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Crafting Novels & Short Stories Summary
Crafting Novels & Short Stories
The Complete Guide to Writing Great Fiction
by Writer's Digest Books 2011 368 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Super Structure Summary
Super Structure
The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story
by James Scott Bell 2015 120 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
UX for Beginners Summary
UX for Beginners
A Crash Course in 100 Short Lessons
by Joel Marsh 2016 255 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Design
Computer Science
Technology
Mapping Experiences Summary
Mapping Experiences
A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
by James Kalbach 2015 379 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Reference
ConCom Summary
ConCom
Conflict Communication A New Paradigm in Conscious Communication
by Rory Miller 2014 191 pages
4.24
100+ ratings
Psychology
Communication
Martial Arts
Personality Type Summary
Personality Type
by Lenore Thomson 1998 432 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Yoga as Medicine Summary
Yoga as Medicine
The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing
by Timothy McCall 2007 592 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Health
Reference
Self Help
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Summary
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life
A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected
by Jason Hanson 2015 272 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Survival
Self Help
Reference
Encyclopedia of Healing Foods Summary
Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
by Michael T. Murray 2005 912 pages
4.43
100+ ratings
Health
Reference
Nutrition
How to Make Sense of Any Mess Summary
How to Make Sense of Any Mess
by Abby Covert 2014 180 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools
50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark 2006 260 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary
Writing the Paranormal Novel
Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.
by Steven Harper 2011 274 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Paranormal
This Year You Write Your Novel Summary
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley 2007 111 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg 1986 336 pages
4.21
30k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain 1965 344 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Quantum Universe Summary
The Quantum Universe
Everything That Can Happen Does Happen
by Brian Cox 2011 256 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Spark Joy Summary
Spark Joy
An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
by Marie Kondō 2012 291 pages
3.88
43k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Reference
Writing to Learn Summary
Writing to Learn
How to Write — And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
by William Zinsser 1988 272 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Writing
Education
Self Help
The Non-Designer's Design Book Summary
The Non-Designer's Design Book
by Robin P. Williams 2011 200 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Design
Reference
Art
TED Talks Storytelling Summary
TED Talks Storytelling
23 Storytelling Techniques from the Best TED Talks
by Akash Karia 2013 76 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Writing
Unclutter Your Life in One Week Summary
Unclutter Your Life in One Week
by Erin Rooney Doland 2009 256 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Reference
Productivity
The Art of Problem Solving Summary
The Art of Problem Solving
Accompanied by Ackoff's Fables
by Russell L. Ackoff 1978 240 pages
3.95
100+ ratings
Business
Management
Reference
On Writing Summary
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway 1984 160 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Writing
Classics
Literature
Save the Cat Summary
Save the Cat
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder 2005 195 pages
4.02
20k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Investing Made Simple Summary
Investing Made Simple
Index Fund Investing and ETF Investing Explained in 100 Pages or Less
by Mike Piper 2009 100 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Finance
Business
Personal Finance
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution Summary
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars
by Richard K. Bernstein 1997 560 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Reference
Word Painting Summary
Word Painting
A Guide to Writing More Descriptively
by Rebecca McClanahan 2014 256 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Poetry
Meditation for Dummies Summary
Meditation for Dummies
by Stephan Bodian 1999 348 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Herbs for Reducing Stress & Anxiety Summary
Herbs for Reducing Stress & Anxiety
by Rosemary Gladstar 1999 80 pages
4.30
100+ ratings
Herbs
Health
Reference
Accounting For Dummies Summary
Accounting For Dummies
by John A. Tracy 2004 386 pages
3.59
100+ ratings
Business
Accounting
Finance
Learning Android Summary
Learning Android
by Marko Gargenta 2011 245 pages
3.69
100+ ratings
Programming
Computers
Technology
The New Organic Grower Summary
The New Organic Grower
A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener
by Eliot Coleman 1989 340 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
Gardening
Agriculture
Food
Coffee Summary
Coffee
A Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying
by Kenneth Davids 1976 288 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Food
Cooking
Reference
What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers Summary
What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
by Richard Nelson Bolles 1970 382 pages
3.71
16k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Reference
Learn C# in One Day and Learn It Well Summary
Learn C# in One Day and Learn It Well
C# for Beginners with Hands-on Project
by Jamie Chan 2015 161 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Reference
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution Summary
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution
The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love
by Zak George 2016 240 pages
4.24
5k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
Reference
The Business Model Navigator Summary
The Business Model Navigator
55 Models That Will Revolutionise Your Business
by Oliver Gassmann 2013 400 pages
4.09
100+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
50 Essential Concepts
by Peter Bruce 2017 315 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Computer Science
Mathematics
Programming
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills
by Tristan Gooley 2014 416 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Travel
Etiquette Guide to Japan Summary
Etiquette Guide to Japan
Know the Rules That Make the Difference
by Boyé Lafayette de Mente 1990 128 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Japan
Travel
Reference
Perfect English Grammar Summary
Perfect English Grammar
The Indispensable Guide to Excellent Writing and Speaking
by Grant Barrett 2016 240 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
Overcoming Anxiety Summary
Overcoming Anxiety
Reassuring Ways to Break Free from Stress and Worry and Lead a Calmer Life
by Gill Hasson 2015 211 pages
3.66
100+ ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Health
Body Language For Dummies Summary
Body Language For Dummies
by Elizabeth Kuhnke 2007 309 pages
3.51
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Reference
The Book of Questions Summary
The Book of Questions
by Gregory Stock 1985 205 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger 1987 242 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion Summary
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion
A Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power to Protect and Rejuvenate Itself
by Pete Egoscue 1992 224 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
Stretching to Stay Young Summary
Stretching to Stay Young
Simple Workouts to Keep You Flexible, Energized, and Pain Free
by Jessica Matthews 2016 212 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk Summary
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk
And Other Truths About Being Creative
by Danielle Krysa 2016 136 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Writing
Defensive Security Handbook Summary
Defensive Security Handbook
Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure
by Lee Brotherston 2017 282 pages
3.95
100+ ratings
Technical
Technology
Engineering
English Grammar For Dummies Summary
English Grammar For Dummies
by Geraldine Woods 2001 359 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
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