Social Science
Our world pulses with invisible patterns of human behavior, group dynamics, and societal forces that shape everything from friendships to financial markets. Through rigorous research and compelling analysis, these books illuminate how people think, connect, and organize themselves—revealing the hidden architecture of our social world.
Social Science Book Summaries
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
China
Politics
History
50 Economics Classics
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance, and the global economy
Economics
Business
Finance
Be Who You Want
Unlocking the Science of Personality Change
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Golem
What You Should Know about Science
Science
Philosophy
History
المراقبة السائلة
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
Theories of Personality
Psychology
Textbooks
Reference
Economics Rules
The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
Economics
Business
Finance
Killing the Host
How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy
Economics
Politics
History
Environmental Economics
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Environment
Science
Evolutionary Ideas
Unlocking ancient innovation to solve tomorrow’s challenges
Psychology
Science
Business
A Pelican Introduction
Social Class in the 21st Century
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Finance and the Good Society
Economics
Finance
Business
Political Philosophy
A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
Discover Your Inner Economist
Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist
Economics
Psychology
Business
The Cost-Benefit Revolution
Economics
Politics
Law
Kremlin Rising
Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution
Russia
History
Politics
Why Nothing Works
The Anthropology of Daily Life
Anthropology
Sociology
History
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Butterfly Economics
A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior
Economics
Sociology
Business
Trading for Dummies
Finance
Economics
Business
Anger
The Misunderstood Emotion
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Social Security for Dummies
Reference
Social Science
Disability
The Happiness Equation
Personal Development
Economics
Social Science
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
Why Americans Vote the Way They Do
Politics
Political Science
History
Economies and Cultures
Foundations of Economic Anthropology
Anthropology
Economics
Social Science
Freedom from Your Inner Critic
A Self-Therapy Approach
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Bobos in Paradise
The New Upper Class and How They Got There
Sociology
Politics
History
Face Value
The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions
Psychology
Science
Politics
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going
Anthropology
Science
History
Democracy at Work
A Cure for Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Social Psychology
Psychology
Textbooks
Reference
2052
A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years
Environment
Economics
Politics
Contesting Democracy
Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe
Politics
History
Philosophy
Paranormal America
Ghost Encounters, UFO Sightings, Bigfoot Hunts, and Other Curiosities in Religion and Culture
Paranormal
Religion
Monsters
The Injustice of Place
Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
History
Politics
Sociology
Classics of Public Administration
Political Science
Textbooks
School
The Dialectical Imagination
A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Origins of Happiness
The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course
Economics
Psychology
Science
Culture and Resistance
Conversations with Edward W. Said
History
Politics
Cultural
