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The Awe of God
by John Bevere • 2023
The one fear that draws you closer: why affection for God without reverence leaves the soul exposed.
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The Awe of God Summary
Immersive
The Awe of God
The one fear that draws you closer: why affection for God without reverence leaves the soul exposed.
by John Bevere 2023 304 pages
4.50
5k+ ratings
Nobody Wants Your Sh*t
by Messie Condo • 2023
One day someone grieving will sort your junk. Spare them: death clean now.
3.62
8k+
Nobody Wants Your Sh*t Summary
Immersive
Nobody Wants Your Sh*t
One day someone grieving will sort your junk. Spare them: death clean now.
by Messie Condo 2023 194 pages
3.62
8k+ ratings
How to Raise the Perfect Dog
by Cesar Millan • 2009
Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.
3.76
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How to Raise the Perfect Dog Summary
How to Raise the Perfect Dog
Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.
by Cesar Millan 2009 196 pages
3.76
8k+ ratings
The Art of Manliness
by Brett McKay • 2009
The skills, manners, and virtues your grandfather knew that modern life stopped teaching.
3.90
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The Art of Manliness Summary
The Art of Manliness
The skills, manners, and virtues your grandfather knew that modern life stopped teaching.
by Brett McKay 2009 288 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
by James N. Frey • 1987
Step-by-step dramatic craft for building a novel from premise to final draft. No muse required.
3.87
2k+
How to Write a Damn Good Novel Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
Step-by-step dramatic craft for building a novel from premise to final draft. No muse required.
by James N. Frey 1987 192 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Story Genius
by Lisa Cron • 2016
Your reader's brain is wired for story. The neuroscience for building a novel that actually grips.
4.19
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Story Genius Summary
Story Genius
Your reader's brain is wired for story. The neuroscience for building a novel that actually grips.
by Lisa Cron 2016 288 pages
4.19
6k+ ratings
AI Doctor
by Ronald M. Razmi • 2024
Where AI actually works in medicine, what blocks it, and how to find the real opportunities.
4.28
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AI Doctor Summary
AI Doctor
Where AI actually works in medicine, what blocks it, and how to find the real opportunities.
by Ronald M. Razmi 2024
4.28
7k+ ratings
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
by Bobby Fischer • 1966
Fischer's chess primer skips openings entirely, drilling nothing but the patterns that finish games.
4.02
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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess Summary
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Fischer's chess primer skips openings entirely, drilling nothing but the patterns that finish games.
by Bobby Fischer 1966 352 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
Bushcraft 101
by Dave Canterbury • 2014
Five gear categories, a handful of knots, and the fire skills to replace the heavy pack.
4.10
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Bushcraft 101 Summary
Bushcraft 101
Five gear categories, a handful of knots, and the fire skills to replace the heavy pack.
by Dave Canterbury 2014 256 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
The Comedy Bible
by Judy Carter • 2001
There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.
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The Comedy Bible Summary
The Comedy Bible
There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.
by Judy Carter 2001 368 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
How to Write a Good Advertisement
by Victor O. Schwab • 1980
Desires that open wallets, proof that seals trust, and the ask that closes the sale.
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How to Write a Good Advertisement Summary
How to Write a Good Advertisement
Desires that open wallets, proof that seals trust, and the ask that closes the sale.
by Victor O. Schwab 1980 236 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Speed Reading
by Kam Knight • 2018
A 200-page book in an hour: it is not skimming, it is retraining your eyes.
4.19
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Speed Reading Summary
Speed Reading
A 200-page book in an hour: it is not skimming, it is retraining your eyes.
by Kam Knight 2018 131 pages
4.19
4k+ ratings
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
by Ben Hogan • 1957
A repeatable swing in five fundamentals: grip, plane, hips, and what happens after impact.
4.54
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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals of Golf Summary
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
A repeatable swing in five fundamentals: grip, plane, hips, and what happens after impact.
by Ben Hogan 1957 127 pages
4.54
8k+ ratings
Manga in Theory and Practice
by Hirohiko Araki • 2015
Build manga that lasts: character before plot, symbol with realism, and the rhythm of the page.
4.26
1k+
Manga in Theory and Practice Summary
Manga in Theory and Practice
Build manga that lasts: character before plot, symbol with realism, and the rhythm of the page.
by Hirohiko Araki 2015 226 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
The Emotional Craft of Fiction
by Donald Maass • 2016
Move past showing versus telling: design a story that gives readers their own emotional journey.
4.25
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction Summary
The Emotional Craft of Fiction
Move past showing versus telling: design a story that gives readers their own emotional journey.
by Donald Maass 2016 224 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
The Feeling Good Handbook
by David D. Burns • 1999
Catch the thinking errors behind depression. Challenge them with CBT exercises. Feel better.
3.95
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The Feeling Good Handbook Summary
The Feeling Good Handbook
Catch the thinking errors behind depression. Challenge them with CBT exercises. Feel better.
by David D. Burns 1999 729 pages
3.95
6k+ ratings
Story Engineering
by Larry Brooks • 2011
Six storytelling skills and a four-part map that transform an idea into a novel that works.
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Story Engineering Summary
Story Engineering
Six storytelling skills and a four-part map that transform an idea into a novel that works.
by Larry Brooks 2011 278 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
The Time-Block Planner
by Cal Newport • 2020
Why your to-do list keeps you scattered: a planner that puts the clock in charge.
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248
The Time-Block Planner Summary
The Time-Block Planner
Why your to-do list keeps you scattered: a planner that puts the clock in charge.
by Cal Newport 2020 240 pages
3.92
248 ratings
How To Write Funny
by Scott Dikkers • 2014
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
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How To Write Funny Summary
How To Write Funny
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
by Scott Dikkers 2014 146 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
The Theory of Poker
by David Sklansky • 1983
A professional player reveals the theorem that turned poker from a gamble into a science.
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The Theory of Poker Summary
The Theory of Poker
A professional player reveals the theorem that turned poker from a gamble into a science.
by David Sklansky 1983 301 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
How to Talk to Anyone
by Leil Lowndes • 2008
62 techniques for any conversation: how to enter, connect, and be remembered by anyone.
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How to Talk to Anyone Summary
How to Talk to Anyone
62 techniques for any conversation: how to enter, connect, and be remembered by anyone.
by Leil Lowndes 2008
2.75
1k+ ratings
Emily Post's Etiquette
by Lizzie Post • 1922
From group chat chaos to white-tablecloth dinners: the classic manners guide for modern life.
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Emily Post's Etiquette Summary
Emily Post's Etiquette
From group chat chaos to white-tablecloth dinners: the classic manners guide for modern life.
by Lizzie Post 1922
4.15
2k+ ratings
The Story Grid
by Shawn Coyne • 2015
Why stories fail, scene by scene: an editor's diagnostic that finds the break and the fix.
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The Story Grid Summary
The Story Grid
Why stories fail, scene by scene: an editor's diagnostic that finds the break and the fix.
by Shawn Coyne 2015 344 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain • 1965
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
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Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
by Dwight V. Swain 1965 344 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff
by Matt Paxton • 2022
Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.
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Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff Summary
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff
Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.
by Matt Paxton 2022 319 pages
3.73
4k+ ratings
Plot & Structure
by James Scott Bell • 2004
Four pillars of plot that hold readers from opening to climax, whether you outline or not.
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Plot & Structure Summary
Plot & Structure
Four pillars of plot that hold readers from opening to climax, whether you outline or not.
by James Scott Bell 2004 240 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Competitive Runner's Handbook
by Bob Glover • 1983
From 5K to marathon: how to train, race, and peak when finishing isn't enough.
4.08
415
The Competitive Runner's Handbook Summary
The Competitive Runner's Handbook
From 5K to marathon: how to train, race, and peak when finishing isn't enough.
by Bob Glover 1983 853 pages
4.08
415 ratings
Set Your Voice Free
by Donna Frazier • 1999
Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.
3.92
468
Set Your Voice Free Summary
Set Your Voice Free
Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.
by Donna Frazier 1999 320 pages
3.92
468 ratings
75 Hard
by Andy Frisella • 2020
Five daily tasks, 75 days, zero tolerance. One missed step, and you go back to day one.
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2k+
75 Hard Summary
75 Hard
Five daily tasks, 75 days, zero tolerance. One missed step, and you go back to day one.
by Andy Frisella 2020 200 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Unf*ck Your Habitat
by Rachel Hoffman • 2017
Stop overwhelming cleaning marathons. Twenty minutes with a break is the system that finally sticks.
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Unf*ck Your Habitat Summary
Unf*ck Your Habitat
Stop overwhelming cleaning marathons. Twenty minutes with a break is the system that finally sticks.
by Rachel Hoffman 2017 224 pages
3.73
6k+ ratings
Anal Pleasure & Health
by Jack Morin • 1980
The anus stores stress and contains the keys to pleasure. Release one to find the other.
4.18
230
Anal Pleasure & Health Summary
Anal Pleasure & Health
The anus stores stress and contains the keys to pleasure. Release one to find the other.
by Jack Morin 1980 275 pages
4.18
230 ratings
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture
by Christopher Shein • 2013
Your garden as a forest: the permaculture design that feeds you while it rebuilds itself.
3.84
493
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture Summary
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture
Your garden as a forest: the permaculture design that feeds you while it rebuilds itself.
by Christopher Shein 2013 272 pages
3.84
493 ratings
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller
by James N. Frey • 2010
From villain to climax, the essential rules for a thriller that readers cannot put down.
3.79
321
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller
From villain to climax, the essential rules for a thriller that readers cannot put down.
by James N. Frey 2010 306 pages
3.79
321 ratings
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2016
Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.
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Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations
Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2016 172 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking
by Tom Brown Jr. • 1999
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
4.10
335
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
by Tom Brown Jr. 1999 240 pages
4.10
335 ratings
The Deadline Effect
by Christopher Cox • 2021
Tight deadlines improve accuracy. Seven strategies for using time pressure as a tool, not a trap.
2.90
347
The Deadline Effect Summary
The Deadline Effect
Tight deadlines improve accuracy. Seven strategies for using time pressure as a tool, not a trap.
by Christopher Cox 2021 240 pages
2.90
347 ratings
Secrets of Dynamic Communications
by Ken Davis • 1991
One sentence first, then a full preparation system that builds talks audiences actually remember.
4.06
350
Secrets of Dynamic Communications Summary
Secrets of Dynamic Communications
One sentence first, then a full preparation system that builds talks audiences actually remember.
by Ken Davis 1991 162 pages
4.06
350 ratings
Creating Character Arcs
by K.M. Weiland • 2016
Why your character believes a lie, and how that single flaw designs your entire plot.
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Creating Character Arcs Summary
Creating Character Arcs
Why your character believes a lie, and how that single flaw designs your entire plot.
by K.M. Weiland 2016 215 pages
4.31
3k+ ratings
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
by Margareta Magnusson • 2017
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
3.42
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Summary
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
by Margareta Magnusson 2017 224 pages
3.42
33k+ ratings
Shadow Dance
by David Richo • 1999
Shadow work: how facing what you deny about yourself unlocks authentic power, creativity, and love.
4.22
367
Shadow Dance Summary
Shadow Dance
Shadow work: how facing what you deny about yourself unlocks authentic power, creativity, and love.
by David Richo 1999 336 pages
4.22
367 ratings
Knock 'em Dead Job Interview
by Martin Yate • 1994
Five hidden criteria decide every hire. A system for satisfying them and walking out with the job.
3.99
324
Knock 'em Dead Job Interview Summary
Knock 'em Dead Job Interview
Five hidden criteria decide every hire. A system for satisfying them and walking out with the job.
by Martin Yate 1994 256 pages
3.99
324 ratings
Understanding Exposure
by Bryan Peterson • 1990
Your camera knows light. Master its three controls and it finally listens to your vision.
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Understanding Exposure Summary
Understanding Exposure
Your camera knows light. Master its three controls and it finally listens to your vision.
by Bryan Peterson 1990 176 pages
4.33
7k+ ratings
Mastering the Complex Sale
by Jeff Thull • 2003
In complex sales, pitching kills deals. Prove the problem first, then co-design the solution.
3.91
457
Mastering the Complex Sale Summary
Mastering the Complex Sale
In complex sales, pitching kills deals. Prove the problem first, then co-design the solution.
by Jeff Thull 2003 304 pages
3.91
457 ratings
Writing the Breakout Novel
by Donald Maass • 2001
An agent's craft manual for fiction that breaks out: not talent, but specific, learnable choices.
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4k+
Writing the Breakout Novel Summary
Writing the Breakout Novel
An agent's craft manual for fiction that breaks out: not talent, but specific, learnable choices.
by Donald Maass 2001 272 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
The Digital Photography Book
by Scott Kelby • 2006
The cheat sheet for professional photos: exact settings and techniques, no theory required.
4.10
5k+
The Digital Photography Book Summary
The Digital Photography Book
The cheat sheet for professional photos: exact settings and techniques, no theory required.
by Scott Kelby 2006 219 pages
4.10
5k+ ratings
Think Like a Cat
by Pam Johnson-Bennett • 2000
Why your cat pees outside the box and scratches the sofa, and the fix that's not punishment.
4.08
1k+
Think Like a Cat Summary
Think Like a Cat
Why your cat pees outside the box and scratches the sofa, and the fix that's not punishment.
by Pam Johnson-Bennett 2000 432 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai
by Anthony Raymond • 2019
Small steps plus clear purpose: a Japanese formula for ending procrastination and reaching goals.
4.15
195
How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai Summary
How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai
Small steps plus clear purpose: a Japanese formula for ending procrastination and reaching goals.
by Anthony Raymond 2019 231 pages
4.15
195 ratings
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
by Gary Provost • 1985
Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.
4.03
1k+
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing Summary
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.
by Gary Provost 1985 176 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Characters & Viewpoint
by Orson Scott Card • 1988
Shape characters your readers will follow anywhere: the techniques that turn ink into people.
4.04
4k+
Characters & Viewpoint Summary
Characters & Viewpoint
Shape characters your readers will follow anywhere: the techniques that turn ink into people.
by Orson Scott Card 1988 240 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
The Art of Civilized Conversation
by Margaret Shepherd • 2005
Conversation is a craft anyone can learn: a guide to small talk, listening, and disagreeing well.
3.59
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The Art of Civilized Conversation Summary
The Art of Civilized Conversation
Conversation is a craft anyone can learn: a guide to small talk, listening, and disagreeing well.
by Margaret Shepherd 2005 240 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
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