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 Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Politics
History
International Relations
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Politics
History
International Relations
The Rape of the Mind
The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Rape of the Mind
The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Meme Machine
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Meme Machine
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Community
The Structure of Belonging
Leadership
Business
Sociology
Community
The Structure of Belonging
Leadership
Business
Sociology
Hit Makers
The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
Business
Psychology
Science
Hit Makers
The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
Business
Psychology
Science
Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition
Reference
Self Help
Cultural
Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition
Reference
Self Help
Cultural
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
Business
Psychology
Sociology
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
Business
Psychology
Sociology
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
History
Middle East
Islam
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
History
Middle East
Islam
Algospeak
How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
Linguistics
Language
Technology
Algospeak
How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
Linguistics
Language
Technology
Rationality
What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Rationality
What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Filterworld
How Algorithms Flattened Culture
Technology
Sociology
Science
Filterworld
How Algorithms Flattened Culture
Technology
Sociology
Science
Of Boys and Men
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
Parenting
Psychology
Sociology
Of Boys and Men
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
Parenting
Psychology
Sociology
Mindmasters
The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior
Science
Psychology
Technology
Mindmasters
The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior
Science
Psychology
Technology
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
History
Anthropology
Science
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
History
Anthropology
Science
The Person and the Situation
Perspectives of Social Psychology
Psychology
Sociology
Science
The Person and the Situation
Perspectives of Social Psychology
Psychology
Sociology
Science
The Secret Life of Groceries
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Food
Business
History
The Secret Life of Groceries
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Food
Business
History
Requiem for the American Dream
The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Politics
Economics
History
Requiem for the American Dream
The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Politics
Economics
History
The Case Against Education
Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
Education
Economics
Politics
The Case Against Education
Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
Education
Economics
Politics
Marx
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Marx
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
What do you say after you say hello?
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
What do you say after you say hello?
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
Third Culture Kids
Growing Up Among Worlds
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Third Culture Kids
Growing Up Among Worlds
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
Politics
Business
Economics
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
Politics
Business
Economics
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
Politics
History
Economics
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
Politics
History
Economics
The Worm at the Core
On the Role of Death in Life
Psychology
Philosophy
Death
The Worm at the Core
On the Role of Death in Life
Psychology
Philosophy
Death
A Philosophy of Loneliness
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
A Philosophy of Loneliness
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Weirdest People in the World
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
Psychology
History
Science
The Weirdest People in the World
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
Psychology
History
Science
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
Politics
Technology
History
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
Politics
Technology
History
A Brief History of Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
A Brief History of Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The High Price of Materialism
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The High Price of Materialism
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Race After Technology
Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
Race
Technology
Politics
Race After Technology
Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
Race
Technology
Politics
Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear
Science
Drugs
Psychology
Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear
Science
Drugs
Psychology
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
Philosophy
Politics
History
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
Philosophy
Politics
History
Limitarianism
The Case Against Extreme Wealth
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Limitarianism
The Case Against Extreme Wealth
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Infectious Generosity
The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Infectious Generosity
The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Invisible Women
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Feminism
Science
Politics
Invisible Women
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Feminism
Science
Politics
Friendship
The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond
Psychology
Science
Friendship
Friendship
The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond
Psychology
Science
Friendship
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Sociopath Next Door
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
The Sociopath Next Door
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
The Narcissist Next Door
Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed--in Your World
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Narcissist Next Door
Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed--in Your World
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Political Ponerology
A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes
Politics
Psychology
History
Political Ponerology
A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes
Politics
Psychology
History
The Story Paradox
How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down
Psychology
Politics
History
The Story Paradox
How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down
Psychology
Politics
History
We Real Cool
Black Men and Masculinity
Feminism
Race
Gender
We Real Cool
Black Men and Masculinity
Feminism
Race
Gender
Palaces for the People
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Sociology
Politics
Urban Planning
Palaces for the People
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Sociology
Politics
Urban Planning
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Philosophical Fragments
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Philosophical Fragments
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
Politics
History
Philosophy
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
Politics
History
Philosophy
Damned Lies and Statistics
Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Politics
Science
Mathematics
Damned Lies and Statistics
Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Politics
Science
Mathematics
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Architecture
Urban Planning
History
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Architecture
Urban Planning
History
Deluxe
How Luxury Lost Its Luster
Fashion
Business
History
Deluxe
How Luxury Lost Its Luster
Fashion
Business
History
