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Can You Keep a Secret? Summary
Can You Keep a Secret?
by Sophie Kinsella 2003 374 pages
3.82
400k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
House Rules Summary
House Rules
by Jodi Picoult 2010 532 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Good in Bed Summary
Good in Bed
by Jennifer Weiner 2002 376 pages
3.76
300k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
A Clash of Kings Summary
A Clash of Kings
by George R.R. Martin 1998 1009 pages
4.42
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Shades of Midnight Summary
Shades of Midnight
by Lara Adrian 2009 383 pages
4.28
26k+ ratings
Paranormal Romance
Paranormal
Vampires
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital
Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives
by John Palfrey 2008 288 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Technology
Education
Internet
The Power of a Praying Wife Summary
The Power of a Praying Wife
by Stormie Omartian 1996 208 pages
4.34
62k+ ratings
Christian Living
Inspirational
Family
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Summary
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple 2012 330 pages
3.87
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Mystery
Helping Your Anxious Child Summary
Helping Your Anxious Child
A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents
by Ronald M. Rapee 2000 296 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Adulting Summary
Adulting
How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
by Kelly Williams Brown 2013 273 pages
3.70
14k+ ratings
Self Help
Humor
Adult
A Million Little Pieces Summary
A Million Little Pieces
by James Frey 2003 515 pages
3.69
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Psychology
Biography Memoir
The Smartest Kids in the World Summary
The Smartest Kids in the World
And How They Got That Way
by Amanda Ripley 2013 306 pages
4.07
14k+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Psychology
Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul
101 Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Women
by Jack Canfield 1996 351 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Short Stories
Elements of Fiction Writing Summary
Elements of Fiction Writing
Characters & Viewpoint
by Orson Scott Card 1988 182 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Introvert's Way Summary
The Introvert's Way
Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
by Sophia Dembling 2012 198 pages
3.67
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Bad Habits Summary
Bad Habits
Confessions of a Recovering Catholic
by Jenny McCarthy 2012 222 pages
3.61
1k+ ratings
Humor
Memoir
Biography
Write Your Novel From the Middle Summary
Write Your Novel From the Middle
A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between
by James Scott Bell 2014 93 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
In This Moment Summary
In This Moment
Five Steps to Transcending Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroscience
by Kirk D. Strosahl 2015 216 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Mental Health
A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul
101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Soul
by Jack Canfield 1997 376 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Inspirational
Self Help
Short Stories
Free the Children Summary
Free the Children
A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves that Children Can Change the World
by Craig Kielburger 1998 321 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Biography Memoir
Childrens
Social Justice
Very Good Lives Summary
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
by J.K. Rowling 2015 74 pages
4.09
28k+ ratings
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
The Collapse of Parenting Summary
The Collapse of Parenting
How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
by Leonard Sax 2015 304 pages
4.28
4k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Thirty Million Words Summary
Thirty Million Words
Building a Child's Brain
by Dana Suskind 2015 320 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Summary
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men
by Meg Meeker 2014 368 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
Why Smart People Hurt Summary
Why Smart People Hurt
A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative
by Eric Maisel 2013 230 pages
3.26
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time Summary
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time
by Mignon Fogarty 2012 144 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
by Jack Canfield 1994 352 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Short Stories
Library 2020 Summary
Library 2020
Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library
by Joseph Janes 2013 168 pages
3.49
100+ ratings
Library Science
Leadership
Librarianship
The Business of Baby Summary
The Business of Baby
What Doctors Don't Tell You, What Corporations Try to Sell You, and How to Put Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Before Their Bottom Line
by Jennifer Margulis 2013
3.65
100+ ratings
Parenting
Health
Childrens
Good Night Sleep Tight Summary
Good Night Sleep Tight
The Sleep Lady's Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep, and Wake Up Happy
by Kim West 2005 356 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Reference
Self Help
Ask a Manager Summary
Ask a Manager
How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work
by Alison Green 2018 304 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Self Help
Depression & Other Magic Tricks Summary
Depression & Other Magic Tricks
by Sabrina Benaim 2017 75 pages
3.74
16k+ ratings
Poetry
Mental Health
Mental Illness
Getting Back to Happy Summary
Getting Back to Happy
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Reality, and Turn Your Trials into Triumphs
by Marc Chernoff 2018 272 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
A Cancer in the Family Summary
A Cancer in the Family
Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance
by Theodora Ross 2016 304 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
The Female Persuasion Summary
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer 2018 454 pages
3.56
57k+ ratings
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) Summary
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
by Sarah Stewart Holland 2019 205 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Politics
Self Help
Religion
The Longevity Plan Summary
The Longevity Plan
Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China
by John D. Day 2017 304 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis Summary
An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis
by Gillan Drew 2017 176 pages
3.54
100+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Self Help
The Empowered Wife Summary
The Empowered Wife
Six Surprising Secrets for Attracting Your Husband's Time, Attention, and Affection
by Laura Doyle 2017 250 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Marriage
Self Help
Relationships
Now Write! Screenwriting Summary
Now Write! Screenwriting
Screenwriting Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers
by Sherry Ellis 2010 368 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Film
The Good News About Bad Behavior Summary
The Good News About Bad Behavior
Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever — And What to Do About It
by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018
3.92
500+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Summary
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn
The Complete Guide
by Penny Simkin 1984 512 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Parenting
Health
Reference
Mommy Burnout Summary
Mommy Burnout
How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process
by Sheryl Ziegler 2018 336 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
The Honest Enneagram Summary
The Honest Enneagram
Know Your Type, Own Your Challenges, Embrace Your Growth
by Sarajane Case 2020 240 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Adult
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? Summary
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
by Philip Nel 2017 288 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Education
Books About Books
Race
Not That I'd Kiss A Girl Summary
Not That I'd Kiss A Girl
A Kiwi girl's tale of coming out and coming of age
by Lil O'Brien 2020 344 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Passionate Nutrition Summary
Passionate Nutrition
A Guide to Using Food as Medicine from a Nutritionist Who Healed Herself from the Inside Out
by Jennifer Adler 2014 288 pages
4.16
100+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Skin Cleanse Summary
Skin Cleanse
The Simple, All-Natural Program for Clear, Calm, Happy Skin
by Adina Grigore 2015 261 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Food
The Secret Teacher Summary
The Secret Teacher
by Anonymous 2018 321 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Teaching
Memoir
Education
The Paper Solution Summary
The Paper Solution
What to Shred, What to Save, and How to Stop It From Taking Over Your Life
by Lisa Woodruff 2020 319 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Reference
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