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Environmental Economics Summary
Environmental Economics
A Very Short Introduction
by Stephen Smith 2011 136 pages
3.61
223 ratings
Economics
Environment
Science
American Kompromat Summary
American Kompromat
How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery
by Craig Unger 2021 368 pages
3.91
932 ratings
Politics
History
Espionage
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Summary
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?
Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World
by Yong Zhao 2014 272 pages
3.93
197 ratings
Education
China
Politics
The Listening Society Summary
The Listening Society
A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book One
by Hanzi Freinacht 2017 475 pages
4.52
373 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Angela Merkel Summary
Angela Merkel
Europe's Most Influential Leader
by Matt Qvortrup 2016 376 pages
3.77
369 ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Drawdown Summary
Drawdown
The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
by Paul Hawken 2017 240 pages
4.40
4.3K ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Silent Coup Summary
Silent Coup
How Corporations Overthrew Democracy
by Claire Provost 2023 296 pages
4.36
188 ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Delay, Deny, Defend Summary
Delay, Deny, Defend
Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It
by Jay M. Feinman 2010 256 pages
4.06
577 ratings
Politics
Business
History
المراقبة السائلة Summary
المراقبة السائلة
by Zygmunt Bauman 2012 160 pages
3.79
474 ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils
Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza
by Eyal Weizman 2012 208 pages
4.20
209 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Summary
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
by Henry David Thoreau 1866 188 pages
4.06
17.5K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
COVID-19 Summary
COVID-19
The Great Reset
by Klaus Schwab 2020 280 pages
2.69
1.7K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
International Relations Summary
International Relations
A Very Short Introduction
by Paul Wilkinson 2007 160 pages
3.32
738 ratings
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
The Price of Time Summary
The Price of Time
by Edward Chancellor 2022 432 pages
4.16
2.6K ratings
Economics
Finance
History
The False White Gospel Summary
The False White Gospel
Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
by Jim Wallis 2024 286 pages
4.23
706 ratings
Religion
Politics
Christianity
Has the West Lost It? Summary
Has the West Lost It?
A Provocation
by Kishore Mahbubani 2018 112 pages
3.70
931 ratings
Politics
China
History
Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing Summary
Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing
by David Leser 2019 336 pages
4.03
441 ratings
Feminism
Australia
History
One Person, No Vote Summary
One Person, No Vote
How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
by Carol Anderson 2018 288 pages
4.39
3.3K ratings
Politics
History
Race
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World Summary
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
by Chris Stewart 2011 320 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
History
Historical
Politics
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy Summary
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by John Rawls 2007 496 pages
4.13
282 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Edifice Complex Summary
The Edifice Complex
How the Rich and Powerful--and Their Architects--Shape the World
by Deyan Sudjic 2005 403 pages
3.78
345 ratings
Architecture
Politics
Urban Studies
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens
Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don't
by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018 240 pages
3.74
152 ratings
Politics
Social Change
Sociology
Arrest-Proof Yourself Summary
Arrest-Proof Yourself
An Ex-Cop Reveals How Easy It Is for Anyone to Get Arrested, How Even a Single Arrest Could Ruin Your Life, and What to Do If the Police Get in Your Face
by Dale C. Carson 2007 288 pages
3.77
318 ratings
Self Help
Law
Survival
The Utopia of Rules Summary
The Utopia of Rules
On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
by David Graeber 2013 261 pages
4.02
6.2K ratings
Politics
Anthropology
History
The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
by Aaron Swartz 2015 359 pages
4.19
467 ratings
Biography
Politics
Essays
Wildland Summary
Wildland
The Making of America's Fury
by Evan Osnos 2021 465 pages
4.23
2.0K ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
How Migration Really Works Summary
How Migration Really Works
A Factful Guide to the Most Divisive Issue in Politics
by Hein de Haas 2023 436 pages
4.38
1.6K ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation
A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance
by Julia Angwin 2014 304 pages
3.67
654 ratings
Politics
Technology
Science
The Democracy Project Summary
The Democracy Project
A History, a Crisis, a Movement
by David Graeber 2013 352 pages
4.09
1.7K ratings
Politics
History
Anthropology
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Summary
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
by Bernie Sanders 2017 226 pages
3.98
2.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
Social Justice
We Are the Change We Seek Summary
We Are the Change We Seek
The Speeches of Barack Obama
by Joy-Ann Reid 2017 368 pages
4.34
550 ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The American Presidency Summary
The American Presidency
A Very Short Introduction
by Charles O. Jones 2007 192 pages
3.38
220 ratings
Politics
History
American History
Passwords Summary
Passwords
by Jean Baudrillard 2000 120 pages
3.74
389 ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Why Most Things Fail Summary
Why Most Things Fail
Evolution, Extinction and Economics
by Paul Ormerod 2005 272 pages
3.48
380 ratings
Economics
Business
Science
The Aristocracy of Talent Summary
The Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
by Adrian Wooldridge 2021 481 pages
3.88
482 ratings
History
Politics
Economics
The Liturgy of Politics Summary
The Liturgy of Politics
Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor
by Kaitlyn Schiess 2020 207 pages
4.28
1.1K ratings
Politics
Christian
Religion
The Wal-Mart Effect Summary
The Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy
by Charles Fishman 2006 352 pages
3.84
3.8K ratings
Business
Economics
History
The Sirens' Call Summary
The Sirens' Call
How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
by Christopher L. Hayes 2025 336 pages
4.05
3.1K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Technology
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You Summary
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
by Bill Maher 2024 400 pages
4.21
4.3K ratings
Humor
Politics
Comedy
The Ministry of Common Sense Summary
The Ministry of Common Sense
How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS
by Martin Lindstrom 2020 256 pages
3.62
429 ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Dignity of Difference Summary
The Dignity of Difference
How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations
by Jonathan Sacks 2002 216 pages
4.28
551 ratings
Religion
Philosophy
Judaism
After the Music Stopped Summary
After the Music Stopped
The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
by Alan S. Blinder 2013 496 pages
4.11
2.1K ratings
Economics
History
Finance
The Tyranny of Experts Summary
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
by William Easterly 2014 416 pages
3.87
1.3K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
A World Without Police Summary
A World Without Police
How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete
by Geo Maher 2021 288 pages
3.98
300 ratings
Politics
Social Justice
Sociology
The Gun Summary
The Gun
by C.J. Chivers 2010 496 pages
3.99
2.2K ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
The Ministry of Truth Summary
The Ministry of Truth
The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
by Dorian Lynskey 2019 368 pages
4.13
1.3K ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Manifesting Justice Summary
Manifesting Justice
Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
by Valena E. Beety 2022 320 pages
4.33
117 ratings
Politics
History
True Crime
Vienna Summary
Vienna
How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World
by Richard Cockett 2023 464 pages
3.94
365 ratings
History
Politics
Travel
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy Summary
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
And Other Rules to Live By
by David Mitchell 2019 264 pages
3.67
5.1K ratings
Comedy
Humor
Politics
Glass House Summary
Glass House
The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
by Brian Alexander 2017 336 pages
3.91
1.8K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
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