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The World After Gaza
by Pankaj Mishra • 2025
The West did not remember the Holocaust to prevent genocide. It remembered to license it.
4.06
1k+
The World After Gaza Summary
The World After Gaza 91%
The West did not remember the Holocaust to prevent genocide. It remembered to license it.
by Pankaj Mishra 2025
4.06
1k+ ratings
Learning from the Germans
by Susan Neiman • 2019
Germany spent decades facing Nazi crimes. Could that model work for American racism?
4.20
1k+
Learning from the Germans Summary
Learning from the Germans 91%
Germany spent decades facing Nazi crimes. Could that model work for American racism?
by Susan Neiman 2019
4.20
1k+ ratings
Dangerous Games
by Margaret MacMillan • 2008
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
3.64
2k+
Dangerous Games Summary
Dangerous Games 90%
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
by Margaret MacMillan 2008
3.64
2k+ ratings
Dressed Up for a Riot
by Michael Idov • 2018
a GQ editor's Moscow: protests fill squares, Pussy Riot faces trial, and cheese turns patriotic.
3.62
274
Dressed Up for a Riot Summary
Dressed Up for a Riot 90%
a GQ editor's Moscow: protests fill squares, Pussy Riot faces trial, and cheese turns patriotic.
by Michael Idov 2018
3.62
274 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 90%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
by Sergei Medvedev • 2017
Governance traded for spectacle: how resentment and distorted history built Putin's Russia.
4.06
337
The Return of the Russian Leviathan Summary
The Return of the Russian Leviathan 90%
Governance traded for spectacle: how resentment and distorted history built Putin's Russia.
by Sergei Medvedev 2017
4.06
337 ratings
The Audacity of Hope
by Barack Obama • 2006
Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.
3.84
170k+
The Audacity of Hope Summary
The Audacity of Hope 90%
Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.
by Barack Obama 2006
3.84
170k+ ratings
What I Saw at the Revolution
by Peggy Noonan • 1990
A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.
3.91
852
What I Saw at the Revolution Summary
What I Saw at the Revolution 89%
A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.
by Peggy Noonan 1990
3.91
852 ratings
This Land Is Your Land
by Beverly Gage • 2026
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
3.84
2k+
This Land Is Your Land Summary
This Land Is Your Land 89%
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
by Beverly Gage 2026
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Other Side of Israel
by Susan Nathan • 2005
A Zionist settles among Israel's Arab citizens. What she discovers overturns a lifetime of belief.
4.08
274
The Other Side of Israel Summary
The Other Side of Israel 89%
A Zionist settles among Israel's Arab citizens. What she discovers overturns a lifetime of belief.
by Susan Nathan 2005
4.08
274 ratings
Patriot
by Alexei Navalny • 2024
Poisoned by the state, arrested on return, dead at 47. His prison cell testament.
4.51
17k+
Patriot Summary
Patriot 89%
Poisoned by the state, arrested on return, dead at 47. His prison cell testament.
by Alexei Navalny 2024
4.51
17k+ ratings
Mao's America
by Xi Van Fleet • 2023
Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.
4.42
560
Mao's America Summary
Mao's America 89%
Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.
by Xi Van Fleet 2023
4.42
560 ratings
It Was All a Lie
by Stuart Stevens • 2020
Trump didn't hijack the GOP. A veteran strategist admits the party was always heading here.
4.12
4k+
It Was All a Lie Summary
It Was All a Lie 89%
Trump didn't hijack the GOP. A veteran strategist admits the party was always heading here.
by Stuart Stevens 2020
4.12
4k+ ratings
Madam Ambassador
by Eleni Kounalakis • 2015
Orbán's supermajority could rewrite Hungary. She was the American ambassador inside the room.
3.77
110
Madam Ambassador Summary
Madam Ambassador 89%
Orbán's supermajority could rewrite Hungary. She was the American ambassador inside the room.
by Eleni Kounalakis 2015
3.77
110 ratings
The World As It Is
by Ben Rhodes • 2018
The speechwriter who crafted Obama's story now reveals the parts they had to leave out.
4.30
13k+
The World As It Is Summary
The World As It Is 89%
The speechwriter who crafted Obama's story now reveals the parts they had to leave out.
by Ben Rhodes 2018
4.30
13k+ ratings
Why the Germans Do it Better
by John Kampfner • 2020
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
3.93
4k+
Why the Germans Do it Better Summary
Why the Germans Do it Better 89%
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
by John Kampfner 2020
3.93
4k+ ratings
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
by Maria Ressa • 2022
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
4.36
7k+
How to Stand Up to a Dictator Summary
How to Stand Up to a Dictator 89%
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
by Maria Ressa 2022
4.36
7k+ ratings
Under Siege
by Eric Trump • 2025
A bullet missed his father's head by inches. The real war had been raging for years.
4.47
2k+
Under Siege Summary
Under Siege 89%
A bullet missed his father's head by inches. The real war had been raging for years.
by Eric Trump 2025
4.47
2k+ ratings
Renegade
by Adam Kinzinger • 2023
One Republican congressman's inside story: his party fell to a demagogue, and he chose to speak.
4.15
2k+
Renegade Summary
Renegade 89%
One Republican congressman's inside story: his party fell to a demagogue, and he chose to speak.
by Adam Kinzinger 2023
4.15
2k+ ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 89%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
Never Give an Inch
by Mike Pompeo • 2022
Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.
4.31
2k+
Never Give an Inch Summary
Never Give an Inch 89%
Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.
by Mike Pompeo 2022
4.31
2k+ ratings
What Happened
by Hillary Rodham Clinton • 2017
Emails, Russian hacking, media frenzy, and Comey: how a three-million-vote margin wasn't enough.
3.92
61k+
What Happened Summary
What Happened 89%
Emails, Russian hacking, media frenzy, and Comey: how a three-million-vote margin wasn't enough.
by Hillary Rodham Clinton 2017
3.92
61k+ ratings
For Love of Country
by Tulsi Gabbard • 2024
A Democratic congresswoman walks away from her party. What she saw inside explains why.
4.34
3k+
For Love of Country Summary
For Love of Country 89%
A Democratic congresswoman walks away from her party. What she saw inside explains why.
by Tulsi Gabbard 2024
4.34
3k+ ratings
پاسخ به تاریخ
by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi • 1979
The Shah's final word: clerics, communists, and allies who abandoned him. Three millennia ended.
3.91
634
پاسخ به تاریخ Summary
پاسخ به تاریخ 89%
The Shah's final word: clerics, communists, and allies who abandoned him. Three millennia ended.
by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi 1979
3.91
634 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 89%
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
My Invented Country
by Isabel Allende • 2003
When a coup forced her from Chile, nostalgia became a country she could carry on the page.
3.89
13k+
My Invented Country Summary
My Invented Country 89%
When a coup forced her from Chile, nostalgia became a country she could carry on the page.
by Isabel Allende 2003
3.89
13k+ ratings
A Doctor in the House
by Mahathir Mohamad • 2011
A country doctor, expelled by his party, returned to lead Malaysia and told the IMF no.
4.27
1k+
A Doctor in the House Summary
A Doctor in the House 89%
A country doctor, expelled by his party, returned to lead Malaysia and told the IMF no.
by Mahathir Mohamad 2011
4.27
1k+ ratings
On Leadership
by Tony Blair • 2024
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
3.86
808
On Leadership Summary
On Leadership 89%
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
by Tony Blair 2024
3.86
808 ratings
Secondhand Time
by Svetlana Alexievich • 2013
A civilization vanished with the USSR, leaving millions unprepared for the freedom they craved.
4.46
22k+
Secondhand Time Summary
Secondhand Time 89%
A civilization vanished with the USSR, leaving millions unprepared for the freedom they craved.
by Svetlana Alexievich 2013
4.46
22k+ ratings
A Promised Land
by Barack Obama • 2020
The Obama presidency from the inside: economic crisis, the healthcare battle, and the cost of hope.
4.31
279k+
A Promised Land Summary
A Promised Land 89%
The Obama presidency from the inside: economic crisis, the healthcare battle, and the cost of hope.
by Barack Obama 2020
4.31
279k+ ratings
Say Nothing
by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2018
The peace deal that asked everyone to forget, and the one murder that couldn't stay buried.
4.47
174k+
Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing 89%
The peace deal that asked everyone to forget, and the one murder that couldn't stay buried.
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018
4.47
174k+ ratings
Taking Back Trump's America
by Peter Navarro • 2022
How Trump's own White House undermined his re-election, and the playbook for winning in 2024.
4.47
163
Taking Back Trump's America Summary
Taking Back Trump's America 89%
How Trump's own White House undermined his re-election, and the playbook for winning in 2024.
by Peter Navarro 2022
4.47
163 ratings
Free
by Lea Ypi • 2021
Communism collapsed. Freedom arrived. The pyramid schemes began, and a nation tore itself apart.
4.31
26k+
Free Summary
Free 89%
Communism collapsed. Freedom arrived. The pyramid schemes began, and a nation tore itself apart.
by Lea Ypi 2021
4.31
26k+ ratings
A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
by Bill O'Reilly • 2008
A nun taught him to spot evil. He found it in war zones, newsrooms, and rap lyrics.
3.92
5k+
A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity Summary
A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity 89%
A nun taught him to spot evil. He found it in war zones, newsrooms, and rap lyrics.
by Bill O'Reilly 2008
3.92
5k+ ratings
The Holocaust Industry
by Norman G. Finkelstein • 2000
After 1967, the Holocaust became a shield for Israel and an international shakedown.
4.13
4k+
The Holocaust Industry Summary
The Holocaust Industry 89%
After 1967, the Holocaust became a shield for Israel and an international shakedown.
by Norman G. Finkelstein 2000
4.13
4k+ ratings
Yes We (Still) Can
by Dan Pfeiffer • 2018
Obama pioneered a new political playbook. Then Fox News, Twitter, and Trump shredded it. Now what?
4.16
8k+
Yes We (Still) Can Summary
Yes We (Still) Can 89%
Obama pioneered a new political playbook. Then Fox News, Twitter, and Trump shredded it. Now what?
by Dan Pfeiffer 2018
4.16
8k+ ratings
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
by Howard Zinn • 1994
History never stops, and silence is a political act: a memoir of war, racism, and radicalization.
4.34
4k+
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train Summary
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train 89%
History never stops, and silence is a political act: a memoir of war, racism, and radicalization.
by Howard Zinn 1994
4.34
4k+ ratings
Unhumans
by Jack Posobiec • 2024
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
3.99
1k+
Unhumans Summary
Unhumans 89%
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
by Jack Posobiec 2024
3.99
1k+ ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 89%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
Shadowplay
by Tim Marshall • 2003
Europe's last war wasn't decided by bombs but by spies, media spin, and a stolen election.
3.87
4k+
Shadowplay Summary
Shadowplay 89%
Europe's last war wasn't decided by bombs but by spies, media spin, and a stolen election.
by Tim Marshall 2003
3.87
4k+ ratings
Meme Wars
by Joan Donovan • 2022
From Gamergate to the Capitol riot: how the web's design builds the road to radicalization.
3.98
483
Meme Wars Summary
Meme Wars 89%
From Gamergate to the Capitol riot: how the web's design builds the road to radicalization.
by Joan Donovan 2022
3.98
483 ratings
A Fish in the Water
by Mario Vargas Llosa • 1993
Peru, 1990. A novelist campaigns for president while the boy who discovered books haunts his memory.
4.02
1k+
A Fish in the Water Summary
A Fish in the Water 89%
Peru, 1990. A novelist campaigns for president while the boy who discovered books haunts his memory.
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1993
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Envoy
by Zalmay Khalilzad • 2016
An Afghan immigrant becomes America's envoy in the Muslim world, finding a crisis wars cannot solve.
3.64
163
The Envoy Summary
The Envoy 89%
An Afghan immigrant becomes America's envoy in the Muslim world, finding a crisis wars cannot solve.
by Zalmay Khalilzad 2016
3.64
163 ratings
The Long Slide
by Tucker Carlson • 2021
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
4.13
2k+
The Long Slide Summary
The Long Slide 89%
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
by Tucker Carlson 2021
4.13
2k+ ratings
A Higher Loyalty
by James B. Comey • 2018
The president wanted a loyalty oath; the FBI director wrote memos instead. A front-row account.
4.09
50k+
A Higher Loyalty Summary
A Higher Loyalty 89%
The president wanted a loyalty oath; the FBI director wrote memos instead. A front-row account.
by James B. Comey 2018
4.09
50k+ ratings
Politics On the Edge
by Rory Stewart • 2023
Ten prisons, a promise to fix them or resign, and a system that punishes real accountability.
4.30
18k+
Politics On the Edge Summary
Politics On the Edge 89%
Ten prisons, a promise to fix them or resign, and a system that punishes real accountability.
by Rory Stewart 2023
4.30
18k+ ratings
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt
by Peter Gratton • 2020
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt Summary
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt 89%
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
by Peter Gratton 2020
The Singapore Story
by Lee Kuan Yew • 1998
To save his island, he merges with a hostile neighbor and purges his own party.
4.29
3k+
The Singapore Story Summary
The Singapore Story 89%
To save his island, he merges with a hostile neighbor and purges his own party.
by Lee Kuan Yew 1998
4.29
3k+ ratings
A Journey
by Tony Blair • 2010
From rewriting Labour's soul to the order for war: the private memoir of a prime minister.
3.57
5k+
A Journey Summary
A Journey 89%
From rewriting Labour's soul to the order for war: the private memoir of a prime minister.
by Tony Blair 2010
3.57
5k+ ratings
The Room Where It Happened
by John Bolton • 2020
Loyalty got you the job, but bureaucratic warfare kept the White House from doing its job.
3.17
15k+
The Room Where It Happened Summary
The Room Where It Happened 89%
Loyalty got you the job, but bureaucratic warfare kept the White House from doing its job.
by John Bolton 2020
3.17
15k+ ratings
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