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Habits of the Heart

by Robert N. Bellah • 1985

America's faith in the autonomous self has hollowed out its communities and left citizens isolated.

3.89

1k+

🇺🇸 American Society 🏛️ Political Sociology 🌐 Individualism Critique 🔨 Work And Meaning 🛋️ Therapeutic Culture

Habits of the Heart

America's faith in the autonomous self has hollowed out its communities and left citizens isolated.

by Robert N. Bellah 1985

3.89

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Society 🏛️ Political Sociology 🌐 Individualism Critique 🔨 Work And Meaning 🛋️ Therapeutic Culture

American Grace

by Robert D. Putnam • 2010

Devout and diverse: America's religious paradox, and how personal relationships keep the peace.

3.91

1k+

🇺🇸 American Religion 🕊️ Religious Pluralism 🗳️ Faith And Politics ⚡ Political Polarization 🏘️ Civic Engagement

American Grace

Devout and diverse: America's religious paradox, and how personal relationships keep the peace.

by Robert D. Putnam 2010

3.91

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Religion 🕊️ Religious Pluralism 🗳️ Faith And Politics ⚡ Political Polarization 🏘️ Civic Engagement

The Great Disruption

by Francis Fukuyama • 1999

The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.

3.62

353

🏛️ Social Order 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🎲 Game Theory 🔄 Spontaneous Order 💚 Trust

The Great Disruption

The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.

by Francis Fukuyama 1999

3.62

353 ratings

🏛️ Social Order 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🎲 Game Theory 🔄 Spontaneous Order 💚 Trust

Planet Money

by Alex Mayyasi • 2026

Your weekend, your rent, and your 401(k) are all governed by economic rules you never learned.

4.03

1k+

🎙️ Pop Economics 🛒 Everyday Economics 🏗️ Market Design 🤖 Labor And Automation 🌍 Global Trade

Planet Money

Your weekend, your rent, and your 401(k) are all governed by economic rules you never learned.

by Alex Mayyasi 2026

4.03

1k+ ratings

🎙️ Pop Economics 🛒 Everyday Economics 🏗️ Market Design 🤖 Labor And Automation 🌍 Global Trade

The Social Strategist

by Ali Scarlett • 2022

Warmth without power invites pity. Power without warmth breeds enemies. The formula for admiration.

3.90

♟️ Social Strategy 📈 Status Dynamics 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🎯 Influence Techniques

The Social Strategist

Warmth without power invites pity. Power without warmth breeds enemies. The formula for admiration.

by Ali Scarlett 2022

3.90

50 ratings

♟️ Social Strategy 📈 Status Dynamics 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🎯 Influence Techniques

Social Entrepreneurship

by Ryszard Praszkier • 2011

The secret of lasting social change: stop pushing the system and start shifting its attractor.

3.80

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚙️ Systems Change 🕸️ Network Building 🌱 Bottom-Up Change

Social Entrepreneurship

The secret of lasting social change: stop pushing the system and start shifting its attractor.

by Ryszard Praszkier 2011

3.80

20 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚙️ Systems Change 🕸️ Network Building 🌱 Bottom-Up Change

The Lonely Century

by Noreena Hertz • 2021

Loneliness harms like smoking, and the cause is not personal weakness but political design.

3.85

2k+

😔 Loneliness Epidemic 📉 Neoliberal Critique 🏙️ Urban Isolation 📱 Digital Alienation 🏢 Workplace Isolation

The Lonely Century

Loneliness harms like smoking, and the cause is not personal weakness but political design.

by Noreena Hertz 2021

3.85

2k+ ratings

😔 Loneliness Epidemic 📉 Neoliberal Critique 🏙️ Urban Isolation 📱 Digital Alienation 🏢 Workplace Isolation

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