Sociology Books
Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
A history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture itself. From trendy restaurants to city gr…
Technics and Human Development
Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because …
To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism
The award-winning author of The Net Delusion shows how the radical transparency we've become accustomed to online may threaten the spirit of real-…
Dataclysm: Who We Are
A New York Times Bestseller An audacious, irreverent investigation of human behavior—and a first look at a revolution in the making …
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
Renowned media scholar Sherry Turkle investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity, and productivity—and wh…
Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room
We used to know how to know. We got our answers from books or experts. We'd nail down the facts and move on. But in the Internet age, knowledge ha…
Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement
A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are the real experts when it comes to technology an…
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
For women in tech, Silicon Valley is not a fantasyland where millions of dollars grow on trees. It's a "Brotopia," where men hold all the cards an…
Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
The author of the breakout hit Here Comes Everybody reveals how new technology is changing us from consumers to collaborators, unleashing a torren…
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Evaluates the significant role being played by technological advances on the formation and experience of modern group dynamics, citing such exampl…