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Volume 1 · Issue 1 · June 2026

The world's most-read books, in Amharic.

A slow project to bring the ideas of the world's most-read books into Amharic. Each summary takes about twelve minutes to read, or eighteen to listen to on your morning commute.

The Ethiopians cover

Editor's Pick · This Week

The Ethiopians Lost Civilizations

by Steven Kaplan

16 min read 24 min listen
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The Beta Israel (Falasha) in Ethiopia cover

History

The Beta Israel (Falasha) in Ethiopia

Steven Kaplan

17 min read
The Man Called Brown Condor cover

History

The Man Called Brown Condor

Thomas E. Simmons

15 min read
7 Rules of Power cover

Business

7 Rules of Power

Jeffrey Pfeffer

15 min read
Holy War cover

History

Holy War

Ian Campbell

16 min read
Titan cover

Biography

Titan

Ron Chernow

16 min read
In Search of King Solomon's Mines cover

Travel

In Search of King Solomon's Mines

Tahir Shah

16 min read
The 48 Laws of Power cover

Psychology

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

16 min read
The History of Money cover

Economics

The History of Money

Jack Weatherford

18 min read

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Curated entry points into the catalogue. We add categories slowly as the library grows.

Non Fiction 23 History 9 Ethiopian History 7 Africa 5 Personal Finance 5 Productivity 5 Self Improvement 5 Business 4

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