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The Coming of Neo-Feudalism Summary
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
by Joel Kotkin 2020 266 pages
3.61
798 ratings
Politics
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The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings Summary
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings
by Octavio Paz 1950 398 pages
4.10
14.3K ratings
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Saved Summary
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A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home
by Benjamin Hall 2023 281 pages
4.58
4.3K ratings
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Who Speaks for Islam? Summary
Who Speaks for Islam?
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by Dalia Mogahed 2008 204 pages
4.05
1.1K ratings
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Autobiography Summary
Autobiography
by John Stuart Mill 1873 240 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
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The Next Africa Summary
The Next Africa
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by Jake Bright 2015 304 pages
3.88
85 ratings
Africa
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The Partnership Summary
The Partnership
The Making of Goldman Sachs
by Charles D. Ellis 2008 752 pages
3.83
1.1K ratings
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History
The Boer War Summary
The Boer War
by Winston S. Churchill 1900 405 pages
4.13
120 ratings
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The Last Greatest Magician in the World Summary
The Last Greatest Magician in the World
Howard Thurston versus Houdini & the Battles of the American Wizards
by Jim Steinmeyer 2011 384 pages
3.84
470 ratings
History
Magic
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Discover Your Genius Summary
Discover Your Genius
How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds
by Michael J. Gelb 2003 384 pages
3.67
446 ratings
Self Help
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Psychology
America's Bank Summary
America's Bank
The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve
by Roger Lowenstein 2015 368 pages
3.81
1.4K ratings
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Nation of Rebels Summary
Nation of Rebels
Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture
by Joseph Heath 2004 368 pages
3.84
2.0K ratings
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Bobos in Paradise Summary
Bobos in Paradise
The New Upper Class and How They Got There
by David Brooks 2000 284 pages
3.62
4.5K ratings
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History
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman 2007 296 pages
3.97
6.3K ratings
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History
Alexander the Great Summary
Alexander the Great
by Philip Freeman 2010 391 pages
4.32
5.3K ratings
History
Biography
Ancient History
Nonsense on Stilts Summary
Nonsense on Stilts
How to Tell Science from Bunk
by Massimo Pigliucci 2008 338 pages
3.90
1.2K ratings
Science
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Skepticism
Prometheus and Atlas Summary
Prometheus and Atlas
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2016 466 pages
4.10
106 ratings
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Religion
Science
The Right to Privacy Summary
The Right to Privacy
by Caroline Kennedy 1995 432 pages
3.95
338 ratings
Law
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History
Tomatoland Summary
Tomatoland
How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
by Barry Estabrook 2011 240 pages
3.95
4.5K ratings
Food
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History
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II Summary
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II
The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187
by Steven Runciman 1951 538 pages
4.35
888 ratings
History
Medieval History
Medieval
Made in the USA Summary
Made in the USA
The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
by Vaclav Smil 2013 263 pages
3.77
475 ratings
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Business
History
In Plain Sight Summary
In Plain Sight
by Ross Coulthart 2021 471 pages
4.30
2.0K ratings
Science
Paranormal
Aliens
Innovate Like Edison Summary
Innovate Like Edison
The Success System of America's Greatest Inventor
by Michael J. Gelb 2007 320 pages
3.83
165 ratings
Business
Biography
Personal Development
Return of the Strong Gods Summary
Return of the Strong Gods
Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West
by R.R. Reno 2019 208 pages
4.05
629 ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Follow the Money Summary
Follow the Money
The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal
by Dan Bongino 2020 210 pages
4.38
687 ratings
Politics
History
Historical
Economics Explained Summary
Economics Explained
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1982 240 pages
3.73
427 ratings
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Finance
Business
The World's Banker Summary
The World's Banker
A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
by Sebastian Mallaby 2004 496 pages
3.80
255 ratings
Economics
Finance
Biography
A House in Gross Disorder Summary
A House in Gross Disorder
Sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
by Cynthia B. Herrup 1999 232 pages
3.52
116 ratings
History
17th Century
School
Kamala's Way Summary
Kamala's Way
An American Life
by Dan Morain 2021 288 pages
3.33
1.1K ratings
Biography
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Womens
Forgotten Continent Summary
Forgotten Continent
The Battle for Latin America's Soul
by Michael Reid 2007 400 pages
3.88
698 ratings
History
Politics
Latin American History
India Summary
India
A History
by John Keay 2000 578 pages
3.93
3.9K ratings
History
India
Asia
Labor of Love Summary
Labor of Love
The Invention of Dating
by Moira Weigel 2016 304 pages
3.70
1.3K ratings
History
Feminism
Sociology
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
by James C. Scott 2012 198 pages
3.96
1.4K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Discrimination and Disparities Summary
Discrimination and Disparities
by Thomas Sowell 2018 192 pages
4.47
5.1K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Choice Summary
Choice
Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action
by Robert P. Murphy 2015 336 pages
4.62
251 ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Third Chimpanzee Summary
The Third Chimpanzee
The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
by Jared Diamond 1991 407 pages
4.08
28.2K ratings
Science
History
Anthropology
A Field Guide to Getting Lost Summary
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
by Rebecca Solnit 2005 209 pages
3.91
20.3K ratings
Essays
Memoir
Travel
House of Bush, House of Saud Summary
House of Bush, House of Saud
The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties
by Craig Unger 2004 384 pages
3.91
1.5K ratings
Politics
History
Biography
McDonald's Summary
McDonald's
Behind The Arches
by John F. Love 1986 486 pages
4.13
1.5K ratings
Business
Biography
History
Crouching Tiger Summary
Crouching Tiger
What China's Militarism Means for the World
by Peter Navarro 2015 336 pages
4.05
215 ratings
China
Politics
History
The Unprotected Class Summary
The Unprotected Class
How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart
by Jeremy Carl 2024 400 pages
4.32
130 ratings
Politics
History
Race
Rome's Last Citizen Summary
Rome's Last Citizen
The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
by Rob Goodman 2012 384 pages
4.16
1.2K ratings
History
Biography
Philosophy
Outside the Box Summary
Outside the Box
How Globalization Changed from Moving Stuff to Spreading Ideas
by Marc Levinson 2020 288 pages
3.93
210 ratings
Business
Economics
History
War Dogs Summary
War Dogs
Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love
by Rebecca Frankel 2013 272 pages
4.06
813 ratings
Animals
History
Dogs
What Is Relativity? Summary
What Is Relativity?
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
by Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014 208 pages
4.33
523 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Summary
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
by Mario Livio 2005 368 pages
3.89
1.5K ratings
Mathematics
Science
History
Don't Wait For The Next War Summary
Don't Wait For The Next War
Rethinking America's Global Mission
by Wesley K. Clark 2014 272 pages
3.66
91 ratings
Politics
Military Fiction
History
Hindu Temples What Happened to Them- Vol. 1 Preliminary Survey Summary
Hindu Temples What Happened to Them- Vol. 1 Preliminary Survey
by Sita Ram Goel 1990 296 pages
4.56
171 ratings
History
India
Politics
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here Summary
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here
The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
by Jonathan Blitzer 2024 544 pages
4.47
7.5K ratings
History
Politics
Social Justice
Smoke Signals Summary
Smoke Signals
A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific
by Martin A. Lee 2012 528 pages
4.29
530 ratings
History
Science
Politics
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