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Imperialism Summary
Imperialism
The Highest Stage of Capitalism
by Vladimir Lenin 1917 192 pages
4.25
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The great controversy between Christ and Satan; Summary
The great controversy between Christ and Satan;
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by Ellen Gould White 1888 719 pages
4.27
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Area 51 Summary
Area 51
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by Annie Jacobsen 2011 540 pages
3.85
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The Road to Ruin Summary
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by James Rickards 2016 352 pages
4.06
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The Books of Enoch Summary
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4.17
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Free and Equal Summary
Free and Equal
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by Daniel Chandler 2024 432 pages
3.94
362 ratings
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Selfie Summary
Selfie
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by Will Storr 2017 416 pages
3.92
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Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley 1710 224 pages
3.83
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The Accidental Superpower Summary
The Accidental Superpower
The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
by Peter Zeihan 2014 384 pages
4.33
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Hegel Summary
Hegel
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Singer 1983 131 pages
3.86
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The English Summary
The English
A Portrait of a People
by Jeremy Paxman 1998 309 pages
3.56
2.5K ratings
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Albion's Seed Summary
Albion's Seed
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by David Hackett Fischer 1989 946 pages
4.37
3.4K ratings
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Growth Summary
Growth
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by Daniel Susskind 2024
3.79
449 ratings
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Summary
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
by Herbert P. Bix 2000 832 pages
3.86
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Revolutionary Characters Summary
Revolutionary Characters
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by Gordon S. Wood 2006 336 pages
3.97
4.0K ratings
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Angela Merkel Summary
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by Matt Qvortrup 2016 376 pages
3.77
369 ratings
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A Doctor in the House Summary
A Doctor in the House
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by Mahathir Mohamad 2011 843 pages
4.26
1.1K ratings
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Russia - Culture Smart! Summary
Russia - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
by Anna King 2007 168 pages
3.84
131 ratings
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Ignorance Summary
Ignorance
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by Stuart Firestein 2012 208 pages
3.86
1.3K ratings
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Greek Mythology Summary
Greek Mythology
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by Liv Albert 2021 240 pages
4.26
2.9K ratings
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Best Evidence Summary
Best Evidence
by David S. Lifton 1980 920 pages
4.00
622 ratings
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The Lost Painting Summary
The Lost Painting
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by Jonathan Harr 2005 320 pages
3.87
35.0K ratings
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Art History
Why We Believe in God(s) Summary
Why We Believe in God(s)
A Concise Guide to the Science of Faith
by J. Anderson Thomson 2011 144 pages
3.94
1.3K ratings
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Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings Summary
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
by Thomas Paine 1776 416 pages
4.14
15.7K ratings
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On Democracies and Death Cults Summary
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Israel and the Future of Civilization
by Douglas Murray 2025 240 pages
4.47
1.4K ratings
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Grant Summary
Grant
by Ron Chernow 2017 1074 pages
4.50
41.2K ratings
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Civil War
The Art Thief Summary
The Art Thief
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by Michael Finkel 2023 224 pages
3.95
68.0K ratings
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Five Families Summary
Five Families
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by Selwyn Raab 2005 784 pages
4.14
6.2K ratings
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True Crime
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Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing Summary
Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing
by David Leser 2019 336 pages
4.03
441 ratings
Feminism
Australia
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Suspicious Minds Summary
Suspicious Minds
Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
by Rob Brotherton 2015 304 pages
3.88
1.5K ratings
Psychology
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Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
by António Damásio 2001 368 pages
3.95
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
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Science
The Written World Summary
The Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
by Martin Puchner 2014 537 pages
3.92
1.8K ratings
History
Books About Books
Literature
Friday Night Lights Summary
Friday Night Lights
by H.G. Bissinger 1988 416 pages
4.15
64.3K ratings
Sports
Football
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7 Tipping Points That Saved the World Summary
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
by Chris Stewart 2011 320 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
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Historical
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World History 101 Summary
World History 101
From ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an essential primer on world history
by Tom Head 2017 257 pages
3.67
702 ratings
History
Historical
Reference
Our Declaration Summary
Our Declaration
A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality
by Danielle S. Allen 2014 320 pages
3.84
825 ratings
History
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The First Family Detail Summary
The First Family Detail
Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents
by Ronald Kessler 2014 272 pages
3.36
3.6K ratings
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Politics
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Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Summary
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
by Bernie Sanders 2017 226 pages
3.98
2.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
Social Justice
Kids These Days Summary
Kids These Days
Human Capital and the Making of Millennials
by Malcolm Harris 2017 261 pages
3.78
2.3K ratings
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Wright Brothers, Wrong Story Summary
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight
by William Hazelgrove 2018 332 pages
3.63
126 ratings
History
Biography
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The Twilight Struggle Summary
The Twilight Struggle
What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today
by Hal Brands 2022 318 pages
3.99
214 ratings
Politics
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Military Fiction
Uncertainty Summary
Uncertainty
Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
by David Lindley 1996 272 pages
4.01
2.3K ratings
Science
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Voyage of the Beagle Summary
Voyage of the Beagle
by Charles Darwin 1839 432 pages
4.02
8.2K ratings
Science
History
Travel
It IS About Islam Summary
It IS About Islam
Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate (3)
by Glenn Beck 2015 272 pages
4.07
2.0K ratings
Politics
History
Islam
Lawless Summary
Lawless
How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
by Leah Litman 2025 320 pages
4.32
186 ratings
Politics
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Law
About Time Summary
About Time
Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
by Adam Frank 2011 432 pages
3.88
480 ratings
Science
Physics
History
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008 342 pages
3.86
1.4K ratings
Technology
Internet
Business
The Third Chimpanzee Summary
The Third Chimpanzee
The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
by Jared Diamond 1991 407 pages
4.08
28.2K ratings
Science
History
Anthropology
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out
Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric
by Thomas Gryta 2020 368 pages
3.92
4.7K ratings
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Cleopatra Summary
Cleopatra
The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity
by Alberto Angela 2018 426 pages
3.86
1.4K ratings
History
Biography
Egypt
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