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Politics Book Summaries

What Happened to the Bennetts
by Lisa Scottoline • 2022
A carjacking kills his daughter, and the FBI agents hiding his family know who did it.
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82k+
What Happened to the Bennetts Summary
What Happened to the Bennetts
A carjacking kills his daughter, and the FBI agents hiding his family know who did it.
by Lisa Scottoline 2022 391 pages
3.79
82k+ ratings
Negotiating the Impossible
by Deepak Malhotra • 2016
Deadlocks break when you stop fighting over substance and start designing the negotiation itself.
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500+
Negotiating the Impossible Summary
Negotiating the Impossible
Deadlocks break when you stop fighting over substance and start designing the negotiation itself.
by Deepak Malhotra 2016 225 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
El Narco
by Ioan Grillo • 2011
US drug habits and a broken state turned Mexican bootleggers into a paramilitary insurgency.
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El Narco Summary
El Narco
US drug habits and a broken state turned Mexican bootleggers into a paramilitary insurgency.
by Ioan Grillo 2011 336 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Mind Control
by Haha Lung • 2006
Exploit the flaws in senses and memory to control minds, before yours is controlled.
3.60
187
Mind Control Summary
Mind Control
Exploit the flaws in senses and memory to control minds, before yours is controlled.
by Haha Lung 2006 258 pages
3.60
187 ratings
The Sum of Us
by Heather McGhee • 2021
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
4.62
21k+
The Sum of Us Summary
The Sum of Us
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
by Heather McGhee 2021 415 pages
4.62
21k+ ratings
Overbooked
by Elizabeth Becker • 2013
The biggest unregulated industry on earth, measured in six destinations and a billion annual trips.
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Overbooked Summary
Overbooked
The biggest unregulated industry on earth, measured in six destinations and a billion annual trips.
by Elizabeth Becker 2013 464 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
The Art of Always Being Right
by A.C. Grayling • 2012
Thirty-eight dirty tricks that win arguments. Learn to spot them, or learn to use them.
3.44
205
The Art of Always Being Right Summary
The Art of Always Being Right
Thirty-eight dirty tricks that win arguments. Learn to spot them, or learn to use them.
by A.C. Grayling 2012 63 pages
3.44
205 ratings
China After Mao
by Frank Dikötter • 2022
Deng's reforms weren't a path to democracy; they were the same dictatorship with a market face.
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China After Mao Summary
China After Mao
Deng's reforms weren't a path to democracy; they were the same dictatorship with a market face.
by Frank Dikötter 2022 416 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Fool's Errand
by Robin Hobb • 2001
A retired assassin and aging wolf hunt a vanished prince seduced by forbidden beast magic.
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Fool's Errand Summary
Fool's Errand
A retired assassin and aging wolf hunt a vanished prince seduced by forbidden beast magic.
by Robin Hobb 2001 661 pages
4.39
100k+ ratings
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
by Martin Gurri • 2014
The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.
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The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority Summary
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.
by Martin Gurri 2014 362 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Ajaya
by Anand Neelakantan • 2013
A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.
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Ajaya Summary
Ajaya
A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.
by Anand Neelakantan 2013 456 pages
4.05
5k+ ratings
A Call to Action
by Jimmy Carter • 2014
A former president's diagnosis: violence against women is rooted in religion and culture.
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A Call to Action Summary
A Call to Action
A former president's diagnosis: violence against women is rooted in religion and culture.
by Jimmy Carter 2014 211 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
Crisis Economics
by Nouriel Roubini • 2010
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
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Crisis Economics Summary
Crisis Economics
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010 368 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Free Speech
by Timothy Garton Ash • 2017
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
3.96
312
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017 512 pages
3.96
312 ratings
The Trouble with Diversity
by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
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The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006 256 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Killing Kennedy
by Bill O'Reilly • 2012
He hid a dying body behind the glamour. The defector needed a target. Dallas, November 1963.
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Killing Kennedy Summary
Killing Kennedy
He hid a dying body behind the glamour. The defector needed a target. Dallas, November 1963.
by Bill O'Reilly 2012 325 pages
4.11
62k+ ratings
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
by Martin Wolf • 2023
The system that delivered freedom and prosperity is devouring itself from the inside.
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The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism Summary
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
The system that delivered freedom and prosperity is devouring itself from the inside.
by Martin Wolf 2023 496 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Against the smart city
by Adam Greenfield • 2013
Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.
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132
Against the smart city Summary
Against the smart city
Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.
by Adam Greenfield 2013 152 pages
3.96
132 ratings
The Codebreakers
by David Kahn • 1967
The hidden art that read the minds of kings, generals, and spies across four millennia.
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The Codebreakers Summary
The Codebreakers
The hidden art that read the minds of kings, generals, and spies across four millennia.
by David Kahn 1967 1200 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
How to Lead
by David M. Rubenstein • 2020
The one trait great leaders share, from CEOs to generals, is not charisma.
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How to Lead Summary
How to Lead
The one trait great leaders share, from CEOs to generals, is not charisma.
by David M. Rubenstein 2020 448 pages
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1k+ ratings
The Price of Time
by Edward Chancellor • 2022
Interest kept low for too long doesn't stimulate: it creates bubbles, zombies, and oligarchs.
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The Price of Time Summary
The Price of Time
Interest kept low for too long doesn't stimulate: it creates bubbles, zombies, and oligarchs.
by Edward Chancellor 2022 432 pages
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2k+ ratings
Public Relations
by Edward L. Bernays • 1952
Public opinion is not found; it is built, and building it has rules.
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175
Public Relations Summary
Public Relations
Public opinion is not found; it is built, and building it has rules.
by Edward L. Bernays 1952 374 pages
3.98
175 ratings
The American Spirit
by David McCullough • 2017
Why the American past is a well to draw strength from, not a burden to escape.
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The American Spirit Summary
The American Spirit
Why the American past is a well to draw strength from, not a burden to escape.
by David McCullough 2017 176 pages
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7k+ ratings
Politics Is for Power
by Eitan D. Hersh • 2020
Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.
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Politics Is for Power Summary
Politics Is for Power
Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.
by Eitan D. Hersh 2020 288 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Collapse
by Vladislav M. Zubok • 2021
Gorbachev's reforms were meant to save the USSR. Instead, they blew it apart.
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Collapse Summary
Collapse
Gorbachev's reforms were meant to save the USSR. Instead, they blew it apart.
by Vladislav M. Zubok 2021 576 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Consumed
by Aja Barber • 2021
Fast fashion is colonialism in new clothes, and its dumping ground is a market in Accra.
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Consumed Summary
Consumed
Fast fashion is colonialism in new clothes, and its dumping ground is a market in Accra.
by Aja Barber 2021 288 pages
3.93
4k+ ratings
A Century of War
by F. William Engdahl • 1992
How Anglo-American elites controlled oil to engineer a century of wars and financial crises.
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480
A Century of War Summary
A Century of War
How Anglo-American elites controlled oil to engineer a century of wars and financial crises.
by F. William Engdahl 1992 312 pages
4.20
480 ratings
The Closing of the American Mind
by Allan Bloom • 1988
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
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The Closing of the American Mind Summary
The Closing of the American Mind
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
by Allan Bloom 1988 392 pages
3.76
6k+ ratings
Until We Are Free
by Shirin Ebadi • 2016
A Nobel for human rights in Iran. Exile, seized assets, and threats to her family followed.
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1k+
Until We Are Free Summary
Until We Are Free
A Nobel for human rights in Iran. Exile, seized assets, and threats to her family followed.
by Shirin Ebadi 2016 304 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
The Age of Addiction
by David T. Courtwright • 2019
Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.
3.64
456
The Age of Addiction Summary
The Age of Addiction
Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.
by David T. Courtwright 2019 336 pages
3.64
456 ratings
The World Until Yesterday
by Jared Diamond • 2012
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
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The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
by Jared Diamond 2012 512 pages
3.78
11k+ ratings
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx • 1846
History's engine is not ideas but the struggle over who controls the tools of survival.
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The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy Summary
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy
History's engine is not ideas but the struggle over who controls the tools of survival.
by Karl Marx 1846 584 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
Soros on Soros
by George Soros • 1994
A billionaire trader's core idea: beliefs warp markets, and the pattern repeats until it breaks.
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500+
Soros on Soros Summary
Soros on Soros
A billionaire trader's core idea: beliefs warp markets, and the pattern repeats until it breaks.
by George Soros 1994 336 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
The Problem of Political Authority
by Michael Huemer • 2012
No social contract was ever signed. Every argument for state authority collapses under scrutiny.
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The Problem of Political Authority Summary
The Problem of Political Authority
No social contract was ever signed. Every argument for state authority collapses under scrutiny.
by Michael Huemer 2012 365 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
The Global Minotaur
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2011
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
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The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2011 252 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
by Jack Herer • 1992
Cannabis was outlawed not for public safety, but to protect timber, oil, and newspaper empires.
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The Emperor Wears No Clothes Summary
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
Cannabis was outlawed not for public safety, but to protect timber, oil, and newspaper empires.
by Jack Herer 1992 291 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
Waste Land
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2025
When crises travel instantly but solutions stall at borders, we get one unending emergency.
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Waste Land Summary
Waste Land
When crises travel instantly but solutions stall at borders, we get one unending emergency.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2025 224 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
How to Tell When We Will Die
by Johanna Hedva • 2024
The body fails. That's the truth ableism hides. A manifesto for those already living it.
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How to Tell When We Will Die Summary
How to Tell When We Will Die
The body fails. That's the truth ableism hides. A manifesto for those already living it.
by Johanna Hedva 2024 384 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
by Muhammad Iqbal • 1934
Islam's spirit is empirical, not static; a proof that it demands continuous renewal.
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The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam Summary
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
Islam's spirit is empirical, not static; a proof that it demands continuous renewal.
by Muhammad Iqbal 1934 252 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
by Yuen Yuen Ang • 2016
China grew rich using the very governance flaws that experts said would doom it.
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410
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap Summary
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China grew rich using the very governance flaws that experts said would doom it.
by Yuen Yuen Ang 2016 503 pages
4.30
410 ratings
The Geopolitics of Emotion
by Dominique Moïsi • 2008
Oil and armies are not what drive nations. The real forces: fear, hope, and humiliation.
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The Geopolitics of Emotion Summary
The Geopolitics of Emotion
Oil and armies are not what drive nations. The real forces: fear, hope, and humiliation.
by Dominique Moïsi 2008 176 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
A World of Three Zeros
by Muhammad Yunus • 2017
Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.
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A World of Three Zeros Summary
A World of Three Zeros
Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.
by Muhammad Yunus 2017 304 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Gaga Feminism
by J. Jack Halberstam • 2012
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
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Gaga Feminism Summary
Gaga Feminism
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
by J. Jack Halberstam 2012 232 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
Political Tribes
by Amy Chua • 2018
Vietnam, Iraq, and now America: the tribal instinct that loses wars is consuming us at home.
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Political Tribes Summary
Political Tribes
Vietnam, Iraq, and now America: the tribal instinct that loses wars is consuming us at home.
by Amy Chua 2018 293 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
The Glass Cage
by Nicholas Carr • 2014
The more machines take over, the less we can do ourselves: automation's hidden trade-off.
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The Glass Cage Summary
The Glass Cage
The more machines take over, the less we can do ourselves: automation's hidden trade-off.
by Nicholas Carr 2014 288 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Maldita Roma
by Santiago Posteguillo • 2023
Julius Caesar's rise from exile to power demands a price paid in love and blood.
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Maldita Roma Summary
Maldita Roma
Julius Caesar's rise from exile to power demands a price paid in love and blood.
by Santiago Posteguillo 2023 896 pages
4.68
8k+ ratings
The Obamas
by Jodi Kantor • 2011
Round one went to Washington: how the Obamas' marriage survived the presidency's first two years.
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2k+
The Obamas Summary
The Obamas
Round one went to Washington: how the Obamas' marriage survived the presidency's first two years.
by Jodi Kantor 2011
3.69
2k+ ratings
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
by Steven Runciman • 1951
Byzantine weakness, noble greed, and mass piety collided to forge a fragile Crusader kingdom.
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A History of the Crusades, Volume 1 Summary
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
Byzantine weakness, noble greed, and mass piety collided to forge a fragile Crusader kingdom.
by Steven Runciman 1951 394 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Slavoj Zizek
by Tony Myers • 2003
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
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266
Slavoj Zizek Summary
Slavoj Zizek
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
by Tony Myers 2003 160 pages
3.82
266 ratings
X Saves the World
by Jeff Gordinier • 2008
The slacker generation you forgot about quietly built your digital world, one micro-fix at a time.
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500+
X Saves the World Summary
X Saves the World
The slacker generation you forgot about quietly built your digital world, one micro-fix at a time.
by Jeff Gordinier 2008 224 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
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