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A fascinating historical exploration of humanity's irrepressible urge to gather, dance, and rebel through collective joy. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Dancing in the Streets.
- intellectually stimulating
- rebellious
- uplifting
- 01
Wanderlust
Rebecca Solnit · 2000
A lyrical, intellectual stroll through the history, philosophy, and politics of putting one foot in front of the other.
- 02
Bright-sided
Barbara Ehrenreich · 2009
A sharp, validating antidote to the exhausting cultural mandate of mandatory optimism.
- 03
A paradise built in hell
Rebecca Solnit
A surprisingly uplifting exploration of how our darkest moments reveal the profound human capacity for radical solidarity.
- 04
Natasha's Dance
Orlando Figes
A sweeping, deeply textured journey into the soul of a nation, told through the artists, peasants, and dreamers who shaped it.
- 05
The great good place
Ray Oldenburg · 1989
A warm, persuasive love letter to the cafes, pubs, and barbershops that anchor our communities and cure our modern isolation.
- 06
The Dirt on Clean
Katherine Ashenburg · 2007
A fascinating, unsanitized tour through the surprising history of human hygiene and the shifting cultural anxieties hidden behind a bar of soap.
- 07
Pleasure Activism
adrienne maree brown
A radical, joyful invitation to center healing, desire, and happiness in the fight for a better world.
- 08
Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser
A gripping, stomach-churning journey behind the counter of America's most ubiquitous industry.
- 09
Palaces for the people
Eric Klinenberg
A hopeful, eye-opening exploration of the physical spaces that bind our communities together.
- 10
The secret of our success
Joseph Patrick Henrich
A paradigm-shifting exploration that dismantles the myth of the lone genius to reveal the true superpower of our species: our collective brain.
- 11
Appreciating dance
Harriet R. Lihs
A structured, illuminating journey through the history and cultural significance of human movement.
- 12
The Ecology of Freedom
Murray Bookchin · 1982
A sweeping, interdisciplinary manifesto that traces the roots of human domination and charts a visionary path toward ecological liberation.
