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The Mammoth Book of the West Summary
The Mammoth Book of the West
The Making of the American West
by Jon E. Lewis 1996 544 pages
3.98
132 ratings
History
Westerns
American History
The Case for Trump Summary
The Case for Trump
by Victor Davis Hanson 2019 400 pages
4.21
1.8K ratings
Politics
History
Biography
On Fascism Summary
On Fascism
by Matthew C. Macwilliams 2020 208 pages
3.96
604 ratings
History
Politics
Race
The Fall of the House of Usher Summary
The Fall of the House of Usher
by Edgar Allan Poe 2004 36 pages
3.85
85.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Broken Government Summary
Broken Government
How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
by John W. Dean 2007 352 pages
4.05
330 ratings
Politics
History
American
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 Summary
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 1957 576 pages
4.19
426 ratings
History
Biography
American History
Daisy Miller Summary
Daisy Miller
by Henry James 1879 164 pages
3.37
37.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson Summary
The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1844 398 pages
4.23
2.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Booster Shots Summary
Booster Shots
The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health
by Adam Ratner 2025 288 pages
4.39
225 ratings
Science
Medical
Health
God Is Always Hiring Summary
God Is Always Hiring
50 Lessons for Finding Fulfilling Work
by Regina Brett 2014 288 pages
4.01
1.1K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Inspirational
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1852 438 pages
3.91
237.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
A View from the Bridge Summary
A View from the Bridge
A Play in Two Acts
by Arthur Miller 1955 96 pages
3.71
17.7K ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
BOOM Summary
BOOM
Oil, Money, Cowboys, Strippers, and the Energy Rush That Could Change America Forever. A Long, Strange Journey Along the Keystone XL Pipeline
by Tony Horwitz 2014 116 pages
3.89
696 ratings
Travel
Politics
Environment
Best American Essays 2018 Summary
Best American Essays 2018
by Hilton Als 2018 336 pages
3.53
348 ratings
Essays
Anthologies
21st Century
America Last Summary
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
by Jacob Heilbrunn 2024 264 pages
3.85
201 ratings
Politics
History
American History
As I Lay Dying Summary
As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner 1930 288 pages
3.72
184.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
A Patriot's History of the United States Summary
A Patriot's History of the United States
From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
by Larry Schweikart 2007 932 pages
4.11
3.9K ratings
History
American History
Politics
These Truths Summary
These Truths
A History of the United States
by Jill Lepore 2019 960 pages
4.4
12.8K ratings
History
Politics
American History
Days of Rage Summary
Days of Rage
America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
by Bryan Burrough 2015 608 pages
3.96
2.4K ratings
History
Politics
American History
Tik-Tok Summary
Tik-Tok
by John Sladek 2002 192 pages
3.7
762 ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Robots
Vineland Summary
Vineland
by Thomas Pynchon 1995 480 pages
3.76
15.6K ratings
Literature
Novels
American
The Buccaneers Summary
The Buccaneers
by Edith Wharton 1994 406 pages
3.86
8.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The House of Mirth Summary
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton 2006 351 pages
3.97
104.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The House of the Seven Gables Summary
The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 2005 225 pages
3.45
42.6K ratings
Classics
Gothic
Literature
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings Summary
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings
by Edgar Allan Poe 2003 488 pages
4.13
3.9K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Absalom, Absalom! Summary
Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner 1990 316 pages
3.99
47.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Original Black Elite Summary
The Original Black Elite
Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor 2017 512 pages
4.02
261 ratings
History
Race
Biography
United States of Distraction Summary
United States of Distraction
Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It)
by Mickey Huff 2019 248 pages
3.74
112 ratings
Politics
History
American
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps Summary
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
by Ben Shapiro 2020 288 pages
4.08
5.0K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Pioneers Summary
The Pioneers
The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
by David McCullough 2019 330 pages
3.82
27.4K ratings
History
American History
Historical
After the Fall Summary
After the Fall
The Rise of Authoritarianism in the World We've Made
by Ben Rhodes 2022 384 pages
4.17
144 ratings
Politics
History
American
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web
A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right
by Michael Brooks 2020 96 pages
4.1
1.9K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Essays
After the Fall Summary
After the Fall
Being American in the World We've Made
by Ben Rhodes 2021 339 pages
4.19
4.9K ratings
Politics
History
Memoir
The Secret Token Summary
The Secret Token
Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
by Andrew Lawler 2018 426 pages
3.77
1.6K ratings
History
American History
Mystery
The Secret Destiny of America Summary
The Secret Destiny of America
by Manly P. Hall 2000 200 pages
4.12
731 ratings
History
Occult
Philosophy
Primal Intelligence Summary
Primal Intelligence
You Are Smarter Than You Know
by Angus Fletcher 2025 304 pages
3.82
195 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
American
The Best American Short Stories 2024 Summary
The Best American Short Stories 2024
by Lauren Groff 2024 400 pages
3.77
726 ratings
Short Stories
Anthologies
Contemporary
The Comanche Empire Summary
The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hämäläinen 2008 500 pages
4.17
1.9K ratings
History
Native American
American History
Stella Maris Summary
Stella Maris
by Cormac McCarthy 2022 190 pages
3.84
23.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Literature
A Slap in the Face Summary
A Slap in the Face
Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't
by William B. Irvine 2013 264 pages
3.7
514 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Typical American Summary
Typical American
by Gish Jen 1998 304 pages
3.42
1.8K ratings
Asian American
China
Novels
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