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A Secret History of Consciousness Summary
A Secret History of Consciousness
by Gary Lachman 2003 352 pages
4.29
236 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
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Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes Summary
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes
Life Lessons from the Master Detective
by David Acord 2011 208 pages
3.58
179 ratings
Mystery
Self Help
History
Wouldn't it Be Nice Summary
Wouldn't it Be Nice
Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
by Charles L. Granata 2003 255 pages
3.94
480 ratings
Music
Biography
History
Heroes And Villains Summary
Heroes And Villains
The True Story Of The Beach Boys
by Steven Gaines 1986 416 pages
3.86
718 ratings
Music
Biography
History
Demanding the Impossible Summary
Demanding the Impossible
A History of Anarchism
by Peter H. Marshall 1992 767 pages
4.12
1.1K ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Escape from Saddam Summary
Escape from Saddam
The Incredible True Story of One Man's Journey to Freedom
by Lewis Alsamari 2007 320 pages
4.04
258 ratings
History
Memoir
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Walt Whitman Summary
Walt Whitman
A Life
by Justin Kaplan 1980 464 pages
3.95
311 ratings
Biography
Poetry
History
A Brief History Of Bali Summary
A Brief History Of Bali
Piracy, Slavery, Opium and Guns: The Story of an Island Paradise
by Willard A. Hanna 1976 288 pages
3.44
114 ratings
History
The Lost Art of Dress Summary
The Lost Art of Dress
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
by Linda Przybyszewski 2014 347 pages
3.87
1.1K ratings
History
Fashion
Sewing
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness Summary
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
by Carlo Rovelli 2018 224 pages
4.03
3.0K ratings
Science
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Essays
Four Shots in the Night Summary
Four Shots in the Night
A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
by Henry Hemming 2024 368 pages
4.28
947 ratings
History
Ireland
True Crime
The Birth of Plenty Summary
The Birth of Plenty
How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created
by William J. Bernstein 2004 350 pages
4.19
828 ratings
History
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Business
Agincourt Summary
Agincourt
Henry V and the Battle that Made England
by Juliet Barker 2005 445 pages
4.13
2.0K ratings
History
Military History
Medieval
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath
by James Rickards 2019 336 pages
4.09
663 ratings
Economics
Finance
Money
The Accidental President of Brazil Summary
The Accidental President of Brazil
A Memoir
by Fernando Henrique Cardoso 2006 291 pages
4.14
477 ratings
History
Brazil
Biography
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time Summary
The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time
How Apple, Ford, IBM, Zappos, and others made radical choices that changed the course of business.
by Fortune Magazine 2012 209 pages
3.88
587 ratings
Business
Management
History
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Summary
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century
by Daniel Hernandez 2011 288 pages
3.62
627 ratings
Travel
History
Memoir
Propaganda Blitz Summary
Propaganda Blitz
How the Corporate Media Distort Reality
by David Edwards 2018 336 pages
4.31
176 ratings
Politics
Journalism
History
Hatching Twitter Summary
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
by Nick Bilton 2013 299 pages
4.04
18.8K ratings
Business
Technology
Biography
L'arte di essere felici Summary
L'arte di essere felici
by Seneca 128 pages
3.84
3.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious
Science and the Human Spirit
by Alan Lightman 2005 224 pages
3.81
651 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Ghost Hunters Summary
Ghost Hunters
William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death
by Deborah Blum 2006 371 pages
3.69
1.2K ratings
History
Science
Paranormal
We Are Free to Change the World Summary
We Are Free to Change the World
Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience
by Lyndsey Stonebridge 2024 368 pages
4.12
315 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
Politics
The Long Slide Summary
The Long Slide
Thirty Years in American Journalism
by Tucker Carlson 2021 277 pages
4.14
1.9K ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The Gambler Summary
The Gambler
How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
by William C. Rempel 2018 432 pages
4.36
1.3K ratings
Biography
Business
History
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters Summary
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
The Battle for the Soul of American Business
by Bob Lutz 2011 256 pages
3.74
1.1K ratings
Business
History
Economics
A State of Fear Summary
A State of Fear
How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
by Laura Dodsworth 2021 320 pages
4.33
770 ratings
Politics
Psychology
History
Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings Summary
Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings
by Thomas Paine 1776 544 pages
4.02
501 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Spymasters Summary
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
by Chris Whipple 2020 400 pages
4.06
1.1K ratings
History
Politics
Espionage
Bull by the Horns Summary
Bull by the Horns
Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
by Sheila Bair 2012 432 pages
3.91
487 ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
The Man Who Knew Summary
The Man Who Knew
The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
by Sebastian Mallaby 2016 800 pages
4.32
1.2K ratings
Biography
Economics
Finance
The Lost Bank Summary
The Lost Bank
The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History
by Kirsten Grind 2012 400 pages
4.12
1.1K ratings
Business
History
Finance
Twilight of American Sanity Summary
Twilight of American Sanity
A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump
by Allen Frances 2016 336 pages
3.61
279 ratings
Politics
Psychology
History
Always with Honor Summary
Always with Honor
The Memoirs of General Wrangel
by Pyotr Wrangel 2020 307 pages
4.46
554 ratings
History
Russia
Biography
Essays on the Great Depression Summary
Essays on the Great Depression
by Ben S. Bernanke 2000 320 pages
3.78
128 ratings
Economics
History
Finance
The Plane That Wasn't There Summary
The Plane That Wasn't There
Why We Haven't Found Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
by Jeff Wise 2015 95 pages
3.56
1.6K ratings
History
True Crime
Aviation
Two Sides of the Moon Summary
Two Sides of the Moon
Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
by David Randolph Scott 2004 448 pages
4.28
568 ratings
Space
History
Biography
A Dark Muse Summary
A Dark Muse
A History of the Occult
by Gary Lachman 2003 384 pages
3.74
227 ratings
Occult
History
Esoterica
Cynicism Summary
Cynicism
by Ansgar Allen 2014 280 pages
3.79
122 ratings
Philosophy
History
How to Win a Cosmic War Summary
How to Win a Cosmic War
God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
by Reza Aslan 2009 228 pages
3.99
1.7K ratings
Religion
Politics
History
Mark Twain Summary
Mark Twain
by Ron Chernow 2025 1200 pages
4.23
2.7K ratings
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Pakistan on the Brink Summary
Pakistan on the Brink
The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
by Ahmed Rashid 2012 256 pages
3.78
901 ratings
Politics
Pakistan
History
Enemy of All Mankind Summary
Enemy of All Mankind
A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
by Steven Johnson 2020 286 pages
3.89
4.2K ratings
History
Pirates
True Crime
Propaganda and the Public Mind Summary
Propaganda and the Public Mind
by Noam Chomsky 1998 256 pages
4.06
1.3K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Obama Summary
Obama
From Promise to Power
by David Mendell 2007 416 pages
4.17
2.7K ratings
Biography
Politics
History
The Atlantis Blueprint Summary
The Atlantis Blueprint
Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-lost Civilization
by Rand Flem-Ath 2000 415 pages
3.81
569 ratings
History
Alternate History
Ancient History
The World According to Cunk Summary
The World According to Cunk
An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever
by Philomena Cunk 2024 256 pages
3.95
1.2K ratings
History
Humor
Comedy
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds Summary
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds
How William James Can Save Your Life
by John Kaag 2020 210 pages
3.66
800 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Devil's Playbook Summary
The Devil's Playbook
Big Tobacco, Juul, and the Addiction of a New Generation
by Lauren Etter 2021 495 pages
4.15
516 ratings
Business
Health
Science
The Best New True Crime Stories Summary
The Best New True Crime Stories
Small Towns: Small Towns
by Mitzi Szereto 2020 256 pages
3.32
290 ratings
True Crime
Crime
Horror
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