2024 Stars So Far | Social Sciences

Explore the varied landscape of social sciences publishing via LJ’s top picks in anthropology, parapsychology, parenting, economics, memoir, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTHROPOLOGY & CUSTOMS 

Mithen, Steven. The Language Puzzle: Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved. Basic. Jun. 2024. 544p. ISBN 9781541605381. $36. 

BUSINESS

Dennis, Steve. Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption. Wonderwell. Mar. 2024. 224p. ISBN 9781637560297. $27.99. 

Kellerman, Barbara. Leadership From Bad to Worse: What Happens When Bad Festers. Oxford Univ. Mar. 2024. 240p. ISBN 9780197759271. $29.99. 

COMMUNICATIONS 

Curzan, Anne. Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words. Crown. Mar. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9780593444092. $28. 

ECONOMICS 

Cox, Josie. Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality. Abrams. Mar. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9781419762987. $30. 

Gwartney, James D. & others. Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity. 4th ed. St. Martin’s. Jul. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9781250292629. $30. 

Monnet, Éric. Balance of Power: Central Banks and the Fate of Democracies. Univ. of Chicago. Apr. 2024. 264p. tr. from French by Steven Rendall. ISBN 9780226834139. $25. 

Nolan, Hamilton. The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor. Hachette. Feb. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9780306830921. $30. 

Park, R. Jisung. Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World. Princeton Univ. Apr. 2024. 344p. ISBN 9780691221038. $29.95. 

LAW & CRIME 

Gerhardt, Michael J. The Law of Presidential Impeachment: A Guide for the Engaged Citizen. NYU. Jan. 2024. 200p. ISBN 9781479824694. $24.95. LAW

Hunt, Amber. Crimes of the Centuries: The Cases That Changed Us. Union Square & Co. Jan. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9781454949107. $29.99. CRIME

Landau, Deb Miller. A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton. Pegasus. Aug. 2024. 256p. ISBN 9781639366835. $28.95. CRIME

Rosenberg, Jane. Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist. Hanover Square: Harlequin. Aug. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9781335008046. $30. MEMOIR

Zalkind, Susan Clare. The Waltham Murders: One Woman’s Pursuit To Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy. Little A. Mar. 2024. 366p. ISBN 9781503903715. $28.99. CRIME

MEMOIR

Adiba, Zarifa & Anne Chaon. Playing for Freedom: The Journey of a Young Afghan Girl. Amazon Crossing. May 2024. 208p. tr. from French by Susanna Lea Associates. ISBN 9781662511134. $28.99. 

Asante, M.K. Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony. Amistad. May 2024. 208p. ISBN 9780063275287. $26.99. 

Farris, Emily. I’ll Just Be Five More Minutes: And Other Tales from My ADHD Brain. Hachette. Feb. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9780306830310. pap. $19.99. 

Gorrindo, Simone. The Wives: A Memoir. Gallery/Scout. Apr. 2024. 416p. ISBN 9781982178499. $29.99. 

Horton, Michelle. Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds. Grand Central. Jan. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9781538757154. $30. 

Jones, Amanda. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. Bloomsbury. Aug. 2024. 288p. ISBN 9781639733538. $29.99. 

Lin, Amy. Here After: A Memoir. Zibby. Mar. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9781958506325. $23.99. 

Marseille, Claudia. But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World. She Writes Pr. May 2024. 280p. ISBN 9781647426262. pap. $17.95. 

Martinez, David. Bones Worth Breaking: A Memoir. MCD. Apr. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9780374610951. pap. $18. 

Nguon, Chantha. Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes. Algonquin. Feb. 2024. 304p. ed. by Kim Green. ISBN 9781643753492. $29. 

Prose, Francine. 1974: A Personal History. Harper. Jun. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9780063314092. $27.99. 

Seeman, Tom. Animals I Want To See: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds. Post Hill. May 2024. 288p. ISBN 9798888453568. $30. 

Shechtman, Anna. The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle. HarperOne. Mar. 2024. 288p. ISBN 9780063275478. $29.99. 

Trent, J. Dana. Between Two Trailers: A Memoir. Convergent. Apr. 2024. 256p. ISBN 9780593444078. $27. 

Winter, Molly Roden. More: A Memoir of Open Marriage. Doubleday. Jan. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9780385549455. $28. 

Zimmerman, Rachel. Us, After: A Memoir of Love and Suicide. Santa Fe Writer’s Project. Jun. 2024. 256p. ISBN 9781951631352. pap. $15.95. 

PARAPSYCHOLOGY 

Alvarado, Denise. The Marie Laveau Voodoo Grimoire: Rituals, Recipes, and Spells for Healing, Protection, Beauty, Love, and More. Weiser. Feb. 2024. 240p. ISBN 9781578638130. pap. $18.95. 

PARENTING 

Fields, Timothy L. & Shereem Herndon-Brown. The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions. 2nd ed. Johns Hopkins Univ. Jan. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9781421448961. pap. $22.95. 

Kuzmic, Kristina. I Can Fix This: And Other Lies I Told Myself While Parenting My Struggling Child. Penguin Life. May 2024. 240p. ISBN 9780593653333. $29. 

Laithland, Gwenna. Momma Cusses: A Field Guide to Responsive Parenting & Trying Not To Be the Reason Your Kid Needs Therapy. St. Martin’s Essentials. Mar. 2024. 256p. ISBN 9781250882660. pap. $20. 

Pressman, Aliza. The 5 Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans. Simon Element. Jan. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9781668014530. $28.99.

Ramesh, Jaya & Priya Saaral. Parenting at the Intersections: Raising Neurodivergent Children of Color. Parenting Pr. Jan. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9781641608893. pap. $19.99. 

Watts, Laura Tamblyn. Let’s Talk About Aging Parents: A Real-Life Guide to Solving Problems with 27 Essential Conversations. The Experiment. Apr. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9781615198023. pap. $18.95. 

POLITICAL SCIENCE 

Chinoy, Ira. Predicting the Winner: The Untold Story of Election Night 1952 and the Dawn of Computer Forecasting. Potomac: Univ. of Nebraska. May 2024. 392p. ISBN 9781640125964. $38.95. 

Ghilarducci, Teresa. Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy. Univ. of Chicago. Mar. 2024. 264p. ISBN 9780226831466. $25.

Hunt-Hendrix, Leah & Astra Taylor. Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea. Pantheon. Mar. 2024. 432p. ISBN 9780593701249. $30. 

McMahon, Kevin J. A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People. Univ. of Chicago. Apr. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9780226831084. pap. $24. 

Radchenko, Sergey. To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power. Cambridge Univ. May 2024. 450p. ISBN 9781108477352. $34.95. 

Shuster, Simon. The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky. Morrow. Jan. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9780063307421. $32.99. 

PSYCHOLOGY 

Keyes, Corey. Languishing: How To Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down. Crown. Feb. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9780593444627. $28.99. 

Koch, Christof. Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How To Expand It. Basic. May 2024. 288p. ISBN 9781541602809. $30. 

Levitin, Daniel J. I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine. Norton. Aug. 2024. 432p. ISBN 9781324036180. $32.50. 

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Cadet, Akilah. White Supremacy Is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World. Hachette Go. Feb. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9780306831034. $29. 

Ghaziani, Amin. Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution. Princeton Univ. Mar. 2024. 288p. ISBN 9780691253855. $29.95. 

Katz, Ariana & Jessica Rosenberg. For Times Such as These: A Radical’s Guide to the Jewish Year. Wayne State Univ. Mar. 2024. 392p. ISBN 9780814350515. $29.99. 

Klinenberg, Eric. 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed. Knopf. Feb. 2024. 464p. ISBN 9780593319482. $32. 

Kuper, Adam. The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions. Pantheon. Apr. 2024. 432p. ISBN 9780593700679. $35.

Lord, M.G. Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll. Liveright: Norton. Mar. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9781324095071. pap. $18.95. 

Nguyen, Kim Hong. Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss. Univ. of Illinois. Jan. 2024. 160p. ISBN 9780252087684. pap. $22.95. 

Sierra-Arévalo, Michael. The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing. Columbia Univ. Feb. 2024. 368p. ISBN 9780231198479. pap. $30. 

Thornton, Sarah. Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us About Breasts. Norton. May 2024. 320p. ISBN 9780393881028. $28.99. 

TRAVEL & GEOGRAPHY 

Green, Stewart M. Hiking Waterfalls Utah: A Guide to the State’s Best Waterfall Hikes. Falcon Guides. Falcon Guides. (Hiking Waterfalls). Jun. 2024. 240p. ISBN 9781493072231. pap. $24.95. 

Lamagna, Sarah. Swimming Holes New England: 50 of the Best Swimming Spots. Falcon Guides. May 2024. 256p. ISBN 9781493076437. pap. $24.95. 

O’Connor, John. The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster. Sourcebooks. Feb. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9781464216633. $26.99. 

Powers, John (text) & Peter Wallace (illus.). The Boston Handbook: An Irreverent Guide to the Hub of the Universe. Globe Pequot. May 2024. 136p. ISBN 9781493052271. pap. $22.95.

Rhoads, Loren. 222 Cemeteries To See Before You Die. Black Dog & Leventhal. Aug. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9780762486021. $32. 

Zaharek, Jonathan. Hiking the Adirondack 46 High Peaks. Falcon Guides. May 2024. 256p. ISBN 9781493070084. pap. $24.95. 

 

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