Published initially in 1984, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion is the groundbreaking work of Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D., a respected social psychologist and Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing … Read more
The Art of Thinking Clearly, authored by Rolf Dobelli, was first published in 2011 in German, followed by its English version in 2013. The book quickly became a global bestseller, … Read more
Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America is more than a historical account—it is a visionary diagnosis of the modern democratic soul. Written after his 1831 visit to the United States, … Read more
The book under discussion is What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, written by Michael J. Sandel, a renowned political philosopher and professor at Harvard University. Published in … Read more
The Road to Serfdom, written by Friedrich August von Hayek, was first published in 1944 by Routledge Press in the United Kingdom and subsequently by the University of Chicago Press … Read more
A Theory of Justice by John Rawls has long been a cornerstone of modern political philosophy, offering a powerful framework for understanding fairness, equality, and liberty. But as the world … Read more
Capitalism and Freedom is a seminal economic and philosophical treatise by Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, published originally in 1962 by the University of Chicago Press and co-developed with the assistance … Read more
Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a groundbreaking book by French economist Thomas Piketty, first published in French in 2013 as Le Capital au XXIe siècle, and translated into English … Read more
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI is a thought-provoking work by the renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, published in 2024. Harari, … Read more
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow is a thought-provoking non-fiction book written by Yuval Noah Harari, an Israeli historian and professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Originally published … Read more
Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable was published in 2007 by Random House (U.S.) and Allen Lane (U.K.). A central work in his Incerto … Read more
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein is a groundbreaking work that explores the ways in which subtle changes in the … Read more
Thinking Fast and Slow is the magnum opus of Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize-winning psychologist whose work bridges the realms of cognitive psychology and behavioral economics.. Published in 2011 by … Read more
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment is a 2021 nonfiction masterpiece co-authored by the legendary psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate Daniel Kahneman, the management expert Olivier Sibony, and the legal … Read more
Beyond Good and Evil is a seminal work by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1886 under the original German title, Jenseits von Gut und Böse. Vorspiel einer … Read more
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil is a riveting exploration penned by the renowned political theorist Hannah Arendt, first published in 1963. Based on a series … Read more
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by accomplished historian, biographer, and novelist, Robert Payne is a biographical work first published in 1973. Robert Payne wrote extensively on pivotal political … Read more
The History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault is a groundbreaking and often controversial series that redefines how we think about sex, power, and the self. Far from being a purely … Read more
The book A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck was written by Sophie Elmhirst, published in 2024. This haunting nonfiction narrative is more than just … Read more
There is something uniquely powerful about reading another person’s life story. It’s a deep, almost spiritual experience — sitting quietly with a book while another human being lays bare the … Read more
The 100 best history books listed here offer a gateway into the past, capturing everything from ancient empires and revolutionary upheavals to personal memoirs and global conflicts. These are not … Read more
Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism is not just a book—it’s a compass for navigating the shadows of modern politics. It will challenge you, disturb you, but most of all, … Read more
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a heart-wrenching space love story exploring identity, legacy, and longing aboard a 1980s NASA mission, to be published in June 2025 by Ballantine Books … Read more
Published in 1978 by Edward W. Said, Orientalism remains one of the most transformative academic works of the 20th century. Said, a Palestinian-American intellectual and literary critic, was a professor … Read more
Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, first published in 1970 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, is a powerful novel that continues to shape literary discussions around race, identity, and beauty standards … Read more
Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, first published in serial form from 1875 to 1877 in The Russian Messenger and then as a full novel in 1878, is a defining work of … Read more
Published in 1946, All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren is widely regarded as one of the great American political novels. Set in the American South during the 1930s, … Read more
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War stands as one of the most enduring military treatises of human civilization, not just as a work on warfare but also as a profound reflection on … Read more
The Genetic Book of the Dead (2024) by Richard Dawkins is a groundbreaking work that presents the genome as a predictive model of ancestral environments. Dawkins argues that every living … Read more
Western literature is a treasure trove of timeless stories that have shaped cultures, inspired generations, and left an indelible mark on the world. Whether you’re a seasoned reader or just … Read more