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Questa sera è già domani
by Lia Levi • 2018
A Jewish boy in 1930s Genoa discovers that being exceptional cannot protect him from history.
3.51
457
Questa sera è già domani Summary
Questa sera è già domani 90%
A Jewish boy in 1930s Genoa discovers that being exceptional cannot protect him from history.
by Lia Levi 2018
3.51
457 ratings
Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019
by Umberto Gentiloni Silveri • 2019
Moro, Mafia bombs, Tangentopoli: Italy's republic keeps dying but never gets buried.
3.09
46
Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019 Summary
Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019 89%
Moro, Mafia bombs, Tangentopoli: Italy's republic keeps dying but never gets buried.
by Umberto Gentiloni Silveri 2019
3.09
46 ratings
L'eco del boato
by Mirco Dondi • 2015
Italy's worst bombings were blamed on the left, but the real bombers wore state uniforms.
4.02
49
L'eco del boato Summary
L'eco del boato 89%
Italy's worst bombings were blamed on the left, but the real bombers wore state uniforms.
by Mirco Dondi 2015
4.02
49 ratings
Contesting Democracy
by Jan-Werner Müller • 2006
It wasn't democracy versus its enemies. It was a fight over what 'democracy' actually meant.
4.00
159
Contesting Democracy Summary
Contesting Democracy 89%
It wasn't democracy versus its enemies. It was a fight over what 'democracy' actually meant.
by Jan-Werner Müller 2006
4.00
159 ratings
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan • 2017
A Milan teen pressed into Nazi service spies from the driver's seat of a general's car.
4.43
395k+
Beneath a Scarlet Sky Summary
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 89%
A Milan teen pressed into Nazi service spies from the driver's seat of a general's car.
by Mark T. Sullivan 2017
4.43
395k+ ratings
Hotel Portofino
by J.P. O'Connell • 2022
An Englishwoman's Riviera hotel harbors guests with secrets as fascism rises in 1920s Italy.
3.31
5k+
Hotel Portofino Summary
Hotel Portofino 89%
An Englishwoman's Riviera hotel harbors guests with secrets as fascism rises in 1920s Italy.
by J.P. O'Connell 2022
3.31
5k+ ratings
All Our Yesterdays
by Natalia Ginzburg • 1952
In Mussolini's Italy, a teenager's escape marriage strands her in a village the war invades.
3.99
5k+
All Our Yesterdays Summary
All Our Yesterdays 89%
In Mussolini's Italy, a teenager's escape marriage strands her in a village the war invades.
by Natalia Ginzburg 1952
3.99
5k+ ratings
Fascism
by Madeleine K. Albright • 2018
Democracies are dismantled one law at a time. The 1930s playbook is back.
4.25
21k+
Fascism Summary
Fascism 88%
Democracies are dismantled one law at a time. The 1930s playbook is back.
by Madeleine K. Albright 2018
4.25
21k+ ratings
L'Art de la joie
by Goliarda Sapienza • 1998
From Sicilian poverty she rises, loving freely, outliving fascism, learning joy as rebellion.
4.11
11k+
L'Art de la joie Summary
L'Art de la joie 88%
From Sicilian poverty she rises, loving freely, outliving fascism, learning joy as rebellion.
by Goliarda Sapienza 1998
4.11
11k+ ratings
Adriatic
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2022
Where empires and religions mixed for centuries, Europe's post-national future is already written.
3.61
888
Adriatic Summary
Adriatic 88%
Where empires and religions mixed for centuries, Europe's post-national future is already written.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2022
3.61
888 ratings
Making Democracy Work
by Robert D. Putnam • 1992
When Italy gave its regions identical governments, only those with ancient civic roots succeeded.
3.87
868
Making Democracy Work Summary
Making Democracy Work 88%
When Italy gave its regions identical governments, only those with ancient civic roots succeeded.
by Robert D. Putnam 1992
3.87
868 ratings
The Anatomy of Fascism
by Robert O. Paxton • 2004
A historian maps the path to fascist power: the deals, the power split, and the warning signs.
4.22
6k+
The Anatomy of Fascism Summary
The Anatomy of Fascism 88%
A historian maps the path to fascist power: the deals, the power split, and the warning signs.
by Robert O. Paxton 2004
4.22
6k+ ratings
How to Stop Fascism
by Paul Mason • 2021
The antifascist playbook, updated for an era of online radicalization and cascading global crises.
4.05
390
How to Stop Fascism Summary
How to Stop Fascism 88%
The antifascist playbook, updated for an era of online radicalization and cascading global crises.
by Paul Mason 2021
4.05
390 ratings
City of Echoes
by Jessica Wärnberg • 2023
Rome's popes: from a fisherman's grave to global power, the 2,000-year struggle for supremacy.
3.60
78
City of Echoes Summary
City of Echoes 88%
Rome's popes: from a fisherman's grave to global power, the 2,000-year struggle for supremacy.
by Jessica Wärnberg 2023
3.60
78 ratings
Gomorrah
by Roberto Saviano • 2006
Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.
3.80
23k+
Gomorrah Summary
Gomorrah 87%
Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.
by Roberto Saviano 2006
3.80
23k+ ratings
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
by Paul Strathern • 2009
Da Vinci, Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia: the moment their lives collided and the modern world began.
3.97
1k+
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior Summary
The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior 87%
Da Vinci, Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia: the moment their lives collided and the modern world began.
by Paul Strathern 2009
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
by William L. Shirer • 1984
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
4.08
2k+
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Summary
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler 87%
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
by William L. Shirer 1984
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Art of Rest
by Claudia Hammond • 2019
Before the genocide, there was a homeless painter, a spellbinding voice, and a prison cell.
3.59
3k+
The Art of Rest Summary
The Art of Rest 87%
Before the genocide, there was a homeless painter, a spellbinding voice, and a prison cell.
by Claudia Hammond 2019
3.59
3k+ ratings
The Plot to Seize the White House
by Jules Archer • 1973
Wall Street plotted a fascist coup against FDR. The general they recruited was the wrong man.
4.03
974
The Plot to Seize the White House Summary
The Plot to Seize the White House 87%
Wall Street plotted a fascist coup against FDR. The general they recruited was the wrong man.
by Jules Archer 1973
4.03
974 ratings
España partida en dos
by Julián Casanova • 2013
A coup meant to topple Spain's Republic failed. What followed was decided by Hitler and Mussolini.
4.16
249
España partida en dos Summary
España partida en dos 87%
A coup meant to topple Spain's Republic failed. What followed was decided by Hitler and Mussolini.
by Julián Casanova 2013
4.16
249 ratings
The Death of Democracy
by Benjamin Carter Hett • 2018
Hitler didn't seize power. Conservative elites handed it to him, certain they could control him.
4.26
3k+
The Death of Democracy Summary
The Death of Democracy 87%
Hitler didn't seize power. Conservative elites handed it to him, certain they could control him.
by Benjamin Carter Hett 2018
4.26
3k+ ratings
From Sand and Ash
by Amy Harmon • 2016
A Jewish violinist and a Catholic priest fall in love as Nazis occupy Rome.
4.38
68k+
From Sand and Ash Summary
From Sand and Ash 87%
A Jewish violinist and a Catholic priest fall in love as Nazis occupy Rome.
by Amy Harmon 2016
4.38
68k+ ratings
The Power of the Powerless
by Václav Havel • 1978
Tyranny runs on the lies ordinary people perform each day. Refuse one, the structure trembles.
4.22
4k+
The Power of the Powerless Summary
The Power of the Powerless 87%
Tyranny runs on the lies ordinary people perform each day. Refuse one, the structure trembles.
by Václav Havel 1978
4.22
4k+ ratings
One Good Thing
by Georgia Hunter • 2025
A Jewish student flees fascist Italy with her best friend's son, forged papers her only shield.
4.26
15k+
One Good Thing Summary
One Good Thing 87%
A Jewish student flees fascist Italy with her best friend's son, forged papers her only shield.
by Georgia Hunter 2025
4.26
15k+ ratings
The Third Reich in Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2005
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
4.36
8k+
The Third Reich in Power Summary
The Third Reich in Power 87%
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
by Richard J. Evans 2005
4.36
8k+ ratings
Strongmen
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat • 2020
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
4.27
5k+
Strongmen Summary
Strongmen 87%
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
The House of Medici
by Christopher Hibbert • 1975
Why Florence's uncrowned kings were bankers who built the Renaissance and survived assassination.
3.87
9k+
The House of Medici Summary
The House of Medici 87%
Why Florence's uncrowned kings were bankers who built the Renaissance and survived assassination.
by Christopher Hibbert 1975
3.87
9k+ ratings
Aggiustare l'universo
by Raffaella Romagnolo • 2023
After the war, a teacher mends a broken planetarium and a mute orphan's shattered voice.
4.04
922
Aggiustare l'universo Summary
Aggiustare l'universo 87%
After the war, a teacher mends a broken planetarium and a mute orphan's shattered voice.
by Raffaella Romagnolo 2023
4.04
922 ratings
Leonardo and the Last Supper
by Ross King • 2012
Leonardo almost refused the mural. He painted it with a doomed technique. It became immortal anyway.
3.93
3k+
Leonardo and the Last Supper Summary
Leonardo and the Last Supper 87%
Leonardo almost refused the mural. He painted it with a doomed technique. It became immortal anyway.
by Ross King 2012
3.93
3k+ ratings
America Last
by Jacob Heilbrunn • 2024
The Right's century of admiring strongmen is not a bug but the point.
3.83
246
America Last Summary
America Last 87%
The Right's century of admiring strongmen is not a bug but the point.
by Jacob Heilbrunn 2024
3.83
246 ratings
Adolf Hitler
by John Toland • 1958
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
4.24
4k+
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler 87%
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
by John Toland 1958
4.24
4k+ ratings
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg • 1930
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
3.63
263
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century 87%
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930
3.63
263 ratings
The Dark Valley
by Piers Brendon • 2000
The 1930s: a single global story of economic collapse, appeasement, and terror feeding the next war.
4.18
624
The Dark Valley Summary
The Dark Valley 87%
The 1930s: a single global story of economic collapse, appeasement, and terror feeding the next war.
by Piers Brendon 2000
4.18
624 ratings
How to Be a Dictator
by Frank Dikötter • 2019
Why every dictator is the architect of his godlike image, and why the statues fall.
3.69
3k+
How to Be a Dictator Summary
How to Be a Dictator 87%
Why every dictator is the architect of his godlike image, and why the statues fall.
by Frank Dikötter 2019
3.69
3k+ ratings
The Origins of Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt • 1951
Before the camps, tyranny. After, something wholly new: total domination.
4.30
15k+
The Origins of Totalitarianism Summary
The Origins of Totalitarianism 87%
Before the camps, tyranny. After, something wholly new: total domination.
by Hannah Arendt 1951
4.30
15k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer • 1960
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
4.23
150k+
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 87%
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
by William L. Shirer 1960
4.23
150k+ ratings
Children of Mars
by Jeremy Armstrong • 2025
Rome's empire was born from clan rivalries, not a master plan. Hannibal's invasion forced the shift.
4.22
36
Children of Mars Summary
Children of Mars 87%
Rome's empire was born from clan rivalries, not a master plan. Hannibal's invasion forced the shift.
by Jeremy Armstrong 2025
4.22
36 ratings
Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler • 1925
The manifesto that blueprinted the Third Reich: racial empire, absolute rule, and total war.
3.18
44k+
Mein Kampf Summary
Mein Kampf 87%
The manifesto that blueprinted the Third Reich: racial empire, absolute rule, and total war.
by Adolf Hitler 1925
3.18
44k+ ratings
The Moral Basis of a Backward Society
by Edward C. Banfield • 1958
Why some societies stay poor: a moral code that stops at the family doorstep.
3.84
245
The Moral Basis of a Backward Society Summary
The Moral Basis of a Backward Society 87%
Why some societies stay poor: a moral code that stops at the family doorstep.
by Edward C. Banfield 1958
3.84
245 ratings
Bloodlands
by Timothy Snyder • 2010
14 million murdered between Hitler and Stalin, a zone where each regime's massacres fed the other's.
4.39
20k+
Bloodlands Summary
Bloodlands 87%
14 million murdered between Hitler and Stalin, a zone where each regime's massacres fed the other's.
by Timothy Snyder 2010
4.39
20k+ ratings
The Rise of Rome
by Kathryn Lomas • 2017
Rome was a backwater. It won Italy through flexible citizenship, not just legions.
3.99
288
The Rise of Rome Summary
The Rise of Rome 86%
Rome was a backwater. It won Italy through flexible citizenship, not just legions.
by Kathryn Lomas 2017
3.99
288 ratings
Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt • 1968
Tyranny that erases the self: loneliness, ideology, and terror are the engines of totalitarianism.
4.18
843
Totalitarianism Summary
Totalitarianism 86%
Tyranny that erases the self: loneliness, ideology, and terror are the engines of totalitarianism.
by Hannah Arendt 1968
4.18
843 ratings
Human Smoke
by Nicholson Baker • 2008
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
4.06
2k+
Human Smoke Summary
Human Smoke 86%
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
by Nicholson Baker 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
La portalettere
by Francesca Giannone • 2023
A northern woman in 1930s southern Italy scandalizes her village by becoming its first postwoman.
4.05
24k+
La portalettere Summary
La portalettere 86%
A northern woman in 1930s southern Italy scandalizes her village by becoming its first postwoman.
by Francesca Giannone 2023
4.05
24k+ ratings
The Medici
by Paul Strathern • 2003
A banking family bankrolled the Renaissance, made popes and queens, and ruled Florence from shadow.
4.10
5k+
The Medici Summary
The Medici 86%
A banking family bankrolled the Renaissance, made popes and queens, and ruled Florence from shadow.
by Paul Strathern 2003
4.10
5k+ ratings
Modern Times
by Paul Johnson • 1983
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
4.29
3k+
Modern Times Summary
Modern Times 86%
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
by Paul Johnson 1983
4.29
3k+ ratings
Homo Sacer
by Giorgio Agamben • 1994
Sovereignty's hidden purpose, revealed by a forgotten Roman law: the power to produce killable life.
4.06
5k+
Homo Sacer Summary
Homo Sacer 86%
Sovereignty's hidden purpose, revealed by a forgotten Roman law: the power to produce killable life.
by Giorgio Agamben 1994
4.06
5k+ ratings
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
by Barrington Moore Jr. • 1966
A nation's political fate was sealed by its lords and peasants: democracy, fascism, or communism.
4.00
1k+
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy Summary
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy 86%
A nation's political fate was sealed by its lords and peasants: democracy, fascism, or communism.
by Barrington Moore Jr. 1966
4.00
1k+ ratings
Hitler
by Ian Kershaw • 1998
How a failed nobody became dictator: the people around him did the work.
4.17
7k+
Hitler Summary
Hitler 86%
How a failed nobody became dictator: the people around him did the work.
by Ian Kershaw 1998
4.17
7k+ ratings
The Nazis
by Laurence Rees • 1997
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
4.30
1k+
The Nazis Summary
The Nazis 86%
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
by Laurence Rees 1997
4.30
1k+ ratings
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