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How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
by Harry Browne • 1973
Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.
4.06
2k+
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World Summary
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World 86%
Don't change the government. Change the mental traps that are keeping you in a cage.
by Harry Browne 1973
4.06
2k+ ratings
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
by Henry David Thoreau • 1866
Conscience, not law, is the highest authority. The original case for nonviolent resistance.
4.06
18k+
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Summary
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays 86%
Conscience, not law, is the highest authority. The original case for nonviolent resistance.
by Henry David Thoreau 1866
4.06
18k+ ratings
Walden and Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau • 1849
A cabin, a pond, two years, one tax refusal: the American original on freedom and conscience.
3.93
39k+
Walden and Civil Disobedience Summary
Walden and Civil Disobedience 86%
A cabin, a pond, two years, one tax refusal: the American original on freedom and conscience.
by Henry David Thoreau 1849
3.93
39k+ ratings
One Man's Wilderness
by Sam Keith • 1973
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
4.37
10k+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 86%
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
by Sam Keith 1973
4.37
10k+ ratings
The Art Of Being Ruthless
by Michael Sloan • 2016
Redefine ruthlessness as self-mastery, quit people-pleasing, and master healthy confrontation.
4.18
233
The Art Of Being Ruthless Summary
The Art Of Being Ruthless 86%
Redefine ruthlessness as self-mastery, quit people-pleasing, and master healthy confrontation.
by Michael Sloan 2016
4.18
233 ratings
Awaken Your Genius
by Ozan Varol • 2023
Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.
4.23
851
Awaken Your Genius Summary
Awaken Your Genius 86%
Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.
by Ozan Varol 2023
4.23
851 ratings
How to Live
by Derek Sivers • 2021
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
4.16
3k+
How to Live Summary
How to Live 85%
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
by Derek Sivers 2021
4.16
3k+ ratings
The Unabomber Manifesto
by Theodore John Kaczynski • 1995
Industrial civilization cannot be saved. Its endpoint is humans rebuilt to fit the machine.
3.85
13k+
The Unabomber Manifesto Summary
The Unabomber Manifesto 85%
Industrial civilization cannot be saved. Its endpoint is humans rebuilt to fit the machine.
by Theodore John Kaczynski 1995
3.85
13k+ ratings
The Latte Factor
by David Bach • 2019
He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.
3.83
8k+
The Latte Factor Summary
The Latte Factor 85%
He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.
by David Bach 2019
3.83
8k+ ratings
Basics of Resistance
by Claire Wolfe • 2018
The tradecraft of fighting back: how civilians resist tyranny, stay anonymous, and build cells.
4.04
67
Basics of Resistance Summary
Basics of Resistance 85%
The tradecraft of fighting back: how civilians resist tyranny, stay anonymous, and build cells.
by Claire Wolfe 2018
4.04
67 ratings
How to Say No
by Diogenes of Sinope • 2022
Freedom's secret from the man who lived in a jar: say no to everything society worships.
3.40
273
How to Say No Summary
How to Say No 85%
Freedom's secret from the man who lived in a jar: say no to everything society worships.
by Diogenes of Sinope 2022
3.40
273 ratings
The Wall Speaks
by Jerr • 2021
A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.
4.42
241
The Wall Speaks Summary
The Wall Speaks 85%
A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.
by Jerr 2021
4.42
241 ratings
The Plus
by Greg Gutfeld • 2020
Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.
3.98
1k+
The Plus Summary
The Plus 85%
Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.
by Greg Gutfeld 2020
3.98
1k+ ratings
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
by Manoshi Sinha Rawal • 2019
A 40,000-woman brigade and a teen human bomb: the centuries of Indian resistance history erased.
4.24
153
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders Summary
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders 85%
A 40,000-woman brigade and a teen human bomb: the centuries of Indian resistance history erased.
by Manoshi Sinha Rawal 2019
4.24
153 ratings
The Secret School Of Wisdom - The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati
by Josef Wages • 2015
What if working six weeks a year was enough? A two-year experiment in deliberate poverty.
4.12
52
The Secret School Of Wisdom - The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati Summary
The Secret School Of Wisdom - The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati 85%
What if working six weeks a year was enough? A two-year experiment in deliberate poverty.
by Josef Wages 2015
4.12
52 ratings
The Way of the Hermit
by Ken Smith • 2023
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
4.21
3k+
The Way of the Hermit Summary
The Way of the Hermit 85%
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
by Ken Smith 2023
4.21
3k+ ratings
You Do You
by Sarah Knight • 2017
The permission slip for saying no, skipping the party, and finally putting yourself first.
3.62
8k+
You Do You Summary
You Do You 85%
The permission slip for saying no, skipping the party, and finally putting yourself first.
by Sarah Knight 2017
3.62
8k+ ratings
Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday • 2016
Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.
4.13
90k+
Ego Is the Enemy Summary
Ego Is the Enemy 85%
Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.
by Ryan Holiday 2016
4.13
90k+ ratings
Industrial Society and Its Future
by Ted Kaczynski • 2024
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
3.88
203
Industrial Society and Its Future Summary
Industrial Society and Its Future 85%
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
by Ted Kaczynski 2024
3.88
203 ratings
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 85%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
Courage
by Osho • 1977
Fear and courage start identically. The coward obeys the shaking; the courageous person sails.
4.15
8k+
Courage Summary
Courage 85%
Fear and courage start identically. The coward obeys the shaking; the courageous person sails.
by Osho 1977
4.15
8k+ ratings
The Sunset Route
by Carrot Quinn • 2021
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
4.16
2k+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route 85%
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
by Carrot Quinn 2021
4.16
2k+ ratings
Museum of Thieves
by Lian Tanner • 2010
A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.
3.92
6k+
Museum of Thieves Summary
Museum of Thieves 85%
A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.
by Lian Tanner 2010
3.92
6k+ ratings
Riding Freedom
by Pam Muñoz Ryan • 1998
An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.
4.18
9k+
Riding Freedom Summary
Riding Freedom 85%
An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 1998
4.18
9k+ ratings
Revolutionary Suicide
by Huey P. Newton • 1973
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
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7k+
Revolutionary Suicide Summary
Revolutionary Suicide 85%
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
by Huey P. Newton 1973
4.49
7k+ ratings
Demanding the Impossible
by Peter H. Marshall • 1992
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
4.12
1k+
Demanding the Impossible Summary
Demanding the Impossible 85%
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
by Peter H. Marshall 1992
4.12
1k+ ratings
Anti-Tech Revolution
by Theodore John Kaczynski • 2016
The technological world system is a self-driving machine no one steers and nothing stops.
3.95
630
Anti-Tech Revolution Summary
Anti-Tech Revolution 85%
The technological world system is a self-driving machine no one steers and nothing stops.
by Theodore John Kaczynski 2016
3.95
630 ratings
The Radium Girls
by Kate Moore • 2016
She taught in dugouts, flew biplanes, ranched 180,000 acres. Nothing broke her.
4.16
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The Radium Girls Summary
The Radium Girls 85%
She taught in dugouts, flew biplanes, ranched 180,000 acres. Nothing broke her.
by Kate Moore 2016
4.16
190k+ ratings
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life
by Boyd Varty • 2014
Find purpose like a lion tracker: ignore the big picture, follow one footprint, trust the silence.
4.26
3k+
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life Summary
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life 85%
Find purpose like a lion tracker: ignore the big picture, follow one footprint, trust the silence.
by Boyd Varty 2014
4.26
3k+ ratings
Wildhood
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2019
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
4.11
518
Wildhood Summary
Wildhood 85%
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2019
4.11
518 ratings
Painted Horses
by Malcolm Brooks • 2014
A young archaeologist in 1950s Montana discovers ancient petroglyphs in a canyon a dam will drown.
3.50
2k+
Painted Horses Summary
Painted Horses 85%
A young archaeologist in 1950s Montana discovers ancient petroglyphs in a canyon a dam will drown.
by Malcolm Brooks 2014
3.50
2k+ ratings
What the Bears Know
by Steve Searles • 2023
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
4.18
401
What the Bears Know Summary
What the Bears Know 85%
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
by Steve Searles 2023
4.18
401 ratings
What It Takes To Be Free
by Darius Foroux • 2019
Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.
4.10
700
What It Takes To Be Free Summary
What It Takes To Be Free 85%
Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.
by Darius Foroux 2019
4.10
700 ratings
Striking Thoughts
by Bruce Lee • 2000
All fixed styles trap you: Bruce Lee's radical case for living with no single way.
4.25
3k+
Striking Thoughts Summary
Striking Thoughts 85%
All fixed styles trap you: Bruce Lee's radical case for living with no single way.
by Bruce Lee 2000
4.25
3k+ ratings
Unfu*k Yourself
by Gary John Bishop • 2016
For everyone sick of positive thinking: the manual for action when your brain won't cooperate.
3.83
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Unfu*k Yourself Summary
Unfu*k Yourself 85%
For everyone sick of positive thinking: the manual for action when your brain won't cooperate.
by Gary John Bishop 2016
3.83
83k+ ratings
Steal This Book
by Abbie Hoffman • 1971
The counterculture manual: how to get everything free and fight the system.
3.60
4k+
Steal This Book Summary
Steal This Book 85%
The counterculture manual: how to get everything free and fight the system.
by Abbie Hoffman 1971
3.60
4k+ ratings
Empire of the Summer Moon
by S.C. Gwynne • 2010
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
4.25
70k+
Empire of the Summer Moon Summary
Empire of the Summer Moon 85%
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
by S.C. Gwynne 2010
4.25
70k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Wolves
by Elli H. Radinger • 2017
Forget alpha leaders. The real secrets to family and leadership are running wild in wolf country.
4.13
2k+
The Wisdom of Wolves Summary
The Wisdom of Wolves 85%
Forget alpha leaders. The real secrets to family and leadership are running wild in wolf country.
by Elli H. Radinger 2017
4.13
2k+ ratings
Arctic Homestead
by Norma Cobb • 2000
A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.
4.06
2k+
Arctic Homestead Summary
Arctic Homestead 85%
A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.
by Norma Cobb 2000
4.06
2k+ ratings
This Is an Uprising
by Mark Engler • 2016
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
4.20
1k+
This Is an Uprising Summary
This Is an Uprising 85%
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
by Mark Engler 2016
4.20
1k+ ratings
Two Cheers for Anarchism
by James C. Scott • 2012
The anarchist's case: local know-how, small defiance, and messy disorder beat grand plans.
3.96
2k+
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism 85%
The anarchist's case: local know-how, small defiance, and messy disorder beat grand plans.
by James C. Scott 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Wisdom of the Heart
by Henry Miller • 1941
Modern men are half-alive and call it progress. The cure starts when the thinking stops.
4.03
663
The Wisdom of the Heart Summary
The Wisdom of the Heart 85%
Modern men are half-alive and call it progress. The cure starts when the thinking stops.
by Henry Miller 1941
4.03
663 ratings
Uncaged
by Frank Shamrock • 2012
Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.
3.65
96
Uncaged Summary
Uncaged 85%
Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.
by Frank Shamrock 2012
3.65
96 ratings
Stand Firm
by Svend Brinkmann • 2014
Stop looking inward. Stop chasing happiness. A philosopher's bracing case for negativity and duty.
3.60
3k+
Stand Firm Summary
Stand Firm 85%
Stop looking inward. Stop chasing happiness. A philosopher's bracing case for negativity and duty.
by Svend Brinkmann 2014
3.60
3k+ ratings
Muay Thai
by Michael Goodison • 2016
Modern life buries truth in comfort. In a Muay Thai ring, pain digs it back up.
4.24
138
Muay Thai Summary
Muay Thai 85%
Modern life buries truth in comfort. In a Muay Thai ring, pain digs it back up.
by Michael Goodison 2016
4.24
138 ratings
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
by Win Blevins • 1973
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
3.98
425
Give Your Heart to the Hawks Summary
Give Your Heart to the Hawks 85%
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
by Win Blevins 1973
3.98
425 ratings
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett • 1944
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
4.31
6k+
Man-Eaters of Kumaon Summary
Man-Eaters of Kumaon 85%
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
by Jim Corbett 1944
4.31
6k+ ratings
Raising Hare
by Chloe Dalton • 2025
She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.
4.28
43k+
Raising Hare Summary
Raising Hare 85%
She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.
by Chloe Dalton 2025
4.28
43k+ ratings
The Taken
by Inbali Iserles • 2015
Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.
4.09
4k+
The Taken Summary
The Taken 85%
Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.
by Inbali Iserles 2015
4.09
4k+ ratings
10 Rules for Resilience
by Joe De Sena • 2021
Ten rules for raising kids who embrace hard things, and the no-excuses mindset it takes.
4.35
419
10 Rules for Resilience Summary
10 Rules for Resilience 85%
Ten rules for raising kids who embrace hard things, and the no-excuses mindset it takes.
by Joe De Sena 2021
4.35
419 ratings
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