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On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005 67 pages
3.59
14k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Humor
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation Summary
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
by Olivia Judson 2002 320 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Humor
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers 2001 437 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literature
Humor
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 272 pages
4
4k+ ratings
Writing
Humor
Reference
The Physics of Superheroes Summary
The Physics of Superheroes
by James Kakalios 2006 384 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Comics
I'm a Stranger Here Myself Summary
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
by Bill Bryson 1999 304 pages
3.9
67k+ ratings
Travel
Humor
Memoir
A Confederacy of Dunces Summary
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole 1987 405 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Humor
Literature
Comedy
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1999 320 pages
3.77
6k+ ratings
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
Catch-22 Summary
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller 1996 464 pages
3.99
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Summary
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Essays and Arguments
by David Foster Wallace 1998 368 pages
4.15
49k+ ratings
Essays
Humor
Short Stories
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 Summary
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1
The Complete and Authoritative Edition
by Mark Twain 2010 736 pages
3.8
8k+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
History
A Man Without a Country Summary
A Man Without a Country
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 2007 160 pages
4.09
46k+ ratings
Essays
Memoir
Humor
Bossypants Summary
Bossypants
by Tina Fey 2011 283 pages
3.96
1M+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Evil Plans Summary
Evil Plans
Having Fun on the Road to World Domination
by Hugh MacLeod 2011 192 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Art
At Home Summary
At Home
A Short History of Private Life
by Bill Bryson 2010 594 pages
3.99
94k+ ratings
History
Humor
Science
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 2003 560 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Science
History
Humor
Yoga Bitch Summary
Yoga Bitch
One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, Cynicism, and Cigarettes on the Path to Enlightenment
by Suzanne Morrison 2011 354 pages
3.67
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Humor
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes Summary
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes
Life Lessons from the Master Detective
by David Acord 2011 212 pages
3.58
100+ ratings
Mystery
Self Help
History
Geography of Bliss Summary
Geography of Bliss
by Eric Weiner 2008 353 pages
3.84
37k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Psychology
Not Quite What I Was Planning Summary
Not Quite What I Was Planning
Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
by Larry Smith 2009 242 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Poetry
The Happiest Refugee Summary
The Happiest Refugee
by Anh Do 2010 232 pages
4.24
16k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Help! Summary
Help!
How to Be Slightly Happier, Slightly More Successful and Get a Bit More Done
by Oliver Burkeman 2011 273 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The Dude and the Zen Master Summary
The Dude and the Zen Master
by Jeff Bridges 2013 288 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency Summary
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency
Survive and Thrive Without Killing Your Boss
by John Hoover 2011 288 pages
3.13
100+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Management
Adulting Summary
Adulting
How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
by Kelly Williams Brown 2013 288 pages
3.7
14k+ ratings
Self Help
Humor
Adult
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big Summary
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Kind of the Story of My Life
by Scott Adams 2013 248 pages
4.06
19k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Biography
How to Be Black Summary
How to Be Black
by Baratunde R. Thurston 2012 254 pages
3.9
8k+ ratings
Humor
Memoir
Race
Last Chance to See Summary
Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams 1991 220 pages
4.32
24k+ ratings
Science
Travel
Nature
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge Summary
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
by Will Pearson 2004 345 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Reference
Trivia
Humor
Growing Up Laughing Summary
Growing Up Laughing
My Story and the Story of Funny
by Marlo Thomas 2011 400 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Biography
Humor
Memoir
Autobiography of Mark Twain Summary
Autobiography of Mark Twain
Volume 1, Reader's Edition
by Mark Twain 2012 414 pages
3.80
8k+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
History
The Art of Procrastination Summary
The Art of Procrastination
by John R. Perry 2012 63 pages
3.65
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Bad Habits Summary
Bad Habits
Confessions of a Recovering Catholic
by Jenny McCarthy 2012 240 pages
3.6
1k+ ratings
Humor
Memoir
Biography
Guts Summary
Guts
The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster
by Kristen Johnston 2012 288 pages
3.88
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Summary
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum 2004 221 pages
4
23k+ ratings
Humor
Self Help
Philosophy
The Comedy Bible Summary
The Comedy Bible
From Stand-up to Sitcom — The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide
by Judy Carter 2001 368 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Comedy
Writing
Humor
That's Not English Summary
That's Not English
Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
by Erin Moore 2015 240 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Humor
Modern Romance Summary
Modern Romance
by Aziz Ansari 2015 288 pages
3.8
100k+ ratings
Humor
Romance
Comedy
F*ck Feelings Summary
F*ck Feelings
One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems
by Michael I. Bennett 2015 384 pages
3.46
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Year of Reading Dangerously Summary
The Year of Reading Dangerously
by Andy Miller 2014 352 pages
3.32
5k+ ratings
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
by Daniel Klein 2015 224 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The World's Strongest Librarian Summary
The World's Strongest Librarian
A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
by Josh Hanagarne 2013 305 pages
3.81
12k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Books About Books
Old Age Summary
Old Age
A Beginner's Guide
by Michael Kinsley 2016 144 pages
3.2
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Essays
Humor
Families And How To Survive Them Summary
Families And How To Survive Them
by John Cleese 2009 304 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
The Book of Questions Summary
The Book of Questions
Revised and Updated
by Gregory Stock 2013 312 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Art of Witty Banter Summary
The Art of Witty Banter
Be Clever, Be Quick, Be Interesting - Create Captivatin
by Patrick King 2016 150 pages
3.35
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Communication
Personal Development
Born a Crime Summary
Born a Crime
Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah 2016 304 pages
4.49
700k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Humor
Pour Me, A Life Summary
Pour Me, A Life
by A.A. Gill 2016 288 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
I Can't Make This Up Summary
I Can't Make This Up
Life Lessons
by Kevin Hart 2017 400 pages
4.10
34k+ ratings
Biography
Humor
Memoir
Connect Using Humor and Story Summary
Connect Using Humor and Story
How I Got 18 Laughs 3 Applauses in a 7 Minute Persuasive Speech
by Ramakrishna Reddy 2016 110 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Self Help
Humor
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