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🎓 Oxbridge Satire

A wickedly sharp send-up of the rituals, pretensions, and absurdities of Oxford and Cambridge life, where brilliance and buffoonery share the same quad.
1066 and all that
by W.C. Sellar • 1930
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
3.91
4k+
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour
1066 and all that Summary
1066 and all that 92%
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
by W.C. Sellar 1930
3.91
4k+ ratings
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis • 1954
A reluctant lecturer loathes his boss's madrigals and clingy girlfriend, praying for a lucky break.
3.74
33k+
📚 Campus Novel🎭 Academic Satire🐟 Fish Out Of Water
Lucky Jim Summary
Lucky Jim 91%
A reluctant lecturer loathes his boss's madrigals and clingy girlfriend, praying for a lucky break.
by Kingsley Amis 1954
3.74
33k+ ratings
📚 Campus Novel🎭 Academic Satire🐟 Fish Out Of Water
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
by David Mitchell • 2019
The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.
3.67
5k+
🎭 Political Satire🗣️ Social Commentary🇬🇧 British Humor
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy Summary
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy 90%
The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.
by David Mitchell 2019
3.67
5k+ ratings
🎭 Political Satire🗣️ Social Commentary🇬🇧 British Humor
Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition
by Evelyn Waugh • 1938
A country columnist is mistaken for a war reporter and sent to a phantom African revolution.
3.78
23k+
🎙️ Media Satire🎭 Mistaken Identity🐟 Fish Out Of Water
Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition Summary
Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition 89%
A country columnist is mistaken for a war reporter and sent to a phantom African revolution.
by Evelyn Waugh 1938
3.78
23k+ ratings
🎙️ Media Satire🎭 Mistaken Identity🐟 Fish Out Of Water
What a Carve Up!
by Jonathan Coe • 1994
A lonely biographer uncovers how one family's greed poisoned Britain, then the murders start.
4.11
13k+
🎭 Political Satire🏚️ Country House Mystery😈 Family Of Villains
What a Carve Up! Summary
What a Carve Up! 89%
A lonely biographer uncovers how one family's greed poisoned Britain, then the murders start.
by Jonathan Coe 1994
4.11
13k+ ratings
🎭 Political Satire🏚️ Country House Mystery😈 Family Of Villains
The World According to Cunk
by Philomena Cunk • 2024
A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.
3.90
2k+
🏛️ Parody History🤪 Absurdist Humor🎓 Fake Expertise
The World According to Cunk Summary
The World According to Cunk 89%
A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.
by Philomena Cunk 2024
3.90
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Parody History🤪 Absurdist Humor🎓 Fake Expertise
Becoming Nigerian
by Elnathan John • 2019
To become Nigerian, credit God for every Mercedes and never accept fault.
3.96
668
🗺️ Nigerian Society🏛️ African Politics🎭 Cultural Satire
Becoming Nigerian Summary
Becoming Nigerian 89%
To become Nigerian, credit God for every Mercedes and never accept fault.
by Elnathan John 2019
3.96
668 ratings
🗺️ Nigerian Society🏛️ African Politics🎭 Cultural Satire
The Light Fantastic
by Terry Pratchett • 1986
The spell that can save the Discworld chose the worst possible wizard to hide inside.
4.01
170k+
🎭 Comic Fantasy🪞 Satirical Fantasy😰 Reluctant Protagonist
The Light Fantastic Summary
The Light Fantastic 89%
The spell that can save the Discworld chose the worst possible wizard to hide inside.
by Terry Pratchett 1986
4.01
170k+ ratings
🎭 Comic Fantasy🪞 Satirical Fantasy😰 Reluctant Protagonist
A Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh • 1934
His wife's betrayal sends a country squire into the Amazon, where rescue becomes a life sentence.
3.88
29k+
🎭 Satire Of Manners🏰 English Country House🪜 Social Climbing
A Handful of Dust Summary
A Handful of Dust 89%
His wife's betrayal sends a country squire into the Amazon, where rescue becomes a life sentence.
by Evelyn Waugh 1934
3.88
29k+ ratings
🎭 Satire Of Manners🏰 English Country House🪜 Social Climbing
A Class of Their Own
by Matthew Hammett Knott • 2022
The children had private jets. They needed a Cambridge graduate to do their homework.
3.61
376
🎓 Elite Education💰 Wealth Inequality👔 Class Memoir
A Class of Their Own Summary
A Class of Their Own 89%
The children had private jets. They needed a Cambridge graduate to do their homework.
by Matthew Hammett Knott 2022
3.61
376 ratings
🎓 Elite Education💰 Wealth Inequality👔 Class Memoir
Equal Rites
by Terry Pratchett • 1987
A wizard's staff chooses a baby girl. The magic school isn't ready for her.
4.07
202k+
🖤 Satirical Fantasy🎓 Magical University🤝 Unlikely Mentorship
Equal Rites Summary
Equal Rites 88%
A wizard's staff chooses a baby girl. The magic school isn't ready for her.
by Terry Pratchett 1987
4.07
202k+ ratings
🖤 Satirical Fantasy🎓 Magical University🤝 Unlikely Mentorship
Nice Is Just a Place in France
by The Betches • 2013
Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.
3.11
5k+
🤣 Satirical Self-Help📱 Millennial Satire💔 Relationship Strategy
Nice Is Just a Place in France Summary
Nice Is Just a Place in France 88%
Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.
by The Betches 2013
3.11
5k+ ratings
🤣 Satirical Self-Help📱 Millennial Satire💔 Relationship Strategy
Seriously Funny
by Terry Pratchett • 2016
Discworld is fantasy. Its real subject: the foolish, tender business of being human.
4.28
483
🎭 British Humor💬 Wit And Wisdom🧠 Human Nature
Seriously Funny Summary
Seriously Funny 88%
Discworld is fantasy. Its real subject: the foolish, tender business of being human.
by Terry Pratchett 2016
4.28
483 ratings
🎭 British Humor💬 Wit And Wisdom🧠 Human Nature
Murder Your Employer
by Rupert Holmes • 2023
At a hidden academy, murder is a craft. Three students must kill their bosses to graduate.
3.8
59k+
🖤 Dark Academia🎓 Academic Satire🎯 Revenge Thriller
Murder Your Employer Summary
Murder Your Employer 88%
At a hidden academy, murder is a craft. Three students must kill their bosses to graduate.
by Rupert Holmes 2023
3.8
59k+ ratings
🖤 Dark Academia🎓 Academic Satire🎯 Revenge Thriller
A Nation of Idiots
by Daksh Tyagi • 2019
India doesn't produce citizens. It produces conformists. And the training starts at birth.
3.87
515
🇮🇳 Indian Society🗳️ Indian Politics🎭 Political Satire
A Nation of Idiots Summary
A Nation of Idiots 88%
India doesn't produce citizens. It produces conformists. And the training starts at birth.
by Daksh Tyagi 2019
3.87
515 ratings
🇮🇳 Indian Society🗳️ Indian Politics🎭 Political Satire
That's Not English
by Erin Moore • 2015
British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.
3.67
858
🗣️ Language And Culture🌍 Cultural Comparison🎩 Social Class
That's Not English Summary
That's Not English 88%
British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.
by Erin Moore 2015
3.67
858 ratings
🗣️ Language And Culture🌍 Cultural Comparison🎩 Social Class
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land
by Diana Wynne Jones • 1996
The recycled map, obligatory stew, and inevitable dark lord: an A to Z of generic fantasy.
3.95
5k+
🏰 Fantasy Tropes📖 Satirical Glossary✍️ Writing Reference
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land Summary
The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land 88%
The recycled map, obligatory stew, and inevitable dark lord: an A to Z of generic fantasy.
by Diana Wynne Jones 1996
3.95
5k+ ratings
🏰 Fantasy Tropes📖 Satirical Glossary✍️ Writing Reference
The Simpsons and Philosophy
by William Irwin • 2001
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
3.45
4k+
📺 Tv Criticism🧩 Applied Philosophy🎬 Pop Culture Criticism
The Simpsons and Philosophy Summary
The Simpsons and Philosophy 88%
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
by William Irwin 2001
3.45
4k+ ratings
📺 Tv Criticism🧩 Applied Philosophy🎬 Pop Culture Criticism
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her
by Malaclypse the Younger • 1965
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
4.25
6k+
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her Summary
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her 88%
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
by Malaclypse the Younger 1965
4.25
6k+ ratings
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
🏛️ College Skepticism💰 Student Debt Crisis🎤 Campus Free Speech
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 88%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
🏛️ College Skepticism💰 Student Debt Crisis🎤 Campus Free Speech
Logging Off
by Nick Spalding • 2020
A graphic designer's tech addiction literally makes him ill. His cure: 60 days, zero screens.
3.95
9k+
🖥️ Tech Satire👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family😰 Modern Anxiety
Logging Off Summary
Logging Off 88%
A graphic designer's tech addiction literally makes him ill. His cure: 60 days, zero screens.
by Nick Spalding 2020
3.95
9k+ ratings
🖥️ Tech Satire👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family😰 Modern Anxiety
[Vile Bodies] [by
by Evelyn Waugh • 1930
A broke writer needs a fortune to marry. His London set offers only gin and oblivion.
3.71
18k+
🎭 Comedy Of Manners😏 Darkly Funny🕰️ Interwar London
[Vile Bodies] [by Summary
[Vile Bodies] [by 88%
A broke writer needs a fortune to marry. His London set offers only gin and oblivion.
by Evelyn Waugh 1930
3.71
18k+ ratings
🎭 Comedy Of Manners😏 Darkly Funny🕰️ Interwar London
Spoilt Rotten
by dalrymple-theodore • 2010
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
3.96
1k+
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🗣️ Political Polemics🔍 Rational Inquiry
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten 88%
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
by dalrymple-theodore 2010
3.96
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🗣️ Political Polemics🔍 Rational Inquiry
Bobos in Paradise
by David Brooks • 2000
Why the new elite spends fortunes on kitchen stoves but despises luxury cars.
3.62
5k+
🏛️ American Elites📊 Class Analysis🎭 Cultural Capital
Bobos in Paradise Summary
Bobos in Paradise 88%
Why the new elite spends fortunes on kitchen stoves but despises luxury cars.
by David Brooks 2000
3.62
5k+ ratings
🏛️ American Elites📊 Class Analysis🎭 Cultural Capital
Thug Notes
by Sparky Sweets • 2015
What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?
3.96
570
🤣 Comic Literary Criticism📝 Study Guides🔑 Accessible Classics
Thug Notes Summary
Thug Notes 88%
What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?
by Sparky Sweets 2015
3.96
570 ratings
🤣 Comic Literary Criticism📝 Study Guides🔑 Accessible Classics
The Anglo Files
by Sarah Lyall • 2008
An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.
3.45
2k+
🇬🇧 British Culture🤐 British Reserve👑 Class In Britain
The Anglo Files Summary
The Anglo Files 88%
An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.
by Sarah Lyall 2008
3.45
2k+ ratings
🇬🇧 British Culture🤐 British Reserve👑 Class In Britain
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
by Bill Maher • 2024
From cancel culture to pandemic theater, a comedian dismantles the pieties nobody else will touch.
4.18
5k+
🎭 Political Satire🚫 Cancel Culture🗣️ Free Speech
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You Summary
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You 87%
From cancel culture to pandemic theater, a comedian dismantles the pieties nobody else will touch.
by Bill Maher 2024
4.18
5k+ ratings
🎭 Political Satire🚫 Cancel Culture🗣️ Free Speech
Pnin
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1957
Professor Pnin takes the wrong train, loves the wrong woman, and outlives the right country.
3.87
30k+
🏫 Campus Novel🧳 Exile Fiction👨‍🏫 Awkward Professor
Pnin Summary
Pnin 87%
Professor Pnin takes the wrong train, loves the wrong woman, and outlives the right country.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1957
3.87
30k+ ratings
🏫 Campus Novel🧳 Exile Fiction👨‍🏫 Awkward Professor
Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome • 1889
Three overworked hypochondriacs row up the Thames seeking rest, and find only chaos and damp.
3.83
81k+
🔹 Comic Travelogue🤪 Bumbling Friends🫖 Dry Wit
Three Men in a Boat Summary
Three Men in a Boat 87%
Three overworked hypochondriacs row up the Thames seeking rest, and find only chaos and damp.
by Jerome K. Jerome 1889
3.83
81k+ ratings
🔹 Comic Travelogue🤪 Bumbling Friends🫖 Dry Wit
On Beauty
by Zadie Smith • 2005
An academic feud turns intimate when two rival professors' families fall into each other's lives.
3.78
92k+
🏛️ Campus Novel🎭 Academic Satire👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Drama
On Beauty Summary
On Beauty 87%
An academic feud turns intimate when two rival professors' families fall into each other's lives.
by Zadie Smith 2005
3.78
92k+ ratings
🏛️ Campus Novel🎭 Academic Satire👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Drama
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke • 2010
The Normans were Vikings. The guillotine was British. A thousand years of French history, corrected.
4.05
5k+
⚔️ Anglo-French Rivalry😂 Comic History📜 Revisionist History
1000 Years of Annoying the French Summary
1000 Years of Annoying the French 87%
The Normans were Vikings. The guillotine was British. A thousand years of French history, corrected.
by Stephen Clarke 2010
4.05
5k+ ratings
⚔️ Anglo-French Rivalry😂 Comic History📜 Revisionist History
Fever Beach
by Carl Hiaasen • 2025
Her landlord leads a hate group, funded by a crooked congressman. She's infiltrating from inside.
4.01
23k+
🏖️ Florida Crime Satire🤡 Incompetent Villains🏛️ Political Corruption
Fever Beach Summary
Fever Beach 87%
Her landlord leads a hate group, funded by a crooked congressman. She's infiltrating from inside.
by Carl Hiaasen 2025
4.01
23k+ ratings
🏖️ Florida Crime Satire🤡 Incompetent Villains🏛️ Political Corruption
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings
by Sarah Cooper • 2016
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
3.91
2k+
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 87%
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
by Sarah Cooper 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
by David Nobbs • 1995
An office drone fakes his death to flee the nine-to-five, but his wife has moved on.
3.91
1k+
🏢 Corporate Satire🔄 Midlife Crisis🪦 Fake Death
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Summary
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin 87%
An office drone fakes his death to flee the nine-to-five, but his wife has moved on.
by David Nobbs 1995
3.91
1k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Satire🔄 Midlife Crisis🪦 Fake Death
Watching the English
by Kate Fox • 2004
The English have a secret code for weather, queues, and pubs. An anthropologist cracks it.
3.91
11k+
🇬🇧 Englishness🔍 Pop Anthropology📜 Unwritten Rules
Watching the English Summary
Watching the English 87%
The English have a secret code for weather, queues, and pubs. An anthropologist cracks it.
by Kate Fox 2004
3.91
11k+ ratings
🇬🇧 Englishness🔍 Pop Anthropology📜 Unwritten Rules
Memento Mori
by Muriel Spark • 1959
An anonymous caller warns aging Londoners: death is coming. Old secrets and rivalries ignite.
3.61
7k+
💰 Inheritance Schemes🖤 Dark Comedy👴 Elderly Protagonists
Memento Mori Summary
Memento Mori 87%
An anonymous caller warns aging Londoners: death is coming. Old secrets and rivalries ignite.
by Muriel Spark 1959
3.61
7k+ ratings
💰 Inheritance Schemes🖤 Dark Comedy👴 Elderly Protagonists
The Rant Zone
by Dennis Miller • 2001
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
3.57
375
🎭 Political Satire😤 Rant Comedy📺 Pop Culture Criticism
The Rant Zone Summary
The Rant Zone 87%
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
by Dennis Miller 2001
3.57
375 ratings
🎭 Political Satire😤 Rant Comedy📺 Pop Culture Criticism
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 87%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
by Carlo M. Cipolla • 1976
Stupidity is not random: it follows precise laws, and it's far more dangerous than malice.
3.85
12k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🎲 Game Theory🎭 Satirical Philosophy
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Summary
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity 87%
Stupidity is not random: it follows precise laws, and it's far more dangerous than malice.
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1976
3.85
12k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🎲 Game Theory🎭 Satirical Philosophy
I'd Rather We Got Casinos
by Larry Wilmore • 2009
A comedian petitions the NAACP to rename Black people 'chocolate.' He's only half kidding.
3.32
2k+
🎭 Racial Satire🖤 Black Identity🗣️ Language And Race
I'd Rather We Got Casinos Summary
I'd Rather We Got Casinos 87%
A comedian petitions the NAACP to rename Black people 'chocolate.' He's only half kidding.
by Larry Wilmore 2009
3.32
2k+ ratings
🎭 Racial Satire🖤 Black Identity🗣️ Language And Race
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole • 1980
In 1960s New Orleans, a corpulent medievalist is forced into the job market by his mother.
3.89
301k+
🃏 Picaresque🌿 Southern Gothic🖤 Dark Comedy
A Confederacy of Dunces Summary
A Confederacy of Dunces 87%
In 1960s New Orleans, a corpulent medievalist is forced into the job market by his mother.
by John Kennedy Toole 1980
3.89
301k+ ratings
🃏 Picaresque🌿 Southern Gothic🖤 Dark Comedy
How Not to Write a Novel
by Howard Mittelmark • 2008
The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.
3.99
4k+
📝 Fiction Writing📚 Writing Reference⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes
How Not to Write a Novel Summary
How Not to Write a Novel 87%
The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.
by Howard Mittelmark 2008
3.99
4k+ ratings
📝 Fiction Writing📚 Writing Reference⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes
Get Rich or Get Lucky
by Max Nowaz • 2019
A broke renovator finds a spell book. One mispronounced incantation later, his rival is a crayfish.
4.25
20k+
🎭 Dark Comedy Fantasy📖 Spell Book🧙 Amateur Sorcerer
Get Rich or Get Lucky Summary
Get Rich or Get Lucky 87%
A broke renovator finds a spell book. One mispronounced incantation later, his rival is a crayfish.
by Max Nowaz 2019
4.25
20k+ ratings
🎭 Dark Comedy Fantasy📖 Spell Book🧙 Amateur Sorcerer
Have You Eaten Grandma?
by Gyles Brandreth • 2018
Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.
3.93
1k+
📝 English Usage❗ Punctuation❌ Common Errors
Have You Eaten Grandma? Summary
Have You Eaten Grandma? 87%
Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.
by Gyles Brandreth 2018
3.93
1k+ ratings
📝 English Usage❗ Punctuation❌ Common Errors
Flatland
by Edwin A. Abbott • 1884
A square's two-dimensional world is upended when a sphere reveals a third dimension.
3.81
78k+
🧮 Mathematical Fiction🎩 Victorian Satire⬆️ Rigid Class System
Flatland Summary
Flatland 87%
A square's two-dimensional world is upended when a sphere reveals a third dimension.
by Edwin A. Abbott 1884
3.81
78k+ ratings
🧮 Mathematical Fiction🎩 Victorian Satire⬆️ Rigid Class System
Cut and Thirst
by Margaret Atwood • 2024
Three elderly friends plot literary revenge but find time and aging have their own plans.
3.12
31k+
🎭 Dark Comedy✒️ Literary Satire👴 Aging Protagonists
Cut and Thirst Summary
Cut and Thirst 87%
Three elderly friends plot literary revenge but find time and aging have their own plans.
by Margaret Atwood 2024
3.12
31k+ ratings
🎭 Dark Comedy✒️ Literary Satire👴 Aging Protagonists
The Closing of the American Mind
by Allan Bloom • 1988
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
3.76
6k+
🏛️ Higher Education Critique🌐 American Culture Wars🤷 Moral Relativism
The Closing of the American Mind Summary
The Closing of the American Mind 87%
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
by Allan Bloom 1988
3.76
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Higher Education Critique🌐 American Culture Wars🤷 Moral Relativism
Diaries 1969-1979
by Michael Palin • 2006
The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.
4.04
4k+
🎭 British Comedy📺 Television History✍️ Sketch Comedy
Diaries 1969-1979 Summary
Diaries 1969-1979 87%
The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.
by Michael Palin 2006
4.04
4k+ ratings
🎭 British Comedy📺 Television History✍️ Sketch Comedy
Zed
by Joanna Kavenna • 2019
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
3.12
1k+
🤖 Algorithmic Dystopia👁️ Predictive Surveillance💾 Hacker Resistance
Zed Summary
Zed 87%
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
by Joanna Kavenna 2019
3.12
1k+ ratings
🤖 Algorithmic Dystopia👁️ Predictive Surveillance💾 Hacker Resistance
Latter-Day Pamphlets
by Thomas Carlyle • 1850
An 1850 diagnosis: democracy is anarchy, philanthropy coddles scoundrels, and talk rules everything.
3.89
99
👑 Victorian Social Criticism📜 Political Pamphlets🗳️ Critique Of Democracy
Latter-Day Pamphlets Summary
Latter-Day Pamphlets 87%
An 1850 diagnosis: democracy is anarchy, philanthropy coddles scoundrels, and talk rules everything.
by Thomas Carlyle 1850
3.89
99 ratings
👑 Victorian Social Criticism📜 Political Pamphlets🗳️ Critique Of Democracy
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