Social Science Book Summaries

Art of Manipulation Summary
Art of Manipulation
How to Get What You Want Out of People in Business, in Your Personal Life, and in Your Love Life
by R.B. Sparkman 1978 181 pages
3.96
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Little Book of Psychology Summary
The Little Book of Psychology
An Introduction to the Key Psychologists and Theories You Need to Know
by Emily Ralls 2019 98 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Bowling Alone Summary
Bowling Alone
The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D. Putnam 2000 544 pages
3.85
8k+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
History
Suicide Summary
Suicide
A Study in Sociology
by Émile Durkheim 1897 405 pages
3.85
4k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Summary
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Alfred Adler 1920 528 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Counselling
The Social Animal Summary
The Social Animal
The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
by David Brooks 2011 424 pages
3.86
23k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
The Social Animal Summary
The Social Animal
by Elliot Aronson 1972 512 pages
4.31
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences Summary
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences
by Alexander L. George 2005 331 pages
3.78
100+ ratings
Political Science
Politics
Social Science
The Illusion of Choice Summary
The Illusion of Choice
16 ½ psychological biases that influence what we buy
by Richard Shotton 2023 216 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Economics
Foolproof Summary
Foolproof
Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
by Sander van der Linden 2023 368 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Science
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
100+ ratings
Sociology
Research
Writing
Obedience to Authority Summary
Obedience to Authority
by Stanley Milgram 1974 256 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Nurture Assumption Summary
The Nurture Assumption
Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do
by Judith Rich Harris 1998 462 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Science
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It) Summary
Creative Blindness (And How To Cure It)
Real-life stories of remarkable creative vision
by Dave Trott 2019 231 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Business
Art
Self Help
The Construction of Social Reality Summary
The Construction of Social Reality
by John Rogers Searle 1995 256 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Mystery Summary
Mystery
A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution
by Jonah Lehrer 2021 256 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Psychology
Writing
Mystery
How Economics Explains the World Summary
How Economics Explains the World
A Short History of Humanity
by Andrew Leigh 2024 240 pages
3.98
100+ ratings
Economics
History
Finance
Against Democracy Summary
Against Democracy
by Jason Brennan 2016 304 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
The Case Against Education Summary
The Case Against Education
Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
by Bryan Caplan 2018 416 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Education
Economics
Politics
Connected Summary
Connected
The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
by Nicholas A. Christakis 2008 336 pages
3.73
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Snoop Summary
Snoop
What Your Stuff Says About You
by Sam Gosling 2001 263 pages
3.36
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Sociology Summary
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
by Steve Bruce 1999 128 pages
3.40
500+ ratings
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? Summary
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?
From The Righteous Mind (Kindle Single)
by Jonathan Haidt 2016 73 pages
4.09
100+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Beauty Pays Summary
Beauty Pays
Why Attractive People Are More Successful
by Daniel S. Hamermesh 2011 224 pages
3.15
100+ ratings
Economics
Psychology
Fashion
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
by Claudia Hammond 2012 342 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Mismeasuring Our Lives Summary
Mismeasuring Our Lives
Why GDP Doesn't Add Up
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2009 136 pages
3.74
100+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Social Science
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity
How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006 256 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
Race
دروس مبسطة في الاقتصاد Summary
دروس مبسطة في الاقتصاد
by Robert P. Murphy 2010 383 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Economics
Business
Money
Saving the Modern Soul Summary
Saving the Modern Soul
Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self-Help
by Eva Illouz 2008 304 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Self Help
How to Feel Confident Summary
How to Feel Confident
Simple Tools for Instant Success
by Leil Lowndes 2009 288 pages
3.63
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Social Science
Political Ideologies Summary
Political Ideologies
An Introduction
by Andrew Heywood 1992 382 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Social Physics Summary
Social Physics
How Good Ideas Spread— The Lessons from a New Science
by Alex Pentland 2014 320 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Sociology
The Culture of Fear Summary
The Culture of Fear
Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
by Barry Glassner 1999 210 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
How Pleasure Works Summary
How Pleasure Works
The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
by Paul Bloom 2010 304 pages
3.71
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Edge of Reason Summary
The Edge of Reason
A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World
by Julian Baggini 2016 272 pages
3.96
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Sociological Imagination Summary
The Sociological Imagination
by C. Wright Mills 1959 256 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Social Science
Why You Love Music Summary
Why You Love Music
From Mozart to Metallica — The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
by John Powell 2016 310 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Music
Psychology
Science
The Intelligence Paradox Summary
The Intelligence Paradox
Why the Intelligent Choice Isn't Always the Smart One
by Satoshi Kanazawa 2012 272 pages
3.53
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Social Science
The Rule of Law Summary
The Rule of Law
by Tom Bingham 2010 203 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Law
Politics
Philosophy
The Happiness Industry Summary
The Happiness Industry
How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being
by William Davies 2015 320 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008 208 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Mating Intelligence Unleashed Summary
Mating Intelligence Unleashed
The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love
by Glenn Geher 2012 298 pages
3.71
100+ ratings
Psychology
Sexuality
Science
The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
by Jared Diamond 2012 512 pages
3.78
10k+ ratings
History
Anthropology
Science
Adult ADHD Summary
Adult ADHD
How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer's World
by Thom Hartmann 2016 144 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Adhd
Psychology
Self Help
Rock, Paper, Scissors Summary
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Game Theory in Everyday Life
by Len Fisher 2000 278 pages
3.42
1k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Psychology
The Struggle for Recognition Summary
The Struggle for Recognition
The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts
by Axel Honneth 1992 240 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The End of the World As We Know It Summary
The End of the World As We Know It
Social Science for the Twenty-First Century
by Immanuel Wallerstein 1999 288 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
History
50 Economics Classics Summary
50 Economics Classics
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance, and the global economy
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2017 386 pages
4.19
100+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Come of Age Summary
Come of Age
The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble
by Stephen Jenkinson 2018 448 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Society
The Narcissism Epidemic Summary
The Narcissism Epidemic
Living in the Age of Entitlement
by Jean M. Twenge 2009 352 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Cultural
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