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Human Action Summary
Human Action
A Treatise on Economics
by Ludwig von Mises 1940 924 pages
4.34
4k+ ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
A Wizard of Earthsea Summary
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 183 pages
4.01
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Classics
City of God Summary
City of God
by Augustine of Hippo 1186 pages
3.95
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
A Passage to India Summary
A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster 1924 376 pages
3.67
86k+ ratings
Classics
India
Historical Fiction
Mother Courage and Her Children Summary
Mother Courage and Her Children
by Bertolt Brecht 1941 93 pages
3.62
23k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
Candide Summary
Candide
by Voltaire 1759 129 pages
3.76
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
Mythos Summary
Mythos
The Greek Myths Retold
by Stephen Fry 2017 416 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell 2003 400 pages
4.30
200k+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature
Women Summary
Women
by Charles Bukowski 1978 291 pages
3.80
87k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
The Art of War/The Prince Summary
The Art of War/The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli 1521 312 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Who Goes There? Summary
Who Goes There?
by John W. Campbell Jr. 1938 161 pages
3.77
12k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages
4.01
27k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Horror
The Logic of Scientific Discovery Summary
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
by Karl Popper 1934 544 pages
4.03
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Classics
Three Men in a Boat Summary
Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome 1889 185 pages
3.83
80k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Comedy
Pan Tadeusz Summary
Pan Tadeusz
by Adam Mickiewicz 1834 598 pages
3.01
19k+ ratings
Classics
School
Polish Literature
The Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1911 331 pages
4.17
1.3M+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
Sex and Rage Summary
Sex and Rage
by Eve Babitz 1979 256 pages
3.55
18k+ ratings
Classics
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick 1968 258 pages
4.09
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
The Complete Fables Summary
The Complete Fables
by Aesop 262 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Childrens
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.45
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Oil! Summary
Oil!
by Upton Sinclair 1926 528 pages
3.74
7k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Symphony of the Dead Summary
Symphony of the Dead
by Abbas Maroufi 1989 272 pages
4.27
21k+ ratings
Novels
Iran
Literature
Steppenwolf Summary
Steppenwolf
by Hermann Hesse 1927 256 pages
4.13
200k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
German Literature
Orlando Summary
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf 1928 336 pages
3.87
100k+ ratings
Classics
Queer
Historical Fiction
The Remains of the Day Summary
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1989 258 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
El doble Summary
El doble
by Fiódor Dostoyevski 1846 200 pages
3.67
44k+ ratings
Classics
Russian Literature
Russia
The Lover Summary
The Lover
by Marguerite Duras 1984 117 pages
3.70
75k+ ratings
Classics
France
Romance
The Wisdom of Life Summary
The Wisdom of Life
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 77 pages
4.06
16k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Summary
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou 1969 289 pages
4.30
500k+ ratings
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 1835 370 pages
3.85
67k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Paradise Lost Summary
Paradise Lost
by John Milton 1667 453 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
The Varieties of Religious Experience Summary
The Varieties of Religious Experience
by William James 1902 519 pages
3.99
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Psychology
Second Class Citizen Summary
Second Class Citizen
by Buchi Emecheta 1974 174 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Africa
Nigeria
African Literature
1985 Summary
1985
by Anthony Burgess 1978 240 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
Le Mur invisible Summary
Le Mur invisible
by Marlen Haushofer 1963 352 pages
4.00
37k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
The Feminine Mystique Summary
The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan 1963 430 pages
3.88
31k+ ratings
Feminism
Classics
History
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro
by Natsume Sōseki 1914 256 pages
4.04
43k+ ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
The Secret Seven Summary
The Secret Seven
by Enid Blyton 1949 144 pages
3.90
11k+ ratings
Childrens
Mystery
Adventure
Casino Royale Summary
Casino Royale
by Ian Fleming 1953 192 pages
3.74
97k+ ratings
Thriller
Classics
Mystery
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo 1969 428 pages
4.40
400k+ ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
Journey to the End of the Night Summary
Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand Céline 1932 453 pages
4.18
48k+ ratings
Classics
France
Literature
Until August Summary
Until August
by Gabriel García Márquez 2024 144 pages
3.55
57k+ ratings
Romance
Classics
Spanish Literature
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Chanakya Neeti Summary
Chanakya Neeti
by Ashwini Parashar 2009 200 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Self Help
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Summary
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
by Immanuel Kant 1785 120 pages
3.83
22k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
On Liberty Summary
On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill 1859 187 pages
3.96
43k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
My Sweet Orange Tree Summary
My Sweet Orange Tree
by José Mauro de Vasconcelos 1968 208 pages
4.38
86k+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Novels
Of Mice and Men Summary
Immersive
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck 1937 107 pages
3.90
2.8M+ ratings
Classics
School
Historical Fiction
Pygmalion Summary
Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw 1913 82 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Meditations Summary
Meditations
With Selected Correspondence
by Marcus Aurelius 208 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
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