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Post Grad: Five Women and Their First Year Out of College
By Caroline Kitchener
A lack of awareness about the subjects' privilege mars this account of millennials navigating life after Princeton.
Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
By Bill Schutt
An erudite, surprisingly witty account of who eats whom — and why.
A media expert claims a better line of querying can heal social rifts in divisive times.
The Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power
By Joseph Turow
If you feel like Big Brother is watching, it’s because he is.
Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives
By Tim Harford
This absorbing look at the upside of chaos is fresh and surprising.
This interesting read asks us to skip cynicism and enjoy the moment, but ignores exploitative systems in the process.
The Price of Prosperity: Why Rich Nations Fail and How to Renew Them
By Todd G. Buchholz
An economist wants to make Americans feel proud again.
The Human Cost of Welfare: How the System Hurts the People It’s Supposed to Help
By Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers
A refreshingly non-partisan dissection of the social safety net’s unintended consequences
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