Politics & Society

1,610 books, ranked by score.

Cover of Mein Kampf2008–2026

Mein Kampf

Adolf Hitler

Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 53515 recommend · 535 mention15 recommend · 53515 recommend

Cover of Bullshit Jobs2013–2026

Bullshit Jobs

David Graeber

Recommended by 159 · mentioned by 477159 recommend · 477 mention159 recommend · 477159 recommend

Cover of The Wealth of Nations2007–2026

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

Recommended by 92 · mentioned by 40592 recommend · 405 mention92 recommend · 40592 recommend

Cover of Manufacturing consent2008–2026

Manufacturing consent

Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky, John Pruden

Recommended by 179 · mentioned by 407179 recommend · 407 mention179 recommend · 407179 recommend

Cover of Amusing Ourselves to Death2008–2026

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman

Recommended by 174 · mentioned by 306174 recommend · 306 mention174 recommend · 306174 recommend

Cover of Seeing Like a State2009–2026

Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott

Recommended by 123 · mentioned by 263123 recommend · 263 mention123 recommend · 263123 recommend

Cover of Fahrenheit 4512009–2026

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 26563 recommend · 265 mention63 recommend · 26563 recommend

Communist ManifestoKarl Marx, Friedrich Engels2007–2026

Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 20631 recommend · 206 mention31 recommend · 20631 recommend

Cover of The Prince2007–2026

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

Recommended by 61 · mentioned by 19461 recommend · 194 mention61 recommend · 19461 recommend

Cover of Das Kapital2007–2026

Das Kapital

Karl Marx

Recommended by 40 · mentioned by 19140 recommend · 191 mention40 recommend · 19140 recommend

Cover of The Dawn of Everything2020–2026

The Dawn of Everything

David Graeber, David Wengrow

Recommended by 111 · mentioned by 167111 recommend · 167 mention111 recommend · 167111 recommend

Cover of The Art of War2007–2026

The Art of War

孙武 (Sun Tzu)

Recommended by 57 · mentioned by 18057 recommend · 180 mention57 recommend · 18057 recommend

Cover of Thinking in systems2010–2026

Thinking in systems

Donella H. Meadows, Diana Wright

Recommended by 124 · mentioned by 163124 recommend · 163 mention124 recommend · 163124 recommend

Cover of The better angels of our nature2011–2026

The better angels of our nature

Steven Pinker

Recommended by 72 · mentioned by 15272 recommend · 152 mention72 recommend · 15272 recommend

Cover of Bowling Alone2008–2026

Bowling Alone

Robert D. Putnam

Recommended by 66 · mentioned by 15066 recommend · 150 mention66 recommend · 15066 recommend

Cover of Command and Control2013–2026

Command and Control

Eric Schlosser

Recommended by 100 · mentioned by 135100 recommend · 135 mention100 recommend · 135100 recommend

Cover of Mindstorms2008–2026

Mindstorms

Seymour Papert

Recommended by 89 · mentioned by 12489 recommend · 124 mention89 recommend · 12489 recommend

Cover of The Jungle2008–2026

The Jungle

Upton Sinclair

Recommended by 32 · mentioned by 13632 recommend · 136 mention32 recommend · 13632 recommend

Cover of The Road to Serfdom2008–2026

The Road to Serfdom

Friedrich A. von Hayek

Recommended by 59 · mentioned by 12959 recommend · 129 mention59 recommend · 12959 recommend

Cover of Why Nations Fail2012–2026

Why Nations Fail

Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson

Recommended by 74 · mentioned by 11774 recommend · 117 mention74 recommend · 11774 recommend

Cover of The Coddling of the American Mind2016–2026

The Coddling of the American Mind

Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt

Recommended by 51 · mentioned by 10951 recommend · 109 mention51 recommend · 10951 recommend

Cover of Weapons of Math Destruction2016–2026

Weapons of Math Destruction

Cathy O'Neil

Recommended by 68 · mentioned by 11268 recommend · 112 mention68 recommend · 11268 recommend

In praise of idlenessBertrand Russell2009–2026

In praise of idleness

Bertrand Russell

Recommended by 64 · mentioned by 10964 recommend · 109 mention64 recommend · 10964 recommend

Cover of Cadillac desert2009–2026

Cadillac desert

Marc Reisner

Recommended by 80 · mentioned by 10780 recommend · 107 mention80 recommend · 10780 recommend

Cover of Three felonies a day2009–2026

Three felonies a day

Harvey A. Silverglate, Alan M. Dershowitz

Recommended by 33 · mentioned by 10333 recommend · 103 mention33 recommend · 10333 recommend

Cover of The dictator's handbook2013–2026

The dictator's handbook

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith

Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 9463 recommend · 94 mention63 recommend · 9463 recommend

Cover of On Liberty2008–2026

On Liberty

John Stuart Mill

Recommended by 45 · mentioned by 9545 recommend · 95 mention45 recommend · 9545 recommend

Cover of Leviathan2008–2026

Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes

Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 10322 recommend · 103 mention22 recommend · 10322 recommend

CapitalKarl Marx, Paul Reitter, Paul North, Wendy Brown2012–2026

Capital

Karl Marx, Paul Reitter, Paul North, Wendy Brown

Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 9631 recommend · 96 mention31 recommend · 9631 recommend

Cover of Enlightenment now2018–2026

Enlightenment now

Steven Pinker, Pablo Hermida Lazcano

Recommended by 51 · mentioned by 9751 recommend · 97 mention51 recommend · 9751 recommend

Cover of Industrial Society and Its Future2009–2026

Industrial Society and Its Future

Theodore Kaczynski

Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 9935 recommend · 99 mention35 recommend · 9935 recommend

Cover of Red Plenty2010–2026

Red Plenty

Francis Spufford

Recommended by 71 · mentioned by 9271 recommend · 92 mention71 recommend · 9271 recommend

Cover of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism2018–2026

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Shoshana Zuboff

Recommended by 47 · mentioned by 8147 recommend · 81 mention47 recommend · 8147 recommend

Cover of Made to stick2007–2025

Made to stick

Chip Heath, Dan Heath, ʻAlizah Raʻanan

Recommended by 70 · mentioned by 8670 recommend · 86 mention70 recommend · 8670 recommend

Cover of The Open Society and Its Enemies2007–2026

The Open Society and Its Enemies

Karl Popper

Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 8531 recommend · 85 mention31 recommend · 8531 recommend

Cover of Down and Out in Paris and London2009–2026

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

Recommended by 50 · mentioned by 8650 recommend · 86 mention50 recommend · 8650 recommend

Cover of Understanding Media2009–2026

Understanding Media

Marshall McLuhan, Marshal McLuhan

Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 8335 recommend · 83 mention35 recommend · 8335 recommend

Cover of The bell curve2008–2025

The bell curve

Richard J. Herrnstein, Charles A. Murray

Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 796 recommend · 79 mention6 recommend · 796 recommend

The case against educationBryan Douglas Caplan2015–2026

The case against education

Bryan Douglas Caplan

Recommended by 40 · mentioned by 7240 recommend · 72 mention40 recommend · 7240 recommend

Cover of Capitalist Realism2015–2026

Capitalist Realism

Mark Fisher

Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 7741 recommend · 77 mention41 recommend · 7741 recommend

Cover of The New Jim Crow2010–2026

The New Jim Crow

Michelle Alexander

Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 7858 recommend · 78 mention58 recommend · 7858 recommend

Cover of Against Intellectual Monopoly2008–2026

Against Intellectual Monopoly

Michele Boldrin, David K. Levine

Recommended by 59 · mentioned by 6559 recommend · 65 mention59 recommend · 6559 recommend

Cover of Democracy in America2009–2026

Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville

Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 7627 recommend · 76 mention27 recommend · 7627 recommend

Cover of Skin in the Game2015–2026

Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 7830 recommend · 78 mention30 recommend · 7830 recommend

Society of the spectacleGuy Debord, Black & Red Press2008–2026

Society of the spectacle

Guy Debord, Black & Red Press

Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 7427 recommend · 74 mention27 recommend · 7427 recommend

Cover of The Shock Doctrine2009–2026

The Shock Doctrine

Naomi Klein

Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 7527 recommend · 75 mention27 recommend · 7527 recommend

Cover of Discipline and Punish2009–2026

Discipline and Punish

Michel Foucault, Simon Prebble

Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 7036 recommend · 70 mention36 recommend · 7036 recommend

Cover of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich2010–2026

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

William L. Shirer

Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 6737 recommend · 67 mention37 recommend · 6737 recommend

Cover of White Fragility2017–2026

White Fragility

Robin J. DiAngelo

Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 6711 recommend · 67 mention11 recommend · 6711 recommend

Cover of The Anxious Generation2023–2026

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt

Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 6827 recommend · 68 mention27 recommend · 6827 recommend

Cover of A theory of justice2009–2026

A theory of justice

John Rawls

Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 6723 recommend · 67 mention23 recommend · 6723 recommend

Cover of Simple Sabotage Field Manual2010–2026

Simple Sabotage Field Manual

United States. Office of Strategic Services., Sgt Wolf, Stratigic Services, The Director of Strategic Services

Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 669 recommend · 66 mention9 recommend · 669 recommend

Cover of The machinery of freedom2008–2026

The machinery of freedom

David D. Friedman

Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 5937 recommend · 59 mention37 recommend · 5937 recommend

Cover of Propaganda2009–2026

Propaganda

Edward L. Bernays

Recommended by 33 · mentioned by 6333 recommend · 63 mention33 recommend · 6333 recommend

Cover of The transparent society2007–2026

The transparent society

David Brin

Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 6130 recommend · 61 mention30 recommend · 6130 recommend

Cover of The Technological Society2009–2026

The Technological Society

Jacques Ellul

Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 5236 recommend · 52 mention36 recommend · 5236 recommend

Cover of Deschooling Society2008–2026

Deschooling Society

Ivan Illich

Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 5426 recommend · 54 mention26 recommend · 5426 recommend

Cover of Technopoly2009–2026

Technopoly

Neil Postman

Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 5235 recommend · 52 mention35 recommend · 5235 recommend

Cover of The Road to Wigan Pier2010–2026

The Road to Wigan Pier

George Orwell

Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 5927 recommend · 59 mention27 recommend · 5927 recommend

Foundations of GeopoliticsAlexander Dugin2014–2026

Foundations of Geopolitics

Alexander Dugin

Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 587 recommend · 58 mention7 recommend · 587 recommend

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