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
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
Politics
History
International Relations
Cheaper, Faster, Better
How We’ll Win the Climate War
Environment
Science
Economics
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
In Defense of Open Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Habsburgs
To Rule the World
History
European History
Biography
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Business
Finance
Economics
City of Gold
Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
History
Middle East
Politics
Portfolios of the Poor
How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day
Economics
Business
Poverty
Arguing with Zombies
Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
Economics
Politics
Business
Tell Your Children
The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
Science
Health
Politics
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
Political Philosophy
A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
On Palestine
Politics
History
Middle East
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Politics
Economics
History
Prisoner
My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison―Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out
Memoir
Iran
Biography
The Audacity to Win
The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory
Politics
History
Biography
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
Economics
Finance
Business
Hatred of Democracy
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World
History
Economics
Business
The Third Revolution
Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
China
Politics
History
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
Philosophy
Politics
History
Concrete Economics
The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
Economics
History
Finance
The Age of Grievance
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Not for Sale
The Return of the Global Slave Trade—and How We Can Fight It
Social Justice
Politics
History
Yemen
Dancing on the Heads of Snakes
History
Politics
Cultural
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
Verses for a Despotic Age
Poetry
Humor
Politics
Black Flags
The Rise of ISIS
History
Politics
War
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics
Economics
Business
Finance
Firefighting
The Financial Crisis and Its Lessons
Economics
Finance
Business
The Overton Window
Thriller
Politics
Mystery
Last to Eat, Last to Learn
My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women
Memoir
Biography
Feminism
Everything for Everyone
The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy
Economics
Politics
Business
Confidence Man
The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
Politics
Biography
History
Blowout
Politics
History
Economics
Mask Off
Masculinity Redefined
Feminism
Politics
Gender
The Future of Violence
Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones: Confronting A New Age of Threat
Politics
Technology
Military Fiction
Sex Matters
How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense
Feminism
Sociology
Politics
UFOs and the National Security State
The Cover-up Exposed 1973-1991
History
Paranormal
Conspiracy Theories
The Underground Girls of Kabul
In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
History
Feminism
Book Club
From Here to Equality
Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
History
Politics
Race
Some People Need Killing
A Memoir of Murder in My Country
History
Memoir
Politics
Homage to Catalonia
History
Politics
Classics
The First Family Detail
Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents
History
Politics
Presidents
Conspirituality
How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
Politics
Psychology
Science
Keeping the Republic
Saving America by Trusting Americans
Politics
Biography
Government
How to Change the World
Philosophy
Self Help
Politics
The Forgotten Man
A New History of the Great Depression
History
Economics
Politics
The Years That Matter Most
How College Makes or Breaks Us
Education
Sociology
College
Global Capitalism
Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century
Economics
History
Politics
Our Choice
A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
Science
Environment
Climate Change
