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A Pelican Introduction
by Mike Savage • 2015
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
4.06
546
A Pelican Introduction Summary
A Pelican Introduction 89%
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
by Mike Savage 2015
4.06
546 ratings
Chavs
by Owen Jones • 2011
The British working class wasn't only abandoned. It was mocked so the abandonment felt deserved.
4.08
11k+
Chavs Summary
Chavs 88%
The British working class wasn't only abandoned. It was mocked so the abandonment felt deserved.
by Owen Jones 2011
4.08
11k+ ratings
Friendship in an Age of Economics
by Todd May • 2012
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
3.72
29
Friendship in an Age of Economics Summary
Friendship in an Age of Economics 88%
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
by Todd May 2012
3.72
29 ratings
No and Me
by Delphine de Vigan • 2007
A thirteen-year-old prodigy, too anxious to speak, meets a homeless girl and finds her voice.
3.72
20k+
No and Me Summary
No and Me 88%
A thirteen-year-old prodigy, too anxious to speak, meets a homeless girl and finds her voice.
by Delphine de Vigan 2007
3.72
20k+ ratings
Friendship
by A.C. Grayling • 2013
2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.
3.27
117
Friendship Summary
Friendship 88%
2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.
by A.C. Grayling 2013
3.27
117 ratings
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party
by Nick Gray • 2022
Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.
4.15
857
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party Summary
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party 88%
Not a natural networker? Two hours on a Tuesday with name tags does the work for you.
by Nick Gray 2022
4.15
857 ratings
The Friendship Crisis
by Marla Paul • 2004
Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.
3.18
254
The Friendship Crisis Summary
The Friendship Crisis 88%
Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.
by Marla Paul 2004
3.18
254 ratings
Coming Apart
by Charles Murray • 2012
Post-1963, the working class unraveled while a new elite sealed itself away.
3.81
6k+
Coming Apart Summary
Coming Apart 88%
Post-1963, the working class unraveled while a new elite sealed itself away.
by Charles Murray 2012
3.81
6k+ ratings
How Do You Live?
by Genzaburo Yoshino • 2021
A Tokyo boy's uncle fills a notebook with life lessons; cowardice puts them to the test.
3.98
19k+
How Do You Live? Summary
How Do You Live? 88%
A Tokyo boy's uncle fills a notebook with life lessons; cowardice puts them to the test.
by Genzaburo Yoshino 2021
3.98
19k+ ratings
The 9.9 Percent
by Matthew Stewart • 2021
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
3.67
413
The 9.9 Percent Summary
The 9.9 Percent 88%
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
by Matthew Stewart 2021
3.67
413 ratings
A Class of Their Own
by Matthew Hammett Knott • 2022
The children had private jets. They needed a Cambridge graduate to do their homework.
3.61
376
A Class of Their Own Summary
A Class of Their Own 88%
The children had private jets. They needed a Cambridge graduate to do their homework.
by Matthew Hammett Knott 2022
3.61
376 ratings
The Spirit Level
by Richard G. Wilkinson • 2009
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
4.13
7k+
The Spirit Level Summary
The Spirit Level 87%
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009
4.13
7k+ ratings
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer • 2013
At arts camp, six teenagers decide they are exceptional. Forty years of ordinary life disagree.
3.60
124k+
The Interestings Summary
The Interestings 87%
At arts camp, six teenagers decide they are exceptional. Forty years of ordinary life disagree.
by Meg Wolitzer 2013
3.60
124k+ ratings
The Other Significant Others
by Rhaina Cohen • 2024
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
3.93
5k+
The Other Significant Others Summary
The Other Significant Others 87%
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
by Rhaina Cohen 2024
3.93
5k+ ratings
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
4.24
3k+
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 87%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
The Trouble with Diversity
by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
3.59
516
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity 87%
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006
3.59
516 ratings
L'amico ritrovato
by Fred Uhlman • 1971
Germany, 1932. A Jewish boy and an aristocratic classmate share a friendship the Reich will destroy.
4.04
40k+
L'amico ritrovato Summary
L'amico ritrovato 87%
Germany, 1932. A Jewish boy and an aristocratic classmate share a friendship the Reich will destroy.
by Fred Uhlman 1971
4.04
40k+ ratings
Same Kind of Different as Me
by Ron Hall • 2006
An art dealer, a homeless man, and the woman who bound them together. Then cancer came.
4.20
93k+
Same Kind of Different as Me Summary
Same Kind of Different as Me 87%
An art dealer, a homeless man, and the woman who bound them together. Then cancer came.
by Ron Hall 2006
4.20
93k+ ratings
We Should Get Together
by Kat Vellos • 2020
Loneliness hits like a smoking habit. The cure isn't more friends; it's a skill we forgot.
3.85
954
We Should Get Together Summary
We Should Get Together 87%
Loneliness hits like a smoking habit. The cure isn't more friends; it's a skill we forgot.
by Kat Vellos 2020
3.85
954 ratings
I Will Always Write Back
by Caitlin Alifirenka • 2015
A 12-year-old picked Zimbabwe off a list. The letter she sent changed two worlds.
4.38
30k+
I Will Always Write Back Summary
I Will Always Write Back 87%
A 12-year-old picked Zimbabwe off a list. The letter she sent changed two worlds.
by Caitlin Alifirenka 2015
4.38
30k+ ratings
Text Me When You Get Home
by Kayleen Schaefer • 2018
How a parting ritual signaled that female friendship had become the true love story.
3.46
9k+
Text Me When You Get Home Summary
Text Me When You Get Home 87%
How a parting ritual signaled that female friendship had become the true love story.
by Kayleen Schaefer 2018
3.46
9k+ ratings
Big Friendship
by Aminatou Sow • 2020
Friendship is the only important relationship we expect to maintain without instruction.
3.74
25k+
Big Friendship Summary
Big Friendship 87%
Friendship is the only important relationship we expect to maintain without instruction.
by Aminatou Sow 2020
3.74
25k+ ratings
The Meritocracy Trap
by Daniel Markovits • 2019
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
3.83
2k+
The Meritocracy Trap Summary
The Meritocracy Trap 87%
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
by Daniel Markovits 2019
3.83
2k+ ratings
L'amica geniale. Edizione completa
by Elena Ferrante • 2015
Two dolls vanish in a Naples courtyard. What replaces them is a friendship fiercer than love.
4.55
8k+
L'amica geniale. Edizione completa Summary
L'amica geniale. Edizione completa 87%
Two dolls vanish in a Naples courtyard. What replaces them is a friendship fiercer than love.
by Elena Ferrante 2015
4.55
8k+ ratings
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley • 1934
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
4.09
483
English Journey Summary
English Journey 87%
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
by J.B. Priestley 1934
4.09
483 ratings
The Velvet Rope Economy
by Nelson D. Schwartz • 2020
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
4.08
1k+
The Velvet Rope Economy Summary
The Velvet Rope Economy 87%
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
by Nelson D. Schwartz 2020
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Social Sex
by Marilyn Yalom • 2015
For centuries, women's friendships were ignored. Letters, clubs, and convents made them visible.
3.17
311
The Social Sex Summary
The Social Sex 87%
For centuries, women's friendships were ignored. Letters, clubs, and convents made them visible.
by Marilyn Yalom 2015
3.17
311 ratings
Storm Glass
by Jeff Wheeler • 2018
An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.
4.21
19k+
Storm Glass Summary
Storm Glass 87%
An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.
by Jeff Wheeler 2018
4.21
19k+ ratings
How to Be a Friend
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
The classic friendship manual: why character matters more than chemistry, and when loyalty says no.
3.86
4k+
How to Be a Friend Summary
How to Be a Friend 87%
The classic friendship manual: why character matters more than chemistry, and when loyalty says no.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
3.86
4k+ ratings
Ain't No Makin' It
by Jay MacLeod • 2008
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
4.07
1k+
Ain't No Makin' It Summary
Ain't No Makin' It 87%
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
by Jay MacLeod 2008
4.07
1k+ ratings
Categorically Unequal
by Douglas S. Massey • 2007
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
4.24
134
Categorically Unequal Summary
Categorically Unequal 87%
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
by Douglas S. Massey 2007
4.24
134 ratings
Money Changes Everything
by Jenny Offill • 2007
Twenty-two writers reveal what money did to their marriages, their morals, and their sense of self.
3.52
182
Money Changes Everything Summary
Money Changes Everything 87%
Twenty-two writers reveal what money did to their marriages, their morals, and their sense of self.
by Jenny Offill 2007
3.52
182 ratings
Twilight of the Elites
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2012
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
3.99
6k+
Twilight of the Elites Summary
Twilight of the Elites 87%
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2012
3.99
6k+ ratings
Summer Sisters
by Judy Blume • 1998
A quiet girl, a dazzling wild child: Vineyard summers that bind them through betrayal and decades.
3.85
138k+
Summer Sisters Summary
Summer Sisters 87%
A quiet girl, a dazzling wild child: Vineyard summers that bind them through betrayal and decades.
by Judy Blume 1998
3.85
138k+ ratings
The Other Wes Moore
by Wes Moore • 2010
Two boys named Wes Moore, same city. One became a Rhodes Scholar; the other got life.
3.87
60k+
The Other Wes Moore Summary
The Other Wes Moore 87%
Two boys named Wes Moore, same city. One became a Rhodes Scholar; the other got life.
by Wes Moore 2010
3.87
60k+ ratings
Outclassed
by Joan C. Williams • 2025
The Left lost the working class to economic precarity and condescension. How to win them back.
4.20
248
Outclassed Summary
Outclassed 87%
The Left lost the working class to economic precarity and condescension. How to win them back.
by Joan C. Williams 2025
4.20
248 ratings
Priklijuoti
by John David Anderson • 2017
A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.
3.90
9k+
Priklijuoti Summary
Priklijuoti 87%
A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.
by John David Anderson 2017
3.90
9k+ ratings
How to Break Up with Your Friends
by Erin Falconer • 2022
Close friendships need the same clear-eyed evaluation you give your career. A guide to the audit.
3.74
479
How to Break Up with Your Friends Summary
How to Break Up with Your Friends 87%
Close friendships need the same clear-eyed evaluation you give your career. A guide to the audit.
by Erin Falconer 2022
3.74
479 ratings
I Came Upon a Lighthouse
by Shantanu Naidu • 2021
A young man wrote Ratan Tata about saving stray dogs. The reply began an unlikely friendship.
4.44
3k+
I Came Upon a Lighthouse Summary
I Came Upon a Lighthouse 87%
A young man wrote Ratan Tata about saving stray dogs. The reply began an unlikely friendship.
by Shantanu Naidu 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
Rich and Pretty
by Rumaan Alam • 2016
One marries into Manhattan privilege, the other stagnates. Their lifelong friendship starts to fray.
2.77
11k+
Rich and Pretty Summary
Rich and Pretty 87%
One marries into Manhattan privilege, the other stagnates. Their lifelong friendship starts to fray.
by Rumaan Alam 2016
2.77
11k+ ratings
No Shame in My Game
by Katherine S. Newman • 1999
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
3.75
466
No Shame in My Game Summary
No Shame in My Game 87%
The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.
by Katherine S. Newman 1999
3.75
466 ratings
Respect in a World of Inequality
by Richard Sennett • 2003
Invisibility is inequality's deepest cut; the systems meant to heal it often cut deeper.
3.69
244
Respect in a World of Inequality Summary
Respect in a World of Inequality 87%
Invisibility is inequality's deepest cut; the systems meant to heal it often cut deeper.
by Richard Sennett 2003
3.69
244 ratings
Below Stairs
by Margaret Powell • 1968
She cooked their banquets in early 1900s England, and they forgot she existed.
3.58
15k+
Below Stairs Summary
Below Stairs 87%
She cooked their banquets in early 1900s England, and they forgot she existed.
by Margaret Powell 1968
3.58
15k+ ratings
Modern Friendship
by Anna Goldfarb • 2024
Not all friends are the same tier. A system for categorizing, maintaining, and deepening each one.
3.74
884
Modern Friendship Summary
Modern Friendship 87%
Not all friends are the same tier. A system for categorizing, maintaining, and deepening each one.
by Anna Goldfarb 2024
3.74
884 ratings
Hillbilly Elegy
by J.D. Vance • 2016
Poverty teaches a lesson that keeps you poor: your effort doesn't matter.
3.83
508k+
Hillbilly Elegy Summary
Hillbilly Elegy 87%
Poverty teaches a lesson that keeps you poor: your effort doesn't matter.
by J.D. Vance 2016
3.83
508k+ ratings
Get To The Top
by Suhel Seth • 2011
Ten rules that swap schmoozing for genuine relationships built on character, curiosity, and loyalty.
3.33
346
Get To The Top Summary
Get To The Top 87%
Ten rules that swap schmoozing for genuine relationships built on character, curiosity, and loyalty.
by Suhel Seth 2011
3.33
346 ratings
Platonic
by Marisa G. Franco • 2022
Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.
4.04
8k+
Platonic Summary
Platonic 87%
Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.
by Marisa G. Franco 2022
4.04
8k+ ratings
Affluence and Influence
by Martin Gilens • 2010
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
3.79
145
Affluence and Influence Summary
Affluence and Influence 87%
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
by Martin Gilens 2010
3.79
145 ratings
Unequal Democracy
by Larry M. Bartels • 2008
Three voter biases and a system blind to the poor built America's income gap.
3.89
457
Unequal Democracy Summary
Unequal Democracy 87%
Three voter biases and a system blind to the poor built America's income gap.
by Larry M. Bartels 2008
3.89
457 ratings
Kin
by Tayari Jones • 2026
One cradle, two motherless Black girls. Jim Crow Louisiana permits only one to rise.
4.24
51k+
Kin Summary
Kin 87%
One cradle, two motherless Black girls. Jim Crow Louisiana permits only one to rise.
by Tayari Jones 2026
4.24
51k+ ratings
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