- Utopia -- Thomas More -- [amazon]
- A Modern Utopia -- H.G. Wells -- [amazon]
alternative(s)
- Walden -- Henry David Thoreau -- [amazon]
- Walden Two -- B.F. Skinner -- [amazon]
psychology / behavioral economics
- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness -- R.H. Thaler & C.R. Sunstein -- [amazon]
- Thinking, Fast and Slow -- Daniel Kahneman -- [amazon]
complex adapative systems
- Harnessing Complexity: Organizational Implications of a Scientific Frontier -- Robert Axelrod & Michael D. Cohen -- [amazon]
- Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life -- John H. Miller & Scott E. Page -- [amazon]
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer -- Donella H. Meadows -- [amazon]
- Diversity and Complexity -- Scott E. Page -- [amazon]
ethic(s) & moral(s)
- Beyond Freedom & Dignity -- B.F. Skinner -- [amazon]
- Science and Human Values -- Jacob Bronowski -- [amazon]
- What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets -- Michael J. Sandel -- [amazon]
game development(s)
- A Theory of Fun for Game Design -- Raph Koster -- [amazon]
- Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World -- Jane McGonigal -- [amazon]
strategy & decision making
- The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life -- Avinas K. Dixit & Barry J. Nalebuff -- [amazon]
- Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making -- Gary Klein -- [amazon]
gamification(s)
- Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps -- G. Zicherman & C. Cunningham -- [amazon]
- Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and Mechanics -- Tim Fields & Brandon Cotton -- [amazon]
- Game On: Energize Your Business with Social Media Games -- Jon Radoff -- [amazon]
international politic(s)
- The China Dream: The Quest for the Last Great Untapped Market on Earth -- Joe Studwell -- [amazon]
- Same Bed, Different Dreams: Managing U.S.- China Relations, 1989-2000 -- David M. Lampton -- [amazon]
- The Chinese Dream: The Rise of the World's Largest Middle Class and What It Means to You -- Helen H. Wang --[amazon]
miscellaneous
- The Willpower Instinct : How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It -- Kelly McGonigal -- [amazon]
- Net Smart: How to Thrive Online -- Howard Rheingold -- [amazon]
- Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life -- Len Fisher -- [amazon]
- Numbers Rule Your World : The Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics on Everything You Do -- Kaiser Fung -- [amazon]