Social Studies Study Guide

Stamped is Reynolds’ self-described remix of Kendi’s 2016 National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning, utilizing humor and slang to transform intellectual and political history into a story for middle school and high school listeners. As the book discusses historical struggles and empowerment, racism and antiracism, and violence and resistance, it invites listeners to become the next generation of empowered and educated antiracists that can resist ongoing affronts to Black freedom and equality.

This audio study guide for Spillover by David Quammen includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as the value of scientific expertise, randomness and risk, and humans as animals. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt includes a detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as the counterproductive culture of "Safetyism" and the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This book provides up-to-date information on language, etiquette, and appropriate communication and conduct in treating TGNC clients, and discusses the history, cultural context, and ethical and legal issues that can arise in working with gender-diverse individuals in a clinical setting. You'll also find information about informed consent approaches that call for a shift in the role of the mental health provider in the position of assessment and referral for the purposes of gender-affirming medical care (such as hormones, surgery, and other procedures).

This audio study guide for Rising out of Hatred by Eli Saslow includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as white nationalism and white supremacy, internal conflict, nonjudgmental inclusion, and family.

This audio study guide for Saltwater Slavery by Stephanie E. Smallwood includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the commodification of African captives, diaspora, and social death, and the Middle Passage. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as inequality, segregation, and equity versus liberty. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics. Savage Inequalities is a work of nonfiction that explores ethnic and racial prejudice in the American educational system, as well as the divide in educational access between rich and poor.

In part one of this audiobook, you will discover the pantheon of the Norse gods and goddesses.

The American guy is not to be confused with a husband, father, hunk, or intellectual, says guy expert Dave Barry. Published just in time (the American guy faces extinction due to feminism, the men's movement, and stricter sanitation laws), this guide gives women helpful advice for understanding Him (or It) and offers men useful tips on remembering the names of their children and other dilemmas of life.

This audio study guide for Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the tyranny of the majority and the remedy for it, nostalgia for an aristocracy in decline, and the importance of religious faith. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics. Democracy in America is a multilayered work that spans genres, topics, and continents.

This audio study guide for The Great Influenza by John M. Barry includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the triumphs and limits of science and the need for truth and leadership in crises. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for Courtroom 302 by Steve Bogira includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as the prison-industrial complex and the influences of corruption and politics on trial cases. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism by Benedict Anderson includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as nationalism, print capitalism, imperialism, and post-colonialism.

This audio study guide for How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the dire consequences of racism, historical knowledge in contemporary social transformation, and rethinking racist power. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as systemic racism, activism, and social justice. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for Separate Pasts by Melton A. McLaurin includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as the effects of segregation on Southern society and the power of human connection to create social change. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for Circe by Madeline Miller includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the nature and power of victory and misogyny and female suffering. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

The Neville Goddard Lecture Series will be presented in a 12-volume set, 25 lectures per volume. This volume is Volume I.

Anthropologist Geert Hofstede's 1980 work, Culture's Consequences, was the first study to look at cultural differences using data. The Dutchman took advantage of the enormous global span of his employer, the technology company IBM, to gather survey data in 20 languages and across 70 countries, and to produce a unique study of national values.

The Neville Goddard Lecture Series will be presented in a 12-volume set, 25 lectures per volume. This is Volume V.