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
Excellent Sheep
The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Education
Sociology
Politics
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World
Politics
History
International Relations
The AI Con
How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
None Dare Call It Conspiracy
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
The Uninhabitable Earth
Life After Warming
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto
Philosophy
Politics
History
On Leadership
Lessons for the 21st Century
Politics
Leadership
Business
Economic Facts and Fallacies
Economics
Politics
Business
Simpler
The Future of Government
Politics
Economics
Law
The Culture of Fear
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
Dreams from My Father
Biography
Memoir
Politics
The Value of Everything
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Economics
Business
Politics
Trade Wars Are Class Wars
How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace
Economics
Politics
Business
Team Human
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
The Robber Barons
A Definitive History of the Gilded Age Titans Who Transformed the American Economy
History
Business
American History
Food Politics
What Everyone Needs to Know
Food
Politics
Agriculture
1984 and Philosophy
Is Resistance Futile?
Philosophy
Politics
Average Is Over
Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
Economics
Business
Politics
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
Biography
Politics
History
The Shortest History of China
History
China
Asia
Kleptopia
How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
Politics
Economics
History
Mossad
The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
History
Israel
Espionage
Bangladesh
A Legacy of Blood
History
Bangladesh
Politics
Under Siege
My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation
Politics
Biography
Memoir
A Hacker's Mind
How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back
Technology
Politics
Business
Liberalism
The Classical Tradition
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Banker to the Poor
The Story of the Grameen Bank
Economics
Business
Finance
Identity
The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Politics
Philosophy
History
On Human Nature
Philosophy
Psychology
Classics
The Happiness Industry
How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Existentialism
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Reference
A Fever in the Heartland
The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
History
True Crime
Book Club
False Alarm
How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
Science
Politics
Climate Change
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
Politics
History
Political Science
Rest Is Resistance
A Manifesto
Self Help
Social Justice
Mental Health
Six Questions of Socrates
A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery through World Philosophy
Philosophy
Politics
Religion
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economics
Politics
History
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
China
Politics
History
The Oil Kings
How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
History
Politics
Middle East
The Art of Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Great Taking
Finance
Economics
Politics
Education and the Social Order
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
The Paradox of Modern Iran
Iran
Middle East
History
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, and What Can Be Done
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers & Heroes of a Hurricane
Biography
History
Politics
Dying for a Paycheck
How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It
Business
Leadership
Economics
Small is Beautiful
Economics as if People Mattered
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
Learning from the Germans
Race and the Memory of Evil
History
Politics
Philosophy
