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How to Rap
by Paul Edwards • 2009
Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.
3.99
791
How to Rap Summary
How to Rap 86%
Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.
by Paul Edwards 2009
3.99
791 ratings
Look at Me!
by Jonathan Reiss • 2020
Murdered at 20, after becoming more famous in jail than most artists ever get outside it.
4.54
126
Look at Me! Summary
Look at Me! 86%
Murdered at 20, after becoming more famous in jail than most artists ever get outside it.
by Jonathan Reiss 2020
4.54
126 ratings
Writing Better Lyrics
by Pat Pattison • 1995
Seven senses, zero clichés, and the structural secret that makes a chorus land harder each time.
4.22
1k+
Writing Better Lyrics Summary
Writing Better Lyrics 85%
Seven senses, zero clichés, and the structural secret that makes a chorus land harder each time.
by Pat Pattison 1995
4.22
1k+ ratings
Decoded
by Jay-Z • 2009
His annotated lyrics reveal how the corner became a boardroom and rhyme became high poetry.
3.86
9k+
Decoded Summary
Decoded 85%
His annotated lyrics reveal how the corner became a boardroom and rhyme became high poetry.
by Jay-Z 2009
3.86
9k+ ratings
Do Every Thing Wrong!
by Jarett Kobek • 2018
A violent, fragile rapper became a mirror for an age of digital brutality and moral hypocrisy.
4.15
201
Do Every Thing Wrong! Summary
Do Every Thing Wrong! 85%
A violent, fragile rapper became a mirror for an age of digital brutality and moral hypocrisy.
by Jarett Kobek 2018
4.15
201 ratings
Pure Murder
by Corey Mitchell • 2008
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
3.97
1k+
Pure Murder Summary
Pure Murder 85%
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
by Corey Mitchell 2008
3.97
1k+ ratings
When Violence Is the Answer
by Tim Larkin • 2017
Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.
4.25
1k+
When Violence Is the Answer Summary
When Violence Is the Answer 84%
Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.
by Tim Larkin 2017
4.25
1k+ 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 84%
When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.
by Aron Beauregard 2021
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Violence Project
by Jillian Peterson • 2021
Mass shootings are not random. They follow a pattern, and a layered defense can break it.
4.45
1k+
The Violence Project Summary
The Violence Project 84%
Mass shootings are not random. They follow a pattern, and a layered defense can break it.
by Jillian Peterson 2021
4.45
1k+ ratings
Anatomía del mal
by Jordi Wild • 2024
Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.
3.42
884
Anatomía del mal Summary
Anatomía del mal 84%
Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.
by Jordi Wild 2024
3.42
884 ratings
An American Summer
by Alex Kotlowitz • 2019
172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.
4.31
5k+
An American Summer Summary
An American Summer 84%
172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.
by Alex Kotlowitz 2019
4.31
5k+ ratings
Scaling Force
by Rory Miller • 2012
Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.
4.41
172
Scaling Force Summary
Scaling Force 84%
Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.
by Rory Miller 2012
4.41
172 ratings
Why Bob Dylan Matters
by Richard F. Thomas • 2017
A classicist reveals the ancient texts hidden inside Bob Dylan's most famous lyrics.
3.74
1k+
Why Bob Dylan Matters Summary
Why Bob Dylan Matters 84%
A classicist reveals the ancient texts hidden inside Bob Dylan's most famous lyrics.
by Richard F. Thomas 2017
3.74
1k+ ratings
Fist Stick Knife Gun
by Geoffrey Canada • 1995
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
4.03
3k+
Fist Stick Knife Gun Summary
Fist Stick Knife Gun 84%
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
by Geoffrey Canada 1995
4.03
3k+ ratings
Facing Violence
by Rory Miller • 2011
Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.
4.25
1k+
Facing Violence Summary
Facing Violence 84%
Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.
by Rory Miller 2011
4.25
1k+ ratings
Music
by Ted Gioia • 2019
Why music's most forbidden elements are what actually make it change and survive.
4.00
817
Music Summary
Music 84%
Why music's most forbidden elements are what actually make it change and survive.
by Ted Gioia 2019
4.00
817 ratings
Full Brutal
by Kristopher Triana • 2018
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
3.93
4k+
Full Brutal Summary
Full Brutal 84%
When a cheerleader seduces her teacher, his shame becomes an addiction she'll kill to feed.
by Kristopher Triana 2018
3.93
4k+ ratings
Playground
by Aron Beauregard • 2022
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
Playground 84%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
The Sociology of War and Violence
by Siniša Malešević • 2010
Modernity is the deadliest era. The cause: bureaucracy and ideology, not biology.
4.26
61
The Sociology of War and Violence Summary
The Sociology of War and Violence 84%
Modernity is the deadliest era. The cause: bureaucracy and ideology, not biology.
by Siniša Malešević 2010
4.26
61 ratings
Assassination Generation
by Dave Grossman • 2016
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
3.71
351
Assassination Generation Summary
Assassination Generation 84%
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
by Dave Grossman 2016
3.71
351 ratings
How Music Got Free
by Stephen Richard Witt • 2015
A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.
4.24
7k+
How Music Got Free Summary
How Music Got Free 84%
A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.
by Stephen Richard Witt 2015
4.24
7k+ ratings
Red Summer
by Cameron McWhirter • 2011
The bloodiest American racial violence did not break Black communities. It organized them.
4.20
581
Red Summer Summary
Red Summer 84%
The bloodiest American racial violence did not break Black communities. It organized them.
by Cameron McWhirter 2011
4.20
581 ratings
Tunesmith
by Jimmy Webb • 1998
Hit songwriter reveals what the craft demands: a broken heart, a thesaurus, and no shortcuts.
4.01
551
Tunesmith Summary
Tunesmith 84%
Hit songwriter reveals what the craft demands: a broken heart, a thesaurus, and no shortcuts.
by Jimmy Webb 1998
4.01
551 ratings
Unbreakable
by Jenni Rivera • 2013
Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.
4.47
2k+
Unbreakable Summary
Unbreakable 84%
Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.
by Jenni Rivera 2013
4.47
2k+ 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 84%
Violence as self-fulfillment: how stagnation and passivity breed the modern assassin.
by Colin Wilson 1972
3.69
64 ratings
A Criminal History of Mankind
by Colin Wilson • 1985
Why tyrants, murderers, and petty thieves all share the same stunted psychology.
3.90
777
A Criminal History of Mankind Summary
A Criminal History of Mankind 84%
Why tyrants, murderers, and petty thieves all share the same stunted psychology.
by Colin Wilson 1985
3.90
777 ratings
Mastering Melody Writing
by Clay Mills • 2021
A three-note cell begins most hooks; a repeatable system turns it into whole songs.
4.42
69
Mastering Melody Writing Summary
Mastering Melody Writing 84%
A three-note cell begins most hooks; a repeatable system turns it into whole songs.
by Clay Mills 2021
4.42
69 ratings
The Better Angels of Our Nature
by Steven Pinker • 2010
Violence has plummeted for centuries. The numbers prove it. So does the danger it could reverse.
4.16
30k+
The Better Angels of Our Nature Summary
The Better Angels of Our Nature 83%
Violence has plummeted for centuries. The numbers prove it. So does the danger it could reverse.
by Steven Pinker 2010
4.16
30k+ ratings
Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
29k+
Knife Summary
Knife 83%
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024
3.98
29k+ ratings
Vital Point Strikes
by Sang H. Kim • 2008
Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.
4.03
112
Vital Point Strikes Summary
Vital Point Strikes 83%
Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.
by Sang H. Kim 2008
4.03
112 ratings
War and the Iliad
by Simone Weil • 1940
The Iliad's hero is force: what turns a person into a corpse or a living thing.
4.09
983
War and the Iliad Summary
War and the Iliad 83%
The Iliad's hero is force: what turns a person into a corpse or a living thing.
by Simone Weil 1940
4.09
983 ratings
Hit Men
by Fredric Dannen • 1990
Payola never died. It just got a commission, a territory, and a threat of violence.
3.96
975
Hit Men Summary
Hit Men 83%
Payola never died. It just got a commission, a territory, and a threat of violence.
by Fredric Dannen 1990
3.96
975 ratings
The Politics of Collective Violence
by Charles Tilly • 2003
Violence isn't chaos; it's politics, shaped by regimes and the relationships leaders exploit.
3.85
151
The Politics of Collective Violence Summary
The Politics of Collective Violence 83%
Violence isn't chaos; it's politics, shaped by regimes and the relationships leaders exploit.
by Charles Tilly 2003
3.85
151 ratings
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
by Hanif Abdurraqib • 2017
A poet traces the pulse beneath Black America's grief and defiance, from punk shows to funerals.
4.55
19k+
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us Summary
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us 83%
A poet traces the pulse beneath Black America's grief and defiance, from punk shows to funerals.
by Hanif Abdurraqib 2017
4.55
19k+ ratings
The Beautiful Struggle
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2008
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
4.08
11k+
The Beautiful Struggle Summary
The Beautiful Struggle 83%
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008
4.08
11k+ ratings
Men Who Hate Women
by Laura Bates • 2020
The online pipeline that turns misogyny into mass murder, and why the platforms fuel it.
4.32
31k+
Men Who Hate Women Summary
Men Who Hate Women 83%
The online pipeline that turns misogyny into mass murder, and why the platforms fuel it.
by Laura Bates 2020
4.32
31k+ ratings
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty • 2003
Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.
3.95
5k+
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be 83%
Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.
by Adrian McKinty 2003
3.95
5k+ ratings
Metaphysics of War
by Julius Evola • 1996
The sacred dimension of war: what warriors from Rome to the Gita grasped, and modernity lost.
4.03
876
Metaphysics of War Summary
Metaphysics of War 83%
The sacred dimension of war: what warriors from Rome to the Gita grasped, and modernity lost.
by Julius Evola 1996
4.03
876 ratings
Mood Machine
by Liz Pelly • 2025
Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.
3.83
5k+
Mood Machine Summary
Mood Machine 83%
Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.
by Liz Pelly 2025
3.83
5k+ ratings
Meditations on Violence
by Rory Miller • 2008
Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.
4.33
2k+
Meditations on Violence Summary
Meditations on Violence 83%
Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.
by Rory Miller 2008
4.33
2k+ ratings
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
by John Lithgow • 2020
A bulbous king demands a crown: satirical poems that rhyme the Trump years into infamy.
4.21
2k+
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown Summary
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown 83%
A bulbous king demands a crown: satirical poems that rhyme the Trump years into infamy.
by John Lithgow 2020
4.21
2k+ ratings
Billy Summers
by Stephen King • 2021
A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.
4.18
199k+
Billy Summers Summary
Billy Summers 83%
A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.
by Stephen King 2021
4.18
199k+ ratings
Ice
by Ice-T • 2011
Orphaned at twelve, he became a South Central hustler. Then hip-hop made him a TV cop.
3.88
2k+
Ice Summary
Ice 83%
Orphaned at twelve, he became a South Central hustler. Then hip-hop made him a TV cop.
by Ice-T 2011
3.88
2k+ ratings
Rick Rubin
by Jake Brown • 2009
A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.
3.53
282
Rick Rubin Summary
Rick Rubin 83%
A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.
by Jake Brown 2009
3.53
282 ratings
Black Tooth Grin
by Zac Crain • 2008
Shredding, double whiskeys, and a brother's bond: the life and onstage murder of Dimebag Darrell.
4.00
546
Black Tooth Grin Summary
Black Tooth Grin 83%
Shredding, double whiskeys, and a brother's bond: the life and onstage murder of Dimebag Darrell.
by Zac Crain 2008
4.00
546 ratings
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
by Suzette Haden Elgin • 1997
Disagreement does not need to hurt. The tools for holding your ground without the casualties.
3.87
201
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable Summary
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable 83%
Disagreement does not need to hurt. The tools for holding your ground without the casualties.
by Suzette Haden Elgin 1997
3.87
201 ratings
The Dark Side of Democracy
by Michael Mann • 2004
Modernity's worst mass killings were not by tyrants alone, but by democracies that turned ethnic.
4.06
159
The Dark Side of Democracy Summary
The Dark Side of Democracy 83%
Modernity's worst mass killings were not by tyrants alone, but by democracies that turned ethnic.
by Michael Mann 2004
4.06
159 ratings
Scorpions
by Walter Dean Myers • 1995
A Harlem boy inherits his brother's gang and a gun, learning their true cost.
3.8
3k+
Scorpions Summary
Scorpions 83%
A Harlem boy inherits his brother's gang and a gun, learning their true cost.
by Walter Dean Myers 1995
3.8
3k+ ratings
Man Up
by Cynthia Miller-Idriss • 2025
The radicalization pipeline for mass violence doesn't start with ideology. It starts with misogyny.
4.01
178
Man Up Summary
Man Up 83%
The radicalization pipeline for mass violence doesn't start with ideology. It starts with misogyny.
by Cynthia Miller-Idriss 2025
4.01
178 ratings
For Your Own Good
by Alice Miller • 1985
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
4.25
2k+
For Your Own Good Summary
For Your Own Good 83%
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
by Alice Miller 1985
4.25
2k+ ratings
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