Data is fundamental to the modernworld. From economic development,to healthcare, to education and publicpolicy, we rely on numbers to allocateresources and make crucial decisions.But because so much data fails totake into account gender, because ittreats men as the defaultand women as atypical, bias anddiscrimination are baked into oursystems. Built on hundreds of studiesin the US, the UK, and around theworld, and written with energy, wit,and sparkling intelligence, this is agroundbreaking, unforgettableexposé that will change the way youlook at the world.

Invisible Women:data bias in a worlddesigned for menby Caroline Criado-Perez305.42 P438

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A renowned investigative journalistexposes the unchecked power of theprosecutor as a driving force inAmerica's mass incarceration crisis,and also offers a way out.

Charged : the newmovement totransform Americanprosecution andend massincarceration by Emily Bazelon345.05042 B362

Shoshana Zuboff, named "the trueprophet of the information age"by the Financial Times, askswhy the once-celebratedmiracle of digital is turning into anightmare.

The Age ofSurveillanceCapitalism: the fightfor a human futureat the new frontierof power by ShoshannaZuboff306.3 Z93

Over the past twenty years inChicago, 14,033 people have beenkilled and another roughly 60,000wounded by gunfire. What does thatdo to the spirit of individuals andcommunities? Drawing on hisdecades of experience, Alex Kotlowitzset out to chronicle one summer inthe city, writing of those who haveemerged from the violence andwhose stories reveal the capacity--and the breaking point--of the humanheart and soul. The result is aspellbinding collection of deeplyintimate stories that upend what wethink we know about gun violence inAmerica.

An AmericanSummer: love anddeath in Chicagoby Alex Kotlowitz364.150835 K87

A panoramic history of the West fromthe 1970s to the present day, Empireof Democracy is the story for thosewondering how liberal democraciescame to their present precariousstate.As Reid-Henry's panoramichistory poignantly reminds us, thechoices we make going forwardrequire that we first come to termswith where we have been.

Empire ofDemocracy:Remaking the Westsince the Cold War,1971-2017by Simon Reid-Henry320.9182 R359

The Great Lakes―Erie, Huron,Michigan, Ontario and Superior―hold20 percent of the world’s supply ofsurface fresh water and providesustenance, work and recreation fortens of millions of Americans. Butthey are under threat as never before,and their problems are spreadingacross the continent. The Death andLife of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’scompulsively readable portrait of anecological catastrophe happeningright before our eyes, blending theepic story of the lakes with anexamination of the perils they faceand the ways we can restore andpreserve them for generations tocome.

The Death and Lifeof the Great Lakesby Dan Egan577.63 E282