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The Fall of Heaven Summary
The Fall of Heaven
The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran
by Andrew Scott Cooper 2016 608 pages
4.14
816 ratings
History
Iran
Politics
The House of Rothschild, Vol 1 Summary
The House of Rothschild, Vol 1
Money's Prophets, 1798-1848
by Niall Ferguson 1998 544 pages
3.88
1.7K ratings
History
Biography
Finance
LikeWar Summary
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
by P.W. Singer 2018 416 pages
4.27
3.2K ratings
Politics
Technology
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The Identity Trap Summary
The Identity Trap
A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
by Yascha Mounk 2023 414 pages
4.06
2.0K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
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Of Boys and Men Summary
Of Boys and Men
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
by Richard V. Reeves 2022 298 pages
4.05
8.6K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Parenting
The True Believer Summary
The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
by Eric Hoffer 1951 177 pages
4.20
11.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
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Rise of the Robots Summary
Rise of the Robots
Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
by Martin Ford 2015 352 pages
3.97
9.4K ratings
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The Culture Code Summary
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
by Clotaire Rapaille 2006 208 pages
3.94
3.8K ratings
Business
Psychology
Cultural
From Plassey to Partition Summary
From Plassey to Partition
A History of Modern India
by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay 2004 523 pages
4.20
1.1K ratings
History
India
Academics
Logically Fallacious Summary
Logically Fallacious
The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies - Academic Edition
by Bo Bennett 2012 460 pages
3.85
596 ratings
Philosophy
Logic
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Making Sense Summary
Making Sense
by Sam Harris 2020
4.13
2.1K ratings
Philosophy
Science
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The Big Con Summary
The Big Con
How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies
by Mariana Mazzucato 2023 352 pages
3.62
1.8K ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Summary
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins 2004 303 pages
3.87
38.7K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Thank You for Smoking Summary
Thank You for Smoking
by Christopher Buckley 1994 272 pages
3.94
12.9K ratings
Humor
Contemporary
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Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 1957 1168 pages
3.69
401.0K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
Shape Summary
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse
by Jordan Ellenberg 2021 480 pages
3.73
2.0K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Politics
The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric
by Aristotle 292 pages
3.88
6.5K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
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The Climate Book Summary
The Climate Book
The Facts and the Solutions
by Greta Thunberg 2022 464 pages
4.40
2.9K ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Summary
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
or, How Capitalism Worksβ€”and How It Fails
by Yanis Varoufakis 2013 224 pages
4.13
19.6K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The Divide Summary
The Divide
A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
by Jason Hickel 2017 368 pages
4.62
3.5K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Armchair Economist Summary
Armchair Economist
Economics & Everyday Life
by Steven E. Landsburg 1993 256 pages
3.74
4.0K ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
How the Word Is Passed Summary
How the Word Is Passed
A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
by Clint Smith 2021 336 pages
4.71
37.3K ratings
History
Race
Social Justice
Invisible Doctrine Summary
Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism
by George Monbiot 2024 224 pages
4.41
1.7K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Drug Use for Grown-Ups Summary
Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear
by Carl L. Hart 2021 304 pages
4.02
4.5K ratings
Science
Psychology
Politics
The Science of Fear Summary
The Science of Fear
Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger
by Daniel Gardner 2008 339 pages
3.97
5.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Politics
The Anarchy Summary
The Anarchy
The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
by William Dalrymple 2019 544 pages
4.20
16.9K ratings
History
India
Politics
Eichmann in Jerusalem Summary
Eichmann in Jerusalem
A Report on the Banality of Evil
by Hannah Arendt 1963 312 pages
4.20
30.8K ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Case Against Education Summary
The Case Against Education
Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
by Bryan Caplan 2018 416 pages
3.95
2.0K ratings
Education
Economics
Politics
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism
A Manifesto
by Legacy Russell 2020 178 pages
3.79
2.5K ratings
Feminism
Theory
Philosophy
Banker to the Poor Summary
Banker to the Poor
Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
by Muhammad Yunus 1991 289 pages
4.12
10.3K ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
House of Huawei Summary
House of Huawei
The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
by Eva Dou 2025 448 pages
3.91
566 ratings
China
Business
History
Lincoln on Leadership Summary
Lincoln on Leadership
Executive Strategies for Tough Times
by Donald T. Phillips 1993 193 pages
4.15
7.5K ratings
Leadership
Business
History
The Golden Road Summary
The Golden Road
How Ancient India Transformed the World
by William Dalrymple 2024 432 pages
4.18
1.4K ratings
History
India
Politics
Google Archipelago Summary
Google Archipelago
The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom
by Michael Rectenwald 2019 216 pages
3.84
119 ratings
Politics
Technology
Cultural
The Future of Geography Summary
The Future of Geography
How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
by Tim Marshall 2023 256 pages
3.92
6.0K ratings
Politics
Geography
History
What Went Wrong with Capitalism Summary
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
by Ruchir Sharma 2024 384 pages
3.91
462 ratings
Economics
Politics
History
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith 1776 1076 pages
3.88
34.2K ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Classics
Speechless Summary
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
by Michael J. Knowles 2021 383 pages
4.25
2.8K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Boomerang Summary
Boomerang
Travels in the New Third World
by Michael Lewis 2011 218 pages
3.90
46.8K ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
The Genius of Israel Summary
The Genius of Israel
The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World
by Dan Senor 2023 336 pages
4.38
1.1K ratings
Israel
History
Jewish
The Starfish and the Spider Summary
The Starfish and the Spider
The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
by Ori Brafman 2006 240 pages
3.83
6.2K ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Myth of Islamic Tolerance Summary
The Myth of Islamic Tolerance
How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims
by Robert Spencer 2005 594 pages
3.68
62 ratings
Islam
Politics
Religion
Capitalism in America Summary
Capitalism in America
An Economic History of the United States
by Alan Greenspan 2018 496 pages
4.07
2.2K ratings
Economics
History
Business
From Dictatorship to Democracy Summary
From Dictatorship to Democracy
by Gene Sharp 1993 93 pages
3.82
2.0K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Sane Society Summary
The Sane Society
by Erich Fromm 1955 386 pages
4.25
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Second Founding Summary
The Second Founding
How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
by Eric Foner 2019 224 pages
4.23
2.5K ratings
History
American History
Civil War
Fake Law Summary
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
by The Secret Barrister 2020 400 pages
4.20
4.7K ratings
Law
Politics
Crime
Iran Awakening Summary
Iran Awakening
A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
by Shirin Ebadi 2006 232 pages
4.17
5.6K ratings
Iran
Memoir
History
You Talkin' To Me? Summary
You Talkin' To Me?
Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
by Sam Leith 2011 256 pages
3.75
1.6K ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Language
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World Summary
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
A Handbook for Personal Liberty
by Harry Browne 1973 387 pages
4.06
1.5K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Politics
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