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
Our Kids
The American Dream in Crisis
Sociology
Education
Politics
Long Walk to Freedom
Biography
History
Africa
Malcolm X
A Life of Reinvention
Biography
History
Race
The Meritocracy Trap
How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Prisoners of Geography
Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
History
Politics
Geography
Marx
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
History
Hardball
How Politics Is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game
Politics
School
Political Science
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
A Pocket Oracle
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The Value of Everything
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
Dark Money
The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Politics
History
Economics
Character Is Destiny
Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember
History
Biography
Politics
Falter
Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk
History
Politics
International Relations
Angela Merkel
Europe's Most Influential Leader
Biography
Politics
History
The Truth Machine
The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
Economics
Technology
Business
10 Judgements That Changed India
India
Law
History
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
Dead Aid
Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Economics
Africa
Politics
The Wise Men
Six Friends and the World They Made
History
Biography
Politics
Dreams from My Father
A Story of Race and Inheritance
Biography
Memoir
Politics
Becoming
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
The Panama Papers
Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
Politics
Economics
History
Weapons of Math Destruction
How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Science
Technology
Politics
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Food Politics
What Everyone Needs to Know
Food
Politics
Agriculture
Dear Madam President
An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World
Politics
Feminism
Memoir
Dealing with China
An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
China
Economics
Politics
Dying for a Paycheck
How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It
Business
Economics
Leadership
On Bullshit
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
Pakistan on the Brink
The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Politics
Pakistan
History
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
Biography
Politics
History
Getting to Green
Saving Nature: A Bipartisan Solution
Politics
Environment
Science
Currency Wars
The Making of the Next Global Crisis
Economics
Finance
Business
The New Case for Gold
Economics
Finance
Business
END OF OIL
Politics
Science
Environment
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
Biography
American History
Social Acceleration
A New Theory of Modernity
Philosophy
Sociology
History
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
Justice
What's the Right Thing to Do?
Philosophy
Politics
Law
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
Economics
Politics
Society
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
Food
Agriculture
Politics
9 Lessons in Brexit
Politics
Economics
History
Who Owns England?
How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
Politics
History
Environment
Animal Liberation
Philosophy
Animals
Vegan
Practical Ethics
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
The 5000 Year Leap
History
Politics
Philosophy
Rage Inside the Machine
The Prejudice of Algorithms, and How to Stop the Internet Making Bigots of Us All
Technology
Science
Politics
Nothing to Hide
The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security
Law
Politics
Technology
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
Business
Finance
Economics