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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad • 2025
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
4.57
67k+
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Summary
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This 88%
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
by Omar El Akkad 2025
4.57
67k+ ratings
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 88%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Shortest History of Germany
by James Hawes • 2017
Behind the 20th century’s disasters stands a hidden network of financiers and imperial idealists.
3.70
9k+
The Shortest History of Germany Summary
The Shortest History of Germany 87%
Behind the 20th century’s disasters stands a hidden network of financiers and imperial idealists.
by James Hawes 2017
3.70
9k+ ratings
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies
by David Fisher • 2016
The frontier heroes you know hid darker truths. Nine lives that collapse the legend.
4.05
4k+
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies Summary
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies 87%
The frontier heroes you know hid darker truths. Nine lives that collapse the legend.
by David Fisher 2016
4.05
4k+ ratings
The Dark Horse
by Craig Johnson • 2009
Walt Longmire goes undercover to question a wife's murder confession in a town of secrets.
4.30
22k+
The Dark Horse Summary
The Dark Horse 87%
Walt Longmire goes undercover to question a wife's murder confession in a town of secrets.
by Craig Johnson 2009
4.30
22k+ ratings
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies
by David Fisher • 2015
Before cinema cleaned them up, Wild West legends were killers, traitors, and pragmatists.
3.98
6k+
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies Summary
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies 87%
Before cinema cleaned them up, Wild West legends were killers, traitors, and pragmatists.
by David Fisher 2015
3.98
6k+ ratings
Orientalism
by Edward W. Said • 1978
Western knowledge of the East was never innocent: it invented the Orient to justify imperial rule.
4.14
30k+
Orientalism Summary
Orientalism 87%
Western knowledge of the East was never innocent: it invented the Orient to justify imperial rule.
by Edward W. Said 1978
4.14
30k+ 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
The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt • 2011
Two hired-gun brothers ride to California to kill a man who can make gold glow.
3.85
104k+
The Sisters Brothers Summary
The Sisters Brothers 87%
Two hired-gun brothers ride to California to kill a man who can make gold glow.
by Patrick deWitt 2011
3.85
104k+ ratings
A Serpent's Tooth
by Craig Johnson • 2013
A runaway boy, a cult, and an angel story drag Walt Longmire into an oil-field war.
4.30
17k+
A Serpent's Tooth Summary
A Serpent's Tooth 87%
A runaway boy, a cult, and an angel story drag Walt Longmire into an oil-field war.
by Craig Johnson 2013
4.30
17k+ ratings
Summer of the Smoke
by Luke Short • 1958
Wounded and broke, a scout stranded at a frontier post uncovers a trader's murderous double game.
4.18
101
Summer of the Smoke Summary
Summer of the Smoke 87%
Wounded and broke, a scout stranded at a frontier post uncovers a trader's murderous double game.
by Luke Short 1958
4.18
101 ratings
The War on the West
by Douglas Murray • 2022
The West is waging a cultural war on itself. No other civilization joins in.
4.26
10k+
The War on the West Summary
The War on the West 87%
The West is waging a cultural war on itself. No other civilization joins in.
by Douglas Murray 2022
4.26
10k+ ratings
Battle Mountain
by C.J. Box • 2025
A Wyoming game warden hunting for two missing men uncovers a private army planning a massacre.
4.42
23k+
Battle Mountain Summary
Battle Mountain 87%
A Wyoming game warden hunting for two missing men uncovers a private army planning a massacre.
by C.J. Box 2025
4.42
23k+ ratings
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
4.15
227k+
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 86%
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
by Cormac McCarthy 1985
4.15
227k+ 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 86%
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2020
4.31
5k+ ratings
The Right Side of History
by Ben Shapiro • 2019
Greek reason plus biblical purpose built the modern West. Both are now in retreat.
3.86
9k+
The Right Side of History Summary
The Right Side of History 86%
Greek reason plus biblical purpose built the modern West. Both are now in retreat.
by Ben Shapiro 2019
3.86
9k+ ratings
The Management of Savagery
by Max Blumenthal • 2019
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
4.29
807
The Management of Savagery Summary
The Management of Savagery 86%
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
by Max Blumenthal 2019
4.29
807 ratings
Lions and Scavengers
by Ben Shapiro • 2025
Two spirits fight for America: one builds civilization, the other feeds on its carcass.
4.17
1k+
Lions and Scavengers Summary
Lions and Scavengers 86%
Two spirits fight for America: one builds civilization, the other feeds on its carcass.
by Ben Shapiro 2025
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
4.12
4k+
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 86%
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2006
4.12
4k+ ratings
The New Vichy Syndrome
by Theodore Dalrymple • 2010
Europeans were never richer or healthier. The rot is in the soul, not the balance sheet.
3.89
238
The New Vichy Syndrome Summary
The New Vichy Syndrome 86%
Europeans were never richer or healthier. The rot is in the soul, not the balance sheet.
by Theodore Dalrymple 2010
3.89
238 ratings
The Shadows of Power
by James Perloff • 1988
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
4.04
162
The Shadows of Power Summary
The Shadows of Power 86%
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
by James Perloff 1988
4.04
162 ratings
How to Save the West
by Spencer Klavan • 2023
The West's unraveling isn't political. It's philosophical, and the remedy is older than the problem.
4.27
468
How to Save the West Summary
How to Save the West 86%
The West's unraveling isn't political. It's philosophical, and the remedy is older than the problem.
by Spencer Klavan 2023
4.27
468 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
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West
by Martyn Frampton • 2018
The West tried suppressing, bribing, and ignoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Every approach backfired.
3.69
13
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West Summary
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West 86%
The West tried suppressing, bribing, and ignoring the Muslim Brotherhood. Every approach backfired.
by Martyn Frampton 2018
3.69
13 ratings
Nemesis
by Chalmers Johnson • 2007
Empire and democracy cannot coexist. America chose empire; the bill is coming due.
4.07
968
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis 86%
Empire and democracy cannot coexist. America chose empire; the bill is coming due.
by Chalmers Johnson 2007
4.07
968 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 86%
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
by Jack Posobiec 2024
3.99
1k+ ratings
How Clients Buy
by Tom McMakin • 2018
The crashes, wars, and booms of the last century were not accidents: they were managed.
3.93
379
How Clients Buy Summary
How Clients Buy 86%
The crashes, wars, and booms of the last century were not accidents: they were managed.
by Tom McMakin 2018
3.93
379 ratings
Shot All to Hell
by Mark Lee Gardner • 2013
One cashier's refusal turned the James-Younger gang's last heist into a bloody rout.
4.03
1k+
Shot All to Hell Summary
Shot All to Hell 86%
One cashier's refusal turned the James-Younger gang's last heist into a bloody rout.
by Mark Lee Gardner 2013
4.03
1k+ ratings
The Gods of Indian Country
by Jennifer Graber • 2018
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
4.13
46
The Gods of Indian Country Summary
The Gods of Indian Country 86%
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
by Jennifer Graber 2018
4.13
46 ratings
Choice Theory
by William Glasser • 1999
How the frontier let America flee racism and inequality, until the wall shut the last exit.
4.01
4k+
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory 86%
How the frontier let America flee racism and inequality, until the wall shut the last exit.
by William Glasser 1999
4.01
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 86%
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
by S.C. Gwynne 2010
4.25
70k+ ratings
How the World Works
by Noam Chomsky • 2011
The declassified reason the US overthrows democracies has nothing to do with freedom.
4.13
5k+
How the World Works Summary
How the World Works 86%
The declassified reason the US overthrows democracies has nothing to do with freedom.
by Noam Chomsky 2011
4.13
5k+ ratings
On Settler Colonialism
by Adam Kirsch • 2024
The settler-colonial ideology that justifies violence went mainstream. Here is its anatomy.
3.98
664
On Settler Colonialism Summary
On Settler Colonialism 86%
The settler-colonial ideology that justifies violence went mainstream. Here is its anatomy.
by Adam Kirsch 2024
3.98
664 ratings
Modern Times
by Paul Johnson • 1983
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
4.29
3k+
Modern Times Summary
Modern Times 86%
Einstein and Freud dismantled the old moral universe. Into the void stepped the totalitarians.
by Paul Johnson 1983
4.29
3k+ ratings
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
by Roberto Sirvent • 2019
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
4.08
287
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence Summary
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence 86%
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
by Roberto Sirvent 2019
4.08
287 ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 86%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
West of Slavery
by Kevin Waite • 2021
The slave South wanted a Pacific empire and nearly built one before the Civil War.
4.54
52
West of Slavery Summary
West of Slavery 86%
The slave South wanted a Pacific empire and nearly built one before the Civil War.
by Kevin Waite 2021
4.54
52 ratings
Doc
by Mary Doria Russell • 2011
A dying dentist gambles his way through Dodge City, holding to music and hope of belonging.
4.00
18k+
Doc Summary
Doc 86%
A dying dentist gambles his way through Dodge City, holding to music and hope of belonging.
by Mary Doria Russell 2011
4.00
18k+ ratings
Wars and Capital (Semiotext
by Éric Alliez • 2016
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
3.93
29
Wars and Capital (Semiotext Summary
Wars and Capital (Semiotext 86%
Capitalism is a war system that uses markets, not an economic system that uses war.
by Éric Alliez 2016
3.93
29 ratings
The Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour • 1987
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
3.81
7k+
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa 86%
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
by Louis L'Amour 1987
3.81
7k+ ratings
Wyatt Earp
by Casey Tefertiller • 1997
Thirty seconds at the O.K. Corral made him a legend. The rest of his life was the bill.
4.00
807
Wyatt Earp Summary
Wyatt Earp 86%
Thirty seconds at the O.K. Corral made him a legend. The rest of his life was the bill.
by Casey Tefertiller 1997
4.00
807 ratings
Abandon
by Blake Crouch • 2009
A journalist and her estranged father search a ghost town for gold that already killed everyone.
3.62
32k+
Abandon Summary
Abandon 86%
A journalist and her estranged father search a ghost town for gold that already killed everyone.
by Blake Crouch 2009
3.62
32k+ ratings
American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard • 1992
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
4.34
1k+
American Holocaust Summary
American Holocaust 86%
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
by David E. Stannard 1992
4.34
1k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 86%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2014
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
4.37
21k+
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States 86%
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014
4.37
21k+ ratings
La défaite de l'Occident
by Emmanuel Todd • 2024
The Ukraine war exposed not Russian power but a hollowed-out West in terminal decline.
3.96
685
La défaite de l'Occident Summary
La défaite de l'Occident 86%
The Ukraine war exposed not Russian power but a hollowed-out West in terminal decline.
by Emmanuel Todd 2024
3.96
685 ratings
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Brown • 1970
Broken treaties, forced marches, and buffalo slaughter: the American West from the losing side.
4.26
105k+
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Summary
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 86%
Broken treaties, forced marches, and buffalo slaughter: the American West from the losing side.
by Dee Brown 1970
4.26
105k+ ratings
The Other Trail of Tears
by Mary Stockwell • 2014
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
4.16
85
The Other Trail of Tears Summary
The Other Trail of Tears 86%
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
by Mary Stockwell 2014
4.16
85 ratings
If You Tell
by Gregg Olsen • 2019
Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.
3.98
360k+
If You Tell Summary
If You Tell 86%
Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.
by Gregg Olsen 2019
3.98
360k+ ratings
Except for Palestine
by Marc Lamont Hill • 2021
Why American progressives, fierce on injustice everywhere, stay quiet when it comes to Palestine.
4.19
4k+
Except for Palestine Summary
Except for Palestine 86%
Why American progressives, fierce on injustice everywhere, stay quiet when it comes to Palestine.
by Marc Lamont Hill 2021
4.19
4k+ ratings
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