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Nothing to Hide Summary
Nothing to Hide
The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security
by Daniel J. Solove 2011 256 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Law
Politics
Technology
Applied Economics Summary
Applied Economics
Thinking Beyond Stage One
by Thomas Sowell 2003 256 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Economic Facts and Fallacies Summary
Economic Facts and Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell 2007 262 pages
4.24
5k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Intellectuals and Society Summary
Intellectuals and Society
by Thomas Sowell 2009 416 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Parasitic Mind Summary
Parasitic Mind
How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
by Gad Saad 2020 264 pages
3.95
7k+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
Practicing the Power of Now Summary
Practicing the Power of Now
Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle 1997 142 pages
4.25
48k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Outrageous Openness Summary
Outrageous Openness
Letting the Divine Take the Lead
by Tosha Silver 2011 240 pages
4.24
5k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching Summary
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1998 294 pages
4.33
19k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Walden & Civil Disobedience Summary
Walden & Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau 1849 320 pages
3.94
38k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
Walden & Civil Disobedience Summary
Walden & Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau 1849 320 pages
3.94
38k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
Principles for Success Summary
Principles for Success
by Ray Dalio 2019 160 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Letters to a Young Mathematician Summary
Letters to a Young Mathematician
by Ian Stewart 2006 224 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
Mathematics of Life Summary
Mathematics of Life
by Ian Stewart 2011 368 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Biology
DMT Summary
DMT
The Spirit Molecule
by Rick Strassman 2000 363 pages
4.16
10k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Spirituality
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Summary
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
by Shunryu Suzuki 1970 138 pages
4.22
47k+ ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
Political Philosophy Summary
Political Philosophy
A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians
by Adam Swift 2001 208 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
Skin in the Game Summary
Skin in the Game
The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018 272 pages
3.91
29k+ ratings
Philosophy
Business
Economics
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone Summary
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
by Astra Taylor 2019 368 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Love and Limerence Summary
Love and Limerence
The Experience of Being in Love
by Dorothy Tennov 1979 340 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Self Help
The God Who Weeps Summary
The God Who Weeps
How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life
by Terryl L. Givens 2012 160 pages
4.33
3k+ ratings
Religion
Lds
Church
Alone Together Summary
Alone Together
Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
by Sherry Turkle 2011 360 pages
3.62
6k+ ratings
Technology
Psychology
Sociology
Letters From An Astrophysicist Summary
Letters From An Astrophysicist
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2019 272 pages
4.06
8k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life Summary
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life
Collected Talks 1960-1969
by Alan W. Watts 2006 272 pages
4.42
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Buddhism
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way
An Autobiography
by Alan W. Watts 1972 384 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Biography
Spirituality
The meaning of happiness Summary
The meaning of happiness
The quest for freedom of the spirit in modern psychology & the wisdom of the east
by Alan W. Watts 1940 219 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Spirituality
Pragmatics of Human Communication Summary
Pragmatics of Human Communication
A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
by Paul Watzlawick 1967 296 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Psychology
Communication
Philosophy
The Optimist's Telescope Summary
The Optimist's Telescope
Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
by Bina Venkataraman 2019
3.46
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Business
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train Summary
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
by Howard Zinn 1994 214 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Memoir
The Serendipity Mindset Summary
The Serendipity Mindset
The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck
by Christian Busch 2020 384 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
The Character Edge Summary
The Character Edge
Leading and Winning with Integrity
by Robert L. Caslen Jr. 2020 352 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Psychology
The Alignment Problem Summary
The Alignment Problem
Machine Learning and Human Values
by Brian Christian 2020 496 pages
4.36
4k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Why Vegan? Summary
Why Vegan?
by Peter Singer 2020 87 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Vegan
Environment
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism
A Manifesto
by Legacy Russell 2020 178 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Feminism
Theory
Philosophy
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich Summary
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 2020 232 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Economics
History
Business
First Principles Summary
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
by Thomas E. Ricks 2020 416 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
On Confidence Summary
On Confidence
by The School of Life 2017 60 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Self-Knowledge Summary
Self-Knowledge
by The School of Life 2018 93 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road Summary
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road
The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day
by Terri Jean 2003 461 pages
4.34
100+ ratings
Native American
Spirituality
Cultural
Science and Religion Summary
Science and Religion
A Very Short Introduction
by Thomas Dixon 1903 168 pages
3.68
100+ ratings
Religion
Science
Philosophy
At the Existentialist Café Summary
At the Existentialist Café
by Sarah Bakewell 2016 440 pages
4.24
17k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Biography
Twelve Pillars Summary
Twelve Pillars
by Jim Rohn 2005 126 pages
4.41
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Privacy is Power Summary
Privacy is Power
Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data
by Carissa Véliz 2020 224 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Technology
Politics
Sociology
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff
Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life
by Richard Carlson 1997 248 pages
4.00
94k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love
Simple Ways to Nurture and Strengthen Your Relationships While Avoiding the Habits That Break Down Your Loving Connection
by Richard Carlson 1999 269 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Psychology
Many Lives, Many Masters Summary
Many Lives, Many Masters
The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives
by Brian L. Weiss 1988 224 pages
4.17
74k+ ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Self Help
The Black Swan Summary
The Black Swan
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007 480 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Philosophy
What Evolution Is Summary
What Evolution Is
by Ernst W. Mayr 2001 318 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
Zen in the Martial Arts Summary
Zen in the Martial Arts
by Joe Hyams 1979 135 pages
4.19
3k+ ratings
Martial Arts
Philosophy
Zen
Confucianism Summary
Confucianism
A Very Short Introduction
by Daniel K. Gardner 2014 136 pages
3.96
100+ ratings
Philosophy
China
Religion
Game Theory Summary
Game Theory
A Very Short Introduction
by Ken Binmore 2007 208 pages
3.15
1k+ ratings
Economics
Science
Philosophy
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