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
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
Verses for a Despotic Age
Poetry
Humor
Politics
Ending Parkinson's Disease
A Prescription for Action
Science
Health
Medicine
The Creature from Jekyll Island
A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
Economics
History
Finance
Good Thinking
Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
Beyond Order
12 More Rules For Life
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Quick Fix
Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Power to the Public
The Promise of Public Interest Technology
Politics
Technology
Government
Crooked
Man-Made Disease Explained: The incredible story of metal, microbes, and medicine—hidden within our faces.
Health
History
Science
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power
5 Battlegrounds
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
History
Politics
War
Paint Your Town Red
How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too
Politics
Economics
Urbanism
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
An International Perspective
Economics
Politics
History
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing
Feminism
Australia
Politics
The Lessons of History
History
Philosophy
Politics
Soil Not Oil
Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis
Environment
Politics
Climate Change
A State of Fear
How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Politics
Psychology
History
Ship of Fools
How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger
Politics
Ireland
Irish Literature
Persuasive Pro Life
How to Talk about Our Culture's Toughest Issue
Catholic
Religion
Politics
The Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
History
Politics
Economics
Planet on Fire
A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown
Environment
Politics
Climate Change
Doing Justice
A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
Politics
Law
Memoir
Love Thy Neighbor
A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America
Memoir
Religion
Biography
Against White Feminism
Notes on Disruption
Feminism
Race
Politics
Woke, Inc.
Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
Politics
Business
Economics
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It
Feminism
Womens
Gender
A World Without Police
How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete
Politics
Social Justice
Sociology
How to Reform Capitalism
Economics
Philosophy
Money
Sludge
What Stops Us from Getting Things Done and What to Do about It
Economics
Politics
Psychology
Nelson Mandela
A Biography
Biography
Africa
History
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy
Politics
Science
Technology
The Genetic Lottery
Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
Science
Biology
Politics
Rationality
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Context
Further Selected Essays on Productivity, Creativity, Parenting, and Politics in the 21st Century
Essays
Technology
Politics
What We Owe Each Other
A New Social Contract for a Better Society
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The India Way
Strategies for an Uncertain World
India
Politics
International Relations
The Spirit Level
Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
Politics
Economics
History
Fault Lines
The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe
Christian
Theology
Politics
Securing Democracy
My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Brazil
Politics
Brazil
History
Mother of Invention
How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men
Feminism
History
Economics
The Human Cost of Welfare
How the System Hurts the People It's Supposed to Help
Politics
How the Word Is Passed
A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
History
Race
Social Justice
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
Religion
Sociology
History
Saving Grace
Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts
Spirituality
Self Help
Christian
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Politics
Race
Sociology
The Power of Geography
Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
History
Politics
Geography
The Story Paradox
How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down
Psychology
Politics
Science
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Politics
Psychology
History
The Art of War
Philosophy
History
War