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City of God Summary
City of God
by Augustine of Hippo 1186 pages
3.93
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
Discourses and Selected Writings Summary
Discourses and Selected Writings
by Epictetus 276 pages
4.42
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages
4.10
1.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
The Teachings of Don Juan Summary
The Teachings of Don Juan
A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
by Carlos Castaneda 1968 288 pages
3.94
44k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Anthropology
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy 1891 518 pages
3.84
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Civilization and Its Discontents Summary
Civilization and Its Discontents
by Sigmund Freud 1930 127 pages
3.80
42k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Classics
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Neuromancer Summary
Neuromancer
by William Gibson 1984 271 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Classics
Cry, the Beloved Country Summary
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton 1948 316 pages
3.92
76k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
South Africa
Heretics of Dune Summary
Heretics of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1984 669 pages
3.86
93k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Summary
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by Ken Kesey 1962 325 pages
4.20
700k+ ratings
Classics
Psychology
Literature
The Rebel Summary
The Rebel
by Albert Camus 1951 320 pages
4.14
17k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell 1949 400 pages
4.30
200k+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature
The Book of Disquiet Summary
The Book of Disquiet
by Fernando Pessoa 1982 544 pages
4.40
34k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Philosophy
Oblomov Summary
Oblomov
by Ivan Goncharov 1859 586 pages
4.13
40k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Infinite Jest Summary
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace 1996 1088 pages
4.25
96k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Solaris Summary
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem 1961 204 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Polish Literature
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Summary
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum 1900 154 pages
4.00
400k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
Hagakure Summary
Hagakure
The Book of the Samurai
by Yamamoto Tsunetomo 1716 192 pages
4.00
16k+ ratings
Philosophy
Japan
History
Mere Christianity Summary
Mere Christianity
by C.S. Lewis 1952 191 pages
4.36
400k+ ratings
Christian
Theology
Christianity
Paradise Lost Summary
Paradise Lost
by John Milton 1667 512 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
مقدمة ابن خلدون Summary
مقدمة ابن خلدون
by Ibn Khaldun 1377 3864 pages
4.30
4k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Sociology
The Persian Expedition Summary
The Persian Expedition
by Xenophon 375 pages
4.11
9k+ ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Julius Caesar Summary
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare 1599 175 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
Plays
Drama
School
The Princess Bride Summary
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman 1973 429 pages
4.27
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Humor
The Outsiders Summary
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton 1967 208 pages
4.14
1.4M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
Gone with the Wind Summary
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell 1936 1037 pages
4.31
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Woman at Point Zero Summary
Woman at Point Zero
by Nawal El Saadawi 1975 108 pages
4.20
24k+ ratings
Feminism
Egypt
Africa
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.14
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Fountainhead Summary
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand 1943 704 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Das Kapital Summary
Das Kapital
by Karl Marx 1867 356 pages
4.08
22k+ ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II Summary
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1818 720 pages
4.25
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
A Tale of Two Cities Summary
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 1859 489 pages
3.87
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Twilight of the Idols Summary
Twilight of the Idols
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1889 128 pages
3.95
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Poor Folk Summary
Poor Folk
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1846 167 pages
3.78
34k+ ratings
Russian Literature
Russia
Novels
Critique of Judgment Summary
Critique of Judgment
by Immanuel Kant 1790 686 pages
4.09
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Art
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith 1776 1076 pages
3.88
35k+ ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Classics
Dracula Summary
Dracula
by Bram Stoker 1897 488 pages
4.02
1.3M+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Fantasy
Tartuffe Summary
Tartuffe
by Molière 1664 180 pages
3.66
41k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
France
Matilda Summary
Matilda
by Roald Dahl 1988 240 pages
4.34
1M+ ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Middle Grade
The Prophet Summary
The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran 1923 127 pages
4.23
300k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة Summary
شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة
by José Mauro de Vasconcelos 1968 245 pages
4.38
75k+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Novels
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946 656 pages
4.09
8k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
Mother Courage and Her Children Summary
Mother Courage and Her Children
by Bertolt Brecht 1941 93 pages
3.62
21k+ ratings
Theatre
School
20th Century
50 Philosophy Classics Summary
50 Philosophy Classics
Thinking, Being, Acting, Seeing, Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2013 325 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Reference
Politics
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