History Book Summaries

The Premonition Summary
The Premonition
A Pandemic Story
by Michael Lewis 2021 304 pages
4.33
41.8K ratings
Science
History
Politics
Status and Culture Summary
Status and Culture
How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
by W. David Marx 2022 368 pages
3.88
1.2K ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Fashion
Ten Drugs Summary
Ten Drugs
How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
by Thomas Hager 2019 304 pages
4.18
5.0K ratings
Science
History
Medicine
The Politics Industry Summary
The Politics Industry
How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
by Katherine M. Gehl 2020 272 pages
4.33
647 ratings
Politics
Business
Economics
LeBron, Inc. Summary
LeBron, Inc.
The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete
by Brian Windhorst 2019 256 pages
3.85
1.5K ratings
Sports
Biography
Basketball
Philosophy of Science Summary
Philosophy of Science
A Very Short Introduction
by Samir Okasha 2002 144 pages
3.93
3.7K ratings
Philosophy
Science
History
Decolonial Daughter Summary
Decolonial Daughter
Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son
by Lesley-Ann Brown 2018 231 pages
4.13
83 ratings
Memoir
Race
Essays
The Story of My Life Summary
The Story of My Life
by Helen Keller 1902 240 pages
4.08
149.7K ratings
Biography
Memoir
History
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda
The Formation of Men's Attitudes
by Jacques Ellul 1962 352 pages
4.27
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Divider Summary
The Divider
Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
by Peter Baker 2022 725 pages
4.46
3.5K ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The Rise of Modern Philosophy Summary
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny 2006 356 pages
3.82
263 ratings
Philosophy
History
Reference
The Perennials Summary
The Perennials
The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
by Mauro F. Guillén 2023 263 pages
3.59
194 ratings
Sociology
Business
Society
Four Hundred Souls Summary
Four Hundred Souls
A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi 2021 504 pages
4.56
10.6K ratings
History
Race
Social Justice
Black Edge Summary
Black Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017 295 pages
4.20
16.1K ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Democracy Summary
Democracy
The God That Failed
by Hans-Hermann Hoppe 2001 304 pages
4.15
2.4K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Applied Economics Summary
Applied Economics
Thinking Beyond Stage One
by Thomas Sowell 2003 256 pages
4.18
2.5K ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The Origins and History of Consciousness Summary
The Origins and History of Consciousness
by Erich Neumann 1949 493 pages
4.32
1.6K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
History
Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson 2011 630 pages
4.15
1.3M ratings
Biography
Business
Technology
Mythology Summary
Mythology
by Edith Hamilton 1942 497 pages
4.03
58.4K ratings
Mythology
Classics
History
George Washington's Secret Six Summary
George Washington's Secret Six
The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
by Brian Kilmeade 2013 235 pages
3.85
20.4K ratings
History
American History
American Revolution
1776 Summary
1776
by David McCullough 2005 386 pages
4.10
241.2K ratings
History
American History
Historical
Central America's Forgotten History Summary
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
by Aviva Chomsky 2021 304 pages
4.09
438 ratings
History
Politics
Latin American History
Killing Kennedy Summary
Killing Kennedy
The End of Camelot
by Bill O'Reilly 2012 325 pages
4.11
60.7K ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017 326 pages
4.08
1.4K ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
The Big Three in Economics Summary
The Big Three in Economics
Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes
by Mark Skousen 2007 264 pages
3.59
831 ratings
Economics
History
Politics
Endless Universe Summary
Endless Universe
Beyond the Big Bang
by Paul J. Steinhardt 2007 304 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set Summary
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set
by Yuval Noah Harari 2019
4.54
766 ratings
History
Science
Evolution
Miracle in the Andes Summary
Miracle in the Andes
by Nando Parrado 2006 304 pages
4.36
25.2K ratings
Survival
Memoir
Adventure
Warsaw Boy Summary
Warsaw Boy
A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood
by Andrew Borowiec 2014 377 pages
4.08
174 ratings
History
Biography
World War II
The Shia Revival Summary
The Shia Revival
How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future
by Vali Nasr 2006 310 pages
3.88
2.4K ratings
History
Religion
Islam
Cities of God Summary
Cities of God
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
by Rodney Stark 2006 288 pages
3.74
450 ratings
History
Religion
Church History
Phenomena Summary
Phenomena
The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
by Annie Jacobsen 2017 544 pages
3.94
1.9K ratings
History
Science
Paranormal
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge Summary
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge
Black Magic, Superstition, Charms, and Divination
by Johnson Smith & Company 1910 108 pages
3.42
441 ratings
Occult
Magic
Witchcraft
Dreams from My Father Summary
Dreams from My Father
A Story of Race and Inheritance
by Barack Obama 1995 453 pages
3.94
228.9K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Politics
Persians Summary
Persians
The Age of the Great Kings
by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 2022 448 pages
4.06
1.5K ratings
History
Ancient History
Iran
The Age of Addiction Summary
The Age of Addiction
How Bad Habits Became Big Business
by David T. Courtwright 2019 336 pages
3.64
399 ratings
Psychology
History
Economics
You Are What You Speak Summary
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
by Robert Lane Greene 2011 312 pages
3.85
676 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Politics
Nisei Daughter Summary
Nisei Daughter
by Monica Itoi Sone 1979 256 pages
3.90
1.0K ratings
Memoir
History
Biography Memoir
It Worked for Me Summary
It Worked for Me
In Life and Leadership
by Colin Powell 2012 304 pages
4.09
6.7K ratings
Leadership
Biography
Memoir
Utopia for Realists Summary
Utopia for Realists
How We Can Build the Ideal World
by Rutger Bregman 2014 262 pages
4.22
40.8K ratings
Politics
Economics
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
The World Without Us Summary
The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman 2007 324 pages
3.81
42.7K ratings
Science
Environment
Nature
Permanent Record Summary
Permanent Record
by Edward Snowden 2019 339 pages
4.30
56.0K ratings
Biography
Politics
Memoir
House of Cards Summary
House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
by William D. Cohan 2009 468 pages
3.94
6.9K ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Architects of Intelligence Summary
Architects of Intelligence
The truth about AI from the people building it
by Martin Ford 2018 554 pages
4.08
626 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
Saving Capitalism Summary
Saving Capitalism
For the Many, Not the Few
by Robert B. Reich 2004 219 pages
4.19
5.2K ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
How to Argue With a Racist Summary
How to Argue With a Racist
What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
by Adam Rutherford 2020 224 pages
3.90
6.4K ratings
Science
Race
Politics
Mossad Summary
Mossad
The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
by Michael Bar-Zohar 2010 388 pages
4.19
15.0K ratings
History
Israel
Espionage
Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts Summary
Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts
by Santosh Nair 2016 395 pages
4.32
1.7K ratings
Finance
Business
India
LatinoLand Summary
LatinoLand
A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
by Marie Arana 2024 573 pages
4.32
382 ratings
History
Sociology
Politics
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Create a free account to unlock:
Recommendations: Personalized for you
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
200,000+ readers
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Aug 20,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8x More Books
2.8x more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
200,000+ readers
"...I can 10x the number of books I can read..."
"...exceptionally accurate, engaging, and beautifully presented..."
"...better than any amazon review when I'm making a book-buying decision..."
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 7-Day Free Trial
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

Settings
General
Widget
Loading...