Anthropology
Our shared human story unfolds through the lens of cultures, societies, and primal behaviors that shape who we are. Here you'll find compelling investigations into human nature, from our ancient origins and evolutionary past to the hidden codes that drive modern communities and marketplaces.
Anthropology Book Summaries
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Mama Lola
A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
Religion
Anthropology
Biography
National Identity
History
Politics
Sociology
The Intelligence Paradox
Why the Intelligent Choice Isn't Always the Smart One
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Peoplewatching
The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Origins of Human Communication
Linguistics
Anthropology
Psychology
Why Is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
Argonauts of the Western Pacific
Anthropology
Ethnography
History
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
History
Linguistics
Anthropology
A Primate's Memoir
A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
Science
Memoir
Animals
The Age of Empathy
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Science
Psychology
Animals
How Forests Think
Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human
Anthropology
Philosophy
Nature
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
Politics
History
Economics
Who We Are and How We Got Here
Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
Science
History
Anthropology
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches
The Riddles of Culture
Anthropology
History
Sociology
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
History
Anthropology
Science
Against the Grain
A Deep History of the Earliest States
History
Anthropology
Politics
The Healing Wisdom of Africa
Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community
Spirituality
Africa
Religion
Escape from Evil
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biology
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Food of the Gods
The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
Philosophy
History
Science
The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts
Religion
Spirituality
Africa
The Songlines
Travel
Australia
History
The Bonobo and the Atheist
In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Sensemaking
The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm
Business
Psychology
Philosophy
Watching the English
The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
Anthropology
Sociology
Travel
A Short History of Myth
History
Mythology
Philosophy
The Human Past
World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies
History
Archaeology
Anthropology
Monkeyluv
And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals
Science
Psychology
Biology
The Science of Love and Betrayal
Psychology
Science
Popular Science
A Natural History of Human Thinking
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Upheaval
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
History
Politics
Science
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
Cultures and Organizations
Software of the Mind
Business
Cultural
Psychology
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Mama's Last Hug
Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
Science
Animals
Psychology
Sand Talk
How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Philosophy
Indigenous
Australia
Coming of Age in Samoa
A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology
The Eagle's Gift
Spirituality
Philosophy
Anthropology
Intelligence
All That Matters
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
History
Anthropology
Science
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
Call of the Mall
The Geography of Shopping
Business
Psychology
Sociology
The Language Game
How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
Linguistics
Language
Science
Coffee Life in Japan
Japan
Food
Urban Studies
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
Science
History
Biology
The 10000 Year Explosion
How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
Science
History
Evolution
A History of India, Vol. 1
From Origins to 1300
History
India
Indian Literature
America Before
The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
History
Science
Anthropology
