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The Polymath Summary
The Polymath
Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility
by Waqas Ahmed 2019 333 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
History
The Longing for Less Summary
The Longing for Less
Living with Minimalism
by Kyle Chayka 2020 272 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Art
Design
Welcoming the Unwelcome Summary
Welcoming the Unwelcome
Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World
by Pema Chödrön 2019 187 pages
4.36
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Self Help
The Eight Master Lessons of Nature Summary
The Eight Master Lessons of Nature
What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World
by Gary Ferguson 2019 272 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Self Help
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Summary
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1976 96 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Humor
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Summary
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
An Inquiry Into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig 1974 540 pages
3.78
200k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Spirituality
The Good State Summary
The Good State
On the Principles of Democracy
by A.C. Grayling 2020 256 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel Summary
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel
by Ashish Bagrecha 2019 198 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Poetry
Love
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance Summary
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance
by Haim Shapira 2009 192 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
No More Mr. Nice Guy Summary
No More Mr. Nice Guy
by Robert A. Glover 2000 208 pages
4.04
21k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Buddhism without Beliefs Summary
Buddhism without Beliefs
A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
by Stephen Batchelor 1997 127 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Just So Summary
Just So
Money, Materialism, and the Ineffable, Intelligent Universe
by Alan W. Watts 2020 216 pages
4.24
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Spirituality
The Return of the Russian Leviathan Summary
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
by Sergei Medvedev 2017 250 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Russia
Politics
History
Death Summary
Death
An Inside Story
by Sadhguru 2020 376 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Mechanism of Mind Summary
Mechanism of Mind
by Edward de Bono 1976 288 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Psychology
Personal Development
Self Help
The Reality Bubble Summary
The Reality Bubble
Blind Spots, Hidden Truths, and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World
by Ziya Tong 2019 366 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
History
Stop Reading the News Summary
Stop Reading the News
A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life
by Rolf Dobelli 2019
3.72
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Politics
Existential-Humanistic Therapy Summary
Existential-Humanistic Therapy
by Kirk J. Schneider 2009 164 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Philosophy
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking Summary
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking
A Guide for Improving Every Aspect of Your Life
by Linda Elder 2012 212 pages
3.66
100+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Business
The Joy of Living Summary
The Joy of Living
Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
by Yongey Mingyur 2007 272 pages
4.26
8k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Emotional Chaos to Clarity Summary
Emotional Chaos to Clarity
How to Live More Skillfully, Make Better Decisions, and Find Purpose in Life
by Phillip Moffitt 2012 304 pages
4.15
100+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
The Wisdom of Insecurity Summary
The Wisdom of Insecurity
A Message for an Age of Anxiety
by Alan W. Watts 1951 152 pages
4.15
26k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Smile at Fear Summary
Smile at Fear
Awakening the True Heart of Bravery
by Chögyam Trungpa 2009 124 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Prince Summary
The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli 1513 144 pages
3.84
300k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Why The Truth Matters More Than You Think Summary
How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Why The Truth Matters More Than You Think
by Andy Andrews 2011 83 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Precipice Summary
The Precipice
by Toby Ord 2020 480 pages
3.98
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Politics
On Tyranny Summary
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
by Timothy Snyder 2017 127 pages
4.22
74k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Essays
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism Summary
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism
Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity
by Matthew Van Natta 2019 179 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Personal Development
Calculated Risks Summary
Calculated Risks
How to Know When Numbers Deceive You
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2002 320 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Mathematics
Understanding Human Nature Summary
Understanding Human Nature
by Alfred Adler 1927 224 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
How to Grow Old Summary
How to Grow Old
Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 217 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Radical Uncertainty Summary
Radical Uncertainty
Decision-Making Beyond the Numbers
by John Kay 2020 544 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Economics
Business
Psychology
The Great Mental Models Volume 2 Summary
The Great Mental Models Volume 2
Physics, Chemistry and Biology
by Shane Parrish 2019 397 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
Love, Freedom, Aloneness Summary
Love, Freedom, Aloneness
The Koan of Relationships
by Osho 2001 244 pages
4.12
6k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai
Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz
by Héctor García 2016 192 pages
3.75
82k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
Phosphorescence Summary
Phosphorescence
On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark
by Julia Baird 2020 320 pages
3.78
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Science
Don’t Burn This Book Summary
Don’t Burn This Book
Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason
by Dave Rubin 2020 256 pages
3.77
3k+ ratings
Politics
Biography
Philosophy
Transcend Summary
Transcend
The New Science of Self-Actualization
by Scott Barry Kaufman 2020 432 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Groupthink Summary
Groupthink
A Study in Self Delusion
by Christopher Booker 2020 240 pages
3.13
100+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
The Code. The Evaluation. The Protocols Summary
The Code. The Evaluation. The Protocols
Striving to Become an Eminently Qualified Human
by Jocko Willink 2020 56 pages
4.39
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Self Help
Personal Development
Finite and Infinite Games Summary
Finite and Infinite Games
A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility
by James P. Carse 1986 180 pages
3.75
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Business
Skin in the Game Summary
Skin in the Game
The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018 272 pages
3.90
29k+ ratings
Philosophy
Business
Economics
It Works Summary
It Works
The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come True!
by R.H.J. 1926 28 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Heidegger Summary
Heidegger
An Essential Guide For Complete Beginners
by Michael Watts 2014 121 pages
4.39
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error
Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
by António Damásio 1994 336 pages
3.96
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Humankind Summary
Humankind
A Hopeful History
by Rutger Bregman 2019 462 pages
4.32
70k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Philosophy
Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living Summary
Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living
by Roger Housden 2005 208 pages
3.58
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
The Big Questions of Life Summary
The Big Questions of Life
by Om Swami 2020 158 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Bullshit Jobs Summary
Bullshit Jobs
A Theory
by David Graeber 2018 335 pages
4.03
29k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Fully Engaged Summary
Fully Engaged
Using the Practicing Mind in Daily Life
by Thomas M. Sterner 2016 120 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
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