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
Behavioural Economics
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Psychology
Business
Anger
The Misunderstood Emotion
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Bobos in Paradise
The New Upper Class and How They Got There
Sociology
Politics
History
The Edge of Reason
A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity
Economics
Politics
Business
Here to Make Friends
How to Make Friends as an Adult: Advice to Help You Expand Your Social Circle, Nurture Meaningful Relationships, and Build a Healthier, Happier Social Life
Self Help
Friendship
Relationships
The Civilizing Process
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Economics Rules
The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
Economics
Business
Finance
Blind Spots
Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It
Psychology
Business
Philosophy
The Injustice of Place
Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
Politics
Sociology
History
Coming Apart
The State of White America, 1960-2010
Politics
History
Sociology
Evolutionary Ideas
Unlocking ancient innovation to solve tomorrow’s challenges
Psychology
Science
Business
Liquid Surveillance
A Conversation
Sociology
Philosophy
Theory
Environmental Economics
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Environment
Science
Kremlin Rising
Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution
Russia
History
Politics
2052
A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years
Environment
Economics
Politics
Why Nothing Works
The Anthropology of Daily Life
Anthropology
Sociology
History
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Game Theory in Everyday Life
Science
Mathematics
Psychology
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
Anthropology
Science
History
The Power of Discord
Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust
Psychology
Relationships
Parenting
Thinking like an Economist
How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy
Economics
Politics
History
The Cost-Benefit Revolution
Economics
Politics
Public Policy
The Social Atom
Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You
Sociology
Science
Psychology
The Age of Dignity
Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
Social Work
Economics
Social Justice
Democracy at Work
A Cure for Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
Why Americans Vote the Way They Do
Politics
Political Science
History
Paranormal America
Ghost Encounters, UFO Sightings, Bigfoot Hunts, and Other Curiosities in Religion and Culture
Paranormal
Religion
Monsters
On Being Nice
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
Psychology
Biography
Science
Economies and Cultures
Foundations of Economic Anthropology
Anthropology
Economics
Social Science
The Economics of Innocent Fraud
Truth For Our Time
Economics
Politics
Business
Contesting Democracy
Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe
Politics
History
Philosophy
Discover Your Inner Economist
Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist
Economics
Psychology
Business
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy
Politics
Science
Technology
Social Security Fd 3e
Reference
Social Science
Money
The Dialectical Imagination
A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
Philosophy
History
Sociology
Social Psychology
Psychology
Textbooks
Reference
Butterfly Economics
A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior
Economics
Social Science
Business
The Givers
Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age
Politics
Economics
Business
A Fine Mess
A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System
Economics
Politics
Business
The Origins of Happiness
The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course
Economics
Psychology
Science
The Happiness Equation
The Surprising Economics of Our Most Valuable Asset
Economics
Personal Development
Psychology
The Myth of the State
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption
Psychology
Evolution
Science
The Control Revolution
Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society
History
Technology
Economics
Culture and Resistance
Conversations with Edward W. Said
History
Politics
Cultural
The Big Myth
How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market
Economics
Politics
History
The Sources of Social Power
Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760
History
Sociology
Politics
Cults
Faith, Healing and Coercion
Cults
Psychology
Religion
White Identity Politics
Politics
Race
Political Science
