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The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy Summary
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy
by Christopher Lasch 1995 276 pages
3.98
1.4K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
A Black Women's History of the United States Summary
A Black Women's History of the United States
by Daina Ramey Berry 2020 273 pages
4.29
3.6K ratings
History
Race
Feminism
Palestine Summary
Palestine
A Four Thousand Year History
by Nur Masalha 2018 304 pages
4.02
1.2K ratings
History
Middle East
Politics
The President Is Missing Summary
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton 2018 513 pages
3.86
125.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Franchise Summary
Franchise
The Golden Arches in Black America
by Marcia Chatelain 2020 336 pages
3.83
1.7K ratings
History
Business
Race
Me and White Supremacy Summary
Me and White Supremacy
Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
by Layla F. Saad 2020 238 pages
4.33
30.3K ratings
Race
Anti Racist
Social Justice
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? Summary
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
The Munk Debates
by Steven Pinker 2016 128 pages
3.34
1.7K ratings
Philosophy
Science
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Hellhound on His Trail Summary
Hellhound on His Trail
The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
by Hampton Sides 2010 397 pages
4.34
14.2K ratings
History
True Crime
Biography
Fifth Sun Summary
Fifth Sun
A New History of the Aztecs
by Camilla Townsend 2019 336 pages
4.09
5.1K ratings
History
Historical
World History
Wiser Summary
Wiser
Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014 272 pages
3.62
428 ratings
Psychology
Business
Politics
How to Lose a Country Summary
How to Lose a Country
The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship
by Ece Temelkuran 2019 289 pages
4.04
2.2K ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
The Victory of Reason Summary
The Victory of Reason
How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
by Rodney Stark 2005 304 pages
3.99
899 ratings
History
Religion
Christianity
The Problem of Twelve Summary
The Problem of Twelve
When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything
by John Coates 2023 190 pages
3.53
163 ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
The Art of Always Being Right Summary
The Art of Always Being Right
by Arthur Schopenhauer 2004 138 pages
3.51
18.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Classics
A First-Rate Madness Summary
A First-Rate Madness
Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
by S. Nassir Ghaemi 2011 340 pages
3.73
4.4K ratings
Psychology
History
Politics
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps Summary
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
by Ben Shapiro 2020 288 pages
4.08
5.0K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
How to Talk to a Science Denier Summary
How to Talk to a Science Denier
Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason
by Lee McIntyre 2021 264 pages
3.87
990 ratings
Science
Psychology
Politics
The Souls of Black Folk Summary
The Souls of Black Folk
by W.E.B. Du Bois 1996 288 pages
4.31
44.6K ratings
History
Classics
Race
Hegemony How-To Summary
Hegemony How-To
A Roadmap for Radicals
by Jonathan Smucker 2017 290 pages
4.24
436 ratings
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
Fanged Noumena Summary
Fanged Noumena
Collected Writings, 1987–2007
by Nick Land 2011 666 pages
3.85
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
United States of Distraction Summary
United States of Distraction
Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It)
by Mickey Huff 2019 248 pages
3.74
112 ratings
Politics
History
American
The Profession Summary
The Profession
by Steven Pressfield 2011 336 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Science Fiction
Murder in the White House Summary
Murder in the White House
by Margaret Truman 2001 262 pages
3.76
3.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Red Roulette Summary
Red Roulette
An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
by Desmond Shum 2021
3.91
6.3K ratings
China
Politics
Business
Edge of Honor Summary
Edge of Honor
A Thriller
by Brad Thor 2025 336 pages
4.46
8.4K ratings
Thriller
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Mystery
Wars and Capital (Semiotext Summary
Wars and Capital (Semiotext
by Éric Alliez 2018 453 pages
3.89
27 ratings
Philosophy
War
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Ethics Summary
Ethics
by Baruch Spinoza 2005 186 pages
4.1
21.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Religion
Losing Our Religion Summary
Losing Our Religion
An Altar Call for Evangelical America
by Russell D. Moore 2023 272 pages
4.31
2.5K ratings
Religion
Politics
Christian
Paper Girl Summary
Paper Girl
A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
by Beth Macy 2025 368 pages
4.16
1.5K ratings
Memoir
History
Biography
Authoritarian Nightmare Summary
Authoritarian Nightmare
Trump and His Followers
by John W. Dean 2020 368 pages
4.15
869 ratings
Politics
Psychology
History
The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays Summary
The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays
by Richard M. Ebeling 1996 125 pages
4.16
601 ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
Deadliest Enemy Summary
Deadliest Enemy
Our War Against Killer Germs
by Michael T. Osterholm 2017 352 pages
4.33
3.4K ratings
Science
Health
Medical
Deep Undercover Summary
Deep Undercover
My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America
by Jack Barsky 2017 352 pages
4.08
2.7K ratings
History
Biography
Espionage
Against the Machine Summary
Against the Machine
On the Unmaking of Humanity
by Paul Kingsnorth 2025 366 pages
4.22
557 ratings
Philosophy
Technology
Politics
The Thirst for Annihilation Summary
The Thirst for Annihilation
Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism
by Nick Land 1992 248 pages
3.98
602 ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Radical Inclusion Summary
Radical Inclusion
What the Post-9/11 World Should Have Taught Us About Leadership
by Martin E. Dempsey 2018 176 pages
3.96
559 ratings
Leadership
Business
Military Fiction
The Age of Reason Summary
The Age of Reason
by Thomas Paine 2007 180 pages
4.12
9.4K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
Trail of Tears Summary
Trail of Tears
The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
by John Ehle 1988 424 pages
4.12
4.5K ratings
History
Native American
American History
Influence Empire Summary
Influence Empire
The Story of Tencent and China's Tech Ambition
by Lulu Yilun Chen 2022 320 pages
3.94
940 ratings
Business
China
Technology
Fed Up Summary
Fed Up
Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
by Gemma Hartley 2018 272 pages
3.71
3.7K ratings
Feminism
Self Help
Womens
The Ministry for the Future Summary
The Ministry for the Future
by Kim Stanley Robinson 2020 563 pages
3.86
41.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Climate Change
Environment
1916 Summary
1916
A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
by Morgan Llywelyn 1999 576 pages
4.08
4.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
Outclassed Summary
Outclassed
How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back
by Joan C. Williams 2025 368 pages
4.11
172 ratings
Politics
Economics
Spy Schools Summary
Spy Schools
How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities
by Daniel Golden 2017 352 pages
3.56
314 ratings
History
Politics
Education
Blood and Iron Summary
Blood and Iron
The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918
by Katja Hoyer 2021 256 pages
4.15
3.4K ratings
History
Germany
European History
The Certainty Illusion Summary
The Certainty Illusion
What You Don't Know and Why It Matters
by Timothy Caulfield 2025 312 pages
3.97
467 ratings
Science
Psychology
Politics
Code Warriors Summary
Code Warriors
NSA's Code Breakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union
by Stephen Budiansky 2016 416 pages
3.72
751 ratings
History
Espionage
Politics
Smoke and Ashes Summary
Smoke and Ashes
A Writer's Journey through Opium's Hidden Histories
by Amitav Ghosh 2023 417 pages
4.06
1.6K ratings
History
China
India
Intellectual Property Summary
Intellectual Property
A Very Short Introduction
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2017 144 pages
3.94
172 ratings
Law
Economics
Politics
The Tech Coup Summary
The Tech Coup
How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
by Marietje Schaake 2024 336 pages
3.79
375 ratings
Politics
Technology
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