Instaread Summaries: 317 books

Summary, Analysis & Review of Lynda Cohen Loigman’s The Two-Family House by Instaread   Preview:   The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman is a novel that follows two families whose lives are closely intertwined. Mort and Abe are brothers who share a two-family...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles’s News of the World by Instaread   Preview:   News of the World by Paulette Jiles is the story of an unlikely friendship between an old man, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, and a 10-year-old girl, Johanna Leonberger, who...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Alice Hoffman’s Faithful by Instaread   Preview:   Faithful by Alice Hoffman is a novel that follows a young woman, Shelby Richmond, through her slow, incremental recovery from a traumatic experience. Shelby and her best friend Helene...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Allen Carr's The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Instaread   Preview:   The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr is a self-help book designed to help smokers kick the habit and find freedom from the tyranny of their addiction. To date,...

**Summary, Analysis & Review of Glenn Beck's Liars by Instaread   **     Preview:   In Liars: How Progressives Exploit Our Fear for Power and Control, Glenn Beck exposes the past and present onslaught led by the Left against the tenets of free society in the...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath by Instaread   Preview:   Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is a book about perceived disadvantage. People with few resources or certain disadvantages...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Melissa Hartwig’s Food Freedom Forever by Instaread   Preview:   Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Hartwig is a self-help guide for anyone who has struggled with dieting and making healthy food choices. “Food freedom” is a way of...

Without You, There Is No Us by Suki Kim- A 15-minute Summary & Analysis PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.  Inside this Instaread: • Summary of entire book • Introduction to the important people in the book...

Summary of Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar | Includes Analysis​   Preview of this Instaread: Deep Down Dark is a narrative nonfiction book by journalist and novelist Héctor Tobar. The book tells the story of thirty-three miners trapped in a caved-in mine in northern Chile...

Summary of No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin | Includes  Analysis   Preview No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin is a unique blend of history and biography, exploring the leadership and personal relationships of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) and...

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan - A 15-minute Summary & Analysis PLEASE NOTE: This is an unofficial summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.    Inside this Instaread: • Summary of entire book • Introduction to the...

Summary of Upstairs at the White House by J. B. West | Includes Analysis PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.    Inside this Instaread: • Summary of entire book • Introduction to the important people in...

Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell | Includes Analysis   Preview of this Instaread: Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson is a gritty and compelling narrative that recounts what happened...

Leaving Before the Rains Come by Alexandra Fuller | Includes Analysis   Preview of this Instaread: Leaving Before the Rains Come is the third memoir in a series written by Alexandra Fuller. In this book, Fuller searches for herself as her life falls apart around her. Fuller’s...