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The Big Truck that Went By
by Jonathan M. Katz • 2013
When the world rushed to save Haiti, it brought a cholera epidemic with it.
4.12
2k+
The Big Truck that Went By Summary
The Big Truck that Went By 91%
When the world rushed to save Haiti, it brought a cholera epidemic with it.
by Jonathan M. Katz 2013
4.12
2k+ ratings
Empire's Crossroads
by Carrie Gibson • 2014
Five centuries of sugar, slavery, and empire: how a handful of islands made the modern world.
3.83
592
Empire's Crossroads Summary
Empire's Crossroads 90%
Five centuries of sugar, slavery, and empire: how a handful of islands made the modern world.
by Carrie Gibson 2014
3.83
592 ratings
Confronting Black Jacobins
by Gerald Horne • 2015
Haunted by its slave revolt, the US fought a century-long war to destroy Haiti.
3.82
62
Confronting Black Jacobins Summary
Confronting Black Jacobins 89%
Haunted by its slave revolt, the US fought a century-long war to destroy Haiti.
by Gerald Horne 2015
3.82
62 ratings
Mama Lola
by Karen McCarthy Brown • 2001
A religion of survival, not sorcery: the life of a Haitian Vodou priestess in Brooklyn.
4.04
1k+
Mama Lola Summary
Mama Lola 89%
A religion of survival, not sorcery: the life of a Haitian Vodou priestess in Brooklyn.
by Karen McCarthy Brown 2001
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Dew Breaker
by Edwidge Danticat • 2004
A Haitian-American sculptor learns her gentle barber father was once a prison torturer in Haiti.
3.81
8k+
The Dew Breaker Summary
The Dew Breaker 88%
A Haitian-American sculptor learns her gentle barber father was once a prison torturer in Haiti.
by Edwidge Danticat 2004
3.81
8k+ ratings
Island on the Edge of the World
by Deborah Rodriguez • 2019
To find her estranged mother, a hairdresser must brave Haiti's heat, spirits, and secrets.
3.71
1k+
Island on the Edge of the World Summary
Island on the Edge of the World 88%
To find her estranged mother, a hairdresser must brave Haiti's heat, spirits, and secrets.
by Deborah Rodriguez 2019
3.71
1k+ ratings
The Black Jacobins
by C.L.R. James • 1938
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
4.39
8k+
The Black Jacobins Summary
The Black Jacobins 88%
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
by C.L.R. James 1938
4.39
8k+ ratings
The Battle for Paradise
by Naomi Klein • 2018
After Maria, corporate profiteers and community visionaries race to shape Puerto Rico's future.
4.23
3k+
The Battle for Paradise Summary
The Battle for Paradise 87%
After Maria, corporate profiteers and community visionaries race to shape Puerto Rico's future.
by Naomi Klein 2018
4.23
3k+ ratings
Cuba
by Ada Ferrer • 2021
Cuba was America's obsession long before Castro. The Cold War just froze a deeper fight.
4.46
6k+
Cuba Summary
Cuba 86%
Cuba was America's obsession long before Castro. The Cold War just froze a deeper fight.
by Ada Ferrer 2021
4.46
6k+ ratings
Aftershocks of Disaster
by Yarimar Bonilla • 2019
After Maria, Puerto Ricans found the worst disaster wasn't the storm. It was colonial rule.
4.29
129
Aftershocks of Disaster Summary
Aftershocks of Disaster 86%
After Maria, Puerto Ricans found the worst disaster wasn't the storm. It was colonial rule.
by Yarimar Bonilla 2019
4.29
129 ratings
Panama Fever
by Matthew Parker • 2007
A forty-mile obsession that cost 25,000 lives: how a four-century dream became the Panama Canal.
3.80
920
Panama Fever Summary
Panama Fever 86%
A forty-mile obsession that cost 25,000 lives: how a four-century dream became the Panama Canal.
by Matthew Parker 2007
3.80
920 ratings
A Plague of Zombies
by Diana Gabaldon • 2011
Jamaica 1761: a British officer finds the governor devoured and the colony blaming the walking dead.
3.98
10k+
A Plague of Zombies Summary
A Plague of Zombies 86%
Jamaica 1761: a British officer finds the governor devoured and the colony blaming the walking dead.
by Diana Gabaldon 2011
3.98
10k+ 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
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone
by Maboula Soumahoro • 2020
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
4.38
154
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone Summary
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone 86%
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
by Maboula Soumahoro 2020
4.38
154 ratings
Chasing Chaos
by Jessica Alexander • 2013
Humanitarian aid isn't what the brochures promise. A decade inside the machine shows why.
4.09
3k+
Chasing Chaos Summary
Chasing Chaos 86%
Humanitarian aid isn't what the brochures promise. A decade inside the machine shows why.
by Jessica Alexander 2013
4.09
3k+ ratings
The Pirates of Somalia
by Jay Bahadur • 2011
On a rattling Soviet plane, a journalist lands in Somalia to find the pirates everyone fears.
3.56
1k+
The Pirates of Somalia Summary
The Pirates of Somalia 85%
On a rattling Soviet plane, a journalist lands in Somalia to find the pirates everyone fears.
by Jay Bahadur 2011
3.56
1k+ ratings
The Golden Age of Piracy
by Benerson Little • 2016
No parrots, no plank, no buried treasure. The real pirates were slave-trading democrats.
3.40
366
The Golden Age of Piracy Summary
The Golden Age of Piracy 85%
No parrots, no plank, no buried treasure. The real pirates were slave-trading democrats.
by Benerson Little 2016
3.40
366 ratings
Brown Enough
by Christopher Rivas • 2022
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
4.28
310
Brown Enough Summary
Brown Enough 85%
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
by Christopher Rivas 2022
4.28
310 ratings
The Ends of the Earth
by Robert D. Kaplan • 1996
Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.
4.11
2k+
The Ends of the Earth Summary
The Ends of the Earth 85%
Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.
by Robert D. Kaplan 1996
4.11
2k+ ratings
Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison • 1981
A shipwrecked man draws a glamorous model into a love pitting her ambition against his roots.
4.00
25k+
Tar Baby Summary
Tar Baby 85%
A shipwrecked man draws a glamorous model into a love pitting her ambition against his roots.
by Toni Morrison 1981
4.00
25k+ ratings
The Next Big Story
by Soledad O'Brien • 2010
From Little Rock to Katrina to Haiti, a multiracial reporter keeps showing up where America breaks.
3.70
239
The Next Big Story Summary
The Next Big Story 85%
From Little Rock to Katrina to Haiti, a multiracial reporter keeps showing up where America breaks.
by Soledad O'Brien 2010
3.70
239 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 85%
Barbary corsairs took a million Europeans. One boy was eleven when taken, thirty-four when free.
by Giles Milton 2004
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Longest Line on the Map
by Eric Rutkow • 2019
A century-long quest to link the Americas by road was stopped cold by a 250-mile jungle.
3.04
258
The Longest Line on the Map Summary
The Longest Line on the Map 85%
A century-long quest to link the Americas by road was stopped cold by a 250-mile jungle.
by Eric Rutkow 2019
3.04
258 ratings
Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse
by William Neuman • 2022
How a nation sitting on the world's largest oil reserves starved its own people.
4.13
1k+
Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse Summary
Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse 85%
How a nation sitting on the world's largest oil reserves starved its own people.
by William Neuman 2022
4.13
1k+ ratings
Black in Blues
by Imani Perry • 2025
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
4.25
3k+
Black in Blues Summary
Black in Blues 85%
Indigo was traded for human life. How blue became the keeper of Black grief, art, and survival.
by Imani Perry 2025
4.25
3k+ ratings
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers • 2009
A canoe made him a Katrina hero. Then the state labeled him a terrorist and he vanished.
4.05
80k+
Zeitoun Summary
Zeitoun 85%
A canoe made him a Katrina hero. Then the state labeled him a terrorist and he vanished.
by Dave Eggers 2009
4.05
80k+ 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 85%
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
by Henri Charrière 1969
4.23
76k+ ratings
Sweetness and Power
by Sidney W. Mintz • 1985
Royal luxury to factory fuel: how sugar, slavery, and empire built the modern Western diet.
3.78
3k+
Sweetness and Power Summary
Sweetness and Power 85%
Royal luxury to factory fuel: how sugar, slavery, and empire built the modern Western diet.
by Sidney W. Mintz 1985
3.78
3k+ ratings
Josephine Baker
by Jean-Claude Baker • 1993
Paris star, French spy, mother of twelve. Her adopted son uncovers the bill for her utopias.
3.78
351
Josephine Baker Summary
Josephine Baker 85%
Paris star, French spy, mother of twelve. Her adopted son uncovers the bill for her utopias.
by Jean-Claude Baker 1993
3.78
351 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 85%
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
by Paul Theroux 2002
3.98
16k+ ratings
States and Power in Africa
by Jeffrey Herbst • 2000
Europe built states through war. Africa skipped that step, and its borders now protect failure.
3.99
269
States and Power in Africa Summary
States and Power in Africa 85%
Europe built states through war. Africa skipped that step, and its borders now protect failure.
by Jeffrey Herbst 2000
3.99
269 ratings
The Republic of Pirates
by Colin Woodard • 2007
Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.
3.89
12k+
The Republic of Pirates Summary
The Republic of Pirates 85%
Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.
by Colin Woodard 2007
3.89
12k+ ratings
Happier Than A Billionaire
by Nadine Hays Pisani • 2011
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
3.89
2k+
Happier Than A Billionaire Summary
Happier Than A Billionaire 85%
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
by Nadine Hays Pisani 2011
3.89
2k+ ratings
Wine to Water
by Doc Hendley • 2012
From pouring drinks to drilling wells in Darfur: a bartender's unlikely path into humanitarian work.
3.96
799
Wine to Water Summary
Wine to Water 85%
From pouring drinks to drilling wells in Darfur: a bartender's unlikely path into humanitarian work.
by Doc Hendley 2012
3.96
799 ratings
Born a Crime
by Trevor Noah • 2016
His mother pretended to be his maid: his very existence was illegal in apartheid South Africa.
4.49
819k+
Born a Crime Summary
Born a Crime 85%
His mother pretended to be his maid: his very existence was illegal in apartheid South Africa.
by Trevor Noah 2016
4.49
819k+ ratings
King Leopold's Ghost
by Adam Hochschild • 1998
Private kingdom, fake charity, ten million dead: the Congo holocaust that Europe chose to forget.
4.19
70k+
King Leopold's Ghost Summary
King Leopold's Ghost 85%
Private kingdom, fake charity, ten million dead: the Congo holocaust that Europe chose to forget.
by Adam Hochschild 1998
4.19
70k+ ratings
The Least of All Possible Evils
by Eyal Weizman • 2012
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
4.19
224
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils 85%
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
by Eyal Weizman 2012
4.19
224 ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains 85%
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
by Tracy Kidder 2003
4.20
89k+ ratings
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism
by Gerald Horne • 2018
Slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism: fused in the 1600s, they still power the modern world.
4.26
189
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism Summary
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism 85%
Slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism: fused in the 1600s, they still power the modern world.
by Gerald Horne 2018
4.26
189 ratings
Forgotten Continent
by Michael Reid • 2007
The underachieving region that may decide the future of democratic capitalism worldwide.
3.89
767
Forgotten Continent Summary
Forgotten Continent 85%
The underachieving region that may decide the future of democratic capitalism worldwide.
by Michael Reid 2007
3.89
767 ratings
The Horn of Africa
by Christopher Clapham • 2017
Africa's only region never fully colonized produced border wars bloodier than any colonial map did.
3.89
54
The Horn of Africa Summary
The Horn of Africa 85%
Africa's only region never fully colonized produced border wars bloodier than any colonial map did.
by Christopher Clapham 2017
3.89
54 ratings
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 85%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
The Wretched of the Earth
by Frantz Fanon • 1961
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
4.35
33k+
The Wretched of the Earth Summary
The Wretched of the Earth 85%
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
by Frantz Fanon 1961
4.35
33k+ ratings
Mile Marker Zero
by William McKeen • 2011
1970s Key West: a drug-fueled creative paradise that produced genius, excess, and its own collapse.
3.93
567
Mile Marker Zero Summary
Mile Marker Zero 85%
1970s Key West: a drug-fueled creative paradise that produced genius, excess, and its own collapse.
by William McKeen 2011
3.93
567 ratings
La sociolinguistique
by Louis-Jean Calvet • 1993
Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.
3.94
66
La sociolinguistique Summary
La sociolinguistique 85%
Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.
by Louis-Jean Calvet 1993
3.94
66 ratings
The Desert and the Sea
by Michael Scott Moore • 2018
For 977 days, he was a bargaining chip: a journalist’s survival inside the Somali pirate economy.
3.98
3k+
The Desert and the Sea Summary
The Desert and the Sea 85%
For 977 days, he was a bargaining chip: a journalist’s survival inside the Somali pirate economy.
by Michael Scott Moore 2018
3.98
3k+ ratings
101 Montunos
by Rebeca Mauleón • 2005
Master Afro-Caribbean piano through 101 patterns, grounded in clave and built for the bandstand.
4.47
17
101 Montunos Summary
101 Montunos 85%
Master Afro-Caribbean piano through 101 patterns, grounded in clave and built for the bandstand.
by Rebeca Mauleón 2005
4.47
17 ratings
The Zorg
by Siddharth Kara • 2025
132 Africans thrown overboard for insurance money, and the anonymous letter that ignited abolition.
4.16
6k+
The Zorg Summary
The Zorg 85%
132 Africans thrown overboard for insurance money, and the anonymous letter that ignited abolition.
by Siddharth Kara 2025
4.16
6k+ ratings
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)]
by Lawrence W. Levine • 1977
White listeners heard contentment in the spirituals. They missed the coded defiance entirely.
4.21
470
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)] Summary
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)] 85%
White listeners heard contentment in the spirituals. They missed the coded defiance entirely.
by Lawrence W. Levine 1977
4.21
470 ratings
The Great Escape
by Saket Soni • 2023
Trapped in a US labor camp, hundreds of Indian men escaped, then began a 1,500-mile march.
4.50
980
The Great Escape Summary
The Great Escape 85%
Trapped in a US labor camp, hundreds of Indian men escaped, then began a 1,500-mile march.
by Saket Soni 2023
4.50
980 ratings
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