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The Golem Summary
The Golem
What You Should Know about Science
by Harry Collins 1992 212 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
The Daily Laws Summary
The Daily Laws
366 Meditations from the author of the bestselling The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene 2021 463 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Being You Summary
Being You
A New Science of Consciousness
by Anil Seth 2020 352 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Summary
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy
by Donald J. Robertson 2010 316 pages
4.18
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
by Jonathan Haber 2020 232 pages
3.60
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Education
Psychology
What We Owe Each Other Summary
What We Owe Each Other
A New Social Contract for a Better Society
by Minouche Shafik 2021 256 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Spirit Level Summary
The Spirit Level
Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009 352 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The Art of Thinking Clearly Summary
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli 2011 384 pages
3.85
38k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
All About Love Summary
All About Love
New Visions
by bell hooks 1999 240 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Self Help
The Practice of Not Thinking Summary
The Practice of Not Thinking
by Ryūnosuke Koike 2013 144 pages
3.42
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
The Essential Jung Summary
The Essential Jung
Selected Writings
by C.G. Jung 1983 448 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Practical Stoicism - Exercises for doing the right thing right now Summary
Practical Stoicism - Exercises for doing the right thing right now
by Grey Freeman 49 pages
4.30
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Personal Development
Woke Racism Summary
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
by John McWhorter 2021 224 pages
3.93
6k+ ratings
Politics
Race
Sociology
The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive Summary
The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive
A Radical Translation
by Jeffrey Armstrong 2020 312 pages
4.46
50+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
A Brief History of Thought Summary
A Brief History of Thought
A Philosophical Guide to Living
by Luc Ferry 1996 304 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Thank You for Arguing Summary
Thank You for Arguing
What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
by Jay Heinrichs 2007 336 pages
3.59
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
A Human History of Emotion Summary
A Human History of Emotion
How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
by Richard Firth-Godbehere 2021 336 pages
3.70
100+ ratings
History
Psychology
Science
The Story Paradox Summary
The Story Paradox
How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down
by Jonathan Gottschall 2021 272 pages
3.70
100+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Science
21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges Summary
21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges
by Charles B. Handy 2019 208 pages
4.35
100+ ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
The Good Enough Parent Summary
The Good Enough Parent
How to Raise Contented, Interesting and Resilient Children
by The School of Life 2021 192 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Philosophy
Ganbatte! Summary
Ganbatte!
The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward
by Albert Liebermann 2021 160 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Summary
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2021 320 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of War Summary
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu 170 pages
3.95
500k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
War
The Tao of Inner Peace Summary
The Tao of Inner Peace
by Diane Dreher 1990 336 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
Thinking and Deciding Summary
Thinking and Deciding
by Jonathan Baron 1988 600 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
No Self, No Problem Summary
No Self, No Problem
How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism
by Chris Niebauer 2019 192 pages
4.26
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Philosophy
The Sorrows of Love Summary
The Sorrows of Love
by The School of Life 2018 57 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
What I Believe Summary
What I Believe
by Leo Tolstoy 1884 244 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Russia
The Age of AI and Our Human Future Summary
The Age of AI and Our Human Future
by Henry Kissinger 2021 272 pages
3.46
4k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t Summary
The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t
Cut the Crap and Live Your Life
by Fabrice Midal 2017 176 pages
3.10
500+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
France
The Tao of Daily Life Summary
The Tao of Daily Life
The Mysteries of the Orient Revealed The Joys of Inner Harmony Found The Path to Enlightenment Illuminated
by Derek Lin 2007 240 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Taoism
Spirituality
The Concise Mastery Summary
The Concise Mastery
by Robert Greene 2014 208 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Powershift Summary
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
by Alvin Toffler 1990 640 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Business
The Rumi Prescription Summary
The Rumi Prescription
How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life
by Melody Moezzi 2020 272 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Poetry
Memoir
Mental Health
Love People, Use Things Summary
Love People, Use Things
Because the Opposite Never Works
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2021 336 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Relationships
The Zen of Therapy Summary
The Zen of Therapy
Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life
by Mark Epstein 2022 320 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self-Reliance Summary
Self-Reliance
An Excerpt from Collected Essays, First Series
by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 51 pages
4.00
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Better, Not Perfect Summary
Better, Not Perfect
A Realist's Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness
by Max H. Bazerman 2020 256 pages
3.51
100+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Business
Seeking Wisdom Summary
Seeking Wisdom
From Darwin To Munger
by Peter Bevelin 2003 318 pages
4.22
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Business
Psychology
The Little Book of Psychology Summary
The Little Book of Psychology
An Introduction to the Key Psychologists and Theories You Need to Know
by Emily Ralls 2019 98 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Philosophical Baby Summary
The Philosophical Baby
What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life
by Alison Gopnik 2003 288 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Philosophy
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds Summary
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds
How William James Can Save Your Life
by John Kaag 2020 210 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
From Strength to Strength Summary
From Strength to Strength
Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
by Arthur C. Brooks 2022 270 pages
3.94
13k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
I May Be Wrong Summary
I May Be Wrong
And Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk
by Björn Natthiko Lindeblad 2020 257 pages
4.27
10k+ ratings
Biography
Philosophy
Self Help
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov 2001 288 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Chess
Business
Biography
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul Summary
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul
by Osho 2010 216 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness Summary
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness
by Gary Cox 2011 192 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Meditations Summary
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius 254 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Heaven Is a Place on Earth Summary
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
by Adrian Shirk 2022 352 pages
3.95
100+ ratings
Memoir
History
Essays
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Summary
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
by Eric Jorgenson 2020 244 pages
4.43
57k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Philosophy
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