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The Toronto Book of Love
by Adam Bunch • 2021
Jailed at eighteen for loving a Chinese man. Her sixty-year battle exposed Toronto's hidden heart.
4.35
136
The Toronto Book of Love Summary
The Toronto Book of Love 92%
Jailed at eighteen for loving a Chinese man. Her sixty-year battle exposed Toronto's hidden heart.
by Adam Bunch 2021
4.35
136 ratings
The Spirit of London
by Boris Johnson • 2011
Fire and plague forged London's unbreakable commercial soul: a history told through its survivors.
3.85
881
The Spirit of London Summary
The Spirit of London 89%
Fire and plague forged London's unbreakable commercial soul: a history told through its survivors.
by Boris Johnson 2011
3.85
881 ratings
Inside the Apple
by Michelle Nevius • 2009
A walking guide to reading Manhattan: every block holds a chapter of American history.
4.14
403
Inside the Apple Summary
Inside the Apple 88%
A walking guide to reading Manhattan: every block holds a chapter of American history.
by Michelle Nevius 2009
4.14
403 ratings
The Power Broker
by Robert A. Caro • 1974
How one unelected man built New York, bulldozed entire communities, and answered to no one.
4.53
30k+
The Power Broker Summary
The Power Broker 88%
How one unelected man built New York, bulldozed entire communities, and answered to no one.
by Robert A. Caro 1974
4.53
30k+ 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 88%
History is never neutral. Nations and leaders weaponize it daily, and the patterns are predictable.
by Margaret MacMillan 2008
3.64
2k+ ratings
The Myth of Santa Fe
by Chris Wilson • 1997
Santa Fe's adobe charm is a twentieth-century invention, built to attract tourists and new money.
3.87
69
The Myth of Santa Fe Summary
The Myth of Santa Fe 88%
Santa Fe's adobe charm is a twentieth-century invention, built to attract tourists and new money.
by Chris Wilson 1997
3.87
69 ratings
The New Penguin History of Canada
by Robert Bothwell • 2006
How French and British rivalry, a vast unforgiving land, and an accidental border forged Canada.
3.59
413
The New Penguin History of Canada Summary
The New Penguin History of Canada 88%
How French and British rivalry, a vast unforgiving land, and an accidental border forged Canada.
by Robert Bothwell 2006
3.59
413 ratings
The Company
by Stephen R. Bown • 2020
A fur company once ruled a third of North America. Its collapse created Canada.
4.13
2k+
The Company Summary
The Company 87%
A fur company once ruled a third of North America. Its collapse created Canada.
by Stephen R. Bown 2020
4.13
2k+ ratings
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
by Bob Joseph • 2018
The law that seized land, banned ceremonies, and created residential schools is still Canadian law.
4.57
10k+
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act Summary
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act 87%
The law that seized land, banned ceremonies, and created residential schools is still Canadian law.
by Bob Joseph 2018
4.57
10k+ ratings
Cities
by Monica L. Smith • 2019
Cities were never about efficiency. They were about all the things you cannot get alone.
3.26
446
Cities Summary
Cities 87%
Cities were never about efficiency. They were about all the things you cannot get alone.
by Monica L. Smith 2019
3.26
446 ratings
The Great Bridge
by David McCullough • 1972
The father died. The son collapsed. The daughter-in-law stepped in and built the Brooklyn Bridge.
4.26
19k+
The Great Bridge Summary
The Great Bridge 87%
The father died. The son collapsed. The daughter-in-law stepped in and built the Brooklyn Bridge.
by David McCullough 1972
4.26
19k+ ratings
The Klondike Fever
by Pierre Berton • 1958
One ship carrying a fortune in gold turned a frozen creek into a city of forty thousand.
4.11
462
The Klondike Fever Summary
The Klondike Fever 87%
One ship carrying a fortune in gold turned a frozen creek into a city of forty thousand.
by Pierre Berton 1958
4.11
462 ratings
The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski • 1999
Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.
3.75
1k+
The Book on the Bookshelf Summary
The Book on the Bookshelf 87%
Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.
by Henry Petroski 1999
3.75
1k+ ratings
Flesh and Stone
by Richard Sennett • 1996
Why Western cities silence the body, and how the body fights back in stone.
4.28
541
Flesh and Stone Summary
Flesh and Stone 87%
Why Western cities silence the body, and how the body fights back in stone.
by Richard Sennett 1996
4.28
541 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 87%
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
by Beverly Gage 2026
3.84
2k+ ratings
Life After Cars
by Sarah Goodyear • 2025
The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?
4.26
1k+
Life After Cars Summary
Life After Cars 87%
The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?
by Sarah Goodyear 2025
4.26
1k+ ratings
The Infernal Machine
by Steven Johnson • 2024
Dynamite was meant to destroy governments. It built the most powerful one: the surveillance state.
4.03
2k+
The Infernal Machine Summary
The Infernal Machine 87%
Dynamite was meant to destroy governments. It built the most powerful one: the surveillance state.
by Steven Johnson 2024
4.03
2k+ ratings
At Home
by Bill Bryson • 2010
Every room in your house conceals a history of bloodshed, invention, and empire.
3.99
99k+
At Home Summary
At Home 87%
Every room in your house conceals a history of bloodshed, invention, and empire.
by Bill Bryson 2010
3.99
99k+ ratings
Eleanor
by Alice Loxton • 2025
A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.
3.92
2k+
Eleanor Summary
Eleanor 87%
A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.
by Alice Loxton 2025
3.92
2k+ ratings
Heatwave
by John L. Williams • 2025
A record-breaking heatwave, a nation on the brink: how the summer of 1976 remade Britain.
3.89
134
Heatwave Summary
Heatwave 87%
A record-breaking heatwave, a nation on the brink: how the summer of 1976 remade Britain.
by John L. Williams 2025
3.89
134 ratings
The Driving Machine
by Witold Rybczynski • 2024
How art, war, and ego shaped the car, from the Model T to the Tesla.
3.82
197
The Driving Machine Summary
The Driving Machine 87%
How art, war, and ego shaped the car, from the Model T to the Tesla.
by Witold Rybczynski 2024
3.82
197 ratings
Four Lost Cities
by Annalee Newitz • 2021
Lost cities didn't vanish; their people walked away when rulers chose monuments over working sewers.
3.78
7k+
Four Lost Cities Summary
Four Lost Cities 87%
Lost cities didn't vanish; their people walked away when rulers chose monuments over working sewers.
by Annalee Newitz 2021
3.78
7k+ ratings
Silencing the Past
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot • 1995
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
4.35
3k+
Silencing the Past Summary
Silencing the Past 87%
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot 1995
4.35
3k+ ratings
On Power
by Robert A. Caro • 2017
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
3.95
1k+
On Power Summary
On Power 87%
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
by Robert A. Caro 2017
3.95
1k+ ratings
A Renegade History of the United States
by Thaddeus Russell • 2010
America's founders feared pleasure. Its drunkards, prostitutes, and gangsters made freedom real.
3.81
2k+
A Renegade History of the United States Summary
A Renegade History of the United States 86%
America's founders feared pleasure. Its drunkards, prostitutes, and gangsters made freedom real.
by Thaddeus Russell 2010
3.81
2k+ ratings
How We Got to Now
by Steven Johnson • 2014
Six ordinary breakthroughs built the modern world; their biggest consequences were never planned.
4.12
16k+
How We Got to Now Summary
How We Got to Now 86%
Six ordinary breakthroughs built the modern world; their biggest consequences were never planned.
by Steven Johnson 2014
4.12
16k+ ratings
Curse of The Narrows
by Laura M. MacDonald • 2005
Before Hiroshima, the largest manmade blast leveled a Canadian city. Oppenheimer studied its ruins.
3.99
1k+
Curse of The Narrows Summary
Curse of The Narrows 86%
Before Hiroshima, the largest manmade blast leveled a Canadian city. Oppenheimer studied its ruins.
by Laura M. MacDonald 2005
3.99
1k+ ratings
Discover Canada
by Citizenship and Immigration Canada • 2012
Ten million square kilometres, three founding cultures, one citizenship test: the official guide.
3.58
187
Discover Canada Summary
Discover Canada 86%
Ten million square kilometres, three founding cultures, one citizenship test: the official guide.
by Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2012
3.58
187 ratings
Forgiveness
by Mark Sakamoto • 2014
One grandfather survived a Japanese POW camp. One grandmother, internment. Their kids married.
4.00
5k+
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness 86%
One grandfather survived a Japanese POW camp. One grandmother, internment. Their kids married.
by Mark Sakamoto 2014
4.00
5k+ ratings
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson • 2003
An architect builds a wonder. A doctor builds a hotel next door for murder. Chicago, 1893.
4.00
766k+
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City 86%
An architect builds a wonder. A doctor builds a hotel next door for murder. Chicago, 1893.
by Erik Larson 2003
4.00
766k+ ratings
Halt Station India
by Rajendra B. Aklekar • 2014
Bombay's oldest railway still passes through the ruins of the city it replaced.
4.38
120
Halt Station India Summary
Halt Station India 86%
Bombay's oldest railway still passes through the ruins of the city it replaced.
by Rajendra B. Aklekar 2014
4.38
120 ratings
Technopoly
by Neil Postman • 1992
When a culture worships its tools, the old stories that held it together quietly disappear.
3.97
5k+
Technopoly Summary
Technopoly 86%
When a culture worships its tools, the old stories that held it together quietly disappear.
by Neil Postman 1992
3.97
5k+ ratings
Appetite for America
by Stephen Fried • 2010
A railroad restaurant empire that civilized the West and launched America's first female workforce.
4.21
1k+
Appetite for America Summary
Appetite for America 86%
A railroad restaurant empire that civilized the West and launched America's first female workforce.
by Stephen Fried 2010
4.21
1k+ ratings
A People’s History of Computing in the United States
by Joy Lisi Rankin • 2018
The PC erased a decade of shared computing where users were creators, not customers.
3.49
193
A People’s History of Computing in the United States Summary
A People’s History of Computing in the United States 86%
The PC erased a decade of shared computing where users were creators, not customers.
by Joy Lisi Rankin 2018
3.49
193 ratings
Ancient Worlds
by Michael Scott • 2016
Democracy, republic, and Confucianism were born in the same century. None by design.
3.77
635
Ancient Worlds Summary
Ancient Worlds 86%
Democracy, republic, and Confucianism were born in the same century. None by design.
by Michael Scott 2016
3.77
635 ratings
A Short History of the World
by Christopher Lascelles • 2011
Thirteen billion years in one short book: why empires fall, ideas spread, and everything connects.
3.86
2k+
A Short History of the World Summary
A Short History of the World 86%
Thirteen billion years in one short book: why empires fall, ideas spread, and everything connects.
by Christopher Lascelles 2011
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Ghost Map
by Steven Johnson • 2006
London, 1854: a doctor maps the cholera dead while a reverend hunts the outbreak's first victim.
3.89
57k+
The Ghost Map Summary
The Ghost Map 86%
London, 1854: a doctor maps the cholera dead while a reverend hunts the outbreak's first victim.
by Steven Johnson 2006
3.89
57k+ ratings
The Five
by Hallie Rubenhold • 2019
Jack the Ripper killed five women. The label pinned on three of them was a lie.
4.09
69k+
The Five Summary
The Five 86%
Jack the Ripper killed five women. The label pinned on three of them was a lie.
by Hallie Rubenhold 2019
4.09
69k+ ratings
The Perfectionists
by Simon Winchester • 2018
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
4.15
7k+
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists 86%
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
by Simon Winchester 2018
4.15
7k+ ratings
Istanbul
by Orhan Pamuk • 2003
An artist's soul forged in a city of ruins: Pamuk's Istanbul memoir of black-and-white melancholy.
3.82
22k+
Istanbul Summary
Istanbul 86%
An artist's soul forged in a city of ruins: Pamuk's Istanbul memoir of black-and-white melancholy.
by Orhan Pamuk 2003
3.82
22k+ ratings
The Square and the Tower
by Niall Ferguson • 2017
The real shapers of history were not kings but the networks connecting everyone else.
3.65
4k+
The Square and the Tower Summary
The Square and the Tower 86%
The real shapers of history were not kings but the networks connecting everyone else.
by Niall Ferguson 2017
3.65
4k+ ratings
The Skin We're In
by Desmond Cole • 2020
A year of Black resistance that forced Canada to face the racism its politeness hides.
4.44
10k+
The Skin We're In Summary
The Skin We're In 86%
A year of Black resistance that forced Canada to face the racism its politeness hides.
by Desmond Cole 2020
4.44
10k+ ratings
Civilization on Trial
by Arnold Joseph Toynbee • 1948
Civilizations rise to fall, religions to climb. The rubble is the mechanism, not the failure.
3.83
152
Civilization on Trial Summary
Civilization on Trial 86%
Civilizations rise to fall, religions to climb. The rubble is the mechanism, not the failure.
by Arnold Joseph Toynbee 1948
3.83
152 ratings
The Bookshop
by Evan Friss • 2024
From Franklin's print shop to Amazon's bookstores: how the American bookstore keeps refusing to die.
3.90
11k+
The Bookshop Summary
The Bookshop 86%
From Franklin's print shop to Amazon's bookstores: how the American bookstore keeps refusing to die.
by Evan Friss 2024
3.90
11k+ 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 86%
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
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies
by David Fisher • 2015
Before cinema cleaned them up, Wild West legends were killers, traitors, and pragmatists.
3.98
6k+
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies Summary
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies 86%
Before cinema cleaned them up, Wild West legends were killers, traitors, and pragmatists.
by David Fisher 2015
3.98
6k+ ratings
The Gutenberg Parenthesis
by Jeff Jarvis • 2023
Before print, knowledge was conversation. Then books fenced it in. The fences are coming down.
3.83
218
The Gutenberg Parenthesis Summary
The Gutenberg Parenthesis 86%
Before print, knowledge was conversation. Then books fenced it in. The fences are coming down.
by Jeff Jarvis 2023
3.83
218 ratings
Spying on the South
by Tony Horwitz • 2019
America's red-blue fault line was forged in the 1850s South. Retracing Olmsted's journey proves it.
4.00
5k+
Spying on the South Summary
Spying on the South 86%
America's red-blue fault line was forged in the 1850s South. Retracing Olmsted's journey proves it.
by Tony Horwitz 2019
4.00
5k+ ratings
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale
by Carlo M. Cipolla • 1974
How plague, timber famine, and silver hunger forced medieval Europe to invent the modern economy.
4.29
277
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale Summary
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale 86%
How plague, timber famine, and silver hunger forced medieval Europe to invent the modern economy.
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1974
4.29
277 ratings
Women in the Valley of the Kings
by Kathleen Sheppard • 2024
Egyptology's famous men dug up tombs. The women who built the field got erased.
3.50
2k+
Women in the Valley of the Kings Summary
Women in the Valley of the Kings 86%
Egyptology's famous men dug up tombs. The women who built the field got erased.
by Kathleen Sheppard 2024
3.50
2k+ ratings
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