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America Summary
America
The Farewell Tour
by Chris Hedges 2018 400 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
China's Economy Summary
China's Economy
What Everyone Needs to Know
by Arthur R. Kroeber 2016 336 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
China
Economics
Politics
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
by Paul Krugman 2008 224 pages
3.83
8k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Summary
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot 2010 370 pages
4.12
700k+ ratings
Science
History
Biography
Fight for Liberty Summary
Fight for Liberty
Defending Democracy in the Age of Trump
by Mark Lasswell 2018 320 pages
3.88
50+ ratings
Politics
History
The Big Short Summary
The Big Short
Inside the Doomsday Machine
by Michael Lewis 2010 291 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Business
Economics
Finance
The Story of the Human Body Summary
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013 480 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
Lies My Teacher Told Me Summary
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
by James W. Loewen 1995 383 pages
3.97
71k+ ratings
History
Education
Politics
When Genius Failed Summary
When Genius Failed
The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
by Roger Lowenstein 2000 264 pages
4.20
30k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Eichmann in My Hands Summary
Eichmann in My Hands
A First-Person Account by the Israeli Agent Who Captured Hitler's Chief Executioner
by Peter Z. Malkin 1990 267 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
History
Holocaust
Memoir
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Japan
Machiavelli Summary
Machiavelli
A Very Short Introduction
by Quentin Skinner 1981 110 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Politics
The Almost Nearly Perfect People Summary
The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
by Michael Booth 2014 416 pages
3.86
11k+ ratings
Travel
History
Politics
Our Kids Summary
Our Kids
The American Dream in Crisis
by Robert D. Putnam 2015 386 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Sociology
Education
Politics
The Autobiography of Malcolm X Summary
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X 1965 466 pages
4.36
200k+ ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
Napoleon on Project Management Summary
Napoleon on Project Management
Timeless Lessons in Planning, Execution, and Leadership
by Jerry Manas 2006 288 pages
3.63
50+ ratings
Leadership
History
Business
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela 1994 656 pages
4.36
90k+ ratings
Biography
History
Africa
Malcolm X Summary
Malcolm X
A Life of Reinvention
by Manning Marable 2011 608 pages
4.18
19k+ ratings
Biography
History
Race
The Meritocracy Trap Summary
The Meritocracy Trap
How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
by Daniel Markovits 2019 448 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Prisoners of Geography Summary
Prisoners of Geography
Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
by Tim Marshall 2015 256 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
History
Politics
Geography
Marx Summary
Marx
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Singer 1980 108 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Hardball Summary
Hardball
How Politics Is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game
by Chris Matthews 1988 240 pages
3.50
1k+ ratings
Politics
School
Political Science
The Value of Everything Summary
The Value of Everything
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
by Mariana Mazzucato 2018 384 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
The Cry for Myth Summary
The Cry for Myth
by Rollo May 1991 320 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Psychology
Mythology
Philosophy
Dark Money Summary
Dark Money
The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
by Jane Mayer 2016 464 pages
4.31
26k+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Character Is Destiny Summary
Character Is Destiny
Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember
by John McCain 2005 336 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
How the Internet Happened Summary
How the Internet Happened
From Netscape to the iPhone
by Brian McCullough 2018 384 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
History
Technology
Business
Words on the Move Summary
Words on the Move
Why English Won'tโ€”and Can'tโ€”Sit Still
by John McWhorter 2016 257 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
Power, Terror, Peace, and War Summary
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
by Walter Russell Mead 2004 256 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
History
Politics
International Relations
Angela Merkel Summary
Angela Merkel
Europe's Most Influential Leader
by Matt Qvortrup 2016 376 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Seven Women Summary
Seven Women
And the Secret of Their Greatness
by Eric Metaxas 2015 215 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
Biography
Christian
History
10 Judgements That Changed India Summary
10 Judgements That Changed India
by Zia Mody 2013 249 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
India
Law
History
How to Kill a City Summary
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
by Peter Moskowitz 2017 272 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
Dead Aid Summary
Dead Aid
Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
by Dambisa Moyo 2009 188 pages
3.70
7k+ ratings
Economics
Africa
Politics
A History of the World in 21 Women Summary
A History of the World in 21 Women
A Personal Selection
by Jenni Murray 2018 304 pages
3.83
3k+ ratings
History
Feminism
Biography
Chasing Perfection Summary
Chasing Perfection
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the High-Stakes Game of Creating an NBA Champion
by Andy Glockner 2016
3.51
100+ ratings
Sports
Basketball
History
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Summary
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
by Edwin Lefรจvre 1923 308 pages
4.18
19k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
The Wise Men Summary
The Wise Men
Six Friends and the World They Made
by Walter Isaacson 1986 864 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Bushido Summary
Bushido
The Soul of Japan
by Inazo Nitobe 1899 160 pages
3.85
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Japan
History
The Panama Papers Summary
The Panama Papers
Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
by Frederik Obermaier 2016 400 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Book of Spice Summary
The Book of Spice
From Anise to Zedoary
by John O'Connell 2015 286 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Food
Cooking
History
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
by Nigel Warburton 2009 128 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
My Invented Country Summary
My Invented Country
A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
by Isabel Allende 2003 199 pages
3.89
11k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
LikeWar Summary
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
by P.W. Singer 2018 416 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Dear Madam President Summary
Dear Madam President
An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World
by Jennifer Palmieri 2018 179 pages
3.89
5k+ ratings
Politics
Feminism
Memoir
In Order to Live Summary
In Order to Live
A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park 2015 273 pages
4.49
94k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
The Quants Summary
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
by Scott Patterson 2010 337 pages
3.89
9k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
The Quants Summary
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
by Scott Patterson 2010 337 pages
3.89
9k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Dealing with China Summary
Dealing with China
An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
by Henry M. Paulson Jr. 2014 688 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
China
Economics
Politics
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma
A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan 2006 450 pages
4.19
200k+ ratings
Food
Science
Health
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