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Law Book Summaries

Virtually Human
by Martine Rothblatt • 2014
Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.
3.51
182
Virtually Human Summary
Virtually Human
Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.
by Martine Rothblatt 2014 368 pages
3.51
182 ratings
A House in Gross Disorder
by Cynthia B. Herrup • 1999
An earl's trial for rape and sodomy in 1631 was a battle over patriarchy, not just sex.
3.54
119
A House in Gross Disorder Summary
A House in Gross Disorder
An earl's trial for rape and sodomy in 1631 was a battle over patriarchy, not just sex.
by Cynthia B. Herrup 1999 232 pages
3.54
119 ratings
The Origins of Woke
by Richard Hanania • 2023
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
3.71
282
The Origins of Woke Summary
The Origins of Woke
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
by Richard Hanania 2023 270 pages
3.71
282 ratings
The Liar
by Steve Cavanagh • 2017
When a missing teen case reopens an old murder, a con-man lawyer must outfox an avenger.
4.30
17k+
The Liar Summary
The Liar
When a missing teen case reopens an old murder, a con-man lawyer must outfox an avenger.
by Steve Cavanagh 2017 337 pages
4.30
17k+ ratings
The Book of Murder
by Matt Murphy • 2024
The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.
4.43
3k+
The Book of Murder Summary
The Book of Murder
The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.
by Matt Murphy 2024 320 pages
4.43
3k+ ratings
The Hacker Crackdown
by Bruce Sterling • 1992
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
3.80
3k+
The Hacker Crackdown Summary
The Hacker Crackdown
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
by Bruce Sterling 1992 336 pages
3.80
3k+ ratings
Judge & Jury
by James Patterson • 2006
When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.
4.01
52k+
Judge & Jury Summary
Judge & Jury
When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.
by James Patterson 2006 419 pages
4.01
52k+ ratings
Asking for It
by Kate Harding • 2014
Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?
4.37
4k+
Asking for It Summary
Asking for It
Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?
by Kate Harding 2014 326 pages
4.37
4k+ ratings
The Secret Barrister
by The Secret Barrister • 2018
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
3.88
22k+
The Secret Barrister Summary
The Secret Barrister
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
by The Secret Barrister 2018 385 pages
3.88
22k+ ratings
Kamala's Way
by DAN MORIAN • 2021
She battled Wall Street for $20 billion and interrogated her way to the vice presidency.
3.33
1k+
Kamala's Way Summary
Kamala's Way
She battled Wall Street for $20 billion and interrogated her way to the vice presidency.
by DAN MORIAN 2021
3.33
1k+ ratings
Delay, Deny, Defend
by Jay M. Feinman • 2010
McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.
4.03
500+
Delay, Deny, Defend Summary
Delay, Deny, Defend
McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.
by Jay M. Feinman 2010 256 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Two Kinds of Stranger
by Steve Cavanagh • 2025
A kindness influencer, publicly betrayed, is framed for murder by the stranger she tried to help.
4.36
14k+
Two Kinds of Stranger Summary
Two Kinds of Stranger
A kindness influencer, publicly betrayed, is framed for murder by the stranger she tried to help.
by Steve Cavanagh 2025 400 pages
4.36
14k+ ratings
One Person, No Vote
by Carol Anderson • 2018
Voter suppression survived the Voting Rights Act: quieter, more surgical, and decisive in 2016.
4.38
3k+
One Person, No Vote Summary
One Person, No Vote
Voter suppression survived the Voting Rights Act: quieter, more surgical, and decisive in 2016.
by Carol Anderson 2018 288 pages
4.38
3k+ ratings
Capitalist Punishment
by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2023
Your retirement money is voting on climate mandates and social policy. You were never asked.
4.04
327
Capitalist Punishment Summary
Capitalist Punishment
Your retirement money is voting on climate mandates and social policy. You were never asked.
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2023 240 pages
4.04
327 ratings
Hatred of Democracy
by Jacques Rancière • 2005
Democracy is not about elections. It is the scandal that no one is born to rule.
3.72
500+
Hatred of Democracy Summary
Hatred of Democracy
Democracy is not about elections. It is the scandal that no one is born to rule.
by Jacques Rancière 2005 106 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Silent Coup
by Claire Provost • 2023
Companies sue nations in secret tribunals, run private cities, command armies. Voters never agreed.
4.31
277
Silent Coup Summary
Silent Coup
Companies sue nations in secret tribunals, run private cities, command armies. Voters never agreed.
by Claire Provost 2023 296 pages
4.31
277 ratings
Bad Company
by Megan Greenwell • 2025
Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.
4.03
5k+
Bad Company Summary
Bad Company
Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.
by Megan Greenwell 2025 294 pages
4.03
5k+ ratings
Manifesting Justice
by Valena E. Beety • 2022
Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.
4.33
126
Manifesting Justice Summary
Manifesting Justice
Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.
by Valena E. Beety 2022 402 pages
4.33
126 ratings
Liberty and Tyranny
by Mark R. Levin • 2004
The Constitution was not repealed, it was reinterpreted: the conservative case for reversal.
4.17
7k+
Liberty and Tyranny Summary
Liberty and Tyranny
The Constitution was not repealed, it was reinterpreted: the conservative case for reversal.
by Mark R. Levin 2004 245 pages
4.17
7k+ ratings
Arrest-Proof Yourself
by Dale C. Carson • 2007
A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.
3.77
320
Arrest-Proof Yourself Summary
Arrest-Proof Yourself
A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.
by Dale C. Carson 2007 384 pages
3.77
320 ratings
The Mediator's Handbook
by Jennifer E. Beer • 1997
How to guide hostile parties toward their own solutions: the mediator's craft, step by step.
3.95
208
The Mediator's Handbook Summary
The Mediator's Handbook
How to guide hostile parties toward their own solutions: the mediator's craft, step by step.
by Jennifer E. Beer 1997 208 pages
3.95
208 ratings
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by Rawls • 2007
How Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Marx each tried to solve the problem of political legitimacy.
4.15
289
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy Summary
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
How Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Marx each tried to solve the problem of political legitimacy.
by Rawls 2007 496 pages
4.15
289 ratings
On Confidence
by The School of Life • 2017
Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.
3.91
3k+
On Confidence Summary
On Confidence
Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.
by The School of Life 2017 60 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
A World Without Police
by Geo Maher • 2021
Police reform fails by design. The alternative is not fewer cops but stronger communities.
3.97
329
A World Without Police Summary
A World Without Police
Police reform fails by design. The alternative is not fewer cops but stronger communities.
by Geo Maher 2021 288 pages
3.97
329 ratings
The Least of All Possible Evils
by Eyal Weizman • 2012
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
4.19
224
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
by Eyal Weizman 2012 208 pages
4.19
224 ratings
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008 352 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Profiler
by Pat Brown • 2010
Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.
3.08
1k+
The Profiler Summary
The Profiler
Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.
by Pat Brown 2010 285 pages
3.08
1k+ ratings
Free Speech And Why It Matters
by Andrew Doyle • 2021
The argument for free speech when offense is treated as violence and platforms police every word.
4.23
1k+
Free Speech And Why It Matters Summary
Free Speech And Why It Matters
The argument for free speech when offense is treated as violence and platforms police every word.
by Andrew Doyle 2021 115 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Allow Me to Retort
by Elie Mystal • 2022
The Constitution isn't sacred. It was built for white power and still works as designed.
4.57
4k+
Allow Me to Retort Summary
Allow Me to Retort
The Constitution isn't sacred. It was built for white power and still works as designed.
by Elie Mystal 2022 270 pages
4.57
4k+ ratings
Mine!
by Michael A. Heller • 2021
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
4.11
2k+
Mine! Summary
Mine!
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
by Michael A. Heller 2021 310 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
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500+
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014 304 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Don't Be Evil
by Rana Foroohar • 2019
The internet promised openness. What arrived was surveillance, addiction, and monopoly.
3.85
1k+
Don't Be Evil Summary
Don't Be Evil
The internet promised openness. What arrived was surveillance, addiction, and monopoly.
by Rana Foroohar 2019 328 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
These Are the Plunderers
by Gretchen Morgenson • 2023
They buy companies, load them with debt, cut costs, and cash out. The wreckage is your problem.
3.70
500+
These Are the Plunderers Summary
These Are the Plunderers
They buy companies, load them with debt, cut costs, and cash out. The wreckage is your problem.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2023 391 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
The Cannabis Manifesto
by Steve DeAngelo • 2015
A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.
4.10
367
The Cannabis Manifesto Summary
The Cannabis Manifesto
A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.
by Steve DeAngelo 2015 230 pages
4.10
367 ratings
California Burning
by Katherine Blunt • 2022
The California utility that chose shareholder returns over safety, and the fires that followed.
4.26
1k+
California Burning Summary
California Burning
The California utility that chose shareholder returns over safety, and the fires that followed.
by Katherine Blunt 2022 350 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
A Colony in a Nation
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2017
Slave patrols built American policing. It still treats poor neighborhoods as occupied territory.
4.18
6k+
A Colony in a Nation Summary
A Colony in a Nation
Slave patrols built American policing. It still treats poor neighborhoods as occupied territory.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2017 256 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
Under the Trestle
by Ron Peterson Jr. • 2018
Virginia never convicted anyone without a body. Then a girl vanished and a dog found him.
4.30
1k+
Under the Trestle Summary
Under the Trestle
Virginia never convicted anyone without a body. Then a girl vanished and a dog found him.
by Ron Peterson Jr. 2018 334 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Behind the Door
by Amy Price • 2023
An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.
3.48
1k+
Behind the Door Summary
Behind the Door
An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.
by Amy Price 2023 240 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
No Democracy Lasts Forever
by Erwin Chemerinsky • 2024
The document Americans revere was built to thwart popular rule. Now it is breaking the country.
3.93
337
No Democracy Lasts Forever Summary
No Democracy Lasts Forever
The document Americans revere was built to thwart popular rule. Now it is breaking the country.
by Erwin Chemerinsky 2024 240 pages
3.93
337 ratings
The Caesars Palace Coup
by Max Frumes • 2021
One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.
4.05
3k+
The Caesars Palace Coup Summary
The Caesars Palace Coup
One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.
by Max Frumes 2021 460 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
Wyatt Earp
by Casey Tefertiller • 1997
Thirty seconds at the O.K. Corral made him a legend. The rest of his life was the bill.
4.00
500+
Wyatt Earp Summary
Wyatt Earp
Thirty seconds at the O.K. Corral made him a legend. The rest of his life was the bill.
by Casey Tefertiller 1997 416 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
The Good State
by A.C. Grayling • 2020
Most democracies fail their own test: the government reflects a minority, not the people.
3.81
130
The Good State Summary
The Good State
Most democracies fail their own test: the government reflects a minority, not the people.
by A.C. Grayling 2020 256 pages
3.81
130 ratings
Life In The Uniform
by Amit Lodha • 2021
An IPS officer. Bihar. Kidnappers. Naxal jungles. Politicians calling. What the uniform costs.
4.18
181
Life In The Uniform Summary
Life In The Uniform
An IPS officer. Bihar. Kidnappers. Naxal jungles. Politicians calling. What the uniform costs.
by Amit Lodha 2021 308 pages
4.18
181 ratings
Liberty for All
by Andrew T. Walker • 2021
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
3.92
141
Liberty for All Summary
Liberty for All
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
by Andrew T. Walker 2021 267 pages
3.92
141 ratings
Nothing to Hide
by Daniel J. Solove • 2011
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
3.85
182
Nothing to Hide Summary
Nothing to Hide
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
by Daniel J. Solove 2011 256 pages
3.85
182 ratings
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Ben Dupré • 2013
50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.
3.83
121
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know
50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.
by Ben Dupré 2013 208 pages
3.83
121 ratings
Start Your Own Corporation
by Garrett Sutton • 2012
The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.
4.15
500+
Start Your Own Corporation Summary
Start Your Own Corporation
The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.
by Garrett Sutton 2012 272 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
The Cost-Benefit Revolution
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2018
Government rules used to be about politics. Then Reagan made them about arithmetic.
3.62
116
The Cost-Benefit Revolution Summary
The Cost-Benefit Revolution
Government rules used to be about politics. Then Reagan made them about arithmetic.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2018 288 pages
3.62
116 ratings
The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies
by Amanda Han • 2020
Real estate comes with tax advantages no other asset class offers. Most investors never learn them.
4.39
402
The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies Summary
The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies
Real estate comes with tax advantages no other asset class offers. Most investors never learn them.
by Amanda Han 2020 223 pages
4.39
402 ratings
Kill Chain
by Andrew Cockburn • 2015
Precision warfare is a lie. Drone strikes miss, breed enemies, and only the contractors profit.
3.82
500+
Kill Chain Summary
Kill Chain
Precision warfare is a lie. Drone strikes miss, breed enemies, and only the contractors profit.
by Andrew Cockburn 2015 320 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
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