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Liquid Modernity Summary
Liquid Modernity
by Zygmunt Bauman 1999 240 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
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The Wager Summary
The Wager
A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann 2023 329 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
History
Book Club
Historical
Same as Ever Summary
Same as Ever
A Guide to What Never Changes
by Morgan Housel 2023 240 pages
4.15
24k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Finance
Justice Summary
Justice
What's the Right Thing to Do
by Michael J. Sandel 2007 322 pages
4.30
28k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Law
Soft Power Summary
Soft Power
The Means to Success in World Politics
by Joseph S. Nye Jr. 2004 191 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
Factfulness Summary
Factfulness
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
by Hans Rosling 2018 342 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Economics
The 33 Strategies Of War Summary
The 33 Strategies Of War
by Robert Greene 2001 500 pages
4.23
20k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
History
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics Summary
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
by John J. Mearsheimer 2001 592 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Politics
International Relations
History
The Technological Republic Summary
The Technological Republic
Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West
by Alexander C. Karp 2025 320 pages
3.56
3k+ ratings
Politics
Business
Technology
World Order Summary
World Order
by Henry Kissinger 2014 420 pages
4.04
14k+ ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
The Daily Laws Summary
The Daily Laws
366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature
by Robert Greene 2021 463 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Kamasutra Summary
Kamasutra
The Arts of Love
by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana 186 pages
3.45
6k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Sexuality
Imagined Communities Summary
Imagined Communities
Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
by Benedict Anderson 1983 224 pages
4.11
16k+ ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Summary
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018 372 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Science
Chip War Summary
Chip War
The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
by Chris Miller100 2022 431 pages
4.40
43k+ ratings
Business
History
Technology
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail
The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol. 2
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022 432 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent
The Political Economy of the Mass Media
by Edward S. Herman 1988 543 pages
4.23
24k+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Sovereign Individual Summary
The Sovereign Individual
Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
by James Dale Davidson 1997 448 pages
4.17
4k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
The Cold War Summary
The Cold War
A New History
by John Lewis Gaddis 2005 352 pages
3.95
8k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
Third Wave Summary
Third Wave
by Alvin Toffler 1980 544 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
History
Sociology
Philosophy
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda
by Edward L. Bernays 1928 168 pages
3.74
9k+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The Lords of Easy Money Summary
The Lords of Easy Money
How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
by Christopher Leonard 2022 362 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Material World Summary
Material World
The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
by Ed Conway 2023 512 pages
4.5
8k+ ratings
Science
History
Economics
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 2003 544 pages
4.22
400k+ ratings
Science
History
Humor
Supremacy Summary
Supremacy
AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World
by Parmy Olson 2024 336 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Business
Bowling Alone Summary
Bowling Alone
The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D. Putnam 2000 544 pages
3.85
9k+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
History
Silent Spring Summary
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson 1962 400 pages
4.06
55k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Nature
What the Buddha Taught Summary
What the Buddha Taught
by Walpola Rahula 1959 151 pages
4.18
13k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
The Fourth Turning Is Here Summary
The Fourth Turning Is Here
What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
by Neil Howe 2023 592 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Shahnameh Summary
Shahnameh
The Persian Book of Kings
by Abolqasem Ferdowsi 1010 886 pages
4.52
5k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
History
The Complete Book of Enoch Summary
The Complete Book of Enoch
by Enoch 195 pages
4.07
325 ratings
Religion
Christianity
History
The Bitcoin Standard Summary
The Bitcoin Standard
The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
by Saifedean Ammous 2018 304 pages
4.17
14k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
The Beginning of Infinity Summary
The Beginning of Infinity
Explanations That Transform the World
by David Deutsch 2011 487 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Abundance Summary
Abundance
by Ezra Klein 2025 304 pages
3.90
49k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Leviathan Summary
Leviathan
by Thomas Hobbes 1651 736 pages
3.70
53k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order Summary
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Why Nations Succeed and Fail
by Ray Dalio 2021 576 pages
4.27
17k+ ratings
Economics
History
Business
Diplomacy Summary
Diplomacy
by Henry Kissinger 1994 912 pages
4.25
9k+ ratings
History
Politics
International Relations
The Jewish Phenomenon Summary
The Jewish Phenomenon
Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People
by Steven Silbiger 2000 256 pages
3.98
390 ratings
Business
Self Help
Finance
Technofeudalism Summary
Technofeudalism
What Killed Capitalism
by Yanis Varoufakis 2023 224 pages
4.02
9k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Indian Polity Summary
Indian Polity
by M. Laxmikanth 2009 1266 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
India
Politics
History
The Fourth Turning Summary
The Fourth Turning
by William Strauss 1996 400 pages
3.87
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Man Who Solved the Market Summary
The Man Who Solved the Market
How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
by Gregory Zuckerman 2019 384 pages
4.05
17k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Biography
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan 1980 324 pages
4.40
100k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Physics
Escape from Freedom Summary
Escape from Freedom
by Erich Fromm 1941 301 pages
4.28
16k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
The Master and His Emissary Summary
The Master and His Emissary
The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
by Iain McGilchrist 2009 534 pages
4.36
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Communist Manifesto Summary
The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx 1848 288 pages
3.69
200k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Precipice Summary
The Precipice
Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
by Toby Ord 2020 480 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Politics
My Inventions Summary
My Inventions
by Nikola Tesla 1935 88 pages
3.91
12k+ ratings
Biography
Science
History
From Third World to First Summary
From Third World to First
A Statesman’s Powerful Story of Transformation from Poverty to National Leadership
by Lee Kuan Yew 2000 752 pages
4.46
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
Social Acceleration Summary
Social Acceleration
A New Theory of Modernity
by Hartmut Rosa 2005 512 pages
4.33
354 ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
History
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