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How to Win an Argument Summary
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2016 288 pages
3.66
811 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
A New History of Western Philosophy Summary
A New History of Western Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny 2007 1058 pages
4.22
482 ratings
Philosophy
History
Textbooks
The Hot Zone Summary
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
by Richard Preston 1994 352 pages
4.16
118.6K ratings
Science
History
Medical
The End of Fashion Summary
The End of Fashion
How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever
by Teri Agins 1999 352 pages
3.87
1.1K ratings
Fashion
Business
History
The March Of Folly Summary
The March Of Folly
From Troy To Vietnam
by Barbara W. Tuchman 1984 447 pages
4.02
7.1K ratings
History
Politics
War
Kleptopia Summary
Kleptopia
How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
by Tom Burgis 2020 464 pages
3.80
3.9K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Politics On the Edge Summary
Politics On the Edge
A Memoir From Within
by Rory Stewart 2023 436 pages
4.33
14.5K ratings
Politics
Biography
Memoir
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
105.1K ratings
History
Adventure
Travel
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture
The Fight for the Future of Movies
by Ben Fritz 2018 309 pages
4.02
2.2K ratings
Film
Business
Media Tie In
Tesla Summary
Tesla
Man Out of Time
by Margaret Cheney 1981 400 pages
3.70
6.5K ratings
Biography
Science
History
Business adventures Summary
Business adventures
by John Brooks 1969 408 pages
3.81
24.2K ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Melania Summary
Melania
by Melania Trump 2024 338 pages
3.83
12.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Politics
The Eye of the Master Summary
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
by Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 272 pages
4.06
190 ratings
History
Artificial Intelligence
Philosophy
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
1.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
For Love of Country Summary
For Love of Country
Why I Left the Democratic Party
by Tulsi Gabbard 2024 242 pages
4.38
2.4K ratings
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Malcolm X Summary
Malcolm X
A Life of Reinvention
by Manning Marable 2011 608 pages
4.18
19.8K ratings
Biography
History
Race
The Doctor and the Saint Summary
The Doctor and the Saint
The Ambedkar - Gandhi Debate
by Arundhati Roy 2017 184 pages
4.32
2.5K ratings
India
History
Politics
What We Owe the Future Summary
What We Owe the Future
by William MacAskill 2022 335 pages
3.83
6.1K ratings
Philosophy
Science
History
The Discourses Summary
The Discourses
by NiccolΓ² Machiavelli 1517 544 pages
4.07
9.5K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything Summary
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Tales from the Pentagon
by Rosa Brooks 2016 448 pages
3.93
1.8K ratings
Politics
History
Military Fiction
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
The Unknown Ideal
by Ayn Rand 1946 340 pages
3.89
4.4K ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
My Life Summary
My Life
by Bill Clinton 2004 1056 pages
3.74
49.6K ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Black Magic Summary
Black Magic
What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
by Chad Sanders 2021 287 pages
4.34
475 ratings
Race
Leadership
History
Crisis Economics Summary
Crisis Economics
A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
by Nouriel Roubini 2010 368 pages
3.84
2.8K ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms Summary
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
The History and Future of American Intelligence
by Amy B. Zegart 2022 360 pages
3.95
1.3K ratings
History
Politics
Espionage
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
by Julia Annas 2001 133 pages
3.64
783 ratings
Philosophy
History
Classics
Musashi's Book of Five Rings Summary
Musashi's Book of Five Rings
The Definitive Interpertation of Miyomoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy
by Stephen F. Kaufman 2012 128 pages
4.15
330 ratings
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Japan
Secret Societies and Psychological Warfare Summary
Secret Societies and Psychological Warfare
by Michael A. Hoffman II 1992 215 pages
4.11
339 ratings
Conspiracy Theories
History
Politics
Proof of Conspiracy Summary
Proof of Conspiracy
How Trump's International Collusion Is Threatening American Democracy
by Seth Abramson 2019 592 pages
4.28
457 ratings
Politics
History
True Crime
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field Summary
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
by Nancy Forbes 2014 328 pages
4.27
1.7K ratings
Science
History
Physics
Engines That Move Markets Summary
Engines That Move Markets
Technology Investing from Railroads to the Internet and Beyond
by Alasdair Nairn 2001 494 pages
4.37
194 ratings
Finance
Business
History
Rosa Parks Summary
Rosa Parks
My Story
by Rosa Parks 1948 188 pages
4.18
2.6K ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
Open Socrates Summary
Open Socrates
The Case for a Philosophical Life
by Agnes Callard 2025 416 pages
4.00
276 ratings
Philosophy
History
Sociology
Callings Summary
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
by Dave Isay 2016 266 pages
3.92
1.6K ratings
Short Stories
Memoir
Essays
The Storm Before the Calm Summary
The Storm Before the Calm
America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
by George Friedman 2020 256 pages
4.06
2.3K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Against Democracy Summary
Against Democracy
by Jason Brennan 2016 304 pages
3.67
1.2K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
"They Take Our Jobs!" Summary
"They Take Our Jobs!"
And 20 Other Myths about Immigration
by Aviva Chomsky 2007 264 pages
4.06
598 ratings
Politics
History
Economics
The Federalist Papers Summary
The Federalist Papers
by Alexander Hamilton 1788 688 pages
4.10
41.3K ratings
History
Politics
Classics
Beyond The Story Summary
Beyond The Story
10-Year Record of BTS
by Myeongseok Kang 2023 544 pages
4.63
10.7K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Music
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
by Slavoj Ε½iΕΎek 2014 208 pages
3.73
1.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
How the World Works (Real Story Summary
How the World Works (Real Story
by Noam Chomsky 2011 416 pages
4.13
5.0K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Why Men Fight Summary
Why Men Fight
by Bertrand Russell 1916 280 pages
3.95
233 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration Summary
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects
by Weston A. Price 1939 524 pages
4.39
2.2K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Mandela's Way Summary
Mandela's Way
Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage
by Richard Stengel 2009 243 pages
4.11
3.1K ratings
Biography
History
Self Help
Start-up Nation Summary
Start-up Nation
The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
by Dan Senor 2009 304 pages
4.11
12.4K ratings
Business
Economics
Israel
In Cold Blood Summary
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages
4.09
703.3K ratings
Classics
True Crime
Crime
Gaza in Crisis Summary
Gaza in Crisis
Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
by Noam Chomsky 2010 240 pages
4.14
2.0K ratings
Politics
History
War
Nuclear War Summary
Nuclear War
A Scenario
by Annie Jacobsen 2024 400 pages
4.40
33.1K ratings
History
Politics
Science
Personal History Summary
Personal History
A Memoir
by Katharine Graham 1997 642 pages
4.09
24.3K ratings
Biography
Memoir
History
Political Ideologies Summary
Political Ideologies
An Introduction
by Andrew Heywood 1992 382 pages
4.10
1.2K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
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