Sociology Book Summaries

Why Love Hurts Summary
Why Love Hurts
A Sociological Explanation
by Eva Illouz 2011 293 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Feminism
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution Summary
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution
by Gustave Le Bon 2015 286 pages
4.18
100+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Mindreader Summary
Mindreader
The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
by David J. Lieberman 2022 240 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Science of Fear Summary
The Science of Fear
Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't — and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger
by Daniel Gardner 2008 339 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Politics
The Art of Being Summary
The Art of Being
by Erich Fromm 1989 144 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Third Culture Kids Summary
Third Culture Kids
Growing Up Among Worlds
by David C. Pollock 1999 360 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps Summary
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps
How We're Different and What to Do About It
by Allan Pease 1998 272 pages
3.76
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
The WEIRDest People in the World Summary
The WEIRDest People in the World
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
by Joseph Henrich 2020 706 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Psychology
History
Science
Are Prisons Obsolete? Summary
Are Prisons Obsolete?
by Angela Y. Davis 2003 128 pages
4.52
28k+ ratings
Politics
Race
Social Justice
The Narcissist Next Door Summary
The Narcissist Next Door
Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed — in Your World
by Jeffrey Kluger 2014 277 pages
3.11
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Ritual Effect Summary
The Ritual Effect
From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions
by Michael Norton 2024 288 pages
3.42
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld
How Algorithms Flattened Culture
by Kyle Chayka 2024 290 pages
3.65
4k+ ratings
Technology
Sociology
Science
Modern Romance Summary
Modern Romance
by Aziz Ansari 2015 279 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Humor
Romance
Book Club
مقدمة ابن خلدون Summary
مقدمة ابن خلدون
by Ibn Khaldun 1377 3864 pages
4.30
4k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Overdressed Summary
Overdressed
The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
by Elizabeth L. Cline 2012 244 pages
3.82
6k+ ratings
Fashion
Sustainability
Environment
The Wisdom of Crowds Summary
The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki 2004 306 pages
3.82
24k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Economics
Damned Lies and Statistics Summary
Damned Lies and Statistics
Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
by Joel Best 1998 190 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Politics
Science
Mathematics
The Evolution of Cooperation Summary
The Evolution of Cooperation
by Robert Axelrod 1984 264 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Economics
Science
Psychology
Man for Himself Summary
Man for Himself
An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics
by Erich Fromm 1947 257 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Drunk Tank Pink Summary
Drunk Tank Pink
And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
by Adam Alter 2013 272 pages
3.56
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
What's Our Problem? Summary
What's Our Problem?
A Self-Help Book for Societies
by Tim Urban 2023 746 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Society
Trust Me, I'm Lying Summary
Trust Me, I'm Lying
Confessions of a Media Manipulator
by Ryan Holiday 2012 259 pages
3.86
11k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Politics
On Tyranny Summary
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century - Graphic Edition
by Timothy Snyder 2017 128 pages
4.46
4k+ ratings
History
Graphic Novels
Politics
What Money Can't Buy Summary
What Money Can't Buy
The Moral Limits of Markets
by Michael J. Sandel 2012 256 pages
3.93
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
Surrounded by Narcissists Summary
Surrounded by Narcissists
How to Effectively Recognize, Avoid, and Defend Yourself Against Toxic People
by Thomas Erikson 2022 320 pages
3.49
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Chasing the Scream Summary
Chasing the Scream
The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
by Johann Hari 2015 400 pages
4.50
20k+ ratings
History
Politics
Psychology
Anthro-Vision Summary
Anthro-Vision
A New Way to See in Business and Life
by Gillian Tett 2021 304 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Anthropology
Business
Economics
The Matthew Effect Summary
The Matthew Effect
How Advantage Begets Further Advantage
by Daniel Rigney 2010 176 pages
3.62
10+ ratings
Sociology
Economics
A Secular Age Summary
A Secular Age
by Charles Margrave Taylor 2007 874 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
History
Friendship Summary
Friendship
The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond
by Lydia Denworth 2020 312 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Friendship
Intellectuals and Society Summary
Intellectuals and Society
by Thomas Sowell 2009 416 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Summary
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
by Bryan Caplan 2011 240 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Economics
Psychology
Combatting Cult Mind Control Summary
Combatting Cult Mind Control
The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults
by Steven Hassan 1988 256 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Cults
Religion
Cultish Summary
Cultish
The Language of Fanaticism
by Amanda Montell 2021 309 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Psychology
History
Sociology
The Meritocracy Trap Summary
The Meritocracy Trap
How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
by Daniel Markovits 2019 448 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Outliers Summary
Outliers
The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell 2008 309 pages
4.19
800k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Girls & Sex Summary
Girls & Sex
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
by Peggy Orenstein 2016 303 pages
4.07
11k+ ratings
Feminism
Parenting
Sexuality
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Summary
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
by Kristen R. Ghodsee 2018 240 pages
4.00
6k+ ratings
Feminism
Politics
History
Google Archipelago Summary
Google Archipelago
The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom
by Michael Rectenwald 2019 216 pages
3.84
100+ ratings
Politics
Technology
Cultural
Obedience to Authority Summary
Obedience to Authority
by Stanley Milgram 1974 256 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Invisible Doctrine Summary
Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism
by George Monbiot 2024 224 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Body Language Summary
Body Language
by Julius Fast 1970 183 pages
3.49
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
by Richard Brodie 1995 251 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Fast Food Nation Summary
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser 2001 383 pages
3.75
200k+ ratings
Food
Sociology
Politics
Neuromarketing Summary
Neuromarketing
Understanding the Buy Buttons in Your Customer's Brain
by Patrick Renvoisé 2005 256 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Neuroscience
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019 448 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Feminism
Science
Politics
Homo Ludens Summary
Homo Ludens
A Study of the Play Element in Culture
by Johan Huizinga 1938 220 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Game Design
Mindwise Summary
Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
by Nicholas Epley 2014 242 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Summary
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
by Samuel P. Huntington 1996 368 pages
3.78
13k+ ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
Design Justice Summary
Design Justice
Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need
by Sasha Costanza-Chock 2020 360 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Design
Technology
Social Justice
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