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The United States Of America Book Summaries

Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love
by Marcia Naomi Berger • 2014
A weekly 30-minute meeting with a fixed agenda: the practice that outlasts every good intention.
4.07
208
Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love Summary
Immersive
Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love
A weekly 30-minute meeting with a fixed agenda: the practice that outlasts every good intention.
by Marcia Naomi Berger 2014 232 pages
4.07
208 ratings
One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
4.42
500+
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022 432 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Martin Eden
by Jack London • 1909
A sailor meets a refined girl and destroys himself trying to become worthy of her love.
4.48
56k+
Martin Eden Summary
Martin Eden
A sailor meets a refined girl and destroys himself trying to become worthy of her love.
by Jack London 1909 480 pages
4.48
56k+ ratings
Killing Hope
by William Blum • 1995
For forty years, the CIA overthrew governments across the globe. The full ledger is in one book.
4.27
2k+
Killing Hope Summary
Killing Hope
For forty years, the CIA overthrew governments across the globe. The full ledger is in one book.
by William Blum 1995 469 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Colossus
by Niall Ferguson • 2004
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
3.58
2k+
Colossus Summary
Colossus
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
by Niall Ferguson 2004 417 pages
3.58
2k+ ratings
Fire and Fury
by Michael Wolff • 2018
Bannon versus the family. Cable news versus the briefings. The West Wing as it actually ran.
3.44
77k+
Fire and Fury Summary
Fire and Fury
Bannon versus the family. Cable news versus the briefings. The West Wing as it actually ran.
by Michael Wolff 2018 336 pages
3.44
77k+ ratings
Monopoly Capital
by Paul A. Baran • 1966
A surplus the system cannot absorb: monopoly capitalism's real engine is not production, but waste.
4.20
276
Monopoly Capital Summary
Monopoly Capital
A surplus the system cannot absorb: monopoly capitalism's real engine is not production, but waste.
by Paul A. Baran 1966 416 pages
4.20
276 ratings
On Boxing
by Joyce Carol Oates • 1987
A novelist finds that inside the ring, pain, time, and masculinity obey different laws.
3.89
1k+
On Boxing Summary
On Boxing
A novelist finds that inside the ring, pain, time, and masculinity obey different laws.
by Joyce Carol Oates 1987 304 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
A Century of War
by F. William Engdahl • 1992
How Anglo-American elites controlled oil to engineer a century of wars and financial crises.
4.20
480
A Century of War Summary
A Century of War
How Anglo-American elites controlled oil to engineer a century of wars and financial crises.
by F. William Engdahl 1992 312 pages
4.20
480 ratings
The Politics Industry
by Katherine M. Gehl • 2020
Two parties rigged the political market. One election redesign can open it.
4.30
500+
The Politics Industry Summary
The Politics Industry
Two parties rigged the political market. One election redesign can open it.
by Katherine M. Gehl 2020 272 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
by John Fante • 1938
Starving in a Colorado shack, an Italian bricklayer abandons his family for a widow's bed.
4.10
14k+
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Summary
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
Starving in a Colorado shack, an Italian bricklayer abandons his family for a widow's bed.
by John Fante 1938 266 pages
4.10
14k+ ratings
JFK's Forgotten Crisis
by Bruce Riedel • 2015
A CIA shadow war in Tibet helped spark the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Asia never recovered.
4.17
445
JFK's Forgotten Crisis Summary
JFK's Forgotten Crisis
A CIA shadow war in Tibet helped spark the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Asia never recovered.
by Bruce Riedel 2015 177 pages
4.17
445 ratings
Hypnotizing Maria
by Richard Bach • 2009
After a midair rescue, a pilot crosses America with a hypnotist to see how belief shapes reality.
3.66
1k+
Hypnotizing Maria Summary
Hypnotizing Maria
After a midair rescue, a pilot crosses America with a hypnotist to see how belief shapes reality.
by Richard Bach 2009 160 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Deliver Me from Nowhere
by Warren Zanes • 2023
Why Bruce Springsteen's darkest album was a home demo he never meant to release.
4.33
4k+
Deliver Me from Nowhere Summary
Deliver Me from Nowhere
Why Bruce Springsteen's darkest album was a home demo he never meant to release.
by Warren Zanes 2023 320 pages
4.33
4k+ ratings
Rogue State
by William Blum • 2000
The world's leading democracy has overthrown forty governments since 1945, calling it freedom.
3.97
500+
Rogue State Summary
Rogue State
The world's leading democracy has overthrown forty governments since 1945, calling it freedom.
by William Blum 2000 393 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
A Renegade History of the United States
by Thaddeus Russell • 2010
America's founders feared pleasure. Its drunkards, prostitutes, and gangsters made freedom real.
3.81
1k+
A Renegade History of the United States Summary
A Renegade History of the United States
America's founders feared pleasure. Its drunkards, prostitutes, and gangsters made freedom real.
by Thaddeus Russell 2010 400 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
House of Bush, House of Saud
by Craig Unger • 2004
Oil, covert wars, and a revolving door: the Bush-Saudi alliance that 9/11 nearly destroyed.
3.91
1k+
House of Bush, House of Saud Summary
House of Bush, House of Saud
Oil, covert wars, and a revolving door: the Bush-Saudi alliance that 9/11 nearly destroyed.
by Craig Unger 2004 384 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Case for Trump
by Victor Davis Hanson • 2019
Trump was the symptom of an establishment that had failed its own voters for decades.
4.21
1k+
The Case for Trump Summary
The Case for Trump
Trump was the symptom of an establishment that had failed its own voters for decades.
by Victor Davis Hanson 2019 400 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Republic for Which It Stands
by Richard White • 2017
America rebuilt itself after 1865 into something no one voted for. A history of broken promises.
4.16
1k+
The Republic for Which It Stands Summary
The Republic for Which It Stands
America rebuilt itself after 1865 into something no one voted for. A history of broken promises.
by Richard White 2017 962 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
The End of the Myth
by Greg Grandin • 2019
How to build a property portfolio with positive cashflow, even if you've hit the borrowing wall.
4.29
3k+
The End of the Myth Summary
The End of the Myth
How to build a property portfolio with positive cashflow, even if you've hit the borrowing wall.
by Greg Grandin 2019 369 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
Hidden History
by Brian Haughton • 2007
Twelve ancient mysteries where the evidence outlasts every explanation archaeologists have offered.
3.71
233
Hidden History Summary
Hidden History
Twelve ancient mysteries where the evidence outlasts every explanation archaeologists have offered.
by Brian Haughton 2007 272 pages
3.71
233 ratings
The Truth About Trump
by Michael D'Antonio • 2015
A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.
3.54
500+
The Truth About Trump Summary
The Truth About Trump
A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.
by Michael D'Antonio 2015 550 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
The Art Of Creative Writing
by Lajos Egri • 1995
Unforgettable fiction starts with a character too insecure to walk away from their opposite.
3.67
355
The Art Of Creative Writing Summary
The Art Of Creative Writing
Unforgettable fiction starts with a character too insecure to walk away from their opposite.
by Lajos Egri 1995 224 pages
3.67
355 ratings
Amexica
by Ed Vulliamy • 2010
Drugs north, guns south: the border is its own nation, and the cartels are its government.
3.86
500+
Amexica Summary
Amexica
Drugs north, guns south: the border is its own nation, and the cartels are its government.
by Ed Vulliamy 2010 368 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Moon Palace
by Paul Auster • 1989
As the world watches the moon landing, an orphaned student starves alone in New York.
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29k+
Moon Palace Summary
Moon Palace
As the world watches the moon landing, an orphaned student starves alone in New York.
by Paul Auster 1989 320 pages
3.98
29k+ ratings
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
by Jim Marrs • 2010
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
3.91
500+
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy Summary
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
by Jim Marrs 2010 496 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
The Mammoth Book of the West
by Jon E. Lewis • 1996
Land seized, gold mined, bison slaughtered: how the real West vanished behind the myth.
3.98
137
The Mammoth Book of the West Summary
The Mammoth Book of the West
Land seized, gold mined, bison slaughtered: how the real West vanished behind the myth.
by Jon E. Lewis 1996 544 pages
3.98
137 ratings
Overthrow
by Stephen Kinzer • 2006
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
4.18
4k+
Overthrow Summary
Overthrow
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
by Stephen Kinzer 2006 384 pages
4.18
4k+ ratings
Master of Reality
by John Darnielle • 2008
The staff took his Walkman. They cannot take the Black Sabbath album inside his head.
4.07
2k+
Master of Reality Summary
Master of Reality
The staff took his Walkman. They cannot take the Black Sabbath album inside his head.
by John Darnielle 2008 112 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
[(The Coup
by Ervand Abrahamian • 2013
Oil, not communism, drove the 1953 Iran coup. Its buried logic still poisons US-Iran relations.
4.13
500+
[(The Coup Summary
[(The Coup
Oil, not communism, drove the 1953 Iran coup. Its buried logic still poisons US-Iran relations.
by Ervand Abrahamian 2013
4.13
500+ ratings
Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2018
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
2.98
7k+
Hazards of Time Travel Summary
Hazards of Time Travel
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2018 336 pages
2.98
7k+ ratings
The Management of Savagery
by Max Blumenthal • 2019
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
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500+
The Management of Savagery Summary
The Management of Savagery
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
by Max Blumenthal 2019 400 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
The Jungle Grows Back
by Robert Kagan • 2018
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
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1k+
The Jungle Grows Back Summary
The Jungle Grows Back
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
by Robert Kagan 2018 192 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Counter-Revolution of 1776
by Gerald Horne • 2014
Britain was turning against slavery. The American Revolution was the slaveholders' answer.
4.20
500+
The Counter-Revolution of 1776 Summary
The Counter-Revolution of 1776
Britain was turning against slavery. The American Revolution was the slaveholders' answer.
by Gerald Horne 2014 363 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
A Man Called White
by Walter Francis White • 1948
Blue-eyed and Black, he could pass for white, so he walked straight into lynch mobs.
4.23
48
A Man Called White Summary
A Man Called White
Blue-eyed and Black, he could pass for white, so he walked straight into lynch mobs.
by Walter Francis White 1948 392 pages
4.23
48 ratings
Race and Manifest Destiny
by Reginald Horsman • 1981
Manifest Destiny had a hidden engine: a pseudo-science that ranked races and justified conquest.
3.84
150
Race and Manifest Destiny Summary
Race and Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny had a hidden engine: a pseudo-science that ranked races and justified conquest.
by Reginald Horsman 1981 380 pages
3.84
150 ratings
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
by Robert J. Gordon • 2016
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
4.18
2k+
The Rise and Fall of American Growth Summary
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
by Robert J. Gordon 2016 784 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution
by Woody Holton • 2007
Statehouses were too soft on debtors, so the Constitution shifted power to creditors.
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500+
Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution Summary
Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution
Statehouses were too soft on debtors, so the Constitution shifted power to creditors.
by Woody Holton 2007 384 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Ask the Dust
by John Fante • 1939
An impoverished writer in 1930s Los Angeles meets a waitress whose scorn and need mirror his own.
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40k+
Ask the Dust Summary
Ask the Dust
An impoverished writer in 1930s Los Angeles meets a waitress whose scorn and need mirror his own.
by John Fante 1939 165 pages
4.10
40k+ ratings
How to Hide an Empire
by Daniel Immerwahr • 2019
The pandemic was a hoax to feed invisible entities. Next step: they merge you with machines.
4.46
22k+
How to Hide an Empire Summary
How to Hide an Empire
The pandemic was a hoax to feed invisible entities. Next step: they merge you with machines.
by Daniel Immerwahr 2019 513 pages
4.46
22k+ ratings
Cultural Backlash
by Pippa Norris • 2019
Social liberalism's growth triggered an authoritarian backlash. Trump and Brexit are its expression.
3.81
180
Cultural Backlash Summary
Cultural Backlash
Social liberalism's growth triggered an authoritarian backlash. Trump and Brexit are its expression.
by Pippa Norris 2019 554 pages
3.81
180 ratings
Great American Hypocrites
by Glenn Greenwald • 2008
Republicans win by dressing up as John Wayne while the press applauds the costume.
3.70
450
Great American Hypocrites Summary
Great American Hypocrites
Republicans win by dressing up as John Wayne while the press applauds the costume.
by Glenn Greenwald 2008 304 pages
3.70
450 ratings
Liberty and Coercion
by Gary Gerstle • 2015
Federal liberty, state coercion: the two-hundred-year paradox at the heart of American governance.
4.04
77
Liberty and Coercion Summary
Liberty and Coercion
Federal liberty, state coercion: the two-hundred-year paradox at the heart of American governance.
by Gary Gerstle 2015 472 pages
4.04
77 ratings
This Vast Southern Empire
by Matthew Karp • 2016
Why the slaveholding South pushed for a powerful state: to protect and project slavery worldwide.
4.28
500+
This Vast Southern Empire Summary
This Vast Southern Empire
Why the slaveholding South pushed for a powerful state: to protect and project slavery worldwide.
by Matthew Karp 2016 368 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
The Hell of Good Intentions
by Stephen M. Walt • 2018
After the Cold War, America tried to lead the world. It overreached, failed, and learned nothing.
4.01
500+
The Hell of Good Intentions Summary
The Hell of Good Intentions
After the Cold War, America tried to lead the world. It overreached, failed, and learned nothing.
by Stephen M. Walt 2018 400 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
The Next American Nation
by Michael Lind • 1995
Three racial orders have governed America. The fourth has no use for race at all.
3.95
87
The Next American Nation Summary
The Next American Nation
Three racial orders have governed America. The fourth has no use for race at all.
by Michael Lind 1995 448 pages
3.95
87 ratings
American Political Parties and Elections
by L. Sandy Maisel • 2016
Why your vote matters less than your zip code: the institutional rules that run American elections.
3.39
322
American Political Parties and Elections Summary
American Political Parties and Elections
Why your vote matters less than your zip code: the institutional rules that run American elections.
by L. Sandy Maisel 2016 208 pages
3.39
322 ratings
Paths Out of Dixie
by Robert Mickey • 2015
The Jim Crow South was authoritarian, not democratic. It fell along three distinct paths.
4.36
39
Paths Out of Dixie Summary
Paths Out of Dixie
The Jim Crow South was authoritarian, not democratic. It fell along three distinct paths.
by Robert Mickey 2015 584 pages
4.36
39 ratings
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
by Roberto Sirvent • 2019
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
4.08
287
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence Summary
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
by Roberto Sirvent 2019 256 pages
4.08
287 ratings
The Common Cause
by Robert G. Parkinson • 2016
Racial fear united the colonies. The propaganda outlasted the war to define American citizenship.
4.10
49
The Common Cause Summary
The Common Cause
Racial fear united the colonies. The propaganda outlasted the war to define American citizenship.
by Robert G. Parkinson 2016 742 pages
4.10
49 ratings
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