Politics
Power flows through the halls of government and the pages of these books, where visionary leaders, economic forces, and social movements shape our world. Here you'll find penetrating analyses of political systems and ideologies alongside intimate portraits of the brilliant minds who've changed history through revolution, reform, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Politics Book Summaries
America's Bank
The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve
History
Economics
Finance
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
Economics
Finance
Business
Climate Justice
Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
Environment
Climate Change
Science
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
Politics
Philosophy
History
Tell Your Children
The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
Science
Health
Drugs
Thank You for Being Late
An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
Business
Politics
Economics
American Kompromat
How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery
Politics
History
Espionage
The Forgotten Man
A New History of the Great Depression
History
Economics
Politics
Hi Honey, I'm Homo!
Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
LGBT
History
Queer
I'm Sorry for My Loss
An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America
Feminism
Politics
Health
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity
Economics
Politics
Business
How to Run A Government
So that Citizens Benefit and Taxpayers Don't Go Crazy
Politics
Business
Economics
The Quest for Character
What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
Philosophy
History
Leadership
Joseph Anton
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Rebel Sell
Why The Culture Can't Be Jammed
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
The One World Schoolhouse
A New Approach to Teaching and Learning
Education
Philosophy
Teaching
When Markets Collide
Investment Strategies for the Age of Global Economic Change
Economics
Finance
Business
Nelson Mandela
A Biography
Biography
Africa
History
COVID-19
The Great Reset
Politics
Economics
History
Music
A Subversive History
Music
History
Art
Young, Gifted, and Black
Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students
Education
African American
Social Justice
Forgotten Continent
The Battle for Latin America's Soul
History
Politics
Latin American History
Nothing But The Truth
Dark Humour and Shocking Truths Learned from a Life in the Law
Law
Politics
Crime
Hit 'Em Where It Hurts
How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game
Politics
The Right to Privacy
Law
Politics
History
The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
Travel
History
Politics
Making Globalization Work
Economics
Politics
Business
The Purity Myth
How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
Feminism
Sexuality
Gender Studies
Smart on Crime
A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer
Politics
Memoir
Sociology
The Civilizing Process
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Prius Or Pickup?
How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Falter
Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
Science
Environment
Climate Change
In My Time
A Personal and Political Memoir
Biography
Politics
History
The Age of Entitlement
America Since the Sixties
History
Politics
Cultural
The Great Escape
A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America
History
Politics
Immigration
Butler
The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland
Politics
History
Crime
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Business
Finance
Economics
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
History
True Crime
Politics
Conspirituality
How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Company
The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire
History
Canada
Business
Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul
How to Change the World in Quiet Ways
Social Justice
Politics
Self Help
The Lazarus Heist
From Hollywood to High Finance: Inside North Korea's Global Cyber War
History
True Crime
Politics
General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Some People Need Killing
A Memoir of Murder in My Country
History
Memoir
Politics
The Age of Grievance
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
How to Win an Election
An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians
Politics
History
Classics
White Feminism
From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
Feminism
History
Race
The End of Race Politics
Arguments for a Colorblind America
Politics
Race
History
The Billionaire Raj
A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
India
Business
Economics
