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Custodians of Wonder
by Eliot Stein • 2024
Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.
4.19
3k+
Custodians of Wonder Summary
Custodians of Wonder 89%
Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.
by Eliot Stein 2024
4.19
3k+ ratings
Faking It
by Hugh Barker • 2007
Elvis was an imitator, punk was theater, and disco was realer than anyone admitted.
3.67
243
Faking It Summary
Faking It 89%
Elvis was an imitator, punk was theater, and disco was realer than anyone admitted.
by Hugh Barker 2007
3.67
243 ratings
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 89%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies
by Melanie Smith • 2003
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
3.47
15
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies Summary
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies 89%
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
by Melanie Smith 2003
3.47
15 ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 88%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 ratings
Parenting with an Accent
by Masha Rumer • 2021
Parenting advice assumes a shared culture. Immigrant families must invent their own playbook.
4.21
129
Parenting with an Accent Summary
Parenting with an Accent 88%
Parenting advice assumes a shared culture. Immigrant families must invent their own playbook.
by Masha Rumer 2021
4.21
129 ratings
The Myth of Santa Fe
by Chris Wilson • 1997
Santa Fe's adobe charm is a twentieth-century invention, built to attract tourists and new money.
3.87
69
The Myth of Santa Fe Summary
The Myth of Santa Fe 88%
Santa Fe's adobe charm is a twentieth-century invention, built to attract tourists and new money.
by Chris Wilson 1997
3.87
69 ratings
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
4.14
1k+
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread 88%
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995
4.14
1k+ ratings
American Like Me
by America Ferrera • 2018
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
4.32
6k+
American Like Me Summary
American Like Me 88%
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
by America Ferrera 2018
4.32
6k+ ratings
Culture
by Martin Puchner • 2023
Borrowing, theft, lucky accidents: four millennia of cultural history. Purity was never the point.
3.92
924
Culture Summary
Culture 88%
Borrowing, theft, lucky accidents: four millennia of cultural history. Purity was never the point.
by Martin Puchner 2023
3.92
924 ratings
Brown Enough
by Christopher Rivas • 2022
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
4.28
310
Brown Enough Summary
Brown Enough 88%
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
by Christopher Rivas 2022
4.28
310 ratings
Of Water and the Spirit
by Malidoma Patrice Somé • 1994
A kidnapped West African returns home a stranger. To belong, he must survive a deadly initiation.
4.41
2k+
Of Water and the Spirit Summary
Of Water and the Spirit 87%
A kidnapped West African returns home a stranger. To belong, he must survive a deadly initiation.
by Malidoma Patrice Somé 1994
4.41
2k+ ratings
Aesthetics of Excess
by Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess 87%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
Radical Hope
by Jonathan Lear • 2006
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
3.88
964
Radical Hope Summary
Radical Hope 87%
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
by Jonathan Lear 2006
3.88
964 ratings
Thailand - Culture Smart!
by Roger Jones • 2003
Navigate Thailand without losing face: the cultural codes that turn visitors into welcome guests.
3.91
287
Thailand - Culture Smart! Summary
Thailand - Culture Smart! 87%
Navigate Thailand without losing face: the cultural codes that turn visitors into welcome guests.
by Roger Jones 2003
3.91
287 ratings
Language City
by Ross Perlin • 2024
Seven hundred languages pack New York City. Most are on the verge of silence.
4.20
919
Language City Summary
Language City 87%
Seven hundred languages pack New York City. Most are on the verge of silence.
by Ross Perlin 2024
4.20
919 ratings
The Bonjour Effect
by Julie Barlow • 2016
Knowing the language isn't enough. The real test is the invisible rules behind every greeting.
3.90
2k+
The Bonjour Effect Summary
The Bonjour Effect 87%
Knowing the language isn't enough. The real test is the invisible rules behind every greeting.
by Julie Barlow 2016
3.90
2k+ ratings
Sand Talk
by Tyson Yunkaporta • 2019
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
4.35
5k+
Sand Talk Summary
Sand Talk 87%
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
by Tyson Yunkaporta 2019
4.35
5k+ ratings
Black in Blues
by Imani Perry • 2025
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
4.25
3k+
Black in Blues Summary
Black in Blues 87%
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
by Imani Perry 2025
4.25
3k+ ratings
En busca del Hueso Perdido - Tratado de Paraguayología
by Helio Vera • 2011
Two countries share one map: the facade of Paraguay and the survivalist culture behind it.
3.70
67
En busca del Hueso Perdido - Tratado de Paraguayología Summary
En busca del Hueso Perdido - Tratado de Paraguayología 87%
Two countries share one map: the facade of Paraguay and the survivalist culture behind it.
by Helio Vera 2011
3.70
67 ratings
Intercultural Marriage
by Dugan Romano • 1988
Why love isn't enough when you marry across cultures, and the framework for making it work.
3.87
98
Intercultural Marriage Summary
Intercultural Marriage 87%
Why love isn't enough when you marry across cultures, and the framework for making it work.
by Dugan Romano 1988
3.87
98 ratings
Facing the Lion
by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton • 2003
A Maasai boy shamed for fleeing a lion reclaims his courage on a soccer field.
3.90
2k+
Facing the Lion Summary
Facing the Lion 87%
A Maasai boy shamed for fleeing a lion reclaims his courage on a soccer field.
by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton 2003
3.90
2k+ ratings
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
by Kliph Nesteroff • 2021
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
4.06
3k+
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem Summary
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem 87%
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
by Kliph Nesteroff 2021
4.06
3k+ ratings
The Truth About Stories
by Thomas King • 2003
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
4.33
4k+
The Truth About Stories Summary
The Truth About Stories 87%
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
by Thomas King 2003
4.33
4k+ ratings
That's Not English
by Erin Moore • 2015
British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.
3.67
858
That's Not English Summary
That's Not English 87%
British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.
by Erin Moore 2015
3.67
858 ratings
Ethnic Boundary Making
by Andreas Wimmer • 2012
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
3.55
22
Ethnic Boundary Making Summary
Ethnic Boundary Making 87%
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
by Andreas Wimmer 2012
3.55
22 ratings
Indians and English
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman • 2000
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
3.85
114
Indians and English Summary
Indians and English 87%
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman 2000
3.85
114 ratings
They Came Before Columbus
by Ivan Van Sertima • 2003
Africans built ships, crossed the Atlantic, and left stone faces in Mexico before Columbus was born.
4.46
3k+
They Came Before Columbus Summary
They Came Before Columbus 87%
Africans built ships, crossed the Atlantic, and left stone faces in Mexico before Columbus was born.
by Ivan Van Sertima 2003
4.46
3k+ ratings
Red Paint
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe • 2022
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
4.12
3k+
Red Paint Summary
Red Paint 87%
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2022
4.12
3k+ ratings
Perfectly You
by Mariana Atencio • 2019
Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.
3.97
244
Perfectly You Summary
Perfectly You 87%
Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.
by Mariana Atencio 2019
3.97
244 ratings
Beyond Human Nature
by Jesse J. Prinz • 2011
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
3.69
246
Beyond Human Nature Summary
Beyond Human Nature 87%
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
by Jesse J. Prinz 2011
3.69
246 ratings
The Secret Token
by Andrew Lawler • 2018
The Lost Colony assimilated. America built its first origin myth to hide that truth.
3.76
2k+
The Secret Token Summary
The Secret Token 87%
The Lost Colony assimilated. America built its first origin myth to hide that truth.
by Andrew Lawler 2018
3.76
2k+ ratings
Dreaming in Chinese
by Deborah Fallows • 2010
Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.
3.63
2k+
Dreaming in Chinese Summary
Dreaming in Chinese 87%
Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.
by Deborah Fallows 2010
3.63
2k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 87%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
We Are Dancing for You
by Cutcha Risling Baldy • 2018
Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.
4.51
171
We Are Dancing for You Summary
We Are Dancing for You 87%
Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.
by Cutcha Risling Baldy 2018
4.51
171 ratings
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
by Jane Hyun • 2005
The values that made you excel now cap your career. Rewire, not reject: the playbook.
3.52
249
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling Summary
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling 87%
The values that made you excel now cap your career. Rewire, not reject: the playbook.
by Jane Hyun 2005
3.52
249 ratings
The Forest People
by Colin M. Turnbull • 1961
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
3.96
3k+
The Forest People Summary
The Forest People 87%
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
by Colin M. Turnbull 1961
3.96
3k+ ratings
The Japanese Mind
by Roger J. Davies • 2002
Japan runs on unwritten rules. Twelve everyday concepts reveal the logic beneath the surface.
3.72
2k+
The Japanese Mind Summary
The Japanese Mind 87%
Japan runs on unwritten rules. Twelve everyday concepts reveal the logic beneath the surface.
by Roger J. Davies 2002
3.72
2k+ ratings
菊與刀
by Ruth Benedict • 1946
A hidden ledger of obligation explains why Japan is warrior and aesthete, rigid yet adaptable.
3.85
4k+
菊與刀 Summary
菊與刀 87%
A hidden ledger of obligation explains why Japan is warrior and aesthete, rigid yet adaptable.
by Ruth Benedict 1946
3.85
4k+ ratings
When Cultures Collide
by Richard D. Lewis • 2005
Why Germans schedule and Italians improvise: a cultural map for anyone who works across borders.
3.95
567
When Cultures Collide Summary
When Cultures Collide 87%
Why Germans schedule and Italians improvise: a cultural map for anyone who works across borders.
by Richard D. Lewis 2005
3.95
567 ratings
Lipstick Jihad
by Azadeh Moaveni • 2005
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
3.70
5k+
Lipstick Jihad Summary
Lipstick Jihad 87%
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
by Azadeh Moaveni 2005
3.70
5k+ ratings
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
by Pico Iyer • 2019
Why 32 years in Japan taught Pico Iyer less than his first week.
3.81
2k+
A Beginner's Guide to Japan Summary
A Beginner's Guide to Japan 87%
Why 32 years in Japan taught Pico Iyer less than his first week.
by Pico Iyer 2019
3.81
2k+ ratings
Chief Culture Officer
by Grant McCracken • 2009
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
3.76
254
Chief Culture Officer Summary
Chief Culture Officer 87%
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
by Grant McCracken 2009
3.76
254 ratings
God Is Red
by Vine Deloria Jr. • 1972
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
4.16
2k+
God Is Red Summary
God Is Red 87%
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972
4.16
2k+ ratings
El Hombre Light
by Enrique Rojas • 1992
When everything is permitted and nothing matters, a new kind of person emerges: informed and hollow.
3.12
535
El Hombre Light Summary
El Hombre Light 87%
When everything is permitted and nothing matters, a new kind of person emerges: informed and hollow.
by Enrique Rojas 1992
3.12
535 ratings
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan
by Shoba Narayan • 2018
She went to India for her roots and found them in a milk vendor's cowshed.
3.64
2k+
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan Summary
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan 87%
She went to India for her roots and found them in a milk vendor's cowshed.
by Shoba Narayan 2018
3.64
2k+ ratings
Bunk
by Kevin Young • 2017
America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.
3.18
1k+
Bunk Summary
Bunk 87%
America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.
by Kevin Young 2017
3.18
1k+ ratings
Laughing Without an Accent
by Firoozeh Dumas • 2008
First they asked about flying carpets; then bumper stickers read 'Cowboys and Iranians'.
3.81
4k+
Laughing Without an Accent Summary
Laughing Without an Accent 87%
First they asked about flying carpets; then bumper stickers read 'Cowboys and Iranians'.
by Firoozeh Dumas 2008
3.81
4k+ ratings
Orientalism
by Edward W. Said • 1978
Western knowledge of the East was never innocent: it invented the Orient to justify imperial rule.
4.14
30k+
Orientalism Summary
Orientalism 87%
Western knowledge of the East was never innocent: it invented the Orient to justify imperial rule.
by Edward W. Said 1978
4.14
30k+ ratings
Dreaming in Hindi
by Katherine Russell Rich • 2009
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
3.12
1k+
Dreaming in Hindi Summary
Dreaming in Hindi 87%
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
by Katherine Russell Rich 2009
3.12
1k+ ratings
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