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
Blindspot
Hidden Biases of Good People
Psychology
Science
Anti Racist
The Slow Fix
Solve Problems, Work Smarter and Live Better in a World Addicted to Speed
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Contagious
Why Things Catch On
Business
Psychology
Science
Behind the Kitchen Door
Food
Social Justice
Politics
The Logic of Life
The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
Economics
Psychology
Business
The Culture of Narcissism
American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
Why Men Fight
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Philosophy
History
Theory
Population 10 Billion
Geography
Science
Politics
The Third Chimpanzee
The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Science
History
Anthropology
What Money Can't Buy
The Moral Limits of Markets
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
The Body Project
An Intimate History of American Girls
Feminism
History
Sociology
The New Geography of Jobs
Economics
Business
Politics
Trust Me, I'm Lying
Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Business
Psychology
Politics
Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
Politics
Economics
History
The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Who Stole the American Dream?
Politics
Economics
History
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Sociology
Psychology
Science
The Information Diet
A Case for Conscious Consumption
Psychology
Technology
Self Help
Six Degrees
The Science of a Connected Age
Science
Sociology
Mathematics
Overdressed
The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
Fashion
Sustainability
Environment
The Science of Good and Evil
Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Economics
History
Politics
A Conflict of Visions
Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Moral Tribes
Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
David and Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Psychology
Business
Self Help
المراقبة السائلة
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
The Feminine Mystique
Feminism
Classics
History
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Politics
History
Activism
Drunk Tank Pink
And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
The Art of Manliness
Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
History
Psychology
Science
Liquid Love
On the Frailty of Human Bonds
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Beauty Pays
Why Attractive People Are More Successful
Economics
Psychology
Fashion
Migrations to Solitude
The Quest for Privacy in a Crowded World
Essays
Memoir
Sociology
The News
A User's Manual
Philosophy
Journalism
Politics
Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Locust Effect
Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence
Politics
Social Justice
Sociology
The Next America
Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
Politics
Sociology
Economics
Just Babies
The Origins of Good and Evil
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
Economics
Politics
History
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
A Bigger Prize
When No One Wins Unless Everyone Wins
Business
Sociology
Self Help
The Image
A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
History
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
Social Physics
How Good Ideas Spread— The Lessons from a New Science
Science
Psychology
Sociology