Philosophy Book Summaries

Be Water, My Friend Summary
Be Water, My Friend
The Teachings of Bruce Lee
by Shannon Lee 2020 240 pages
4.18
6.7K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
A Joseph Campbell Companion Summary
A Joseph Campbell Companion
Reflections on the Art of Living
by Joseph Campbell 1991 320 pages
4.39
2.6K ratings
Philosophy
Mythology
Spirituality
The High Price of Materialism Summary
The High Price of Materialism
by Tim Kasser 2002 166 pages
3.65
681 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith 1776 1076 pages
3.88
34.2K ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Classics
Demons Summary
Demons
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872 733 pages
4.30
58.5K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules Summary
Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules
The Lost Writings
by Napoleon Hill 2008 224 pages
4.07
1.5K ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Making Sense Summary
Making Sense
by Sam Harris 2020
4.13
2.1K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Scout Mindset Summary
The Scout Mindset
Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
by Julia Galef 2021 288 pages
4.10
6.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Arthashastra Summary
The Arthashastra
by Kautilya 878 pages
4.12
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction Summary
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
by Alan Jacobs 2011 162 pages
3.94
2.9K ratings
Books About Books
Education
Essays
Thinking 101 Summary
Thinking 101
How to Reason Better to Live Better
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn 2022 288 pages
3.83
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Reinventing Yourself Summary
Reinventing Yourself
How to Become the Person You've Always Wanted to Be
by Steve Chandler 1998 224 pages
4.13
776 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
The Happiness Curve Summary
The Happiness Curve
Why Life Gets Better After 50
by Jonathan Rauch 2018 256 pages
3.64
1.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Stop Doing That Sh*t Summary
Stop Doing That Sh*t
End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back
by Gary John Bishop 2019 240 pages
3.83
6.6K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Summary
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
by Samuel P. Huntington 1996 368 pages
3.78
13.4K ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
The Psychology of Self-Esteem Summary
The Psychology of Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden 1969 262 pages
3.94
969 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
203.8K ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Moral Politics Summary
Moral Politics
How Liberals and Conservatives Think
by George Lakoff 1996 471 pages
4.03
1.7K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
The Field Summary
The Field
by Lynne McTaggart 2003 268 pages
4.08
6.6K ratings
Science
Spirituality
Philosophy
Light on Yoga Summary
Light on Yoga
by B.K.S. Iyengar 1966 544 pages
4.29
10.4K ratings
Health
Spirituality
Reference
Jesus Among Other Gods Summary
Jesus Among Other Gods
The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
by Ravi Zacharias 2000 195 pages
4.14
11.4K ratings
Christian
Religion
Theology
Helgoland Summary
Helgoland
Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
by Carlo Rovelli 2020 233 pages
4.08
9.4K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Talking Zen Summary
Talking Zen
Reflections on Mind, Myth, and the Magic of Life
by Alan W. Watts 1994 208 pages
4.24
172 ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning Summary
Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl 1974 208 pages
4.04
5.0K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Until the End of Time Summary
Until the End of Time
Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
by Brian Greene 2020 384 pages
4.04
5.8K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Team Human Summary
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019 256 pages
3.83
1.2K ratings
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
The Book of Forgiving Summary
The Book of Forgiving
The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World
by Desmond Tutu 2013 230 pages
4.26
5.6K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
No Boundary Summary
No Boundary
Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth
by Ken Wilber 1979 149 pages
4.30
1.6K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Summary
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. 1999 216 pages
4.28
976 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Ape that Understood the Universe Summary
The Ape that Understood the Universe
How the Mind and Culture Evolve
by Steve Stewart-Williams 2018 378 pages
4.25
1.5K ratings
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Soul Mates Summary
Soul Mates
Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship
by Thomas Moore 1994 267 pages
3.93
5.3K ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Relationships
How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai Summary
How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai
Focus, Cure Procrastination, & Increase Personal Productivity.
by Anthony Raymond 2019 231 pages
4.15
190 ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
This Is Water Summary
This Is Water
Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
by David Foster Wallace 2009 138 pages
4.47
36.3K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Self Help
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine
How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
by Andy Clark 2023 320 pages
3.92
861 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Future Shock Summary
Future Shock
by Alvin Toffler 1970 430 pages
3.82
5.2K ratings
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
A Way of Being Summary
A Way of Being
by Carl R. Rogers 1980 395 pages
4.22
2.9K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Letters to a Law Student Summary
Letters to a Law Student
A Guide to Studying Law at University
by Nicholas J. McBride 2006 277 pages
4.11
970 ratings
Law
Education
Self Help
The Little Book of Stoicism Summary
The Little Book of Stoicism
Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness
by Jonas Salzgeber 2019 287 pages
4.19
6.0K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy Summary
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom 1989 304 pages
4.25
39.1K ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
The Concept of Anxiety Summary
The Concept of Anxiety
A Simple Psychologically Oriented Deliberation in View of the Dogmatic Problem of Hereditary Sin
by Søren Kierkegaard 1844 256 pages
3.96
2.7K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Religion
The Art of Living Summary
The Art of Living
The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
by Epictetus 128 pages
4.25
34.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
From Age-ing to Sage-ing Summary
From Age-ing to Sage-ing
A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 1995 303 pages
3.98
352 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
Being Peace Summary
Being Peace
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1987 115 pages
4.32
14.0K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
2084 Summary
2084
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity
by John C. Lennox 2020 229 pages
3.92
1.2K ratings
Science
Christian
Artificial Intelligence
Ramayana Unravelled Summary
Ramayana Unravelled
Lesser Known Facets of Rishi Vālmiki’s Epic
by Ami Ganatra 2022 236 pages
4.38
597 ratings
History
Mythology
Religion
Behold a Pale Horse Summary
Behold a Pale Horse
by Milton William Cooper 1991 534 pages
3.85
5.6K ratings
Conspiracy Theories
Politics
History
Wanting Summary
Wanting
The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
by Luke Burgis 2021 304 pages
3.80
4.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Spirit Level Summary
The Spirit Level
Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009 352 pages
4.13
7.0K ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
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
Objective Communication Summary
Objective Communication
Writing, Speaking and Arguing
by Leonard Peikoff 1980 384 pages
4.19
72 ratings
Philosophy
Writing
Communication
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