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How to Read a Book Summary
How to Read a Book
The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
by Mortimer J. Adler 1940 442 pages
3.98
26k+ ratings
Self Help
Education
Books About Books
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Summary
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa 2010 150 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Japanese Literature
Reading Lolita in Tehran Summary
Reading Lolita in Tehran
A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi 2003 356 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Iran
Biography
The Book of Doors Summary
The Book of Doors
by Gareth Brown 2024 408 pages
4.05
52k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Time Travel
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books Summary
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
by Kirsten Miller 2024 298 pages
4.10
38k+ ratings
Books About Books
Contemporary
Humor
The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy Summary
The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy
Hogwarts for Muggles
by William Irwin 2010 304 pages
4.37
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
The Lost Bookshop Summary
The Lost Bookshop
by Evie Woods 2023 432 pages
4.04
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy Summary
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
One Book to Rule Them All
by Gregory Bassham 2003 240 pages
4.27
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Books About Books
Reading with Patrick Summary
Reading with Patrick
A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship
by Michelle Kuo 2017 296 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Education
Biography
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Summary
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin 2014 260 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Books About Books
Romance
The Storytelling Animal Summary
The Storytelling Animal
How Stories Make Us Human
by Jonathan Gottschall 2012 248 pages
3.70
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Writing
Science
Aspects of the Novel Summary
Aspects of the Novel
by E.M. Forster 1927 192 pages
3.81
4k+ ratings
Writing
Literary Criticism
Essays
Reading Like a Writer Summary
Reading Like a Writer
A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
by Francine Prose 2006 302 pages
3.77
11k+ ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Reference
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction Summary
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
by Alan Jacobs 2011 162 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Books About Books
Education
Essays
The Echo of Old Books Summary
The Echo of Old Books
by Barbara Davis 2023 431 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
Reading in the Wild Summary
Reading in the Wild
by Donalyn Miller 2013 273 pages
4.46
5k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Adult
Well-Read Black Girl Summary
Well-Read Black Girl
Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
by Glory Edim 2018 201 pages
4.37
6k+ ratings
Essays
Feminism
Race
50 Philosophy Classics Summary
50 Philosophy Classics
Thinking, Being, Acting, Seeing, Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2013 325 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Reference
Politics
The Shadow of the Wind Summary
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2001 487 pages
4.30
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
The Bestseller Code Summary
The Bestseller Code
Anatomy of a Blockbuster Novel
by Jodie Archer 2016 242 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Research
Read Dangerously Summary
Read Dangerously
The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
by Azar Nafisi 2022 240 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Books About Books
Essays
Politics
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Summary
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster 2003 314 pages
3.59
32k+ ratings
School
Books About Books
Writing
How Fiction Works Summary
How Fiction Works
by James Wood 2008 265 pages
3.99
7k+ ratings
Writing
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library Summary
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
by Michiko Aoyama 2020 304 pages
4.08
79k+ ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Books About Books
The Secret Book of Flora Lea Summary
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
by Patti Callahan Henry 2023 355 pages
4.06
71k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince Summary
Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince
In Search of Saint-Exupéry's Lost Child
by Pierre Lassus 2014 240 pages
3.34
10+ ratings
Books About Books
Memoir
History
The Science of Harry Potter Summary
The Science of Harry Potter
How Magic Really Works
by Roger Highfield 2002 322 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Science
Books About Books
Magic
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
My Year of Magical Reading
by Nina Sankovitch 2011 241 pages
3.49
7k+ ratings
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
Anna Karenina Fix Summary
Anna Karenina Fix
Life Lessons from Russian Literature
by Viv Groskop 2019 224 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Russia
Books About Books
Memoir
In Search of The Color Purple Summary
In Search of The Color Purple
The Story of an American Masterpiece
by Salamishah Tillet 2021 224 pages
4.22
100+ ratings
History
Memoir
Biography
How to Live Like the Little Prince Summary
How to Live Like the Little Prince
A Grown-Up's Guide to Rediscovering Imagination, Adventure, and Awe
by Stéphane Garnier 2021 160 pages
3.51
100+ ratings
Self Help
Books About Books
How Not to Write a Novel Summary
How Not to Write a Novel
200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
by Howard Mittelmark 2008 255 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Writing
Humor
Reference
The Book Woman's Daughter Summary
The Book Woman's Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson 2022 336 pages
4.23
76k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Books About Books
The Book Whisperer Summary
The Book Whisperer
Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
by Donalyn Miller 2009 240 pages
4.50
18k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Parenting
The Forest for the Trees Summary
The Forest for the Trees
by Betsy Lerner 2000 304 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Too Loud a Solitude Summary
Too Loud a Solitude
by Bohumil Hrabal 1976 112 pages
3.98
24k+ ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Novels
Bowie's Bookshelf Summary
Bowie's Bookshelf
The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life
by John O'Connell 2019 320 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Music
Biography
Books About Books
Ursula K. Le Guin Summary
Ursula K. Le Guin
Conversations on Writing
by Ursula K. Le Guin 2018 138 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Books About Books
Finding Dorothy Summary
Finding Dorothy
by Elizabeth Letts 2019 351 pages
4.18
32k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Adult
A Jane Austen Education Summary
A Jane Austen Education
How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter
by William Deresiewicz 2011 255 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Books About Books
Biography
Why Read Moby-Dick? Summary
Why Read Moby-Dick?
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2010 131 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Classics
Before and After the Book Deal Summary
Before and After the Book Deal
A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
by Courtney Maum 2020 365 pages
4.61
1k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Danse Macabre Summary
Danse Macabre
by Stephen King 1981 400 pages
3.67
30k+ ratings
Horror
Writing
Essays
On the Shoulders of Hobbits Summary
On the Shoulders of Hobbits
The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis
by Louis A. Markos 2012 240 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Christian
Christianity
Philosophy
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
Dreyer's English Summary
Dreyer's English
An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
by Benjamin Dreyer 2019 269 pages
4.34
9k+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
The Art of Slow Writing Summary
The Art of Slow Writing
Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity
by Louise DeSalvo 2014 336 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor Summary
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor
Critical Thinking in the Age of Bias, Contested Truth, and Disinformation
by Thomas C. Foster 2020 336 pages
3.01
500+ ratings
Education
Writing
Books About Books
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Books About Books
Outwitting History Summary
Outwitting History
The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
by Aaron Lansky 2004 328 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
History
Jewish
Memoir
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