Politics Book Summaries

The China Model Summary
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
by Daniel A. Bell 2015 336 pages
3.63
271 ratings
China
Politics
History
The Capitalist Manifesto Summary
The Capitalist Manifesto
Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World
by Johan Norberg 2023 331 pages
4.26
641 ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The American Spirit Summary
The American Spirit
Who We Are and What We Stand For
by David McCullough 2017 176 pages
4.22
6.8K ratings
History
Politics
American History
Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
by Neil Postman 1969 219 pages
4.20
1.3K ratings
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
Collapse Summary
Collapse
The Fall of the Soviet Union
by Vladislav M. Zubok 2021 576 pages
4.25
1.8K ratings
History
Russia
Politics
Original Sins Summary
Original Sins
The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
by Eve L. Ewing 2025 400 pages
4.60
462 ratings
History
Education
Race
To Repair the World Summary
To Repair the World
Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
by Paul Farmer 2013 294 pages
4.10
1.0K ratings
Medicine
Health
Science
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
History
Historical
Politics
A World Without Police Summary
A World Without Police
How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete
by Geo Maher 2021 288 pages
3.98
300 ratings
Politics
Social Justice
Sociology
The Socialist Manifesto Summary
The Socialist Manifesto
The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality
by Bhaskar Sunkara 2019 288 pages
3.62
1.9K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth Summary
Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth
12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
by Thaddeus Williams 2020 288 pages
4.36
1.3K ratings
Christian
Christian Living
Christianity
A Century of War Summary
A Century of War
Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order
by F. William Engdahl 1992 312 pages
4.18
466 ratings
Politics
History
Economics
The Strange Death of Europe Summary
The Strange Death of Europe
Immigration, Identity, Islam
by Douglas Murray 2017 352 pages
4.15
12.1K ratings
Politics
History
Religion
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division Summary
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
by Elif Shafak 2020 96 pages
3.98
7.6K ratings
Essays
Politics
Philosophy
Arrest-Proof Yourself Summary
Arrest-Proof Yourself
An Ex-Cop Reveals How Easy It Is for Anyone to Get Arrested, How Even a Single Arrest Could Ruin Your Life, and What to Do If the Police Get in Your Face
by Dale C. Carson 2007 288 pages
3.77
318 ratings
Self Help
Law
Survival
Clausewitz on Strategy Summary
Clausewitz on Strategy
Inspiration and Insight from a Master Strategist
by Tiha von Ghyczy 2001 196 pages
4.05
109 ratings
Military Fiction
Philosophy
War
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
History
Military Fiction
I'm Sorry for My Loss Summary
I'm Sorry for My Loss
An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America
by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long 2024 496 pages
4.39
1.7K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Health
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela 1994 656 pages
4.36
91.5K ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
The Accidental President of Brazil Summary
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
by Fernando Henrique Cardoso 2006 291 pages
4.14
477 ratings
History
Brazil
Biography
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy Summary
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy
by Ayn Rand 1999 203 pages
3.88
289 ratings
Philosophy
Business
Economics
The Great Escape Summary
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
by Saket Soni 2023 368 pages
4.52
893 ratings
History
Politics
Race
Gambling on Development Summary
Gambling on Development
by Stefan Dercon 2022 360 pages
4.03
235 ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Heroic Failure Summary
Heroic Failure
Brexit and the Politics of Pain
by Fintan O'Toole 2018 240 pages
4.12
2.2K ratings
Politics
History
British Literature
In Trump Time Summary
In Trump Time
A Journal of America's Plague Year
by Peter Navarro 2021 344 pages
4.54
746 ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Best Evidence Summary
Best Evidence
by David S. Lifton 1980 920 pages
4.00
622 ratings
History
Conspiracy Theories
Politics
Republic, Lost Summary
Republic, Lost
How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
by Lawrence Lessig 2011 400 pages
4.18
2.8K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich Summary
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 2020 232 pages
3.86
139 ratings
Economics
History
Business
Liberty Summary
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
by Isaiah Berlin 1969 416 pages
4.15
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Other People's Money Summary
Other People's Money
The Real Business of Finance
by John Kay 2015 336 pages
3.92
1.4K ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Command and Control Summary
Command and Control
Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
by Eric Schlosser 2013 656 pages
4.27
14.0K ratings
History
Politics
Science
Keynes Summary
Keynes
A Very Short Introduction
by Robert Skidelsky 2010 208 pages
3.45
172 ratings
Economics
Biography
History
Maestro Summary
Maestro
Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom
by Bob Woodward 2000 288 pages
3.41
853 ratings
Economics
Biography
Politics
The Shia Revival Summary
The Shia Revival
How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future
by Vali Nasr 2006 310 pages
3.88
2.4K ratings
History
Religion
Islam
Arguing with Zombies Summary
Arguing with Zombies
Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
by Paul Krugman 2020 464 pages
3.86
2.4K ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Smoke Signals Summary
Smoke Signals
A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific
by Martin A. Lee 2012 528 pages
4.29
530 ratings
History
Science
Politics
Hidden Order Summary
Hidden Order
The Economics of Everyday Life
by David D. Friedman 1996 352 pages
3.74
522 ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Becoming Nigerian Summary
Becoming Nigerian
A Guide
by Elnathan John 2019 160 pages
3.96
604 ratings
Africa
Nigeria
African Literature
Controligarchs Summary
Controligarchs
Exposing the Billionaire Class, their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life
by Seamus Bruner 2023 384 pages
4.14
248 ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Sludge Summary
Sludge
What Stops Us from Getting Things Done and What to Do about It
by Cass R. Sunstein 2021 155 pages
3.34
301 ratings
Economics
Politics
Psychology
The Color of Law Summary
The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
by Richard Rothstein 2017 368 pages
4.44
43.4K ratings
History
Race
Politics
The Other Side of Israel Summary
The Other Side of Israel
My Journey Across the Jewish/Arab Divide
by Susan Nathan 2005 336 pages
4.09
261 ratings
Israel
Politics
Memoir
The Rise of the Outsiders Summary
The Rise of the Outsiders
How Mainstream Politics Lost its Way
by Steve Richards 2017 320 pages
3.66
145 ratings
Politics
21st Century
History
Monopoly Capital Summary
Monopoly Capital
An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order
by Paul A. Baran 1966 416 pages
4.20
261 ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Hegel Summary
Hegel
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Singer 1983 131 pages
3.86
2.9K ratings
Philosophy
History
Biography
Blessed Unrest Summary
Blessed Unrest
How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming
by Paul Hawken 2007 352 pages
3.94
1.8K ratings
Environment
Sustainability
Activism
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop Summary
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
by Bill Eddy 2019 192 pages
3.81
118 ratings
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
In The Land Of Israel Summary
In The Land Of Israel
by Amos Oz 1982 304 pages
4.11
798 ratings
Israel
History
Jewish
The Future Is Asian Summary
The Future Is Asian
by Parag Khanna 2019 448 pages
3.70
1.3K ratings
Politics
China
Economics
The Next America Summary
The Next America
Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
by Paul Taylor 2014 280 pages
3.68
693 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Economics
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