Community, Education, Politics & Government, Equality, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies
Tags Self-Improvement, Gender & Feminism, Business & Economics, Psychology, Leadership
Publication year 2001
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Social Class, Economics, Globalization, Politics & Government, Community
Tags Sociology, Poverty, Social Justice, Politics & Government, Education, Education, Business & Economics
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is a 2001 nonfiction book written by Barbara Ehrenreich. This book is considered a classic of investigative journalism and was ranked #13 in The Guardian’s list of the 100 best books of the 21st century. Ehrenreich takes a series of low-paying, entry-level jobs in three cities (Key West, Florida; Portland, Maine; Minneapolis, Minnesota) to answer the question of whether one can survive on these wages and... Read Nickel and Dimed Summary
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Good & Evil, Justice, Friendship, Community
Tags Philosophy, Ancient Greece, Philosophy
Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle consists of 10 books that explore the best way to live. The work was compiled from a collection of notes based on Aristotle’s lectures at his school, the Lyceum. The philosopher was a student of Plato and an observational scientist. Nicomachean Ethics provides a roadmap for achieving happiness, which is not wealth or gratification, but the “good soul” that is a product of virtue. In this work, Aristotle defines virtues and... Read Nicomachean Ethics Summary
Publication year 2021
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family, Community
Tags Magical Realism, Satirical Literature, Horror & Suspense, Fantasy, Gender & Feminism, Relationships, Women`s Studies, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 1983
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Colonialism, Religion & Spirituality, Community, Coming of Age, Childhood & Youth, The Past, Family, Shame & Pride, Hope
Tags Women`s Studies, Education, Education, US History, Coming of Age, Religion & Spirituality, American Literature, Anthropology, Anthropology, World History, Arts & Culture
Publication year 1984
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Safety & Danger, Coming of Age, Environment, Community, Family
Tags Realistic Fiction, Natural Disaster, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure
SummaryNight of the Twisters is a young adult realistic fiction novel written by award-winning author Ivy Ruckman. The book was the recipient of several awards, including the Golden Sower Award, the Iowa Children’s Choice Award, and the Sequoyah Children’s Book Award. It was also recommended as an Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association and Children’s Book Council. A movie of the same name based loosely on the book was... Read Night of the Twisters Summary
Publication year 2025
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Love, Gender Identity, Environment, Place, Social Class, Community, Justice, Power & Greed
Tags Criminal Justice, Mystery & Crime Fiction
Publication year 1994
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Religion & Spirituality, Politics & Government, Femininity, Gender Identity, Marriage, Community
Tags Religion & Spirituality, Gender & Feminism, Politics & Government, Sociology, Women`s Studies, World History, Travel Literature
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Religion & Spirituality, Truth & Lies, Loyalty & Betrayal, Grief, Forgiveness, Guilt, Love, Family, Community, Fear
Tags Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Modern Classic Fiction
Nine Perfect Strangers is a 2018 novel by Liane Moriarty. Set in Sydney, Australia, the novel follows a group of strangers who gather at a wellness retreat to receive treatment from a mysterious health guru. The novel was adapted for a 2021 television series starring Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, and Michael Shannon.Other works by this author include Apples Never Fall, What Alice Forgot, and Here One Moment.This guide uses an eBook copy of the text... Read Nine Perfect Strangers Summary
Publication year 2021
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Mental Health, Community
Tags Self-Improvement, Psychology, Health, Religion & Spirituality, Psychology, Mental Illness, Health
Publication year 1944
Genre Play, Fiction
Themes Community, Good & Evil, Apathy, Guilt
Tags Existentialism, Drama, French Literature, Philosophy, Symbolic Narrative, Relationships, Education, Education, Dramatic Literature, Philosophy, Classic Fiction
No Exit (1944) is a play by French philosopher, writer, and critic Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre was drafted into the French army during World War II and spent nearly a year as a German prisoner of war. He then wrote and debuted No Exit in Paris while the city was still under German occupation and control. No Exit is comprised of one act which takes place in a single room in the afterlife, which the characters... Read No Exit Summary
Publication year 2005
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Community, Politics & Government, Religion & Spirituality
Tags Religion & Spirituality, World History, Politics & Government, Philosophy, Philosophy
Publication year 2000
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Economics, Community
Tags Business & Economics, Sociology, World History, Philosophy, Philosophy, Arts & Culture, Politics & Government
First published in 2000, No Logo is Naomi Klein’s classic examination of globalization and its discontents at the close of the 20th century. What started as a journalistic “hunch” about growing anticorporate sentiment on university campuses evolved into a full-scale exposé of the subterranean social and economic system lurking behind our logo-driven consumption. The stated hypothesis of the book is that “as more people discover the brand-name secrets of the global logo web, their outrage... Read No Logo Summary
Publication year 1960
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Family, Social Class, Colonialism, Community
Tags Heinemann African Writers, African Literature, Historical Fiction, Colonialism & Postcolonialism, African American Literature, World History, Classic Fiction
No Longer At Ease (1960) is a novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. The story takes place in the years prior to Nigeria’s independence from the British Empire and focuses on Obi Okonkwo. Obi is a young Nigerian man who returns home after studying English in Britain and finds a job in the civil service. He finds himself situated within the conflict between African and Western culture, raising questions about his identity and worldview. No... Read No Longer at Ease Summary
Publication year 2017
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Social Class, Community, Globalization
Tags Travel Literature, Sociology, Poverty, Social Class, American Literature, Business & Economics, World History, Politics & Government
Publication year 1624
Genre Poem, Fiction
Themes Community, Death
Tags Symbolic Narrative, European History, Relationships, British Literature, World History, Psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy, Classic Fiction, Religion & Spirituality