Society
Our world's most pressing challenges and transformative social shifts come alive through penetrating analyses of inequality, technology, culture, and change. These thought-provoking works illuminate the hidden forces shaping modern society while exploring bold visions for our collective future.
Society Book Summaries
Why Nations Fail
The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Politics
History
Business
The Precipice
Philosophy
Science
Politics
Genesis
Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
The Tyranny of Merit
What's Become of the Common Good?
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
End Times
Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
History
Politics
Economics
Systems Thinking For Social Change
A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
Business
Sociology
Leadership
The Entrepreneurial State
Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
Economics
Politics
Business
Liquid Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Open Society and Its Enemies
Philosophy
Politics
History
Autocracy, Inc.
Politics
History
Political Science
The Construction of Social Reality
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Second Curve
Thoughts on Reinventing Society
Business
Society
Management
Blueprint for Revolution
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
Politics
Activism
History
Ride the Tiger
A Survival Manual for the Aristocrats of the Soul
Philosophy
Politics
Spirituality
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Politics
Psychology
History
The Price of Inequality
How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
Politics
Sociology
Business
No Logo
Politics
Economics
Business
Democracy
The God That Failed
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
The Divide
A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
Economics
Politics
History
The Prosperity Paradox
How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty
Economics
Business
Politics
Man for Himself
An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Limitarianism
The Case Against Extreme Wealth
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Sane Society
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Zero Marginal Cost Society
The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism
Economics
Business
Politics
Foolproof
Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
Psychology
Politics
Science
Beauty Pays
Why Attractive People Are More Successful
Economics
Psychology
Fashion
The Person and the Situation
Perspectives of Social Psychology
Psychology
Sociology
Science
The Boy Crisis
Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
Parenting
Psychology
Sociology
The Big Con
How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies
Economics
Business
Politics
The Winner-Take-All Society
Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us
Economics
Business
Sociology
A Nation of Idiots
India
Humor
Politics
The Biggest Secret
The Book That Will Change the World
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
Economics
Politics
Business
People, Power, and Profits
Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent
Economics
Politics
Business
The Age of Unreason
Business
Management
Philosophy
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Economics
History
Politics
Social Physics
How Good Ideas Spread— The Lessons from a New Science
Science
Psychology
Sociology
FREEDOM
The End of the Human Condition
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Spirit Level
Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Team Human
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
Green Swans
The Coming Boom In Regenerative Capitalism
Sustainability
Economics
Business
Doing Good Better
How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
Philosophy
Self Help
Economics
What's Our Problem?
A Self-Help Book for Societies
Politics
Philosophy
Society
MegaThreats
Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, And How to Survive Them
Economics
Politics
Finance
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
Politics
Philosophy
History
The News
A User's Manual
Philosophy
Journalism
Politics
The Broken Ladder
How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
Politics
Psychology
Economics
Citizens
Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Politics
Sociology
Society
On Being Human
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
