Academic Book Summaries

The Tragedy of Great Power Politics Summary
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
by John J. Mearsheimer 2001 592 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Politics
International Relations
History
Simulacra and Simulation Summary
Simulacra and Simulation
by Jean Baudrillard 1981 164 pages
4.00
15k+ ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
The Posthuman Summary
The Posthuman
by Rosi Braidotti 2013 180 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Feminism
Research Methodology Summary
Research Methodology
Methods and Techniques
by C.R. Kothari 1985 418 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Research
Academic
Science
Indian Polity Summary
Indian Polity
by M. Laxmikanth 2009 1266 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
India
Politics
History
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
by Harvard Business Review 2013 224 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Sensemaking in Organizations Summary
Sensemaking in Organizations
by Karl E. Weick 1995 248 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Business
Sociology
Leadership
Silencing the Past Summary
Silencing the Past
Power and the Production of History
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot 1995 216 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
Criminology Summary
Criminology
by Tim Newburn 2007 1048 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Crime
Psychology
Academic
Practical Ethics Summary
Practical Ethics
by Peter Singer 1979 411 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
e-Learning by Design Summary
e-Learning by Design
by William Horton 2006 640 pages
3.88
100+ ratings
Education
Reference
Academic
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939 Summary
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939
An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
by Edward Hallett Carr 1939 244 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
History
International Relations
Politics
The Social Construction of Reality Summary
The Social Construction of Reality
A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
by Peter L. Berger 1966 219 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Psychology
Play to Learn Summary
Play to Learn
Everything You Need to Know About Designing Effective Learning Games
by Sharon Boller 2017 168 pages
3.95
10+ ratings
Game Design
Academic
Technology
History of Modern India Summary
History of Modern India
by Bipan Chandra 2009 352 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling
Creative Nonfiction on Screen
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010 352 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Writing
Film
Academic
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice
Examples for Discussion and Analysis
by Sharan B. Merriam 2002 439 pages
3.82
50+ ratings
Research
Academic
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Summary
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
A Guide to Academic Publishing Success
by Wendy Laura Belcher 2008 376 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Writing
Academia
Research
The Oil Curse Summary
The Oil Curse
How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations
by Michael L. Ross 2012 312 pages
3.96
100+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Visual Methodologies Summary
Visual Methodologies
An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials
by Gillian Rose 2001 304 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Art
Academic
Anthropology
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Summary
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement
by John M. Bryson 1988 430 pages
3.64
100+ ratings
Business
Grad School
Management
The Globalization Paradox Summary
The Globalization Paradox
Democracy and the Future of the World Economy
by Dani Rodrik 2010 368 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences Summary
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences
by Alexander L. George 2005 331 pages
3.80
100+ ratings
Political Science
Politics
Social Science
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Summary
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers
by Harvard Business Review 2018 176 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Business
Management
Finance
How Learning Works Summary
How Learning Works
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
by Susan A. Ambrose 2010 301 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Policy Paradox Summary
Policy Paradox
The Art of Political Decision Making
by Deborah Stone 1988 448 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Politics
Political Science
Grad School
Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
by Howard S. Becker 1998 239 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Sociology
Research
Writing
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789 Summary
Early Modern Europe, 1450–1789
by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks 2006 510 pages
3.95
100+ ratings
History
European History
Academic
Diagnosing And Changing Organizational Culture Summary
Diagnosing And Changing Organizational Culture
Based on the Competing Values Framework
by Kim S. Cameron 1998 242 pages
3.91
100+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
When Science Meets Religion Summary
When Science Meets Religion
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by Ian G. Barbour 2000 205 pages
3.53
100+ ratings
Science
Religion
Philosophy
Hard-Core Romance Summary
Hard-Core Romance
"Fifty Shades of Grey," Best-Sellers, and Society
by Eva Illouz 2013 97 pages
3.53
100+ ratings
Sociology
Feminism
Sexuality
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips 2014 275 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Music
Game Design
Reference
Small Teaching Summary
Small Teaching
Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning
by James M. Lang 2016 272 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Teaching
Education
Psychology
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership Summary
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership
Casting Light or Shadow
by Craig E. Johnson 2001 408 pages
3.63
100+ ratings
Leadership
Textbooks
Academic
Mapping Experiences Summary
Mapping Experiences
A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
by James Kalbach 2015 379 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Reference
Hidden Games Summary
Hidden Games
The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
by Erez Yoeli 2022 368 pages
3.68
100+ ratings
Economics
Psychology
Science
How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary
How to Speak Any Language Fluently
Fun, stimulating and effective methods to help anyone learn languages faster
by Alex Rawlings 2017 194 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Self Help
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook
Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
by Andrew Motion 2001 391 pages
3.96
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Essays
Principles of Economics Summary
Principles of Economics
by N. Gregory Mankiw 1997 848 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Economics
Textbooks
Business
The Sacred Canopy Summary
The Sacred Canopy
Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
by Peter L. Berger 1967 240 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Religion
Philosophy
What Is This Thing Called Science? Summary
What Is This Thing Called Science?
by Alan F. Chalmers 1976 266 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
History
Living a Feminist Life Summary
Living a Feminist Life
by Sara Ahmed 2017 312 pages
4.31
3k+ ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Politics
Speech Acts Summary
Speech Acts
An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
by John Rogers Searle 1969 203 pages
3.88
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Language
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management Summary
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management
by Eric Verzuh 1999 402 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Reference
Theories of International Relations Summary
Theories of International Relations
by Andrew Linklater 1996 310 pages
3.91
100+ ratings
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
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 Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008 208 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Metaphysics Summary
Metaphysics
A Contemporary Introduction
by Michael J. Loux 1997 328 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Metaphysics
Academic
Understanding Analysis Summary
Understanding Analysis
by Stephen Abbott 2000 272 pages
4.47
100+ ratings
Mathematics
Textbooks
Reference
How to Stop Fascism Summary
How to Stop Fascism
History, Ideology, Resistance
by Paul Mason 2021 320 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
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