Arjun Srivastava's Library

Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty
Roy F. Baumeister, Ph.d.
Why is there evil, and what can scientific research tell us about the origins and persistence of evil behavior? Considering evil from the unusual perspective of the perpetrator, Baumeister asks, How do ordinary people find themselves beating their wi...

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights
Molly Smith , Juno Mac
How the law harms sex workers--and what they want instead Do you have to endorse prostitution in order to support sex worker rights? Should clients be criminalized, and can the police deliver justice? In Revolting Prostitutes, sex workers Juno Mac a...

Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do
Studs Terkel
A Pulitzer Prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners: “Magnificent . . . To read it is to hear America talking.” —The Boston Globe A National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller Studs Terkel’s classic oral hist...