Politics
Power flows through the halls of government and the pages of these books, where visionary leaders, economic forces, and social movements shape our world. Here you'll find penetrating analyses of political systems and ideologies alongside intimate portraits of the brilliant minds who've changed history through revolution, reform, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Politics Book Summaries
At the Existentialist Café
Philosophy
History
Biography
Destiny of the Republic
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
History
Biography
American History
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse
Science
Mathematics
Politics
The Best and the Brightest
History
Politics
War
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
The Worldly Philosophers
Economics
Philosophy
History
Life at the Bottom
The Worldview That Makes the Underclass
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The Great Displacement
Climate Change and the Next American Migration
Science
Climate Change
Politics
The Genius of Israel
The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World
Israel
History
Jewish
Target Tehran
How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East
Israel
Iran
Politics
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
Economics
Politics
Business
The Anarchist Cookbook
Politics
Banned Books
Reference
The Constitution of Knowledge
A Defense of Truth
Politics
Philosophy
History
India Wins Freedom
The Complete Version
History
India
Politics
The Doctor and the Saint
The Ambedkar - Gandhi Debate
India
History
Politics
Bibi
My Story
Biography
History
Politics
The Long Game
China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order
China
Politics
History
Strangers in Their Own Land
Anger and Mourning on the American Right
Politics
Sociology
History
Animal Spirits
How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism
Economics
Psychology
Finance
Gaza in Crisis
Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
Politics
History
War
The Future of Freedom
Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
Politics
History
Philosophy
Narconomics
How to Run a Drug Cartel
Economics
Business
Crime
Banker to the Poor
Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
Economics
Business
Finance
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Capitalism in America
An Economic History of the United States
Economics
History
Business
Edible Economics
A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Economics
Food
Politics
Liberalism and Its Discontents
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Storm Before the Calm
America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
Politics
History
Economics
Fight
Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
Politics
History
The United States Of America
Minima Moralia
Reflections on a Damaged Life
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
People, Power, and Profits
Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent
Economics
Politics
Business
The Billion Dollar Spy
A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
History
Espionage
Russia
Girl on Girl
How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves
Feminism
Pop Culture
History
The Contrarian
Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power
Business
Biography
Politics
Social Justice Fallacies
Politics
Economics
History
The Bill of Obligations
The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Politics
History
American History
The Hacking of the American Mind
The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains
Health
Psychology
Science
Crystallizing Public Opinion
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Iran Awakening
A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
Iran
Memoir
History
The Accidental Superpower
The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
Politics
History
Economics
Thinking Like a Lawyer
A New Introduction to Legal Reasoning
Law
Philosophy
Politics
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Against Our Will
Men, Women and Rape
Feminism
Gender Studies
History
Slow Down
The Degrowth Manifesto
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Less Than Nothing
Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Why We're Polarized
Politics
History
Psychology
The Hundred-Year Marathon
China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
China
Politics
History
You Talkin' To Me?
Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
Writing
Philosophy
Language
The Authority Gap
Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It
Feminism
Politics
Business
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Economics
History
Politics
