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October
by China Miéville • 2017
Ten months, one empire, and a revolution that no one had written the ending for.
3.91
7k+
October Summary
October 89%
Ten months, one empire, and a revolution that no one had written the ending for.
by China Miéville 2017
3.91
7k+ ratings
What Is to Be Done?
by Vladimir Lenin • 1902
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
4.11
6k+
What Is to Be Done? Summary
What Is to Be Done? 89%
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
by Vladimir Lenin 1902
4.11
6k+ ratings
Che Guevara Reader
by Ernesto Che Guevara • 1997
Winning the war is step one. Che Guevara's collected writings on what revolutions do after victory.
4.08
359
Che Guevara Reader Summary
Che Guevara Reader 89%
Winning the war is step one. Che Guevara's collected writings on what revolutions do after victory.
by Ernesto Che Guevara 1997
4.08
359 ratings
The Foundations of Leninism
by Joseph Stalin • 1924
The manual Lenin left behind: why imperialist decay demands a new kind of revolutionary party.
4.05
2k+
The Foundations of Leninism Summary
The Foundations of Leninism 88%
The manual Lenin left behind: why imperialist decay demands a new kind of revolutionary party.
by Joseph Stalin 1924
4.05
2k+ ratings
Alex and Eliza
by Melissa de la Cruz • 2017
To save her family, Eliza must marry money. Then a penniless officer walks into the ball.
3.69
22k+
Alex and Eliza Summary
Alex and Eliza 88%
To save her family, Eliza must marry money. Then a penniless officer walks into the ball.
by Melissa de la Cruz 2017
3.69
22k+ ratings
Fall of Giants
by Ken Follett • 2005
From Welsh pits to Russian palaces, five families face love and ruin as the world goes to war.
4.33
350k+
Fall of Giants Summary
Fall of Giants 88%
From Welsh pits to Russian palaces, five families face love and ruin as the world goes to war.
by Ken Follett 2005
4.33
350k+ ratings
Crimson Reign
by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2022
A powerless princess must overthrow a tyrant empress before the magic she stole destroys the world.
3.87
3k+
Crimson Reign Summary
Crimson Reign 88%
A powerless princess must overthrow a tyrant empress before the magic she stole destroys the world.
by Amélie Wen Zhao 2022
3.87
3k+ ratings
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
by Bertrand Russell • 1920
Russell expected a workers' paradise. He found a religion enforced by secret police.
3.99
411
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism Summary
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism 88%
Russell expected a workers' paradise. He found a religion enforced by secret police.
by Bertrand Russell 1920
3.99
411 ratings
Un espectro recorre el mundo. Sobre el Manifiesto comunista
by China Miéville • 2022
A novelist on the Communist Manifesto as a live spell and the moral case for class hatred.
3.97
1k+
Un espectro recorre el mundo. Sobre el Manifiesto comunista Summary
Un espectro recorre el mundo. Sobre el Manifiesto comunista 88%
A novelist on the Communist Manifesto as a live spell and the moral case for class hatred.
by China Miéville 2022
3.97
1k+ ratings
Wobblies and Zapatistas
by Staughton Lynd • 2008
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
3.89
473
Wobblies and Zapatistas Summary
Wobblies and Zapatistas 88%
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
by Staughton Lynd 2008
3.89
473 ratings
The Black Jacobins
by C.L.R. James • 1938
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
4.39
8k+
The Black Jacobins Summary
The Black Jacobins 88%
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
by C.L.R. James 1938
4.39
8k+ ratings
The Revolution Betrayed
by Leon Trotsky • 1937
Not socialism, not capitalism. Trotsky charts the third system the Russian Revolution produced.
4.09
2k+
The Revolution Betrayed Summary
The Revolution Betrayed 87%
Not socialism, not capitalism. Trotsky charts the third system the Russian Revolution produced.
by Leon Trotsky 1937
4.09
2k+ ratings
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak • 1957
Amid revolution and war, a Russian doctor-poet loves a woman he was never meant to have.
4.01
104k+
Doctor Zhivago Summary
Doctor Zhivago 87%
Amid revolution and war, a Russian doctor-poet loves a woman he was never meant to have.
by Boris Pasternak 1957
4.01
104k+ ratings
Russia
by Antony Beevor • 2022
Revolution promised bread. It brought secret police, grain theft, and a famine that killed millions.
3.90
3k+
Russia Summary
Russia 87%
Revolution promised bread. It brought secret police, grain theft, and a famine that killed millions.
by Antony Beevor 2022
3.90
3k+ ratings
Back on the Road (Otra Vez)
by Ernesto Che Guevara • 2000
Guatemala fell while he watched. In Mexico, Castro asked him to join a revolution.
3.72
861
Back on the Road (Otra Vez) Summary
Back on the Road (Otra Vez) 87%
Guatemala fell while he watched. In Mexico, Castro asked him to join a revolution.
by Ernesto Che Guevara 2000
3.72
861 ratings
Why I Am An Atheist
by Bhagat Singh • 1931
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
4.43
6k+
Why I Am An Atheist Summary
Why I Am An Atheist 87%
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
by Bhagat Singh 1931
4.43
6k+ ratings
The Fiery Cross
by Diana Gabaldon • 2001
On the Carolina frontier, a governor's decree forces a Highland time-crossed family to take up arms.
4.26
228k+
The Fiery Cross Summary
The Fiery Cross 87%
On the Carolina frontier, a governor's decree forces a Highland time-crossed family to take up arms.
by Diana Gabaldon 2001
4.26
228k+ ratings
Main Currents Of Marxism
by Leszek Kołakowski • 2005
Marxism's own contradictions made authoritarianism inevitable, not an aberration.
4.25
455
Main Currents Of Marxism Summary
Main Currents Of Marxism 87%
Marxism's own contradictions made authoritarianism inevitable, not an aberration.
by Leszek Kołakowski 2005
4.25
455 ratings
Broken Throne
by Victoria Aveyard • 2019
The Silver crown shattered. Diaries and letters trace the fragile peace built from its wreckage.
3.79
49k+
Broken Throne Summary
Broken Throne 87%
The Silver crown shattered. Diaries and letters trace the fragile peace built from its wreckage.
by Victoria Aveyard 2019
3.79
49k+ ratings
The Conquest of Bread
by Pyotr Kropotkin • 1892
Plenty exists for everyone. The state and the wage are the only things in the way.
4.06
10k+
The Conquest of Bread Summary
The Conquest of Bread 87%
Plenty exists for everyone. The state and the wage are the only things in the way.
by Pyotr Kropotkin 1892
4.06
10k+ ratings
Red Tigress
by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2021
A deposed princess with blood magic seeks help from rebels who want her monarchy dead.
3.89
5k+
Red Tigress Summary
Red Tigress 87%
A deposed princess with blood magic seeks help from rebels who want her monarchy dead.
by Amélie Wen Zhao 2021
3.89
5k+ ratings
Defy the Night
by Brigid Kemmerer • 2021
A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.
4.10
76k+
Defy the Night Summary
Defy the Night 87%
A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.
by Brigid Kemmerer 2021
4.10
76k+ ratings
Bad Mexicans
by Kelly Lytle Hernández • 2022
The Mexican Revolution began with ink, not gunpowder. The U.S. fought to stop it.
4.18
3k+
Bad Mexicans Summary
Bad Mexicans 87%
The Mexican Revolution began with ink, not gunpowder. The U.S. fought to stop it.
by Kelly Lytle Hernández 2022
4.18
3k+ ratings
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende • 1989
Born among mummies, an orphan girl learns that her stories can reshape a world in chaos.
4.01
61k+
Eva Luna Summary
Eva Luna 87%
Born among mummies, an orphan girl learns that her stories can reshape a world in chaos.
by Isabel Allende 1989
4.01
61k+ ratings
A Girl Called Samson
by Amy Harmon • 2023
A servant disguises herself as a man to join the Revolution, then falls for her commander.
4.46
58k+
A Girl Called Samson Summary
A Girl Called Samson 87%
A servant disguises herself as a man to join the Revolution, then falls for her commander.
by Amy Harmon 2023
4.46
58k+ ratings
We the Living
by Ayn Rand • 1936
An engineer in Soviet Russia guards a forbidden love, defying the state that would crush her.
3.96
31k+
We the Living Summary
We the Living 87%
An engineer in Soviet Russia guards a forbidden love, defying the state that would crush her.
by Ayn Rand 1936
3.96
31k+ ratings
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings
by Karl Marx • 2005
History is class struggle, and the bourgeoisie forged the weapons now aimed at its own throat.
3.63
2k+
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings Summary
The Communist Manifesto and Other Writings 87%
History is class struggle, and the bourgeoisie forged the weapons now aimed at its own throat.
by Karl Marx 2005
3.63
2k+ ratings
Sentimental Education
by Gustave Flaubert • 1869
Paris, the 1840s. A young dreamer falls for a married woman and never quite recovers.
3.81
25k+
Sentimental Education Summary
Sentimental Education 87%
Paris, the 1840s. A young dreamer falls for a married woman and never quite recovers.
by Gustave Flaubert 1869
3.81
25k+ ratings
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
by Gabaldon and Diana • 2021
Time-crossed lovers and their kin defend a ridge-top home as the Revolution and treachery close in.
4.45
95k+
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone Summary
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone 87%
Time-crossed lovers and their kin defend a ridge-top home as the Revolution and treachery close in.
by Gabaldon and Diana 2021
4.45
95k+ ratings
The Secrets We Kept
by Lara Prescott • 2019
A banned novel links a Moscow muse facing the Gulag to the CIA typists smuggling it home.
3.65
79k+
The Secrets We Kept Summary
The Secrets We Kept 87%
A banned novel links a Moscow muse facing the Gulag to the CIA typists smuggling it home.
by Lara Prescott 2019
3.65
79k+ ratings
In the Hurricane's Eye
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2018
Yorktown was won not by siege but by hurricane season and a French admiral's wild gamble.
4.13
6k+
In the Hurricane's Eye Summary
In the Hurricane's Eye 87%
Yorktown was won not by siege but by hurricane season and a French admiral's wild gamble.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2018
4.13
6k+ ratings
Citizens
by Simon Schama • 1989
Modernizing France crashed into revolution, and bloodshed was its engine, not its accident.
4.03
6k+
Citizens Summary
Citizens 87%
Modernizing France crashed into revolution, and bloodshed was its engine, not its accident.
by Simon Schama 1989
4.03
6k+ ratings
The Socialist Manifesto
by Bhaskar Sunkara • 2019
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
3.62
2k+
The Socialist Manifesto Summary
The Socialist Manifesto 87%
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
by Bhaskar Sunkara 2019
3.62
2k+ ratings
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy • 1905
To save her brother, Marguerite must betray the Pimpernel, unaware the hero is her foppish husband.
4.07
142k+
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel 87%
To save her brother, Marguerite must betray the Pimpernel, unaware the hero is her foppish husband.
by Emmuska Orczy 1905
4.07
142k+ ratings
Dedication and Leadership
by Douglas Arnold Hyde • 1956
An ex-Communist exposes the methods that let a tiny minority capture a third of the world.
4.18
275
Dedication and Leadership Summary
Dedication and Leadership 87%
An ex-Communist exposes the methods that let a tiny minority capture a third of the world.
by Douglas Arnold Hyde 1956
4.18
275 ratings
The Royalist Revolution
by Eric Nelson • 2014
Americans rebelled for the king, not against him. The presidency became the crown they were denied.
4.12
116
The Royalist Revolution Summary
The Royalist Revolution 87%
Americans rebelled for the king, not against him. The presidency became the crown they were denied.
by Eric Nelson 2014
4.12
116 ratings
Across the Barricades
by Joan Lingard • 1972
She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.
3.67
2k+
Across the Barricades Summary
Across the Barricades 87%
She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.
by Joan Lingard 1972
3.67
2k+ ratings
From mobilization to revolution
by Charles Tilly • 1978
Rioters calculate, revolutions are chess matches, and the state always stacks the board.
3.98
42
From mobilization to revolution Summary
From mobilization to revolution 87%
Rioters calculate, revolutions are chess matches, and the state always stacks the board.
by Charles Tilly 1978
3.98
42 ratings
The Shadow Throne
by Django Wexler • 2014
A princess who cannot die secretly leads the revolution against her own kingdom's secret police.
4.12
12k+
The Shadow Throne Summary
The Shadow Throne 87%
A princess who cannot die secretly leads the revolution against her own kingdom's secret police.
by Django Wexler 2014
4.12
12k+ ratings
The Lives of Others
by Neel Mukherjee • 2014
1960s Bengal: a wealthy family decays as one grandson vanishes into a peasant revolution.
3.68
5k+
The Lives of Others Summary
The Lives of Others 87%
1960s Bengal: a wealthy family decays as one grandson vanishes into a peasant revolution.
by Neel Mukherjee 2014
3.68
5k+ ratings
War Storm
by Victoria Aveyard • 2018
A lightning-wielding rebel must unite with the prince who chose a throne over her love.
3.79
208k+
War Storm Summary
War Storm 87%
A lightning-wielding rebel must unite with the prince who chose a throne over her love.
by Victoria Aveyard 2018
3.79
208k+ ratings
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
by Howard Zinn • 1994
Shipyards, bombers, protest lines: a historian argues that sitting still picks a side.
4.34
4k+
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train Summary
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train 87%
Shipyards, bombers, protest lines: a historian argues that sitting still picks a side.
by Howard Zinn 1994
4.34
4k+ ratings
L'Orpheline du temple
by Victoria Mas • 2025
A revolutionary guard falls in love with the Bourbon princess he keeps prisoner.
3.48
218
L'Orpheline du temple Summary
L'Orpheline du temple 87%
A revolutionary guard falls in love with the Bourbon princess he keeps prisoner.
by Victoria Mas 2025
3.48
218 ratings
The Making of the English Working Class
by E.P. Thompson • 1963
Not steam but struggle: how riots, chapels, and radical printers built the English working class.
4.21
4k+
The Making of the English Working Class Summary
The Making of the English Working Class 87%
Not steam but struggle: how riots, chapels, and radical printers built the English working class.
by E.P. Thompson 1963
4.21
4k+ ratings
Unhumans
by Jack Posobiec • 2024
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
3.99
1k+
Unhumans Summary
Unhumans 87%
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
by Jack Posobiec 2024
3.99
1k+ ratings
A Force More Powerful
by Peter Ackerman • 2000
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
4.11
300
A Force More Powerful Summary
A Force More Powerful 87%
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
by Peter Ackerman 2000
4.11
300 ratings
An Inconvenient Duke
by Anna Harrington • 2020
A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.
3.72
2k+
An Inconvenient Duke Summary
An Inconvenient Duke 87%
A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.
by Anna Harrington 2020
3.72
2k+ ratings
The Elite
by Kiera Cass • 2013
Caught between a prince and a guard, a low-caste girl must navigate intrigue and rebel attacks.
3.94
878k+
The Elite Summary
The Elite 87%
Caught between a prince and a guard, a low-caste girl must navigate intrigue and rebel attacks.
by Kiera Cass 2013
3.94
878k+ ratings
My Dear Hamilton
by Stephanie Dray • 2018
She survived Hamilton's scandal and his duel. His death began her fight to write history.
4.30
55k+
My Dear Hamilton Summary
My Dear Hamilton 87%
She survived Hamilton's scandal and his duel. His death began her fight to write history.
by Stephanie Dray 2018
4.30
55k+ ratings
The Crown's Fate
by Evelyn Skye • 2017
An enchantress bound to the throne faces the shadow-cloaked rival who has returned for the crown.
3.66
11k+
The Crown's Fate Summary
The Crown's Fate 87%
An enchantress bound to the throne faces the shadow-cloaked rival who has returned for the crown.
by Evelyn Skye 2017
3.66
11k+ ratings
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