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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fourth Estate; International Edition (January 1, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008168180
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008168186
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.8 x 0.47 x 5.08 inches

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Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of War, The Perfect Storm, Fire, and A Death in Belmont. Together with Tim Hetherington, he directed the Academy Award-nominated film Restrepo, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. He lives in New York City.

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Katlyn
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Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
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I picked up Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging after hearing Joe Rogan recommend it, and I’m really glad I did! It’s a short book, but it packs a punch. Sebastian Junger dives into the importance of community, belonging, and how modern society often disconnects us from the sense of tribe that’s essential for well-being. It’s thought-provoking and really makes you reconsider how we live today.

If you’re short on time, I’d recommend the audiobook first – it’s a great listen and really engages you in the topic. Highly recommend this book if you're looking for something insightful and impactful, even though it's a quick read!

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A timely and important read
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2025
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I enjoyed this book from start to finish. I think addressing the importance of connectedness is the single most important cultural endeavor today. Highly recommend.

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Maestrogris
Fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024
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Big fan of Junger - not his best work, but interesting material. Well worth the read

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Styles
A really important book
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024
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Junger is the penultimate journalist who researches thoroughly and draws appropriate conclusions. His writing is impeccable. I have shared this book many times because I believe it is so important. In Tribe, he clearly explains what we have given up for capitalism. He explains why PTSD is rampant among veterans; why there is less mental illness in times of shared danger than in times of prosperity. Most importantly, he explains why both liberal and conservative ideologies are correct--and begs us to meld them into a more productive ideology, Read this book!!!

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Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
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What an incredibly insightful book and realization of the way we live in today’s culture and society vs. those before us. Highly recommend this read for anyone on where we are as a society, what it means to have and build community and its importance and what we should look for or do moving forward!

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James C. Schoene
Intriguing Premise but...
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2016
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I fully concur with the previous 3&4 star reviews. I want to add that I think some of his conclusions about the 2008 financial collapse, the strident partisan division in our country, and disparate chasm of wealth distribution are too simplistic and lack academic rigor. Given his age, I can only attribute his perspective, as portrayed in this book, as coming from one who does not have the perspective of those of us who have lived long enough to see the bigger picture. Further, with all due respect to his journalist courage in sojourning to hostile areas, it's not the same as making a conscious sacrificial commitment to military service which results in combat experience. No doubt he has experienced PTS to a certain degree but in some ways it's similar to being an expatriate on a three year corporate sponsored assignment in a foreign country and then repatriating to the USA. Shooting at and being shot at in anger as a military service member is distinctly unique. Additionally, on page 110, he comments that returning soldiers for the past decade and a half have been experiencing the gap between their wartime tribe and stateside lack of sacrifice. As a two combat tour Vietnam veteran, I know for a fact this cognitive dissidence go back at least 50 years, and perhaps even to the Korean War era.
Having said all the above, I did find the tribal premise and selected illustrations to be informative and helpful as I prepare to make a presentation before a local military support organization in my town for the purpose of me providing career assessment and coaching of veterans and their families. My premise comports with Junger's 'tribe' idea in that I am committed to assisting our vets in crisis find a new 'Mission' in life that will also generate income streams. It's not 'the' solution but a facet of the multilayered holistic solution.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2025
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Good premise, hard to follow
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025
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This book has a powerful premise. And after reading it, I did feel inspired to create more strong-bonded community in my life.

Though the writing style wasn't my favorite. He doesn't write with a clear throughline. He kind of pummels you with hundreds of statistics and anecdotes that are related, and by the end of each chapter you kind of get what he's trying to convey.

Some people might find the writing style, but idk, i found it to be scattered and unfocused

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Steph K.
Thought Provoking
Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2024
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I previously read "Freedom" by Sebastian Junger and I liked it alot. But I found Tribe hard to put down. It was a fluid, easy read that really had me thinking about society today and why we are struggling the way we are...it's our lack of community. This book has pushed me to seek out people in person more often as a small step to building more community in my life.

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edgar
A must read book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2023
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A very well written book with a ton of interesting comparative facts to substantiate the points.

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A great book on what it means to live in a human society
Reviewed in India on March 20, 2019
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I was intrigued by his take on what makes humans happy e.g. One can peacefully sleep in a group of 30 people in war zone vs a very disturbed sleep for a solo hiker in a serene forest. Loved this example and there are many point he made which are quite deep.

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Philippe G.E. HAMON
Livre exceptionnel
Reviewed in France on August 15, 2017
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Livre très interressant que j'ai beaucoup apprécié. Livraison efficace. Explications très succintes des propos de cet auteur très connu dans son domaine.

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Leist
Thoughtful analysis of how western society has organized everyday life and how it is affecting us
Reviewed in Germany on September 27, 2017
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Why are suicide rates in western societies so high? Why do soldiers miss the war, even though it was a terrible experience? How are we organized, how do we take care of each other - and why do so many people in our society fall through the cracks?
This book raises these questions, analizes them and offers new views. What this book thankfully does not do: It does not offer an easy solution - because there probably isn't one.
After reading trough this book in a day and a half I understood more about my society, about my own behavior and about the human race as a whole. The book itself is - as usual with Sebastian Junger - very well written, very easy to digest while at the same time not being superficial. It is a must read for everyone who is interested in society, in the human kind, in conflict and in how one works.

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