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
The American Presidency
A Very Short Introduction
Politics
History
American History
Manifesting Justice
Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
Politics
History
True Crime
Conversations with RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Biography
Politics
History
Who Is Government?
The Untold Story of Public Service
Politics
History
Essays
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
Language
Linguistics
History
Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
Politics
Economics
History
The Art of Intelligence
History
Espionage
Politics
The Quiet Damage
QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
Politics
History
Psychology
Paper Soldiers
How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order
Economics
History
Finance
Nothing But The Truth
The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer
Law
Crime
Biography
Nation of Rebels
Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
Fellow Creatures
Our Obligations to the Other Animals
Philosophy
Animals
Vegan
The Velvet Rope Economy
How Inequality Became Big Business
Economics
Business
Sociology
Private Government
How Employers Rule Our Lives
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Politics
Economics
History
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
And Other Rules to Live By
Comedy
Humor
Politics
Global Capitalism
Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century
Economics
History
Politics
The Penguin and the Leviathan
How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest
Business
Economics
Psychology
Thomas Jefferson
The Art of Power
History
Biography
Presidents
Dark Territory
The Secret History of Cyber War
History
Technology
Politics
Why Most Things Fail
Evolution, Extinction and Economics
Economics
Business
Science
Doesn't Hurt to Ask
Using the Power of Questions to Communicate, Connect, and Persuade
Self Help
Business
Communication
A Journey
My Political Life
Politics
Biography
History
Environmental Economics
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Environment
Science
Suspicious Minds
Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
Psychology
Science
History
How to Educate a Citizen
The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation
Education
Politics
History
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Sociology
Psychology
Science
New Power
How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World—and How to Make It Work for You
Business
Politics
Leadership
Sex Matters
How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense
Feminism
Sociology
Politics
Rogue State
A Guide to the World's Only Superpower
Politics
History
War
Keeping the Republic
Saving America by Trusting Americans
Politics
Biography
Government
Capitalist Punishment
How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn't Vote For
Politics
Economics
Business
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Politics
Russia
History
Follow the Money
The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal
Politics
History
Historical
A Pelican Introduction
Social Class in the 21st Century
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Capitalism, Alone
The Future of the System That Rules the World
Economics
Politics
History
The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
Travel
History
Politics
Firefighting
The Financial Crisis and Its Lessons
Economics
Finance
Business
How Change Happens
Politics
Psychology
Economics
In My Time
A Personal and Political Memoir
Biography
Politics
History
Tower of Basel
The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World
Economics
History
Finance
Freedom from Fear
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
History
American History
Politics
Privacy in the Age of Big Data
Recognizing Threats, Defending Your Rights, and Protecting Your Family
Technology
Politics
Science
The Ministry of Common Sense
How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS
Business
Management
Leadership
Joseph Anton
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
The Coming China Wars
Where They Will Be Fought And How They Can Be Won
China
Politics
History
Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
Vienna
How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World
History
Politics
Travel
Prius Or Pickup?
How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
BluOne Ink Hindus in Hindu Rashtra
Politics
History
India
