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If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules Summary
If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules
Ten Rules for Being Human as Introduced in Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Cherie Carter-Scott 1998 160 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Spirituality
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005 67 pages
3.59
14k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Humor
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life
by Richard Paul 2002 358 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
Eight Lectures on Yoga Summary
Eight Lectures on Yoga
by Aleister Crowley 1992 128 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Occult
Thelema
Philosophy
The God Delusion Summary
The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins 2006 416 pages
3.90
200k+ ratings
Religion
Science
Philosophy
The Extended Phenotype Summary
The Extended Phenotype
The Long Reach of the Gene
by Richard Dawkins 1999 336 pages
4.12
9k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Genetics
Tuesdays with Morrie Summary
Tuesdays with Morrie
An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
by Mitch Albom 1997 224 pages
4.18
1M+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Classics
The Denial of Death Summary
The Denial of Death
by Ernest Becker 1997 336 pages
4.08
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Death
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work
Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others
by Richard Carlson 1998 272 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff
Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
by Richard Carlson 2019 272 pages
4
93k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Essential Confucius Summary
Essential Confucius
by Confucius 2000 179 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
History
The Essential Tao Summary
The Essential Tao
by Lao Tzu 1998 168 pages
4.1
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Taoism
Serious Creativity Summary
Serious Creativity
Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas
by Edward de Bono 1992 338 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
The Way We Eat Summary
The Way We Eat
Why Our Food Choices Matter
by Peter Singer 2006 336 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Food
Philosophy
Health
59 Seconds Summary
59 Seconds
Think a Little, Change a Lot
by Richard Wiseman 2010 357 pages
3.8
10k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Improv Wisdom Summary
Improv Wisdom
Don't Prepare, Just Show Up
by Patricia Ryan Madson 2005 160 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Fooled by Randomness Summary
Fooled by Randomness
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2004 312 pages
4.08
65k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Technopoly Summary
Technopoly
The Surrender of Culture to Technology
by Neil Postman 1993 240 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Sociology
Keynes Summary
Keynes
The Return of the Master
by Robert Skidelsky 2010 256 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Economics
History
Biography
Being Wrong Summary
Being Wrong
Adventures in the Margin of Error
by Kathryn Schulz 2010 420 pages
3.94
7k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Tell-Tale Brain Summary
The Tell-Tale Brain
A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human
by V.S. Ramachandran 2011 384 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Tao Te Ching Summary
Tao Te Ching
Annotated & Explained
by Lao Tzu 2006 208 pages
4.3
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Spirituality
Warrior of the Light Summary
Warrior of the Light
by Paulo Coelho 2004 160 pages
3.69
39k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Rationality in Action Summary
Rationality in Action
by François Recanati 2001 342 pages
3.68
50+ ratings
Philosophy
After Capitalism Summary
After Capitalism
by David Schweickart 2002 224 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism Summary
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism
by Ha-Joon Chang 2010 304 pages
3.96
11k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The Alchemist Summary
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho 2008 197 pages
3.91
3.1M+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Philosophy
Age of Empathy Summary
Age of Empathy
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
by Frans de Waal 2010 304 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Animals
The Book of Five Rings Summary
The Book of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi 2004 112 pages
3.97
53k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Hamlet's BlackBerry Summary
Hamlet's BlackBerry
A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age
by William Powers 2010 288 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Bed of Procrustes Summary
The Bed of Procrustes
Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2010 112 pages
3.79
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Business
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
The Happiness Trap Summary
The Happiness Trap
How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT
by Russ Harris 2008 240 pages
4.12
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Freedom Evolves Summary
Freedom Evolves
by Daniel C. Dennett 2003 368 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Evolution
Lateral Thinking Summary
Lateral Thinking
by Edward de Bono 2009 272 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman 1986 192 pages
4.15
31k+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape
How Science Can Determine Human Values
by Sam Harris 2010
3.90
23k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Religion
The Book of Secrets Summary
The Book of Secrets
Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life
by Deepak Chopra 2005 270 pages
3.99
8k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Practicing Mind Summary
The Practicing Mind
Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life
by Thomas M. Sterner
3.96
8k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
How to Live Summary
How to Live
Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
by Sarah Bakewell 2010 400 pages
4.02
10k+ ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Social Animal Summary
The Social Animal
The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
by David Brooks 2011 472 pages
3.87
23k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Zen in the Art of Writing Summary
Zen in the Art of Writing
Essays on Creativity
by Ray Bradbury 1994 176 pages
4.08
20k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Memoir
The Laws of Simplicity Summary
The Laws of Simplicity
by John Maeda 2006 128 pages
3.9
6k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
Complexity Summary
Complexity
A Guided Tour
by Melanie Mitchell 2009 368 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
The Monk and the Riddle Summary
The Monk and the Riddle
The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living
by Randy Komisar 2001 208 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity Summary
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity
A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way
by Daniel Reid 1989 432 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Health
Spirituality
Self Help
The Art of Possibility Summary
The Art of Possibility
Transforming Professional and Personal Life
by Rosamund Stone Zander 2000 206 pages
3.93
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Living in the Light Summary
Living in the Light
Follow Your Inner Guidance to Create a New Life and a New World
by Shakti Gawain 2011 240 pages
4.09
5k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
New Age
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Summary
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
by Tina Seelig 2009 208 pages
3.81
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
The Way of Zen Summary
The Way of Zen
by Alan W. Watts 2011 237 pages
4.17
21k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Buddhism
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