Politics
Power flows through the halls of government and the pages of these books, where visionary leaders, economic forces, and social movements shape our world. Here you'll find penetrating analyses of political systems and ideologies alongside intimate portraits of the brilliant minds who've changed history through revolution, reform, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Politics Book Summaries
On Bullshit
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Business
Finance
Economics
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
Today's Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Crisis Economics
A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
Economics
Finance
Business
Crimes Against Logic
Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders
Philosophy
Logic
Politics
The Way We Eat
Why Our Food Choices Matter
Food
Philosophy
Health
Naked Economics
Undressing the Dismal Science
Economics
Business
Finance
Griftopia
Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Politics
Economics
History
Long Walk to Freedom
Biography
History
Africa
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
History
Biography
Politics
The Story of Stuff
How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Health—and a Vision for Change
Environment
Sustainability
Science
Keynes
The Return of the Master
Economics
History
Biography
After Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Business
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
Poorly Made in China
An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
China
Business
Economics
Civilization
The West and the Rest
History
Politics
Economics
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
The Paradox of Modern Iran
Iran
History
Politics
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
Business
Psychology
Cultural
A Man Without a Country
Essays
Memoir
Humor
Crazy for God
How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back
Religion
Memoir
Biography
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
Language
Linguistics
Politics
The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Dictator's Handbook
Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Price of Civilization
Politics
Economics
History
Money and Power
How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Business
Finance
History
Empire
How Britain Made the Modern World
History
Politics
Economics
Debt
The First 5,000 Years
History
Economics
Anthropology
Atlas Shrugged
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
The Life You Can Save
How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Poor Economics
A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Economics
Politics
Business
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Food
Sociology
Politics
The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
History
Politics
Race
The Bottom Billion
Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Economics
Politics
International Development
The Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Title of the Book
Feminism
Gender Studies
Gender
Freedomnomics
Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't
Economics
Politics
Business
The Great Reset
How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity
Economics
Business
Politics
The Post-American World
Politics
History
Economics
Treasure Islands
Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
Economics
Finance
Politics
Animal Spirits
How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism
Economics
Psychology
Finance
In Praise of Prejudice
The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Obama
From Promise to Power
Biography
Politics
History
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Broken Words
The Abuse of Science and Faith in American Politics
Religion
Science
Politics
The Signal and the Noise
Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't
Science
Business
Economics
Free to Choose
A Personal Statement
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Real Crash
Economics
Politics
Finance
Blind Ambition
The End of the Story
History
Politics
Biography