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Conformity Summary
Conformity
The Power of Social Influences
by Cass R. Sunstein 2019 192 pages
3.45
377 ratings
Psychology
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Divided Summary
Divided
Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
by Tim Marshall 2018 272 pages
4.01
6.3K ratings
Politics
History
Geography
How Economics Can Save the World Summary
How Economics Can Save the World
Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems
by Erik Angner 2023 277 pages
3.66
226 ratings
Economics
Business
Society
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human
by Erich Fromm 1991 180 pages
3.94
541 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Most Good You Can Do Summary
The Most Good You Can Do
How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically
by Peter Singer 2015 211 pages
3.81
3.7K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Economics
The People vs. Democracy Summary
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
by Yascha Mounk 2018 400 pages
4.05
1.6K ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech
Ten Principles for a Connected World
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017 504 pages
3.97
302 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Law
Building Social Business Summary
Building Social Business
The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs
by Muhammad Yunus 1997 256 pages
3.98
1.9K ratings
Business
Economics
International Development
Identity Summary
Identity
The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
by Francis Fukuyama 2018 240 pages
3.85
6.3K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism Summary
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
by Martin Wolf 2023 496 pages
3.93
899 ratings
Economics
Politics
History
A World Without Men Summary
A World Without Men
An Analysis of an All-Female Economy
by Aaron Clarey 2023 141 pages
4.06
110 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Society
Rules for Revolutionaries Summary
Rules for Revolutionaries
How Big Organizing Can Change Everything
by Becky Bond 2016 200 pages
3.83
747 ratings
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
Mission Economy Summary
Mission Economy
A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
by Mariana Mazzucato 2020 272 pages
3.85
2.4K ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
After Capitalism Summary
After Capitalism
by David Schweickart 2002 224 pages
4.00
239 ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Framers Summary
Framers
Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil
by Kenneth Cukier 2021 272 pages
3.54
538 ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Why We Can't Afford the Rich Summary
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer 2014 448 pages
4.01
144 ratings
Economics
Politics
Society
The Populist Delusion Summary
The Populist Delusion
by Neema Parvini 2022 174 pages
4.35
472 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
How to Stop Fascism Summary
How to Stop Fascism
History, Ideology, Resistance
by Paul Mason 2021 320 pages
4.02
332 ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Chavs Summary
Chavs
The Demonization of the Working Class
by Owen Jones 2011 298 pages
4.09
10.3K ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
The Perennials Summary
The Perennials
The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
by Mauro F. Guillén 2023 263 pages
3.59
194 ratings
Sociology
Business
Society
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth
The New War on Truth and How to Fight Back
by Matthew d'Ancona 2017 167 pages
3.75
893 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Society
Age of Propaganda Summary
Age of Propaganda
The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
by Anthony R. Pratkanis 1991 432 pages
4.03
874 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Business
George Soros On Globalization Summary
George Soros On Globalization
by George Soros 2002 208 pages
3.19
247 ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Faster Summary
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
by James Gleick 1999 330 pages
3.52
1.7K ratings
Science
Technology
Psychology
Superclass Summary
Superclass
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
by David Rothkopf 2008 400 pages
3.58
480 ratings
Politics
Economics
Business
Capitalism, Alone Summary
Capitalism, Alone
The Future of the System That Rules the World
by Branko Milanović 2019 304 pages
4.11
1.0K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The Quest for a Moral Compass Summary
The Quest for a Moral Compass
A Global History of Ethics
by Kenan Malik 2014 400 pages
4.15
522 ratings
Philosophy
History
Religion
Can’t We Just Print More Money? Economics in Ten Simple Questions Summary
Can’t We Just Print More Money? Economics in Ten Simple Questions
by Rupal Patel 2022 304 pages
4.05
1.4K ratings
Economics
Finance
Politics
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE Summary
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE
by Charles B. Handy 1994 288 pages
4.07
250 ratings
Business
Management
Philosophy
Corruptible Summary
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
by Brian Klaas 2021 320 pages
4.18
3.0K ratings
Politics
Psychology
History
The People Vs Tech Summary
The People Vs Tech
How the Internet Is Killing Democracy
by Jamie Bartlett 2018 146 pages
3.91
1.7K ratings
Politics
Technology
Science
I Got Schooled Summary
I Got Schooled
The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America's Education Gap
by M. Night Shyamalan 2013 321 pages
3.67
320 ratings
Education
Teaching
Sociology
Come of Age Summary
Come of Age
The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble
by Stephen Jenkinson 2018 448 pages
4.23
163 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Society
Free and Equal Summary
Free and Equal
A Manifesto for a Just Society
by Daniel Chandler 2024 432 pages
3.94
362 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
#republic Summary
#republic
Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media
by Cass R. Sunstein 2017 328 pages
3.35
319 ratings
Politics
Political Science
Society
The Great Reset Summary
The Great Reset
How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity
by Richard Florida 2010 240 pages
3.60
652 ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Summary
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2025 272 pages
4.2
939 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Hate Inc. Summary
Hate Inc.
Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
by Matt Taibbi 2019 380 pages
4.10
5.5K ratings
Politics
Journalism
History
Free Speech And Why It Matters Summary
Free Speech And Why It Matters
by Andrew Doyle 2021 128 pages
4.25
927 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Get Rich or Lie Trying Summary
Get Rich or Lie Trying
Ambition and Deceit in the New Influencer Economy
by Symeon Brown 2022 304 pages
3.85
852 ratings
Sociology
Economics
Business
Respect in a World of Inequality Summary
Respect in a World of Inequality
by Richard Sennett 2003 306 pages
3.69
236 ratings
Sociology
Politics
Society
In Our Hands Summary
In Our Hands
A Plan To Replace The Welfare State
by Charles Murray 2006 214 pages
3.74
289 ratings
Economics
Politics
Sociology
The Unprotected Class Summary
The Unprotected Class
How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart
by Jeremy Carl 2024 400 pages
4.32
130 ratings
Politics
History
Race
Aid on the Edge of Chaos Summary
Aid on the Edge of Chaos
Rethinking International Cooperation in a Complex World
by Ben Ramalingam 2013 480 pages
3.88
149 ratings
International Development
Economics
Africa
المراقبة السائلة Summary
المراقبة السائلة
by Zygmunt Bauman 2012 160 pages
3.79
474 ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
The Listening Society Summary
The Listening Society
A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book One
by Hanzi Freinacht 2017 475 pages
4.52
373 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens
Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don't
by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018 240 pages
3.74
152 ratings
Politics
Social Change
Sociology
How Migration Really Works Summary
How Migration Really Works
A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics
by Hein de Haas 2023 436 pages
4.38
1.6K ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
In Defense of Open Society Summary
In Defense of Open Society
by George Soros 2019 224 pages
3.40
376 ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Mask Off Summary
Mask Off
Masculinity Redefined
by J.J. Bola 2019 127 pages
3.94
3.0K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Gender
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