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You Can't Read This Book
by Nick Cohen • 2012
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
4.08
736
You Can't Read This Book Summary
You Can't Read This Book 89%
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
by Nick Cohen 2012
4.08
736 ratings
Free Speech
by Nigel Warburton • 2009
Silencing one dissenter wounds truth. Hate speech and pornography test whether we still believe it.
3.64
873
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 89%
Silencing one dissenter wounds truth. Hate speech and pornography test whether we still believe it.
by Nigel Warburton 2009
3.64
873 ratings
Founding Faith
by Steven Waldman • 2008
The founders wanted religious freedom not despite their faith, but because of it.
4.07
872
Founding Faith Summary
Founding Faith 89%
The founders wanted religious freedom not despite their faith, but because of it.
by Steven Waldman 2008
4.07
872 ratings
The Great Agnostic
by Susan Jacoby • 2013
The man who drew thousands to hear him speak: why America forgot Robert Ingersoll.
4.04
720
The Great Agnostic Summary
The Great Agnostic 89%
The man who drew thousands to hear him speak: why America forgot Robert Ingersoll.
by Susan Jacoby 2013
4.04
720 ratings
The End of Faith
by Sam Harris • 2004
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
3.89
44k+
The End of Faith Summary
The End of Faith 89%
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
by Sam Harris 2004
3.89
44k+ ratings
Freedom and Neurobiology
by John Rogers Searle • 2005
Free will is a biological fact, and political power rests on what we collectively agree to accept.
3.56
246
Freedom and Neurobiology Summary
Freedom and Neurobiology 89%
Free will is a biological fact, and political power rests on what we collectively agree to accept.
by John Rogers Searle 2005
3.56
246 ratings
The Indispensable Right
by Jonathan Turley • 2024
Free speech was America's founding promise and its first betrayal. The pattern is repeating now.
4.36
414
The Indispensable Right Summary
The Indispensable Right 89%
Free speech was America's founding promise and its first betrayal. The pattern is repeating now.
by Jonathan Turley 2024
4.36
414 ratings
The Age of Choice
by Sophia Rosenfeld • 2025
Choice became freedom only recently. The history reveals why more options leave us less free.
3.57
182
The Age of Choice Summary
The Age of Choice 89%
Choice became freedom only recently. The history reveals why more options leave us less free.
by Sophia Rosenfeld 2025
3.57
182 ratings
Why the Catholic Church Must Change
by Margaret Nutting Ralph • 2013
One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.
3.96
28
Why the Catholic Church Must Change Summary
Why the Catholic Church Must Change 88%
One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.
by Margaret Nutting Ralph 2013
3.96
28 ratings
God Is Not Great
by Christopher Hitchens • 2007
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
3.96
113k+
God Is Not Great Summary
God Is Not Great 88%
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
by Christopher Hitchens 2007
3.96
113k+ ratings
Godless
by Dan Barker • 2008
No first-century writer outside the Bible mentioned Jesus. That silence cost a preacher his faith.
3.97
7k+
Godless Summary
Godless 88%
No first-century writer outside the Bible mentioned Jesus. That silence cost a preacher his faith.
by Dan Barker 2008
3.97
7k+ ratings
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
by Henry David Thoreau • 1866
Conscience, not law, is the highest authority. The original case for nonviolent resistance.
4.06
18k+
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Summary
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays 88%
Conscience, not law, is the highest authority. The original case for nonviolent resistance.
by Henry David Thoreau 1866
4.06
18k+ ratings
Liberty in the Age of Terror
by A.C. Grayling • 2009
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
3.57
143
Liberty in the Age of Terror Summary
Liberty in the Age of Terror 88%
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
by A.C. Grayling 2009
3.57
143 ratings
Liberty for All
by Andrew T. Walker • 2021
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
3.92
141
Liberty for All Summary
Liberty for All 88%
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
by Andrew T. Walker 2021
3.92
141 ratings
The Flight Of The Eagle
by J. Krishnamurti • 2004
You cannot fight your mind with your mind: the effort is the wound, not the cure.
4.23
455
The Flight Of The Eagle Summary
The Flight Of The Eagle 88%
You cannot fight your mind with your mind: the effort is the wound, not the cure.
by J. Krishnamurti 2004
4.23
455 ratings
Lectures of Col. Robert Green Ingersoll
by Robert G. Ingersoll • 1942
Bible's God commands atrocities; its devil shows more mercy. Ingersoll's case for reason over faith.
4.60
119
Lectures of Col. Robert Green Ingersoll Summary
Lectures of Col. Robert Green Ingersoll 88%
Bible's God commands atrocities; its devil shows more mercy. Ingersoll's case for reason over faith.
by Robert G. Ingersoll 1942
4.60
119 ratings
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
by Bertrand Russell • 1957
Religion begins in fear, not truth. A philosopher's case against the foundations of belief.
4.00
23k+
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects Summary
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects 88%
Religion begins in fear, not truth. A philosopher's case against the foundations of belief.
by Bertrand Russell 1957
4.00
23k+ ratings
Joseph Anton
by Salman Rushdie • 2012
A novelist with a bounty on his head. A decade in hiding. The books he wrote to survive.
3.65
9k+
Joseph Anton Summary
Joseph Anton 88%
A novelist with a bounty on his head. A decade in hiding. The books he wrote to survive.
by Salman Rushdie 2012
3.65
9k+ 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 88%
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
by Dietrich von Hildebrand 1957
4.17
12 ratings
America’s Best Idea
by Randall Balmer • 2025
The wall between church and state saved American faith. Its demolition began in segregated schools.
4.28
386
America’s Best Idea Summary
America’s Best Idea 88%
The wall between church and state saved American faith. Its demolition began in segregated schools.
by Randall Balmer 2025
4.28
386 ratings
Self-Reliance and Other Essays
by Ralph Waldo Emerson • 1844
Your inner voice is universal truth, and conformity is the only thing that can stop it.
4.12
21k+
Self-Reliance and Other Essays Summary
Self-Reliance and Other Essays 88%
Your inner voice is universal truth, and conformity is the only thing that can stop it.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1844
4.12
21k+ ratings
My Religion - What I Believe
by Leo Tolstoy • 1884
Jesus didn't teach about an afterlife. He taught nonresistance, poverty, and building heaven now.
4.08
812
My Religion - What I Believe Summary
My Religion - What I Believe 88%
Jesus didn't teach about an afterlife. He taught nonresistance, poverty, and building heaven now.
by Leo Tolstoy 1884
4.08
812 ratings
Walden and Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau • 1849
A cabin, a pond, two years, one tax refusal: the American original on freedom and conscience.
3.93
39k+
Walden and Civil Disobedience Summary
Walden and Civil Disobedience 88%
A cabin, a pond, two years, one tax refusal: the American original on freedom and conscience.
by Henry David Thoreau 1849
3.93
39k+ ratings
Freedom of the Will
by Jonathan Edwards • 1754
Your will always follows what looks best, yet you remain fully to blame.
4.28
1k+
Freedom of the Will Summary
Freedom of the Will 88%
Your will always follows what looks best, yet you remain fully to blame.
by Jonathan Edwards 1754
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Curse of God
by Harris Sultan • 2018
Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.
3.91
159
The Curse of God Summary
The Curse of God 88%
Predatory prophet, flawed scripture, impossible god: an ex-Muslim states the case against Islam.
by Harris Sultan 2018
3.91
159 ratings
Letters to a Young Contrarian
by Christopher Hitchens • 2001
Thinking for yourself will cost you friends and comfort. This is why you do it anyway.
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13k+
Letters to a Young Contrarian Summary
Letters to a Young Contrarian 88%
Thinking for yourself will cost you friends and comfort. This is why you do it anyway.
by Christopher Hitchens 2001
4.13
13k+ ratings
Free Speech
by Timothy Garton Ash • 2017
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
3.96
312
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 88%
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017
3.96
312 ratings
Free Speech And Why It Matters
by Andrew Doyle • 2021
The argument for free speech when offense is treated as violence and platforms police every word.
4.23
1k+
Free Speech And Why It Matters Summary
Free Speech And Why It Matters 88%
The argument for free speech when offense is treated as violence and platforms police every word.
by Andrew Doyle 2021
4.23
1k+ ratings
Jesus and the Disinherited
by Howard Thurman • 1996
The church preaches a gospel for the powerful. Jesus offered a strategy for the oppressed.
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7k+
Jesus and the Disinherited Summary
Jesus and the Disinherited 88%
The church preaches a gospel for the powerful. Jesus offered a strategy for the oppressed.
by Howard Thurman 1996
4.51
7k+ ratings
Rise
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2018
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
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100
Rise Summary
Rise 88%
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2018
4.31
100 ratings
A Book Forged in Hell
by Steven Nadler • 2011
Spinoza's 1670 treatise denied miracles, called the Bible man-made, and made free thought sacred.
3.99
1k+
A Book Forged in Hell Summary
A Book Forged in Hell 88%
Spinoza's 1670 treatise denied miracles, called the Bible man-made, and made free thought sacred.
by Steven Nadler 2011
3.99
1k+ ratings
Freedom
by Osho • 2004
Real freedom isn't political. It's inner work: seeing through the beliefs society implanted in you.
4.09
4k+
Freedom Summary
Freedom 88%
Real freedom isn't political. It's inner work: seeing through the beliefs society implanted in you.
by Osho 2004
4.09
4k+ ratings
Free Speech
by Jacob Mchangama • 2022
Free speech has a 2,500-year losing streak, and the playbook for silencing it hasn't changed.
4.18
500
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 88%
Free speech has a 2,500-year losing streak, and the playbook for silencing it hasn't changed.
by Jacob Mchangama 2022
4.18
500 ratings
The Tyranny of Opinion
by Russell Blackford • 2018
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
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36
The Tyranny of Opinion Summary
The Tyranny of Opinion 88%
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
by Russell Blackford 2018
3.92
36 ratings
Did America Have a Christian Founding?
by Mark David Hall • 2019
Founders weren't deists. Christian convictions shaped the Constitution more than the Enlightenment.
3.99
379
Did America Have a Christian Founding? Summary
Did America Have a Christian Founding? 88%
Founders weren't deists. Christian convictions shaped the Constitution more than the Enlightenment.
by Mark David Hall 2019
3.99
379 ratings
The Long Loneliness
by Dorothy Day • 1952
From bohemian journalist to Catholic radical: she fed the hungry while the church debated doctrine.
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6k+
The Long Loneliness Summary
The Long Loneliness 88%
From bohemian journalist to Catholic radical: she fed the hungry while the church debated doctrine.
by Dorothy Day 1952
4.02
6k+ ratings
On Tyranny
by Timothy Snyder • 2017
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
4.29
112k+
On Tyranny Summary
On Tyranny 88%
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
by Timothy Snyder 2017
4.29
112k+ ratings
Why I Am Not an Atheist
by Christopher Beha • 2026
His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.
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110
Why I Am Not an Atheist Summary
Why I Am Not an Atheist 88%
His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.
by Christopher Beha 2026
3.64
110 ratings
The Krishnamurti Reader
by J. Krishnamurti • 2011
Thought creates fear, psychological time is the trap, and freedom is seeing exactly what is.
4.20
71
The Krishnamurti Reader Summary
The Krishnamurti Reader 88%
Thought creates fear, psychological time is the trap, and freedom is seeing exactly what is.
by J. Krishnamurti 2011
4.20
71 ratings
From Fatwa to Jihad
by Kenan Malik • 2009
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
4.03
285
From Fatwa to Jihad Summary
From Fatwa to Jihad 88%
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
by Kenan Malik 2009
4.03
285 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 88%
Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.
by Harry Browne 1973
4.06
2k+ ratings
Scientology
by L. Ron Hubbard • 1976
Trust your own eyes. A founder's system for integrity, survival, and spotting destructive people.
3.71
382
Scientology Summary
Scientology 88%
Trust your own eyes. A founder's system for integrity, survival, and spotting destructive people.
by L. Ron Hubbard 1976
3.71
382 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 88%
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
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles
by Juan Donoso Cortés • 1851
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
4.13
135
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 88%
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851
4.13
135 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 88%
Her captors beat her until the stick broke. She still refused to recant.
by Helen Berhane 2009
4.35
173 ratings
Correct, Not Politically Correct
by Frank Turek • 2008
Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.
3.30
334
Correct, Not Politically Correct Summary
Correct, Not Politically Correct 88%
Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.
by Frank Turek 2008
3.30
334 ratings
God's Hostage
by Andrew Brunson • 2019
An American pastor arrested as a spy. Twenty-two months as Turkey's hostage. One faith to break.
4.41
810
God's Hostage Summary
God's Hostage 88%
An American pastor arrested as a spy. Twenty-two months as Turkey's hostage. One faith to break.
by Andrew Brunson 2019
4.41
810 ratings
Peace Pilgrim
by Peace Pilgrim • 1983
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
4.25
749
Peace Pilgrim Summary
Peace Pilgrim 88%
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
by Peace Pilgrim 1983
4.25
749 ratings
A God That Could be Real
by Nancy Ellen Abrams • 2015
What if God isn't a creator but a creation, emerging from collective human consciousness right now?
3.71
276
A God That Could be Real Summary
A God That Could be Real 88%
What if God isn't a creator but a creation, emerging from collective human consciousness right now?
by Nancy Ellen Abrams 2015
3.71
276 ratings
The Little Book of Humanism
by Andrew Copson • 2020
No afterlife, no divine plan, no sacred text. A humanist guide to the good life.
4.09
1k+
The Little Book of Humanism Summary
The Little Book of Humanism 88%
No afterlife, no divine plan, no sacred text. A humanist guide to the good life.
by Andrew Copson 2020
4.09
1k+ ratings
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