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The Human Swarm
by Mark W. Moffett • 2019
Societies don't run on cooperation. They run on identity markers strangers can spot at a glance.
3.65
466
The Human Swarm Summary
The Human Swarm 91%
Societies don't run on cooperation. They run on identity markers strangers can spot at a glance.
by Mark W. Moffett 2019
3.65
466 ratings
Tribe
by Sebastian Junger • 2016
The paradox of belonging: why modern comfort leaves us empty, and shared hardship makes us whole.
4.02
50k+
Tribe Summary
Tribe 89%
The paradox of belonging: why modern comfort leaves us empty, and shared hardship makes us whole.
by Sebastian Junger 2016
4.02
50k+ ratings
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason • 2018
Policy isn't what divides America. The real fracture is tribal: race, faith, and party have merged.
3.84
762
Uncivil Agreement Summary
Uncivil Agreement 89%
Policy isn't what divides America. The real fracture is tribal: race, faith, and party have merged.
by Lilliana Mason 2018
3.84
762 ratings
The Forest People
by Colin M. Turnbull • 1961
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
3.96
3k+
The Forest People Summary
The Forest People 88%
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
by Colin M. Turnbull 1961
3.96
3k+ ratings
The Functions of Social Conflict
by Lewis A. Coser • 1956
Conflict builds the groups it seems to threaten. Without it, societies don't heal; they shatter.
3.99
84
The Functions of Social Conflict Summary
The Functions of Social Conflict 88%
Conflict builds the groups it seems to threaten. Without it, societies don't heal; they shatter.
by Lewis A. Coser 1956
3.99
84 ratings
The Culture Puzzle
by Mario Moussa • 2021
Culture, not strategy, drives success; the secret is mastering the forces that shape it.
3.83
54
The Culture Puzzle Summary
The Culture Puzzle 88%
Culture, not strategy, drives success; the secret is mastering the forces that shape it.
by Mario Moussa 2021
3.83
54 ratings
What's Our Problem?
by Tim Urban • 2023
A society can think like a scientist or a zealot. Right now, the zealot is in charge.
4.24
6k+
What's Our Problem? Summary
What's Our Problem? 88%
A society can think like a scientist or a zealot. Right now, the zealot is in charge.
by Tim Urban 2023
4.24
6k+ ratings
Prius Or Pickup?
by Marc Hetherington • 2018
Your parenting choices predict your politics. The hidden worldview driving American polarization.
3.85
523
Prius Or Pickup? Summary
Prius Or Pickup? 88%
Your parenting choices predict your politics. The hidden worldview driving American polarization.
by Marc Hetherington 2018
3.85
523 ratings
The World Until Yesterday
by Jared Diamond • 2012
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
3.78
11k+
The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday 88%
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
by Jared Diamond 2012
3.78
11k+ ratings
The Ethnic Phenomenon
by Pierre L. van den Berghe • 1981
Ethnic groups are extended families. The biology of nepotism powers prejudice and empire.
4.34
47
The Ethnic Phenomenon Summary
The Ethnic Phenomenon 88%
Ethnic groups are extended families. The biology of nepotism powers prejudice and empire.
by Pierre L. van den Berghe 1981
4.34
47 ratings
Blood Lines
by Vamık D. Volkan • 1997
Group identity can become a weapon: the psychological roots of ethnic terrorism.
4.20
60
Blood Lines Summary
Blood Lines 88%
Group identity can become a weapon: the psychological roots of ethnic terrorism.
by Vamık D. Volkan 1997
4.20
60 ratings
Civilized to Death
by Christopher Ryan • 2018
Agriculture made us sicker, more unequal, and less free. The hunter-gatherer way holds the clues.
4.12
5k+
Civilized to Death Summary
Civilized to Death 88%
Agriculture made us sicker, more unequal, and less free. The hunter-gatherer way holds the clues.
by Christopher Ryan 2018
4.12
5k+ ratings
The Human Zoo
by Desmond Morris • 1969
Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.
4.00
3k+
The Human Zoo Summary
The Human Zoo 88%
Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.
by Desmond Morris 1969
4.00
3k+ ratings
The Great Disruption
by Francis Fukuyama • 1999
The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.
3.62
353
The Great Disruption Summary
The Great Disruption 88%
The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.
by Francis Fukuyama 1999
3.62
353 ratings
How To Start A Cult
by Jody Raynsford • 2021
Forget brand loyalty. Build a following so devoted your customers do the recruiting for you.
3.89
88
How To Start A Cult Summary
How To Start A Cult 88%
Forget brand loyalty. Build a following so devoted your customers do the recruiting for you.
by Jody Raynsford 2021
3.89
88 ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 88%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 ratings
Radical Hope
by Jonathan Lear • 2006
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
3.88
964
Radical Hope Summary
Radical Hope 88%
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
by Jonathan Lear 2006
3.88
964 ratings
Of Water and the Spirit
by Malidoma Patrice Somé • 1994
A kidnapped West African returns home a stranger. To belong, he must survive a deadly initiation.
4.41
2k+
Of Water and the Spirit Summary
Of Water and the Spirit 87%
A kidnapped West African returns home a stranger. To belong, he must survive a deadly initiation.
by Malidoma Patrice Somé 1994
4.41
2k+ ratings
Sand Talk
by Tyson Yunkaporta • 2019
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
4.35
5k+
Sand Talk Summary
Sand Talk 87%
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
by Tyson Yunkaporta 2019
4.35
5k+ ratings
For the Culture
by Marcus Collins • 2023
Demographics tell you who someone is. Culture tells who they want to be. Only one sells.
3.99
662
For the Culture Summary
For the Culture 87%
Demographics tell you who someone is. Culture tells who they want to be. Only one sells.
by Marcus Collins 2023
3.99
662 ratings
How We Became Human
by Tim Dean • 2021
Your sense of right and wrong evolved for the Stone Age. It's time for an upgrade.
3.90
114
How We Became Human Summary
How We Became Human 87%
Your sense of right and wrong evolved for the Stone Age. It's time for an upgrade.
by Tim Dean 2021
3.90
114 ratings
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
New Power Summary
New Power 87%
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018
3.81
2k+ ratings
Divided
by Tim Marshall • 2018
We were promised a borderless world. There are more walls now than during the Cold War.
4.01
7k+
Divided Summary
Divided 87%
We were promised a borderless world. There are more walls now than during the Cold War.
by Tim Marshall 2018
4.01
7k+ ratings
The End of Race Politics
by Coleman Hughes • 2024
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
4.38
2k+
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 87%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
Political Tribes
by Amy Chua • 2018
Vietnam, Iraq, and now America: the tribal instinct that loses wars is consuming us at home.
4.20
4k+
Political Tribes Summary
Political Tribes 87%
Vietnam, Iraq, and now America: the tribal instinct that loses wars is consuming us at home.
by Amy Chua 2018
4.20
4k+ ratings
Twelve Tribes
by Ethan Michaeli • 2021
Half of Israel's next generation comes from communities rejecting the state. The reckoning is here.
3.93
145
Twelve Tribes Summary
Twelve Tribes 87%
Half of Israel's next generation comes from communities rejecting the state. The reckoning is here.
by Ethan Michaeli 2021
3.93
145 ratings
Truth Over Tribe
by Patrick Keith Miller • 2022
Your politics are fracturing your church and your mind. The ancient remedy begins with humility.
4.27
561
Truth Over Tribe Summary
Truth Over Tribe 87%
Your politics are fracturing your church and your mind. The ancient remedy begins with humility.
by Patrick Keith Miller 2022
4.27
561 ratings
Chimpanzee Politics
by Frans de Waal • 1982
A chimpanzee colony is a political machine, complete with coalition coups and fragile peace accords.
4.27
2k+
Chimpanzee Politics Summary
Chimpanzee Politics 87%
A chimpanzee colony is a political machine, complete with coalition coups and fragile peace accords.
by Frans de Waal 1982
4.27
2k+ ratings
Structural Anthropology
by Claude Lévi-Strauss • 1958
Culture obeys a hidden logic as strict as grammar. The linguistic method that reveals it.
3.93
2k+
Structural Anthropology Summary
Structural Anthropology 87%
Culture obeys a hidden logic as strict as grammar. The linguistic method that reveals it.
by Claude Lévi-Strauss 1958
3.93
2k+ ratings
The Way of Men
by Jack Donovan • 2012
Four virtues once defined manhood across every culture. Modern life has made all four obsolete.
3.80
7k+
The Way of Men Summary
The Way of Men 87%
Four virtues once defined manhood across every culture. Modern life has made all four obsolete.
by Jack Donovan 2012
3.80
7k+ ratings
Reveille for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1946
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
3.84
589
Reveille for Radicals Summary
Reveille for Radicals 87%
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1946
3.84
589 ratings
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches
by Marvin Harris • 1974
Cow worship, pork bans, witch hunts: each solved a practical problem no one admitted existed.
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5k+
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches Summary
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches 87%
Cow worship, pork bans, witch hunts: each solved a practical problem no one admitted existed.
by Marvin Harris 1974
3.92
5k+ ratings
The Social Conquest of Earth
by Edward O. Wilson • 2012
Human virtue and human genocide come from the same evolutionary force, and it's not kin selection.
4.02
4k+
The Social Conquest of Earth Summary
The Social Conquest of Earth 87%
Human virtue and human genocide come from the same evolutionary force, and it's not kin selection.
by Edward O. Wilson 2012
4.02
4k+ ratings
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?
by Jonathan Haidt • 2016
Politics feels like good vs. evil because each side is blind to the other's moral concerns.
4.11
349
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? Summary
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? 87%
Politics feels like good vs. evil because each side is blind to the other's moral concerns.
by Jonathan Haidt 2016
4.11
349 ratings
How to Think
by Alan Jacobs • 2017
You think you're reasoning, but you're mostly just belonging; here's how to tell the difference.
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5k+
How to Think Summary
How to Think 87%
You think you're reasoning, but you're mostly just belonging; here's how to tell the difference.
by Alan Jacobs 2017
3.95
5k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 87%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
The Origins of Political Order
by Francis Fukuyama • 2011
China built a modern state eighteen centuries before Europe. That gap reshapes political history.
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10k+
The Origins of Political Order Summary
The Origins of Political Order 87%
China built a modern state eighteen centuries before Europe. That gap reshapes political history.
by Francis Fukuyama 2011
4.18
10k+ ratings
Chief Culture Officer
by Grant McCracken • 2009
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
3.76
254
Chief Culture Officer Summary
Chief Culture Officer 87%
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
by Grant McCracken 2009
3.76
254 ratings
Ethnic Boundary Making
by Andreas Wimmer • 2012
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
3.55
22
Ethnic Boundary Making Summary
Ethnic Boundary Making 87%
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
by Andreas Wimmer 2012
3.55
22 ratings
The Weirdest People in the World
by Joseph Henrich • 2020
How a medieval church's war on cousin marriage made the West individualistic, analytical, and rich.
4.13
4k+
The Weirdest People in the World Summary
The Weirdest People in the World 87%
How a medieval church's war on cousin marriage made the West individualistic, analytical, and rich.
by Joseph Henrich 2020
4.13
4k+ ratings
The Great Experiment
by Yascha Mounk • 2022
Diverse democracies keep breaking apart. The surprising fix: a patriotism that includes everyone.
3.71
977
The Great Experiment Summary
The Great Experiment 87%
Diverse democracies keep breaking apart. The surprising fix: a patriotism that includes everyone.
by Yascha Mounk 2022
3.71
977 ratings
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 87%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
The Twilight of Common Dreams
by Todd Gitlin • 1995
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
3.43
53
The Twilight of Common Dreams Summary
The Twilight of Common Dreams 87%
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
by Todd Gitlin 1995
3.43
53 ratings
Ultrasociety
by Peter Turchin • 2015
War did not just destroy. Over ten millennia, it built the greatest cooperators on Earth.
4.11
464
Ultrasociety Summary
Ultrasociety 87%
War did not just destroy. Over ten millennia, it built the greatest cooperators on Earth.
by Peter Turchin 2015
4.11
464 ratings
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times
by Stephen R. Covey • 2009
The West built its politics on a mistake: that humans are naturally selfish animals.
3.72
186
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times Summary
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times 87%
The West built its politics on a mistake: that humans are naturally selfish animals.
by Stephen R. Covey 2009
3.72
186 ratings
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
by George Simmel • 1964
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
3.90
73
The Sociology of Georg Simmel Summary
The Sociology of Georg Simmel 87%
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
by George Simmel 1964
3.90
73 ratings
Race and Racism
by Pierre L. van den Berghe • 1967
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
4.07
15
Race and Racism Summary
Race and Racism 87%
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
by Pierre L. van den Berghe 1967
4.07
15 ratings
The Meaning of Human Existence
by Edward O. Wilson • 2014
Evolution built us for tribal survival, not civilization. That mismatch is our deepest problem.
3.85
5k+
The Meaning of Human Existence Summary
The Meaning of Human Existence 87%
Evolution built us for tribal survival, not civilization. That mismatch is our deepest problem.
by Edward O. Wilson 2014
3.85
5k+ ratings
The Art of Community
by Charles H. Vogl • 2016
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
3.68
1k+
The Art of Community Summary
The Art of Community 87%
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
by Charles H. Vogl 2016
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Left Behind
by Robert Wuthnow • 2018
Rural America's anger is grief: not for lost jobs, but for communities where belonging meant duty.
3.58
650
The Left Behind Summary
The Left Behind 87%
Rural America's anger is grief: not for lost jobs, but for communities where belonging meant duty.
by Robert Wuthnow 2018
3.58
650 ratings
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