Books like Seven dirty words by Sullivan, James

What do conservatives know that liberals don't? According to George Lakoff, they know that American politics is about morality and the family. Moral Politics takes a fresh look at how we think and talk about politics and shows that political and moral ideas develop in systematic ways from our models of ideal families. Lakoff reveals how family-based moral values determine views on such diverse issues as crime, gun control, taxation, social programs, and the environment. He shows why it is consistent for conservatives to oppose subsidies for the poor but endorse them for business, or for liberals to oppose the death penalty but support abortion. He also explains why liberal and conservative stances contain the constellations of policies they do. Drawing on studies showing that we think in terms of metaphorical concepts, Lakoff analyzes the language of political discourse and finds it rife with metaphors. He shows how both liberals and conservatives link morality to politics through the concept of family. But they diverge in their opposing ideas of what an ideal family is. Conservative metaphors are united by the concept of a patriarchal family in which the parent's role is to develop self-discipline in the child by enforcing strict rules. By contrast, liberals view caring interaction in the family as the most effective means of creating competent and responsible children.

Chloe, a young girl whose boyfriend died the previous year, embarks on a city‑wide scavenger hunt that uncovers seven hidden secrets tied to the day of his death.

Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the stand-up comedian transcends the ages: the striving and struggles, the tragedy and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle, George Carlin to Eddie Murphy, Conan O'Brien to Louis C. K.—comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff presents a century of fascinating rebels, forgotten stars, and characters on the precipice of fame in this essential history of American comedy.

A collection of humorous and thought-provoking essays by Dave Hill, who seems to have made a career of embarrassing himself and others with his wit and bravura prose. From prison to the beach, this book is a riot of life's awkward moments, from the mundane to the scandalous, and the reader will find it hard to put down, even if it causes some minor discomfort.

Philip Weiss investigates the 1975 murder of Peace Corps volunteer Deb Gardner in Tonga, uncovering a scandal that rattled American volunteers and government officials and exposing the clash between duty, ethics and personal violence.