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Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama • 2008
Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.
4.04
529
Dreams from My Father Summary
Dreams from My Father 88%
Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.
by Barack Obama 2008
4.04
529 ratings
Decolonial Daughter
by Lesley-Ann Brown • 2018
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
4.13
86
Decolonial Daughter Summary
Decolonial Daughter 88%
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
by Lesley-Ann Brown 2018
4.13
86 ratings
The Promise
by Damon Galgut • 2021
A deathbed vow to a black maid shadows a white South African family, funeral after funeral.
3.84
50k+
The Promise Summary
The Promise 88%
A deathbed vow to a black maid shadows a white South African family, funeral after funeral.
by Damon Galgut 2021
3.84
50k+ ratings
Good Dirt
by Charmaine Wilkerson • 2025
A jar worth killing for, a wedding that never was, a woman gathering the shards of history.
3.97
69k+
Good Dirt Summary
Good Dirt 88%
A jar worth killing for, a wedding that never was, a woman gathering the shards of history.
by Charmaine Wilkerson 2025
3.97
69k+ ratings
These Truths
by Jill Lepore • 2018
American politics is a 500-year argument over who counts as a person and whose truth prevails.
4.40
14k+
These Truths Summary
These Truths 88%
American politics is a 500-year argument over who counts as a person and whose truth prevails.
by Jill Lepore 2018
4.40
14k+ ratings
Twilight
by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2008
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
4.20
451k+
Twilight Summary
Twilight 87%
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008
4.20
451k+ ratings
They Call You Back
by Tim Z. Hernandez • 2024
1948 crash: 28 Mexican dead labeled 'deportees.' One writer's hunt to learn and return their names.
4.43
30
They Call You Back Summary
They Call You Back 87%
1948 crash: 28 Mexican dead labeled 'deportees.' One writer's hunt to learn and return their names.
by Tim Z. Hernandez 2024
4.43
30 ratings
How the South Won the Civil War
by Heather Cox Richardson • 2020
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
4.31
5k+
How the South Won the Civil War Summary
How the South Won the Civil War 87%
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2020
4.31
5k+ ratings
This Land Is Your Land
by Beverly Gage • 2026
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
3.84
2k+
This Land Is Your Land Summary
This Land Is Your Land 87%
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
by Beverly Gage 2026
3.84
2k+ ratings
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi • 2016
Two half-sisters: a governor's bride above, a captive below. Their lines diverge for centuries.
4.47
411k+
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing 87%
Two half-sisters: a governor's bride above, a captive below. Their lines diverge for centuries.
by Yaa Gyasi 2016
4.47
411k+ ratings
The Travelers
by Regina Porter • 2019
Two families, bound by love and divided by race, navigate five decades of the American century.
3.60
4k+
The Travelers Summary
The Travelers 87%
Two families, bound by love and divided by race, navigate five decades of the American century.
by Regina Porter 2019
3.60
4k+ ratings
The Case for Colonialism
by Bruce Gilley • 2023
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
4.32
191
The Case for Colonialism Summary
The Case for Colonialism 87%
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
by Bruce Gilley 2023
4.32
191 ratings
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation
by John F. Baker Jr. • 2009
A classroom photograph sent a man searching for his enslaved ancestors on a Tennessee plantation.
4.24
131
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation Summary
The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation 87%
A classroom photograph sent a man searching for his enslaved ancestors on a Tennessee plantation.
by John F. Baker Jr. 2009
4.24
131 ratings
The South Was Right!
by James Ronald Kennedy • 1991
The South legally seceded. The North invaded for economic gain. The rest is propaganda.
3.93
482
The South Was Right! Summary
The South Was Right! 87%
The South legally seceded. The North invaded for economic gain. The rest is propaganda.
by James Ronald Kennedy 1991
3.93
482 ratings
The Chief
by Lance Morrow • 1985
A father bows to Rockefeller. His journalist son cannot look away.
3.45
11
The Chief Summary
The Chief 87%
A father bows to Rockefeller. His journalist son cannot look away.
by Lance Morrow 1985
3.45
11 ratings
Alex Haley
by Robert J. Norrell • 2015
Family porch tales became the Roots miniseries seen by 85% of Americans. Then came the lawsuits.
3.48
89
Alex Haley Summary
Alex Haley 87%
Family porch tales became the Roots miniseries seen by 85% of Americans. Then came the lawsuits.
by Robert J. Norrell 2015
3.48
89 ratings
Not My Father's Son
by Alan Cumming • 2014
A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.
4.06
48k+
Not My Father's Son Summary
Not My Father's Son 87%
A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.
by Alan Cumming 2014
4.06
48k+ ratings
The History of the Ancient World
by Susan Wise Bauer • 2007
The recurring patterns that built and then quietly destroyed ancient civs from Sumer to Rome.
4.11
7k+
The History of the Ancient World Summary
The History of the Ancient World 87%
The recurring patterns that built and then quietly destroyed ancient civs from Sumer to Rome.
by Susan Wise Bauer 2007
4.11
7k+ ratings
Don’t Come Back
by Lina María Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas • 2017
A nurse smuggles her mother's corpse across Colombia. Every family legend here is a survival story.
4.14
73
Don’t Come Back Summary
Don’t Come Back 87%
A nurse smuggles her mother's corpse across Colombia. Every family legend here is a survival story.
by Lina María Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas 2017
4.14
73 ratings
Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama • 1995
From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.
3.94
232k+
Dreams from My Father Summary
Dreams from My Father 87%
From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.
by Barack Obama 1995
3.94
232k+ ratings
Booth
by Karen Joy Fowler • 2022
Six Booth siblings grow up among Shakespeare, scandal, and ghosts. One will assassinate a president.
3.82
15k+
Booth Summary
Booth 87%
Six Booth siblings grow up among Shakespeare, scandal, and ghosts. One will assassinate a president.
by Karen Joy Fowler 2022
3.82
15k+ ratings
This Strange Eventful History
by Claire Messud • 2024
Exiled from Algeria, a pied-noir family chases home across four continents for seventy years.
3.56
6k+
This Strange Eventful History Summary
This Strange Eventful History 87%
Exiled from Algeria, a pied-noir family chases home across four continents for seventy years.
by Claire Messud 2024
3.56
6k+ ratings
Mexico
by James A. Michener • 1992
An American journalist returns to Mexico for a bullfight and must reckon with his divided heritage.
3.75
6k+
Mexico Summary
Mexico 87%
An American journalist returns to Mexico for a bullfight and must reckon with his divided heritage.
by James A. Michener 1992
3.75
6k+ ratings
The Dew Breaker
by Edwidge Danticat • 2004
A Haitian-American sculptor learns her gentle barber father was once a prison torturer in Haiti.
3.81
8k+
The Dew Breaker Summary
The Dew Breaker 87%
A Haitian-American sculptor learns her gentle barber father was once a prison torturer in Haiti.
by Edwidge Danticat 2004
3.81
8k+ ratings
How the Word Is Passed
by Clint Smith • 2021
From Monticello to Angola Prison, nine American sites where slavery's past has never really ended.
4.70
41k+
How the Word Is Passed Summary
How the Word Is Passed 87%
From Monticello to Angola Prison, nine American sites where slavery's past has never really ended.
by Clint Smith 2021
4.70
41k+ ratings
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
by Crystal Smith Paul • 2023
Three celebrity sisters inherit a film legend's fortune. The hunt for why rewrites their history.
3.74
74k+
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? Summary
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? 87%
Three celebrity sisters inherit a film legend's fortune. The hunt for why rewrites their history.
by Crystal Smith Paul 2023
3.74
74k+ ratings
Sons of Wichita
by Daniel Schulman • 2014
Four Kansas brothers, a billion-dollar feud, and the political machine that remade the GOP.
3.85
2k+
Sons of Wichita Summary
Sons of Wichita 87%
Four Kansas brothers, a billion-dollar feud, and the political machine that remade the GOP.
by Daniel Schulman 2014
3.85
2k+ ratings
A House for Miss Pauline
by Diana McCaulay • 2025
At ninety-nine, a Jamaican woman hears her stone house groan. The ruin wants its secret back.
3.98
634
A House for Miss Pauline Summary
A House for Miss Pauline 87%
At ninety-nine, a Jamaican woman hears her stone house groan. The ruin wants its secret back.
by Diana McCaulay 2025
3.98
634 ratings
Forgiveness
by Mark Sakamoto • 2014
One grandfather survived a Japanese POW camp. One grandmother, internment. Their kids married.
4.00
5k+
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness 87%
One grandfather survived a Japanese POW camp. One grandmother, internment. Their kids married.
by Mark Sakamoto 2014
4.00
5k+ ratings
Rebellion
by Robert Kagan • 2024
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
4.39
664
Rebellion Summary
Rebellion 87%
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
by Robert Kagan 2024
4.39
664 ratings
The Wrath to Come
by Sarah Churchwell • 2022
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
4.22
528
The Wrath to Come Summary
The Wrath to Come 87%
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
by Sarah Churchwell 2022
4.22
528 ratings
The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival
by John Bagot Glubb • 1978
Ten generations: energy, conquest, affluence, decay. The West is running out of time.
4.21
751
The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival Summary
The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival 87%
Ten generations: energy, conquest, affluence, decay. The West is running out of time.
by John Bagot Glubb 1978
4.21
751 ratings
Why Empires Fall
by Peter Heather and John Rapley • 1983
Barbarians didn't kill Rome; economic shifts on its frontiers did. The West is next.
3.60
962
Why Empires Fall Summary
Why Empires Fall 87%
Barbarians didn't kill Rome; economic shifts on its frontiers did. The West is next.
by Peter Heather and John Rapley 1983
3.60
962 ratings
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
10k+
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 87%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
Fifty Words for Rain
by Asha Lemmie • 2020
Abandoned at a Kyoto estate, a mixed-race girl learns that survival means becoming invisible.
3.87
48k+
Fifty Words for Rain Summary
Fifty Words for Rain 87%
Abandoned at a Kyoto estate, a mixed-race girl learns that survival means becoming invisible.
by Asha Lemmie 2020
3.87
48k+ ratings
Under Siege
by Eric Trump • 2025
A bullet missed his father's head by inches. The real war had been raging for years.
4.47
2k+
Under Siege Summary
Under Siege 87%
A bullet missed his father's head by inches. The real war had been raging for years.
by Eric Trump 2025
4.47
2k+ ratings
Grant
by Ron Chernow • 2017
Failed farmer, rumored drunk. How Ulysses Grant won the Civil War and fought the Klan as president.
4.50
45k+
Grant Summary
Grant 87%
Failed farmer, rumored drunk. How Ulysses Grant won the Civil War and fought the Klan as president.
by Ron Chernow 2017
4.50
45k+ ratings
Too Much and Never Enough
by Mary L. Trump • 2020
The family blueprint: a psychologist explains how cruelty, money, and neglect made a president.
3.82
98k+
Too Much and Never Enough Summary
Too Much and Never Enough 87%
The family blueprint: a psychologist explains how cruelty, money, and neglect made a president.
by Mary L. Trump 2020
3.82
98k+ ratings
Roots
by Alex Haley • 1976
One stolen African refuses to forget his name. Seven generations on, his family still speaks it.
4.45
165k+
Roots Summary
Roots 87%
One stolen African refuses to forget his name. Seven generations on, his family still speaks it.
by Alex Haley 1976
4.45
165k+ ratings
Our Town
by Cynthia Carr • 2006
A Klansman grandfather. A souvenir lynching photo. An Indiana town that never spoke of it.
3.90
202
Our Town Summary
Our Town 87%
A Klansman grandfather. A souvenir lynching photo. An Indiana town that never spoke of it.
by Cynthia Carr 2006
3.90
202 ratings
Hieroglyphics
by Jill McCorkle • 2020
An old man’s visits to his childhood home unravel a single mother’s fragile new life.
3.31
2k+
Hieroglyphics Summary
Hieroglyphics 87%
An old man’s visits to his childhood home unravel a single mother’s fragile new life.
by Jill McCorkle 2020
3.31
2k+ ratings
The Black History of the White House
by Clarence Lusane • 2011
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
4.15
434
The Black History of the White House Summary
The Black History of the White House 87%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 ratings
Small World
by Jonathan Evison • 2022
Four American bloodlines, 170 years, and one train heading west where their stories finally meet.
4.07
4k+
Small World Summary
Small World 87%
Four American bloodlines, 170 years, and one train heading west where their stories finally meet.
by Jonathan Evison 2022
4.07
4k+ ratings
Day of Empire
by Amy Chua • 2007
Dominating the world has always required one thing: taking in the talent everyone else rejects.
3.77
999
Day of Empire Summary
Day of Empire 87%
Dominating the world has always required one thing: taking in the talent everyone else rejects.
by Amy Chua 2007
3.77
999 ratings
On Leadership
by Tony Blair • 2024
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
3.86
808
On Leadership Summary
On Leadership 87%
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
by Tony Blair 2024
3.86
808 ratings
The Latehomecomer
by Kao Kalia Yang • 2008
Bamboo rope across the Mekong. Birth in a refugee camp. Three Hmong generations, still arriving.
4.18
9k+
The Latehomecomer Summary
The Latehomecomer 87%
Bamboo rope across the Mekong. Birth in a refugee camp. Three Hmong generations, still arriving.
by Kao Kalia Yang 2008
4.18
9k+ ratings
Kushner, Inc.
by Vicky Ward • 2019
A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.
3.53
2k+
Kushner, Inc. Summary
Kushner, Inc. 87%
A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.
by Vicky Ward 2019
3.53
2k+ ratings
The Original Black Elite
by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor • 2017
Reconstruction built a Black elite in Washington D.C. Jim Crow buried them and erased their story.
4.03
279
The Original Black Elite Summary
The Original Black Elite 87%
Reconstruction built a Black elite in Washington D.C. Jim Crow buried them and erased their story.
by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor 2017
4.03
279 ratings
Longstreet
by Elizabeth R. Varon • 2023
Lee's closest general backed Reconstruction and Black voting rights. The South never forgave him.
4.06
1k+
Longstreet Summary
Longstreet 87%
Lee's closest general backed Reconstruction and Black voting rights. The South never forgave him.
by Elizabeth R. Varon 2023
4.06
1k+ ratings
Brown Enough
by Christopher Rivas • 2022
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
4.28
310
Brown Enough Summary
Brown Enough 87%
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
by Christopher Rivas 2022
4.28
310 ratings
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