Society
Our world's most pressing challenges and transformative social shifts come alive through penetrating analyses of inequality, technology, culture, and change. These thought-provoking works illuminate the hidden forces shaping modern society while exploring bold visions for our collective future.
Society Book Summaries
The Technological Republic
Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West
Politics
Technology
Business
Blueprint for Revolution
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
Politics
Activism
History
Systems Thinking For Social Change
A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
Business
Leadership
Society
Genesis
Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
The Precipice
Philosophy
Science
Politics
Abundance
Politics
Economics
Environment
The Tyranny of Merit
What's Become of the Common Good?
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Second Curve
Thoughts on Reinventing Society
Business
Society
Management
The Entrepreneurial State
Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
Economics
Politics
Business
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Politics
Psychology
History
Autocracy, Inc.
Politics
History
Political Science
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
The Price of Inequality
How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
Politics
Sociology
Business
End Times
Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
History
Politics
Economics
What's Our Problem?
A Self-Help Book for Societies
Politics
Philosophy
Society
Man for Himself
An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Age of Unreason
Business
Management
Philosophy
Limitarianism
The Case Against Extreme Wealth
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
No Logo
Politics
Economics
Business
Team Human
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
The Spirit Level
Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Profit and Punishment
How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice
Politics
Social Justice
Law
How Economics Can Save the World
Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems
Economics
Business
Society
The Big Con
How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies
Economics
Business
Politics
The Construction of Social Reality
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Green Swans
The Coming Boom In Regenerative Capitalism
Sustainability
Economics
Business
The Zero Marginal Cost Society
The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism
Economics
Business
Politics
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Economics
History
Politics
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
Economics
Politics
Society
Social Justice Fallacies
Politics
Economics
History
People, Power, and Profits
Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent
Economics
Politics
Business
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
Economics
Politics
Business
Doing Good Better
How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
Philosophy
Self Help
Economics
The Divide
A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
Economics
Politics
History
The Most Good You Can Do
How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically
Philosophy
Self Help
Economics
The Broken Ladder
How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
Politics
Psychology
Economics
Citizens
Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Politics
Sociology
Society
Rules for Revolutionaries
How Big Organizing Can Change Everything
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
Politics
History
Political Science
Beauty Pays
Why Attractive People Are More Successful
Economics
Psychology
Fashion
The Person and the Situation
Perspectives of Social Psychology
Psychology
Sociology
Science
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
The Sane Society
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Boy Crisis
Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
Parenting
Psychology
Sociology
The Quest for a Moral Compass
A Global History of Ethics
Philosophy
History
Religion
After Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Social Physics
How Good Ideas Spread— The Lessons from a New Science
Science
Psychology
Sociology
Framers
Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil
Psychology
Business
Science
Free Speech
Ten Principles for a Connected World
Politics
Philosophy
Law
Mission Economy
A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Business
