Sociology
Our social world shapes everything from how we think and behave to how we build our communities and technologies. These thought-provoking works examine human nature, cultural shifts, and the hidden patterns that drive our increasingly complex society.
Sociology Book Summaries
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
Psychology
Biography
Science
For Her Own Good
Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women
Feminism
History
Womens
The Information Diet
A Case for Conscious Consumption
Psychology
Technology
Self Help
Slanted
Politics
Journalism
Sociology
Adam and Eve After the Pill
Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution
Catholic
Sociology
Philosophy
Methodology of the Oppressed
Feminism
Theory
Academic
The Next America
Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
Politics
Sociology
Economics
The Way Out
How to Overcome Toxic Polarization
Politics
Sociology
Leadership
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
Supernormal
The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
Demystifying Islam
Tackling the Tough Questions
Religion
Islam
Sociology
The Great Transformation
The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time
Economics
History
Politics
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Social Psychology
A Very Short Introduction
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
The INTP
Personality, Careers, Relationships, & the Quest for Truth and Meaning
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
A Bigger Prize
When No One Wins Unless Everyone Wins
Business
Sociology
Self Help
Sensation
The New Science of Physical Intelligence
Psychology
Science
Sociology
A Criminal History of Mankind
History
Psychology
True Crime
Everyday Survival
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Psychology
Science
Survival
The Drucker Lectures
Essential Lessons on Management, Society and Economy
Business
Management
Leadership
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going
Anthropology
Science
History
Cool
How the Brain’s Hidden Quest for Cool Drives Our Economy and Shapes Our World
Psychology
Sociology
Economics
Attack from Within
How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
Politics
History
Sociology
Less Than Human
Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The End of Policing
Politics
Social Justice
History
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class
Economics
Business
Politics
Adrift
America in 100 Charts
Politics
History
Business
Population 10 Billion
Geography
Science
Politics
Hype
How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following
True Crime
Crime
Sociology
The End of Race Politics
Arguments for a Colorblind America
Politics
Race
History
The Conversation
How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations
Race
Business
Social Justice
Do Fathers Matter?
What Science Is Telling Us about the Parent We've Overlooked
Parenting
Science
Psychology
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Age of Entitlement
America Since the Sixties
History
Politics
Cultural
Aging Thoughtfully
Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret
Philosophy
Essays
Sociology
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy
Politics
Science
Technology
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
Career Strategies for Asians
Business
Self Help
Asian Literature
A People's Guide to Capitalism
An Introduction to Marxist Economics
Economics
Politics
History
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
History
American History
Economics
Thinking like an Economist
How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy
Economics
Politics
History
The Guy's Guide to Feminism
Feminism
Psychology
Gender and Sexuality
Twilight of American Sanity
A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump
Politics
Psychology
History
How to Win a Cosmic War
God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
Religion
Politics
History
The Tell
The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths about Who We Are
Psychology
Science
Self Help
A State of Fear
How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Politics
Psychology
History
Tías and Primas
On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us
Feminism
Memoir
Queer
The Anarchist in the Library
How the Clash Between Freedom and Control Is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System
Library Science
Technology
Politics
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
History
Science
Microhistory
