Politics
Power flows through the halls of government and the pages of these books, where visionary leaders, economic forces, and social movements shape our world. Here you'll find penetrating analyses of political systems and ideologies alongside intimate portraits of the brilliant minds who've changed history through revolution, reform, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Politics Book Summaries
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
History
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
Economics
History
Business
Case Closed
Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
History
True Crime
American History
The Future of Violence
Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones: Confronting A New Age of Threat
Politics
Technology
Military Fiction
Classics of Public Administration
Political Science
Textbooks
School
Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
Politics
Economics
History
Angela Merkel
Europe's Most Influential Leader
Biography
Politics
History
Glass House
The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Politics
History
Economics
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
Biography
Politics
Essays
The Gates of Gaza
A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands
Israel
History
Memoir
Good Reasonable People
The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide
Politics
Psychology
History
The American Presidency
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
American History
Tomatoland
How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
Food
Science
History
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
The Theological Origins of Modernity
Philosophy
History
Theology
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
Lifehouse
Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire
Politics
Social Justice
Self Help
المراقبة السائلة
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
Freedom Farmers
Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
History
Food
Race
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
History
True Crime
Politics
American Marxism
Politics
History
Philosophy
Cheaper, Faster, Better
How We’ll Win the Climate War
Environment
Science
Economics
Blessed Unrest
How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming
Environment
Sustainability
Activism
Manifesting Justice
Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
Politics
History
True Crime
The Coming China Wars
Where They Will Be Fought And How They Can Be Won
China
Politics
History
Passwords
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
We Are the Change We Seek
The Speeches of Barack Obama
Politics
History
Biography
Concrete Economics
The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
Economics
History
Finance
How Tyrants Fall
And How Nations Survive
Politics
History
Philosophy
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
Race
Anti Racist
Social Justice
SCUM Manifesto
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
Kids These Days
Human Capital and the Making of Millennials
Economics
Sociology
Politics
The New Rules of War
Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
Military Fiction
Politics
War
Why Most Things Fail
Evolution, Extinction and Economics
Economics
Business
Science
Extrastatecraft
The Power of Infrastructure Space
Architecture
Politics
Theory
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
China
Politics
History
The Gulag Archipelago
History
Russia
Politics
How to Be a Dictator
The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
History
Politics
Psychology
The Ministry of Common Sense
How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS
Business
Management
Leadership
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Case for Colonialism
History
Politics
Economics
The New Feminist Agenda
Feminism
Womens Studies
Politics
Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
Politics
History
Philosophy
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?
Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World
Education
China
Politics
Progress - Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
Economics
History
Politics
Dragnet Nation
A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance
Politics
Technology
Science
Nation of Rebels
Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
The Lazarus Heist
From Hollywood to High Finance: Inside North Korea's Global Cyber War
History
True Crime
Politics
We Are the Weather
Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Liberal Tradition in America
Politics
History
American History
