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On Killing Summary
On Killing
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Dave Grossman 1995 400 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
Psychology
Military Fiction
War
Generations Summary
Generations
The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future
by Jean M. Twenge 2023 554 pages
4.02
5k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
History
The Narrow Corridor Summary
The Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
by Daron Acemoğlu 2019 560 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Tower of Basel Summary
Tower of Basel
The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World
by Adam LeBor 2013 360 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Economics
Finance
History
Medieval India Summary
Medieval India
From Sultanat To The Mughals 1526-1748
by Satish Chandra 1997 550 pages
3.97
351 ratings
History
India
Asia
Atatürk Summary
Atatürk
The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey
by Andrew Mango 1999 666 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
The Crowd Summary
The Crowd
A Study of the Popular Mind
by Gustave Le Bon 1895 104 pages
3.80
22k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
History of Modern India Summary
History of Modern India
by Bipan Chandra 2009 352 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
The Network State Summary
The Network State
How To Start a New Country
by Balaji S. Srinivasan 2022 262 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Technology
A History of Western Philosophy Summary
A History of Western Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell 1945 906 pages
4.13
41k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Classics
The Fiat Standard Summary
The Fiat Standard
Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization
by Saifedean Ammous 2021 346 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Money
Killers of the Flower Moon Summary
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann 2017 338 pages
4.14
400k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
The Open Society and Its Enemies Summary
The Open Society and Its Enemies
by Karl Popper 1956 920 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Complete Art of War Summary
The Complete Art of War
by Sun Tzu 1996 320 pages
4.14
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Arts and the Creation of Mind Summary
The Arts and the Creation of Mind
by Elliot W. Eisner 2002 280 pages
4.32
191 ratings
Education
Art
Teaching
Annihilation of Caste Summary
Annihilation of Caste
by B.R. Ambedkar 1936 100 pages
4.61
8k+ ratings
India
History
Politics
AI Needs You Summary
AI Needs You
How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own
by Verity Harding 2024 288 pages
3.54
252 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Business
In Order to Live Summary
In Order to Live
A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park 2015 273 pages
4.48
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
The Panama Papers Summary
The Panama Papers
Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
by Frederik Obermaier 2016 366 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Defenders of the West Summary
Defenders of the West
The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam
by Raymond Ibrahim 2022 352 pages
4.65
1k+ ratings
History
Christianity
Christian
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela 1994 558 pages
4.36
94k+ ratings
Biography
History
Africa
Becoming Steve Jobs Summary
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
by Brent Schlender 2015 482 pages
4.15
17k+ ratings
Biography
Business
Technology
Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted
A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
by Tamim Ansary 2009 390 pages
4.40
13k+ ratings
History
Islam
Religion
Capitalism and Freedom Summary
Capitalism and Freedom
by Milton Friedman 1962 208 pages
3.90
15k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Symposium Summary
The Symposium
by Plato 90 pages
4.09
91k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Oxygen Summary
Oxygen
The Molecule That Made the World
by Nick Lane 2002 385 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Albion's Seed Summary
Albion's Seed
Four British Folkways in America
by David Hackett Fischer 1989 946 pages
4.38
3k+ ratings
History
American History
American
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth
by Lee McIntyre 2018 240 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Empire Summary
Empire
The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power
by Niall Ferguson 2003 384 pages
3.93
9k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Evicted Summary
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond 2016 418 pages
4.47
100k+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
Social Justice
The Singapore Story Summary
The Singapore Story
Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, Vol. 1
by Lee Kuan Yew 1998 680 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
Biography
History
Politics
Dissolving Illusions Summary
Dissolving Illusions
Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History
by Suzanne Humphries 2013 530 pages
4.62
2k+ ratings
Health
History
Science
Civilization Summary
Civilization
The West and the Rest
by Niall Ferguson 2011 464 pages
3.86
10k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Autocracy, Inc. Summary
Autocracy, Inc.
by Anne Applebaum 2024 224 pages
4.18
17k+ ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Pakistan Summary
Pakistan
A Hard Country
by Anatol Lieven 2011 592 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Pakistan
History
Politics
Cicero Summary
Cicero
The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
by Anthony Everitt 2001 400 pages
3.90
8k+ ratings
History
Biography
Ancient History
The Nature of Technology Summary
The Nature of Technology
What It Is and How It Evolves
by W. Brian Arthur 2009 256 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Technology
Science
Economics
One-Dimensional Man Summary
One-Dimensional Man
Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society
by Herbert Marcuse 1964 260 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
American Icon Summary
American Icon
Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
by Bryce G. Hoffman 2012 432 pages
4.42
5k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Leadership
Master Switch Summary
Master Switch
The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
by Tim Wu 2010 368 pages
3.89
8k+ ratings
History
Technology
Business
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946 656 pages
4.10
8k+ ratings
History
India
Indian Literature
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand 2010 475 pages
4.39
1M+ ratings
History
Biography
Book Club
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat Summary
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat
Quantum Physics and Reality
by John Gribbin 1984 320 pages
4.06
21k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Better Angels of Our Nature Summary
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker 2010 806 pages
4.16
29k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Science
Hatching Twitter Summary
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
by Nick Bilton 2013 321 pages
4.04
19k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Biography
The Rule of Law Summary
The Rule of Law
by Tom Bingham 2010 203 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Law
Politics
Philosophy
THE BOOK OF ENOCH Summary
THE BOOK OF ENOCH
From-The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament
by Enoch
3.97
5k+ ratings
Religion
History
Christianity
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City
Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson 2003 464 pages
4.00
700k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
30-Second Psychology Summary
30-Second Psychology
The 50 Most Thought-provoking Psychology Theories, Each Explained in Half a Minute
by Christian Jarrett 2011 160 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Reference
Inverting the Pyramid Summary
Inverting the Pyramid
The History of Football Tactics
by Jonathan Wilson 2008 374 pages
4.14
13k+ ratings
Football
Sports
Soccer
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