Politics & Society
1,610 books, ranked by score.
2008–2026Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 53515 recommend · 535 mention15 recommend · 53515 recommend
2013–2026Bullshit Jobs
David Graeber
Recommended by 159 · mentioned by 477159 recommend · 477 mention159 recommend · 477159 recommend
2007–2026The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
Recommended by 92 · mentioned by 40592 recommend · 405 mention92 recommend · 40592 recommend
2008–2026Manufacturing consent
Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky, John Pruden
Recommended by 179 · mentioned by 407179 recommend · 407 mention179 recommend · 407179 recommend
2008–2026Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman
Recommended by 174 · mentioned by 306174 recommend · 306 mention174 recommend · 306174 recommend
2009–2026Seeing Like a State
James C. Scott
Recommended by 123 · mentioned by 263123 recommend · 263 mention123 recommend · 263123 recommend
2009–2026Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 26563 recommend · 265 mention63 recommend · 26563 recommend
Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 20631 recommend · 206 mention31 recommend · 20631 recommend
2007–2026The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
Recommended by 61 · mentioned by 19461 recommend · 194 mention61 recommend · 19461 recommend
2007–2026Das Kapital
Karl Marx
Recommended by 40 · mentioned by 19140 recommend · 191 mention40 recommend · 19140 recommend
2020–2026The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber, David Wengrow
Recommended by 111 · mentioned by 167111 recommend · 167 mention111 recommend · 167111 recommend
2007–2026The Art of War
孙武 (Sun Tzu)
Recommended by 57 · mentioned by 18057 recommend · 180 mention57 recommend · 18057 recommend
2010–2026Thinking in systems
Donella H. Meadows, Diana Wright
Recommended by 124 · mentioned by 163124 recommend · 163 mention124 recommend · 163124 recommend
2011–2026The better angels of our nature
Steven Pinker
Recommended by 72 · mentioned by 15272 recommend · 152 mention72 recommend · 15272 recommend
2008–2026Bowling Alone
Robert D. Putnam
Recommended by 66 · mentioned by 15066 recommend · 150 mention66 recommend · 15066 recommend
2013–2026Command and Control
Eric Schlosser
Recommended by 100 · mentioned by 135100 recommend · 135 mention100 recommend · 135100 recommend
2008–2026Mindstorms
Seymour Papert
Recommended by 89 · mentioned by 12489 recommend · 124 mention89 recommend · 12489 recommend
2008–2026The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
Recommended by 32 · mentioned by 13632 recommend · 136 mention32 recommend · 13632 recommend
2008–2026The Road to Serfdom
Friedrich A. von Hayek
Recommended by 59 · mentioned by 12959 recommend · 129 mention59 recommend · 12959 recommend
2012–2026Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
Recommended by 74 · mentioned by 11774 recommend · 117 mention74 recommend · 11774 recommend
2016–2026The Coddling of the American Mind
Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
Recommended by 51 · mentioned by 10951 recommend · 109 mention51 recommend · 10951 recommend
2016–2026Weapons of Math Destruction
Cathy O'Neil
Recommended by 68 · mentioned by 11268 recommend · 112 mention68 recommend · 11268 recommend
In praise of idleness
Bertrand Russell
Recommended by 64 · mentioned by 10964 recommend · 109 mention64 recommend · 10964 recommend
2009–2026Cadillac desert
Marc Reisner
Recommended by 80 · mentioned by 10780 recommend · 107 mention80 recommend · 10780 recommend
2009–2026Three felonies a day
Harvey A. Silverglate, Alan M. Dershowitz
Recommended by 33 · mentioned by 10333 recommend · 103 mention33 recommend · 10333 recommend
2013–2026The dictator's handbook
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith
Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 9463 recommend · 94 mention63 recommend · 9463 recommend
2008–2026On Liberty
John Stuart Mill
Recommended by 45 · mentioned by 9545 recommend · 95 mention45 recommend · 9545 recommend
2008–2026Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 10322 recommend · 103 mention22 recommend · 10322 recommend
Capital
Karl Marx, Paul Reitter, Paul North, Wendy Brown
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 9631 recommend · 96 mention31 recommend · 9631 recommend
2018–2026Enlightenment now
Steven Pinker, Pablo Hermida Lazcano
Recommended by 51 · mentioned by 9751 recommend · 97 mention51 recommend · 9751 recommend
2009–2026Industrial Society and Its Future
Theodore Kaczynski
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 9935 recommend · 99 mention35 recommend · 9935 recommend
2010–2026Red Plenty
Francis Spufford
Recommended by 71 · mentioned by 9271 recommend · 92 mention71 recommend · 9271 recommend
2018–2026The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
Recommended by 47 · mentioned by 8147 recommend · 81 mention47 recommend · 8147 recommend
2007–2025Made to stick
Chip Heath, Dan Heath, ʻAlizah Raʻanan
Recommended by 70 · mentioned by 8670 recommend · 86 mention70 recommend · 8670 recommend
2007–2026The Open Society and Its Enemies
Karl Popper
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 8531 recommend · 85 mention31 recommend · 8531 recommend
2009–2026Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell
Recommended by 50 · mentioned by 8650 recommend · 86 mention50 recommend · 8650 recommend
2009–2026Understanding Media
Marshall McLuhan, Marshal McLuhan
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 8335 recommend · 83 mention35 recommend · 8335 recommend
2008–2025The bell curve
Richard J. Herrnstein, Charles A. Murray
Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 796 recommend · 79 mention6 recommend · 796 recommend
The case against education
Bryan Douglas Caplan
Recommended by 40 · mentioned by 7240 recommend · 72 mention40 recommend · 7240 recommend
2015–2026Capitalist Realism
Mark Fisher
Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 7741 recommend · 77 mention41 recommend · 7741 recommend
2010–2026The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander
Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 7858 recommend · 78 mention58 recommend · 7858 recommend
2008–2026Against Intellectual Monopoly
Michele Boldrin, David K. Levine
Recommended by 59 · mentioned by 6559 recommend · 65 mention59 recommend · 6559 recommend
2009–2026Democracy in America
Alexis de Tocqueville
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 7627 recommend · 76 mention27 recommend · 7627 recommend
2015–2026Skin in the Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 7830 recommend · 78 mention30 recommend · 7830 recommend
Society of the spectacle
Guy Debord, Black & Red Press
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 7427 recommend · 74 mention27 recommend · 7427 recommend
2009–2026The Shock Doctrine
Naomi Klein
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 7527 recommend · 75 mention27 recommend · 7527 recommend
2009–2026Discipline and Punish
Michel Foucault, Simon Prebble
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 7036 recommend · 70 mention36 recommend · 7036 recommend
2010–2026The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer
Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 6737 recommend · 67 mention37 recommend · 6737 recommend
2017–2026White Fragility
Robin J. DiAngelo
Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 6711 recommend · 67 mention11 recommend · 6711 recommend
2023–2026The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 6827 recommend · 68 mention27 recommend · 6827 recommend
2009–2026A theory of justice
John Rawls
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 6723 recommend · 67 mention23 recommend · 6723 recommend
2010–2026Simple 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
2008–2026The machinery of freedom
David D. Friedman
Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 5937 recommend · 59 mention37 recommend · 5937 recommend
2009–2026Propaganda
Edward L. Bernays
Recommended by 33 · mentioned by 6333 recommend · 63 mention33 recommend · 6333 recommend
2007–2026The transparent society
David Brin
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 6130 recommend · 61 mention30 recommend · 6130 recommend
2009–2026The Technological Society
Jacques Ellul
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 5236 recommend · 52 mention36 recommend · 5236 recommend
2008–2026Deschooling Society
Ivan Illich
Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 5426 recommend · 54 mention26 recommend · 5426 recommend
2009–2026Technopoly
Neil Postman
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 5235 recommend · 52 mention35 recommend · 5235 recommend
2010–2026The Road to Wigan Pier
George Orwell
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 5927 recommend · 59 mention27 recommend · 5927 recommend
Foundations of Geopolitics
Alexander Dugin
Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 587 recommend · 58 mention7 recommend · 587 recommend