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.

American History

by Alan Brinkley

Publication year 1971

Genre Reference/Text Book, Nonfiction

Themes War, Colonialism, Social Class, Economics, Community, Education, Immigration, Globalization, Nation, Politics & Government

Tags Education, Education, World History, US History

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American Like Me

by America Ferrera

Publication year 2018

Genre Essay Collection, Nonfiction

Themes Race, Immigration, Community

Tags Immigration & Refugeeism, Race & Racism, Social Justice, Biography

American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures (2018) is an essay collection edited by actress and activist America Ferrera with E. Cayce Dumont. The collection contains essays from notable individuals in movie and TV entertainment, food, publishing, public service, comedy, music, and self-help content creation. These first-person accounts all address the often troublesome question of what it means to be American, especially when growing up between different cultures. American Like Me is a New... Read American Like Me Summary

American Scripture

by Pauline Maier

Publication year 1997

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Nation, The Past, Colonialism, Community, Politics & Government

Tags US History, Politics & Government

American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence (1997) is a nonfiction history by Pauline Maier (1938-2013), a historian specializing in the American Revolution. A revisionist historian, Maier uses narrative techniques to bring to life the era in which the Declaration of Independence was created, seeking to demystify this foundational American document and to raise questions about how history is constructed. American Scripture was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1997. This study... Read American Scripture Summary

America on Fire

by Elizabeth Hinton

Publication year 2021

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Race, Justice, Politics & Government, Community

Tags US History, Politics & Government, Race & Racism, Social Justice, Civil Rights & Jim Crow South, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Sociology, World History

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A Midwife's Tale

by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Publication year 1990

Genre Biography, Nonfiction

Themes Memory, Birth, Family, Community, Religion & Spirituality

Tags US History, Health, Gender & Feminism, Women`s Studies

A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on her Diary, 1785-1812 is a 1990 nonfiction biography of midwife Martha Ballard by American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Using Martha Ballard’s diary as a primary source, Ulrich utilizes a microhistorical approach to evaluate the life of Ballard, the history of Maine’s Kennebec River region, and the themes of social medicine, women’s role in the economy, and religion’s place in everyday life. A Midwife’s Tale won... Read A Midwife's Tale Summary

Among the Bros

by Max Marshall

Publication year 2023

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Masculinity, Race, Community, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Power & Greed

Tags Crime & Law, Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Journalism, Sociology, World History

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A Murder Is Announced

by Agatha Christie

Publication year 1950

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Truth & Lies, Justice, Social Class, Community

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, British Literature, Classic Fiction

First published in 1950, A Murder Is Announced is a mystery novel by one of the leading writers of the Golden Age of detective fiction: Agatha Christie, “Queen of Crime.” Although best known for her Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot novels such as Murder at the Vicarage and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Christie also published short story collections and wrote the world’s longest-running play—The Mousetrap (1952). Her fiction has inspired numerous film and television adaptations... Read A Murder Is Announced Summary

Amusing Ourselves to Death

by Neil Postman

Publication year 1985

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Community, Education, Science & Technology, Politics & Government, Religion & Spirituality

Tags Sociology, Education, Science & Nature, World History, Psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, Arts & Culture, Politics & Government, Philosophy, Technology, Information Age, Education

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business is a nonfiction book by Neil Postman, published in 1985. Postman was a professor of education and communication at New York University with a special interest in the role of technology and media in society. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York in Fredonia and a master’s degree and doctorate from the Teachers College of Columbia University. In... Read Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary

And The Band Played On

by Randy Shilts

Publication year 1987

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Community

Tags Health, Science & Nature, Sociology, World History, LGBTQ+, Politics & Government

And The Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic is a work of investigative reporting by Randy Shilts, a reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle. Shilts covered the AIDS epidemic from 1982 for the only newspaper willing to give its full attention to the epidemic. Shilts examines the roots of AIDS beginning in 1976 to two events and focuses on the mysterious illness of a Danish physician working in Africa, Dr. Grethe Rask. Before... Read And The Band Played On Summary

An Enemy of the People

by Henrik Ibsen

Publication year 1882

Genre Play, Fiction

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

Tags Drama, Classic Fiction, Scandinavian Literature

IntroductionHenrik Ibsen, a well-known Norwegian playwright who is often lauded as the founder of modern drama, wrote An Enemy of the People in 1882. It is an example of Ibsen’s starkly realist, late-career style. Ibsen’s works were very popular throughout his life, but often drew criticism due to their frank discussion of political and social problems in 19th-century Norwegian society. Two years prior he had released the most controversial work of his career, Ghosts, which... Read An Enemy of the People Summary

Angela Davis

by Angela Y. Davis

Publication year 1974

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Race, Community, Equality

Tags Gender & Feminism, Social Justice, Race & Racism, Politics & Government, Civil Rights & Jim Crow South

Angela Davis: An Autobiography, originally published in 1974, is a political autobiography focused on the imprisonment and trial of activist and scholar Angela Davis in the early 1970s. In 1970, after guns belonging to Davis were used in an uprising at the Marin County Courthouse in California, Davis was accused and convicted of conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder. A jury acquitted Davis of all charges in 1972. She published her autobiography two years later to center... Read Angela Davis Summary