Must Read Summaries: 382 books
by Capitol Reader
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Larry M. Bartels’ book: “Unequal Democracy: ThePolitical Economy of the New Gilded Age”.This summary of the ideas fromLarry M. Bartels’ book “Unequal Democracy” reveals the truth behind severalmyths about American politics. In his book, the author mainly exposes the...
Summary: Winner-Take-All Politics - Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson
How Washington Made the Rich Richer - and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson's book: "Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer - and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class".This summary of the ideas from Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson's book "Winner-Take-All Politics" argues that American politics are to...
Summary: Aftershock - Robert B. Reich
The Next Economy and America's Future
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Robert B. Reich's book: "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future".This summary of the ideas from Robert B. Reich's book "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future" argues that the crash of the American economy was due to the concentration of income and wealth at...
Summary: The Fair Tax Book - Neal Boortz and John Linder
Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Neal Boortz and John Linder's book: "The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS".This summary of the ideas from Neal Boortz and John Linder's book "The FairTax Book" provides a proposal for a new way of raising revenue in the US with FairTax. In their book, the...
Summary: Banker to the Poor - Muhammad Yunus
Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Muhammed Yunus' book: "Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty".This summary of the ideas from Muhammed Yunus' book "Banker to the Poor" explains the requirements for micro-credit in the current economy and how this can be a simple way of reducing poverty....
Summary: Men In Black - Mark R. Levin
How the Supreme Court is Destroying America
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Mark R. Levin’s book: “Men in Black: How the SupremeCourt is Destroying America”.This summary of the ideas fromMark R. Levin’s book “Men in Black” explains the author’s criticism towards theSupreme Court. According to Levin, the court corrupts the original ideas...
by BusinessNews Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
This work offers a summary of the book “HOW TO BE A BILLIONAIRE: Proven Strategies From The Titans Of Wealth” by Martin Fridson.Billionaires make their money in different markets, but the methods and strategies are remarkably similar. Martin Fridson’s research has isolated these methods, and explains...
Summary: Collapse - Jared Diamond
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Jared Diamond’s book: “Collapse: How SocietiesChoose to Fail or Succeed”.This summary of the ideas fromJared Diamond’s book “Collapse” reveals the secret to why some societiessucceed, while others fail. To do this, the author investigates severalsignificant events...
Summary: The World Is Flat - Thomas L. Friedman
A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Thomas L. Friedman’s book: “The World is Flat: The Globalized World in the Twenty-First Century”. This summary of the ideas from Thomas L. Friedman’s book “The World is Flat” shows how advances in technology will lead to a ‘flattening’ of the world as people are increasingly...
Summary: Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State - Andrew Gelman
Why Americans Vote the Way They Do
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Andrew Gelman's book: "Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do".This summary of the ideas from Andrew Gelman's book "Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State" shows that in the 2000 and 2004 elections, George W. Bush captured the lower-income...
Summary: Fault Lines - Raghuram G. Rajan
How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Raghuram G. Rajan’s book: “Fault Lines: How HiddenFractures Still Threaten the World Economy”.This summary of the ideas fromRaghuram G. Rajan’s book “Fault Lines” shows how the serious flaws in theeconomy were to blame for the global financial crisis. In his book,...
Summary: The Myth of the Rational Voter - Bryan Caplan
Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Bryan Caplan’s book: “The Myth of the RationalVoter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies”.This summary of the ideas fromBryan Caplan’s book “The Myth of the Rational Voter” investigates why votersare largely influenced by misconceptions, irrational beliefs and personalopinions....
by Capitol Reader
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller in his book “Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and why it Matters for Global Capitalism”. This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less...
Summary: The Caged Virgin - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
An Emmancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
Complete summary of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book: “The Caged Virgin: AnEmancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam”.This summary of the ideas fromAyaan Hirsi Ali’s book “The Caged Virgin” reveals the author’s resentmenttowards her religion’s oppression of women. In her book, Ali uses...