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
Sapiens
A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind
Graphic Novels
History
Science
Forbidden Archeology
The Hidden History of the Human Race
History
Science
Archaeology
Political Ecology
A Critical Introduction
Environment
Politics
Anthropology
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
Sociobiology
The New Synthesis
Science
Biology
Sociology
Drunk
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
History
Science
Sociology
No Shame in My Game
The Working Poor in the Inner City
Sociology
Poverty
Economics
Sastun
My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer
Memoir
Anthropology
Biography Memoir
The Social Leap
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Four Lost Cities
A Secret History of the Urban Age
History
Science
Anthropology
The Journey of Humanity
The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
History
Economics
Anthropology
Culture
The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop
History
Art
Sociology
Supernatural
Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
History
Spirituality
Religion
To Repair the World
Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
Medicine
Health
Science
The Hand
How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
Science
Design
Psychology
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
Ain't No Makin' It
Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood
Sociology
Education
School
Mind and Nature
A Necessary Unity
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Third Chimpanzee
The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Science
History
Anthropology
The English
A Portrait of a People
History
British Literature
Politics
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
History
Linguistics
Language
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
Science
History
Evolution
Cities
The First 6,000 Years
History
Archaeology
Cities
Beyond Human Nature
How Culture and Experience Shape the Human Mind
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Book of Humans
A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us
Science
History
Biology
In Sorcery's Shadow
A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger
Anthropology
Africa
Niger
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology
Science
Evolution
The Human Story
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Forensic Detective
How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases
True Crime
Science
Crime
The Democracy Project
A History, a Crisis, a Movement
Politics
History
Anthropology
The First Ghosts
Most Ancient of Legacies
History
Paranormal
Mythology
The Utopia of Rules
On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
Politics
Anthropology
History
The Ascent of Man
Science
History
Philosophy
On Human Nature
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
How the Mind Changed
A Human History of Our Evolving Brain
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
When It All Burns
Fighting Fire in a Transformed World
Memoir
Nature
Science
Thinking Big
How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind
Science
Psychology
Evolution
The Bone Woman
A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo
Anthropology
History
Africa
Wired for Culture
Origins of the Human Social Mind
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Why Nothing Works
The Anthropology of Daily Life
Anthropology
Sociology
History
The Unfolding of Language
An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
Linguistics
Language
History
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC.
Myths and Cult Images
History
Mythology
Anthropology
Lady Sapiens. Enquête sur la femme au temps de la Préhistoire
History
Feminism
Science
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
The Arabs in History
History
Islam
Religion
Chief Culture Officer
How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation
Business
Anthropology
Sociology
When God Talks Back
Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God
Religion
Anthropology
Psychology
The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History
History
Race
Politics
Coding Freedom
The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking
Technology
Anthropology
Programming
