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The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Epicurus 266 pages
3.80
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
Shōgun Summary
Shōgun
by James Clavell 1975 1152 pages
4.41
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
Rebecca Summary
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier 1938 449 pages
4.25
700k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Gothic
Love Is a Dog from Hell Summary
Love Is a Dog from Hell
by Charles Bukowski 1977 312 pages
3.95
39k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
An Inspector Calls Summary
An Inspector Calls
by J.B. Priestley 1945 117 pages
3.82
46k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
School
On Sparta Summary
On Sparta
by Plutarch 260 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Of Human Bondage Summary
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham 1915 684 pages
4.16
62k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Immortality Summary
Immortality
by Milan Kundera 1990 400 pages
4.14
43k+ ratings
Philosophy
Czech Literature
Novels
In Cold Blood Summary
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages
4.09
700k+ ratings
Classics
True Crime
Crime
The Psychology of Love Summary
The Psychology of Love
by Sigmund Freud 2006 368 pages
3.33
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Classics
The Mysterious Affair at Styles Summary
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie 1920 174 pages
4.00
500k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Classics
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense
by Thomas Paine 1776 104 pages
4.00
39k+ ratings
History
Classics
Philosophy
Doctor Zhivago Summary
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak 1957 592 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
The Eagle of the Ninth Summary
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff 1954 294 pages
3.94
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Young Adult
The Amityville Horror Summary
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson 1977 315 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
Watership Down Summary
Watership Down
by Richard Adams 1972 478 pages
4.09
500k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Young Adult
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
The Unknown Ideal
by Ayn Rand 1946 340 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Summary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
by Hunter S. Thompson 1971 204 pages
4.06
300k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Journalism
Concerning the Spiritual in Art Summary
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
by Wassily Kandinsky 1912 80 pages
3.83
93k+ ratings
Art
Philosophy
Art History
Gone with the Wind Summary
Immersive
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell 1936 1037 pages
4.31
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Disgrace Summary
Disgrace
by J.M. Coetzee 1999 220 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Africa
South Africa
Classics
On the Shortness of Life Summary
On the Shortness of Life
Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
by Seneca 106 pages
4.16
46k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The Joy Luck Club Summary
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages
3.97
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
China
The Razor’s Edge Summary
The Razor’s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944 314 pages
4.20
54k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Philosophy
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Summary
Immersive
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll 1871 239 pages
4.06
600k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy 1905 182 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time Summary
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
by Will Durant 2002 127 pages
3.72
3k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Biography
Sense and Sensibility Summary
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen 1811 409 pages
4.09
1.3M+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Lonesome Dove Summary
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry 1985 960 pages
4.58
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Atlantis Summary
Atlantis
The Antediluvian World
by Ignatius L. Donnelly 1882 44 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
History
Mythology
Classics
A Wrinkle in Time Summary
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle 1962 218 pages
3.97
1.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Summary
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson 1890 716 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
Go Tell It on the Mountain Summary
Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin 1953 256 pages
4.06
83k+ ratings
Classics
African American
Race
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.63
32k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
Bitita's Diary Summary
Bitita's Diary
The Childhood Memoirs of Carolina Maria de Jesus
by Carolina Maria de Jesus 1960 180 pages
4.49
10k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Brazil
Contact Summary
Contact
by Carl Sagan 1985 456 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Space
The House of God Summary
The House of God
by Samuel Shem 1978 397 pages
3.84
28k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Humor
Flatland Summary
Flatland
A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott 1884 96 pages
3.81
78k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Mathematics
Crystallizing Public Opinion Summary
Crystallizing Public Opinion
by Edward L. Bernays 1923 216 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Walden or, Life in the Woods Summary
Walden or, Life in the Woods
by Henry David Thoreau 1854 352 pages
3.77
200k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Nature
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller 1953 143 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Hercule Poirot's Christmas Summary
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
by Agatha Christie 1938 335 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Christmas
The Sun Also Rises Summary
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway 1926 189 pages
3.79
400k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Sybil Summary
Sybil
The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities
by Flora Rheta Schreiber 1973 481 pages
3.99
91k+ ratings
Psychology
Biography
Mental Health
Second Foundation Summary
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1953 256 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Summary
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino 1979 260 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Magical Realism
That Was Then, This Is Now Summary
That Was Then, This Is Now
by S.E. Hinton 1971 159 pages
3.94
41k+ ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Coming Of Age
Starship Troopers Summary
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein 1959 264 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Military Fiction
The Most Dangerous Game Summary
The Most Dangerous Game
by Richard Connell 1924 48 pages
3.95
61k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
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