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
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
History
Brazil
Biography
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
History
Politics
Espionage
New Abnormal
The Rise of the Biomedical Security State
Politics
Health
Medical
Essays on the Great Depression
Economics
History
Finance
Steal This Book
Politics
History
Philosophy
A State of Fear
How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Politics
Psychology
History
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
Economics
Finance
Politics
Frenemies
The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business
Business
Technology
Psychology
Twilight of American Sanity
A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump
Politics
Psychology
History
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
History
World War II
Politics
Coming Apart
The State of White America, 1960-2010
Politics
History
Sociology
How to Win a Cosmic War
God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
Religion
Politics
History
Davos Man
How the Billionaires Devoured the World
Politics
Economics
Business
Obama
From Promise to Power
Biography
Politics
History
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
Scientific Habits of Mind
Science
Psychology
Politics
The Inevitability of Tragedy
Henry Kissinger and His World
History
Politics
Biography
Interventions 2020
Essays
Politics
France
Eastward to Tartary
Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
Travel
History
Politics
Manifesta
Young Women, Feminism, and the Future
Feminism
Gender
Politics
Full Frontal Feminism
Feminism
Gender Studies
Gender
The Anarchist in the Library
How the Clash Between Freedom and Control Is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System
Library Science
Technology
Politics
No. More. Plastic.
What you can do to make a difference
Environment
Sustainability
Science
Zoned in the USA
The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
Urban Planning
Urbanism
History
Pakistan on the Brink
The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Politics
Pakistan
History
Democracy at Work
A Cure for Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Case for Trump
Politics
History
Biography
How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place
Economics
Politics
Business
The Great Tech Game
How Technology Is Shaping Geopolitics and the Destiny of Nations
Politics
Technology
Science
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy
Politics
Science
Technology
The Campaign Manager
Running and Winning Local Elections
Politics
Political Science
Reference
Empire of Debt
The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Politics
Two Sides of the Moon
Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
Space
History
Biography
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong
The Case for Personal Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
Law
In Service of the Republic
The Art and Science of Economic Policy
Economics
India
Politics
Anti-Pluralism
The Populist Threat to Liberal Democracy
Politics
Political Science
Philosophy
Meltdown
A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and the Government Bailout Will Make Things Worse
Economics
Politics
History
Japan Story
History
Japan
Asia
Crisis and Command
A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush
History
Politics
Presidents
Bull by the Horns
Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
Economics
Finance
Business
Groupthink
A Study in Self Delusion
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Politics
History
Economics
The Rage of a Privileged Class
Race
Sociology
Politics
George Washington
Biography
History
Presidents
Under the Influence
Putting Peer Pressure to Work
Psychology
Economics
Sociology
How Judges Think
Law
Politics
Psychology
Excellent Daughters
The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World
Feminism
Politics
History
On Fascism
History
Politics
Race
Vanishing Frontiers
The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Politics
Business
History
The Muslims are Coming!
Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror
Politics
Islam
Religion
Power to the Public
The Promise of Public Interest Technology
Politics
Technology
Government
