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Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
by Howard S. Becker 1998 239 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Sociology
Research
Writing
The Arab Uprising Summary
The Arab Uprising
The Wave of Protest that Toppled the Status Quo and the Struggle for a New Middle East
by Marc Lynch 2012 288 pages
3.66
100+ ratings
Politics
History
Unfinished
How Learning Works Summary
How Learning Works
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
by Susan A. Ambrose 2010 301 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Designing for Behavior Change Summary
Designing for Behavior Change
Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics
by Stephen Wendel 2013 394 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
e-Learning by Design Summary
e-Learning by Design
by William Horton 2006 640 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Education
Reference
Academic
When Science Meets Religion Summary
When Science Meets Religion
Enemies, Strangers, or Partners?
by Ian G. Barbour 2000 205 pages
3.54
100+ ratings
Science
Religion
Philosophy
Mapping Experiences Summary
Mapping Experiences
A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
by James Kalbach 2016 384 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Reference
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook
Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
by Julia Bell 2016 449 pages
3.97
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Poetry
Monkeys with Typewriters Summary
Monkeys with Typewriters
How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
by Scarlett Thomas 2012 488 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Books About Books
Psychology Summary
Psychology
A Very Short Introduction
by Gillian Butler 2013 168 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
A Concise Guide
by Tracy Bowell 2009 304 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Psychology
The Privileged Poor Summary
The Privileged Poor
How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
by Anthony Abraham Jack 2019 288 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Education
Sociology
Social Justice
Play to Learn Summary
Play to Learn
Everything You Need to Know About Designing Effective Learning Games
by Sharon Boller 2017 168 pages
3.97
50+ ratings
Game Design
Academic
Technology
How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary
How to Speak Any Language Fluently
Fun, stimulating and effective methods to help anyone learn languages faster
by Alex Rawlings 2017 194 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Self Help
Qualitative Research Methods Summary
Qualitative Research Methods
Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact
by Sarah J. Tracy 2019 422 pages
3.98
50+ ratings
School
Academic
Teach Students How to Learn Summary
Teach Students How to Learn
Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation
by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2015 341 pages
4.18
100+ ratings
Teaching
Education
Self Help
How to Study for a Mathematics Degree Summary
How to Study for a Mathematics Degree
by Lara Alcock 2012 256 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Mathematics
Academic
Self Help
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling
Creative Nonfiction on Screen
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010 368 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Writing
Film
Academic
The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008 208 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Data-Driven Marketing Summary
Data-Driven Marketing
The 15 Metrics Everyone in Marketing Should Know
by Mark Jeffery 2010 320 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Buisness
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Summary
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
Take-Charge Strategies to Empower Your Healing
by Babette Rothschild 2010 192 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Practical Ethics Summary
Practical Ethics
by Peter Singer 2011 356 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
Political Philosophy Summary
Political Philosophy
A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians
by Adam Swift 2013 200 pages
3.95
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Political Science
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management Summary
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management
by Eric Verzuh 2015 528 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Reference
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips 2014 288 pages
4.2
100+ ratings
Music
Game Design
Games
Journey through Trauma Summary
Journey through Trauma
A Guide to the 5-Phase Cycle of Healing Repeated Trauma
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018 336 pages
4.54
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture Summary
Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture
Based on the Competing Values Framework
by Kim S. Cameron 2011 288 pages
3.9
100+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot
A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
by Paul J. Silvia 2018 110 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
Writing
Academia
Academic
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
by Harvard Business Review 2013 224 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Summary
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement
by John M. Bryson 2017 547 pages
3.6
100+ ratings
Business
Grad School
Management
Hard-Core Romance Summary
Hard-Core Romance
Fifty Shades of Grey, Best-Sellers, and Society
by Eva Illouz 2014 97 pages
3.52
100+ ratings
Sociology
Feminism
Sexuality
Resilience Thinking Summary
Resilience Thinking
Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World
by Brian Walker 2012 192 pages
3.84
100+ ratings
Science
Environment
Sustainability
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice
Examples for Discussion and Analysis
by Sharan B. Merriam 2018 480 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Research
Academic
Understanding Organizations Summary
Understanding Organizations
by Charles B. Handy 2005 448 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Business
Management
Psychology
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Summary
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers
by Harvard Business Review 2018 176 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Business
Management
Finance
Hidden Games Summary
Hidden Games
The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
by Erez Yoeli
3.65
100+ ratings
Economics
Psychology
Science
The Basics of Process Mapping Summary
The Basics of Process Mapping
by Robert Damelio 2011 183 pages
3.54
100+ ratings
Business
Reference
Management
Sensemaking in Organizations Summary
Sensemaking in Organizations
by Karl E. Weick 1995 248 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Business
Sociology
Leadership
When the Adults Change, Everything Changes Summary
When the Adults Change, Everything Changes
Seismic shifts in school behaviour
by Paul Dix
4.31
2k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
School
Letters to a Law Student Summary
Letters to a Law Student
A Guide to Studying Law at University
by Nicholas J. McBride 2007 277 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Law
Education
Self Help
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership Summary
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership
Casting Light or Shadow
by Craig E. Johnson 2008 408 pages
3.62
100+ ratings
Leadership
Textbooks
Academic
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