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What Is Life? Summary
What Is Life?
Five Great Ideas in Biology
by Paul Nurse 2020 160 pages
3.95
2.5K ratings
Science
Biology
History
The Divine Comedy Summary
The Divine Comedy
Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri 1320 798 pages
4.08
165.0K ratings
Poetry
Literature
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The Conquest of Happiness Summary
The Conquest of Happiness
by Bertrand Russell 1930 183 pages
4.02
15.5K ratings
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Psychology
Self Help
Bringers of the Dawn Summary
Bringers of the Dawn
Teachings from the Pleiadians
by Barbara Marciniak 1992 246 pages
4.29
3.3K ratings
Spirituality
New Age
Philosophy
My Gita Summary
My Gita
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2015 256 pages
3.98
7.9K ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Spirit of Kaizen Summary
The Spirit of Kaizen
Creating Lasting Excellence One Small Step at a Time
by Robert Maurer 2012 192 pages
4.08
1.1K ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
Ego and Archetype Summary
Ego and Archetype
Individuation and the Religious Function of the Psyche
by Edward F. Edinger 1972 304 pages
4.34
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Religion
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence Summary
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence
Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think
by Robert Pantano 2022 236 pages
4.37
1.4K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
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Incognito Summary
Incognito
The Secret Lives of the Brain
by David Eagleman 2011 290 pages
4.08
33.8K ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Brain
How to Be a Stoic Summary
How to Be a Stoic
Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
by Massimo Pigliucci 2017 288 pages
4.05
13.4K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Choices, Values, and Frames Summary
Choices, Values, and Frames
by Daniel Kahneman 2000 860 pages
4.21
978 ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
The Magic of Believing Summary
The Magic of Believing
by Claude M. Bristol 1948 192 pages
4.21
5.6K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
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
5.1K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Books About Books
The Intellectual Life Summary
The Intellectual Life
Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods
by Antonin Sertillanges 1921 264 pages
4.41
2.6K ratings
Philosophy
Education
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The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict Summary
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
by Thomas Cuong Huynh 2008 256 pages
4.00
380 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Chop Wood Carry Water Summary
Chop Wood Carry Water
How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great
by Joshua Medcalf 2015 114 pages
4.10
7.9K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
On Becoming a Person Summary
On Becoming a Person
A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy
by Carl R. Rogers 1961 420 pages
4.16
17.9K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Counselling
Hell Yeah or No Summary
Hell Yeah or No
What's Worth Doing
by Derek Sivers 2020 122 pages
4.19
4.2K ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Reality Transurfing 2 Summary
Reality Transurfing 2
A Rustle of Morning Stars
by Vadim Zeland 2008 198 pages
4.44
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
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The Cosmic Serpent Summary
The Cosmic Serpent
DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
by Jeremy Narby 1998 257 pages
4.18
7.2K ratings
Science
Anthropology
Spirituality
The Irrational Ape Summary
The Irrational Ape
Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
by David Robert Grimes 2019 482 pages
4.27
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
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The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction
A Guide for Writers and Readers
by Ayn Rand 2001 208 pages
3.97
529 ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Reference
Motivation and Personality Summary
Motivation and Personality
by Abraham H. Maslow 1954 336 pages
4.19
1.7K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Rational Optimist Summary
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley 2010 448 pages
3.97
13.0K ratings
Economics
History
Science
The Art of Focus Summary
The Art of Focus
Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future
by Dan Koe 2024 273 pages
3.85
654 ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Business
The Law of Attraction Summary
The Law of Attraction
The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham
by Esther Hicks 2006 205 pages
4.13
23.9K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
Way of the Peaceful Warrior Summary
Way of the Peaceful Warrior
A Book That Changes Lives
by Dan Millman 1980 217 pages
4.13
55.1K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Destiny of Souls Summary
Destiny of Souls
New Case Studies of Life Between Lives
by Michael Newton 2000 432 pages
4.35
9.1K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Metaphysics
Designing the Mind Summary
Designing the Mind
The Principles of Psychitecture
by Ryan A. Bush 2021 270 pages
4.20
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Ikigai & Kaizen Summary
Ikigai & Kaizen
The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success
by Anthony Raymond 2023 239 pages
4.11
753 ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
The Concise Mastery Summary
The Concise Mastery
by Robert Greene 2014 208 pages
4.39
1.6K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Beyond Order Summary
Beyond Order
12 More Rules For Life
by Jordan B. Peterson 2021 382 pages
4.15
28.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Silence Summary
Silence
The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 189 pages
4.28
8.1K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
City of God Summary
City of God
by Augustine of Hippo 1186 pages
3.94
13.3K ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim Summary
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
by Frederick Salomon Perls 1968 322 pages
4.12
1.3K ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Philosophy
The Story Paradox Summary
The Story Paradox
How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down
by Jonathan Gottschall 2021 272 pages
3.72
393 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Science
Change Summary
Change
Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution
by Paul Watzlawick 1974 192 pages
4.24
761 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Bed of Procrustes Summary
The Bed of Procrustes
Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2010 112 pages
3.79
10.5K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Business
Pedagogy of the Oppressed Summary
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
by Paulo Freire 1968 183 pages
4.30
37.3K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Politics
How to Create a Mind Summary
How to Create a Mind
The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
by Ray Kurzweil 2012 336 pages
3.97
7.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
Anger Summary
Anger
Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2001 227 pages
4.08
11.9K ratings
Buddhism
Self Help
Spirituality
Tao of Charlie Munger Summary
Tao of Charlie Munger
A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth With Commentary by David Clark
by David Clark 2017 256 pages
4.11
2.2K ratings
Business
Finance
Biography
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
by Oliver Burkeman 2012 256 pages
4.04
15.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Creative Visualization Summary
Creative Visualization
Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life
by Shakti Gawain 1978 175 pages
4.12
26.1K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
What Money Can't Buy Summary
What Money Can't Buy
The Moral Limits of Markets
by Michael J. Sandel 2012 256 pages
3.93
13.6K ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
Myth = Mithya Summary
Myth = Mithya
A Handbook of Hindu Mythology
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2006 232 pages
3.84
4.9K ratings
Mythology
Religion
India
The Narrow Corridor Summary
The Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
by Daron Acemoğlu 2019 560 pages
4.22
3.5K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Demon-Haunted World Summary
The Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan 1995 459 pages
4.29
77.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom
The Right Way To Do the Right Thing
by Barry Schwartz 2010 336 pages
3.70
791 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Being in Love Summary
Being in Love
How to Love with Awareness and Relate Without Fear
by Osho 2008 256 pages
4.00
2.9K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
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