Best Law Books | Summaries & Audio

Law Book Summaries

Kill Chain

by Andrew Cockburn • 2015

Precision warfare is a lie. Drone strikes miss, breed enemies, and only the contractors profit.

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🛸 Drone Warfare 🎯 Targeted Killings 🏭 Military-Industrial Complex 👁️ Surveillance State 💥 Intelligence Failures

Kill Chain

Precision warfare is a lie. Drone strikes miss, breed enemies, and only the contractors profit.

by Andrew Cockburn 2015 320 pages

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500+ ratings

🛸 Drone Warfare 🎯 Targeted Killings 🏭 Military-Industrial Complex 👁️ Surveillance State 💥 Intelligence Failures

New Abnormal

by Aaron Kheriaty • 2022

The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.

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🏥 Public Health Policy ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🧬 Biopolitics 👁️ Digital Surveillance 🔬 Scientism

New Abnormal

The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.

by Aaron Kheriaty 2022 304 pages

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148 ratings

🏥 Public Health Policy ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🧬 Biopolitics 👁️ Digital Surveillance 🔬 Scientism

How Judges Think

by Richard A. Posner • 2008

Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.

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⚖️ Judicial Behavior 📚 Legal Realism 🇺🇸 American Judiciary 🔧 Legal Pragmatism 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How Judges Think

Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.

by Richard A. Posner 2008 400 pages

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382 ratings

⚖️ Judicial Behavior 📚 Legal Realism 🇺🇸 American Judiciary 🔧 Legal Pragmatism 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Attack from Within

by Barbara McQuade • 2024

The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.

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📡 Disinformation Warfare 📰 Media Manipulation 🏛️ Authoritarian Tactics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Polarization

Attack from Within

The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.

by Barbara McQuade 2024 385 pages

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📡 Disinformation Warfare 📰 Media Manipulation 🏛️ Authoritarian Tactics 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Polarization

Coding Freedom

by Gabriella Coleman • 2012

They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.

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💻 Hacker Culture 🐧 Free Software Movement 🌐 Digital Ethnography 📜 Intellectual Property 👥 Online Communities

Coding Freedom

They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.

by Gabriella Coleman 2012 272 pages

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280 ratings

💻 Hacker Culture 🐧 Free Software Movement 🌐 Digital Ethnography 📜 Intellectual Property 👥 Online Communities

Prophet's Prey

by Sam Brower • 2011

Seven years hunting a prophet who married 13-year-olds and exiled boys to keep the numbers right.

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⛪ Polygamist Cults 🕵️ Cult Investigation 👰‍♀️ Child Brides 👥 Polygamy 🚪 Leaving Cults

Prophet's Prey

Seven years hunting a prophet who married 13-year-olds and exiled boys to keep the numbers right.

by Sam Brower 2011 336 pages

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⛪ Polygamist Cults 🕵️ Cult Investigation 👰‍♀️ Child Brides 👥 Polygamy 🚪 Leaving Cults

The Discipline of Law

by Baron Alfred Denning • 1979

The law is not a machine of rules, but a craft of words wielded toward justice.

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🏛️ English Common Law ⚖️ Judicial Reasoning 📚 Legal Philosophy ✒️ Judicial Activism 🔧 Rule Of Law

The Discipline of Law

The law is not a machine of rules, but a craft of words wielded toward justice.

by Baron Alfred Denning 1979 353 pages

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🏛️ English Common Law ⚖️ Judicial Reasoning 📚 Legal Philosophy ✒️ Judicial Activism 🔧 Rule Of Law

You Can't Read This Book

by Nick Cohen • 2012

Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.

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🗽 Free Speech Defense 🙊 Religious Censorship 🏢 Corporate Silence 📢 Whistleblowing 🖥️ Digital Authoritarianism

You Can't Read This Book

Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.

by Nick Cohen 2012

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🗽 Free Speech Defense 🙊 Religious Censorship 🏢 Corporate Silence 📢 Whistleblowing 🖥️ Digital Authoritarianism

A Letter to Liberals

by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2022

Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.

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🏥 Public Health Policy 💉 Vaccine Safety ⚖️ Civil Liberties 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

A Letter to Liberals

Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.

by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022 123 pages

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359 ratings

🏥 Public Health Policy 💉 Vaccine Safety ⚖️ Civil Liberties 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

The Anarchist In The Library

by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

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🛡️ Digital Rights ⚖️ Copyright Politics 🏛️ Cultural Commons 🌐 Network Society 💻 Digital Counterculture

The Anarchist In The Library

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004 272 pages

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🛡️ Digital Rights ⚖️ Copyright Politics 🏛️ Cultural Commons 🌐 Network Society 💻 Digital Counterculture

Caged Lion

by John Howard Steel • 2020

A prison camp origin, a community of dancers, and a courtroom fight that kept Pilates free.

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🏋️ Fitness Biography 📜 Exercise History 🧘 Modern Pilates 🧠 Mind-Body Method ⚖️ Trademark Battles

Caged Lion

A prison camp origin, a community of dancers, and a courtroom fight that kept Pilates free.

by John Howard Steel 2020 215 pages

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500+ ratings

🏋️ Fitness Biography 📜 Exercise History 🧘 Modern Pilates 🧠 Mind-Body Method ⚖️ Trademark Battles

Intermediate Accounting

by Donald E. Kieso • 1902

GAAP and IFRS are principles, not recipes. Here is how professional judgment fills the gap.

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📊 Financial Reporting 📋 Accounting Standards ⚖️ Professional Judgment 🏛️ Standard Setting 🔗 Integrated Reporting

Intermediate Accounting

GAAP and IFRS are principles, not recipes. Here is how professional judgment fills the gap.

by Donald E. Kieso 1902 1416 pages

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📊 Financial Reporting 📋 Accounting Standards ⚖️ Professional Judgment 🏛️ Standard Setting 🔗 Integrated Reporting

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

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🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Do You Believe in Magic?

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013 304 pages

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🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Bourbon

by Fred Minnick • 2016

Elijah Craig didn't invent bourbon. Rivers, tariffs, and a doctor's prescription actually built it.

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🥃 American Whiskey 🏭 Distilling History 🛑 Prohibition Era 📜 Taxation And Regulation 🏢 Industry Consolidation

Bourbon

Elijah Craig didn't invent bourbon. Rivers, tariffs, and a doctor's prescription actually built it.

by Fred Minnick 2016 240 pages

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🥃 American Whiskey 🏭 Distilling History 🛑 Prohibition Era 📜 Taxation And Regulation 🏢 Industry Consolidation

In Service of the Republic

by Vijay Kelkar • 2019

India's economic crisis is a crisis of state capacity, not of policy ideas.

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🇮🇳 Indian Economy 🏛️ Public Policy Design ⚙️ State Capacity Building 📜 Institutional Economics 🗳️ Public Choice Theory

In Service of the Republic

India's economic crisis is a crisis of state capacity, not of policy ideas.

by Vijay Kelkar 2019 448 pages

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🇮🇳 Indian Economy 🏛️ Public Policy Design ⚙️ State Capacity Building 📜 Institutional Economics 🗳️ Public Choice Theory

Butler to the World

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

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🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Butler to the World

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

by Oliver Bullough 2022 288 pages

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🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

International Law

by Malcolm N. Shaw • 1991

From treaty-making to the laws of war: how international law governs relations between states.

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🌐 International Law 🏛️ State Sovereignty 📜 Legal Positivism 🩺 Humanitarian Law ⚖️ International Courts

International Law

From treaty-making to the laws of war: how international law governs relations between states.

by Malcolm N. Shaw 1991 1434 pages

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🌐 International Law 🏛️ State Sovereignty 📜 Legal Positivism 🩺 Humanitarian Law ⚖️ International Courts

Johnny Carson

by Henry Bushkin • 2013

His first job for Johnny Carson: a break-in. The next 18 years got stranger.

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📺 Late-Night Television 💼 Hollywood Dealmaking 🎭 Fame And Isolation 🔍 Insider Accounts 💔 Maternal Rejection

Johnny Carson

His first job for Johnny Carson: a break-in. The next 18 years got stranger.

by Henry Bushkin 2013 323 pages

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📺 Late-Night Television 💼 Hollywood Dealmaking 🎭 Fame And Isolation 🔍 Insider Accounts 💔 Maternal Rejection

Propaganda and the Public Mind

by Noam Chomsky • 1998

How humanitarian words sell one bombing and bury another, and the machinery behind the script.

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📡 Propaganda Studies 🎙️ Media Criticism 🧠 Mass Persuasion 🗣️ Doublespeak 🏛️ State Capture

Propaganda and the Public Mind

How humanitarian words sell one bombing and bury another, and the machinery behind the script.

by Noam Chomsky 1998 256 pages

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📡 Propaganda Studies 🎙️ Media Criticism 🧠 Mass Persuasion 🗣️ Doublespeak 🏛️ State Capture

Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals

by Deborah E. Bouchoux • 1994

Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.

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📚 Legal Research ✍️ Legal Writing 📑 Legal Citation 🏛️ American Legal System 🔍 Legal Analysis

Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals

Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.

by Deborah E. Bouchoux 1994 793 pages

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110 ratings

📚 Legal Research ✍️ Legal Writing 📑 Legal Citation 🏛️ American Legal System 🔍 Legal Analysis

Shadow of A Doubt

by William J. Coughlin • 1991

A down-and-out lawyer in recovery defends an old flame's stepdaughter on a murder charge.

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🏛️ Courtroom Drama ⚖️ Flawed Lawyer 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🎭 Manipulative Defendant 🖤 Gritty

Shadow of A Doubt

A down-and-out lawyer in recovery defends an old flame's stepdaughter on a murder charge.

by William J. Coughlin 1991 418 pages

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🏛️ Courtroom Drama ⚖️ Flawed Lawyer 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🎭 Manipulative Defendant 🖤 Gritty

The Basics of Digital Forensics

by John Sammons • 2011

From crime scene to courtroom: the core tools and techniques for extracting digital evidence.

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🧑‍🔬 Digital Forensics 🚨 Incident Response 💾 Data Recovery 📱 Mobile Forensics 🌐 Network Forensics

The Basics of Digital Forensics

From crime scene to courtroom: the core tools and techniques for extracting digital evidence.

by John Sammons 2011 208 pages

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🧑‍🔬 Digital Forensics 🚨 Incident Response 💾 Data Recovery 📱 Mobile Forensics 🌐 Network Forensics

It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong

by Andrew P. Napolitano • 2011

Government doesn't give you your rights; it just punishes anyone who proves it.

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🏛️ Natural Rights 🗽 Classical Liberalism 🐍 Libertarian Thought 📜 Constitutional Originalism 🇺🇸 American Founding

It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong

Government doesn't give you your rights; it just punishes anyone who proves it.

by Andrew P. Napolitano 2011 320 pages

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261 ratings

🏛️ Natural Rights 🗽 Classical Liberalism 🐍 Libertarian Thought 📜 Constitutional Originalism 🇺🇸 American Founding

How to Solve a Crime

by Professor Angela Gallop • 2022

DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.

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🔬 Forensic Science 🩸 Crime Scene Investigation 🧬 Forensic Dna 🔍 Trace Evidence 💻 Digital Forensics

How to Solve a Crime

DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.

by Professor Angela Gallop 2022 284 pages

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277 ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 🩸 Crime Scene Investigation 🧬 Forensic Dna 🔍 Trace Evidence 💻 Digital Forensics

Life Of Crime

by Harry Ognall • 2018

A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.

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⚖️ Criminal Justice 🏛️ English Law 🔍 High-Profile Trials 🧑‍⚖️ Judicial Ethics 🧠 Expert Testimony

Life Of Crime

A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.

by Harry Ognall 2018 160 pages

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⚖️ Criminal Justice 🏛️ English Law 🔍 High-Profile Trials 🧑‍⚖️ Judicial Ethics 🧠 Expert Testimony

Conversations with RBG

by Jeffrey Rosen • 2019

She built gender equality case by case, often representing men. The legal mind behind Notorious RBG.

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⚖️ Constitutional Law 👩‍⚖️ Women And The Law 🏛️ Judicial Restraint 📜 Strategic Litigation 🩺 Reproductive Rights

Conversations with RBG

She built gender equality case by case, often representing men. The legal mind behind Notorious RBG.

by Jeffrey Rosen 2019 272 pages

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⚖️ Constitutional Law 👩‍⚖️ Women And The Law 🏛️ Judicial Restraint 📜 Strategic Litigation 🩺 Reproductive Rights

Seeing through the Smoke

by Peter Grinspoon • 2023

Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.

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🧑‍⚕️ Medical Cannabis ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🌿 Plant Medicine

Seeing through the Smoke

Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.

by Peter Grinspoon 2023 427 pages

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87 ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Medical Cannabis ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🌿 Plant Medicine

Static

by Amy Goodman • 2006

When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.

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📺 Media Criticism 🌐 U.S. Foreign Policy 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🤫 Government Secrecy 📢 Whistleblowing

Static

When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.

by Amy Goodman 2006 338 pages

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384 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🌐 U.S. Foreign Policy 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🤫 Government Secrecy 📢 Whistleblowing

Democracy Rules

by Jan-Werner Müller • 2021

Losing is the skill democracy forgot, and without institutions to structure conflict, it unravels.

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🏛️ Democratic Theory 📜 Political Philosophy 🗳️ Populism Critique 🏢 Democratic Institutions 💰 Campaign Finance

Democracy Rules

Losing is the skill democracy forgot, and without institutions to structure conflict, it unravels.

by Jan-Werner Müller 2021 256 pages

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168 ratings

🏛️ Democratic Theory 📜 Political Philosophy 🗳️ Populism Critique 🏢 Democratic Institutions 💰 Campaign Finance

How Woke Won

by Joanna Williams • 2022

Woke ideology was not a grassroots uprising: it was imposed from above to divide and control.

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🏛️ Identity Politics ⚔️ Culture Wars 🎓 Academic Freedom 🗣️ Free Speech 😢 Victimhood Culture

How Woke Won

Woke ideology was not a grassroots uprising: it was imposed from above to divide and control.

by Joanna Williams 2022 305 pages

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175 ratings

🏛️ Identity Politics ⚔️ Culture Wars 🎓 Academic Freedom 🗣️ Free Speech 😢 Victimhood Culture

The Future of Violence

by Benjamin Wittes • 2014

The state's monopoly on violence is ending. Networked technology handed individuals strategic power.

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🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ National Security 💻 Technology Policy 🏛️ State Sovereignty ⚔️ Asymmetric Warfare

The Future of Violence

The state's monopoly on violence is ending. Networked technology handed individuals strategic power.

by Benjamin Wittes 2014 336 pages

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318 ratings

🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ National Security 💻 Technology Policy 🏛️ State Sovereignty ⚔️ Asymmetric Warfare

"I Have Nothing to Hide"

by Heidi Boghosian • 2021

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

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🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

"I Have Nothing to Hide"

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

by Heidi Boghosian 2021 240 pages

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191 ratings

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

It Takes a Pillage

by Nomi Prins • 2009

Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.

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🏦 Investment Banking 💰 Government Bailouts 🏢 Too Big To Fail 🚪 Revolving Door 📊 Financial Derivatives

It Takes a Pillage

Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.

by Nomi Prins 2009 304 pages

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195 ratings

🏦 Investment Banking 💰 Government Bailouts 🏢 Too Big To Fail 🚪 Revolving Door 📊 Financial Derivatives

Move Fast and Break Things

by Jonathan Taplin • 2017

How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.

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🏢 Platform Capitalism 🔗 Tech Monopolies 🎨 Creative Economy 📡 Surveillance Advertising ©️ Digital Copyright

Move Fast and Break Things

How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.

by Jonathan Taplin 2017 320 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏢 Platform Capitalism 🔗 Tech Monopolies 🎨 Creative Economy 📡 Surveillance Advertising ©️ Digital Copyright

On Fascism

by Matthew C. Macwilliams • 2020

Forty percent of Americans carry latent authoritarianism, waiting for fear to flip the switch.

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🏛️ American Politics 📏 Authoritarian Personality 😨 Fear-Based Politics 🏚️ Democratic Erosion ⚖️ Civil Liberties

On Fascism

Forty percent of Americans carry latent authoritarianism, waiting for fear to flip the switch.

by Matthew C. Macwilliams 2020 200 pages

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500+ ratings

🏛️ American Politics 📏 Authoritarian Personality 😨 Fear-Based Politics 🏚️ Democratic Erosion ⚖️ Civil Liberties

Dealmaking

by Guhan Subramanian • 2020

Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.

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🏢 Corporate Dealmaking 🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🔨 Auction Theory 🧠 Behavioral Economics ♟️ Game Theory

Dealmaking

Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.

by Guhan Subramanian 2020 243 pages

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42 ratings

🏢 Corporate Dealmaking 🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🔨 Auction Theory 🧠 Behavioral Economics ♟️ Game Theory

Zoned in the USA

by Sonia A. Hirt • 2014

The detached home with its own yard is globally rare. American zoning manufactured it at scale.

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🏛️ Zoning Law 🏙️ Urban Planning 🌍 Comparative Urbanism 🏡 American Sprawl 🏘️ Single-Family Housing

Zoned in the USA

The detached home with its own yard is globally rare. American zoning manufactured it at scale.

by Sonia A. Hirt 2014 256 pages

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136 ratings

🏛️ Zoning Law 🏙️ Urban Planning 🌍 Comparative Urbanism 🏡 American Sprawl 🏘️ Single-Family Housing

The Grim Sleeper

by Christine Pelisek • 2016

He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.

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🕵️ Serial Murder Cases 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🤝 Police Mistrust 💊 Crack Epidemic 👤 Marginalized Victims

The Grim Sleeper

He murdered Black women for decades while police looked away. A piece of pizza ended it.

by Christine Pelisek 2016 325 pages

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🕵️ Serial Murder Cases 📁 Cold Case Investigations 🤝 Police Mistrust 💊 Crack Epidemic 👤 Marginalized Victims

How to Fix the Future

by Andrew Keen • 2017

The digital revolution feels unprecedented. It isn't. The fix is the same as last time.

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🌐 Digital Society ⚖️ Tech Policy 🔮 Technological Determinism ✋ Digital Humanism 🏙️ Smart Cities

How to Fix the Future

The digital revolution feels unprecedented. It isn't. The fix is the same as last time.

by Andrew Keen 2017 288 pages

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273 ratings

🌐 Digital Society ⚖️ Tech Policy 🔮 Technological Determinism ✋ Digital Humanism 🏙️ Smart Cities

The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve

by Peter Conti-Brown • 2016

The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.

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🏦 Central Banking 📉 Monetary Policy 🗳️ Political Economy 🏛️ Institutional Governance 📋 Bureaucratic Politics

The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve

The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.

by Peter Conti-Brown 2016 368 pages

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137 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 📉 Monetary Policy 🗳️ Political Economy 🏛️ Institutional Governance 📋 Bureaucratic Politics

The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action

by Arun Shourie • 1995

Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.

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📜 Islamic Jurisprudence 🕌 Shariah Studies 🔒 Religious Separatism 👳 Clerical Power 🔄 Islamic Reformism

The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action

Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.

by Arun Shourie 1995 685 pages

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243 ratings

📜 Islamic Jurisprudence 🕌 Shariah Studies 🔒 Religious Separatism 👳 Clerical Power 🔄 Islamic Reformism

V13

by Emmanuel Carrère • 2022

A year inside France's biggest trial: 250 voices, unrepentant killers, and the cost of dying awake.

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🏛️ Trial Journalism 💣 Jihadist Radicalization 🎙️ Survivor Testimony 🕵️ Intelligence Failures ⚖️ Law And Morality

V13

A year inside France's biggest trial: 250 voices, unrepentant killers, and the cost of dying awake.

by Emmanuel Carrère 2022 267 pages

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13k+ ratings

🏛️ Trial Journalism 💣 Jihadist Radicalization 🎙️ Survivor Testimony 🕵️ Intelligence Failures ⚖️ Law And Morality

Zero Fail

by Carol Leonnig • 2021

A bulletproof reputation, repeated near misses, and the rot the Secret Service hid for decades.

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🏛️ Presidential History 🚔 Federal Law Enforcement 🏚️ Institutional Failure 📋 Investigative Journalism 🕵️ Government Cover-Ups

Zero Fail

A bulletproof reputation, repeated near misses, and the rot the Secret Service hid for decades.

by Carol Leonnig 2021 526 pages

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🏛️ Presidential History 🚔 Federal Law Enforcement 🏚️ Institutional Failure 📋 Investigative Journalism 🕵️ Government Cover-Ups

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

by Erle Stanley Gardner • 1936

A bishop's secret, a fake heiress, a murdered tycoon: Perry Mason must clear an accused mother.

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🕵️ Golden Age Mystery ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 👤 Hidden Heir 🎭 Impostor Plot 📻 1930s Crime

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

A bishop's secret, a fake heiress, a murdered tycoon: Perry Mason must clear an accused mother.

by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages

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1k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 👤 Hidden Heir 🎭 Impostor Plot 📻 1930s Crime

Crisis and Command

by John Yoo • 2010

America's greatest presidents kept breaking the rules. That was the point.

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🏛️ Executive Power 📜 Constitutional History 🇺🇸 Presidential History 🎖️ Wartime Powers ⚖️ Separation Of Powers

Crisis and Command

America's greatest presidents kept breaking the rules. That was the point.

by John Yoo 2010

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132 ratings

🏛️ Executive Power 📜 Constitutional History 🇺🇸 Presidential History 🎖️ Wartime Powers ⚖️ Separation Of Powers

Broken Government

by John W. Dean • 2007

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

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🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

Broken Government

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

by John W. Dean 2007 364 pages

4.06

331 ratings

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

Inside Cyber Warfare

by Jeffrey Carr • 2009

Cyberwar is a proxy war: states pull the strings, criminals and patriots pull the triggers.

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🖥️ Cyber Warfare 🕶️ Proxy Warfare 💰 Cyber Crime Nexus 🔍 Attribution Problem ✊ Hacktivism

Inside Cyber Warfare

Cyberwar is a proxy war: states pull the strings, criminals and patriots pull the triggers.

by Jeffrey Carr 2009 240 pages

3.36

216 ratings

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 🕶️ Proxy Warfare 💰 Cyber Crime Nexus 🔍 Attribution Problem ✊ Hacktivism

The Givers

by David Callahan • 2017

When the richest Americans give, they also take: control over public life, without a vote.

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Saving Five

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4.25

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International Relations

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by Joshua S. Goldstein 1993 624 pages

3.81

441 ratings

🌐 International Relations 🏛️ Political Realism 🕊️ Liberal Internationalism 🧱 Constructivism 🤝 Collective Action

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