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Imperial Hubris
by Michael Scheuer • 2004
Al-Qaeda is not a terror group but an insurgency, and American policy is its top recruiter.
3.81
2k+
Imperial Hubris Summary
Imperial Hubris 97%
Al-Qaeda is not a terror group but an insurgency, and American policy is its top recruiter.
by Michael Scheuer 2004
3.81
2k+ ratings
They Must Be Stopped
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2008
The Muslim Brotherhood's hundred-year plan to infiltrate and dominate the West is already underway.
4.18
458
They Must Be Stopped Summary
They Must Be Stopped 96%
The Muslim Brotherhood's hundred-year plan to infiltrate and dominate the West is already underway.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2008
4.18
458 ratings
Beyond Fundamentalism
by Reza Aslan • 2009
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
3.99
2k+
Beyond Fundamentalism Summary
Beyond Fundamentalism 96%
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
by Reza Aslan 2009
3.99
2k+ ratings
The Management of Savagery
by Max Blumenthal • 2019
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
4.29
807
The Management of Savagery Summary
The Management of Savagery 95%
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
by Max Blumenthal 2019
4.29
807 ratings
The Truth About Muhammad
by Robert Spencer • 2006
Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.
3.88
2k+
The Truth About Muhammad Summary
The Truth About Muhammad 95%
Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.
by Robert Spencer 2006
3.88
2k+ ratings
It IS About Islam
by Glenn Beck • 2015
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
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2k+
It IS About Islam Summary
It IS About Islam 95%
Islamic terrorism isn't a misreading. The text commands, the history records, and the polls confirm.
by Glenn Beck 2015
4.06
2k+ ratings
Devil's Game
by Robert Dreyfuss • 2005
The United States armed Islamism for sixty years. Al Qaeda was the bill that came due.
3.99
272
Devil's Game Summary
Devil's Game 94%
The United States armed Islamism for sixty years. Al Qaeda was the bill that came due.
by Robert Dreyfuss 2005
3.99
272 ratings
On Democracies and Death Cults
by Douglas Murray • 2025
Hamas filmed their massacre. The West protested Israel. The ideology that fuels both.
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On Democracies and Death Cults Summary
On Democracies and Death Cults 94%
Hamas filmed their massacre. The West protested Israel. The ideology that fuels both.
by Douglas Murray 2025
4.41
5k+ 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 94%
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 Palestinian Delusion
by Robert Spencer • 2019
The conflict is religious, not territorial. There is no solution, only management.
4.01
506
The Palestinian Delusion Summary
The Palestinian Delusion 94%
The conflict is religious, not territorial. There is no solution, only management.
by Robert Spencer 2019
4.01
506 ratings
Yemen
by Victoria Clark • 2010
How tribal resistance, a cynical president, and Saudi's shadow made Yemen a jihadist stronghold.
3.71
276
Yemen Summary
Yemen 94%
How tribal resistance, a cynical president, and Saudi's shadow made Yemen a jihadist stronghold.
by Victoria Clark 2010
3.71
276 ratings
House of Bush, House of Saud
by Craig Unger • 2004
Oil, covert wars, and a revolving door: the Bush-Saudi alliance that 9/11 nearly destroyed.
3.91
2k+
House of Bush, House of Saud Summary
House of Bush, House of Saud 94%
Oil, covert wars, and a revolving door: the Bush-Saudi alliance that 9/11 nearly destroyed.
by Craig Unger 2004
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Shia Revival
by Vali Nasr • 2006
America's Iraq invasion accidentally broke a 1,400-year Sunni order. Iran seized the opening.
3.88
2k+
The Shia Revival Summary
The Shia Revival 94%
America's Iraq invasion accidentally broke a 1,400-year Sunni order. Iran seized the opening.
by Vali Nasr 2006
3.88
2k+ ratings
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism
by John Calvert • 2009
How a shy literary critic in Cairo forged the ideology that fuels global jihad.
4.01
132
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism Summary
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism 94%
How a shy literary critic in Cairo forged the ideology that fuels global jihad.
by John Calvert 2009
4.01
132 ratings
It's All About Muhammad
by F.W. Burleigh • 2014
Muhammad wasn't a prophet: epilepsy produced the Koran and psychopathy drove the conquests.
3.96
158
It's All About Muhammad Summary
It's All About Muhammad 93%
Muhammad wasn't a prophet: epilepsy produced the Koran and psychopathy drove the conquests.
by F.W. Burleigh 2014
3.96
158 ratings
The Afghanistan Papers
by Craig Whitlock • 2021
Washington’s own postmortem: the war was unwinnable, and they hid the truth for twenty years.
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7k+
The Afghanistan Papers Summary
The Afghanistan Papers 93%
Washington’s own postmortem: the war was unwinnable, and they hid the truth for twenty years.
by Craig Whitlock 2021
4.25
7k+ ratings
Fiasco
by Thomas E. Ricks • 2006
A year planning the invasion, zero for the peace: how ideology and hubris lost Iraq.
4.09
8k+
Fiasco Summary
Fiasco 93%
A year planning the invasion, zero for the peace: how ideology and hubris lost Iraq.
by Thomas E. Ricks 2006
4.09
8k+ ratings
The Last Warlord
by Brian Glyn Williams • 2013
America's first 9/11 victory relied on laser bombs and a brutal Uzbek warlord fighting on horseback.
4.30
120
The Last Warlord Summary
The Last Warlord 93%
America's first 9/11 victory relied on laser bombs and a brutal Uzbek warlord fighting on horseback.
by Brian Glyn Williams 2013
4.30
120 ratings
Pakistan on the Brink
by Ahmed Rashid • 2012
The Afghan war cannot be won without confronting the deeper crisis inside Pakistan.
3.78
910
Pakistan on the Brink Summary
Pakistan on the Brink 93%
The Afghan war cannot be won without confronting the deeper crisis inside Pakistan.
by Ahmed Rashid 2012
3.78
910 ratings
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West
by Martyn Frampton • 2018
The West tried suppressing, bribing, and ignoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Every approach backfired.
3.69
13
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West Summary
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West 93%
The West tried suppressing, bribing, and ignoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Every approach backfired.
by Martyn Frampton 2018
3.69
13 ratings
The Way of the Knife
by Mark Mazzetti • 2013
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
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4k+
The Way of the Knife Summary
The Way of the Knife 93%
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
by Mark Mazzetti 2013
3.85
4k+ ratings
Son of Hamas
by Mosab Hassan Yousef • 2011
He was supposed to inherit Hamas. Instead he joined Israeli intelligence.
4.24
19k+
Son of Hamas Summary
Son of Hamas 93%
He was supposed to inherit Hamas. Instead he joined Israeli intelligence.
by Mosab Hassan Yousef 2011
4.24
19k+ ratings
The Great War for Civilisation
by Robert Fisk • 2005
One reporter's fifty-year witness to the West's century-long war on the Middle East.
4.41
6k+
The Great War for Civilisation Summary
The Great War for Civilisation 93%
One reporter's fifty-year witness to the West's century-long war on the Middle East.
by Robert Fisk 2005
4.41
6k+ ratings
The Muslims Are Coming!
by Arun Kundnani • 2014
The domestic war on terror manufactured the threats it claimed to fight and built a new racism.
4.33
601
The Muslims Are Coming! Summary
The Muslims Are Coming! 93%
The domestic war on terror manufactured the threats it claimed to fight and built a new racism.
by Arun Kundnani 2014
4.33
601 ratings
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam
by Robert Spencer • 2001
The Qur'an's last verses cancel its peaceful ones. The Crusades were a reply, not an invasion.
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2k+
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam Summary
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam 93%
The Qur'an's last verses cancel its peaceful ones. The Crusades were a reply, not an invasion.
by Robert Spencer 2001
3.89
2k+ ratings
Muhammad
by Karen Armstrong • 1993
Traces Islam's violence to its founder: an orphan who built a cult, not just a religion.
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7k+
Muhammad Summary
Muhammad 93%
Traces Islam's violence to its founder: an orphan who built a cult, not just a religion.
by Karen Armstrong 1993
4.18
7k+ ratings
MBS
by Ben Hubbard • 2020
An obscure Saudi prince seized a kingdom, won over Trump, and crushed dissent, until Istanbul.
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4k+
MBS Summary
MBS 93%
An obscure Saudi prince seized a kingdom, won over Trump, and crushed dissent, until Istanbul.
by Ben Hubbard 2020
4.14
4k+ ratings
Black Wave
by Kim Ghattas • 2020
The 1979 contest between Saudi Arabia and Iran that dismantled a region’s cultural soul.
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6k+
Black Wave Summary
Black Wave 93%
The 1979 contest between Saudi Arabia and Iran that dismantled a region’s cultural soul.
by Kim Ghattas 2020
4.40
6k+ ratings
Who Speaks for Islam?
by Dalia Mogahed • 2008
Gallup asked Muslims what they believe. The data upends most Western assumptions about Islam.
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1k+
Who Speaks for Islam? Summary
Who Speaks for Islam? 93%
Gallup asked Muslims what they believe. The data upends most Western assumptions about Islam.
by Dalia Mogahed 2008
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Battle For Syria
by Christopher Phillips • 2016
Syria's uprising became a proxy war: six outside powers picking sides and arming their own factions.
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291
The Battle For Syria Summary
The Battle For Syria 93%
Syria's uprising became a proxy war: six outside powers picking sides and arming their own factions.
by Christopher Phillips 2016
4.16
291 ratings
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 93%
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2006
4.12
4k+ ratings
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran
by Robert Spencer • 2016
Iran's theology commands deception and world conquest. The nuclear deal ignored both.
3.53
73
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran Summary
The Complete Infidel's Guide to Iran 93%
Iran's theology commands deception and world conquest. The nuclear deal ignored both.
by Robert Spencer 2016
3.53
73 ratings
The Arab Uprising
by Marc Lynch • 2012
Arab youth, armed with TV and social media, toppled dictators. Then the counterrevolution began.
3.65
246
The Arab Uprising Summary
The Arab Uprising 93%
Arab youth, armed with TV and social media, toppled dictators. Then the counterrevolution began.
by Marc Lynch 2012
3.65
246 ratings
بیست و سه سال
by علی دشتی • 1974
He denied performing miracles. A critical life of Mohammad and the politics that built Islam.
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1k+
بیست و سه سال Summary
بیست و سه سال 93%
He denied performing miracles. A critical life of Mohammad and the politics that built Islam.
by علی دشتی 1974
4.01
1k+ ratings
Destiny Disrupted
by Tamim Ansary • 2009
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
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13k+
Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted 92%
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
by Tamim Ansary 2009
4.40
13k+ ratings
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran
by Robert Spencer • 2009
Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.
3.72
891
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran Summary
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran 92%
Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.
by Robert Spencer 2009
3.72
891 ratings
After the Prophet
by Lesley Hazleton • 2009
Islam's great schism began with a succession crisis, a scandal, and a grandson's massacre.
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10k+
After the Prophet Summary
After the Prophet 92%
Islam's great schism began with a succession crisis, a scandal, and a grandson's massacre.
by Lesley Hazleton 2009
4.09
10k+ ratings
The Arabs in History
by Bernard Lewis • 1950
The early Arab conquests expanded a nation, not a faith. The empire came a century later.
3.73
450
The Arabs in History Summary
The Arabs in History 92%
The early Arab conquests expanded a nation, not a faith. The empire came a century later.
by Bernard Lewis 1950
3.73
450 ratings
The First Muslim
by Lesley Hazleton • 2013
Exiled at fifty, died triumphant at sixty-two. The human Muhammad between the revelations.
3.99
5k+
The First Muslim Summary
The First Muslim 92%
Exiled at fifty, died triumphant at sixty-two. The human Muhammad between the revelations.
by Lesley Hazleton 2013
3.99
5k+ ratings
Sufi Political Thought
by Milad Milani • 2019
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
Sufi Political Thought Summary
Sufi Political Thought 92%
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
by Milad Milani 2019
Cobra II
by Michael R. Gordon • 2006
How the Pentagon fight over troop numbers toppled Saddam quickly and then lost the peace.
3.97
2k+
Cobra II Summary
Cobra II 92%
How the Pentagon fight over troop numbers toppled Saddam quickly and then lost the peace.
by Michael R. Gordon 2006
3.97
2k+ ratings
Decision Points
by George W. Bush • 2010
He arrived planning education reform; history handed him 9/11 and two wars.
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43k+
Decision Points Summary
Decision Points 92%
He arrived planning education reform; history handed him 9/11 and two wars.
by George W. Bush 2010
3.81
43k+ ratings
The Art of Intelligence
by Henry A. Crumpton • 2012
Recruiting a spy means navigating greed, ideology, and revenge, and why it still beats technology.
3.84
3k+
The Art of Intelligence Summary
The Art of Intelligence 92%
Recruiting a spy means navigating greed, ideology, and revenge, and why it still beats technology.
by Henry A. Crumpton 2012
3.84
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 92%
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
Islam and Democracy
by Fatema Mernissi • 1992
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
3.83
210
Islam and Democracy Summary
Islam and Democracy 92%
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
by Fatema Mernissi 1992
3.83
210 ratings
Jerusalem
by Simon Sebag Montefiore • 2011
The city that drives a hundred pilgrims insane, and the 3,000-year story behind the madness.
4.1
14k+
Jerusalem Summary
Jerusalem 92%
The city that drives a hundred pilgrims insane, and the 3,000-year story behind the madness.
by Simon Sebag Montefiore 2011
4.1
14k+ ratings
The Yank
by John Crawley • 2022
From US Marine to IRA gunrunner: Whitey Bulger opened doors. An informant slammed them shut.
4.07
200
The Yank Summary
The Yank 92%
From US Marine to IRA gunrunner: Whitey Bulger opened doors. An informant slammed them shut.
by John Crawley 2022
4.07
200 ratings
The Melting Point
by Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. • 2024
The general who killed Soleimani tells the inside story of America's Middle East wars.
4.30
175
The Melting Point Summary
The Melting Point 92%
The general who killed Soleimani tells the inside story of America's Middle East wars.
by Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. 2024
4.30
175 ratings
Muhammad
by Karen Armstrong • 2006
The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.
4.08
3k+
Muhammad Summary
Muhammad 92%
The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.
by Karen Armstrong 2006
4.08
3k+ ratings
The Voice of Human Justice
by George Jordac • 2008
Ali governed with a justice so radical that fourteen centuries later, no state has matched it.
4.36
128
The Voice of Human Justice Summary
The Voice of Human Justice 92%
Ali governed with a justice so radical that fourteen centuries later, no state has matched it.
by George Jordac 2008
4.36
128 ratings
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