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School Education Summary
School Education
Developing A Curriculum
by Charlotte M. Mason 1905 367 pages
4.63
411 ratings
Education
Parenting
Classics
Black Like Me Summary
Black Like Me
by John Howard Griffin 1961 208 pages
4.11
69.0K ratings
History
Memoir
Classics
Coming of Age in Samoa Summary
Coming of Age in Samoa
A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation
by Margaret Mead 1928 223 pages
3.55
3.1K ratings
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology
Angle of Repose Summary
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner 1971 569 pages
4.24
61.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
The Twenty-One Balloons Summary
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois 1947 180 pages
3.95
25.7K ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Classics
Lonesome Dove Summary
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry 1985 960 pages
4.56
219.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
The Great Divorce Summary
The Great Divorce
by C.S. Lewis 1946 160 pages
4.33
172.4K ratings
Christian
Religion
Classics
Life and Fate Summary
Life and Fate
by Vasily Grossman 1960 864 pages
4.45
14.5K ratings
Classics
Russia
Historical Fiction
Diary of a Superfluous Man Summary
Diary of a Superfluous Man
by Ivan Turgenev 1850 80 pages
3.85
3.8K ratings
Russian Literature
Russia
Classics
Invitation to a Beheading Summary
Invitation to a Beheading
by Vladimir Nabokov 1935 223 pages
3.92
19.2K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There Summary
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
by Lewis Carroll 1871 228 pages
4.01
140.9K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Summary
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by David Hume 1748 96 pages
3.94
21.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
Northanger Abbey Summary
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen 1817 260 pages
3.85
433.5K ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
The Old Capital Summary
The Old Capital
by Yasunari Kawabata 1962 160 pages
3.73
7.3K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Complete Stories Summary
The Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor 1971 555 pages
4.39
40.2K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Literature
The Warriors Summary
The Warriors
by Sol Yurick 1965 212 pages
3.38
2.4K ratings
Crime
Classics
Thriller
The Aeneid Summary
The Aeneid
by Virgil 442 pages
3.87
138.5K ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Classics
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings Summary
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings
by Octavio Paz 1950 398 pages
4.10
14.3K ratings
Essays
History
Philosophy
The 120 Days of Sodom Summary
The 120 Days of Sodom
by Marquis de Sade 1785 376 pages
3.07
14.2K ratings
Classics
Horror
Erotica
Lyrical and Critical Essays Summary
Lyrical and Critical Essays
by Albert Camus 1970 384 pages
4.30
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Literature
The Adventures of Robin Hood Summary
The Adventures of Robin Hood
by Roger Lancelyn Green 1956 320 pages
4.07
14.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 688 pages
4.36
69.8K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Meditations on First Philosophy Summary
Meditations on First Philosophy
by René Descartes 1641 59 pages
3.74
28.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
The President Summary
The President
by Miguel Ángel Asturias 1946 287 pages
3.97
6.3K ratings
Classics
Nobel Prize
Spanish Literature
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis
by Peter Kuper 2004 80 pages
3.79
4.7K ratings
Graphic Novels
Classics
Comics
Mansfield Park Summary
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen 1814 488 pages
3.86
369.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Rod Espinosa 1851
3.55
5.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Powers of Darkness Summary
Powers of Darkness
The Lost Version of Dracula
by Valdimar Ásmundsson 1901 309 pages
3.63
1.5K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Classics
Summer of My German Soldier Summary
Summer of My German Soldier
by Bette Greene 1973 203 pages
3.70
17.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Stone Soup Summary
Stone Soup
by Marcia Brown 1947 48 pages
4.25
46.4K ratings
Picture Books
Childrens
Classics
The Island of Dr. Moreau Summary
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H.G. Wells 1896 160 pages
3.73
130.4K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Horror
The Real Thing Summary
The Real Thing
by Tom Stoppard 1982 81 pages
3.90
4.8K ratings
Plays
Drama
Theatre
The Great God Pan Summary
The Great God Pan
by Arthur Machen 1890 82 pages
3.68
15.5K ratings
Horror
Classics
Fantasy
The Case Against Satan Summary
The Case Against Satan
by Ray Russell 1962 140 pages
3.69
2.4K ratings
Horror
Classics
Gothic
On the Incarnation Summary
On the Incarnation
by Athanasius of Alexandria 120 pages
4.35
14.3K ratings
Theology
Christian
Christianity
The Annals/The Histories Summary
The Annals/The Histories
by Tacitus 1852 640 pages
4.05
351 ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Sometimes a Great Notion Summary
Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey 1964 628 pages
4.26
23.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
On the Beach Summary
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute 1957 296 pages
3.98
47.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Post Apocalyptic
Antigone - Oedipus the King - Electra Summary
Antigone - Oedipus the King - Electra
by Sophocles 178 pages
3.95
16.3K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
That Mad Ache Summary
That Mad Ache
by Françoise Sagan 1965 311 pages
3.98
1.5K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
Darkness at Noon Summary
Darkness at Noon
by Arthur Koestler 1940 216 pages
4.12
32.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Politics
The Riddle of the Sands Summary
The Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers 1903 336 pages
3.63
7.4K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Espionage
Frozen Hell Summary
Frozen Hell
by John W. Campbell Jr. 2019 149 pages
3.74
1.7K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
Fantastic Night & Other Stories Summary
Fantastic Night & Other Stories
by Stefan Zweig 1922 164 pages
3.99
1.7K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
German Literature
Tales from Watership Down Summary
Tales from Watership Down
by Richard Adams 1996 335 pages
3.83
9.3K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Animals
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life
The Wisdom of Rilke
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005 215 pages
4.13
358 ratings
Poetry
Philosophy
Literature
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music Summary
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe
by Harry Gregson-Williams 2006 40 pages
4.38
26.9K ratings
Fantasy
Music
Classics
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties Summary
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties
by Orison Swett Marden 1894 424 pages
4.34
188 ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I
by Adam Smith 1776 550 pages
3.92
281 ratings
Economics
Philosophy
History
How Do You Live? Summary
How Do You Live?
by Genzaburo Yoshino 1937 288 pages
4.00
16.3K ratings
Classics
Japan
Japanese Literature
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