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Sidewalk
by Mitchell Duneier • 1999
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
4.15
2k+
Sidewalk Summary
Sidewalk 86%
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
by Mitchell Duneier 1999
4.15
2k+ ratings
Asking for It
by Kate Harding • 2014
Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?
4.37
4k+
Asking for It Summary
Asking for It 86%
Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?
by Kate Harding 2014
4.37
4k+ ratings
Fix the System, Not the Women
by Laura Bates • 2022
Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.
4.49
6k+
Fix the System, Not the Women Summary
Fix the System, Not the Women 86%
Every three days in the UK, a man kills a woman. That pattern isn't a coincidence.
by Laura Bates 2022
4.49
6k+ ratings
The New Age of Sexism
by Laura Bates • 2025
Deepfake porn and biased code run AI, and the industry is looking away.
4.26
11k+
The New Age of Sexism Summary
The New Age of Sexism 86%
Deepfake porn and biased code run AI, and the industry is looking away.
by Laura Bates 2025
4.26
11k+ ratings
Prey
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali • 2021
Mass migration is eroding European women's safety, and liberal authorities refuse to name the cause.
4.13
1k+
Prey Summary
Prey 86%
Mass migration is eroding European women's safety, and liberal authorities refuse to name the cause.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2021
4.13
1k+ ratings
Off With Her Head
by Eleanor Herman • 2022
Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.
3.85
3k+
Off With Her Head Summary
Off With Her Head 86%
Same script, 3,000 years: how the methods for destroying powerful women never change.
by Eleanor Herman 2022
3.85
3k+ ratings
The Macho Paradox
by Jackson Katz • 2006
Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.
4.17
1k+
The Macho Paradox Summary
The Macho Paradox 86%
Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.
by Jackson Katz 2006
4.17
1k+ ratings
Sex Object
by Jessica Valenti • 2016
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
3.66
14k+
Sex Object Summary
Sex Object 86%
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
by Jessica Valenti 2016
3.66
14k+ ratings
Men Who Hate Women
by Laura Bates • 2020
The online pipeline that turns misogyny into mass murder, and why the platforms fuel it.
4.32
31k+
Men Who Hate Women Summary
Men Who Hate Women 85%
The online pipeline that turns misogyny into mass murder, and why the platforms fuel it.
by Laura Bates 2020
4.32
31k+ ratings
Pornland
by Gail Dines • 2010
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
3.96
2k+
Pornland Summary
Pornland 85%
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
by Gail Dines 2010
3.96
2k+ ratings
American Girls
by Nancy Jo Sales • 2016
Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.
3.60
3k+
American Girls Summary
American Girls 85%
Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.
by Nancy Jo Sales 2016
3.60
3k+ ratings
Road to Nowhere
by Paris Marx • 2022
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
4.16
643
Road to Nowhere Summary
Road to Nowhere 85%
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
by Paris Marx 2022
4.16
643 ratings
Full Frontal Feminism
by Jessica Valenti • 2007
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
3.86
8k+
Full Frontal Feminism Summary
Full Frontal Feminism 85%
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
by Jessica Valenti 2007
3.86
8k+ ratings
The Purity Myth
by Jessica Valenti • 2009
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
4.08
9k+
The Purity Myth Summary
The Purity Myth 85%
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
by Jessica Valenti 2009
4.08
9k+ ratings
Men Explain Things to Me
by Rebecca Solnit • 2014
Male confidence overwriting female expertise: a landmark essay on the roots of that silencing.
3.83
88k+
Men Explain Things to Me Summary
Men Explain Things to Me 85%
Male confidence overwriting female expertise: a landmark essay on the roots of that silencing.
by Rebecca Solnit 2014
3.83
88k+ ratings
The Natashas
by Victor Malarek • 2011
Post-Soviet women became a global commodity. The traffickers who trade them wear badges, not masks.
3.90
958
The Natashas Summary
The Natashas 85%
Post-Soviet women became a global commodity. The traffickers who trade them wear badges, not masks.
by Victor Malarek 2011
3.90
958 ratings
Life After Cars
by Sarah Goodyear • 2025
The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?
4.26
1k+
Life After Cars Summary
Life After Cars 85%
The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?
by Sarah Goodyear 2025
4.26
1k+ ratings
Sex and Lies
by Leïla Slimani • 2017
Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.
3.96
5k+
Sex and Lies Summary
Sex and Lies 85%
Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.
by Leïla Slimani 2017
3.96
5k+ ratings
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
4.07
51k+
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet 85%
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
by Felicia Day 2015
4.07
51k+ ratings
Superman Is an Arab
by Joumana Haddad • 2012
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
3.53
682
Superman Is an Arab Summary
Superman Is an Arab 85%
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
by Joumana Haddad 2012
3.53
682 ratings
Entitled
by Kate Manne • 2020
The entitlement that fuels incel killers also explains why doctors dismiss pain and rapists walk.
4.19
6k+
Entitled Summary
Entitled 85%
The entitlement that fuels incel killers also explains why doctors dismiss pain and rapists walk.
by Kate Manne 2020
4.19
6k+ ratings
Bad Feminist
by Roxane Gay • 2014
No pure feminist survives real life. An argument for staying in the fight, flaws included.
3.92
120k+
Bad Feminist Summary
Bad Feminist 85%
No pure feminist survives real life. An argument for staying in the fight, flaws included.
by Roxane Gay 2014
3.92
120k+ ratings
Girl on Girl
by Sophie Gilbert • 2025
Pop culture sold sexual objectification as empowerment, and a generation of women bought the lie.
3.84
20k+
Girl on Girl Summary
Girl on Girl 84%
Pop culture sold sexual objectification as empowerment, and a generation of women bought the lie.
by Sophie Gilbert 2025
3.84
20k+ ratings
I'm Judging You
by Luvvie Ajayi • 2016
Common sense is dead. A manual for navigating a world of selfish friends and clout chasers.
3.69
14k+
I'm Judging You Summary
I'm Judging You 84%
Common sense is dead. A manual for navigating a world of selfish friends and clout chasers.
by Luvvie Ajayi 2016
3.69
14k+ ratings
She Said
by Jodi Kantor • 2019
Two reporters, hundreds of secret settlements, and the story Hollywood couldn't bury.
4.34
44k+
She Said Summary
She Said 84%
Two reporters, hundreds of secret settlements, and the story Hollywood couldn't bury.
by Jodi Kantor 2019
4.34
44k+ ratings
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives
by Manon Garcia • 2018
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
3.90
890
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives Summary
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives 84%
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
by Manon Garcia 2018
3.90
890 ratings
Yes Means Yes!
by Jaclyn Friedman • 2008
Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.
4.20
5k+
Yes Means Yes! Summary
Yes Means Yes! 84%
Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.
by Jaclyn Friedman 2008
4.20
5k+ ratings
Streetfight
by Janette Sadik-Khan • 2016
Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.
4.26
2k+
Streetfight Summary
Streetfight 84%
Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.
by Janette Sadik-Khan 2016
4.26
2k+ ratings
Girls on Film
by Alicia Malone • 2022
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
3.82
272
Girls on Film Summary
Girls on Film 84%
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
by Alicia Malone 2022
3.82
272 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 84%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
7k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick 84%
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
by William H. Whyte • 1980
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
4.33
927
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Summary
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces 84%
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
by William H. Whyte 1980
4.33
927 ratings
Loud
by Drew Afualo • 2024
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
4.29
26k+
Loud Summary
Loud 84%
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
by Drew Afualo 2024
4.29
26k+ ratings
You Can't Read This Book
by Nick Cohen • 2012
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
4.08
736
You Can't Read This Book Summary
You Can't Read This Book 84%
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
by Nick Cohen 2012
4.08
736 ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 84%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
Rethinking Sex
by Christine Emba • 2022
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
3.61
1k+
Rethinking Sex Summary
Rethinking Sex 84%
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
by Christine Emba 2022
3.61
1k+ ratings
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino • 2012
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
3.98
636
The Feminist Porn Book Summary
The Feminist Porn Book 84%
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
by Tristan Taormino 2012
3.98
636 ratings
Free Speech
by Timothy Garton Ash • 2017
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
3.96
312
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 84%
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017
3.96
312 ratings
Street Smarts
by Dannah Eve • 2026
Deceive when you must. Scan every room in ten seconds. The safety guide society never gave women.
4.44
124
Street Smarts Summary
Street Smarts 84%
Deceive when you must. Scan every room in ten seconds. The safety guide society never gave women.
by Dannah Eve 2026
4.44
124 ratings
Creep
by Emma van Straaten • 2025
His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.
3.47
6k+
Creep Summary
Creep 84%
His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.
by Emma van Straaten 2025
3.47
6k+ ratings
In the Dream House
by Carmen Maria Machado • 2019
Her girlfriend never hit her, but the terror was real: gaslighting inside a queer relationship.
4.38
165k+
In the Dream House Summary
In the Dream House 84%
Her girlfriend never hit her, but the terror was real: gaslighting inside a queer relationship.
by Carmen Maria Machado 2019
4.38
165k+ ratings
Black Box
by Shiori Itō • 2017
Arrest warrant canceled at the last minute. She named her rapist at a press conference anyway.
4.47
2k+
Black Box Summary
Black Box 84%
Arrest warrant canceled at the last minute. She named her rapist at a press conference anyway.
by Shiori Itō 2017
4.47
2k+ ratings
Getting Off
by Robert Jensen • 2007
Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.
3.68
706
Getting Off Summary
Getting Off 84%
Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.
by Robert Jensen 2007
3.68
706 ratings
Day Bang
by Roosh V. • 2011
Why the best daytime opener sounds like a question your grandfather would ask a stranger.
3.57
283
Day Bang Summary
Day Bang 84%
Why the best daytime opener sounds like a question your grandfather would ask a stranger.
by Roosh V. 2011
3.57
283 ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 84%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
Against Our Will
by Susan Brownmiller • 1975
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
4.05
4k+
Against Our Will Summary
Against Our Will 84%
Rape as terror, not desire: the 1975 argument that made sexual violence a political question.
by Susan Brownmiller 1975
4.05
4k+ ratings
Flesh and Stone
by Richard Sennett • 1996
Why Western cities silence the body, and how the body fights back in stone.
4.28
541
Flesh and Stone Summary
Flesh and Stone 84%
Why Western cities silence the body, and how the body fights back in stone.
by Richard Sennett 1996
4.28
541 ratings
Girls & Sex
by Peggy Orenstein • 2016
Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.
4.07
11k+
Girls & Sex Summary
Girls & Sex 84%
Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.
by Peggy Orenstein 2016
4.07
11k+ ratings
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf • 1990
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
3.91
31k+
The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth 84%
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
by Naomi Wolf 1990
3.91
31k+ ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 84%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
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