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The Hot Zone Summary
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
by Richard Preston 1994 352 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Science
History
Medical
Going to Church in Medieval England Summary
Going to Church in Medieval England
by Nicholas Orme 2021 496 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
History
Religion
Medieval
The Koran Summary
The Koran
A Very Short Introduction
by Michael A. Cook 2000 176 pages
3.36
500+ ratings
Religion
Islam
History
River Kings Summary
River Kings
A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
by Cat Jarman 2021 336 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
History
Archaeology
Medieval
The Essential Marcus Aurelius Summary
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
by Marcus Aurelius 111 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Undoing Border Imperialism Summary
Undoing Border Imperialism
by Harsha Walia 2013 340 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
Politics
Race
Activism
Lose Your Mother Summary
Lose Your Mother
A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
by Saidiya Hartman 2007 288 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
History
Memoir
Race
Voyage of the Beagle Summary
Voyage of the Beagle
by Charles Darwin 1839 432 pages
4.02
8k+ ratings
Science
History
Travel
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy Summary
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Towards a Radical Democratic Politics
by Ernesto Laclau 1985 198 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
The Miracle of the Kurds Summary
The Miracle of the Kurds
A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq
by Stephen Mansfield 2014 272 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
On Boxing Summary
On Boxing
by Joyce Carol Oates 1987 304 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Sports
Essays
Martial Arts
A Splendid Exchange Summary
A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World
by William J. Bernstein 2008 477 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
History
Economics
Business
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
The New Great Depression Summary
The New Great Depression
Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World
by James Rickards 2021 208 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Martin Luther Summary
Martin Luther
The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World
by Eric Metaxas 2017 480 pages
4.14
8k+ ratings
Biography
History
Christian
The Arts and the Creation of Mind Summary
The Arts and the Creation of Mind
by Elliot W. Eisner 2002 280 pages
4.32
100+ ratings
Education
Art
Teaching
سيكولوجية الجماهير Summary
سيكولوجية الجماهير
by Gustave Le Bon 1895 200 pages
3.82
18k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
The Final Pagan Generation Summary
The Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity (Volume 53)
by Edward J. Watts 2015 356 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
History
Religion
Christianity
The Making of Asian America Summary
The Making of Asian America
A History
by Erika Lee 2015 528 pages
4.33
2k+ ratings
History
Race
Politics
Confronting the Presidents Summary
Confronting the Presidents
No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
by Bill O'Reilly 2024 432 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
The Evolution of Fiqh Summary
The Evolution of Fiqh
Islamic Law & the Madh-habs
by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips 1988 228 pages
4.37
100+ ratings
Islam
Religion
History
The Constitution of Knowledge Summary
The Constitution of Knowledge
A Defense of Truth
by Jonathan Rauch 2021 318 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority Summary
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
by Martin Gurri 2014 362 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Strong Men Armed Summary
Strong Men Armed
The United States Marines Against Japan
by Robert Leckie 1961 576 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
World War II
We Are Dancing for You Summary
We Are Dancing for You
Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-Age Ceremonies
by Cutcha Risling Baldy 2018 205 pages
4.53
100+ ratings
Indigenous
Feminism
History
The Art of Making Money Summary
The Art of Making Money
The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
by Jason Kersten 2009 304 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Biography
A History of the Jews Summary
A History of the Jews
by Paul Johnson 1987 644 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
History
Religion
Judaism
From Miniskirt to Hijab Summary
From Miniskirt to Hijab
A Girl in Revolutionary Iran
by Jacqueline Saper 2019 240 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Iran
Memoir
Biography
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
15k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Politics
Yemen Summary
Yemen
Dancing on the Heads of Snakes
by Victoria Clark 2010 328 pages
3.71
100+ ratings
History
Politics
Cultural
None of the Above Summary
None of the Above
The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators
by Shani Robinson 2019 272 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Education
History
Crime
A House in Gross Disorder Summary
A House in Gross Disorder
Sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
by Cynthia B. Herrup 1999 232 pages
3.51
100+ ratings
History
17th Century
True Crime
High Financier Summary
High Financier
The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg
by Niall Ferguson 2010 576 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Biography
Finance
History
Amexica Summary
Amexica
War Along the Borderline
by Ed Vulliamy 2010 368 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
History
Crime
Politics
The Orthodox Church Summary
The Orthodox Church
by Timothy Ware 1963 359 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Religion
History
Theology
Engines That Move Markets Summary
Engines That Move Markets
Technology Investing from Railroads to the Internet and Beyond
by Alasdair Nairn 2001 494 pages
4.38
100+ ratings
Finance
Business
History
Human Frontiers Summary
Human Frontiers
The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking
by Michael Bhaskar 2021 432 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Technology
Science
Sociology
Decline and Fall Summary
Decline and Fall
The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
by John Michael Greer 2014 304 pages
4.30
100+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense
by Thomas Paine 1776 104 pages
4.00
37k+ ratings
History
Classics
Philosophy
The Anatomy of Fascism Summary
The Anatomy of Fascism
by Robert O. Paxton 2004 336 pages
4.21
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Crusades Summary
The Crusades
The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
by Thomas Asbridge 2010 784 pages
4.22
6k+ ratings
History
Religion
Medieval
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III Summary
A History of the Crusades, Vol. III
The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
by Steven Runciman 1951 542 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
History
Medieval History
Medieval
Destiny of the Republic Summary
Destiny of the Republic
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
by Candice Millard 2011 339 pages
4.22
78k+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies Summary
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies
The Patriots
by David Fisher 2016 320 pages
4.04
3k+ ratings
History
Historical
American History
The Revolution Betrayed Summary
The Revolution Betrayed
by Leon Trotsky 1937 240 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East Summary
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis 2001 186 pages
3.54
3k+ ratings
History
Islam
Politics
Perfecting Sound Forever Summary
Perfecting Sound Forever
An Aural History of Recorded Music
by Greg Milner 2009 416 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Music
History
Technology
Science Fiction Summary
Science Fiction
A Very Short Introduction
by David Seed 2011 147 pages
3.26
500+ ratings
Literature
Literary Criticism
History
Ten Myths About Israel Summary
Ten Myths About Israel
by Ilan Pappé 2017 192 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
Israel
Mix It Up Summary
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
by David Grazian 2010 256 pages
3.52
100+ ratings
Sociology
School
History
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