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The Art of War Summary
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu 170 pages
3.95
541.9K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
History
The Catcher in the Rye Summary
Immersive
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger 1951 277 pages
3.80
3.8M ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Literature
1984 Summary
Immersive
1984
by George Orwell 1949 328 pages
4.20
5.1M ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
गोदान [Godaan] Summary
गोदान [Godaan]
by Munshi Premchand 1936 352 pages
4.41
9.2K ratings
Classics
India
Indian Literature
The Great Gatsby Summary
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1925 180 pages
3.93
5.7M ratings
Classics
School
Historical Fiction
El Filibusterismo Summary
El Filibusterismo
by José Rizal 1891 360 pages
4.25
6.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Pride and Prejudice Summary
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen 1813 279 pages
4.29
4.6M ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Animal Farm Summary
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell 1945 141 pages
4.00
4.3M ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Fantasy
White Nights Summary
White Nights
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1848 82 pages
4.07
276.5K ratings
Classics
Russian Literature
Short Stories
Mein Kampf Summary
Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler 722 pages
3.18
43.0K ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey Summary
Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey
by Ingersoll Lockwood 1893 268 pages
3.46
377 ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Book Club
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 366 pages
4.29
4.3M ratings
Classics
Adventure
Young Adult
To Live Summary
To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.34
22.1K ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
Holes Summary
Holes
by Louis Sachar 1998 272 pages
4.01
1.3M ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Childrens
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995 208 pages
4.16
238.7K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
The Universal One Summary
The Universal One
by Walter Russell 1926 268 pages
4.27
167 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Science
The Gambler Summary
The Gambler
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 188 pages
3.91
109.0K ratings
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Summary
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana 240 pages
3.45
6.8K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Sexuality
The Prince Summary
The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli 1513 144 pages
3.84
366.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Little Prince Summary
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The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1943 96 pages
4.33
2.3M ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
Letters to Milena Summary
Letters to Milena
by Franz Kafka 1952 298 pages
3.91
21.6K ratings
Classics
Romance
Poetry
The Five People You Meet in Heaven Summary
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom 2003 196 pages
4.00
771.8K ratings
Contemporary
Inspirational
Fantasy
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 20 pages
3.70
11.0K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Into the Wild Summary
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer 1996 207 pages
4.02
1.2M ratings
Biography
Adventure
Travel
Tuesdays with Morrie Summary
Tuesdays with Morrie
An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
by Mitch Albom 1997 210 pages
4.19
1.1M ratings
Memoir
Biography
Classics
Shahnameh Summary
Shahnameh
The Persian Book of Kings
by Abolqasem Ferdowsi 1010 886 pages
4.51
5.5K ratings
Poetry
Classics
History
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis 1950 206 pages
4.24
3.0M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Leviathan Summary
Leviathan
by Thomas Hobbes 1651 736 pages
3.71
50.9K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Gods Are Not to Blame Summary
The Gods Are Not to Blame
by Ola Rotimi 1971 72 pages
4.00
1.0K ratings
Plays
African Literature
Nigeria
The Book Thief Summary
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak 2005 592 pages
4.39
2.8M ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
Silent Spring Summary
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson 1962 378 pages
4.05
52.4K ratings
Science
Environment
Nature
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky 1999 213 pages
4.23
1.9M ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Coming Of Age
The Second Sex Summary
The Second Sex
by Simone de Beauvoir 1949 746 pages
4.18
45.2K ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Classics
Norwegian Wood Summary
Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami 1987 296 pages
4.00
682.6K ratings
Romance
Japan
Japanese Literature
Meditations Summary
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius 254 pages
4.28
310.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Being and Time Summary
Being and Time
by Martin Heidegger 1927 589 pages
4.05
26.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Summary
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie 1926 288 pages
4.27
315.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Train to Pakistan Summary
Train to Pakistan
by Khushwant Singh 1956 181 pages
3.94
30.9K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
Escape from Freedom Summary
Escape from Freedom
by Erich Fromm 1941 301 pages
4.27
15.3K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
The Shining Summary
Immersive
The Shining
by Stephen King 1977 497 pages
4.28
1.6M ratings
Horror
Thriller
Classics
Dune Summary
Immersive
Dune
by Frank Herbert 1965 658 pages
4.28
1.5M ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Thus Spoke Zarathustra Summary
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1883 327 pages
4.07
166.8K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Suicide Summary
Suicide
A Study in Sociology
by Émile Durkheim 1897 405 pages
3.85
4.3K ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
The Secret History Summary
Immersive
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt 1992 559 pages
4.16
920.4K ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Classics
The Will to Power Summary
The Will to Power
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1901 575 pages
4.06
10.9K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
Life of Pi Summary
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Life of Pi
by Yann Martel 2001 460 pages
3.94
1.7M ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Book Club
The Notebook Summary
Immersive
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks 1996 214 pages
4.16
1.8M ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Being and Nothingness Summary
Being and Nothingness
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1943 688 pages
3.99
33.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
The Teachings of Don Juan Summary
The Teachings of Don Juan
A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
by Carlos Castaneda 1968 288 pages
3.94
44.4K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Anthropology
Critique of Pure Reason Summary
Critique of Pure Reason
by Immanuel Kant 1781 785 pages
3.96
40.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
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