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A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books Summary
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. 2019 848 pages
4.43
236 ratings
History
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939 Summary
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939
An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
by Edward Hallett Carr 1939 244 pages
4.08
1.3K ratings
History
International Relations
Politics
AI Needs You Summary
AI Needs You
How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own
by Verity Harding 2024 288 pages
3.55
199 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
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Economics in One Lesson Summary
Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt 1946 218 pages
4.17
21.0K ratings
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Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas Summary
Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas
by Satyarth Nayak 2022 436 pages
4.41
1.2K ratings
Mythology
India
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Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted
A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
by Tamim Ansary 2009 416 pages
4.40
11.5K ratings
History
Islam
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The Fiat Standard Summary
The Fiat Standard
Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization
by Saifedean Ammous 2024 384 pages
4.24
1.5K ratings
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The Sacred Canopy Summary
The Sacred Canopy
Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
by Peter L. Berger 1967 240 pages
3.95
1.1K ratings
Sociology
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Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela 1994 656 pages
4.36
91.5K ratings
Biography
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Memoir
Titan Summary
Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
by Ron Chernow 1998 832 pages
4.16
34.7K ratings
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The Innovators Summary
The Innovators
How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
by Walter Isaacson 2011 542 pages
4.12
38.9K ratings
History
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A History of Western Philosophy Summary
A History of Western Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell 1945 906 pages
4.13
40.6K ratings
Philosophy
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Classics
Chaos Summary
Chaos
Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
by Tom O'Neill 2019 504 pages
4.04
30.2K ratings
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Crime
Capital in the Twenty First Century Summary
Capital in the Twenty First Century
by Thomas Piketty 2013 685 pages
4.06
33.6K ratings
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Politics
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Answer to History Summary
Answer to History
by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi 1979 204 pages
3.88
556 ratings
History
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Biography
Too Much and Never Enough Summary
Too Much and Never Enough
How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Mary L. Trump 2020 236 pages
3.82
94.0K ratings
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The Network State Summary
The Network State
How To Start a New Country
by Balaji S. Srinivasan 2022 262 pages
3.97
984 ratings
Politics
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The Demon-Haunted World Summary
The Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan 1995 459 pages
4.29
77.5K ratings
Science
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History
سيكولوجية الجماهير Summary
سيكولوجية الجماهير
by Gustave Le Bon 1895 200 pages
3.82
19.4K ratings
Psychology
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Politics
In Order to Live Summary
In Order to Live
A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park 2015 273 pages
4.49
97.0K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
The Secret of Our Success Summary
The Secret of Our Success
How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
by Joseph Henrich 2015 456 pages
4.39
2.0K ratings
Science
History
Psychology
Generations Summary
Generations
The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future
by Jean M. Twenge 2023 560 pages
4.04
4.8K ratings
Sociology
Psychology
History
The Order of Time Summary
The Order of Time
by Carlo Rovelli 2017 224 pages
4.13
35.8K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
How Fascism Works Summary
How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
by Jason F. Stanley 2018 240 pages
4.22
11.3K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Panama Papers Summary
The Panama Papers
Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
by Frederik Obermaier 2016 400 pages
4.08
4.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Basic Economics Summary
Basic Economics
A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
by Thomas Sowell 2000 448 pages
4.37
13.6K ratings
Economics
Business
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Chaos Summary
Chaos
Making a New Science
by James Gleick 1987 352 pages
4.04
39.9K ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
The Franklin Scandal Summary
The Franklin Scandal
A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal
by Nick Bryant 2008 650 pages
4.27
765 ratings
True Crime
History
Conspiracy Theories
Irrational Exuberance Summary
Irrational Exuberance
by Robert J. Shiller 2000 304 pages
3.98
8.3K ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
The Narrow Corridor Summary
The Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
by Daron Acemoğlu 2019 560 pages
4.22
3.5K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Concise 33 Strategies Of War Summary
The Concise 33 Strategies Of War
by Robert Greene 2008 194 pages
4.12
478 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Evicted Summary
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond 2016 418 pages
4.47
108.0K ratings
Sociology
Politics
Social Justice
Dominion Summary
Dominion
How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
by Tom Holland 2019 624 pages
4.27
9.7K ratings
History
Christianity
Philosophy
Islam Summary
Islam
A Short History
by Karen Armstrong 2000 230 pages
4.04
10.8K ratings
History
Religion
Islam
From Poor Law to Welfare State Summary
From Poor Law to Welfare State
A History of Social Welfare in America
by Walter I. Trattner 1974 464 pages
3.71
308 ratings
Social Work
History
Politics
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography Summary
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography
The Story Of My Experiments With Truth
by M.K. Gandhi 2020 649 pages
4.05
428 ratings
Biography
Autobiography
History
The Machiavellians Summary
The Machiavellians
Defenders of Freedom
by James Burnham 1943 305 pages
4.29
1.8K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson 2003 496 pages
4.00
731.2K ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
Why I Am An Atheist Summary
Why I Am An Atheist
An Autobiographical Discourse
by Bhagat Singh 1931 91 pages
4.43
5.8K ratings
History
Philosophy
India
Big Gods Summary
Big Gods
How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
by Ara Norenzayan 2013 257 pages
4.02
372 ratings
Religion
History
Psychology
Free to Choose Summary
Free to Choose
A Personal Statement
by Milton Friedman 1979 356 pages
4.22
9.3K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Anthropocene Reviewed Summary
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
by John Green 2021 304 pages
4.36
154.6K ratings
Essays
Memoir
History
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Summary
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
by Edwin Lefèvre 1923 308 pages
4.18
19.5K ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Napoleon Summary
Napoleon
A Life
by Andrew Roberts 2014 976 pages
4.24
26.4K ratings
History
Biography
France
Poverty, by America Summary
Poverty, by America
by Matthew Desmond 2023 304 pages
4.27
54.2K ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
On War Summary
On War
by Carl von Clausewitz 1832 732 pages
3.96
14.1K ratings
History
Philosophy
War
Becoming Steve Jobs Summary
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
by Brent Schlender 2015 464 pages
4.14
16.8K ratings
Biography
Business
Technology
On Killing Summary
On Killing
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Dave Grossman 1995 367 pages
4.12
11.7K ratings
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
Atatürk Summary
Atatürk
The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey
by Andrew Mango 1999 666 pages
4.16
1.4K ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Messi vs. Ronaldo Summary
Messi vs. Ronaldo
One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game
by Joshua Robinson 2022 320 pages
4.19
650 ratings
Sports
Football
Soccer
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