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The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China Summary
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
by Ralph D. Sawyer 1993 592 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
History
China
Military Fiction
English Journey Summary
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley 1934 320 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Travel
History
British Literature
As a Man Thinketh Summary
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen 1902 80 pages
4.24
90k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
As a Man Thinketh Summary
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen 1902 80 pages
4.24
90k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
The Elements of Style Summary
The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. 1918 105 pages
4.18
85k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
50 Philosophy Classics Summary
50 Philosophy Classics
Thinking, Being, Acting, Seeing, Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2013 325 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Reference
Politics
Autobiography Summary
Autobiography
by John Stuart Mill 1873 240 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Biography
Philosophy
History
The Power of Myth Summary
The Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell 1988 293 pages
4.26
52k+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
History
American Psycho Summary
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis 1991 399 pages
3.81
300k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Thriller
Romeo and Juliet Summary
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare 1597 281 pages
3.74
2.7M+ ratings
Plays
Classics
School
1984 Summary
1984
by George Orwell 1949 328 pages
4.20
5M+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Grapes of Wrath Summary
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck 1939 496 pages
4.02
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
And Then There Were None Summary
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie 1939 264 pages
4.28
1.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Fellowship of the Ring Summary
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 398 pages
4.40
2.9M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
Doctor Faustus Summary
Doctor Faustus
by Thomas Mann 1947 535 pages
4.08
13k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
The Holy Bible Summary
The Holy Bible
King James Version
by Anonymous 1611 1590 pages
4.44
300k+ ratings
Classics
Christian
Religion
Steppenwolf Summary
Steppenwolf
by Hermann Hesse 1927 256 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
German Literature
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
100k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Death of a Salesman Summary
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller 1949 144 pages
3.58
200k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.62
32k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 366 pages
4.29
4.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 1952 601 pages
4.42
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
A Study in Scarlet Summary
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 123 pages
4.14
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
Othello Summary
Othello
by William Shakespeare 1603 319 pages
3.89
400k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
School
Human Action Summary
Human Action
A Treatise on Economics
by Ludwig von Mises 1940 924 pages
4.34
4k+ ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
The Magic Mountain Summary
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann 1924 706 pages
4.13
54k+ ratings
German Literature
Literature
Philosophy
Critique of Pure Reason Summary
Critique of Pure Reason
by Immanuel Kant 1781 785 pages
3.96
39k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Objectivism Summary
Objectivism
The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
by Leonard Peikoff 1991 493 pages
3.76
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Fountainhead Summary
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand 1943 704 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Red Book Summary
The Red Book
Liber Novus
by C.G. Jung 2009 371 pages
4.50
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Book Thief Summary
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak 2005 592 pages
4.39
2.7M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
Dune Summary
Dune
by Frank Herbert 1965 658 pages
4.28
1.5M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories
The Great Short Works of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka 1915 352 pages
4.09
20k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
The Stranger Summary
The Stranger
by Albert Camus 1942 123 pages
4.03
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
The Plague Summary
The Plague
by Albert Camus 1947 308 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
The Rebel Summary
The Rebel
by Albert Camus 1951 320 pages
4.14
17k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Politics Summary
Politics
by Aristotle 368 pages
3.98
40k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Demons Summary
Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872 733 pages
4.30
57k+ ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
War and Peace Summary
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy 1869 1392 pages
4.16
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
The Brothers Karamazov Summary
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1880 796 pages
4.38
300k+ ratings
Russia
Classics
Russian Literature
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita
by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa 160 pages
4.19
76k+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
The Art of Peace Summary
The Art of Peace
by Morihei Ueshiba 1992 192 pages
4.21
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Spirituality
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka 1915 201 pages
3.89
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Philosophy
Macbeth Summary
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare 1623 249 pages
3.89
900k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
School
The Screwtape Letters Summary
The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis 1942 222 pages
4.27
400k+ ratings
Christian
Classics
Religion
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 1851 720 pages
3.56
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Mere Christianity Summary
Mere Christianity
by C.S. Lewis 1952 191 pages
4.36
400k+ ratings
Christian
Theology
Christianity
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages
4.10
1.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
The Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1911 331 pages
4.16
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
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