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.

Arcadia

by Lauren Groff

Publication year 2012

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Community, Apathy, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Midlife, Appearance & Reality, Environment, Nature Versus Nurture, Family, Self Discovery, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger

Tags Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, Modern Classic Fiction, World History

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Are Prisons Obsolete?

by Angela Y. Davis

Publication year 2003

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Social Class, Community, Globalization, Economics, Education, Politics & Government, Justice, Equality, Literature, Power & Greed

Tags Politics & Government, Race & Racism, Social Justice, US History, Sociology, Gender & Feminism, World History, Philosophy, Philosophy

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

by Judy Blume

Publication year 1970

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Coming of Age, Religion & Spirituality, Self Discovery, Community, Mothers, Grandparents, Friendship

Tags Realistic Fiction, Children`s Literature, Modern Classic Fiction, Classic Fiction

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is a 1970 middle-grade novel by bestselling American author Judy Blume (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Tiger Eyes). The story focuses on 11-year-old Margaret Ann Simon and her family’s move to New Jersey at the beginning of her sixth-grade year. As Margaret navigates her new public school and new friend dynamics, she struggles to form a positive self-image about her changing body and starts exploring her religious... Read Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Summary

Argonauts of the Western Pacific

by Bronislaw Malinowski

Publication year 1922

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Community

Tags Anthropology, Education, Education, Anthropology, Science & Nature, Social Science, Business & Economics, Sociology, World History, Arts & Culture

Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea (1922) is an ethnological monograph by Bronislaw Malinowski, a leading anthropologist of his time. It concerns his research in what was then called “Melanesian New Guinea,” which is today known as the Kiriwana island chain, northeast of New Guinea. The work focuses on the trade, magic, and cultural traditions of the Trobriand people on the archipelago... Read Argonauts of the Western Pacific Summary

A Ruin of Roses

by K.F. Breene

Publication year 2021

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Love, Safety & Danger, Guilt, Hope, Gender Identity, Appearance & Reality, Plants, Family, Self Discovery, Social Class, Community, Justice, Power & Greed

Tags Romance, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Humor

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As A Man Thinketh

by James Allen

Publication year 1902

Genre Essay / Speech, Nonfiction

Themes Perseverance, Fear, Joy, Love, Mental Health, Future, The Past, Environment, Nature Versus Nurture, Place, Self Discovery, Community, Education, Art, Beauty, Fate, Good & Evil, Literature, New Age, Order & Chaos, Religion & Spirituality, Truth & Lies

Tags Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Inspirational

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A Short History of Progress

by Ronald Wright

Publication year 2004

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Community, Environment

Tags Sociology, Anthropology, Anthropology, Science & Nature, Business & Economics, World History, Philosophy, Philosophy, Politics & Government

This study guide refers to the 2004 House of Anansi edition of Ronald Wright’s A Short History of Progress. The book is a printed version of five Massey Lectures that Wright delivered in Canada in 2004. Wright is a Canadian author of historical fiction and non-fiction with a background in archaeology, anthropology, and linguistics. This lecture series uses Wright’s unique set of skills as a storyteller and student of history to provide a sweeping and... Read A Short History of Progress Summary

Astor

by Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe

Publication year 2023

Genre Biography, Nonfiction

Themes Mental Health, The Past, Social Class, Community, Economics, Immigration, Nation, Politics & Government, Equality, Fame, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Power & Greed

Tags US History, Politics & Government, Business & Economics

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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

by David Foster Wallace

Publication year 1997

Genre Essay Collection, Nonfiction

Themes Apathy, Loneliness, Self Discovery, Community, Education, Nation, Art, Fate, Literature, Power & Greed, Truth & Lies

Tags Humor, Philosophy, Postmodernism, American Literature

A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again is a 1997 essay collection by David Foster Wallace. The seven essays explore 1990s US social issues through subjects such as television, tennis, and (in the most famous essay) a Caribbean cruise. The essays have been referenced many times in popular culture, particularly the title essay, which recounts Wallace’s experiences on a cruise.This guide references the 1998 Abacus edition of the collection.SummaryIn the first essay, “Derivative Sport... Read A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Summary

A Thousand Never Evers

by Shana Burg

Publication year 2008

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Hate & Anger, Race, Coming of Age, Daughters & Sons, Family, Community, Education, Politics & Government

Tags Children`s Literature, World History, Historical Fiction, Arts & Culture

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