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Social Darwinism in American Thought
de Richard Hofstadter • 1955
America's embrace of social Darwinism was never about the science. Its collapse wasn't either.
3.78
290
Social Darwinism in American Thought Rezumat
Social Darwinism in American Thought
America's embrace of social Darwinism was never about the science. Its collapse wasn't either.
de Richard Hofstadter 1955 278 pagini
3.78
290 evaluări
Bleu
de Michel Pastoureau • 2000
The Virgin Mary, a French king, and denim: how blue went from barbarian to beloved.
3.99
1.000+
Bleu Rezumat
Bleu
The Virgin Mary, a French king, and denim: how blue went from barbarian to beloved.
de Michel Pastoureau 2000 216 pagini
3.99
1.000+ evaluări
La sociolinguistique
de Louis-Jean Calvet • 1993
Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.
3.94
66
La sociolinguistique Rezumat
La sociolinguistique
Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.
de Louis-Jean Calvet 1993 128 pagini
3.94
66 evaluări
Urban Acupuncture
de Jaime Lerner • 2003
Fast, precise interventions where a city hurts trigger chain reactions no master plan ever could.
3.66
490
Urban Acupuncture Rezumat
Urban Acupuncture
Fast, precise interventions where a city hurts trigger chain reactions no master plan ever could.
de Jaime Lerner 2003 160 pagini
3.66
490 evaluări
Aesthetics of Excess
de Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Rezumat
Aesthetics of Excess
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
de Jillian Hernandez 2020 320 pagini
4.26
42 evaluări
The Vanishing American Adult
de Ben Sasse • 2017
Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.
4.03
6.000+
The Vanishing American Adult Rezumat
The Vanishing American Adult
Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.
de Ben Sasse 2017 393 pagini
4.03
6.000+ evaluări
Four Sociological Traditions
de Randall Collins • 1994
Four rival lenses on all of social life: power, exchange, ritual, and the socially constructed self.
3.86
152
Four Sociological Traditions Rezumat
Four Sociological Traditions
Four rival lenses on all of social life: power, exchange, ritual, and the socially constructed self.
de Randall Collins 1994 336 pagini
3.86
152 evaluări
Great American Hypocrites
de Glenn Greenwald • 2008
Republicans win by dressing up as John Wayne while the press applauds the costume.
3.70
450
Great American Hypocrites Rezumat
Great American Hypocrites
Republicans win by dressing up as John Wayne while the press applauds the costume.
de Glenn Greenwald 2008 304 pagini
3.70
450 evaluări
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
de Daniel Bell • 1976
Capitalism demands discipline at work and hedonism at leisure. The contradiction is catching up.
3.83
301
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism Rezumat
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Capitalism demands discipline at work and hedonism at leisure. The contradiction is catching up.
de Daniel Bell 1976 363 pagini
3.83
301 evaluări
Eurogames
de Stewart Woods • 2012
Postwar Germany rejected war games and invented a genre where elegance matters more than conquest.
3.78
137
Eurogames Rezumat
Eurogames
Postwar Germany rejected war games and invented a genre where elegance matters more than conquest.
de Stewart Woods 2012 262 pagini
3.78
137 evaluări
Leading Successful Change
de Gregory P. Shea • 2020
Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.
3.62
121
Leading Successful Change Rezumat
Leading Successful Change
Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.
de Gregory P. Shea 2020 108 pagini
3.62
121 evaluări
In Search of the Dark Ages
de Michael Wood • 1981
How a thousand years of invasion forged England, from Boudica's revolt to William's conquest.
4.01
2.000+
In Search of the Dark Ages Rezumat
In Search of the Dark Ages
How a thousand years of invasion forged England, from Boudica's revolt to William's conquest.
de Michael Wood 1981 272 pagini
4.01
2.000+ evaluări
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea
de Thomas Cahill • 2004
Greek soldiers, poets, thinkers assembled the Western mind. Their answers remain our questions.
3.75
3.000+
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea Rezumat
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea
Greek soldiers, poets, thinkers assembled the Western mind. Their answers remain our questions.
de Thomas Cahill 2004 304 pagini
3.75
3.000+ evaluări
HBR's 10 Must Reads for Executive Teams
de Harvard Business Review • 2023
Diversity hires can't fix a culture that refuses to learn. Trust and systemic change can.
3.63
19
HBR's 10 Must Reads for Executive Teams Rezumat
HBR's 10 Must Reads for Executive Teams
Diversity hires can't fix a culture that refuses to learn. Trust and systemic change can.
de Harvard Business Review 2023 224 pagini
3.63
19 evaluări
Made in America
de Claude S. Fischer • 2010
America never had a golden age. The core character of voluntary belonging held steady for centuries.
3.76
76
Made in America Rezumat
Made in America
America never had a golden age. The core character of voluntary belonging held steady for centuries.
de Claude S. Fischer 2010 528 pagini
3.76
76 evaluări
Take Back Your Family
de Jefferson Bethke • 2021
The nuclear family left everyone exhausted. Your family was built to be a multigenerational team.
4.33
2.000+
Take Back Your Family Rezumat
Take Back Your Family
The nuclear family left everyone exhausted. Your family was built to be a multigenerational team.
de Jefferson Bethke 2021 256 pagini
4.33
2.000+ evaluări
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
de Stephen Fry • 2004
13,500 years of classical music made funny: from Pythagorean hammers to Stravinsky's riot.
3.70
500+
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music Rezumat
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
13,500 years of classical music made funny: from Pythagorean hammers to Stravinsky's riot.
de Stephen Fry 2004 304 pagini
3.70
500+ evaluări
Stony the Road
de Henry Louis Gates Jr. • 2019
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
4.16
4.000+
Stony the Road Rezumat
Stony the Road
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
de Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2019 296 pagini
4.16
4.000+ evaluări
Irisches Tagebuch
de Heinrich Böll • 1957
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
3.86
2.000+
Irisches Tagebuch Rezumat
Irisches Tagebuch
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
de Heinrich Böll 1957 137 pagini
3.86
2.000+ evaluări
Nationalism
de Liah Greenfeld • 1992
Nationalism was born from aristocratic vanity. One form built liberty; the other, tyranny.
3.77
66
Nationalism Rezumat
Nationalism
Nationalism was born from aristocratic vanity. One form built liberty; the other, tyranny.
de Liah Greenfeld 1992 596 pagini
3.77
66 evaluări
HOMBRES QUE CAMBIARON LA HISTORIA
de Jaime Maristany • 2014
From Moses to Napoleon: the leadership moves that turned ten mortals into history's architects.
3.28
170
HOMBRES QUE CAMBIARON LA HISTORIA Rezumat
HOMBRES QUE CAMBIARON LA HISTORIA
From Moses to Napoleon: the leadership moves that turned ten mortals into history's architects.
de Jaime Maristany 2014 116 pagini
3.28
170 evaluări
The Development Psychology of the Black Child
de Amos N. Wilson • 1978
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
4.61
89
The Development Psychology of the Black Child Rezumat
The Development Psychology of the Black Child
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
de Amos N. Wilson 1978 296 pagini
4.61
89 evaluări
Latter-Day Pamphlets
de Thomas Carlyle • 1850
An 1850 diagnosis: democracy is anarchy, philanthropy coddles scoundrels, and talk rules everything.
3.89
99
Latter-Day Pamphlets Rezumat
Latter-Day Pamphlets
An 1850 diagnosis: democracy is anarchy, philanthropy coddles scoundrels, and talk rules everything.
de Thomas Carlyle 1850 308 pagini
3.89
99 evaluări
The Good Society
de Robert N. Bellah • 1991
Individualism gutted our institutions. Repair begins where the myth ends: we need each other.
3.66
105
The Good Society Rezumat
The Good Society
Individualism gutted our institutions. Repair begins where the myth ends: we need each other.
de Robert N. Bellah 1991 368 pagini
3.66
105 evaluări
Le suicide français
de Éric Zemmour • 2014
France did not fall. It dismantled itself, one law at a time, over forty years.
3.51
294
Le suicide français Rezumat
Le suicide français
France did not fall. It dismantled itself, one law at a time, over forty years.
de Éric Zemmour 2014 544 pagini
3.51
294 evaluări
The Age of Abundance
de Brink Lindsey • 2007
Postwar abundance split America into two rival faiths; their deadlock still defines us.
3.51
134
The Age of Abundance Rezumat
The Age of Abundance
Postwar abundance split America into two rival faiths; their deadlock still defines us.
de Brink Lindsey 2007 400 pagini
3.51
134 evaluări
Captains Of Consciousness
de Stuart Ewen • 1977
Your desires were not your own. They were manufactured to pacify a restless industrial workforce.
4.10
229
Captains Of Consciousness Rezumat
Captains Of Consciousness
Your desires were not your own. They were manufactured to pacify a restless industrial workforce.
de Stuart Ewen 1977 272 pagini
4.10
229 evaluări
A History of Ancient Greece
de Eric H. Cline • 2006
Before Rome, Greece invented the West. Then Athens and Sparta tore it apart.
3.91
163
A History of Ancient Greece Rezumat
A History of Ancient Greece
Before Rome, Greece invented the West. Then Athens and Sparta tore it apart.
de Eric H. Cline 2006
3.91
163 evaluări
Ideas with Consequences
de Amanda Hollis-Brusky • 2014
How a conservative legal network supplied the reasoning for a Supreme Court revolution.
3.84
88
Ideas with Consequences Rezumat
Ideas with Consequences
How a conservative legal network supplied the reasoning for a Supreme Court revolution.
de Amanda Hollis-Brusky 2014 266 pagini
3.84
88 evaluări
Through the Language Glass
de Guy Deutscher • 2010
Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.
3.91
7.000+
Through the Language Glass Rezumat
Through the Language Glass
Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.
de Guy Deutscher 2010 304 pagini
3.91
7.000+ evaluări
It's All a Game
de Tristan Donovan • 2017
The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.
3.96
1.000+
It's All a Game Rezumat
It's All a Game
The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.
de Tristan Donovan 2017 304 pagini
3.96
1.000+ evaluări
The Progress Paradox
de Gregg Easterbrook • 2003
Incomes doubled, lifespans nearly did too, and depression rose tenfold. What the progress missed.
3.63
500+
The Progress Paradox Rezumat
The Progress Paradox
Incomes doubled, lifespans nearly did too, and depression rose tenfold. What the progress missed.
de Gregg Easterbrook 2003 400 pagini
3.63
500+ evaluări
inside tagesschau
de Alexander Teske • 2025
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
3.63
97
inside tagesschau Rezumat
inside tagesschau
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
de Alexander Teske 2025 297 pagini
3.63
97 evaluări
The McDonaldization of Society
de George Ritzer • 1995
Fast-food logic now runs your hospital, your classroom, and your phone. The efficiency isn't free.
3.81
2.000+
The McDonaldization of Society Rezumat
The McDonaldization of Society
Fast-food logic now runs your hospital, your classroom, and your phone. The efficiency isn't free.
de George Ritzer 1995 328 pagini
3.81
2.000+ evaluări
Why We Kneel, How We Rise
de Michael Holding • 2021
Racism was built, not born. A cricketer exposes its architecture and what might dismantle it.
4.45
1.000+
Why We Kneel, How We Rise Rezumat
Why We Kneel, How We Rise
Racism was built, not born. A cricketer exposes its architecture and what might dismantle it.
de Michael Holding 2021
4.45
1.000+ evaluări
Twelve Caesars
de Mary Beard • 2021
Suetonius named twelve Caesars. A millennium of misidentification, satire, and reinvention followed.
3.68
1.000+
Twelve Caesars Rezumat
Twelve Caesars
Suetonius named twelve Caesars. A millennium of misidentification, satire, and reinvention followed.
de Mary Beard 2021 392 pagini
3.68
1.000+ evaluări
Le contrat racial
de Charles W. Mills • 2023
The social contract hid a racial one: whites as full persons, everyone else denied full personhood.
4.59
73
Le contrat racial Rezumat
Le contrat racial
The social contract hid a racial one: whites as full persons, everyone else denied full personhood.
de Charles W. Mills 2023 214 pagini
4.59
73 evaluări
Hawaii
de James A. Michener • 1959
Five waves of strangers reach Hawaii, each certain the islands were made for them.
4.22
82.000+
Hawaii Rezumat
Hawaii
Five waves of strangers reach Hawaii, each certain the islands were made for them.
de James A. Michener 1959 1136 pagini
4.22
82.000+ evaluări
Streetwise
de Lloyd Blankfein • 2026
Brooklyn projects to Goldman Sachs CEO: a near-collapse, lymphoma, and a Congressional firestorm.
4.34
1.000+
Streetwise Rezumat
Streetwise
Brooklyn projects to Goldman Sachs CEO: a near-collapse, lymphoma, and a Congressional firestorm.
de Lloyd Blankfein 2026 400 pagini
4.34
1.000+ evaluări
Taking America Back for God
de Andrew L. Whitehead • 2020
It wasn't faith that put Trump in the White House. It was Christian nationalism.
4.10
1.000+
Taking America Back for God Rezumat
Taking America Back for God
It wasn't faith that put Trump in the White House. It was Christian nationalism.
de Andrew L. Whitehead 2020 288 pagini
4.10
1.000+ evaluări
Disruptive Witness
de Alan Noble • 2018
Modern life makes God feel optional. The problem isn't arguments; it's eroded attention.
4.22
1.000+
Disruptive Witness Rezumat
Disruptive Witness
Modern life makes God feel optional. The problem isn't arguments; it's eroded attention.
de Alan Noble 2018 192 pagini
4.22
1.000+ evaluări
Digimodernism
de Alan Kirby • 2009
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
3.49
78
Digimodernism Rezumat
Digimodernism
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
de Alan Kirby 2009 282 pagini
3.49
78 evaluări
Lost in a Good Game
de Pete Etchells • 2019
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
3.72
500+
Lost in a Good Game Rezumat
Lost in a Good Game
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
de Pete Etchells 2019 320 pagini
3.72
500+ evaluări
On Her Game
de Christine Brennan • 2025
The WNBA's most transformative star was the one its veterans and leaders least wanted to embrace.
3.98
1.000+
On Her Game Rezumat
On Her Game
The WNBA's most transformative star was the one its veterans and leaders least wanted to embrace.
de Christine Brennan 2025 272 pagini
3.98
1.000+ evaluări
The Return of the Gods
de Jonathan Cahn • 2022
Three ancient gods have returned. Rebranded as prosperity, pride, and choice, they now run the West.
4.29
4.000+
The Return of the Gods Rezumat
The Return of the Gods
Three ancient gods have returned. Rebranded as prosperity, pride, and choice, they now run the West.
de Jonathan Cahn 2022 241 pagini
4.29
4.000+ evaluări
Heretics and Heroes
de Thomas Cahill • 2013
Plague, print, and an obstinate monk shattered medieval Europe. The replacement is still here.
3.80
1.000+
Heretics and Heroes Rezumat
Heretics and Heroes
Plague, print, and an obstinate monk shattered medieval Europe. The replacement is still here.
de Thomas Cahill 2013 368 pagini
3.80
1.000+ evaluări
The Savage Mind
de Claude Lévi-Strauss • 1962
So-called primitive thought builds meaning like a handyman: from whatever pieces are at hand.
3.93
1.000+
The Savage Mind Rezumat
The Savage Mind
So-called primitive thought builds meaning like a handyman: from whatever pieces are at hand.
de Claude Lévi-Strauss 1962 310 pagini
3.93
1.000+ evaluări
Internal Colonialism
de Michael Hechter • 1975
England didn't unify the Celtic fringe; it colonized it, and industrialization only widened the gap.
3.43
30
Internal Colonialism Rezumat
Internal Colonialism
England didn't unify the Celtic fringe; it colonized it, and industrialization only widened the gap.
de Michael Hechter 1975 422 pagini
3.43
30 evaluări
The Darker Side of Leadership
de Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2024
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
3.40
5
The Darker Side of Leadership Rezumat
The Darker Side of Leadership
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
de Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2024 158 pagini
3.40
5 evaluări
The Plague of War
de Jennifer T. Roberts • 2017
Athens and Sparta destroyed each other in a war neither wanted. The only winner was Macedon.
3.94
179
The Plague of War Rezumat
The Plague of War
Athens and Sparta destroyed each other in a war neither wanted. The only winner was Macedon.
de Jennifer T. Roberts 2017 416 pagini
3.94
179 evaluări
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