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The Good Ancestor Summary
The Good Ancestor
A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking
by Roman Krznaric 2020 336 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Nexus Summary
Nexus
A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
by Yuval Noah Harari 2024 528 pages
4.19
18k+ ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
Politics Summary
Politics
by Aristotle 368 pages
3.98
40k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
A Promised Land Summary
A Promised Land
by Barack Obama 2020 768 pages
4.33
200k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Politics
Cult of the Dead Cow Summary
Cult of the Dead Cow
How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
by Joseph Menn 2019 256 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Technology
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Hackers
Fluke Summary
Fluke
Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
by Brian Klaas 2024 335 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Psychology
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The Bomber Mafia Summary
The Bomber Mafia
A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
by Malcolm Gladwell 2021 256 pages
4.03
58k+ ratings
History
War
World War II
A New History of Western Philosophy Summary
A New History of Western Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny 2007 1058 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Philosophy
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Summary
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
by Ilan Pappé 2006 320 pages
4.54
9k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
Imminent Summary
Imminent
Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
by Luis Elizondo 2024 275 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
History
Science
Politics
Truth and Method Summary
Truth and Method
by Hans-Georg Gadamer 1960 640 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Theory
German Literature
A Journey Summary
A Journey
My Political Life
by Tony Blair 2010 720 pages
3.56
4k+ ratings
Politics
Biography
Autobiography
Dark Territory Summary
Dark Territory
The Secret History of Cyber War
by Fred Kaplan 2016 339 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
History
Technology
Politics
Bibi Summary
Bibi
My Story
by Benjamin Netanyahu 2022 733 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
Biography
History
Politics
Hard Drive Summary
Hard Drive
Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
by James Wallace 1992 426 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Biography
Business
Technology
Number Go Up Summary
Number Go Up
Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
by Zeke Faux 2023 304 pages
4.25
7k+ ratings
Business
Economics
Finance
Capital in the Twenty First Century Summary
Capital in the Twenty First Century
by Thomas Piketty 2013 685 pages
4.06
33k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Permanent Record Summary
Permanent Record
by Edward Snowden 2019 339 pages
4.30
55k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
Memoir
Tune In Summary
Tune In
by Mark Lewisohn 2013 944 pages
4.72
3k+ ratings
Music
Biography
History
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita
Royal Science of God-Realization
by Paramahansa Yogananda 1940 1173 pages
4.60
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
The Republic Summary
The Republic
by Plato 416 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
by James Lindsay 2022 357 pages
4.22
100+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
The Demon of Unrest Summary
The Demon of Unrest
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
by Erik Larson 2024 565 pages
4.20
40k+ ratings
History
Civil War
Politics
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer 2006 484 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath
Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
by Sam Kean 2017 384 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
Clausewitz on Strategy Summary
Clausewitz on Strategy
Inspiration and Insight from a Master Strategist
by Tiha von Ghyczy 2001 196 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Military Fiction
Philosophy
War
Coming of Age in the Milky Way Summary
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
by Timothy Ferris 1988 512 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Science
History
Astronomy
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
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
Economics
The March Of Folly Summary
The March Of Folly
From Troy To Vietnam
by Barbara W. Tuchman 1984 447 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
The Hero With a Thousand Faces Summary
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell 1949 416 pages
4.13
43k+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Psychology
The Communist Manifesto Summary
The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx 1848 288 pages
3.67
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Fingerprints of the Gods Summary
Fingerprints of the Gods
The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
by Graham Hancock 1995 578 pages
4.16
14k+ ratings
History
Science
Ancient History
End Times Summary
End Times
Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
by Peter Turchin 2023 368 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
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
3.93
5k+ ratings
Politics
Geography
History
The Emperor of All Maladies Summary
The Emperor of All Maladies
A Biography of Cancer
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010 571 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Science
History
Medicine
The Origin of Wealth Summary
The Origin of Wealth
Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
by Eric D. Beinhocker 2006 527 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Economics
History
Business
The Polyester Prince Summary
The Polyester Prince
The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani
by Hamish McDonald 1998 296 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Biography
Business
India
Money Men Summary
Money Men
A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
by Dan McCrum 2022 352 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Crime
Beyond Good and Evil Summary
Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1886 240 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
Overbooked Summary
Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
by Elizabeth Becker 2013 464 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Travel
Economics
Business
The Chemical Muse Summary
The Chemical Muse
Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
by D.C.A. Hillman 2008 256 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Religion
The Beginning of Infinity Summary
The Beginning of Infinity
Explanations That Transform the World
by David Deutsch 2011 487 pages
4.18
8k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Foundations of Leninism Summary
The Foundations of Leninism
by Joseph Stalin 1924 123 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Politics
Theory
Philosophy
The Climate Book Summary
The Climate Book
The Facts and the Solutions
by Greta Thunberg 2022 464 pages
4.40
2k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Problems of Philosophy Summary
The Problems of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell 1912 116 pages
3.91
17k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
On Sparta Summary
On Sparta
by Plutarch 260 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Easy Money Summary
Easy Money
Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
by Ben McKenzie 2023 304 pages
3.98
3k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Chip War Summary
Chip War
The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
by Chris Miller 2022 464 pages
4.43
32k+ ratings
Business
History
Technology
Philosophy of Science Summary
Philosophy of Science
A Very Short Introduction
by Samir Okasha 2002 144 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
History
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Summary
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy
by Donald J. Robertson 2010 316 pages
4.18
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
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