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 Palestinian Delusion
The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process
History
Politics
Israel
The Triumph of Doubt
Dark Money and the Science of Deception
Science
Politics
History
Numbers Don't Lie
71 Things You Need to Know About the World
Science
History
Economics
Paper Girl
A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
Memoir
History
Biography
Ultrasociety
How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Edge of Honor
A Thriller
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Thirst for Annihilation
Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Except for Palestine
The Limits of Progressive Politics
Politics
History
Social Justice
The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One
How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry
Economics
History
Finance
A Class of Their Own
Adventures in Tutoring the Super-Rich
Biography
Politics
Memoir
How Progress Ends
Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations
Economics
Business
History
The Infernal Machine
A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
History
True Crime
Crime
Free Speech
A History from Socrates to Social Media
History
Politics
Philosophy
A Concise History of the Middle East
History
Middle East
Politics
Buckley
The Life and the Revolution That Changed America
Biography
Politics
History
Palestine
A Four Thousand Year History
History
Middle East
Politics
How to Lose a Country
The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship
Politics
History
Sociology
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
The Munk Debates
Philosophy
Science
Politics
The President Is Missing
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
There Was and There Was Not
A Journey through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond
History
Memoir
Travel
A First-Rate Madness
Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
Psychology
History
Politics
The Strategy of Denial
American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict
Politics
China
History
How to Reform Capitalism
Economics
Philosophy
Money
Covert Regime Change
America's Secret Cold War
History
Politics
International Relations
White Rage
The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
History
Race
Politics
Me and White Supremacy
Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Race
Anti Racist
Social Justice
The Problem of Twelve
When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything
Economics
Business
Finance
House of Cards
Thriller
Politics
Mystery
Who Rules the World?
Politics
History
Philosophy
Deadliest Enemy
Our War Against Killer Germs
Science
Health
Medical
Hellhound on His Trail
The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
History
True Crime
Biography
Children of the Matrix
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World
A Concise History
China
History
Biography
Hegemony How-To
A Roadmap for Radicals
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
Fight for Liberty
Defending Democracy in the Age of Trump
Politics
History
Trail of Tears
The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
History
Native American
American History
The Secret Destiny of America
History
Occult
Philosophy
A Black Women's History of the United States
History
Race
Feminism
The Profession
Thriller
Military Fiction
Science Fiction
The Tech Coup
How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
Politics
Technology
Business
Influence Empire
The Story of Tencent and China's Tech Ambition
Business
China
Technology
How to Talk to a Science Denier
Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason
Science
Psychology
Politics
The Certainty Illusion
What You Don't Know and Why It Matters
Science
Psychology
Politics
The Fort Bragg Cartel
Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces
History
True Crime
Crime
The Scramble for Africa
The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
History
Africa
World History
Franchise
The Golden Arches in Black America
History
Business
Race
Blood and Iron
The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918
History
Germany
European History
The Age of Reason
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
Murder in the White House
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Deep Undercover
My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America
History
Biography
Espionage
