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
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
New Power
How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World—and How to Make It Work for You
Business
Politics
Leadership
Superman is an Arab
Feminism
Lebanon
Essays
Join the Club
How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
Prius Or Pickup?
How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Mismeasure of Woman
Why Women Are Not the Better Sex, the Inferior Sex, or the Opposite Sex
Feminism
Psychology
Science
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
Language
Linguistics
History
The Two Cultures
Science
Philosophy
History
Superclass
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
Politics
Economics
Business
The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
Travel
History
Politics
The Unschooled Mind
How Children Think And How Schools Should Teach
Education
Psychology
Parenting
Progress - Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
Economics
History
Politics
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
Race
Anti Racist
Social Justice
Nation of Rebels
Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
The Rise of the Creative Class
And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life
Sociology
Economics
Business
The Polymath
A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
History
Biography
Science
A Pelican Introduction
Social Class in the 21st Century
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Criminology For Dummies
Reference
Crime
Science
Sex Matters
How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense
Feminism
Sociology
Politics
Private Government
How Employers Rule Our Lives
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Sociology
Psychology
Science
Capital City
Gentrification and the Real Estate State
Politics
Urban Planning
Economics
Conquests and Cultures
An International History
History
Economics
Politics
The Color of Money
Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
History
Race
Economics
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
Philosophy
Politics
History
Text Me When You Get Home
The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship
Feminism
Book Club
Friendship
The Human Condition
Philosophy
Politics
History
Why We Make Mistakes
How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
Psychology
Science
Self Help
How Change Happens
Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don't
Politics
Social Change
Sociology
To Save Everything, Click Here
The Folly of Technological Solutionism
Technology
Philosophy
Politics
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
Attack from Within
How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
Politics
History
Sociology
The Years That Matter Most
How College Makes or Breaks Us
Education
Sociology
College
A Bigger Prize
When No One Wins Unless Everyone Wins
Business
Sociology
Self Help
Testosterone Rex
Myths of Sex, Science, and Society
Science
Feminism
Psychology
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Closing of the American Mind
Philosophy
Education
Politics
Quarterlife Crisis
The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
In Search of Deeper Learning
The Quest to Remake the American High School
Education
Teaching
School
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
History
Linguistics
Language
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
The Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
History
Politics
Economics
A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6
History
Philosophy
World History
Cities
The First 6,000 Years
History
Archaeology
Cities
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy
Politics
Science
Technology
Social Psychology
A Very Short Introduction
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up
Politics
Canada
Sociology
