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The Corrosion of Character Summary
The Corrosion of Character
The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
by Richard Sennett 1996 176 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Economics
Politics
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley 2015 376 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Creative Schools Summary
Creative Schools
The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
by Ken Robinson 2015 320 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Teaching
Parenting
Psychology
The Art of Learning Summary
The Art of Learning
A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
by Josh Waitzkin 2007 265 pages
4.04
20k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Present Summary
The Present
The Secret to Enjoying Your Work and Life, Now!
by Spencer Johnson 1981 109 pages
3.91
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict Summary
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
by Thomas Cuong Huynh 2008 256 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
How to Have a Beautiful Mind Summary
How to Have a Beautiful Mind
by Edward de Bono 2004 232 pages
3.60
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Mind Illuminated Summary
The Mind Illuminated
A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science
by Culadasa (John Charles Yates) 2015 504 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Psychology
After Buddhism Summary
After Buddhism
Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
by Stephen Batchelor 2015 381 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
by Daniel Klein 2015 210 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Evolution of Everything Summary
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
by Matt Ridley 2015 368 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom
by Garry Kasparov 2001 240 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Chess
Business
Biography
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom Summary
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom
The Path of Insight Meditation
by Joseph Goldstein 1987 216 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Conquest of Mind Summary
Conquest of Mind
Take Charge of Your Thoughts and Reshape Your Life Through Meditation
by Eknath Easwaran 1988 224 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Fighter's Mind Summary
The Fighter's Mind
Inside the Mental Game
by Sam Sheridan 2010 283 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Martial Arts
Sports
Psychology
Fooled by Randomness Summary
Fooled by Randomness
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001 368 pages
4.08
67k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Friendship Summary
Friendship
by A.C. Grayling 2013 248 pages
3.28
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
Walking the Buddha's Path
by Henepola Gunaratana 2001 288 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Dalai Lama XIV 1998 322 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 120 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear
Comforting Wisdom for Life
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002 208 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Search Inside Yourself Summary
Search Inside Yourself
The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness
by Chade-Meng Tan 2012 288 pages
4.04
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The China Model Summary
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
by Daniel A. Bell 2015 336 pages
3.63
100+ ratings
China
Politics
History
The High Price of Materialism Summary
The High Price of Materialism
by Tim Kasser 2002 166 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Inner History of Devices Summary
The Inner History of Devices
by Sherry Turkle 2008 208 pages
3.82
50+ ratings
History
Technology
Science
The Marriage of Sense and Soul Summary
The Marriage of Sense and Soul
Integrating Science and Religion
by Ken Wilber 1998 223 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
by Richard P. Feynman 1999 270 pages
4.23
13k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Biography
The Reactionary Mind Summary
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
by Corey Robin 2011 290 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Toward a Psychology of Being Summary
Toward a Psychology of Being
by Abraham H. Maslow 1961 274 pages
4.17
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
by Slavoj Žižek 2014 208 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
by James C. Scott 2012 198 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Very Little...Almost Nothing Summary
Very Little...Almost Nothing
Death, Philosophy, Literature
by Simon Critchley 2004 232 pages
3.91
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Death
Strangers Drowning Summary
Strangers Drowning
Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help
by Larissa MacFarquhar 2015 336 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Powerful Strategies That Will Make You Improve Decisions And Think Smarter
by Harvey Segler 2015 66 pages
2.96
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Superintelligence Summary
Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
by Nick Bostrom 2014 352 pages
3.86
19k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
The Myth of the Objective
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015 154 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Business
The Upside of Your Dark Side Summary
The Upside of Your Dark Side
Why Being Your Whole Self — Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment
by Todd Kashdan 2014 304 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt 2006 297 pages
4.10
42k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
How to Win a Cosmic War Summary
How to Win a Cosmic War
God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
by Reza Aslan 2009 228 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Religion
Politics
History
The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
by Aaron Swartz 2015 359 pages
4.19
100+ ratings
Biography
Politics
Essays
A Guide to the Good Life Summary
A Guide to the Good Life
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
by William B. Irvine 2008 326 pages
4.19
26k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Sit Like a Buddha Summary
Sit Like a Buddha
A Pocket Guide to Meditation
by Lodro Rinzler 2014 128 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Self Help
Buddhism
Spirituality
Happy for No Reason Summary
Happy for No Reason
7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
by Marci Shimoff 2008 420 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Missing Out Summary
Missing Out
In Praise of the Unlived Life
by Adam Phillips 2012 224 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting Summary
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting
The Astonishing Power of Feelings
by Lynn Grabhorn 1999 308 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
My Gita Summary
My Gita
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2015 256 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Reason for God Summary
The Reason for God
Belief in an Age of Skepticism
by Timothy J. Keller 2008 293 pages
4.23
71k+ ratings
Christian
Theology
Religion
Daily Inspiration from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
Daily Inspiration from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin S. Sharma 406 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Philosophy
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence
by Nathaniel Branden 1987 176 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
At Home in the Universe Summary
At Home in the Universe
The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
by Stuart A. Kauffman 1995 336 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
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