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Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages
4.47
141.7K ratings
History
True Crime
Ireland
Patriot Summary
Patriot
A Memoir
by Alexei Navalny 2024 496 pages
4.57
9.0K ratings
Memoir
Biography
History
The Culture of Narcissism Summary
The Culture of Narcissism
American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
by Christopher Lasch 1978 368 pages
3.97
4.1K ratings
Psychology
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Secret Societies and Psychological Warfare Summary
Secret Societies and Psychological Warfare
by Michael A. Hoffman II 1992 215 pages
4.11
339 ratings
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
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
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Economics
Finance
Michael Jordan Summary
Michael Jordan
The Life
by Roland Lazenby 2014 720 pages
4.31
8.0K ratings
Biography
Sports
Basketball
Imminent Summary
Imminent
Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
by Luis Elizondo 2024 275 pages
4.02
6.4K ratings
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Science
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1493 Summary
1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
by Charles C. Mann 2011 557 pages
4.12
20.4K ratings
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American History
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda
The Formation of Men's Attitudes
by Jacques Ellul 1962 352 pages
4.27
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
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Ten Myths About Israel Summary
Ten Myths About Israel
by Ilan Pappé 2017 192 pages
4.40
5.0K ratings
History
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Israel
No Logo Summary
No Logo
by Naomi Klein 2000 528 pages
3.89
32.2K ratings
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Mythos Summary
Mythos
The Greek Myths Retold
by Stephen Fry 2017 416 pages
4.26
148.2K ratings
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
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
The Fate of Rome Summary
The Fate of Rome
Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
by Kyle Harper 2017 417 pages
4.19
1.9K ratings
History
Ancient History
Science
Work Summary
Work
A History of How we spend our Time
by James Suzman 2020 464 pages
3.84
2.9K ratings
History
Anthropology
Economics
Wizard Summary
Wizard
The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
by Marc J. Seifer 1996 542 pages
3.73
6.4K ratings
Biography
Science
History
The Big Fat Surprise Summary
The Big Fat Surprise
Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
by Nina Teicholz 2014 496 pages
4.29
6.8K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
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
The River of Doubt Summary
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
by Candice Millard 2005 416 pages
4.20
73.5K ratings
History
Biography
Adventure
Cultish Summary
Cultish
The Language of Fanaticism
by Amanda Montell 2021 309 pages
3.83
104.2K ratings
Psychology
History
Sociology
On Combat Summary
On Combat
The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace
by Dave Grossman 2004 395 pages
4.29
4.3K ratings
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
The World Is Flat Summary
The World Is Flat
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman 2005 593 pages
3.69
102.3K ratings
History
Business
Economics
A Little History of Philosophy Summary
A Little History of Philosophy
by Nigel Warburton 2011 252 pages
4.12
14.9K ratings
Philosophy
History
Science
Philosophy as a Way of Life Summary
Philosophy as a Way of Life
Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
by Pierre Hadot 1981 320 pages
4.31
1.4K ratings
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
A Little History of the World Summary
A Little History of the World
by E.H. Gombrich 1936 284 pages
4.10
30.3K ratings
History
World History
Historical
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution Summary
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution
by Gustave Le Bon 2015 286 pages
4.18
242 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Beauty Summary
Beauty
by Roger Scruton 2009 240 pages
3.96
2.7K ratings
Philosophy
Art
Psychology
Machiavelli Summary
Machiavelli
A Very Short Introduction
by Quentin Skinner 1981 110 pages
3.84
882 ratings
Philosophy
History
Politics
The Boy on the Wooden Box Summary
The Boy on the Wooden Box
by Leon Leyson 2013 240 pages
4.38
28.7K ratings
Holocaust
History
Memoir
Network Propaganda Summary
Network Propaganda
Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
by Yochai Benkler 2018 472 pages
4.14
370 ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Invisible Child Summary
Invisible Child
Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
by Andrea Elliott 2021 602 pages
4.71
18.1K ratings
Biography
Social Justice
History
Enlightenment Now Summary
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
by Steven Pinker 2018 576 pages
4.20
31.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed
Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
by Thomas Sowell 1995 320 pages
4.40
3.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The First Three Minutes Summary
The First Three Minutes
A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
by Steven Weinberg 1977 224 pages
4.10
13.0K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
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
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
The Origins of Political Order Summary
The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
by Francis Fukuyama 2011 585 pages
4.18
10.1K ratings
History
Politics
Political Science
Red Scarf Girl Summary
Red Scarf Girl
by Ji-li Jiang 1997 285 pages
3.79
16.8K ratings
History
Memoir
China
Fast Food Nation Summary
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser 2001 383 pages
3.75
206.1K ratings
Food
Sociology
Politics
Sam Walton Summary
Sam Walton
Made In America
by Sam Walton 1993 346 pages
4.15
26.7K ratings
Business
Biography
Autobiography
Political Ideologies Summary
Political Ideologies
An Introduction
by Andrew Heywood 1992 382 pages
4.10
1.2K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
The Road to Unfreedom Summary
The Road to Unfreedom
Russia, Europe, America
by Timothy Snyder 2018 359 pages
4.37
10.0K ratings
History
Politics
Russia
First They Killed My Father Summary
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by Loung Ung 2000 238 pages
4.35
51.6K ratings
History
Memoir
Biography
Narrative Economics Summary
Narrative Economics
How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events
by Robert J. Shiller 2019 400 pages
3.62
2.6K ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Yoga Body Summary
Yoga Body
The Origins of Modern Posture Practice
by Mark Singleton 2010 272 pages
3.88
624 ratings
History
Health
Spirituality
Lives of the Stoics Summary
Lives of the Stoics
The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
by Ryan Holiday 2020 352 pages
4.04
7.0K ratings
Philosophy
History
Biography
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations
Forces of Change in the Post-Crisis World
by Ruchir Sharma 2016 480 pages
4.14
2.7K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works
A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
by Vaclav Smil 2022 326 pages
3.96
12.8K ratings
Science
History
Economics
A Promised Land Summary
A Promised Land
by Barack Obama 2020 768 pages
4.32
258.5K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Politics
The New Geography of Jobs Summary
The New Geography of Jobs
by Enrico Moretti 2012 294 pages
4.03
2.7K ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
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