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The H Factor of Personality
by Kibeom Lee • 2012
The personality trait that predicts who will exploit you was missing from science until 2000.
4.03
494
The H Factor of Personality Summary
The H Factor of Personality 87%
The personality trait that predicts who will exploit you was missing from science until 2000.
by Kibeom Lee 2012
4.03
494 ratings
Breaking Bad and Philosophy
by David R. Koepsell • 2012
A philosophy class uses Walter White to dissect moral rot, freedom, and the American Dream.
3.30
274
Breaking Bad and Philosophy Summary
Breaking Bad and Philosophy 87%
A philosophy class uses Walter White to dissect moral rot, freedom, and the American Dream.
by David R. Koepsell 2012
3.30
274 ratings
Without Conscience
by Robert D. Hare • 1993
They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.
4.06
13k+
Without Conscience Summary
Without Conscience 87%
They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.
by Robert D. Hare 1993
4.06
13k+ ratings
Ultraluminous
by Katherine Faw • 2017
She returns from Dubai, measures her weeks in heroin and men, and gives herself one year.
3.58
931
Ultraluminous Summary
Ultraluminous 87%
She returns from Dubai, measures her weeks in heroin and men, and gives herself one year.
by Katherine Faw 2017
3.58
931 ratings
House of Cards
by Michael Dobbs • 1993
When the PM denies him promotion, a Chief Whip weaponizes every secret he keeps on his colleagues.
3.97
9k+
House of Cards Summary
House of Cards 87%
When the PM denies him promotion, a Chief Whip weaponizes every secret he keeps on his colleagues.
by Michael Dobbs 1993
3.97
9k+ ratings
The Dark Sides of Empathy
by Fritz Breithaupt • 2019
Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.
3.63
59
The Dark Sides of Empathy Summary
The Dark Sides of Empathy 87%
Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.
by Fritz Breithaupt 2019
3.63
59 ratings
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis • 1991
A Wall Street banker's flawless exterior conceals a violent double life everyone refuses to see.
3.80
368k+
American Psycho Summary
American Psycho 87%
A Wall Street banker's flawless exterior conceals a violent double life everyone refuses to see.
by Bret Easton Ellis 1991
3.80
368k+ ratings
The Psychopath Whisperer
by Kent A. Kiehl • 2014
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
4.07
4k+
The Psychopath Whisperer Summary
The Psychopath Whisperer 87%
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
by Kent A. Kiehl 2014
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Mask of Sanity
by Jacob M. Appel • 2017
A respected doctor discovers his wife's affair, and his own talent for getting away with murder.
3.80
613
The Mask of Sanity Summary
The Mask of Sanity 87%
A respected doctor discovers his wife's affair, and his own talent for getting away with murder.
by Jacob M. Appel 2017
3.80
613 ratings
Dexter in the Dark
by Jeff Lindsay • 2006
When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.
3.57
41k+
Dexter in the Dark Summary
Dexter in the Dark 86%
When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.
by Jeff Lindsay 2006
3.57
41k+ ratings
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing • 2025
A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.
3.78
56k+
Too Old for This Summary
Too Old for This 86%
A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.
by Samantha Downing 2025
3.78
56k+ ratings
Tampa
by Alissa Nutting • 2013
A teacher's obsession with her shy student spirals into a predatory affair that could destroy them.
3.34
60k+
Tampa Summary
Tampa 86%
A teacher's obsession with her shy student spirals into a predatory affair that could destroy them.
by Alissa Nutting 2013
3.34
60k+ ratings
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020
After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.
4.00
27k+
Hench Summary
Hench 86%
After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020
4.00
27k+ ratings
The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris • 2010
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
3.90
24k+
The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape 86%
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
by Sam Harris 2010
3.90
24k+ ratings
Yellow
by Aron Beauregard • 2021
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
3.77
2k+
Yellow Summary
Yellow 86%
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
by Aron Beauregard 2021
3.77
2k+ ratings
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay • 2004
A Miami forensics expert who kills murderers meets a new killer whose methods mirror his own.
3.90
221k+
Darkly Dreaming Dexter Summary
Darkly Dreaming Dexter 86%
A Miami forensics expert who kills murderers meets a new killer whose methods mirror his own.
by Jeff Lindsay 2004
3.90
221k+ ratings
Criminal Genius
by James C. Oleson • 2016
High IQ does not deter crime; it just makes offenders smarter about getting away.
4.17
18
Criminal Genius Summary
Criminal Genius 86%
High IQ does not deter crime; it just makes offenders smarter about getting away.
by James C. Oleson 2016
4.17
18 ratings
Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis • 1985
Home from college, Clay drifts through LA parties where the glamour hides something rotting.
3.61
102k+
Less Than Zero Summary
Less Than Zero 86%
Home from college, Clay drifts through LA parties where the glamour hides something rotting.
by Bret Easton Ellis 1985
3.61
102k+ ratings
Order of Assassins
by Colin Wilson • 1972
Violence as self-fulfillment: how stagnation and passivity breed the modern assassin.
3.69
64
Order of Assassins Summary
Order of Assassins 86%
Violence as self-fulfillment: how stagnation and passivity breed the modern assassin.
by Colin Wilson 1972
3.69
64 ratings
The Sociopath Next Door
by Martha Stout • 2005
One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.
3.77
39k+
The Sociopath Next Door Summary
The Sociopath Next Door 86%
One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.
by Martha Stout 2005
3.77
39k+ ratings
Graven Images
by Dietrich von Hildebrand • 1957
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
4.17
12
Graven Images Summary
Graven Images 86%
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
by Dietrich von Hildebrand 1957
4.17
12 ratings
The Mask of Sanity
by Hervey M. Cleckley • 1941
Intelligent, charming, incapable of love or remorse. The study that first defined psychopathy.
3.99
1k+
The Mask of Sanity Summary
The Mask of Sanity 86%
Intelligent, charming, incapable of love or remorse. The study that first defined psychopathy.
by Hervey M. Cleckley 1941
3.99
1k+ ratings
Undone
by John Colapinto • 2015
A fake paternity claim entraps a writer, and only his locked-in wife can expose the con.
3.39
356
Undone Summary
Undone 86%
A fake paternity claim entraps a writer, and only his locked-in wife can expose the con.
by John Colapinto 2015
3.39
356 ratings
Witness 8
by Steve Cavanagh • 2024
She framed her boss for murder. Now she's testifying. Eddie Flynn must prove she's lying.
4.11
22k+
Witness 8 Summary
Witness 8 86%
She framed her boss for murder. Now she's testifying. Eddie Flynn must prove she's lying.
by Steve Cavanagh 2024
4.11
22k+ ratings
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy
by Richard Greene • 2007
Tarantino's blowtorch-wielding criminals as moral philosophers: nihilism, karma, and revenge.
3.73
201
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy Summary
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy 86%
Tarantino's blowtorch-wielding criminals as moral philosophers: nihilism, karma, and revenge.
by Richard Greene 2007
3.73
201 ratings
Tourist Season
by Carl Hiaasen • 1986
A disgraced reporter turned PI uncovers a terrorist plot to murder tourists until Miami empties.
3.91
25k+
Tourist Season Summary
Tourist Season 86%
A disgraced reporter turned PI uncovers a terrorist plot to murder tourists until Miami empties.
by Carl Hiaasen 1986
3.91
25k+ ratings
Money
by Martin Amis • 1984
A film director's appetites and a slick producer pull him into a con in New York's 1980s.
3.70
26k+
Money Summary
Money 86%
A film director's appetites and a slick producer pull him into a con in New York's 1980s.
by Martin Amis 1984
3.70
26k+ ratings
The Black Ice
by Michael Connelly • 1993
A cop's suicide note lures Harry Bosch into a border drug war and a deadly masquerade.
4.13
96k+
The Black Ice Summary
The Black Ice 86%
A cop's suicide note lures Harry Bosch into a border drug war and a deadly masquerade.
by Michael Connelly 1993
4.13
96k+ ratings
The Second Life of Nick Mason
by Steve Hamilton • 2016
Nick Mason's release came with a phone. It orders murder. His family guarantees his obedience.
3.75
7k+
The Second Life of Nick Mason Summary
The Second Life of Nick Mason 86%
Nick Mason's release came with a phone. It orders murder. His family guarantees his obedience.
by Steve Hamilton 2016
3.75
7k+ ratings
Murder Bimbo
by Rebecca Novack • 2026
A queer sex worker is hired to kill a far-right demagogue, never told she's disposable.
3.24
5k+
Murder Bimbo Summary
Murder Bimbo 86%
A queer sex worker is hired to kill a far-right demagogue, never told she's disposable.
by Rebecca Novack 2026
3.24
5k+ ratings
Maniac
by Onley James • 2023
The psychiatrist who raised vigilante killers takes in a young murderer who becomes his obsession.
4.14
9k+
Maniac Summary
Maniac 86%
The psychiatrist who raised vigilante killers takes in a young murderer who becomes his obsession.
by Onley James 2023
4.14
9k+ ratings
Conspiracy
by Ryan Holiday • 2018
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
3.96
7k+
Conspiracy Summary
Conspiracy 86%
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
by Ryan Holiday 2018
3.96
7k+ ratings
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
by Robert I. Simon • 1996
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
3.77
230
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream 86%
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
by Robert I. Simon 1996
3.77
230 ratings
A Dance of Cloaks
by David Dalglish • 2010
His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.
3.75
13k+
A Dance of Cloaks Summary
A Dance of Cloaks 86%
His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.
by David Dalglish 2010
3.75
13k+ ratings
Tik-Tok
by John Sladek • 1983
A domestic robot discovers his moral circuits never worked, and art, murder, and politics follow.
3.70
774
Tik-Tok Summary
Tik-Tok 86%
A domestic robot discovers his moral circuits never worked, and art, murder, and politics follow.
by John Sladek 1983
3.70
774 ratings
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark • 2020
She photographs men at their most vulnerable. A gallery show sends her control spiraling.
3.71
85k+
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts 86%
She photographs men at their most vulnerable. A gallery show sends her control spiraling.
by Eliza Clark 2020
3.71
85k+ ratings
The Science of Good and Evil
by Michael Shermer • 2004
Good and evil are evolutionary strategies, and science can decipher them.
3.91
3k+
The Science of Good and Evil Summary
The Science of Good and Evil 86%
Good and evil are evolutionary strategies, and science can decipher them.
by Michael Shermer 2004
3.91
3k+ ratings
Moral Minds
by Marc Hauser • 2006
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
3.74
1k+
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds 86%
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
by Marc Hauser 2006
3.74
1k+ ratings
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy
by Ayn Rand • 1999
Why businessmen feel guilty for creating wealth, and the moral code that can stop it.
3.89
297
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy Summary
Why Businessmen Need Philosophy 85%
Why businessmen feel guilty for creating wealth, and the moral code that can stop it.
by Ayn Rand 1999
3.89
297 ratings
Dearly Devoted Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay • 2005
Cop surveillance traps a killer of killers in domestic bliss while a mutilator takes his revenge.
3.87
57k+
Dearly Devoted Dexter Summary
Dearly Devoted Dexter 85%
Cop surveillance traps a killer of killers in domestic bliss while a mutilator takes his revenge.
by Jeff Lindsay 2005
3.87
57k+ ratings
Púa
by Lorenzo Silva • 2023
A retired spy must save his dying friend's daughter from the corrupt cop destroying her life.
3.59
1k+
Púa Summary
Púa 85%
A retired spy must save his dying friend's daughter from the corrupt cop destroying her life.
by Lorenzo Silva 2023
3.59
1k+ ratings
Hidden Bodies
by Caroline Kepnes • 2016
Robbed by a lover, a bookseller follows her to Hollywood, where someone even more consuming awaits.
3.75
94k+
Hidden Bodies Summary
Hidden Bodies 85%
Robbed by a lover, a bookseller follows her to Hollywood, where someone even more consuming awaits.
by Caroline Kepnes 2016
3.75
94k+ ratings
Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1887
All philosophy is secret autobiography, and your morality is a confession of the drives ruling you.
4.16
452
Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals Summary
Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals 85%
All philosophy is secret autobiography, and your morality is a confession of the drives ruling you.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1887
4.16
452 ratings
The Key Man
by Simon Clark • 2021
Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.
4.18
3k+
The Key Man Summary
The Key Man 85%
Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.
by Simon Clark 2021
4.18
3k+ ratings
Just Babies
by Paul Bloom • 2013
Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.
3.71
4k+
Just Babies Summary
Just Babies 85%
Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.
by Paul Bloom 2013
3.71
4k+ ratings
On the Genealogy of Morals
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1887
Morality was born when the powerless turned resentment into a weapon and called it virtue.
4.12
36k+
On the Genealogy of Morals Summary
On the Genealogy of Morals 85%
Morality was born when the powerless turned resentment into a weapon and called it virtue.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1887
4.12
36k+ ratings
The Kind Worth Killing
by Peter Swanson • 2015
A businessman's airport confession that he wants his wife dead lands him an unlikely accomplice.
3.97
246k+
The Kind Worth Killing Summary
The Kind Worth Killing 85%
A businessman's airport confession that he wants his wife dead lands him an unlikely accomplice.
by Peter Swanson 2015
3.97
246k+ ratings
The Wolf of Wall Street / Catching the Wolf of Wall Street
by Jordan Belfort • 2016
He made millions pumping penny stocks. Then he strapped on a wire for the FBI.
4.32
163
The Wolf of Wall Street / Catching the Wolf of Wall Street Summary
The Wolf of Wall Street / Catching the Wolf of Wall Street 85%
He made millions pumping penny stocks. Then he strapped on a wire for the FBI.
by Jordan Belfort 2016
4.32
163 ratings
Vengeful
by V.E. Schwab • 2018
Her husband tried to burn her alive. Now her touch destroys, and the city's next.
4.12
132k+
Vengeful Summary
Vengeful 85%
Her husband tried to burn her alive. Now her touch destroys, and the city's next.
by V.E. Schwab 2018
4.12
132k+ ratings
Ethics for the Real World
by Ronald A. Howard • 2008
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
4.02
6k+
Ethics for the Real World Summary
Ethics for the Real World 85%
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
by Ronald A. Howard 2008
4.02
6k+ ratings
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