11 must-read theory books like Heaven in Disorder by Slavoj Žižek

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Heaven in Disorder

By: Slavoj Žižek

3.79

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

As we emerge (though perhaps only temporarily) from the pandemic, other crises move center stage: o…

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1. The Society of the Spectacle

By: Donald Nicholson-Smith , Guy Debord

4.02

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's The … read more

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  • politics
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"Like lost children we live our unfinished adventures."

-Donald Nicholson-Smith, The Society of the Spectacle

"The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist."

-Donald Nicholson-Smith, The Society of the Spectacle

"La réalité du temps a été remplacée par la publicité du temps."

-Donald Nicholson-Smith, The Society of the Spectacle

"Spectacle is the sun that never sets over the empire of modern passivity"

-Donald Nicholson-Smith, The Society of the Spectacle

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2. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

By: Walter Rodney , Vincent Harding

4.42

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

The decisiveness of the short period of colonialism and its negative consequences for Africa spring… read more

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  • theory
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • sociology
"It was economics that Europe should invest in Africa and control the continent's raw materials and labour. It was racism which confirmed the decision that form of control should be direct colonial ru…"

-Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

"On any basic figure of the Africans landed alive in the Americas, one would have to make several extensions- starting with a calculation to cover mortality in transshipment. The Atlantic crossing, or…"

-Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

"There was a period when the capitalist system increased the well-being of significant numbers of people as a by-product of seeking out profits for a few, but today the quests for profits comes into s…"

-Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

"Governor Cameroon of Tanganyika in the 1920s was known as a "progressive" governor. But when he was attacked for trying to preserve the African personality in the educational system, he denied the ch…"

-Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

Cover of The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever by Bertrand Russell, Karl Marx, George Orwell, Richard Dawkins, Mark Twain, H.P. Lovecraft, Thomas Hardy, Omar Khayyám, Ian McEwan, Penn Jillette, George Eliot, John Updike, Carl Sagan, Christopher Hitchens, Sigmund Freud, A.C. Grayling, Joseph Conrad, David Hume, Daniel C. Dennett, Charles Darwin, Sam Harris, Albert Einstein, Salman Rushdie, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Emma Goldman, Steven Weinberg, Anatole France, John Stuart Mill, Martin Gardner, Victor J. Stenger, James Boswell, H.L. Mencken, Thomas Hobbes, Leslie Stephen, Philip Larkin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Baruch Spinoza, Lucretius, A.J. Ayer, Carl van Doren, John Betjeman, Ibn Warraq, Michael Shermer, Chapman Cohen, J.L. Mackie, Charles Templeton, Elizabeth S.  Anderson

3. The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

By: Bertrand Russell , Karl Marx , George Orwell , Richard Dawkins , Mark Twain , H.P. Lovecraft , Thomas Hardy , Omar Khayyám , Ian McEwan , Penn Jillette , George Eliot , John Updike , Carl Sagan , Christopher Hitchens , Sigmund Freud , A.C. Grayling , Joseph Conrad , David Hume , Daniel C. Dennett , Charles Darwin , Sam Harris , Albert Einstein , Salman Rushdie , Percy Bysshe Shelley , Emma Goldman , Steven Weinberg , Anatole France , John Stuart Mill , Martin Gardner , Victor J. Stenger , James Boswell , H.L. Mencken , Thomas Hobbes , Leslie Stephen , Philip Larkin , Ayaan Hirsi Ali , Baruch Spinoza , Lucretius , A.J. Ayer , Carl van Doren , John Betjeman , Ibn Warraq , Michael Shermer , Chapman Cohen , J.L. Mackie , Charles Templeton , Elizabeth S. Anderson

4.03

Format: 525 pages, Paperback

«Οι οπαδοί των νεράιδων δεν χτυπάνε την πόρτα σου για να σε προσηλυτίσουν. Δεν απαιτούν να διδάσκετ… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
"Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you pro…"

-Bertrand Russell, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

"By now the valley of the shadow of doubt was overrunneth with skepticism, so God became angry, so angry that God lost His temper and cursed the first humans, telling them to go forth and multiply the…"

-Bertrand Russell, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

"The pre-history of our species is hag-ridden with episodes of nightmarish ignorance and calamity, for which religion used to identify, not just the wrong explanation but the wrong culprit. Human sacr…"

-Bertrand Russell, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

"I have met some highly intelligent believers, but history has no record to say that [s]he knew or understood the mind of god. Yet this is precisely the qualification which the godly must claim—so mod…"

-Bertrand Russell, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

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4. Americana

By: Don DeLillo

4.81

Format: 539 pages, Paperback

At twenty-eight, David Bell is the American Dream come true. He has fought his way to the top, surv… read more

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5. Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

By: Michael Parenti

4.41

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Blackshirts & Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, rev… read more

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  • politics
  • philosophy
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  • economics
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  • audiobook
"Ecology's implications for capitalism are too horrendous for the capitalist to contemplate."

-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

"Decentralized parochial autonomy is the graveyard of insurgency-which may be one reason why there has never been a successful anarcho-syndicalist revolution."

-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

"A joke circulating in Russia in 1992 went like this: Q. What did capitalism accomplish in one year that communism could not do in seventy years? A. Make communism look good."

-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

"...the [pure socialist] critics [of communist countries] seem unable to apply their own leadership genius to producing a successful revolutionary movement in their own country."

-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

6. Kinds of Minds: Towards an Understanding of Consciousness

By: Daniel C. Dennett

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads th… read more

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7. The Will to Power

By: Friedrich Nietzsche , R.J. Hollingdale , Walter Kaufmann

3.79

Format: 704 pages, Paperback

Nietzsche's notebooks, kept by him during his most productive years, offer a fascinating glimpse in… read more

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8. Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

By: Mark Fisher

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

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9. The Jewish State

By: Theodor Herzl

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

"It depends on the Jews themselves whether this political pamphlet remains for the present a politi… read more

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10. Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction

By: A.C. Grayling

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentie… read more

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11. Phenomenology of Spirit

By: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel , A.V. Miller , John Niemeyer Findlay

3.96

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Perhaps one of the most revolutionary works of philosophy ever presented, The Phenomenology of Spir… read more

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  • theory
  • philosophy
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"The vanity of the contents"

-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit

"The outcome is the same as the beginning only because the beginning is an end."

-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit

"Everything turns on grasping and expressing the True, not only as Substance, but equally as Subject."

-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit

"por lo poco que el espíritu necesita para contentarse, puede medirse la extensión de lo que ha perdido."

-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit

12. A Brief History of Neoliberalism

By: David Harvey

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

Neoliberalism--the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guid… read more

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13. The Weird and the Eerie

By: Mark Fisher

3.69

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the mo… read more

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14. Exile and the Kingdom

By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien

3.46

Format: 32 pages,

These six stories, written at the height of Camus' artistic powers, all depict people at decisive, … read more

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15. River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life

By: Richard Dawkins , Lalla Ward

4.14

Format: 438 pages, Paperback

How did the replication bomb we call "life" begin and where in the world, or rather, in the univers… read more

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16. Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero

By: Seneca , James Romm

4.00

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed classical historian, author of Ghost on the Throne ("Gripping . . . the narrative ve… read more

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17. Why Marx Was Right

By: Terry Eagleton

3.71

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism i… read more

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18. If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

By: Vincent Bevins

4.28

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

The story of the recent uprisings that sought to change the world - and what comes next   From 20… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • audiobook
"In the history of revolutions, a couple of truisms had already emerged. One is that they are only successful when security forces defect or are defeated in violent conflict. Even if Moa Zedong was be…"

-Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

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19. The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

By: Philip S. Gorski

4.19

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy Most Americans were shocked by t… read more

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  • nonfiction
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"White Christian nationalism is a “deep story"

-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

"For white Americans who affirm Christian nationalist ideology, “true Americans"

-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

"Even as it’s become riskier for mainstream politicians to use negative dog whistles like “thug"

-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

"It’s not that Christian nationalists have a different understanding of American history; it’s that they often have an incorrect understanding."

-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

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20. Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures

By: Mark Fisher

4.29

Format: 211 pages, None

Edited with an introduction by Matt Colquhoun, this idiosyncratic collection of lecture notes and t… read more

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  • psychoanalysis
  • theory
  • politics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • sociology
  • audiobook
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21. From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

By: Daniel C. Dennett

3.77

Format: 477 pages, Paperback

How did we come to have minds? For centuries, poets, philosophers, psychologists, and physicists ha… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Comprehension is not the source of competence or the active ingredient in competence; comprehension is composed of competences."

-Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

"That's a rhetorical question, and trying to answer rhetorical questions instead of being cowed by them is a good habit to cultivate."

-Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

"We Homo sapiens are the only species (so far) with richly cumulative culture, and the key ingredient of culture that makes this possible is language."

-Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

"Don’t be afraid of a little metaphor; it won’t bite you, but you should always make sure you know how to cash it in for unvarnished fact when you feel the urge."

-Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

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22. Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power

By: Byung-Chul Han

4.09

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Exploring how neoliberalism has discovered the productive force of the psycheByung-Chul Han, a star… read more

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"İkinci Aydınlanma salt verilerle işleyen bilginin devrimidir."

-Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power

"Geleceğimiz, üretimin ötesinde, 'kullanılmazı kullanmayı' becerebilecek durumda olup olmamamıza bağlıdır."

-Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power

"People who fail in the neoliberal archievement-society see themselves as responsible for their lot and feel shame instead of questioning society or the system."

-Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power

"Günümüzün üretim tarzını niteleyen birilikte çalışan 'çokluk' (Multitude) değil, yalıtılmış, kendiyle kavga eden, kendini gönüllü olarak sömüren girişimcinin yalnızlığıdır (Solitude)."

-Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power

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23. Who's Afraid of Gender?

By: Judith Butler

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politi… read more

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  • politics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • audiobook
"Imagine if you were Jewish and someone tells you that you are not. Imagine if you are lesbian and someone laughs in your face and says you are confused since you are really heterosexual. Imagine if y…"

-Judith Butler, Who's Afraid of Gender?

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24. Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia

By: David Graeber

3.33

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The final posthumous work by the coauthor of the major New York Times bestseller The Dawn of Everyt… read more

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"God and Man were inseparable companions. One day God said to Man: why don’t you go walk around on earth for a while so we can find some new topics for conversation? —beginning of a Malagasy folktale"

-David Graeber, Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia

"The toothless or peg-legged buccaneer hoisting a flag of defiance against the world, drinking and feasting to a stupor on stolen loot, fleeing at the first sign of serious opposition, leaving only ta…"

-David Graeber, Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia

"We would seem to be in the presence of a genuine historical anomaly: a political entity that presented itself to the outside world as a kingdom, organized around the charismatic figure of a brilliant…"

-David Graeber, Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia

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25. Heaven in Disorder

By: Slavoj Žižek

3.79

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

As we emerge (though perhaps only temporarily) from the pandemic, other crises move center stage: o… read more

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  • psychoanalysis
  • theory
  • politics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • 21st century
  • economics
  • sociology
  • audiobook
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26. The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention

By: Simon Baron-Cohen

3.51

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen makes a case that autis… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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27. Exiting the Vampire Castle

By: Mark Fisher

4.05

Format: 10 pages, ebook

This summer, I seriously considered withdrawing from any involvement in politics. Exhausted through… read more

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  • theory
  • philosophy
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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28. American Exception: Empire and the Deep State

By: Aaron Good

4.13

Format: 384 pages, ebook

American Exception seeks to explain the breakdown of US democracy. In particular, how we can unders… read more

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  • theory
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • audiobook
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29. Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto

By: Aaron Bastani

3.70

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A different kind of politics for a new kind of society--beyond work, scarcity and capitalism In … read more

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  • politics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • economics
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  • audiobook
"We have a world to win"

-Aaron Bastani, Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto

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30. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI

By: Ray Kurzweil

3.93

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • audiobook
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31. The Coin

By: Yasmin Zaher

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling, far from home, as she gets… read more

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"And the poet, he asked, who was it again? Aisha didn't know him, neither did Matthew. But, of course, Gregory did. He asked if he was the 9/11 denier. No, definitely not a denier, but very vocal when…"

-Yasmin Zaher, The Coin

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Michael Parenti

4.41

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Vincent Bevins

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

Philip S. Gorski

4.19

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Mark Fisher

4.29

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A Treatise of Human Nature

David Hume

3.94

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René Descartes , Donald A. Cress

3.76

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Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale

4.02

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Baruch Spinoza , Edwin M. Curley , Stuart Hampshire , None

4.10

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