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Sociobiology Summary
Sociobiology
The New Synthesis
by Edward O. Wilson 1975 720 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Sociology
The Utopia of Rules Summary
The Utopia of Rules
On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
by David Graeber 2013 261 pages
4.02
6k+ ratings
Politics
Anthropology
History
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived Summary
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
by Adam Rutherford 2016 419 pages
4.03
12k+ ratings
Science
History
Biology
Political Ecology Summary
Political Ecology
A Critical Introduction
by Paul Robbins 2004 242 pages
3.92
208 ratings
Environment
Politics
Anthropology
Forbidden Archeology Summary
Forbidden Archeology
The Hidden History of the Human Race
by Michael A. Cremo 1993 914 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
History
Science
Archaeology
Call of the Mall Summary
Call of the Mall
The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy
by Paco Underhill 2004 240 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Sociology
Supernatural Summary
Supernatural
Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
by Graham Hancock 2005 480 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
History
Spirituality
Religion
Sapiens Summary
Sapiens
A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind
by David Vandermeulen 2020 248 pages
4.31
22k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
History
Science
Coffee Life in Japan (Volume 36) Summary
Coffee Life in Japan (Volume 36)
by Merry White 2012 240 pages
3.72
137 ratings
Japan
Food
Anthropology
The Great Transformation Summary
The Great Transformation
The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time
by Karl Polanyi 1944 360 pages
4.21
5k+ ratings
Economics
History
Politics
The Myth of Race Summary
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
by Robert Wald Sussman 2014 384 pages
4.02
484 ratings
History
Race
Science
Four Lost Cities Summary
Four Lost Cities
A Secret History of the Urban Age
by Annalee Newitz 2021 320 pages
3.78
7k+ ratings
History
Science
Anthropology
No Shame in My Game Summary
No Shame in My Game
The Working Poor in America
by Katherine S. Newman 1999 416 pages
3.75
466 ratings
Sociology
Poverty
Economics
The Invention of Tradition Summary
The Invention of Tradition
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1983 320 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
History
Anthropology
Sociology
The Journey of Humanity Summary
The Journey of Humanity
The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
by Oded Galor 2022 304 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
History
Economics
Anthropology
Ain't No Makin' It Summary
Ain't No Makin' It
Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood
by Jay MacLeod 2004 344 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Education
School
The First Ghosts Summary
The First Ghosts
Most Ancient of Legacies
by Irving Finkel 2021 334 pages
4.01
499 ratings
History
Mythology
Ancient History
The Democracy Project Summary
The Democracy Project
A History, a Crisis, a Movement
by David Graeber 2013 352 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Anthropology
Sastun Summary
Sastun
My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer
by Rosita Arvigo 1994 208 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Memoir
Anthropology
Spirituality
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee
Evolution and Human Life [Import] [Hardcover]
by Jared Diamond 1991 360 pages
4.09
28k+ ratings
Science
History
Anthropology
The Language Puzzle Summary
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
by Steven Mithen 2024 544 pages
3.88
451 ratings
History
Science
Linguistics
The Social Leap Summary
The Social Leap
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy – Why Humans Lie, Exaggerate, and Feel Jealous
by William Von Hippel 2018 304 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Culture Summary
Culture
The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop
by Martin Puchner 2023 384 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
History
Art
Sociology
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
by James C. Scott 2012 198 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Human Story Summary
The Human Story
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2004 228 pages
3.87
334 ratings
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
The Upright Thinkers Summary
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
by Leonard Mlodinow 2015 352 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Evolution
The Ascent of Man Summary
The Ascent of Man
by Jacob Bronowski 1973 352 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
To Repair the World Summary
To Repair the World
Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
by Paul Farmer 2013 294 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Medicine
Health
Science
The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC. Summary
The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC.
Myths and Cult Images
by Marija Gimbutas 1974 304 pages
4.26
376 ratings
History
Mythology
Religion
The Social Instinct Summary
The Social Instinct
How Cooperation Shaped the World
by Nichola Raihani 2021 304 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
The English Summary
The English
A Portrait of a People
by Jeremy Paxman 1998 324 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
History
British Literature
Politics
Humanimal Summary
Humanimal
How Homo Sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature—A New Evolutionary History
by Adam Rutherford 2016 256 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Biology
The Civilizing Process Summary
The Civilizing Process
by Norbert Elias 1939 592 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Blueprint Summary
Blueprint
The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
by Nicholas A. Christakis 2019 544 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
History
In Sorcery's Shadow Summary
In Sorcery's Shadow
A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger
by Paul Stoller 1989 252 pages
3.96
299 ratings
Anthropology
Africa
Niger
Beyond Human Nature Summary
Beyond Human Nature
How Culture and Experience Shape the Human Mind
by Jesse J. Prinz 2011 402 pages
3.69
246 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
How the Mind Changed Summary
How the Mind Changed
A Human History of Our Evolving Brain
by Joseph Jebelli 2022 320 pages
4.06
348 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology Summary
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
by David M. Buss 2005 1028 pages
4.25
111 ratings
Psychology
Science
Evolution
The Collapse of Complex Societies Summary
The Collapse of Complex Societies
by Joseph A. Tainter 1988 264 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Anthropology
On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature
by Edward O. Wilson 1978 288 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Unfolding of Language Summary
The Unfolding of Language
An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
by Guy Deutscher 2005 368 pages
4.22
4k+ ratings
Linguistics
Language
History
Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Summary
Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective
by Robert Mann 2006
3.91
500+ ratings
True Crime
Science
Crime
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire Summary
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction
by Henry Gee 2025 288 pages
3.66
397 ratings
Science
History
Evolution
WARRIORS AND WORRIERS Summary
WARRIORS AND WORRIERS
by BENENSON 2014 292 pages
4.09
167 ratings
Psychology
Science
Biology
The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History Summary
The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History
by Madison Grant 1916 148 pages
3.32
183 ratings
History
Race
Politics
The Bone Woman Summary
The Bone Woman
A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo
by Clea Koff 2001 304 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Anthropology
History
Africa
When God Talks Back Summary
When God Talks Back
Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God
by T.M. Luhrmann 2012 464 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Religion
Anthropology
Psychology
Why Nothing Works Summary
Why Nothing Works
The Anthropology of Daily Life
by Marvin Harris 1981 224 pages
3.76
264 ratings
Anthropology
Sociology
History
Wired for Culture Summary
Wired for Culture
Origins of the Human Social Mind
by Mark Pagel 2012 432 pages
3.86
296 ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Thinking Big Summary
Thinking Big
How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind
by Clive Gamble 2014 224 pages
3.67
154 ratings
Psychology
Science
Evolution
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