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Never Caught
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar • 2017
George Washington rotated his slaves across state lines to keep them. Ona Judge made him pay.
3.83
11k+
Never Caught Summary
Never Caught 89%
George Washington rotated his slaves across state lines to keep them. Ona Judge made him pay.
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar 2017
3.83
11k+ ratings
Master Slave Husband Wife
by Ilyon Woo • 2023
Enslaved woman as white gentleman, husband as slave: a 1,000-mile escape in plain sight.
3.97
19k+
Master Slave Husband Wife Summary
Master Slave Husband Wife 89%
Enslaved woman as white gentleman, husband as slave: a 1,000-mile escape in plain sight.
by Ilyon Woo 2023
3.97
19k+ ratings
My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick Douglass • 1855
One brawl with a slave-breaker taught him he was a man. Then he taught a nation.
4.38
12k+
My Bondage and My Freedom Summary
My Bondage and My Freedom 88%
One brawl with a slave-breaker taught him he was a man. Then he taught a nation.
by Frederick Douglass 1855
4.38
12k+ ratings
Papillon
by Henri Charrière • 1969
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
4.23
76k+
Papillon Summary
Papillon 88%
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
by Henri Charrière 1969
4.23
76k+ ratings
The Autistic Brain
by Temple Grandin • 2013
A free Black man is sold into slavery; a single smuggled letter holds his escape.
4.1
11k+
The Autistic Brain Summary
The Autistic Brain 88%
A free Black man is sold into slavery; a single smuggled letter holds his escape.
by Temple Grandin 2013
4.1
11k+ ratings
The Psychology of the Child
by Jean Piaget • 1972
His master warned that literacy would ruin him. He learned anyway, and it did.
3.87
1k+
The Psychology of the Child Summary
The Psychology of the Child 88%
His master warned that literacy would ruin him. He learned anyway, and it did.
by Jean Piaget 1972
3.87
1k+ ratings
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass • 2004
A former slave's firsthand account of how literacy unlocked his escape from bondage.
4.13
138k+
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Summary
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 88%
A former slave's firsthand account of how literacy unlocked his escape from bondage.
by Frederick Douglass 2004
4.13
138k+ ratings
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar • 2019
In 1796, Ona Judge walked out of George Washington's house and onto a ship. She never returned.
3.97
2k+
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge Summary
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge 87%
In 1796, Ona Judge walked out of George Washington's house and onto a ship. She never returned.
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar 2019
3.97
2k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Slavomir Rawicz • 1956
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
4.24
22k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 87%
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
by Slavomir Rawicz 1956
4.24
22k+ ratings
Long-Distance Real Estate Investing
by David Greene • 2017
A free Black man is drugged, kidnapped, and sold. Twelve years later, a letter changes everything.
4.22
1k+
Long-Distance Real Estate Investing Summary
Long-Distance Real Estate Investing 87%
A free Black man is drugged, kidnapped, and sold. Twelve years later, a letter changes everything.
by David Greene 2017
4.22
1k+ ratings
Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon Northup • 2013
Drugged and chained, a free New York violinist begins twelve years as a Louisiana slave.
4.23
126k+
Twelve Years a Slave Summary
Twelve Years a Slave 87%
Drugged and chained, a free New York violinist begins twelve years as a Louisiana slave.
by Solomon Northup 2013
4.23
126k+ ratings
Forge
by Laurie Halse Anderson • 2010
Escaping slavery, a boy enlists in the Continental Army only to face Valley Forge's brutal winter.
4.16
18k+
Forge Summary
Forge 87%
Escaping slavery, a boy enlists in the Continental Army only to face Valley Forge's brutal winter.
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2010
4.16
18k+ ratings
White Gold
by Giles Milton • 2004
Barbary corsairs took a million Europeans. One boy was eleven when taken, thirty-four when free.
4.13
2k+
White Gold Summary
White Gold 87%
Barbary corsairs took a million Europeans. One boy was eleven when taken, thirty-four when free.
by Giles Milton 2004
4.13
2k+ ratings
Amity
by Nathan Harris • 2025
To find his stolen sister, a freedman follows her trail into a Mexico that devours refugees.
3.76
5k+
Amity Summary
Amity 87%
To find his stolen sister, a freedman follows her trail into a Mexico that devours refugees.
by Nathan Harris 2025
3.76
5k+ ratings
In the Sea There are Crocodiles
by Fabio Geda • 2010
Abandoned for his own safety, a ten-year-old Afghan boy crosses continents alone in search of home.
4.01
15k+
In the Sea There are Crocodiles Summary
In the Sea There are Crocodiles 87%
Abandoned for his own safety, a ten-year-old Afghan boy crosses continents alone in search of home.
by Fabio Geda 2010
4.01
15k+ ratings
The Heart of a Woman
by Maya Angelou • 2009
Marrying a South African freedom fighter took her from Harlem to Cairo, where love met its limits.
4.23
25k+
The Heart of a Woman Summary
The Heart of a Woman 87%
Marrying a South African freedom fighter took her from Harlem to Cairo, where love met its limits.
by Maya Angelou 2009
4.23
25k+ ratings
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
by Harry Browne • 1973
Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.
4.06
2k+
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World Summary
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World 87%
Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.
by Harry Browne 1973
4.06
2k+ ratings
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2
by Nelson Mandela • 2003
Twenty-seven years in prison. Then he became president of the country that put him there.
4.42
608
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2 Summary
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2 86%
Twenty-seven years in prison. Then he became president of the country that put him there.
by Nelson Mandela 2003
4.42
608 ratings
Song of the Nightingale
by Helen Berhane • 2009
Her captors beat her until the stick broke. She still refused to recant.
4.35
173
Song of the Nightingale Summary
Song of the Nightingale 86%
Her captors beat her until the stick broke. She still refused to recant.
by Helen Berhane 2009
4.35
173 ratings
Escape from Saddam
by Lewis Alsamari • 2007
He escaped the army, the wolves, and Saddam's Iraq. Then his family was arrested for it.
4.05
270
Escape from Saddam Summary
Escape from Saddam 86%
He escaped the army, the wolves, and Saddam's Iraq. Then his family was arrested for it.
by Lewis Alsamari 2007
4.05
270 ratings
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Ann Jacobs • 1861
To keep her children, an enslaved mother hides seven years in a cramped garret.
4.18
59k+
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Summary
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 86%
To keep her children, an enslaved mother hides seven years in a cramped garret.
by Harriet Ann Jacobs 1861
4.18
59k+ ratings
Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali • 2006
FGM at five, a forced marriage, a flight to Holland, and a pen that triggered death threats.
4.20
93k+
Infidel Summary
Infidel 86%
FGM at five, a forced marriage, a flight to Holland, and a pen that triggered death threats.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2006
4.20
93k+ ratings
Escape
by Carolyn Jessop • 2007
Forced into polygamy at eighteen. Fifteen years and eight children later, she fled with all of them.
3.99
47k+
Escape Summary
Escape 86%
Forced into polygamy at eighteen. Fifteen years and eight children later, she fled with all of them.
by Carolyn Jessop 2007
3.99
47k+ ratings
The Pianist from Syria
by Aeham Ahmad • 2017
After his piano-in-the-rubble videos went viral, the hard part began: getting out alive.
4.27
2k+
The Pianist from Syria Summary
The Pianist from Syria 86%
After his piano-in-the-rubble videos went viral, the hard part began: getting out alive.
by Aeham Ahmad 2017
4.27
2k+ ratings
Prisoner
by Jason Rezaian • 2019
544 days inside Iran's most feared prison. The crime: journalism. The lifeline: his wife.
3.88
2k+
Prisoner Summary
Prisoner 86%
544 days inside Iran's most feared prison. The crime: journalism. The lifeline: his wife.
by Jason Rezaian 2019
3.88
2k+ ratings
Up from Slavery
by Booker T. Washington • 1900
Born a slave. Built a college. His philosophy of racial progress still divides America.
4.11
36k+
Up from Slavery Summary
Up from Slavery 86%
Born a slave. Built a college. His philosophy of racial progress still divides America.
by Booker T. Washington 1900
4.11
36k+ ratings
Not Without My Daughter
by Betty Mahmoody • 1987
Two weeks in Iran became forever. Her husband held the law. She held their daughter.
4.19
39k+
Not Without My Daughter Summary
Not Without My Daughter 86%
Two weeks in Iran became forever. Her husband held the law. She held their daughter.
by Betty Mahmoody 1987
4.19
39k+ ratings
I Don't Want To Grow Up
by Scott Stillman • 2021
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
4.08
2k+
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 86%
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
by Scott Stillman 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
Dark Star Safari
by Paul Theroux • 2002
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
3.98
16k+
Dark Star Safari Summary
Dark Star Safari 86%
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
by Paul Theroux 2002
3.98
16k+ ratings
Nelson Mandela
by Martin Meredith • 1997
They put him on trial to silence him. His dock statement made apartheid the defendant instead.
4.17
347
Nelson Mandela Summary
Nelson Mandela 86%
They put him on trial to silence him. His dock statement made apartheid the defendant instead.
by Martin Meredith 1997
4.17
347 ratings
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson • 2008
Sold to a Loyalist couple in Revolutionary New York, an enslaved girl turns spy to save her sister.
4.10
59k+
Chains Summary
Chains 86%
Sold to a Loyalist couple in Revolutionary New York, an enslaved girl turns spy to save her sister.
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2008
4.10
59k+ ratings
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela • 1994
His 27-year imprisonment is legend. The decades of organizing that led there tell the real story.
4.36
95k+
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom 86%
His 27-year imprisonment is legend. The decades of organizing that led there tell the real story.
by Nelson Mandela 1994
4.36
95k+ ratings
The Sound of Gravel
by Ruth Wariner • 2016
A polygamist prophet's thirty-ninth child: poverty, abuse, her father's murder, and the long escape.
4.31
68k+
The Sound of Gravel Summary
The Sound of Gravel 86%
A polygamist prophet's thirty-ninth child: poverty, abuse, her father's murder, and the long escape.
by Ruth Wariner 2016
4.31
68k+ ratings
Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love
by Thomas A. Tarrants • 2019
A Klansman went to prison. Books and unlikely friendships made him a minister.
4.37
461
Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love Summary
Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love 86%
A Klansman went to prison. Books and unlikely friendships made him a minister.
by Thomas A. Tarrants 2019
4.37
461 ratings
L'instinct de mort
by Jacques Mesrine • 1984
From mourning a dead songbird to mastering the prison break: the gangster France could never hold.
4.31
422
L'instinct de mort Summary
L'instinct de mort 86%
From mourning a dead songbird to mastering the prison break: the gangster France could never hold.
by Jacques Mesrine 1984
4.31
422 ratings
The Sunset Route
by Carrot Quinn • 2021
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
4.16
2k+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route 86%
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
by Carrot Quinn 2021
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill • 2007
Stolen into slavery, an African girl fights for freedom with her wits, her midwifery, and her pen.
4.47
92k+
The Book of Negroes Summary
The Book of Negroes 86%
Stolen into slavery, an African girl fights for freedom with her wits, her midwifery, and her pen.
by Lawrence Hill 2007
4.47
92k+ ratings
Revolutionary Suicide
by Huey P. Newton • 1973
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
4.49
7k+
Revolutionary Suicide Summary
Revolutionary Suicide 86%
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
by Huey P. Newton 1973
4.49
7k+ ratings
The Acid Queen
by Susannah Cahalan • 2025
Two hundred acid trips, one prison escape, 24 years underground: the woman behind Timothy Leary.
3.78
1k+
The Acid Queen Summary
The Acid Queen 86%
Two hundred acid trips, one prison escape, 24 years underground: the woman behind Timothy Leary.
by Susannah Cahalan 2025
3.78
1k+ ratings
Amazing Grace
by Eric Metaxas • 2007
One man's faith, one damning diagram, and two decades of defeats: how the slave trade fell.
4.21
9k+
Amazing Grace Summary
Amazing Grace 86%
One man's faith, one damning diagram, and two decades of defeats: how the slave trade fell.
by Eric Metaxas 2007
4.21
9k+ ratings
The Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen King • 1994
A wrongly convicted banker enters Shawshank, where the warden plans to keep him forever.
4.48
6k+
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption 86%
A wrongly convicted banker enters Shawshank, where the warden plans to keep him forever.
by Stephen King 1994
4.48
6k+ ratings
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 86%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
Elephant Run
by Roland Smith • 2007
Occupied Burma: a boy escapes through hidden corridors and braves the jungle to rescue his father.
4.09
7k+
Elephant Run Summary
Elephant Run 86%
Occupied Burma: a boy escapes through hidden corridors and braves the jungle to rescue his father.
by Roland Smith 2007
4.09
7k+ ratings
A House in the Sky
by Amanda Lindhout • 2013
460 days in a dark room: how one woman built an escape inside her own mind.
4.28
73k+
A House in the Sky Summary
A House in the Sky 86%
460 days in a dark room: how one woman built an escape inside her own mind.
by Amanda Lindhout 2013
4.28
73k+ ratings
Tears of the Desert
by Halima Bashir • 2008
A Darfuri doctor escapes genocide and rape, only to land inside the UK's asylum machine.
4.24
4k+
Tears of the Desert Summary
Tears of the Desert 86%
A Darfuri doctor escapes genocide and rape, only to land inside the UK's asylum machine.
by Halima Bashir 2008
4.24
4k+ ratings
Saving Freud
by Andrew Nagorski • 2022
1938: Freud won't flee Vienna. The Nazis are closing in. Five unlikely rescuers race the clock.
4.02
340
Saving Freud Summary
Saving Freud 86%
1938: Freud won't flee Vienna. The Nazis are closing in. Five unlikely rescuers race the clock.
by Andrew Nagorski 2022
4.02
340 ratings
Surrender or Starve
by Robert D. Kaplan • 1988
A Marxist regime weaponized famine in Ethiopia. The West's life-saving aid also financed the war.
3.67
474
Surrender or Starve Summary
Surrender or Starve 86%
A Marxist regime weaponized famine in Ethiopia. The West's life-saving aid also financed the war.
by Robert D. Kaplan 1988
3.67
474 ratings
Now I Am Known
by Peter Mutabazi • 2022
A stranger asked a street kid his name. He grew up to become a foster father.
4.75
1k+
Now I Am Known Summary
Now I Am Known 86%
A stranger asked a street kid his name. He grew up to become a foster father.
by Peter Mutabazi 2022
4.75
1k+ ratings
Malcolm X
by Manning Marable • 2011
His autobiography obscured a life of constant reinvention. This Pulitzer biography reveals the man.
4.19
20k+
Malcolm X Summary
Malcolm X 86%
His autobiography obscured a life of constant reinvention. This Pulitzer biography reveals the man.
by Manning Marable 2011
4.19
20k+ ratings
In Order to Live
by Yeonmi Park • 2015
Frozen rivers, human traffickers, and a desert crossing: a 13-year-old's escape from North Korea.
4.48
107k+
In Order to Live Summary
In Order to Live 86%
Frozen rivers, human traffickers, and a desert crossing: a 13-year-old's escape from North Korea.
by Yeonmi Park 2015
4.48
107k+ ratings
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