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Made in America Summary
Made in America
A Social History of American Culture and Character
by Claude S. Fischer 2010 528 pages
3.76
76 ratings
History
Sociology
Cultural
The Right Summary
The Right
The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism
by Matthew Continetti 2022
4.06
500+ ratings
Politics
History
American History
State of the Union Summary
State of the Union
A Century of American Labor
by Nelson Lichtenstein 2002 352 pages
3.75
170 ratings
History
Labor
Politics
Ask the Dust Summary
Ask the Dust
by John Fante 1939 165 pages
4.10
40k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
American
Land of Promise Summary
Land of Promise
An Economic History of the United States
by Michael Lind 2012 592 pages
3.91
397 ratings
History
Economics
American History
The Market Revolution Summary
The Market Revolution
Jacksonian America, 1815-1846
by Charles Grier Sellers 1992 512 pages
3.63
293 ratings
History
American History
Economics
Public Citizens Summary
Public Citizens
The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism
by Paul Sabin 2024 272 pages
3.81
192 ratings
Politics
History
American History
Rule and Ruin Summary
Rule and Ruin
The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party
by Geoffrey Kabaservice 2011 482 pages
4.00
401 ratings
Politics
History
American History
Nations Apart Summary
Nations Apart
How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America
by Colin Woodard 2025 368 pages
4.08
193 ratings
History
Politics
American History
Southern Politics In State and Nation Summary
Southern Politics In State and Nation
by V.O. Key Jr. 1949 752 pages
4.32
100 ratings
Politics
History
American
Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy Summary
Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy
by William G. Howell 2020 256 pages
3.87
82 ratings
Politics
Political Science
History
O Pioneers! Summary
O Pioneers!
by Willa Cather 1913 159 pages
3.90
59k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Waterworks Summary
The Waterworks
by E.L. Doctorow 1994 253 pages
3.45
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
New York
ROOTS OF SOUTHERN POPULISM Summary
ROOTS OF SOUTHERN POPULISM
YEOMAN FARMERS & THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE GEORGIA UP: Yeoman Farmers and the Transformation of the Georgia Upcountry, 1850-1890
by Steven Hahn 1985 373 pages
3.78
74 ratings
History
American History
Politics
Adversarial Legalism Summary
Adversarial Legalism
The American Way of Law
by Robert A. Kagan 2003 352 pages
3.72
72 ratings
Law
Politics
History
Conservatism Summary
Conservatism
The Fight for a Tradition
by Edmund Fawcett 2020 544 pages
3.73
128 ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Age of Betrayal Summary
Age of Betrayal
The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900
by Jack Beatty 2007 512 pages
3.66
142 ratings
History
Economics
American History
The Pursuit of Loneliness Summary
The Pursuit of Loneliness
American Culture at the Breaking Point
by Philip Slater 1970 208 pages
4.08
287 ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
Atlas Shrugged Part B Summary
Atlas Shrugged Part B
by Ayn Rand 1957 15 pages
4.37
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Dystopia
Business
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics Summary
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
by Marc J. Hetherington 2009 248 pages
3.97
121 ratings
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
The Land Breakers Summary
The Land Breakers
by John Ehle 1964 356 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
American
Washington Square Summary
Washington Square
by Henry James 1880 240 pages
3.71
26k+ ratings
Classics
19th Century
Historical Fiction
Plowing the Dark Summary
Plowing the Dark
by Richard Powers 2000 415 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The Royalist Revolution Summary
The Royalist Revolution
Monarchy and the American Founding
by Eric Nelson 2014 400 pages
4.12
116 ratings
History
Politics
American History
The Name of the World Summary
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson 2000 129 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Novella
Novels
Williwaw Summary
Williwaw
by Gore Vidal 1946 119 pages
3.44
486 ratings
American
War
Historical Fiction
Transcription Summary
Transcription
by Ben Lerner 2026 144 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Literature
Baumgartner Summary
Baumgartner
by Paul Auster 2023 208 pages
3.72
18k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The United States Of America
[Timbuktu] [by Summary
[Timbuktu] [by
Paul Auster]
by Paul Auster 1999
3.73
17k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
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[The Music of Chance] [By Summary
[The Music of Chance] [By
Auster, Paul] [December, 1991]
by Paul Auster 1990
3.93
13k+ ratings
American
Literature
Novels
Big Sur Summary
Big Sur
by Jack Kerouac 1962 256 pages
3.83
38k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Pale King Summary
The Pale King
by David Foster Wallace 2011 548 pages
3.97
20k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
Contemporary
Mr. Bridge Summary
Mr. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell 1969 367 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Novels
The Broom of the System Summary
The Broom of the System
by David Foster Wallace 1987 467 pages
3.85
24k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
Literary Fiction
Ragtime Summary
Ragtime
by E.L. Doctorow 1975 320 pages
3.90
47k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Novels
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster Summary
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster
by Paul Auster 1987
3.91
16k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
Appointment in Samarra Summary
Appointment in Samarra
by John O'Hara 1934 251 pages
3.81
16k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
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