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Culture Book Summaries

Cult of the Dead Cow
by Joseph Menn • 2019
From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.
3.75
2k+
Cult of the Dead Cow Summary
Cult of the Dead Cow
From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.
by Joseph Menn 2019 256 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Well-Read Black Girl
by Glory Edim • 2018
Black women's literary lineage: how the books we inherit shape the selves we build.
4.36
6k+
Well-Read Black Girl Summary
Well-Read Black Girl
Black women's literary lineage: how the books we inherit shape the selves we build.
by Glory Edim 2018 201 pages
4.36
6k+ ratings
Selfless
by Brian Lowery • 2023
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
3.77
414
Selfless Summary
Selfless
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
by Brian Lowery 2023 272 pages
3.77
414 ratings
Why Liberalism Failed
by Patrick J. Deneen • 2018
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
3.84
3k+
Why Liberalism Failed Summary
Why Liberalism Failed
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
by Patrick J. Deneen 2018 248 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Privacy is Power
by Carissa Véliz • 2020
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
4.02
1k+
Privacy is Power Summary
Privacy is Power
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
by Carissa Véliz 2020 288 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Winners Take All
by Anand Giridharadas • 2018
Elites promise to fix society. Their real project is keeping power exactly where it is.
4.13
17k+
Winners Take All Summary
Winners Take All
Elites promise to fix society. Their real project is keeping power exactly where it is.
by Anand Giridharadas 2018 288 pages
4.13
17k+ ratings
Finite and Infinite Games
by James P. Carse • 1986
Everything you do is a game. Knowing which kind you're in changes who you become.
3.73
7k+
Finite and Infinite Games Summary
Finite and Infinite Games
Everything you do is a game. Knowing which kind you're in changes who you become.
by James P. Carse 1986 256 pages
3.73
7k+ ratings
Walt Disney
by Neal Gabler • 2006
The Disney empire: one haunted man's attempt to build a reality he could finally control.
4.07
11k+
Walt Disney Summary
Walt Disney
The Disney empire: one haunted man's attempt to build a reality he could finally control.
by Neal Gabler 2006 851 pages
4.07
11k+ ratings
The News
by Alain de Botton • 2014
Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.
3.58
3k+
The News Summary
The News
Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.
by Alain de Botton 2014 272 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
In Defense of a Liberal Education
by Fareed Zakaria • 2015
The STEM panic misses the real skills gap: writing, analysis, and learning how to learn.
3.83
3k+
In Defense of a Liberal Education Summary
In Defense of a Liberal Education
The STEM panic misses the real skills gap: writing, analysis, and learning how to learn.
by Fareed Zakaria 2015 208 pages
3.83
3k+ ratings
The Day the World Stops Shopping
by J.B. MacKinnon • 2021
Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.
4.13
5k+
The Day the World Stops Shopping Summary
The Day the World Stops Shopping
Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.
by J.B. MacKinnon 2021 336 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
The Tech-Wise Family
by Andy Crouch • 2017
Daily, weekly, and yearly tech fasts that recover sleep, conversation, and family worship.
4.25
8k+
The Tech-Wise Family Summary
The Tech-Wise Family
Daily, weekly, and yearly tech fasts that recover sleep, conversation, and family worship.
by Andy Crouch 2017 224 pages
4.25
8k+ ratings
Laudato Si'
by Pope Francis • 2015
Environmental ruin and human suffering have one cause. The fix demands a spiritual revolution.
4.25
3k+
Laudato Si' Summary
Laudato Si'
Environmental ruin and human suffering have one cause. The fix demands a spiritual revolution.
by Pope Francis 2015 200 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
Fanocracy
by David Meerman Scott • 2020
Most companies chase transactions. The ones that build real communities of fans never have to.
3.64
356
Fanocracy Summary
Fanocracy
Most companies chase transactions. The ones that build real communities of fans never have to.
by David Meerman Scott 2020 304 pages
3.64
356 ratings
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
3.74
11k+
Shop Class as Soulcraft Summary
Shop Class as Soulcraft
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2009 241 pages
3.74
11k+ ratings
How to Invent Everything
by Ryan North • 2018
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
4.14
6k+
How to Invent Everything Summary
How to Invent Everything
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
by Ryan North 2018 437 pages
4.14
6k+ ratings
Imaginary Homelands
by Salman Rushdie • 1991
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
3.99
1k+
Imaginary Homelands Summary
Imaginary Homelands
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
by Salman Rushdie 1991 448 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Philosophy of Art
by Noël Carroll • 1999
Art defies every definition. A tour through the best philosophical attempts, and what survives.
3.88
204
Philosophy of Art Summary
Philosophy of Art
Art defies every definition. A tour through the best philosophical attempts, and what survives.
by Noël Carroll 1999 288 pages
3.88
204 ratings
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
6k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017 358 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
What Is Populism?
by Jan-Werner Müller • 2014
Forget anti-elite anger. Populism's core is the claim that opponents are not the real people.
3.82
2k+
What Is Populism? Summary
What Is Populism?
Forget anti-elite anger. Populism's core is the claim that opponents are not the real people.
by Jan-Werner Müller 2014 136 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
This Is Not a T-Shirt
by Bobby Hundreds • 2019
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
4.21
1k+
This Is Not a T-Shirt Summary
This Is Not a T-Shirt
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
by Bobby Hundreds 2019 338 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Future Is Asian
by Parag Khanna • 2019
The West's two-century dominance was a blip. Asia reclaims the center, with new rules.
3.70
1k+
The Future Is Asian Summary
The Future Is Asian
The West's two-century dominance was a blip. Asia reclaims the center, with new rules.
by Parag Khanna 2019 448 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
by Curtis Chin • 2023
At his family's Detroit restaurant, a gay Chinese American kid learned what America won't serve.
3.83
4k+
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant Summary
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
At his family's Detroit restaurant, a gay Chinese American kid learned what America won't serve.
by Curtis Chin 2023 291 pages
3.83
4k+ ratings
Glued to Games
by Scott Rigby • 2011
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
4.00
111
Glued to Games Summary
Glued to Games
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
by Scott Rigby 2011 200 pages
4.00
111 ratings
Archaeologies of the Future
by Fredric Jameson • 2005
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
4.04
500+
Archaeologies of the Future Summary
Archaeologies of the Future
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
by Fredric Jameson 2005 448 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
The Mushroom at the End of the World
by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing • 2015
A global commodity mushroom reveals how life, value, and freedom endure in capitalism's wreckage.
3.96
8k+
The Mushroom at the End of the World Summary
The Mushroom at the End of the World
A global commodity mushroom reveals how life, value, and freedom endure in capitalism's wreckage.
by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 2015 331 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
The Philosophy Book
by Will Buckingham • 2010
Why does philosophy matter? A vivid, timeline-driven survey that makes 2,500 years of ideas stick.
4.16
5k+
The Philosophy Book Summary
The Philosophy Book
Why does philosophy matter? A vivid, timeline-driven survey that makes 2,500 years of ideas stick.
by Will Buckingham 2010 352 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
The Reason for God
by Timothy J. Keller • 2008
Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.
4.23
76k+
The Reason for God Summary
The Reason for God
Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.
by Timothy J. Keller 2008 310 pages
4.23
76k+ ratings
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
by Konstantin Kisin • 2022
A Russian immigrant watches the West abandon freedoms his family fled the Soviet Union to reach.
4.24
1k+
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West Summary
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
A Russian immigrant watches the West abandon freedoms his family fled the Soviet Union to reach.
by Konstantin Kisin 2022 208 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
DisneyWar
by James B. Stewart • 2005
Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.
4.12
8k+
DisneyWar Summary
DisneyWar
Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.
by James B. Stewart 2005 620 pages
4.12
8k+ ratings
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2015
America's myth of innocence is built on Black bodies. A father writes his son.
4.40
300k+
Between the World and Me Summary
Between the World and Me
America's myth of innocence is built on Black bodies. A father writes his son.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2015 152 pages
4.40
300k+ ratings
Seduction
by Rachel O'Neill • 2018
How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.
4.59
41
Seduction Summary
Seduction
How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.
by Rachel O'Neill 2018 256 pages
4.59
41 ratings
Trouble in Paradise
by Slavoj Žižek • 2014
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
3.73
1k+
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
by Slavoj Žižek 2014 272 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Real Madrid Way
by Steven G. Mandis • 2016
A sports team owned by its fans, worth billions, and the system that makes both possible.
3.85
500+
The Real Madrid Way Summary
The Real Madrid Way
A sports team owned by its fans, worth billions, and the system that makes both possible.
by Steven G. Mandis 2016 334 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
On Boxing
by Joyce Carol Oates • 1987
A novelist finds that inside the ring, pain, time, and masculinity obey different laws.
3.89
1k+
On Boxing Summary
On Boxing
A novelist finds that inside the ring, pain, time, and masculinity obey different laws.
by Joyce Carol Oates 1987 304 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Discover Canada
by Citizenship and Immigration Canada • 2012
Ten million square kilometres, three founding cultures, one citizenship test: the official guide.
3.58
187
Discover Canada Summary
Discover Canada
Ten million square kilometres, three founding cultures, one citizenship test: the official guide.
by Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2012 66 pages
3.58
187 ratings
Brandwashed
by Martin Lindstrom • 2011
From before you were born, marketers have been shaping what you buy. The playbook, exposed.
3.81
4k+
Brandwashed Summary
Brandwashed
From before you were born, marketers have been shaping what you buy. The playbook, exposed.
by Martin Lindstrom 2011 304 pages
3.81
4k+ ratings
The Greatest
by Matthew Syed • 2017
Champions are made, not born. Hidden practice, unseen mentors, nerve under pressure.
3.72
500+
The Greatest Summary
The Greatest
Champions are made, not born. Hidden practice, unseen mentors, nerve under pressure.
by Matthew Syed 2017 304 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
What If This Were Enough?
by Heather Havrilesky • 2018
Enforced cheer imprisons you. The bars are Instagram and Whole Foods; the key is giving up.
3.64
3k+
What If This Were Enough? Summary
What If This Were Enough?
Enforced cheer imprisons you. The bars are Instagram and Whole Foods; the key is giving up.
by Heather Havrilesky 2018 240 pages
3.64
3k+ ratings
Sensemaking
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2017
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
3.67
500+
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017 240 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
by John H. Walton • 2006
The Old Testament's world was nothing like ours. Its hardest verses only make sense inside it.
4.25
500+
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament Summary
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
The Old Testament's world was nothing like ours. Its hardest verses only make sense inside it.
by John H. Walton 2006 368 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
War
by Margaret MacMillan • 2020
From the Iceman to total war: how organized conflict has shaped every corner of human life.
3.58
3k+
War Summary
War
From the Iceman to total war: how organized conflict has shaped every corner of human life.
by Margaret MacMillan 2020 304 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
The Evolution of Everything
by Matt Ridley • 2015
The same undirected process that built the eye also built language, money, and the internet.
3.92
3k+
The Evolution of Everything Summary
The Evolution of Everything
The same undirected process that built the eye also built language, money, and the internet.
by Matt Ridley 2015 368 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
Forgiveness
by Mark Sakamoto • 2014
One grandfather survived a Japanese POW camp. One grandmother, internment. Their kids married.
4.00
4k+
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness
One grandfather survived a Japanese POW camp. One grandmother, internment. Their kids married.
by Mark Sakamoto 2014 256 pages
4.00
4k+ ratings
The Trouble with Diversity
by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
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500+
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006 256 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Fault Lines
by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. • 2021
A competing religion has entered the evangelical church, and it does not offer forgiveness.
4.43
6k+
Fault Lines Summary
Fault Lines
A competing religion has entered the evangelical church, and it does not offer forgiveness.
by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. 2021 271 pages
4.43
6k+ ratings
Ruined by Design
by Mike Monteiro • 2019
Every harmful app was a designer's decision. The principles for refusing to build the next one.
4.11
2k+
Ruined by Design Summary
Ruined by Design
Every harmful app was a designer's decision. The principles for refusing to build the next one.
by Mike Monteiro 2019 251 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
You Are Not a Gadget
by Jaron Lanier • 2010
The internet reduces people to data points. The people who built it call that wisdom.
3.57
6k+
You Are Not a Gadget Summary
You Are Not a Gadget
The internet reduces people to data points. The people who built it call that wisdom.
by Jaron Lanier 2010 158 pages
3.57
6k+ ratings
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
by Debbie Millman • 2011
Brands are modern myths. The world's best designers reveal how they shape identity and culture.
3.85
500+
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits Summary
Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
Brands are modern myths. The world's best designers reveal how they shape identity and culture.
by Debbie Millman 2011 256 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Overbooked
by Elizabeth Becker • 2013
The biggest unregulated industry on earth, measured in six destinations and a billion annual trips.
3.80
500+
Overbooked Summary
Overbooked
The biggest unregulated industry on earth, measured in six destinations and a billion annual trips.
by Elizabeth Becker 2013 464 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
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