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
Bowling Alone
The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Sociology
Politics
History
What Young India Wants
India
Indian Literature
Essays
Future Crimes
Technology
Science
Business
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
The Big Truck that Went By
How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
History
Politics
International Development
The Future of Violence
Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones: Confronting A New Age of Threat
Politics
Technology
Military Fiction
The Singapore Story
Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
Biography
History
Politics
Static
Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back
Politics
Journalism
Sociology
In Defense of a Liberal Education
Education
Philosophy
Politics
Blueprint for Revolution
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
Politics
Activism
History
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
History
Brazil
Biography
Rise of the Robots
Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
Technology
Economics
Business
The Happiness Industry
How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Who Gets What β and Why
The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design
Economics
Business
Science
Just Mercy
Memoir
Social Justice
Race
The Wisdom of Crowds
Psychology
Business
Economics
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Politics
Russia
History
The Corrosion of Character
The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
Sociology
Economics
Politics
How Propaganda Works
Politics
Philosophy
History
Wealth Secrets of the One Percent
A Modern Manual to Getting Marvelously, Obscenely Rich
Business
Finance
Money
Phishing for Phools
The Economics of Manipulation and Deception
Economics
Psychology
Business
It IS About Islam
Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate (3)
Politics
History
Religion
We Should All Be Feminists
Feminism
Essays
Politics
Saving Capitalism
For the Many, Not the Few
Economics
Politics
Business
Damned Lies and Statistics
Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Politics
Science
Mathematics
Thomas Jefferson
The Art of Power
History
Biography
Presidents
Joseph Anton
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
China
Politics
History
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Two Percent Solution
Fixing America's Problems In Ways Liberals And Conservatives Can Love
Politics
Economics
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
America's Bank
The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve
History
Economics
Finance
Red Team
How to Succeed By Thinking Like the Enemy
Business
Leadership
Military Fiction
How to Win a Cosmic War
God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
Religion
Politics
History
The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy
An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
Economics
Business
Politics
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
Biography
Politics
Essays
Hidden Order
The Economics of Everyday Life
Economics
Business
Politics
Killing the Host
How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy
Economics
Politics
History
The Only Game in Town
Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse
Economics
Finance
Business
Trump
The Art of the Deal
Business
Biography
Politics
Inventing the Future
Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
India Unbound
The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age
India
History
Economics
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
Sociology
Politics
Social Justice
Free Speech
Ten Principles for a Connected World
Politics
Philosophy
Law
Makers and Takers
The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
Economics
Business
Finance
The Rise and Fall of Nations
Forces of Change in the Post-Crisis World
Economics
Politics
History
Soros on Soros
Staying Ahead of the Curve
Finance
Biography
Economics
The Nordic Theory of Everything
In Search of a Better Life
Politics
Sociology
Memoir