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The Myth of Mars and Venus Summary
The Myth of Mars and Venus
Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?
by Deborah Cameron 2007 196 pages
4.03
461 ratings
Feminism
Linguistics
Gender
A Field Guide to Lies Summary
A Field Guide to Lies
Critical Thinking in the Information Age
by Daniel J. Levitin 2016 292 pages
3.76
4.6K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Biased Summary
Biased
Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 2019 350 pages
4.33
8.5K ratings
Psychology
Race
Social Justice
Powershift Summary
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
by Alvin Toffler 1990 640 pages
4.00
1.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
Business
Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition Summary
Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition
by Lizzie Post 2022 405 pages
4.33
136 ratings
Self Help
Reference
Sociology
Mindmasters Summary
Mindmasters
The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior
by Sandra Matz 2025 240 pages
4.10
188 ratings
Psychology
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Open Socrates Summary
Open Socrates
The Case for a Philosophical Life
by Agnes Callard 2025 416 pages
4.00
276 ratings
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Science of Fear Summary
The Science of Fear
Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger
by Daniel Gardner 2008 339 pages
3.97
5.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Politics
Speechless Summary
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
by Michael J. Knowles 2021 383 pages
4.25
2.8K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Anthro-Vision Summary
Anthro-Vision
A New Way to See in Business and Life
by Gillian Tett 2021 304 pages
4.02
1.1K ratings
Anthropology
Business
Economics
Collapse Summary
Collapse
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
by Jared Diamond 2004 608 pages
3.93
73.5K ratings
History
Science
Anthropology
For the Culture Summary
For the Culture
The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be
by Marcus Collins 2023 304 pages
4.00
531 ratings
Business
Psychology
Cultural
Invisible Doctrine Summary
Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism
by George Monbiot 2024 224 pages
4.41
1.7K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Marx Summary
Marx
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Singer 1980 108 pages
3.70
3.1K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Cinderella Complex Summary
The Cinderella Complex
Women's Hidden Fear of Independence
by Colette Dowling 1981 291 pages
3.80
1.2K ratings
Feminism
Psychology
Womens
American Made Summary
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
by Farah Stockman 2021 418 pages
4.31
1.4K ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley 2015 376 pages
3.56
700 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Tribe Summary
Tribe
On Homecoming and Belonging
by Sebastian Junger 2016 182 pages
4.02
47.8K ratings
Psychology
History
Sociology
The Road to Freedom Summary
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024 384 pages
4.03
535 ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Life at the Bottom Summary
Life at the Bottom
The Worldview That Makes the Underclass
by Theodore Dalrymple 2001 284 pages
4.23
3.8K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
National Identity Summary
National Identity
by Anthony D. Smith 1991 240 pages
3.70
233 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
The Sociopath Next Door Summary
The Sociopath Next Door
by Martha Stout 2005 256 pages
3.77
37.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Plato, Not Prozac! Summary
Plato, Not Prozac!
Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems
by Lou Marinoff 1999 308 pages
3.47
2.5K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Nexus Summary
Nexus
Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks
by Mark Buchanan 2002 236 pages
3.80
519 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind
The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing
by Joost A.M. Meerloo 1956 326 pages
4.22
874 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Constitution of Knowledge Summary
The Constitution of Knowledge
A Defense of Truth
by Jonathan Rauch 2021 318 pages
4.26
1.5K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Strangers in Their Own Land Summary
Strangers in Their Own Land
Anger and Mourning on the American Right
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2016 242 pages
4.12
17.4K ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
Saving the Modern Soul Summary
Saving the Modern Soul
Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self-Help
by Eva Illouz 2008 304 pages
4.12
163 ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Self Help
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama 2022 178 pages
3.93
3.1K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
by Richard Brodie 1995 251 pages
3.68
1.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Minima Moralia Summary
Minima Moralia
Reflections on a Damaged Life
by Theodor W. Adorno 1951 256 pages
4.24
4.6K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Peoplewatching Summary
Peoplewatching
The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
by Desmond Morris 1977 400 pages
4.05
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Why We're Polarized Summary
Why We're Polarized
by Ezra Klein 2020 336 pages
4.22
18.0K ratings
Politics
History
Psychology
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell 2023 224 pages
4.42
2.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Science of Evil Summary
The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2011 256 pages
3.77
6.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Religion for Atheists Summary
Religion for Atheists
A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
by Alain de Botton 2011 320 pages
3.66
11.7K ratings
Philosophy
Atheism
Spirituality
Hard-Core Romance Summary
Hard-Core Romance
"Fifty Shades of Grey," Best-Sellers, and Society
by Eva Illouz 2013 97 pages
3.53
251 ratings
Sociology
Feminism
Sexuality
Priceless Summary
Priceless
The Myth of Fair Value
by William Poundstone 2010 336 pages
3.83
1.9K ratings
Psychology
Business
Economics
Argonauts of the Western Pacific Summary
Argonauts of the Western Pacific
by BronisΕ‚aw Malinowski 1922 527 pages
3.76
1.4K ratings
Anthropology
Ethnography
History
Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
by Howard S. Becker 1998 239 pages
4.06
398 ratings
Sociology
Research
Writing
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
by Neil Postman 1995 209 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Sociology
The Authority Gap Summary
The Authority Gap
Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It
by Mary Ann Sieghart 2021 384 pages
4.34
3.0K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Business
Google Archipelago Summary
Google Archipelago
The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom
by Michael Rectenwald 2019 216 pages
3.84
119 ratings
Politics
Technology
Cultural
The Great Escape Summary
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
by Angus Deaton 2013 362 pages
3.82
2.4K ratings
Economics
History
Politics
The Irrational Bundle Summary
The Irrational Bundle
Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
by Dan Ariely 2013 797 pages
4.32
450 ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
The Privileged Poor Summary
The Privileged Poor
How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
by Anthony Abraham Jack 2019 288 pages
4.25
2.2K ratings
Education
Sociology
Social Justice
The Chemical Muse Summary
The Chemical Muse
Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
by D.C.A. Hillman 2008 256 pages
3.91
162 ratings
History
Philosophy
Religion
Unhumans Summary
Unhumans
The Secret History of Communist Revolutions
by Jack Posobiec 2024 272 pages
4.08
625 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
Social Physics Summary
Social Physics
How Good Ideas Spreadβ€” The Lessons from a New Science
by Alex Pentland 2014 320 pages
3.53
1.4K ratings
Science
Psychology
Sociology
The War for Kindness Summary
The War for Kindness
Building Empathy in a Fractured World
by Jamil Zaki 2019 263 pages
3.93
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
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