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Killing the Dream
by Gerald Posner • 1998
No government plot, no mob hit. A racist drifter's meticulous path to a Memphis balcony.
4.09
220
Killing the Dream Summary
Killing the Dream 97%
No government plot, no mob hit. A racist drifter's meticulous path to a Memphis balcony.
by Gerald Posner 1998
4.09
220 ratings
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner • 1993
One mail-order rifle, three shots, and the case against conspiracy in the JFK assassination.
4.05
2k+
Case Closed Summary
Case Closed 95%
One mail-order rifle, three shots, and the case against conspiracy in the JFK assassination.
by Gerald Posner 1993
4.05
2k+ ratings
At the Hands of Persons Unknown
by Philip Dray • 2003
For a century, a single phrase in coroners' reports hid the machinery of American racial terror.
4.45
673
At the Hands of Persons Unknown Summary
At the Hands of Persons Unknown 94%
For a century, a single phrase in coroners' reports hid the machinery of American racial terror.
by Philip Dray 2003
4.45
673 ratings
A Fever in the Heartland
by Timothy Egan • 2023
In 1920s Indiana, the Klan was the law. One woman's dying declaration exposed the regime.
4.35
50k+
A Fever in the Heartland Summary
A Fever in the Heartland 94%
In 1920s Indiana, the Klan was the law. One woman's dying declaration exposed the regime.
by Timothy Egan 2023
4.35
50k+ ratings
Anatomy of a Lynching
by James R. McGovern • 1982
The 1934 lynching that was advertised, photographed, and so savage it killed the ritual nationwide.
4.38
45
Anatomy of a Lynching Summary
Anatomy of a Lynching 94%
The 1934 lynching that was advertised, photographed, and so savage it killed the ritual nationwide.
by James R. McGovern 1982
4.38
45 ratings
American Brutus
by Michael W. Kauffman • 2004
An actor shot Lincoln on Good Friday and vanished. What followed was history's most bungled manhunt.
4.16
3k+
American Brutus Summary
American Brutus 93%
An actor shot Lincoln on Good Friday and vanished. What followed was history's most bungled manhunt.
by Michael W. Kauffman 2004
4.16
3k+ ratings
Hauptmann's Ladder
by Richard T. Cahill Jr. • 2014
The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.
4.17
125
Hauptmann's Ladder Summary
Hauptmann's Ladder 93%
The Lindbergh case retried: a ladder, a money trail, and doubts the execution never settled.
by Richard T. Cahill Jr. 2014
4.17
125 ratings
White Lies
by A.J. Baime • 2022
Armed with white skin and a press pass, a Black NAACP leader charmed lynch mobs into confessing.
4.47
651
White Lies Summary
White Lies 93%
Armed with white skin and a press pass, a Black NAACP leader charmed lynch mobs into confessing.
by A.J. Baime 2022
4.47
651 ratings
Days of Rage
by Bryan Burrough • 2015
Nearly five bombings a day. The decade young radicals tried to overthrow America and failed.
3.98
3k+
Days of Rage Summary
Days of Rage 93%
Nearly five bombings a day. The decade young radicals tried to overthrow America and failed.
by Bryan Burrough 2015
3.98
3k+ ratings
Best Evidence
by David S. Lifton • 1980
A forensic case that the President’s body was secretly altered, and the autopsy was a fraud.
4.01
644
Best Evidence Summary
Best Evidence 93%
A forensic case that the President’s body was secretly altered, and the autopsy was a fraud.
by David S. Lifton 1980
4.01
644 ratings
If You Tell
by Gregg Olsen • 2019
Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.
3.98
360k+
If You Tell Summary
If You Tell 93%
Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.
by Gregg Olsen 2019
3.98
360k+ ratings
Public Enemies
by Bryan Burrough • 2004
The FBI built its legend chasing petty killers, beating suspects, and inventing the Ma Barker myth.
3.98
6k+
Public Enemies Summary
Public Enemies 93%
The FBI built its legend chasing petty killers, beating suspects, and inventing the Ma Barker myth.
by Bryan Burrough 2004
3.98
6k+ ratings
Blood on the Moon
by Edward Steers Jr. • 2001
Lincoln's assassination was the final act of a secret Confederate campaign of targeted killing.
4.17
704
Blood on the Moon Summary
Blood on the Moon 93%
Lincoln's assassination was the final act of a secret Confederate campaign of targeted killing.
by Edward Steers Jr. 2001
4.17
704 ratings
The JFK Conspiracy
by Brad Meltzer • 2025
A car bomb waited at the Kennedy compound. The would-be assassin drove away, and history forgot.
4.11
7k+
The JFK Conspiracy Summary
The JFK Conspiracy 93%
A car bomb waited at the Kennedy compound. The would-be assassin drove away, and history forgot.
by Brad Meltzer 2025
4.11
7k+ ratings
Zero Fail
by Carol Leonnig • 2021
A bulletproof reputation, repeated near misses, and the rot the Secret Service hid for decades.
4.23
10k+
Zero Fail Summary
Zero Fail 92%
A bulletproof reputation, repeated near misses, and the rot the Secret Service hid for decades.
by Carol Leonnig 2021
4.23
10k+ ratings
Killing Kennedy
by Bill O'Reilly • 2012
He hid a dying body behind the glamour. The defector needed a target. Dallas, November 1963.
4.11
62k+
Killing Kennedy Summary
Killing Kennedy 92%
He hid a dying body behind the glamour. The defector needed a target. Dallas, November 1963.
by Bill O'Reilly 2012
4.11
62k+ ratings
The Grim Sleeper
by Christine Pelisek • 2016
He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.
3.92
1k+
The Grim Sleeper Summary
The Grim Sleeper 92%
He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.
by Christine Pelisek 2016
3.92
1k+ ratings
A Man Called White
by Walter Francis White • 1948
Blue-eyed and Black, he could pass for white, so he walked straight into lynch mobs.
4.23
48
A Man Called White Summary
A Man Called White 92%
Blue-eyed and Black, he could pass for white, so he walked straight into lynch mobs.
by Walter Francis White 1948
4.23
48 ratings
Malcolm X
by Manning Marable • 2011
His autobiography obscured a life of constant reinvention. This Pulitzer biography reveals the man.
4.19
20k+
Malcolm X Summary
Malcolm X 92%
His autobiography obscured a life of constant reinvention. This Pulitzer biography reveals the man.
by Manning Marable 2011
4.19
20k+ ratings
The Black History of the White House
by Clarence Lusane • 2011
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
4.15
434
The Black History of the White House Summary
The Black History of the White House 92%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 ratings
The Other Side of Prospect
by Nicholas Dawidoff • 2022
A murder in New Haven, a false confession, and the forces that made both inevitable.
4.43
462
The Other Side of Prospect Summary
The Other Side of Prospect 92%
A murder in New Haven, a false confession, and the forces that made both inevitable.
by Nicholas Dawidoff 2022
4.43
462 ratings
The Autistic Brain
by Temple Grandin • 2013
The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.
4.1
11k+
The Autistic Brain Summary
The Autistic Brain 92%
The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.
by Temple Grandin 2013
4.1
11k+ ratings
Lynching and Leisure
by Terry Anne Scott • 2022
Lynching was entertainment, complete with chartered trains, souvenir bones, and Sunday sightseers.
4.20
20
Lynching and Leisure Summary
Lynching and Leisure 92%
Lynching was entertainment, complete with chartered trains, souvenir bones, and Sunday sightseers.
by Terry Anne Scott 2022
4.20
20 ratings
Buckley
by Carl T. Bogus • 2011
To build the modern American right, one man had to decide who belonged and who did not.
3.75
151
Buckley Summary
Buckley 92%
To build the modern American right, one man had to decide who belonged and who did not.
by Carl T. Bogus 2011
3.75
151 ratings
Wilmington's Lie
by David Zucchino • 2020
Before Jim Crow there was an 1898 coup that erased a Southern city's black leadership.
4.43
4k+
Wilmington's Lie Summary
Wilmington's Lie 92%
Before Jim Crow there was an 1898 coup that erased a Southern city's black leadership.
by David Zucchino 2020
4.43
4k+ ratings
Why We Can't Wait
by Martin Luther King Jr. • 1964
From Birmingham to Washington: how nonviolence won, and why the next battle is economic.
4.55
9k+
Why We Can't Wait Summary
Why We Can't Wait 92%
From Birmingham to Washington: how nonviolence won, and why the next battle is economic.
by Martin Luther King Jr. 1964
4.55
9k+ ratings
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X • 1965
He enters prison a street hustler and leaves with a dictionary, a new name, and a mission.
4.37
293k+
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X Summary
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X 92%
He enters prison a street hustler and leaves with a dictionary, a new name, and a mission.
by Malcolm X 1965
4.37
293k+ ratings
Dark Alliance
by Gary Webb • 1998
The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.
4.30
2k+
Dark Alliance Summary
Dark Alliance 91%
The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.
by Gary Webb 1998
4.30
2k+ ratings
Glock
by Paul M. Barrett • 2012
Police carried revolvers until an Austrian outsider built a plastic gun that changed everything.
3.87
3k+
Glock Summary
Glock 91%
Police carried revolvers until an Austrian outsider built a plastic gun that changed everything.
by Paul M. Barrett 2012
3.87
3k+ ratings
One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
4.42
712
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail 91%
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022
4.42
712 ratings
Bobby Kennedy
by Larry Tye • 2016
McCarthy's protégé became civil rights' champion. How Bobby Kennedy transformed.
4.38
3k+
Bobby Kennedy Summary
Bobby Kennedy 91%
McCarthy's protégé became civil rights' champion. How Bobby Kennedy transformed.
by Larry Tye 2016
4.38
3k+ ratings
The Infernal Machine
by Steven Johnson • 2024
Dynamite was meant to destroy governments. It built the most powerful one: the surveillance state.
4.03
2k+
The Infernal Machine Summary
The Infernal Machine 91%
Dynamite was meant to destroy governments. It built the most powerful one: the surveillance state.
by Steven Johnson 2024
4.03
2k+ ratings
To Hell on a Fast Horse
by Mark Lee Gardner • 2010
Two men, one violent frontier, and a bullet in the dark that made them both immortal.
3.79
2k+
To Hell on a Fast Horse Summary
To Hell on a Fast Horse 91%
Two men, one violent frontier, and a bullet in the dark that made them both immortal.
by Mark Lee Gardner 2010
3.79
2k+ ratings
How the South Won the Civil War
by Heather Cox Richardson • 2020
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
4.31
5k+
How the South Won the Civil War Summary
How the South Won the Civil War 91%
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2020
4.31
5k+ ratings
There Will Be Fire
by Rory Carroll • 2023
Two minutes kept Thatcher alive. The Brighton bomber vanished, a ghost named Roy Walsh.
4.26
5k+
There Will Be Fire Summary
There Will Be Fire 91%
Two minutes kept Thatcher alive. The Brighton bomber vanished, a ghost named Roy Walsh.
by Rory Carroll 2023
4.26
5k+ ratings
Crusade for Justice
by Ida B. Wells-Barnett • 1970
She bit a conductor to keep her seat, won, then a lynching made her a crusader.
4.32
865
Crusade for Justice Summary
Crusade for Justice 91%
She bit a conductor to keep her seat, won, then a lynching made her a crusader.
by Ida B. Wells-Barnett 1970
4.32
865 ratings
White Rage
by Carol Anderson • 2016
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
4.46
15k+
White Rage Summary
White Rage 91%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
The Second
by Carol Anderson • 2021
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
4.31
1k+
The Second Summary
The Second 91%
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
by Carol Anderson 2021
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
by James Patterson • 2025
A staged crime scene. A missing diary. The death of Marilyn Monroe was never a simple suicide.
3.66
6k+
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe Summary
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe 91%
A staged crime scene. A missing diary. The death of Marilyn Monroe was never a simple suicide.
by James Patterson 2025
3.66
6k+ ratings
The Warmth of Other Suns
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2010
Three lives: a sharecropper, a picker, a surgeon. Their flight from the South rewired America.
4.48
119k+
The Warmth of Other Suns Summary
The Warmth of Other Suns 91%
Three lives: a sharecropper, a picker, a surgeon. Their flight from the South rewired America.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2010
4.48
119k+ ratings
Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History
by Terrence Edward Paupp • 2014
RFK's vision linked civil rights, poverty, and foreign policy into a radical, unfinished challenge.
4.00
1
Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History Summary
Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History 91%
RFK's vision linked civil rights, poverty, and foreign policy into a radical, unfinished challenge.
by Terrence Edward Paupp 2014
4.00
1 ratings
Say Nothing
by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2018
The peace deal that asked everyone to forget, and the one murder that couldn't stay buried.
4.47
174k+
Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing 91%
The peace deal that asked everyone to forget, and the one murder that couldn't stay buried.
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018
4.47
174k+ ratings
Den of Spies
by Craig Unger • 2024
The Reagan campaign's secret pact with Iran: keep the hostages captive and win the White House.
3.84
264
Den of Spies Summary
Den of Spies 91%
The Reagan campaign's secret pact with Iran: keep the hostages captive and win the White House.
by Craig Unger 2024
3.84
264 ratings
The Case That Never Dies
by Lloyd C. Gardner • 2004
The Lindbergh conviction hung on a ladder, marked money, and witnesses. None of it held.
3.47
118
The Case That Never Dies Summary
The Case That Never Dies 91%
The Lindbergh conviction hung on a ladder, marked money, and witnesses. None of it held.
by Lloyd C. Gardner 2004
3.47
118 ratings
Slavery by Another Name
by Douglas A. Blackmon • 2008
The 13th Amendment's exception for criminals became a new slavery that lasted eighty years.
4.38
7k+
Slavery by Another Name Summary
Slavery by Another Name 91%
The 13th Amendment's exception for criminals became a new slavery that lasted eighty years.
by Douglas A. Blackmon 2008
4.38
7k+ ratings
A More Beautiful and Terrible History
by Jeanne Theoharis • 2018
The civil rights story you know is a sanitized myth that hides an ongoing fight for justice.
4.32
775
A More Beautiful and Terrible History Summary
A More Beautiful and Terrible History 91%
The civil rights story you know is a sanitized myth that hides an ongoing fight for justice.
by Jeanne Theoharis 2018
4.32
775 ratings
The Ultimate Evil
by Maury Terry • 1987
Berkowitz took the fall. The Son of Sam murders were a cult operation, and the others walked.
3.87
2k+
The Ultimate Evil Summary
The Ultimate Evil 91%
Berkowitz took the fall. The Son of Sam murders were a cult operation, and the others walked.
by Maury Terry 1987
3.87
2k+ ratings
When a Killer Calls
by John E. Douglas • 2022
FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.
4.04
7k+
When a Killer Calls Summary
When a Killer Calls 91%
FBI profiler John Douglas chased a killer who phoned a family to claim their daughter's soul.
by John E. Douglas 2022
4.04
7k+ ratings
The Grift
by Clay Cane • 2024
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
4.32
951
The Grift Summary
The Grift 91%
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
by Clay Cane 2024
4.32
951 ratings
Manifest Injustice
by Barry Siegel • 2013
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
4.10
178
Manifest Injustice Summary
Manifest Injustice 91%
The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.
by Barry Siegel 2013
4.10
178 ratings
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