Anthropology
Our shared human story unfolds through the lens of cultures, societies, and primal behaviors that shape who we are. Here you'll find compelling investigations into human nature, from our ancient origins and evolutionary past to the hidden codes that drive modern communities and marketplaces.
Anthropology Book Summaries
Sex at Dawn
The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
Science
History
Sexuality
The Age of Empathy
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Science
Psychology
Animals
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
Business
Psychology
Cultural
Debt
The First 5,000 Years
History
Economics
Anthropology
The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Science
Biology
Evolution
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
History
Anthropology
Science
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
History
Economics
Anthropology
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
History
American History
Anthropology
The Bonobo and the Atheist
In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Third Chimpanzee
The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Science
History
Anthropology
The Intelligence Paradox
Why the Intelligent Choice Isn't Always the Smart One
Psychology
Science
Social Science
Call of the Mall
The Geography of Shopping
Business
Psychology
Sociology
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Science
History
Genetics
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
Forensic Detective
How I Cracked the World's Toughest Cases
True Crime
Science
Crime
A Primate's Memoir
A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
Science
Memoir
Animals
Coffee Life in Japan
Japan
Food
Urban Studies
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
Anatomy of Love
A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Food of the Gods
The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
Philosophy
History
Science
Watching the English
The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
Anthropology
Sociology
Travel
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
Science
History
Biology
Sensemaking
The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm
Business
Psychology
Philosophy
The Worm at the Core
On the Role of Death in Life
Psychology
Philosophy
Death
The Science of Love and Betrayal
Psychology
Science
Popular Science
A Natural History of Human Thinking
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
The Social Leap
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Why Is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Science
History
Biology
The Book of Humans
A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us
Science
History
Biology
The English
A Portrait of a People
History
British Literature
Politics
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
History
Science
Philosophy
The Naked Ape
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
Bullshit Jobs
A Theory
Economics
Politics
Business
Intelligence
All That Matters
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
History
Science
American History
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
Upheaval
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
History
Politics
Science
Thinking Big
How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
The Ascent of Man
Science
History
Philosophy
Homo Deus
A History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
To Repair the World
Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
Medicine
Health
Science
Human Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Evolution
Anthropology
Exercised
Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
Health
Science
Anthropology
Chief Culture Officer
How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation
Business
Anthropology
Sociology
The Geography of Thought
How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why
Psychology
Philosophy
Science