Politics
Power flows through the halls of government and the pages of these books, where visionary leaders, economic forces, and social movements shape our world. Here you'll find penetrating analyses of political systems and ideologies alongside intimate portraits of the brilliant minds who've changed history through revolution, reform, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Politics Book Summaries
No One Man Should Have All That Power
How Rasputins Manipulate the World
History
Politics
Philosophy
Putinism
Russia and Its Future with the West
Russia
Politics
History
The Filter Bubble
What the Internet is Hiding From You
Technology
Science
Internet
Moral Politics
How Liberals and Conservatives Think
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Science
Politics
History
The Truth About Markets
Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor
Economics
Business
Finance
Other People's Money
The Real Business of Finance
Economics
Finance
Business
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
Economics
Finance
Politics
Doesn't Hurt to Ask
Using the Power of Questions to Communicate, Connect, and Persuade
Self Help
Business
Politics
Prius Or Pickup?
How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Russian Roulette
The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
Politics
History
Russia
Banker to the Poor
Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
Economics
Business
Finance
Leadership
In Turbulent Times
History
Leadership
Biography
2030
How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything
Business
Economics
Politics
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
Law
Politics
Crime
T-Minus AI
Humanity's Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Activist Theology
Religion
Theology
LGBT
The Myth of Equality
Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege
Race
Social Justice
Christian
The Empowered Manager
Positive Political Skills at Work
Leadership
Management
Business
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Politics
Race
Social Justice
The Myth of Islamic Tolerance
How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims
Islam
Politics
Religion
The Edge of Reason
A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
An Economist in the Real World
Economics
India
Politics
Men Who Hate Women
Feminism
Politics
Sociology
The Art of Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Too High to Fail
Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution
Economics
Politics
Business
To Have or to Be? The Nature of the Psyche
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Plan B 3.0
Mobilizing to Save Civilization
Environment
Science
Economics
Cicero
The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
History
Biography
Ancient History
The Hidden Wealth of Nations
The Scourge of Tax Havens
Economics
Politics
Finance
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Politics
Science
Economics
Can We All Be Feminists?
New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism
Feminism
Essays
Politics
The Ascent of Money
A Financial History of the World
History
Economics
Finance
The Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy
Business
Economics
History
She Said
Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Feminism
True Crime
Politics
The Return of Marco Polo's World
War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century
History
Politics
International Relations
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela
Biography
Africa
Memoir
No Is Not Enough
Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
Politics
History
Economics
A Call to Action
Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
Politics
Feminism
Religion
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
Why the Germans Do it Better
Notes from a Grown-Up Country
History
Politics
Germany
Morality
Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times
Philosophy
Politics
Jewish
Kleptopia
How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
Politics
Economics
History
Working
Researching, Interviewing, Writing
Writing
Memoir
Biography
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Biography
History
Autobiography
Concrete Economics
The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
Economics
History
Finance
How to Lie with Statistics
Science
Business
Mathematics
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology