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The Philosophy of Money Summary
The Philosophy of Money
by Georg Simmel 1900 616 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Philosophy
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Narrative Economics Summary
Narrative Economics
How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events
by Robert J. Shiller 2019 400 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Speechless Summary
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
by Michael J. Knowles 2021 383 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
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The Struggle for Pakistan Summary
The Struggle for Pakistan
A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics
by Ayesha Jalal 2014 447 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
History
Pakistan
Politics
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
by Neil Postman 1995 209 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Education
Philosophy
Sociology
Warriors Don't Cry Summary
Warriors Don't Cry
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
by Melba Pattillo Beals 1994 312 pages
4.18
16k+ ratings
History
Memoir
School
Collective Illusions Summary
Collective Illusions
Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
by Todd Rose 2022 304 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Aftershocks of Disaster Summary
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
by Yarimar Bonilla 2019 384 pages
4.27
100+ ratings
Politics
History
Social Justice
Ten Myths About Israel Summary
Ten Myths About Israel
by Ilan Pappé 2017 192 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
Israel
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
by Daniel Klein 2015 210 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Mix It Up Summary
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
by David Grazian 2010 256 pages
3.50
100+ ratings
Sociology
School
History
After the Prophet Summary
After the Prophet
The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
by Lesley Hazleton 2009 256 pages
4.09
9k+ ratings
History
Religion
Islam
Titan Summary
Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
by Ron Chernow 1998 832 pages
4.16
34k+ ratings
Biography
History
Business
The Myth of Male Power Summary
The Myth of Male Power
by Warren Farrell 1993 448 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Feminism
The Sum of Us Summary
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
by Heather McGhee 2021 415 pages
4.62
20k+ ratings
Race
History
Politics
Network Propaganda Summary
Network Propaganda
Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
by Yochai Benkler 2018 472 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
The Great Debate Summary
The Great Debate
Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left
by Yuval Levin 2013 296 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
50 People Every Christian Should Know Summary
50 People Every Christian Should Know
Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith
by Warren W. Wiersbe 2009 398 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Biography
Christian
History
Against Intellectual Monopoly Summary
Against Intellectual Monopoly
by Michele Boldrin 2008 312 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Economics
Law
Politics
God Is Not Great Summary
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
by Christopher Hitchens 2007 307 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
القرآن الكريم Summary
القرآن الكريم
by Anonymous 604 pages
4.38
71k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Religion
The Shock Doctrine Summary
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein 2007 558 pages
4.28
51k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur
America, the True Origins of the Financial Crisis and the Future of the World Economy
by Yanis Varoufakis 2011 252 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Lessons in Stoicism Summary
Lessons in Stoicism
What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
by John Sellars 2019 96 pages
4.20
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Marx Summary
Marx
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Singer 1980 108 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Geopolitics Summary
Geopolitics
A Very Short Introduction
by Klaus Dodds 2007 184 pages
3.34
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Geography
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell 2023 224 pages
4.42
2k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Divide Summary
The Divide
A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
by Jason Hickel 2017 368 pages
4.62
3k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018 441 pages
4.47
100k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Ireland
The New Case for Gold Summary
The New Case for Gold
by James Rickards 2016 192 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Strangers in Their Own Land Summary
Strangers in Their Own Land
Anger and Mourning on the American Right
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2016 242 pages
4.12
17k+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
Freefall Summary
Freefall
America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2010 361 pages
3.88
4k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Finance
Brand Failures Summary
Brand Failures
The Truth about the 100 Biggest Branding Mistakes of All Time
by Matt Haig 2003 310 pages
3.58
500+ ratings
Business
Economics
Management
The Great Escape Summary
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
by Angus Deaton 2013 362 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Economics
History
Politics
For Love of Country Summary
For Love of Country
Why I Left the Democratic Party
by Tulsi Gabbard 2024 242 pages
4.38
2k+ ratings
Politics
Biography
Memoir
The Death and Life of the Great American School System Summary
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
by Diane Ravitch 2010 283 pages
4.05
5k+ ratings
Education
Politics
Teaching
Lead Yourself First Summary
Lead Yourself First
Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude
by Raymond M. Kethledge 2017 240 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Oil Kings Summary
The Oil Kings
How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
by Andrew Scott Cooper 2011 546 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
History
Politics
Iran
The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy Summary
The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy
An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
by Pietra Rivoli 2005 258 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money Summary
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money
Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth
by John D. Rockefeller 2015 128 pages
3.34
100+ ratings
Business
Biography
Finance
The Road to Freedom Summary
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024 384 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
by James Fulcher 2001 160 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Church History in Plain Language Summary
Church History in Plain Language
by Bruce L. Shelley 1982 520 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
History
Church History
Christian
The Golden Road Summary
The Golden Road
How Ancient India Transformed the World
by William Dalrymple 2024 432 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
Why We're Polarized Summary
Why We're Polarized
by Ezra Klein 2020 336 pages
4.22
17k+ ratings
Politics
History
Psychology
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Summary
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
Or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
by Yanis Varoufakis 2013 224 pages
4.13
19k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
by John Brockman 2005 252 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
A Little History of Science Summary
A Little History of Science
by William Bynum 2012 263 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Science
History
History Of Science
The Lost City of Z Summary
The Lost City of Z
A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
by David Grann 2009 339 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
History
Adventure
Travel
My Life And Work Summary
My Life And Work
by Henry Ford 1922 140 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
Biography
Business
History
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