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Confidence Man
by Maggie Haberman • 2022
Roy Cohn's code: attack, deny, counter-sue. The protege who learned it eventually ran the country.
4.09
11k+
Confidence Man Summary
Confidence Man 93%
Roy Cohn's code: attack, deny, counter-sue. The protege who learned it eventually ran the country.
by Maggie Haberman 2022
4.09
11k+ ratings
The Truth About Trump
by Michael D'Antonio • 2015
A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.
3.54
795
The Truth About Trump Summary
The Truth About Trump 93%
A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.
by Michael D'Antonio 2015
3.54
795 ratings
Freak Kingdom
by Timothy Denevi • 2018
Hunter S. Thompson spent a deadly serious decade trying to stop America's descent into fascism.
4.26
567
Freak Kingdom Summary
Freak Kingdom 93%
Hunter S. Thompson spent a deadly serious decade trying to stop America's descent into fascism.
by Timothy Denevi 2018
4.26
567 ratings
COUNSELOR
by Theodore C. Sorensen • 2008
Kennedy's speechwriter and closest advisor for eleven years tells what the history books leave out.
4.05
1k+
COUNSELOR Summary
COUNSELOR 93%
Kennedy's speechwriter and closest advisor for eleven years tells what the history books leave out.
by Theodore C. Sorensen 2008
4.05
1k+ ratings
Personal History
by Katharine Graham • 1997
Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.
4.09
25k+
Personal History Summary
Personal History 93%
Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.
by Katharine Graham 1997
4.09
25k+ ratings
William Faulkner
by André Bleikasten • 2017
His family, his affair, his South, his demons: Faulkner's novels were his life recast as myth.
4.23
13
William Faulkner Summary
William Faulkner 93%
His family, his affair, his South, his demons: Faulkner's novels were his life recast as myth.
by André Bleikasten 2017
4.23
13 ratings
The Path to Power
by Robert A. Caro • 1982
Before the presidency, a Texas hill country boy learned the dark arts of power on a college campus.
4.43
27k+
The Path to Power Summary
The Path to Power 93%
Before the presidency, a Texas hill country boy learned the dark arts of power on a college campus.
by Robert A. Caro 1982
4.43
27k+ ratings
Buckley
by Sam Tanenhaus • 2025
How a yachtsman with a magazine built the movement that elected Reagan.
4.21
712
Buckley Summary
Buckley 92%
How a yachtsman with a magazine built the movement that elected Reagan.
by Sam Tanenhaus 2025
4.21
712 ratings
The Ministry of Truth
by Dorian Lynskey • 2019
How a book born from war and lies became the world's most enduring defense of truth.
4.12
1k+
The Ministry of Truth Summary
The Ministry of Truth 92%
How a book born from war and lies became the world's most enduring defense of truth.
by Dorian Lynskey 2019
4.12
1k+ 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 92%
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
Original Sin
by Jake Tapper • 2025
A tight inner circle hid the president's decline until one debate shattered the illusion.
3.72
22k+
Original Sin Summary
Original Sin 92%
A tight inner circle hid the president's decline until one debate shattered the illusion.
by Jake Tapper 2025
3.72
22k+ ratings
My Life
by Bill Clinton • 2004
A dead father, a violent stepfather, and an ambition that wouldn't quit: the making of a president.
3.74
50k+
My Life Summary
My Life 92%
A dead father, a violent stepfather, and an ambition that wouldn't quit: the making of a president.
by Bill Clinton 2004
3.74
50k+ ratings
Papa Hemingway
by A.E. Hotchner • 1955
From Paris to Cuba, a trusted friend documents the fourteen-year unmaking of a literary giant.
4.20
3k+
Papa Hemingway Summary
Papa Hemingway 92%
From Paris to Cuba, a trusted friend documents the fourteen-year unmaking of a literary giant.
by A.E. Hotchner 1955
4.20
3k+ ratings
Parisian Lives
by Deirdre Bair • 2019
Beckett gave her nothing. Beauvoir gave her rules. One woman wrote both biographies anyway.
4.02
775
Parisian Lives Summary
Parisian Lives 92%
Beckett gave her nothing. Beauvoir gave her rules. One woman wrote both biographies anyway.
by Deirdre Bair 2019
4.02
775 ratings
Buckley
by Carl T. Bogus • 2011
To build the modern American right, one man had to decide who belonged and who did not.
3.75
151
Buckley Summary
Buckley 92%
To build the modern American right, one man had to decide who belonged and who did not.
by Carl T. Bogus 2011
3.75
151 ratings
Glory Days
by Dave Marsh • 1987
The contract was signed on a car hood. The battle to control his music nearly broke him.
3.78
387
Glory Days Summary
Glory Days 92%
The contract was signed on a car hood. The battle to control his music nearly broke him.
by Dave Marsh 1987
3.78
387 ratings
Seldom Disappointed
by Tony Hillerman • 2001
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
4.01
794
Seldom Disappointed Summary
Seldom Disappointed 92%
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
by Tony Hillerman 2001
4.01
794 ratings
Renegade
by Richard Wolffe • 2009
The community-organizer playbook that scaled to a nation, broke every campaign rule, and won.
3.94
2k+
Renegade Summary
Renegade 92%
The community-organizer playbook that scaled to a nation, broke every campaign rule, and won.
by Richard Wolffe 2009
3.94
2k+ ratings
Alex Haley
by Robert J. Norrell • 2015
Family porch tales became the Roots miniseries seen by 85% of Americans. Then came the lawsuits.
3.48
89
Alex Haley Summary
Alex Haley 92%
Family porch tales became the Roots miniseries seen by 85% of Americans. Then came the lawsuits.
by Robert J. Norrell 2015
3.48
89 ratings
Q's Legacy
by Helene Hanff • 1985
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
4.05
2k+
Q's Legacy Summary
Q's Legacy 92%
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
by Helene Hanff 1985
4.05
2k+ ratings
Confronting the Presidents
by Bill O'Reilly • 2024
Every president had flaws, some fatal. A blunt survey of who delivered, who failed, and why.
4.26
7k+
Confronting the Presidents Summary
Confronting the Presidents 92%
Every president had flaws, some fatal. A blunt survey of who delivered, who failed, and why.
by Bill O'Reilly 2024
4.26
7k+ ratings
101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling
by Holger Weßling • 2019
From welfare to a billion dollars: the backstory of Hogwarts in 101 digestible facts.
101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling Summary
101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling 91%
From welfare to a billion dollars: the backstory of Hogwarts in 101 digestible facts.
by Holger Weßling 2019
Lucky
by Jonathan Allen • 2021
How Biden really won: not strategy, but opponent blunders, a pandemic, and one endorsement.
3.87
1k+
Lucky Summary
Lucky 91%
How Biden really won: not strategy, but opponent blunders, a pandemic, and one endorsement.
by Jonathan Allen 2021
3.87
1k+ ratings
American Story
by Bob Dotson • 2013
Four decades on American back roads, collecting the lives no news camera ever found.
3.63
228
American Story Summary
American Story 91%
Four decades on American back roads, collecting the lives no news camera ever found.
by Bob Dotson 2013
3.63
228 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 91%
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
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 91%
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
by Robert A. Caro 2017
3.95
1k+ ratings
His Very Best
by Jonathan Alter • 2020
The one-term president who redefined what a former president can do.
4.35
3k+
His Very Best Summary
His Very Best 91%
The one-term president who redefined what a former president can do.
by Jonathan Alter 2020
4.35
3k+ ratings
Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History
by Terrence Edward Paupp • 2014
RFK's vision linked civil rights, poverty, and foreign policy into a radical, unfinished challenge.
4.00
1
Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History Summary
Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History 91%
RFK's vision linked civil rights, poverty, and foreign policy into a radical, unfinished challenge.
by Terrence Edward Paupp 2014
4.00
1 ratings
All Too Human
by George Stephanopoulos • 1999
What a young Clinton aide learned when spin collided with scandal and loyalty demanded everything.
3.83
4k+
All Too Human Summary
All Too Human 91%
What a young Clinton aide learned when spin collided with scandal and loyalty demanded everything.
by George Stephanopoulos 1999
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. • 1957
An aristocrat's reluctant turn toward populism, set against the crash of an economic order.
4.19
455
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 Summary
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 91%
An aristocrat's reluctant turn toward populism, set against the crash of an economic order.
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 1957
4.19
455 ratings
The Facts
by Philip Roth • 1988
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
3.70
1k+
The Facts Summary
The Facts 91%
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
by Philip Roth 1988
3.70
1k+ ratings
Lorraine Hansberry
by Charles J. Shields • 2022
Closeted, radical, and a slumlord's daughter: the life that produced A Raisin in the Sun.
3.78
400
Lorraine Hansberry Summary
Lorraine Hansberry 91%
Closeted, radical, and a slumlord's daughter: the life that produced A Raisin in the Sun.
by Charles J. Shields 2022
3.78
400 ratings
George Washington
by James MacGregor Burns • 2004
How Washington invented the presidency from scratch, and why his precedents still rule the office.
3.97
1k+
George Washington Summary
George Washington 91%
How Washington invented the presidency from scratch, and why his precedents still rule the office.
by James MacGregor Burns 2004
3.97
1k+ ratings
41
by George W. Bush • 2014
A son's Oval Office portrait of his father: loss, war, and the quiet character that held.
4.08
12k+
41 Summary
41 91%
A son's Oval Office portrait of his father: loss, war, and the quiet character that held.
by George W. Bush 2014
4.08
12k+ 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 91%
The Obama presidency from the inside: economic crisis, the healthcare battle, and the cost of hope.
by Barack Obama 2020
4.31
279k+ ratings
The Situation Room
by George Stephanopoulos • 2024
Twelve presidents. One basement room. The crises that revealed who they really were.
4.33
11k+
The Situation Room Summary
The Situation Room 91%
Twelve presidents. One basement room. The crises that revealed who they really were.
by George Stephanopoulos 2024
4.33
11k+ ratings
Good Prose
by Tracy Kidder • 2013
Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.
3.92
1k+
Good Prose Summary
Good Prose 91%
Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.
by Tracy Kidder 2013
3.92
1k+ ratings
Fire and Fury
by Michael Wolff • 2018
Bannon versus the family. Cable news versus the briefings. The West Wing as it actually ran.
3.44
77k+
Fire and Fury Summary
Fire and Fury 91%
Bannon versus the family. Cable news versus the briefings. The West Wing as it actually ran.
by Michael Wolff 2018
3.44
77k+ ratings
Draft No. 4
by John McPhee • 2013
How a New Yorker writer earns every sentence: drafts, checking, silence, and a dictionary.
4.09
4k+
Draft No. 4 Summary
Draft No. 4 91%
How a New Yorker writer earns every sentence: drafts, checking, silence, and a dictionary.
by John McPhee 2013
4.09
4k+ 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 91%
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
Bobby Kennedy
by Larry Tye • 2016
McCarthy's protégé became civil rights' champion. How Bobby Kennedy transformed.
4.38
3k+
Bobby Kennedy Summary
Bobby Kennedy 91%
McCarthy's protégé became civil rights' champion. How Bobby Kennedy transformed.
by Larry Tye 2016
4.38
3k+ ratings
The Man Who Ran Washington
by Peter Baker • 2020
Never elected, yet he unified Germany, ended the Cold War, and won the Gulf War.
4.45
3k+
The Man Who Ran Washington Summary
The Man Who Ran Washington 91%
Never elected, yet he unified Germany, ended the Cold War, and won the Gulf War.
by Peter Baker 2020
4.45
3k+ ratings
John Adams
by David McCullough • 2001
Washington led the army, Jefferson wrote the words. Adams did the work that saved them both.
4.09
379k+
John Adams Summary
John Adams 91%
Washington led the army, Jefferson wrote the words. Adams did the work that saved them both.
by David McCullough 2001
4.09
379k+ ratings
Kingmaker
by Sonia Purnell • 2024
Dismissed as a courtesan, she rebuilt the Democrats and became ambassador to France at 73.
4.16
6k+
Kingmaker Summary
Kingmaker 91%
Dismissed as a courtesan, she rebuilt the Democrats and became ambassador to France at 73.
by Sonia Purnell 2024
4.16
6k+ ratings
Front Row at the Trump Show
by Jonathan Karl • 2020
How a presidency became a TV show, and the press became the supporting cast.
4.27
4k+
Front Row at the Trump Show Summary
Front Row at the Trump Show 91%
How a presidency became a TV show, and the press became the supporting cast.
by Jonathan Karl 2020
4.27
4k+ ratings
Revolutionary Characters
by Gordon S. Wood • 2006
Not demigods but Enlightenment thinkers who had to turn philosophy into a working republic.
3.96
4k+
Revolutionary Characters Summary
Revolutionary Characters 91%
Not demigods but Enlightenment thinkers who had to turn philosophy into a working republic.
by Gordon S. Wood 2006
3.96
4k+ ratings
Decision Points
by George W. Bush • 2010
He arrived planning education reform; history handed him 9/11 and two wars.
3.81
43k+
Decision Points Summary
Decision Points 91%
He arrived planning education reform; history handed him 9/11 and two wars.
by George W. Bush 2010
3.81
43k+ ratings
How Not to Get Rich
by Alan Pell Crawford • 2014
Before he was America's most beloved author, Mark Twain was its most disastrous investor.
3.63
123
How Not to Get Rich Summary
How Not to Get Rich 91%
Before he was America's most beloved author, Mark Twain was its most disastrous investor.
by Alan Pell Crawford 2014
3.63
123 ratings
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner • 1993
One mail-order rifle, three shots, and the case against conspiracy in the JFK assassination.
4.05
2k+
Case Closed Summary
Case Closed 91%
One mail-order rifle, three shots, and the case against conspiracy in the JFK assassination.
by Gerald Posner 1993
4.05
2k+ ratings
Know Your Power
by Nancy Pelosi • 2008
She ran for Congress at 47 with five children. Her precinct-by-precinct organizing made her Speaker.
3.41
544
Know Your Power Summary
Know Your Power 91%
She ran for Congress at 47 with five children. Her precinct-by-precinct organizing made her Speaker.
by Nancy Pelosi 2008
3.41
544 ratings
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