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Why the Germans Do it Better
by John Kampfner • 2020
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
3.93
4k+
Why the Germans Do it Better Summary
Why the Germans Do it Better 92%
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
by John Kampfner 2020
3.93
4k+ ratings
Shitbürgertum
by Ulf Poschardt • 2025
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
3.21
301
Shitbürgertum Summary
Shitbürgertum 91%
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
by Ulf Poschardt 2025
3.21
301 ratings
Angela Merkel
by Matt Qvortrup • 2016
Merkel spent thirty years learning to stay silent in East Germany. Then she outlasted everyone.
3.76
373
Angela Merkel Summary
Angela Merkel 91%
Merkel spent thirty years learning to stay silent in East Germany. Then she outlasted everyone.
by Matt Qvortrup 2016
3.76
373 ratings
inside tagesschau
by Alexander Teske • 2025
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
3.63
97
inside tagesschau Summary
inside tagesschau 91%
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
by Alexander Teske 2025
3.63
97 ratings
The Chancellor
by Kati Marton • 2021
The Stasi taught her to reveal nothing. As chancellor, that instinct became her greatest weapon.
4.31
8k+
The Chancellor Summary
The Chancellor 90%
The Stasi taught her to reveal nothing. As chancellor, that instinct became her greatest weapon.
by Kati Marton 2021
4.31
8k+ ratings
Iron Kingdom
by Christopher Clark • 2006
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
4.17
6k+
Iron Kingdom Summary
Iron Kingdom 90%
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
by Christopher Clark 2006
4.17
6k+ ratings
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
by Daniel Ziblatt • 2017
Democracy depends less on its fans than on the party organization built by its old-guard opponents.
4.00
88
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy Summary
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy 90%
Democracy depends less on its fans than on the party organization built by its old-guard opponents.
by Daniel Ziblatt 2017
4.00
88 ratings
Kaput
by Wolfgang Münchau • 2006
Germany's economic miracle is over, and the model that built it is what killed it.
4.01
2k+
Kaput Summary
Kaput 90%
Germany's economic miracle is over, and the model that built it is what killed it.
by Wolfgang Münchau 2006
4.01
2k+ ratings
Hitler
by Ian Kershaw • 1998
How a failed nobody became dictator: the people around him did the work.
4.17
7k+
Hitler Summary
Hitler 90%
How a failed nobody became dictator: the people around him did the work.
by Ian Kershaw 1998
4.17
7k+ ratings
Structuring the State
by Daniel Ziblatt • 2006
Prussia built a federation; Piedmont imposed unity. The reason is institutional, not military.
3.53
15
Structuring the State Summary
Structuring the State 90%
Prussia built a federation; Piedmont imposed unity. The reason is institutional, not military.
by Daniel Ziblatt 2006
3.53
15 ratings
The Death of Democracy
by Benjamin Carter Hett • 2018
Hitler didn't seize power. Conservative elites handed it to him, certain they could control him.
4.26
3k+
The Death of Democracy Summary
The Death of Democracy 90%
Hitler didn't seize power. Conservative elites handed it to him, certain they could control him.
by Benjamin Carter Hett 2018
4.26
3k+ ratings
Hitler
by Volker Ullrich • 2013
So underestimated by the old guard that they handed him the state, certain he was their puppet.
4.44
3k+
Hitler Summary
Hitler 90%
So underestimated by the old guard that they handed him the state, certain he was their puppet.
by Volker Ullrich 2013
4.44
3k+ ratings
Adolf Hitler
by John Toland • 1958
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
4.24
4k+
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler 90%
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
by John Toland 1958
4.24
4k+ ratings
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers
by Norbert Juretzko • 2004
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
3.67
21
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers Summary
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers 90%
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
by Norbert Juretzko 2004
3.67
21 ratings
The Third Reich in Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2005
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
4.36
8k+
The Third Reich in Power Summary
The Third Reich in Power 90%
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
by Richard J. Evans 2005
4.36
8k+ ratings
The Stillborn God
by Mark Lilla • 2007
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
3.60
289
The Stillborn God Summary
The Stillborn God 89%
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
by Mark Lilla 2007
3.60
289 ratings
Blood and Iron
by Katja Hoyer • 2021
Three wars made Germany. The peace that followed was a 47-year countdown to disaster.
4.15
4k+
Blood and Iron Summary
Blood and Iron 89%
Three wars made Germany. The peace that followed was a 47-year countdown to disaster.
by Katja Hoyer 2021
4.15
4k+ ratings
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe
by Sheri Berman • 2019
Europe's liberal democracy took war, collapse, and destruction of the old order, not gradual reform.
4.13
148
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe Summary
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe 89%
Europe's liberal democracy took war, collapse, and destruction of the old order, not gradual reform.
by Sheri Berman 2019
4.13
148 ratings
The Coming of the Third Reich
by Richard J. Evans • 2003
From Bismarck's Reich to Weimar's collapse: the avoidable failures that gave Nazis Germany.
4.32
13k+
The Coming of the Third Reich Summary
The Coming of the Third Reich 89%
From Bismarck's Reich to Weimar's collapse: the avoidable failures that gave Nazis Germany.
by Richard J. Evans 2003
4.32
13k+ ratings
Germany in the World
by David Blackbourn • 2023
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
3.82
85
Germany in the World Summary
Germany in the World 89%
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
by David Blackbourn 2023
3.82
85 ratings
The Politics of Cultural Despair
by Fritz Stern • 1961
The anti-modern rage of three German thinkers readied the ground for the Third Reich.
4.13
167
The Politics of Cultural Despair Summary
The Politics of Cultural Despair 89%
The anti-modern rage of three German thinkers readied the ground for the Third Reich.
by Fritz Stern 1961
4.13
167 ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer • 1960
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
4.23
150k+
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 89%
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
by William L. Shirer 1960
4.23
150k+ ratings
Europe
by Brendan Simms • 2013
Whoever controls Germany controls Europe: five centuries of war traced to a single strategic prize.
3.95
761
Europe Summary
Europe 89%
Whoever controls Germany controls Europe: five centuries of war traced to a single strategic prize.
by Brendan Simms 2013
3.95
761 ratings
Realpolitik
by John Bew • 2015
Realpolitik was a liberal reformer's idea before Bismarck hijacked it. What was lost.
3.94
161
Realpolitik Summary
Realpolitik 89%
Realpolitik was a liberal reformer's idea before Bismarck hijacked it. What was lost.
by John Bew 2015
3.94
161 ratings
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt
by Peter Gratton • 2020
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt Summary
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt 89%
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
by Peter Gratton 2020
Microbe Hunters
by Paul de Kruif • 2002
A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.
4.14
5k+
Microbe Hunters Summary
Microbe Hunters 89%
A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.
by Paul de Kruif 2002
4.14
5k+ ratings
The Third Reich at War
by Richard J. Evans • 2008
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
4.40
6k+
The Third Reich at War Summary
The Third Reich at War 89%
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
by Richard J. Evans 2008
4.40
6k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
by William L. Shirer • 1984
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
4.08
2k+
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Summary
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler 89%
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
by William L. Shirer 1984
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Picnic
by Matthew Longo • 2024
August 1989: a picnic on the Hungarian border. The gate opened, and hundreds ran.
4.22
608
The Picnic Summary
The Picnic 89%
August 1989: a picnic on the Hungarian border. The gate opened, and hundreds ran.
by Matthew Longo 2024
4.22
608 ratings
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg • 1930
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
3.63
263
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century 89%
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930
3.63
263 ratings
In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson • 2011
A professor becomes ambassador to Hitler's Berlin. His daughter falls in love with the Nazis.
3.90
222k+
In the Garden of Beasts Summary
In the Garden of Beasts 89%
A professor becomes ambassador to Hitler's Berlin. His daughter falls in love with the Nazis.
by Erik Larson 2011
3.90
222k+ ratings
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism
by Wendy Brown • 2019
The right-wing populism unraveling democracy didn't defeat neoliberalism. It built it.
4.11
480
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism Summary
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism 89%
The right-wing populism unraveling democracy didn't defeat neoliberalism. It built it.
by Wendy Brown 2019
4.11
480 ratings
Modelos de partido
by Angelo Panebianco • 1982
What drives political parties: internal power, incentives, and institutionalization, not ideology.
3.60
15
Modelos de partido Summary
Modelos de partido 89%
What drives political parties: internal power, incentives, and institutionalization, not ideology.
by Angelo Panebianco 1982
3.60
15 ratings
The Inevitability of Tragedy
by Barry Gewen • 2020
Kissinger fled the Nazis and learned a lesson America still ignores: tragedy shapes world affairs.
4.00
490
The Inevitability of Tragedy Summary
The Inevitability of Tragedy 89%
Kissinger fled the Nazis and learned a lesson America still ignores: tragedy shapes world affairs.
by Barry Gewen 2020
4.00
490 ratings
Weimar Republic
by Captivating History • 2021
The republic that killed itself: how Germany's first democracy surrendered to Hitler in 14 years.
4.14
28
Weimar Republic Summary
Weimar Republic 89%
The republic that killed itself: how Germany's first democracy surrendered to Hitler in 14 years.
by Captivating History 2021
4.14
28 ratings
What Is Populism?
by Jan-Werner Müller • 2014
Forget anti-elite anger. Populism's core is the claim that opponents are not the real people.
3.82
3k+
What Is Populism? Summary
What Is Populism? 89%
Forget anti-elite anger. Populism's core is the claim that opponents are not the real people.
by Jan-Werner Müller 2014
3.82
3k+ ratings
Homo Sacer
by Giorgio Agamben • 1994
Sovereignty's hidden purpose, revealed by a forgotten Roman law: the power to produce killable life.
4.06
5k+
Homo Sacer Summary
Homo Sacer 88%
Sovereignty's hidden purpose, revealed by a forgotten Roman law: the power to produce killable life.
by Giorgio Agamben 1994
4.06
5k+ ratings
The Law of Blood
by Johann Chapoutot • 2014
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
4.34
169
The Law of Blood Summary
The Law of Blood 88%
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
by Johann Chapoutot 2014
4.34
169 ratings
Der Nahost-Komplex
by Natalie Amiri • 2025
A reporter tours the post-October 7 Middle East and finds Berlin's foreign policy in ruins.
4.67
118
Der Nahost-Komplex Summary
Der Nahost-Komplex 88%
A reporter tours the post-October 7 Middle East and finds Berlin's foreign policy in ruins.
by Natalie Amiri 2025
4.67
118 ratings
Heart of Europe
by Peter H. Wilson • 2016
Twice as old as imperial Rome, this was a political order built on compromise, not command.
3.75
1k+
Heart of Europe Summary
Heart of Europe 88%
Twice as old as imperial Rome, this was a political order built on compromise, not command.
by Peter H. Wilson 2016
3.75
1k+ ratings
Politics As a Vocation
by Max Weber • 2013
The modern state's one true monopoly is not mail or schools. It is the legitimate use of force.
3.77
709
Politics As a Vocation Summary
Politics As a Vocation 88%
The modern state's one true monopoly is not mail or schools. It is the legitimate use of force.
by Max Weber 2013
3.77
709 ratings
Ama y no sufras
by Walter Riso • 2003
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
4.08
778
Ama y no sufras Summary
Ama y no sufras 88%
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
by Walter Riso 2003
4.08
778 ratings
Killing Hitler
by Roger Moorhouse • 2006
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
3.83
399
Killing Hitler Summary
Killing Hitler 88%
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
by Roger Moorhouse 2006
3.83
399 ratings
The Thirty Years War
by Peter H. Wilson • 2009
Eight million died, and it wasn't a holy war. It was an empire's constitutional collapse.
3.90
2k+
The Thirty Years War Summary
The Thirty Years War 88%
Eight million died, and it wasn't a holy war. It was an empire's constitutional collapse.
by Peter H. Wilson 2009
3.90
2k+ ratings
Contesting Democracy
by Jan-Werner Müller • 2006
It wasn't democracy versus its enemies. It was a fight over what 'democracy' actually meant.
4.00
159
Contesting Democracy Summary
Contesting Democracy 88%
It wasn't democracy versus its enemies. It was a fight over what 'democracy' actually meant.
by Jan-Werner Müller 2006
4.00
159 ratings
The World After Gaza
by Pankaj Mishra • 2025
The West did not remember the Holocaust to prevent genocide. It remembered to license it.
4.06
1k+
The World After Gaza Summary
The World After Gaza 88%
The West did not remember the Holocaust to prevent genocide. It remembered to license it.
by Pankaj Mishra 2025
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Treaty of Versailles
by Captivating History • 2020
The treaty that ended World War I did not end war. It scheduled a bigger one.
4.16
94
The Treaty of Versailles Summary
The Treaty of Versailles 88%
The treaty that ended World War I did not end war. It scheduled a bigger one.
by Captivating History 2020
4.16
94 ratings
The Dialectical Imagination
by Martin Jay • 1973
After the revolutions failed, a circle of Marxists turned their critique from capital to culture.
4.07
423
The Dialectical Imagination Summary
The Dialectical Imagination 88%
After the revolutions failed, a circle of Marxists turned their critique from capital to culture.
by Martin Jay 1973
4.07
423 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 88%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Global Politics
by Andrew Heywood • 2011
How states, corporations, and ideas compete in a world where borders mean less than ever.
4.14
411
Global Politics Summary
Global Politics 88%
How states, corporations, and ideas compete in a world where borders mean less than ever.
by Andrew Heywood 2011
4.14
411 ratings
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