Politics Book Summaries

Dead Aid Summary
Dead Aid
Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
by Dambisa Moyo 2009 188 pages
3.70
8k+ ratings
Economics
Africa
Politics
The Sovereign Individual Summary
The Sovereign Individual
Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
by James Dale Davidson 1997 448 pages
4.19
3k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism Summary
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
by Ha-Joon Chang 2010 286 pages
3.96
12k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
by Paul Kennedy 1987 677 pages
4.14
6k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
A Conflict of Visions Summary
A Conflict of Visions
Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
by Thomas Sowell 1986 304 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted
A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
by Tamim Ansary 2009 416 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
History
Islam
Politics
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi
The History of the World's Largest Democracy
by Ramachandra Guha 2007 912 pages
4.39
17k+ ratings
History
Politics
Indian Literature
Annihilation of Caste Summary
Annihilation of Caste
by B.R. Ambedkar 1936 100 pages
4.61
8k+ ratings
India
History
Politics
The Filter Bubble Summary
The Filter Bubble
What the Internet is Hiding From You
by Eli Pariser 2011 294 pages
3.79
5k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Internet
Humankind Summary
Humankind
A Hopeful History
by Rutger Bregman 2019 462 pages
4.32
73k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Fiat Standard Summary
The Fiat Standard
Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization
by Saifedean Ammous 2024 384 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Money
The Four Pivots Summary
The Four Pivots
Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves
by Shawn A. Ginwright 2022 272 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Social Justice
Self Help
Politics
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done
Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017 216 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
Indigenous
Politics
History
The Anatomy of Fascism Summary
The Anatomy of Fascism
by Robert O. Paxton 2004 336 pages
4.22
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Entrepreneurial State Summary
The Entrepreneurial State
Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
by Mariana Mazzucato 2011 266 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Less Is More Summary
Less Is More
How Degrowth Will Save the World
by Jason Hickel 2020 336 pages
4.51
7k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Environment
Walden & Civil Disobedience Summary
Walden & Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau 1849 320 pages
3.94
38k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
The Machiavellians Summary
The Machiavellians
Defenders of Freedom
by James Burnham 1943 305 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Survival of the Richest Summary
Survival of the Richest
Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
by Douglas Rushkoff 2022 224 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Technology
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act Summary
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
by Bob Joseph 2018 160 pages
4.57
9k+ ratings
Indigenous
History
Canada
Beyond Order Summary
Beyond Order
12 More Rules For Life
by Jordan B. Peterson 2021 382 pages
4.15
28k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Bad Samaritans Summary
Bad Samaritans
The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
by Ha-Joon Chang 2007 288 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Silencing the Past Summary
Silencing the Past
Power and the Production of History
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot 1995 216 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Creature from Jekyll Island Summary
The Creature from Jekyll Island
A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
by G. Edward Griffin 1994 608 pages
4.29
6k+ ratings
Economics
History
Finance
The New Jim Crow Summary
The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander 2010 290 pages
4.52
100k+ ratings
History
Politics
Race
Free to Choose Summary
Free to Choose
A Personal Statement
by Milton Friedman 1979 356 pages
4.22
9k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado PΓ©rez 2019 448 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
Feminism
Science
Politics
The Nordic Theory of Everything Summary
The Nordic Theory of Everything
In Search of a Better Life
by Anu Partanen 2016 448 pages
3.86
8k+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
Memoir
The Revenge Of Geography Summary
The Revenge Of Geography
What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
by Robert D. Kaplan 2012 432 pages
3.78
5k+ ratings
History
Politics
Geography
How to Have Impossible Conversations Summary
How to Have Impossible Conversations
A Very Practical Guide
by Peter Boghossian 2019 272 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Currency Wars Summary
Currency Wars
The Making of the Next Global Crisis
by James Rickards 2011 304 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail
The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol. 2
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022 432 pages
4.45
100+ ratings
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
Rest Is Resistance Summary
Rest Is Resistance
A Manifesto
by Tricia Hersey 2022 224 pages
4.06
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Social Justice
Mental Health
Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate Summary
Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate
The Essential Guide for Progressives
by George Lakoff 2004 144 pages
3.97
6k+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Basic Economics Summary
Basic Economics
A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
by Thomas Sowell 2000 448 pages
4.37
13k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
The End of History and the Last Man Summary
The End of History and the Last Man
by Francis Fukuyama 1992 464 pages
3.60
7k+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison Summary
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison
Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice
by Jeffrey H. Reiman 1979 288 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
Social Justice
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005 67 pages
3.58
15k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
Good Economics for Hard Times Summary
Good Economics for Hard Times
Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2019 417 pages
4.22
14k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Evicted Summary
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond 2016 418 pages
4.47
100k+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
Social Justice
How Minds Change Summary
How Minds Change
The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
by David McRaney 2022 352 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Politics
The Sublime Object of Ideology Summary
The Sublime Object of Ideology
by Slavoj Ε½iΕΎek 1989 256 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Corruptible Summary
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
by Brian Klaas 2021 320 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
History
Manias, Panics, and Crashes Summary
Manias, Panics, and Crashes
A History of Financial Crises
by Charles P. Kindleberger 1978 304 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
History
The Nicomachean Ethics Summary
The Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle 329 pages
4.00
56k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Strategy Summary
Strategy
A History
by Lawrence Freedman 2013 768 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
History
Business
Politics
Misbelief Summary
Misbelief
What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
by Dan Ariely 2023 320 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Answer to History Summary
Answer to History
by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi 1979 204 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
The Trial and Death of Socrates Summary
The Trial and Death of Socrates
by Plato 58 pages
4.12
44k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Silk Roads Summary
The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
by Peter Frankopan 2015 636 pages
4.17
45k+ ratings
History
Politics
World History
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