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Eichmann in Jerusalem
by Hannah Arendt • 1963
The Holocaust needed no monsters: careerism and stock phrases were enough. Evil is deeply ordinary.
4.20
34k+
Eichmann in Jerusalem Summary
Eichmann in Jerusalem 96%
The Holocaust needed no monsters: careerism and stock phrases were enough. Evil is deeply ordinary.
by Hannah Arendt 1963
4.20
34k+ ratings
The Nazis
by Laurence Rees • 1997
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
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1k+
The Nazis Summary
The Nazis 95%
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
by Laurence Rees 1997
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Lucifer Effect
by Philip G. Zimbardo • 2007
Ordinary students, fake prison, abusive in six days. The situation, not character, corrupts.
3.90
27k+
The Lucifer Effect Summary
The Lucifer Effect 94%
Ordinary students, fake prison, abusive in six days. The situation, not character, corrupts.
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2007
3.90
27k+ ratings
Political Ponerology
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski • 2007
A small, conscienceless minority drives tyranny; your belief in fairness is their greatest weapon.
4.06
398
Political Ponerology Summary
Political Ponerology 93%
A small, conscienceless minority drives tyranny; your belief in fairness is their greatest weapon.
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski 2007
4.06
398 ratings
Obedience to Authority
by Stanley Milgram • 1974
Two-thirds of people will shock a stranger to death if a lab coat tells them to.
4.19
5k+
Obedience to Authority Summary
Obedience to Authority 93%
Two-thirds of people will shock a stranger to death if a lab coat tells them to.
by Stanley Milgram 1974
4.19
5k+ ratings
The Origins of Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt • 1951
Before the camps, tyranny. After, something wholly new: total domination.
4.30
15k+
The Origins of Totalitarianism Summary
The Origins of Totalitarianism 92%
Before the camps, tyranny. After, something wholly new: total domination.
by Hannah Arendt 1951
4.30
15k+ ratings
Asperger's Children
by Edith Sheffer • 2018
Asperger's: the diagnosis that began as a Nazi tool for sorting children into life or death.
3.82
2k+
Asperger's Children Summary
Asperger's Children 92%
Asperger's: the diagnosis that began as a Nazi tool for sorting children into life or death.
by Edith Sheffer 2018
3.82
2k+ ratings
Eichmann in My Hands
by Peter Z. Malkin • 1990
One sentence to stop the architect of the Holocaust on a dark street in Buenos Aires.
4.43
927
Eichmann in My Hands Summary
Eichmann in My Hands 92%
One sentence to stop the architect of the Holocaust on a dark street in Buenos Aires.
by Peter Z. Malkin 1990
4.43
927 ratings
The Art of Rest
by Claudia Hammond • 2019
Before the genocide, there was a homeless painter, a spellbinding voice, and a prison cell.
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3k+
The Art of Rest Summary
The Art of Rest 92%
Before the genocide, there was a homeless painter, a spellbinding voice, and a prison cell.
by Claudia Hammond 2019
3.59
3k+ ratings
Adolf Hitler
by John Toland • 1958
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
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4k+
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler 92%
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
by John Toland 1958
4.24
4k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
by William L. Shirer • 1984
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
4.08
2k+
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Summary
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler 92%
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
by William L. Shirer 1984
4.08
2k+ ratings
Less Than Human
by David Livingstone Smith • 2011
Your brain can reclassify a human group as a nonhuman species. That shift makes genocide possible.
3.88
784
Less Than Human Summary
Less Than Human 92%
Your brain can reclassify a human group as a nonhuman species. That shift makes genocide possible.
by David Livingstone Smith 2011
3.88
784 ratings
Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt • 1968
Tyranny that erases the self: loneliness, ideology, and terror are the engines of totalitarianism.
4.18
843
Totalitarianism Summary
Totalitarianism 92%
Tyranny that erases the self: loneliness, ideology, and terror are the engines of totalitarianism.
by Hannah Arendt 1968
4.18
843 ratings
Microbe Hunters
by Paul de Kruif • 2002
A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.
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5k+
Microbe Hunters Summary
Microbe Hunters 92%
A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.
by Paul de Kruif 2002
4.14
5k+ ratings
The Man Who Shocked The World
by Thomas Blass • 2004
Sixty-five percent obey orders to shock a stranger. The biography of the psychologist who proved it.
3.93
220
The Man Who Shocked The World Summary
The Man Who Shocked The World 92%
Sixty-five percent obey orders to shock a stranger. The biography of the psychologist who proved it.
by Thomas Blass 2004
3.93
220 ratings
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
by Laura Hillman • 2003
Schindler's list saved her life. A boy's promise inside the camps saved her will to live.
4.16
6k+
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree Summary
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree 92%
Schindler's list saved her life. A boy's promise inside the camps saved her will to live.
by Laura Hillman 2003
4.16
6k+ ratings
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
by Rosemary Sullivan • 2022
A cold case team identifies Anne Frank's betrayer. Her father knew and kept the secret.
3.83
16k+
The Betrayal of Anne Frank Summary
The Betrayal of Anne Frank 92%
A cold case team identifies Anne Frank's betrayer. Her father knew and kept the secret.
by Rosemary Sullivan 2022
3.83
16k+ ratings
Anne Frank
by Melissa Müller • 1998
Her diary captured two years. This biography reveals the family, the betrayal, and the camps.
4.34
26k+
Anne Frank Summary
Anne Frank 91%
Her diary captured two years. This biography reveals the family, the betrayal, and the camps.
by Melissa Müller 1998
4.34
26k+ ratings
Escape from Freedom
by Erich Fromm • 1941
Freedom feels so unbearable that millions will submit to a dictator to flee it.
4.28
16k+
Escape from Freedom Summary
Escape from Freedom 91%
Freedom feels so unbearable that millions will submit to a dictator to flee it.
by Erich Fromm 1941
4.28
16k+ ratings
Facing the Lion - Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe
by Simone Arnold Liebster • 2000
Refused the Nazi salute at twelve. Reform school. Parents to camps. Then she chose to forgive.
4.72
2k+
Facing the Lion - Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe Summary
Facing the Lion - Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe 91%
Refused the Nazi salute at twelve. Reform school. Parents to camps. Then she chose to forgive.
by Simone Arnold Liebster 2000
4.72
2k+ ratings
We Are Free to Change the World
by Lyndsey Stonebridge • 2024
A philosopher who survived statelessness saw the patterns behind totalitarianism, and they are back.
4.16
469
We Are Free to Change the World Summary
We Are Free to Change the World 91%
A philosopher who survived statelessness saw the patterns behind totalitarianism, and they are back.
by Lyndsey Stonebridge 2024
4.16
469 ratings
Ama y no sufras
by Walter Riso • 2003
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
4.08
778
Ama y no sufras Summary
Ama y no sufras 91%
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
by Walter Riso 2003
4.08
778 ratings
How to Win an Information War
by Peter Pomerantsev • 2024
How do you beat a propaganda machine? One British journalist answered: don't refute it, imitate it.
4.09
2k+
How to Win an Information War Summary
How to Win an Information War 91%
How do you beat a propaganda machine? One British journalist answered: don't refute it, imitate it.
by Peter Pomerantsev 2024
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Boy on the Wooden Box
by Leon Leyson • 2013
Youngest on Schindler's list, he needed a wooden box just to reach the factory levers.
4.38
30k+
The Boy on the Wooden Box Summary
The Boy on the Wooden Box 91%
Youngest on Schindler's list, he needed a wooden box just to reach the factory levers.
by Leon Leyson 2013
4.38
30k+ ratings
After Auschwitz
by Eva Schloss • 2013
Betrayed on her fifteenth birthday, a girl survives Auschwitz and becomes Anne Frank's stepsister.
4.32
8k+
After Auschwitz Summary
After Auschwitz 91%
Betrayed on her fifteenth birthday, a girl survives Auschwitz and becomes Anne Frank's stepsister.
by Eva Schloss 2013
4.32
8k+ ratings
Warsaw Boy
by Andrew Borowiec • 2014
He defied the Nazis at 15, fought in the Warsaw Uprising at 16, then survived the camps.
4.09
180
Warsaw Boy Summary
Warsaw Boy 91%
He defied the Nazis at 15, fought in the Warsaw Uprising at 16, then survived the camps.
by Andrew Borowiec 2014
4.09
180 ratings
The Story of a Life
by Aharon Appelfeld • 1983
War silenced him. What grew in the silence, decades later, became a writer's whole art.
3.89
921
The Story of a Life Summary
The Story of a Life 91%
War silenced him. What grew in the silence, decades later, became a writer's whole art.
by Aharon Appelfeld 1983
3.89
921 ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer • 1960
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
4.23
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 91%
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
by William L. Shirer 1960
4.23
150k+ ratings
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
by Michael Gruenbaum • 2015
An eight-year-old's Prague becomes Terezin, where soccer and a children's opera are his defiance.
4.32
2k+
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun Summary
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun 91%
An eight-year-old's Prague becomes Terezin, where soccer and a children's opera are his defiance.
by Michael Gruenbaum 2015
4.32
2k+ ratings
My Friend Anne Frank
by Hannah Pick-Goslar • 2023
Anne Frank's best friend was in the camps, not the attic, and they met one last time.
4.66
8k+
My Friend Anne Frank Summary
My Friend Anne Frank 91%
Anne Frank's best friend was in the camps, not the attic, and they met one last time.
by Hannah Pick-Goslar 2023
4.66
8k+ ratings
A Casebook of Murder
by Colin Wilson • 1969
Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.
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41
A Casebook of Murder Summary
A Casebook of Murder 91%
Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.63
41 ratings
Modern Times
by Paul Johnson • 1983
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
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3k+
Modern Times Summary
Modern Times 91%
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
by Paul Johnson 1983
4.29
3k+ ratings
Saving Freud
by Andrew Nagorski • 2022
1938: Freud won't flee Vienna. The Nazis are closing in. Five unlikely rescuers race the clock.
4.02
340
Saving Freud Summary
Saving Freud 90%
1938: Freud won't flee Vienna. The Nazis are closing in. Five unlikely rescuers race the clock.
by Andrew Nagorski 2022
4.02
340 ratings
Killing Hitler
by Roger Moorhouse • 2006
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
3.83
399
Killing Hitler Summary
Killing Hitler 90%
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
by Roger Moorhouse 2006
3.83
399 ratings
Bonhoeffer
by Eric Metaxas • 2010
When the German church bowed to Hitler, one theologian chose the gallows over complicity.
4.21
84k+
Bonhoeffer Summary
Bonhoeffer 90%
When the German church bowed to Hitler, one theologian chose the gallows over complicity.
by Eric Metaxas 2010
4.21
84k+ ratings
In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson • 2011
A professor becomes ambassador to Hitler's Berlin. His daughter falls in love with the Nazis.
3.90
222k+
In the Garden of Beasts Summary
In the Garden of Beasts 90%
A professor becomes ambassador to Hitler's Berlin. His daughter falls in love with the Nazis.
by Erik Larson 2011
3.90
222k+ ratings
My Fellow Soldiers
by Andrew Carroll • 2017
Pershing built an American army; the soldiers' letters reveal a victory that shattered the world.
4.22
379
My Fellow Soldiers Summary
My Fellow Soldiers 90%
Pershing built an American army; the soldiers' letters reveal a victory that shattered the world.
by Andrew Carroll 2017
4.22
379 ratings
The Tin Ring
by Zdenka Fantlova • 1996
A tin ring, six camps, and the love that carried a young woman through the Holocaust.
4.44
457
The Tin Ring Summary
The Tin Ring 90%
A tin ring, six camps, and the love that carried a young woman through the Holocaust.
by Zdenka Fantlova 1996
4.44
457 ratings
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
by Norman F. Dixon • 1976
Why do generals from Crimea to Vietnam repeat the same mistakes? Authoritarianism.
3.95
814
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence Summary
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence 90%
Why do generals from Crimea to Vietnam repeat the same mistakes? Authoritarianism.
by Norman F. Dixon 1976
3.95
814 ratings
Rommel
by Charles Messenger • 2009
What a general's victories teach about leadership, and his cyanide death about complicity.
3.41
170
Rommel Summary
Rommel 90%
What a general's victories teach about leadership, and his cyanide death about complicity.
by Charles Messenger 2009
3.41
170 ratings
Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
3.91
2k+
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model 90%
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
by James Q. Whitman 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler • 1925
The manifesto that blueprinted the Third Reich: racial empire, absolute rule, and total war.
3.18
44k+
Mein Kampf Summary
Mein Kampf 90%
The manifesto that blueprinted the Third Reich: racial empire, absolute rule, and total war.
by Adolf Hitler 1925
3.18
44k+ ratings
The Rape of the Mind
by Joost A.M. Meerloo • 1956
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
4.18
1k+
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind 90%
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
by Joost A.M. Meerloo 1956
4.18
1k+ ratings
Blind Injustice
by Mark Godsey • 2017
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
4.39
345
Blind Injustice Summary
Blind Injustice 90%
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
by Mark Godsey 2017
4.39
345 ratings
The Anatomy of Fascism
by Robert O. Paxton • 2004
A historian maps the path to fascist power: the deals, the power split, and the warning signs.
4.22
6k+
The Anatomy of Fascism Summary
The Anatomy of Fascism 90%
A historian maps the path to fascist power: the deals, the power split, and the warning signs.
by Robert O. Paxton 2004
4.22
6k+ ratings
Family of Spies
by Christine Kuehn • 2025
A 1994 letter claimed her grandfather helped Japan attack Pearl Harbor. Every word was true.
4.22
15k+
Family of Spies Summary
Family of Spies 90%
A 1994 letter claimed her grandfather helped Japan attack Pearl Harbor. Every word was true.
by Christine Kuehn 2025
4.22
15k+ ratings
A Brilliant Life
by Rachelle Unreich • 2023
An SS officer spared Mira at the Auschwitz ramp. Why he did is the first mystery.
4.29
2k+
A Brilliant Life Summary
A Brilliant Life 90%
An SS officer spared Mira at the Auschwitz ramp. Why he did is the first mystery.
by Rachelle Unreich 2023
4.29
2k+ ratings
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg • 1930
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
3.63
263
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century 90%
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930
3.63
263 ratings
Learning from the Germans
by Susan Neiman • 2019
Germany spent decades facing Nazi crimes. Could that model work for American racism?
4.20
1k+
Learning from the Germans Summary
Learning from the Germans 90%
Germany spent decades facing Nazi crimes. Could that model work for American racism?
by Susan Neiman 2019
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Dialectical Imagination
by Martin Jay • 1973
After the revolutions failed, a circle of Marxists turned their critique from capital to culture.
4.07
423
The Dialectical Imagination Summary
The Dialectical Imagination 89%
After the revolutions failed, a circle of Marxists turned their critique from capital to culture.
by Martin Jay 1973
4.07
423 ratings
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