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First They Killed My Father
by Loung Ung • 2000
Cambodia, 1975: a five-year-old loses all to the Khmer Rouge and becomes a child soldier to survive.
4.36
55k+
First They Killed My Father Summary
First They Killed My Father 94%
Cambodia, 1975: a five-year-old loses all to the Khmer Rouge and becomes a child soldier to survive.
by Loung Ung 2000
4.36
55k+ ratings
When Broken Glass Floats
by Chanrithy Him • 2000
Nine when Phnom Penh emptied overnight. Fourteen when she buried her parents and three siblings.
4.18
5k+
When Broken Glass Floats Summary
When Broken Glass Floats 93%
Nine when Phnom Penh emptied overnight. Fourteen when she buried her parents and three siblings.
by Chanrithy Him 2000
4.18
5k+ ratings
An Ordinary Man
by Paul Rusesabagina • 2006
Rwanda, 1994: a hotel manager faced militias with nothing but a telephone and saved 1,200.
4.19
7k+
An Ordinary Man Summary
An Ordinary Man 88%
Rwanda, 1994: a hotel manager faced militias with nothing but a telephone and saved 1,200.
by Paul Rusesabagina 2006
4.19
7k+ ratings
Tears of the Desert
by Halima Bashir • 2008
A Darfuri doctor escapes genocide and rape, only to land inside the UK's asylum machine.
4.24
4k+
Tears of the Desert Summary
Tears of the Desert 88%
A Darfuri doctor escapes genocide and rape, only to land inside the UK's asylum machine.
by Halima Bashir 2008
4.24
4k+ ratings
The Latehomecomer
by Kao Kalia Yang • 2008
A family's flight from the Secret War, told by the daughter born in a refugee camp.
4.18
9k+
The Latehomecomer Summary
The Latehomecomer 88%
A family's flight from the Secret War, told by the daughter born in a refugee camp.
by Kao Kalia Yang 2008
4.18
9k+ ratings
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
by Philip Gourevitch • 1998
Seven pastors warned they would die tomorrow. The world read their letter and did nothing.
4.22
37k+
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families Summary
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families 87%
Seven pastors warned they would die tomorrow. The world read their letter and did nothing.
by Philip Gourevitch 1998
4.22
37k+ ratings
The Art of Political Murder
by Francisco Goldman • 2007
Bishop Gerardi proved the Army's guilt. Two days later he was dead, his garrison floor mopped.
4.15
1k+
The Art of Political Murder Summary
The Art of Political Murder 87%
Bishop Gerardi proved the Army's guilt. Two days later he was dead, his garrison floor mopped.
by Francisco Goldman 2007
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Rent Collector
by Camron Wright • 2012
To heal her son, a Cambodian scavenger begs the dump's cruel rent collector for reading lessons.
4.27
60k+
The Rent Collector Summary
The Rent Collector 87%
To heal her son, a Cambodian scavenger begs the dump's cruel rent collector for reading lessons.
by Camron Wright 2012
4.27
60k+ ratings
The Bone Woman
by Clea Koff • 2001
At 23, she exhumed mass graves in Rwanda. The bones held evidence no killer could silence.
4.02
3k+
The Bone Woman Summary
The Bone Woman 87%
At 23, she exhumed mass graves in Rwanda. The bones held evidence no killer could silence.
by Clea Koff 2001
4.02
3k+ ratings
Letters from Burma
by Aung San Suu Kyi • 1995
Compassion beats brutality in politics: a Nobel laureate's letters from house arrest in Burma.
3.90
2k+
Letters from Burma Summary
Letters from Burma 87%
Compassion beats brutality in politics: a Nobel laureate's letters from house arrest in Burma.
by Aung San Suu Kyi 1995
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Least of All Possible Evils
by Eyal Weizman • 2012
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
4.19
224
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils 87%
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
by Eyal Weizman 2012
4.19
224 ratings
Surrender or Starve
by Robert D. Kaplan • 1988
A Marxist regime weaponized famine in Ethiopia. The West's life-saving aid also financed the war.
3.67
474
Surrender or Starve Summary
Surrender or Starve 87%
A Marxist regime weaponized famine in Ethiopia. The West's life-saving aid also financed the war.
by Robert D. Kaplan 1988
3.67
474 ratings
Escape from Saddam
by Lewis Alsamari • 2007
He escaped the army, the wolves, and Saddam's Iraq. Then his family was arrested for it.
4.05
270
Escape from Saddam Summary
Escape from Saddam 87%
He escaped the army, the wolves, and Saddam's Iraq. Then his family was arrested for it.
by Lewis Alsamari 2007
4.05
270 ratings
Some People Need Killing
by Patricia Evangelista • 2023
The president told police to kill. The crowd cheered. A journalist reports the dead and asks why.
4.20
10k+
Some People Need Killing Summary
Some People Need Killing 87%
The president told police to kill. The crowd cheered. A journalist reports the dead and asks why.
by Patricia Evangelista 2023
4.20
10k+ ratings
A Long Way Gone
by Ishmael Beah • 2007
The army gave him cocaine and an AK-47 at 13. UNICEF pulled him out at 16.
4.16
195k+
A Long Way Gone Summary
A Long Way Gone 87%
The army gave him cocaine and an AK-47 at 13. UNICEF pulled him out at 16.
by Ishmael Beah 2007
4.16
195k+ ratings
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien Cheng • 1986
When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.
4.33
14k+
Life and Death in Shanghai Summary
Life and Death in Shanghai 87%
When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.
by Nien Cheng 1986
4.33
14k+ ratings
Roman by Polanski
by Roman Polański • 2007
He watched propaganda films through barbed wire. Then he made Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby.
4.12
827
Roman by Polanski Summary
Roman by Polanski 87%
He watched propaganda films through barbed wire. Then he made Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby.
by Roman Polański 2007
4.12
827 ratings
Nothing to Envy
by Barbara Demick • 2009
Smuggled DVDs, a hidden famine, and six North Koreans who discovered their entire country was a lie.
4.46
101k+
Nothing to Envy Summary
Nothing to Envy 87%
Smuggled DVDs, a hidden famine, and six North Koreans who discovered their entire country was a lie.
by Barbara Demick 2009
4.46
101k+ ratings
The Boy on the Wooden Box
by Leon Leyson • 2013
Youngest on Schindler's list, he needed a wooden box just to reach the factory levers.
4.38
30k+
The Boy on the Wooden Box Summary
The Boy on the Wooden Box 87%
Youngest on Schindler's list, he needed a wooden box just to reach the factory levers.
by Leon Leyson 2013
4.38
30k+ ratings
The Miracle of the Kurds
by Stephen Mansfield • 2014
After surviving genocide, a forgotten people built the freest, most hopeful society in Iraq.
4.09
335
The Miracle of the Kurds Summary
The Miracle of the Kurds 87%
After surviving genocide, a forgotten people built the freest, most hopeful society in Iraq.
by Stephen Mansfield 2014
4.09
335 ratings
The Tunnels of Cu Chi
by Tom Mangold • 1985
A hand-dug city beneath the jungle survived the heaviest bombing; the fighting went underground.
4.07
3k+
The Tunnels of Cu Chi Summary
The Tunnels of Cu Chi 87%
A hand-dug city beneath the jungle survived the heaviest bombing; the fighting went underground.
by Tom Mangold 1985
4.07
3k+ ratings
The Dark Side of Democracy
by Michael Mann • 2004
Modernity's worst mass killings were not by tyrants alone, but by democracies that turned ethnic.
4.06
159
The Dark Side of Democracy Summary
The Dark Side of Democracy 87%
Modernity's worst mass killings were not by tyrants alone, but by democracies that turned ethnic.
by Michael Mann 2004
4.06
159 ratings
Catfish and Mandala
by Andrew X. Pham • 1999
After his sister's suicide, a Vietnamese American cycles home to Vietnam, searching for belonging.
3.99
7k+
Catfish and Mandala Summary
Catfish and Mandala 86%
After his sister's suicide, a Vietnamese American cycles home to Vietnam, searching for belonging.
by Andrew X. Pham 1999
3.99
7k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Slavomir Rawicz • 1956
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
4.24
22k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 86%
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
by Slavomir Rawicz 1956
4.24
22k+ ratings
King Leopold's Ghost
by Adam Hochschild • 1998
Private kingdom, fake charity, ten million dead: the Congo holocaust that Europe chose to forget.
4.19
70k+
King Leopold's Ghost Summary
King Leopold's Ghost 86%
Private kingdom, fake charity, ten million dead: the Congo holocaust that Europe chose to forget.
by Adam Hochschild 1998
4.19
70k+ ratings
Déogratias
by Jean-Philippe Stassen • 2000
His Tutsi friends are dead, he helped kill them, and now only beer quiets their ghosts.
3.46
1k+
Déogratias Summary
Déogratias 86%
His Tutsi friends are dead, he helped kill them, and now only beer quiets their ghosts.
by Jean-Philippe Stassen 2000
3.46
1k+ ratings
The Blood Telegram
by Gary J. Bass • 2013
Nixon needed Pakistan for a secret China opening. When genocide began, he looked away.
4.35
3k+
The Blood Telegram Summary
The Blood Telegram 86%
Nixon needed Pakistan for a secret China opening. When genocide began, he looked away.
by Gary J. Bass 2013
4.35
3k+ ratings
Mao's America
by Xi Van Fleet • 2023
Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.
4.42
560
Mao's America Summary
Mao's America 86%
Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.
by Xi Van Fleet 2023
4.42
560 ratings
The Power of Women
by Denis Mukwege • 2021
A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.
4.71
2k+
The Power of Women Summary
The Power of Women 86%
A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.
by Denis Mukwege 2021
4.71
2k+ ratings
Down with the System
by Serj Tankian • 2024
System of a Down's frontman on metal, meditation, and a family history the world still denies.
4.42
7k+
Down with the System Summary
Down with the System 86%
System of a Down's frontman on metal, meditation, and a family history the world still denies.
by Serj Tankian 2024
4.42
7k+ ratings
The Forgotten Highlander
by Alistair Urquhart • 2010
Death Railway, hellship, Nagasaki. A Scottish soldier breaks his silence to demand Japan atone.
4.54
6k+
The Forgotten Highlander Summary
The Forgotten Highlander 86%
Death Railway, hellship, Nagasaki. A Scottish soldier breaks his silence to demand Japan atone.
by Alistair Urquhart 2010
4.54
6k+ ratings
The Drone Eats with Me
by Atef Abu Saif • 2015
War from the kitchen table: Gazan father's diary of feeding his family while the bombs fall.
4.40
452
The Drone Eats with Me Summary
The Drone Eats with Me 86%
War from the kitchen table: Gazan father's diary of feeding his family while the bombs fall.
by Atef Abu Saif 2015
4.40
452 ratings
The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang • 1997
The Japanese army turned Nanking into a mass grave, then the government erased the crime.
4.26
55k+
The Rape of Nanking Summary
The Rape of Nanking 86%
The Japanese army turned Nanking into a mass grave, then the government erased the crime.
by Iris Chang 1997
4.26
55k+ ratings
Red Scarf Girl
by Ji-li Jiang • 1997
A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.
3.80
18k+
Red Scarf Girl Summary
Red Scarf Girl 86%
A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.
by Ji-li Jiang 1997
3.80
18k+ ratings
Bloodlands
by Timothy Snyder • 2010
14 million murdered between Hitler and Stalin, a zone where each regime's massacres fed the other's.
4.39
20k+
Bloodlands Summary
Bloodlands 86%
14 million murdered between Hitler and Stalin, a zone where each regime's massacres fed the other's.
by Timothy Snyder 2010
4.39
20k+ ratings
Hundert Tage
by Lukas Bärfuss • 2008
A Swiss development worker stays in Rwanda as genocide begins, and his moral certainty shatters.
3.70
864
Hundert Tage Summary
Hundert Tage 86%
A Swiss development worker stays in Rwanda as genocide begins, and his moral certainty shatters.
by Lukas Bärfuss 2008
3.70
864 ratings
In Order to Live
by Yeonmi Park • 2015
Frozen rivers, human traffickers, and a desert crossing: a 13-year-old's escape from North Korea.
4.48
107k+
In Order to Live Summary
In Order to Live 86%
Frozen rivers, human traffickers, and a desert crossing: a 13-year-old's escape from North Korea.
by Yeonmi Park 2015
4.48
107k+ ratings
The Killing Zone
by Frederick Downs Jr. • 1978
A 23-year-old lieutenant lands in Vietnam. A mine takes his arm. The months between.
4.08
2k+
The Killing Zone Summary
The Killing Zone 86%
A 23-year-old lieutenant lands in Vietnam. A mine takes his arm. The months between.
by Frederick Downs Jr. 1978
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Pianist from Syria
by Aeham Ahmad • 2017
After his piano-in-the-rubble videos went viral, the hard part began: getting out alive.
4.27
2k+
The Pianist from Syria Summary
The Pianist from Syria 86%
After his piano-in-the-rubble videos went viral, the hard part began: getting out alive.
by Aeham Ahmad 2017
4.27
2k+ ratings
Chasing Chaos
by Jessica Alexander • 2013
Humanitarian aid isn't what the brochures promise. A decade inside the machine shows why.
4.09
3k+
Chasing Chaos Summary
Chasing Chaos 86%
Humanitarian aid isn't what the brochures promise. A decade inside the machine shows why.
by Jessica Alexander 2013
4.09
3k+ ratings
The Hidden History of Burma
by Thant Myint-U • 2019
Colonial racial order, heroin capital, Facebook hate: the real story of Burma's collapse.
4.13
2k+
The Hidden History of Burma Summary
The Hidden History of Burma 86%
Colonial racial order, heroin capital, Facebook hate: the real story of Burma's collapse.
by Thant Myint-U 2019
4.13
2k+ ratings
Over the Edge
by Greg Child • 2002
Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.
3.78
643
Over the Edge Summary
Over the Edge 86%
Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.
by Greg Child 2002
3.78
643 ratings
Healing Invisible Wounds
by Richard F. Mollica • 2006
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
4.15
87
Healing Invisible Wounds Summary
Healing Invisible Wounds 86%
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
by Richard F. Mollica 2006
4.15
87 ratings
What Is the What
by Dave Eggers • 2006
Robbed in Atlanta, a Sudanese refugee escapes into the war-torn villages and camps of his past.
4.15
88k+
What Is the What Summary
What Is the What 86%
Robbed in Atlanta, a Sudanese refugee escapes into the war-torn villages and camps of his past.
by Dave Eggers 2006
4.15
88k+ ratings
Warsaw Boy
by Andrew Borowiec • 2014
He defied the Nazis at 15, fought in the Warsaw Uprising at 16, then survived the camps.
4.09
180
Warsaw Boy Summary
Warsaw Boy 86%
He defied the Nazis at 15, fought in the Warsaw Uprising at 16, then survived the camps.
by Andrew Borowiec 2014
4.09
180 ratings
The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen • 2017
Eight Vietnamese refugees find the past crossed the ocean with them and demands its due.
3.86
22k+
The Refugees Summary
The Refugees 86%
Eight Vietnamese refugees find the past crossed the ocean with them and demands its due.
by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2017
3.86
22k+ ratings
There Was and There Was Not
by Meline Toumani • 2014
An Armenian American moves to Turkey to hate the enemy up close. Istanbul shatters her instead.
4.08
590
There Was and There Was Not Summary
There Was and There Was Not 86%
An Armenian American moves to Turkey to hate the enemy up close. Istanbul shatters her instead.
by Meline Toumani 2014
4.08
590 ratings
Not Forgotten
by Kenneth Bae • 2016
North Korea sentences a missionary to 15 years hard labor. His jailers become his congregation.
4.13
1k+
Not Forgotten Summary
Not Forgotten 86%
North Korea sentences a missionary to 15 years hard labor. His jailers become his congregation.
by Kenneth Bae 2016
4.13
1k+ ratings
Laut Bercerita
by Leila S. Chudori • 2017
When a young activist is disappeared by Indonesia's New Order, his sister becomes his voice.
4.61
26k+
Laut Bercerita Summary
Laut Bercerita 86%
When a young activist is disappeared by Indonesia's New Order, his sister becomes his voice.
by Leila S. Chudori 2017
4.61
26k+ ratings
The Great War for Civilisation
by Robert Fisk • 2005
One reporter's fifty-year witness to the West's century-long war on the Middle East.
4.41
6k+
The Great War for Civilisation Summary
The Great War for Civilisation 86%
One reporter's fifty-year witness to the West's century-long war on the Middle East.
by Robert Fisk 2005
4.41
6k+ ratings
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