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Chaos Kings Summary
Chaos Kings
How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis
by Scott Patterson 2023 335 pages
3.76
1.0K ratings
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The Leadership of Muhammad Summary
The Leadership of Muhammad
by John Adair 2010 144 pages
4.09
328 ratings
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In Search of Sisterhood Summary
In Search of Sisterhood
Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement
by Paula J. Giddings 1988 336 pages
4.54
411 ratings
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Karate-Do Summary
Karate-Do
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by Gichin Funakoshi 1975 144 pages
4.24
2.3K ratings
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American Sketches Summary
American Sketches
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by Walter Isaacson 2009 304 pages
3.76
1.7K ratings
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Blood and Oil Summary
Blood and Oil
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by Bradley Hope 2020 368 pages
4.25
9.3K ratings
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The Eye of the Master Summary
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
by Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 272 pages
4.06
190 ratings
History
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The Vedas and Upanishads for Children Summary
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children
by Roopa Pai 2019 424 pages
4.44
358 ratings
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Netflixed Summary
Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
by Gina Keating 2012 304 pages
3.97
1.6K ratings
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The New Map Summary
The New Map
Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
by Daniel Yergin 2020 512 pages
4.19
5.3K ratings
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The Story of the Human Body Summary
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013 480 pages
4.26
8.6K ratings
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Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson 2011 630 pages
4.15
1.3M ratings
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The Bridge Summary
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
by David Remnick 2010 656 pages
4.10
4.6K ratings
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The World Without Us Summary
The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman 2007 324 pages
3.81
42.7K ratings
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Nature
The Age of the Strongman Summary
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
by Gideon Rachman 2022 288 pages
4.05
1.3K ratings
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The Race of My Life Summary
The Race of My Life
An Autobiography
by Milkha Singh 2013 160 pages
4.21
1.2K ratings
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Framed Summary
Framed
Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
by John Grisham 2024 368 pages
4.13
17.7K ratings
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Average Is Over Summary
Average Is Over
Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
by Tyler Cowen 2013 304 pages
3.64
2.2K ratings
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MBS Summary
MBS
The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
by Ben Hubbard 2020 384 pages
4.15
3.7K ratings
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Liberalism Summary
Liberalism
The Classical Tradition
by Ludwig von Mises 1927 203 pages
4.16
1.9K ratings
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Stoicism Summary
Stoicism
by John Sellars 2006 219 pages
4.12
427 ratings
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Summary
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins 2016 384 pages
3.93
8.0K ratings
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Moneyland Summary
Moneyland
Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back
by Oliver Bullough 2018 305 pages
4.19
6.7K ratings
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The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority Summary
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
by Martin Gurri 2014 362 pages
4.22
1.8K ratings
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The Voice of Human Justice Summary
The Voice of Human Justice
by George Jordac 2008
4.35
127 ratings
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War on Peace Summary
War on Peace
The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
by Ronan Farrow 2018 392 pages
4.15
8.4K ratings
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War
A Line in the Sand Summary
A Line in the Sand
Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East
by James Barr 2011 352 pages
4.06
4.5K ratings
History
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War
The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell Summary
The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell
by Oren Harari 2002 288 pages
4.05
628 ratings
Leadership
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Permanent Record Summary
Permanent Record
by Edward Snowden 2019 339 pages
4.30
56.0K ratings
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Memoir
The Battle for God Summary
The Battle for God
by Karen Armstrong 2000 480 pages
3.95
6.6K ratings
Religion
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The Black Hole War Summary
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
by Leonard Susskind 2008 480 pages
4.13
11.3K ratings
Science
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Astronomy
Paul Summary
Paul
A Biography
by N.T. Wright 2018 480 pages
4.34
5.9K ratings
Biography
Religion
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Mindf*ck Summary
Mindf*ck
Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America
by Christopher Wylie 2019 288 pages
4.36
7.5K ratings
Politics
Technology
History
Perversion of Justice Summary
Perversion of Justice
The Jeffrey Epstein Story
by Julie K. Brown 2021 463 pages
4.12
2.2K ratings
True Crime
Crime
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The Grift Summary
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
by Clay Cane 2024 400 pages
4.27
622 ratings
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Race
Stamped Summary
Stamped
Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds 2020 294 pages
4.47
53.2K ratings
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Race
Social Justice
The Value of Everything Summary
The Value of Everything
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
by Mariana Mazzucato 2018 384 pages
4.08
3.5K ratings
Economics
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Salt Summary
Salt
A World History
by Mark Kurlansky 2002 484 pages
3.75
74.5K ratings
History
Food
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The Cry for Myth Summary
The Cry for Myth
by Rollo May 1991 320 pages
4.05
421 ratings
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Mythology
Fearless Summary
Fearless
The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown
by Eric Blehm 2012 257 pages
4.57
21.3K ratings
Biography
Military Fiction
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Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market Summary
Man, Economy, and State / Power and Market
Government and Economy
by Murray N. Rothbard 1962 1544 pages
4.48
1.2K ratings
Economics
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Philosophy
The Hacker and the State Summary
The Hacker and the State
Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics
by Ben Buchanan 2020 384 pages
4.22
771 ratings
Technology
Politics
Science
Breakfast with Seneca Summary
Breakfast with Seneca
A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
by David Fideler 2021 288 pages
4.27
2.6K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Fiasco Summary
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq
by Thomas E. Ricks 2006 482 pages
4.09
7.7K ratings
History
Politics
Military Fiction
The Mystery of Capital Summary
The Mystery of Capital
Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
by Hernando de Soto 2000 288 pages
3.99
4.3K ratings
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Politics
History
Matrix of Power Summary
Matrix of Power
Secrets of World Control
by Jordan Maxwell 2000 108 pages
4.09
211 ratings
Politics
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Conspiracy Theories
Growth Summary
Growth
A Reckoning
by Daniel Susskind 2024
3.79
449 ratings
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History
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Sacred Economics Summary
Sacred Economics
Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition
by Charles Eisenstein 2011 469 pages
4.22
1.8K ratings
Economics
History
Philosophy
Liberty Summary
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
by Isaiah Berlin 1969 416 pages
4.15
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Going Infinite Summary
Going Infinite
The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
by Michael Lewis 2023 272 pages
3.82
32.7K ratings
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