History Book Summaries

Hitler's Cross Summary
Hitler's Cross
The Revealing Story of How the Cross of Christ was Used as a symbol of the Nazi Agenda
by Erwin W.. Lutzer 1995 224 pages
4.20
838 ratings
History
Christian
World War II
A Brief History of Indonesia Summary
A Brief History of Indonesia
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
by Tim Hannigan 2015 288 pages
4.03
1.3K ratings
History
Asia
Travel
World War C Summary
World War C
Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One
by Sanjay Gupta 2021 290 pages
4.04
885 ratings
Science
Medical
Health
Boundless Summary
Boundless
The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn
by Nick Kostov 2022 320 pages
4.40
811 ratings
Business
Biography
History
Wildland Summary
Wildland
The Making of America's Fury
by Evan Osnos 2021 465 pages
4.23
2.0K ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens
Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don't
by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018 240 pages
3.74
152 ratings
Politics
Social Change
Sociology
My Autobiography Summary
My Autobiography
by Charles Chaplin 1964 512 pages
4.03
8.1K ratings
Biography
Film
Autobiography
UFOs and the National Security State Summary
UFOs and the National Security State
The Cover-up Exposed 1973-1991
by Richard M. Dolan 2009 638 pages
4.38
270 ratings
History
Paranormal
Conspiracy Theories
The Billionaire's Apprentice Summary
The Billionaire's Apprentice
The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund
by Anita Raghavan 2013 512 pages
4.17
2.0K ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World Summary
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
by Chris Stewart 2011 320 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
History
Historical
Politics
Friday Night Lights Summary
Friday Night Lights
by H.G. Bissinger 1988 416 pages
4.15
64.3K ratings
Sports
Football
History
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life Summary
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
by Richard Schoch 2024 304 pages
4.02
328 ratings
Music
Theatre
Self Help
About Time Summary
About Time
Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
by Adam Frank 2011 432 pages
3.88
480 ratings
Science
Physics
History
Conspirituality Summary
Conspirituality
How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
by Derek Beres 2023 384 pages
4.03
1.3K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Wal-Mart Effect Summary
The Wal-Mart Effect
How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy
by Charles Fishman 2006 352 pages
3.84
3.8K ratings
Business
Economics
History
The False White Gospel Summary
The False White Gospel
Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
by Jim Wallis 2024 286 pages
4.23
706 ratings
Religion
Politics
Christianity
Manifesting Justice Summary
Manifesting Justice
Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
by Valena E. Beety 2022 320 pages
4.33
117 ratings
Politics
History
True Crime
One Person, No Vote Summary
One Person, No Vote
How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy
by Carol Anderson 2018 288 pages
4.39
3.3K ratings
Politics
History
Race
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils
Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza
by Eyal Weizman 2012 208 pages
4.20
209 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
After the Music Stopped Summary
After the Music Stopped
The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
by Alan S. Blinder 2013 496 pages
4.11
2.1K ratings
Economics
History
Finance
How to Say No Summary
How to Say No
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
by Diogenes of Sinope 2022 248 pages
3.41
188 ratings
Philosophy
History
Why Most Things Fail Summary
Why Most Things Fail
Evolution, Extinction and Economics
by Paul Ormerod 2005 272 pages
3.48
380 ratings
Economics
Business
Science
Slouching Towards Bethlehem Summary
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion 1968 238 pages
4.19
76.7K ratings
Essays
Memoir
Classics
The Forgotten Man Summary
The Forgotten Man
A New History of the Great Depression
by Amity Shlaes 2007 390 pages
3.91
6.2K ratings
History
Economics
Politics
Wealth and Power Summary
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
by Orville Schell 2013 478 pages
4.24
1.1K ratings
China
History
Politics
Voyage of the Beagle Summary
Voyage of the Beagle
by Charles Darwin 1839 432 pages
4.02
8.2K ratings
Science
History
Travel
How the Mind Changed Summary
How the Mind Changed
A Human History of Our Evolving Brain
by Joseph Jebelli 2022 320 pages
4.07
290 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Eichmann in My Hands Summary
Eichmann in My Hands
A First-Person Account by the Israeli Agent Who Captured Hitler's Chief Executioner
by Peter Z. Malkin 1990 267 pages
4.43
864 ratings
History
Holocaust
Memoir
Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing Summary
Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing
by David Leser 2019 336 pages
4.03
441 ratings
Feminism
Australia
History
We Are the Change We Seek Summary
We Are the Change We Seek
The Speeches of Barack Obama
by Joy-Ann Reid 2017 368 pages
4.34
550 ratings
Politics
History
Biography
A New Foreign Policy Summary
A New Foreign Policy
Beyond American Exceptionalism
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2018 262 pages
3.83
276 ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages
4.10
217 ratings
History
Biography
Japan
The Tyranny of Experts Summary
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
by William Easterly 2014 416 pages
3.87
1.3K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The Habsburgs Summary
The Habsburgs
To Rule the World
by Martyn Rady 2020 416 pages
3.85
2.7K ratings
History
European History
Biography
Homage to Catalonia Summary
Homage to Catalonia
by George Orwell 1938 232 pages
4.09
67.2K ratings
History
Politics
Classics
Hatred of Democracy Summary
Hatred of Democracy
by Jacques Rancière 2005 106 pages
3.71
930 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008 342 pages
3.86
1.4K ratings
Technology
Internet
Business
A Splendid Exchange Summary
A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World
by William J. Bernstein 2008 477 pages
4.16
3.3K ratings
History
Economics
Business
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Summary
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
by Bernie Sanders 2017 226 pages
3.98
2.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
Social Justice
In Defense of Open Society Summary
In Defense of Open Society
by George Soros 2019 224 pages
3.40
376 ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
How the Internet Happened Summary
How the Internet Happened
From Netscape to the iPhone
by Brian McCullough 2018 384 pages
4.28
2.0K ratings
History
Technology
Business
History of Modern Art Summary
History of Modern Art
by H. Harvard Arnason 1968 848 pages
4.00
8.6K ratings
Art
Art History
History
Confidence Man Summary
Confidence Man
The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
by Maggie Haberman 2022 597 pages
4.09
10.2K ratings
Politics
Biography
History
Arguing with Zombies Summary
Arguing with Zombies
Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
by Paul Krugman 2020 464 pages
3.86
2.4K ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Vienna Summary
Vienna
How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World
by Richard Cockett 2023 464 pages
3.94
365 ratings
History
Politics
Travel
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Summary
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
by Donald J. Robertson 2019 304 pages
4.35
13.8K ratings
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Create Your Own Religion Summary
Create Your Own Religion
A How-To Book without Instructions
by Daniele Bolelli 2011 352 pages
3.86
436 ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Spirituality
Municipal Dreams Summary
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
by John Boughton 2018 336 pages
3.95
698 ratings
History
Politics
Architecture
Invaders and Infidels Summary
Invaders and Infidels
From Sindh to Delhi: The 500-Year Journey of Islamic Invasions
by Sandeep Balakrishna 2020 224 pages
4.39
268 ratings
History
India
Religion
Animal, Vegetable, Junk Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Junk
A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book
by Mark Bittman 2021 384 pages
3.90
3.6K ratings
Food
History
Science
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