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Nonfiction Titles to Educate, Elucidate, and Entertain: Summer Reading Recommendations from the Social Science Department

Social Science, Philosophy and Religion Department, Central Library,
Three book collage of nonfiction titles

The library’s Summer Reading Challenge 2020 is in full swing and the staff of the Social Science, Philosophy & Religion department are challenging our patrons to read at least 20 minutes a day. We recognize many folks prefer reading about real people and events, and our collection delivers on amazing nonfiction titles. As the name suggests, our department covers a huge range of topics: from tarot and astrology to ethnic studies and feminism; from policing, law and punishment, politics and foreign affairs, to child development, psychology, and self-help. Our array of topics will satisfy all nonfiction lovers and information seekers!

Every week we are posting book recommendations, so make sure to head over to our Facebook page to check them out. Featured titles include our Critics Picks, which have been reviewed recently by a major United States newspaper. In June we are also featuring Pride Picks from our LGBTQIA collection. You can also contact us directly through our email form if you’d like help selecting a book.


Non-Fiction Titles to Get in the Game


Book cover for Queering the Tarot
Queering the Tarot
Snow, Cassandra

Book cover for Get Out of Your Own Way
Get Out of Your Own Way
Hollis, Dave

Book cover for Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
Murthy, Vivek Hallegere

Book cover for Lurking: How a Person Became a User
Lurking: How a Person Became a User
McNeil, Joanne

Book cover for We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation
We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation
Riemer, Matthew

Book cover for When Brooklyn Was Queer
When Brooklyn Was Queer
Ryan, Hugh

Book cover for Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement
Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement
Johnson, David K

Book cover for The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Joseph, Peniel E.

Book cover for Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare
Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare
Rid, Thomas

Book cover for The Last Negroes at Harvard
The Last Negroes at Harvard
Garrett, Kent


 

 

 

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