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Civilization Summary
Civilization
The West and the Rest
by Niall Ferguson 2011 402 pages
3.86
10.0K ratings
History
Politics
Economics
The Power Law Summary
The Power Law
Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
by Sebastian Mallaby 2022 496 pages
4.43
4.9K ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Homo Deus Summary
Homo Deus
A History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2015 450 pages
4.19
275.1K ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
When Prophecy Fails Summary
When Prophecy Fails
A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World
by Leon Festinger 1956 264 pages
3.81
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Religion
Sociology
Michael Jordan Summary
Michael Jordan
The Life
by Roland Lazenby 2014 720 pages
4.31
8.0K ratings
Biography
Sports
Basketball
A Secular Age Summary
A Secular Age
by Charles Margrave Taylor 2007 874 pages
4.27
1.8K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
History
The Grand Chessboard Summary
The Grand Chessboard
American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives
by Zbigniew Brzeziński 1997 240 pages
3.97
3.2K ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens Summary
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
by Jack Weatherford 2010 317 pages
3.93
4.5K ratings
History
Asia
Biography
A History of God Summary
A History of God
The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
by Karen Armstrong 1993 496 pages
3.89
51.4K ratings
Religion
History
Philosophy
Into Thin Air Summary
Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer 1997 368 pages
4.25
543.4K ratings
Adventure
Memoir
Travel
Chaos Summary
Chaos
Making a New Science
by James Gleick 1987 352 pages
4.04
39.9K ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
Read Write Own Summary
Read Write Own
Building the Next Era of the Internet
by Chris Dixon 2024 320 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
Business
Technology
Science
The Wealth of Nations Summary
The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith 2010 416 pages
3.92
372 ratings
Economics
Business
Philosophy
The Great Divergence Summary
The Great Divergence
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
by Kenneth Pomeranz 2000 392 pages
3.69
946 ratings
History
Economics
China
Reality is Not What it Seems Summary
Reality is Not What it Seems
The Journey to Quantum Gravity
by Carlo Rovelli 2014 256 pages
4.33
15.6K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Dictator's Handbook Summary
The Dictator's Handbook
Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics
by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 2011 321 pages
4.26
10.8K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Why Civil Resistance Works Summary
Why Civil Resistance Works
The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
by Erica Chenoweth 2011 320 pages
4.02
574 ratings
Politics
History
Activism
Gandhi Summary
Gandhi
An Autobiography
by Mahatma Gandhi 1927 528 pages
4.10
73.3K ratings
Biography
History
Autobiography
Number Go Up Summary
Number Go Up
Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
by Zeke Faux 2023 304 pages
4.25
7.9K ratings
Business
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Finance
Origins Summary
Origins
How Earth's History Shaped Human History
by Lewis Dartnell 2019 352 pages
4.17
3.9K ratings
History
Science
Geography
Hijacking Bitcoin Summary
Hijacking Bitcoin
The Hidden History of BTC
by Roger Ver 2024 306 pages
4.26
203 ratings
Economics
History
Technology
What Is Life? Summary
What Is Life?
Five Great Ideas in Biology
by Paul Nurse 2020 160 pages
3.95
2.5K ratings
Science
Biology
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
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946 656 pages
4.09
8.5K ratings
History
India
Politics
Black Wave Summary
Black Wave
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
by Kim Ghattas 2020 400 pages
4.40
5.2K ratings
History
Politics
Iran
Becoming Trader Joe Summary
Becoming Trader Joe
How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys
by Joe Coulombe 2021 288 pages
3.45
4.2K ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
Genius Makers Summary
Genius Makers
The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World
by Cade Metz 2021 384 pages
4.27
2.7K ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
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
Normal Accidents Summary
Normal Accidents
Living with High-Risk Technologies
by Charles Perrow 1984 464 pages
4.05
669 ratings
Science
Engineering
Technology
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 Butterfly Effect Summary
The Butterfly Effect
How Your Life Matters
by Andy Andrews 2010 112 pages
4.14
3.0K ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Personal Development
An Ordinary Man Summary
An Ordinary Man
An Autobiography
by Paul Rusesabagina 2006 224 pages
4.19
6.7K ratings
Africa
Biography
History
UFOs Summary
UFOs
Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record
by Leslie Kean 2010 336 pages
4.03
2.7K ratings
Science
Paranormal
Aliens
Yes to Life Summary
Yes to Life
In Spite of Everything
by Viktor E. Frankl 1946 136 pages
4.17
8.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Salt Sugar Fat Summary
Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
by Michael Moss 2013 480 pages
4.01
32.2K ratings
Food
Health
Science
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine Summary
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine
The Ten Mahavidyas
by David R. Kinsley 1997 289 pages
4.25
205 ratings
Hinduism
Religion
Spirituality
Infinite Powers Summary
Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
by Steven H. Strogatz 2019 360 pages
4.29
6.9K ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
The Cosmic Serpent Summary
The Cosmic Serpent
DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
by Jeremy Narby 1998 257 pages
4.18
7.2K ratings
Science
Anthropology
Spirituality
The Greatest Trade Ever Summary
The Greatest Trade Ever
The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
by Gregory Zuckerman 2009 304 pages
4.07
7.4K ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Requiem for the American Dream Summary
Requiem for the American Dream
The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
by Noam Chomsky 2017 192 pages
4.21
3.7K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Singapore Story Summary
The Singapore Story
Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
by Lee Kuan Yew 1998 680 pages
4.28
3.2K ratings
Biography
History
Politics
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Summary
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
by Albert Pike 1871 861 pages
4.14
1.2K ratings
Spirituality
Esoterica
Reference
The Rational Optimist Summary
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley 2010 448 pages
3.97
13.0K ratings
Economics
History
Science
How to Be a Stoic Summary
How to Be a Stoic
Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
by Massimo Pigliucci 2017 288 pages
4.05
13.4K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
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
Philosophy
History
The Bottom Billion Summary
The Bottom Billion
Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
by Paul Collier 2007 205 pages
3.85
7.9K ratings
Economics
Politics
International Development
The Smartest Guys in the Room Summary
The Smartest Guys in the Room
The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
by Bethany McLean 2003 440 pages
4.22
26.7K ratings
Business
Finance
History
سيكولوجية الجماهير Summary
سيكولوجية الجماهير
by Gustave Le Bon 1895 200 pages
3.82
19.4K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History Summary
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 2007 320 pages
3.82
1.6K ratings
History
Feminism
Womens
Lords of Finance Summary
Lords of Finance
The Bankers Who Broke the World
by Liaquat Ahamed 2009 564 pages
4.03
16.1K ratings
History
Economics
Finance
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