For You Themes Lists Trending
Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Trending Themes Lists New Genres Authors

History

The past comes alive through the pivotal moments, groundbreaking ideas, and remarkable individuals that have shaped our world. Here you'll find compelling accounts of everything from ancient philosophy to modern economics, from social movements to technological transformation, all carefully examined through the lens of time.

History Book Summaries

The Socialist Manifesto
by Bhaskar Sunkara • 2019
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
3.62
2k+
🗳️ Democratic Socialism📚 Marxism🏭 Labor History🔍 Class Analysis✊ Anti-Capitalism
The Socialist Manifesto Summary
The Socialist Manifesto
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
by Bhaskar Sunkara 2019 288 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
🗳️ Democratic Socialism📚 Marxism🏭 Labor History🔍 Class Analysis✊ Anti-Capitalism
Masters of Command
by Barry S. Strauss • 2012
Three ancient generals, ten common instincts, and the single rhythm of war that still defines power.
4.02
500+
⚔️ Ancient Warfare🫡 Military Leadership🔍 Comparative History♟️ Strategic Thinking🏛️ Political Ambition
Masters of Command Summary
Masters of Command
Three ancient generals, ten common instincts, and the single rhythm of war that still defines power.
by Barry S. Strauss 2012 320 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
⚔️ Ancient Warfare🫡 Military Leadership🔍 Comparative History♟️ Strategic Thinking🏛️ Political Ambition
The Good Book
by A.C. Grayling • 2011
King Croesus asked a philosopher who was the happiest man alive. The answer destroyed him.
3.71
500+
📜 Ancient History🦁 Persian Empire⚔️ Greek-Persian Wars📖 Herodotean Histories🌍 Imperial Expansion
The Good Book Summary
The Good Book
King Croesus asked a philosopher who was the happiest man alive. The answer destroyed him.
by A.C. Grayling 2011 597 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
📜 Ancient History🦁 Persian Empire⚔️ Greek-Persian Wars📖 Herodotean Histories🌍 Imperial Expansion
The Complete Memoirs
by Pablo Neruda • 1974
The Nobel poet who turned exile, love, and the Chilean forest into one continuous poem.
4.16
4k+
🖋️ Literary Memoir🌎 Latin American Literature🎨 Art And Politics🏃 Exile And Return✈️ Travel And Identity
The Complete Memoirs Summary
The Complete Memoirs
The Nobel poet who turned exile, love, and the Chilean forest into one continuous poem.
by Pablo Neruda 1974 498 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
🖋️ Literary Memoir🌎 Latin American Literature🎨 Art And Politics🏃 Exile And Return✈️ Travel And Identity
Red Paint
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe • 2022
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
4.12
2k+
🪶 Indigenous Memoir🧬 Intergenerational Trauma🌿 Cultural Reclamation✍🏽 Native Women Writers🕯️ Ancestral Healing
Red Paint Summary
Red Paint
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2022 240 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
🪶 Indigenous Memoir🧬 Intergenerational Trauma🌿 Cultural Reclamation✍🏽 Native Women Writers🕯️ Ancestral Healing
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
by Steve Tsang • 2024
Xi Jinping's political system runs on one logic: his survival is China's survival.
4.09
172
🐉 Chinese Politics🏴 Communist Party States🚫 Authoritarian Governance🌏 Chinese Foreign Policy🏭 State Capitalism
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping Summary
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping's political system runs on one logic: his survival is China's survival.
by Steve Tsang 2024 296 pages
4.09
172 ratings
🐉 Chinese Politics🏴 Communist Party States🚫 Authoritarian Governance🌏 Chinese Foreign Policy🏭 State Capitalism
The Clock Of The Long Now
by Stewart Brand • 1999
In an age of acceleration, the most subversive object is a clock that barely moves.
4.10
500+
🕰️ Long-Term Thinking⏳ Deep Time⚡ Tech Acceleration🔍 Tech Critique🔗 Systems Thinking
The Clock Of The Long Now Summary
The Clock Of The Long Now
In an age of acceleration, the most subversive object is a clock that barely moves.
by Stewart Brand 1999 236 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
🕰️ Long-Term Thinking⏳ Deep Time⚡ Tech Acceleration🔍 Tech Critique🔗 Systems Thinking
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
by Elizabeth Whitaker • 2017
A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.
3.49
43
✊ Second Wave Feminism📖 Feminist Theory🎓 Womens Studies⚧️ Gender Roles🏠 Domestic Ideology
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique Summary
An Analysis of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
A 15-year reunion questionnaire exposed the misery no one was talking about, and a revolution began.
by Elizabeth Whitaker 2017 116 pages
3.49
43 ratings
✊ Second Wave Feminism📖 Feminist Theory🎓 Womens Studies⚧️ Gender Roles🏠 Domestic Ideology
A World Undone
by G.J. Meyer • 2006
One assassination, a web of rigid plans, and leaders who couldn't stop what they started.
4.37
9k+
💣 Trench Warfare📜 Great War Origins💢 Diplomatic Failures🔫 Military History🇪🇺 Pre-War Europe
A World Undone Summary
A World Undone
One assassination, a web of rigid plans, and leaders who couldn't stop what they started.
by G.J. Meyer 2006 704 pages
4.37
9k+ ratings
💣 Trench Warfare📜 Great War Origins💢 Diplomatic Failures🔫 Military History🇪🇺 Pre-War Europe
The First Ghosts
by Irving Finkel • 2021
Ghosts are ancient, but Mesopotamia left the first written rules for living with the restless dead.
4.01
499
🏛️ Mesopotamian History⛪ Ancient Religion⚱️ Death And Burial👻 Ghost Lore🪄 Ancient Magic
The First Ghosts Summary
The First Ghosts
Ghosts are ancient, but Mesopotamia left the first written rules for living with the restless dead.
by Irving Finkel 2021 334 pages
4.01
499 ratings
🏛️ Mesopotamian History⛪ Ancient Religion⚱️ Death And Burial👻 Ghost Lore🪄 Ancient Magic
The Persian Empire
by John W.I. Lee • 2012
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
4.10
500+
🏛️ Ancient Persia🕌 Middle Eastern History👑 Ancient Empires🏺 Classical World⚔️ Persian Wars
The Persian Empire Summary
The Persian Empire
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
by John W.I. Lee 2012
4.10
500+ ratings
🏛️ Ancient Persia🕌 Middle Eastern History👑 Ancient Empires🏺 Classical World⚔️ Persian Wars
Bronze Age Mindset
by Bronze Age Pervert • 2018
An internet manifesto commanding men to ditch democracy, build godlike bodies, and live as pirates.
3.81
4k+
🏛️ Radical Traditionalism🔥 Vitalist Philosophy🏙️ Critique Of Modernity💪 Masculine Self-Help👑 Aristocratic Radicalism
Bronze Age Mindset Summary
Bronze Age Mindset
An internet manifesto commanding men to ditch democracy, build godlike bodies, and live as pirates.
by Bronze Age Pervert 2018 198 pages
3.81
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Radical Traditionalism🔥 Vitalist Philosophy🏙️ Critique Of Modernity💪 Masculine Self-Help👑 Aristocratic Radicalism
The Everlasting Man
by G.K. Chesterton • 1925
Prehistory, paganism, philosophy: all dead ends. The force that broke through began in a cave.
4.16
10k+
🛡️ Christian Apologetics🌍 Comparative Religion🧠 Faith And Reason⛪ Catholic Thought📜 Historical Theology
The Everlasting Man Summary
The Everlasting Man
Prehistory, paganism, philosophy: all dead ends. The force that broke through began in a cave.
by G.K. Chesterton 1925 260 pages
4.16
10k+ ratings
🛡️ Christian Apologetics🌍 Comparative Religion🧠 Faith And Reason⛪ Catholic Thought📜 Historical Theology
Follow the Money
by Dan Bongino • 2020
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
4.36
500+
🕵️ Deep State🏛️ Political Corruption📰 Media Bias🔍 Intelligence Agencies🗳️ Election Interference
Follow the Money Summary
Follow the Money
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
by Dan Bongino 2020 210 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
🕵️ Deep State🏛️ Political Corruption📰 Media Bias🔍 Intelligence Agencies🗳️ Election Interference
Shakespeare's Freedom
by Stephen Greenblatt • 2010
Shakespeare dreamed of absolute freedom; his entire career became a record of its limits.
3.83
175
🎭 Shakespearean Criticism📜 Renaissance Studies🏛️ New Historicism🔗 Freedom And Constraint🎨 Aesthetic Theory
Shakespeare's Freedom Summary
Shakespeare's Freedom
Shakespeare dreamed of absolute freedom; his entire career became a record of its limits.
by Stephen Greenblatt 2010 168 pages
3.83
175 ratings
🎭 Shakespearean Criticism📜 Renaissance Studies🏛️ New Historicism🔗 Freedom And Constraint🎨 Aesthetic Theory
The Lost Painting
by Jonathan Harr • 2005
A lost Caravaggio, a Dublin Jesuit home, and the restorer who trusted his eye.
3.87
35k+
🖼️ Lost Masterpieces🎨 Caravaggio🔍 Provenance Research🖌️ Art Restoration🏛️ Baroque Art
The Lost Painting Summary
The Lost Painting
A lost Caravaggio, a Dublin Jesuit home, and the restorer who trusted his eye.
by Jonathan Harr 2005
3.87
35k+ ratings
🖼️ Lost Masterpieces🎨 Caravaggio🔍 Provenance Research🖌️ Art Restoration🏛️ Baroque Art
House of Bush, House of Saud
by Craig Unger • 2004
Oil, covert wars, and a revolving door: the Bush-Saudi alliance that 9/11 nearly destroyed.
3.91
1k+
🛢️ Oil Politics🇸🇦 Us-Saudi Relations🔍 Investigative Journalism💥 Blowback🔄 Revolving Door
House of Bush, House of Saud Summary
House of Bush, House of Saud
Oil, covert wars, and a revolving door: the Bush-Saudi alliance that 9/11 nearly destroyed.
by Craig Unger 2004 384 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
🛢️ Oil Politics🇸🇦 Us-Saudi Relations🔍 Investigative Journalism💥 Blowback🔄 Revolving Door
Transforming Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns • 2003
Leadership has two modes: the deal-making kind and the kind that reshapes what people want.
3.81
251
🏛️ Political Leadership📜 Political Philosophy⚖️ Values-Based Leadership🔄 Leader Follower Dynamics⚡ Creative Conflict
Transforming Leadership Summary
Transforming Leadership
Leadership has two modes: the deal-making kind and the kind that reshapes what people want.
by James MacGregor Burns 2003 340 pages
3.81
251 ratings
🏛️ Political Leadership📜 Political Philosophy⚖️ Values-Based Leadership🔄 Leader Follower Dynamics⚡ Creative Conflict
Discover Your Genius
by Michael J. Gelb • 2009
Your brain already has the hardware for genius. Ten history-altering minds show how to use it.
3.66
450
🧠 Biographical Self-Help🎨 Creative Development🏛️ Renaissance Humanism🔄 Paradigm Shifts💭 Emotional Intelligence
Discover Your Genius Summary
Discover Your Genius
Your brain already has the hardware for genius. Ten history-altering minds show how to use it.
by Michael J. Gelb 2009 384 pages
3.66
450 ratings
🧠 Biographical Self-Help🎨 Creative Development🏛️ Renaissance Humanism🔄 Paradigm Shifts💭 Emotional Intelligence
Hitler's Cross
by Erwin W. Lutzer • 1995
Hitler seduced the German church. The cross flew beside the swastika; only a handful refused.
4.20
500+
🏛️ Church History💀 Nazi Germany⚠️ Christian Nationalism🛡️ Christian Resistance✝️ Sacrificial Faith
Hitler's Cross Summary
Hitler's Cross
Hitler seduced the German church. The cross flew beside the swastika; only a handful refused.
by Erwin W. Lutzer 1995 265 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
🏛️ Church History💀 Nazi Germany⚠️ Christian Nationalism🛡️ Christian Resistance✝️ Sacrificial Faith
Orphan Bachelors
by Fae Myenne Ng • 2023
One family, one false name, and the century of silence the Chinese Exclusion Act demanded.
3.91
238
🧧 Immigration Memoir🏮 Chinese American History🔗 Intergenerational Trauma👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Immigrant Families🖋️ Asian American Literature
Orphan Bachelors Summary
Orphan Bachelors
One family, one false name, and the century of silence the Chinese Exclusion Act demanded.
by Fae Myenne Ng 2023 256 pages
3.91
238 ratings
🧧 Immigration Memoir🏮 Chinese American History🔗 Intergenerational Trauma👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Immigrant Families🖋️ Asian American Literature
Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun
by Wess Roberts • 1987
What a barbarian king can teach you about leading teams, earning respect, and crushing your enemies.
3.59
1k+
🏕️ Tribal Leadership📜 Historical Leadership Models🤲 Servant Leadership🪖 Military Leadership📖 Management Parables
Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun Summary
Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun
What a barbarian king can teach you about leading teams, earning respect, and crushing your enemies.
by Wess Roberts 1987 128 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
🏕️ Tribal Leadership📜 Historical Leadership Models🤲 Servant Leadership🪖 Military Leadership📖 Management Parables
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey • 2020
Global income rose thirty-fold since 1800. The cause wasn't empire or exploitation: it was a deal.
3.81
164
🏛️ Economic History🗽 Classical Liberalism📈 Human Progress🏭 Industrial Revolution💡 Innovation Economics
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich Summary
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
Global income rose thirty-fold since 1800. The cause wasn't empire or exploitation: it was a deal.
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 2020 245 pages
3.81
164 ratings
🏛️ Economic History🗽 Classical Liberalism📈 Human Progress🏭 Industrial Revolution💡 Innovation Economics
Dressing With Dignity
by Colleen Hammond • 2005
What to wear and why: a Catholic case for modesty as the lever that moves culture.
3.92
337
👗 Modesty And Dress🕊️ Catholic Teaching🌸 Feminine Spirituality✝️ Christian Living👩‍👧‍👦 Catholic Mothers
Dressing With Dignity Summary
Dressing With Dignity
What to wear and why: a Catholic case for modesty as the lever that moves culture.
by Colleen Hammond 2005 152 pages
3.92
337 ratings
👗 Modesty And Dress🕊️ Catholic Teaching🌸 Feminine Spirituality✝️ Christian Living👩‍👧‍👦 Catholic Mothers
Lipstick Jihad
by Azadeh Moaveni • 2005
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
3.70
4k+
🧳 Iranian Diaspora🇮🇷 Post-Revolutionary Iran🌉 Hyphenated Identities👩 Women In Iran🎤 Foreign Correspondence
Lipstick Jihad Summary
Lipstick Jihad
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
by Azadeh Moaveni 2005 272 pages
3.70
4k+ ratings
🧳 Iranian Diaspora🇮🇷 Post-Revolutionary Iran🌉 Hyphenated Identities👩 Women In Iran🎤 Foreign Correspondence
Red Roulette
by Desmond Shum • 2021
From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.
3.91
6k+
🇨🇳 Chinese Politics💰 Crony Capitalism⚖️ Authoritarian Regimes🔗 Elite Networks✍️ Dissident Memoir
Red Roulette Summary
Red Roulette
From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.
by Desmond Shum 2021
3.91
6k+ ratings
🇨🇳 Chinese Politics💰 Crony Capitalism⚖️ Authoritarian Regimes🔗 Elite Networks✍️ Dissident Memoir
The End of Wall Street
by Roger Lowenstein • 2010
Wall Street's smartest minds bet the global economy on home loans that were designed to fail.
3.91
2k+
🏦 Financial Crises🏢 Wall Street🏠 Housing Bubble🔗 Systemic Risk🧿 Moral Hazard
The End of Wall Street Summary
The End of Wall Street
Wall Street's smartest minds bet the global economy on home loans that were designed to fail.
by Roger Lowenstein 2010 368 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
🏦 Financial Crises🏢 Wall Street🏠 Housing Bubble🔗 Systemic Risk🧿 Moral Hazard
Public Enemies
by Bryan Burrough • 2004
The FBI built its legend chasing petty killers, beating suspects, and inventing the Ma Barker myth.
3.98
6k+
🏚️ Great Depression Era🕵️ Fbi History🔨 Myth Debunking📖 Revisionist History📰 Media And Crime
Public Enemies Summary
Public Enemies
The FBI built its legend chasing petty killers, beating suspects, and inventing the Ma Barker myth.
by Bryan Burrough 2004 640 pages
3.98
6k+ ratings
🏚️ Great Depression Era🕵️ Fbi History🔨 Myth Debunking📖 Revisionist History📰 Media And Crime
The Universe Within
by Neil Shubin • 2013
Your body is a clock tuned to Earth's rotation and a museum of cosmic history.
3.88
2k+
🏛️ Big History⏳ Deep Time✨ Cosmic Origins☄️ Mass Extinctions🧬 Human Evolution
The Universe Within Summary
The Universe Within
Your body is a clock tuned to Earth's rotation and a museum of cosmic history.
by Neil Shubin 2013 240 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Big History⏳ Deep Time✨ Cosmic Origins☄️ Mass Extinctions🧬 Human Evolution
Mars and Venus Starting Over
by John Gray • 2002
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
3.85
500+
🧊 Polar Exploration🫡 Crisis Leadership💪 Extreme Endurance🧠 Mental Resilience📜 Historical Obsession
Mars and Venus Starting Over Summary
Mars and Venus Starting Over
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
by John Gray 2002 352 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
🧊 Polar Exploration🫡 Crisis Leadership💪 Extreme Endurance🧠 Mental Resilience📜 Historical Obsession
In Defense of Open Society
by George Soros • 2019
Economists ignore a simple feedback loop, and that blindness is handing power to authoritarians.
3.37
404
💰 Economic Philosophy📉 Boom-Bust Cycles🗽 Open Societies💸 Financial Crises🛑 Authoritarian Rise
In Defense of Open Society Summary
In Defense of Open Society
Economists ignore a simple feedback loop, and that blindness is handing power to authoritarians.
by George Soros 2019 224 pages
3.37
404 ratings
💰 Economic Philosophy📉 Boom-Bust Cycles🗽 Open Societies💸 Financial Crises🛑 Authoritarian Rise
No Is Not Enough
by Naomi Klein • 2017
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
4.10
10k+
🏦 Political Economy✊ Progressive Activism🌀 Crisis Politics🌍 Climate Justice💸 Economic Inequality
No Is Not Enough Summary
No Is Not Enough
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
by Naomi Klein 2017
4.10
10k+ ratings
🏦 Political Economy✊ Progressive Activism🌀 Crisis Politics🌍 Climate Justice💸 Economic Inequality
Grant
by Ron Chernow • 2017
Failed farmer, rumored drunk. How Ulysses Grant won the Civil War and fought the Klan as president.
4.50
44k+
📖 Civil War History🏛️ Presidential Biography📜 Military Strategy🔄 Revisionist History🔗 Emancipation
Grant Summary
Grant
Failed farmer, rumored drunk. How Ulysses Grant won the Civil War and fought the Klan as president.
by Ron Chernow 2017 1104 pages
4.50
44k+ ratings
📖 Civil War History🏛️ Presidential Biography📜 Military Strategy🔄 Revisionist History🔗 Emancipation
The Science of Yoga
by William J. Broad • 2012
The yoga industry says it fixes everything. Science says it fixes some things and breaks others.
3.74
3k+
📜 Modern Yoga History👟 Fitness Science🧠 Mind-Body Science🔍 Debunking Wellness Myths⚠️ Injury Prevention
The Science of Yoga Summary
The Science of Yoga
The yoga industry says it fixes everything. Science says it fixes some things and breaks others.
by William J. Broad 2012 352 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
📜 Modern Yoga History👟 Fitness Science🧠 Mind-Body Science🔍 Debunking Wellness Myths⚠️ Injury Prevention
The Marvel Studios Story
by Charlie Wetzel • 2020
Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.
3.69
192
📚 Comic Book History🎬 Hollywood Business🔄 Corporate Turnarounds💡 Intellectual Property🔗 Franchise Strategy
The Marvel Studios Story Summary
The Marvel Studios Story
Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.
by Charlie Wetzel 2020 189 pages
3.69
192 ratings
📚 Comic Book History🎬 Hollywood Business🔄 Corporate Turnarounds💡 Intellectual Property🔗 Franchise Strategy
The Social Sex
by Marilyn Yalom • 2015
For centuries, women's friendships were ignored. Letters, clubs, and convents made them visible.
3.17
311
📜 Women's History💌 Romantic Friendships✍️ Women's Letter Writing👥 Gender And Friendship💻 Digital Friendships
The Social Sex Summary
The Social Sex
For centuries, women's friendships were ignored. Letters, clubs, and convents made them visible.
by Marilyn Yalom 2015 400 pages
3.17
311 ratings
📜 Women's History💌 Romantic Friendships✍️ Women's Letter Writing👥 Gender And Friendship💻 Digital Friendships
The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan
by Wong Kiew Kit • 2002
The slow movements hide a martial art, a medical system, and a path to enlightenment.
3.98
210
🥋 Chinese Martial Arts☯️ Tai Chi Instruction🐉 Taoist Philosophy🌀 Qi Gong Practice🧠 Martial Philosophy
The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan Summary
The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan
The slow movements hide a martial art, a medical system, and a path to enlightenment.
by Wong Kiew Kit 2002 336 pages
3.98
210 ratings
🥋 Chinese Martial Arts☯️ Tai Chi Instruction🐉 Taoist Philosophy🌀 Qi Gong Practice🧠 Martial Philosophy
Wealth and Power
by Orville Schell • 2013
Modern China's one obsession: reclaiming power after humiliation, even when freedom was the cost.
4.23
1k+
🇨🇳 Modern Chinese History🏛️ Chinese Political Thought🏭 Authoritarian Development🔄 National Rejuvenation📚 Intellectual History
Wealth and Power Summary
Wealth and Power
Modern China's one obsession: reclaiming power after humiliation, even when freedom was the cost.
by Orville Schell 2013 478 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
🇨🇳 Modern Chinese History🏛️ Chinese Political Thought🏭 Authoritarian Development🔄 National Rejuvenation📚 Intellectual History
Can’t We Just Print More Money?
by The Bank of England • 2022
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
4.05
1k+
🎓 Introductory Economics🏦 Central Banking⚠️ Market Failures👷 Labor Economics💸 Inflation And Money
Can’t We Just Print More Money? Summary
Can’t We Just Print More Money?
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
by The Bank of England 2022 311 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
🎓 Introductory Economics🏦 Central Banking⚠️ Market Failures👷 Labor Economics💸 Inflation And Money
The Art of Business Wars
by David Brown • 2021
The competitive secrets buried in a century of business battles, from Ford to Amazon.
4.00
500+
🥊 Business Rivalries📜 Business History♟️ Competitive Strategy🛡️ Business Resilience🎯 Customer Obsession
The Art of Business Wars Summary
The Art of Business Wars
The competitive secrets buried in a century of business battles, from Ford to Amazon.
by David Brown 2021 368 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
🥊 Business Rivalries📜 Business History♟️ Competitive Strategy🛡️ Business Resilience🎯 Customer Obsession
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
by George Berkeley • 1710
Things exist only while perceived. So what keeps the universe intact when no one is watching?
3.71
3k+
🔮 Idealism🇬🇧 British Empiricism🌌 Metaphysics🧠 Philosophy Of Mind👁️ Perception And Reality
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Summary
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
Things exist only while perceived. So what keeps the universe intact when no one is watching?
by George Berkeley 1710 80 pages
3.71
3k+ ratings
🔮 Idealism🇬🇧 British Empiricism🌌 Metaphysics🧠 Philosophy Of Mind👁️ Perception And Reality
The Hand
by Frank R. Wilson • 1998
The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.
3.82
217
🧬 Human Evolution🦴 Paleoanthropology🧠 Embodied Cognition💪 Motor Control🔧 Tool Use
The Hand Summary
The Hand
The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.
by Frank R. Wilson 1998 416 pages
3.82
217 ratings
🧬 Human Evolution🦴 Paleoanthropology🧠 Embodied Cognition💪 Motor Control🔧 Tool Use
How to Be Free
by Epictetus • 2018
Freedom is a mental skill, not a legal status. A former slave teaches the rules.
4.08
2k+
🏛️ Stoic Philosophy📜 Ancient Wisdom🕊️ Inner Freedom🧠 Cognitive Reframing🛡️ Emotional Resilience
How to Be Free Summary
How to Be Free
Freedom is a mental skill, not a legal status. A former slave teaches the rules.
by Epictetus 2018 173 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Stoic Philosophy📜 Ancient Wisdom🕊️ Inner Freedom🧠 Cognitive Reframing🛡️ Emotional Resilience
Keynes
by Robert Skidelsky • 2009
The 2008 crash was an indictment of an economics that abandoned Keynes. Markets don't self-correct.
3.78
1k+
💰 Keynesian Economics📉 Financial Crises📋 Financial Regulation📊 Macroeconomic Policy🏛️ Political Economy
Keynes Summary
Keynes
The 2008 crash was an indictment of an economics that abandoned Keynes. Markets don't self-correct.
by Robert Skidelsky 2009 256 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
💰 Keynesian Economics📉 Financial Crises📋 Financial Regulation📊 Macroeconomic Policy🏛️ Political Economy
The Social Leap
by William Von Hippel • 2018
We're savannah apes in skyscrapers: cooperative, self-deceiving, and never satisfied for long.
4.23
1k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Human Evolution👥 Social Cognition🎭 Self-Deception🦚 Sexual Selection
The Social Leap Summary
The Social Leap
We're savannah apes in skyscrapers: cooperative, self-deceiving, and never satisfied for long.
by William Von Hippel 2018 304 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Human Evolution👥 Social Cognition🎭 Self-Deception🦚 Sexual Selection
Hit Men
by Fredric Dannen • 1990
Payola never died. It just got a commission, a territory, and a threat of violence.
3.96
500+
🎵 Music Business💵 Payola📋 Investigative Journalism🕵️ Organized Crime🏢 Corporate Power
Hit Men Summary
Hit Men
Payola never died. It just got a commission, a territory, and a threat of violence.
by Fredric Dannen 1990 432 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
🎵 Music Business💵 Payola📋 Investigative Journalism🕵️ Organized Crime🏢 Corporate Power
The Ascent of Man
by Jacob Bronowski • 1973
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
4.21
6k+
🔬 History Of Science🧬 Cultural Evolution🦍 Human Origins💭 Philosophy Of Science🎨 Science And Art
The Ascent of Man Summary
The Ascent of Man
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
by Jacob Bronowski 1973 352 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
🔬 History Of Science🧬 Cultural Evolution🦍 Human Origins💭 Philosophy Of Science🎨 Science And Art
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
by Rosa Brooks • 2016
War, law, and state fray together. A Pentagon insider on where the seams gave way.
3.93
1k+
🪖 Military Policy⚖️ Laws Of War⚔️ Asymmetric Warfare🏛️ Executive Power🛸 Drone Warfare
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything Summary
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
War, law, and state fray together. A Pentagon insider on where the seams gave way.
by Rosa Brooks 2016 448 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
🪖 Military Policy⚖️ Laws Of War⚔️ Asymmetric Warfare🏛️ Executive Power🛸 Drone Warfare
Factory Man
by Beth Macy • 2014
John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.
3.87
3k+
🏭 American Manufacturing🌍 Globalization Impact🏘️ Small Town America⚖️ Trade Policy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Business
Factory Man Summary
Factory Man
John Bassett III bet against offshoring. The survival of his Virginia town hung on it.
by Beth Macy 2014 451 pages
3.87
3k+ ratings
🏭 American Manufacturing🌍 Globalization Impact🏘️ Small Town America⚖️ Trade Policy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Business
How to Read the Bible
by James L. Kugel • 2007
Ancient readers saw one Bible. Scholars see rival sources, parallel laws, and an evolving God.
4.33
1k+
🏛️ Biblical Scholarship📜 Historical Criticism🏺 Ancient Near East🌍 Comparative Religion📖 Biblical Hermeneutics
How to Read the Bible Summary
How to Read the Bible
Ancient readers saw one Bible. Scholars see rival sources, parallel laws, and an evolving God.
by James L. Kugel 2007 852 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Biblical Scholarship📜 Historical Criticism🏺 Ancient Near East🌍 Comparative Religion📖 Biblical Hermeneutics
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 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 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Aug 24,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel