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Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters Summary
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters
Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
by Michael Tierno 2002 191 pages
3.83
622 ratings
Writing
Film
Philosophy
Godless Summary
Godless
How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
by Dan Barker 2008 392 pages
3.97
7.2K ratings
Religion
Atheism
Philosophy
Zen in the Art of Writing Summary
Zen in the Art of Writing
Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
by Ray Bradbury 1973 158 pages
4.08
20.8K ratings
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Philosophy Summary
Philosophy
The Basics
by Nigel Warburton 1995 184 pages
3.84
2.8K ratings
Philosophy
Reference
History
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior Summary
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
by John von Neumann 1944 776 pages
4.17
361 ratings
Economics
Mathematics
Science
بیشعوری Summary
بیشعوری
راهنمای تشخیص و درمان خطرناکترین بیماری تاریخ بشریت
by Xavier Crement 1990 232 pages
2.74
5.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
by Sean Carroll 2016 480 pages
4.18
9.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Living I Ching Summary
The Living I Ching
Using Ancient Chinese Wisdom to Shape Your Life
by Ming-Dao Deng 2006 456 pages
4.29
112 ratings
Philosophy
Taoism
Spirituality
The Celestine Prophecy Summary
The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield 1993 247 pages
3.73
119.2K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Mindfulness in Plain English Summary
Mindfulness in Plain English
by Henepola Gunaratana 1992 208 pages
4.15
18.2K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales Summary
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales
Revised Edition
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1970 224 pages
4.15
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Fairy Tales
Mythology
Happiness and Contemplation Summary
Happiness and Contemplation
by Josef Pieper 1957 144 pages
4.45
224 ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Christianity
A Field Guide to Lies Summary
A Field Guide to Lies
Critical Thinking in the Information Age
by Daniel J. Levitin 2016 292 pages
3.76
4.6K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
203.8K ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
The Psychology Book Summary
The Psychology Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
by Nigel C. Benson 2011 352 pages
4.18
4.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Reference
VALIS Summary
VALIS
by Philip K. Dick 1981 242 pages
3.92
31.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Religion
Existentialism and Romantic Love Summary
Existentialism and Romantic Love
by Skye Cleary 2015 216 pages
4.09
69 ratings
Philosophy
Love
Relationships
Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires Summary
Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires
by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 1990 370 pages
4.59
607 ratings
Islam
Religion
Spirituality
The Ancient Science of Mantras Summary
The Ancient Science of Mantras
Wisdom of the Sages
by Om Swami 2017 486 pages
4.31
567 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Hinduism
Creativity Summary
Creativity
by Osho 1999 194 pages
4.18
3.3K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Studies in Pessimism Summary
Studies in Pessimism
The Essays
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1890 76 pages
3.89
2.1K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Classics
Incerto 4-Book Bundle Summary
Incerto 4-Book Bundle
Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2011 1596 pages
4.57
474 ratings
Philosophy
Business
Economics
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind Summary
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old
by Deepak Chopra 1994 428 pages
4.05
11.2K ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
The Origins of Virtue Summary
The Origins of Virtue
Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
by Matt Ridley 1997 265 pages
4.03
4.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Handbook to Higher Consciousness Summary
Handbook to Higher Consciousness
by Ken Keyes Jr. 1973 215 pages
4.20
650 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
The Age of AI and Our Human Future Summary
The Age of AI and Our Human Future
by Henry Kissinger 2021 272 pages
3.45
4.8K ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
The Art of Procrastination Summary
The Art of Procrastination
A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing
by John R. Perry 2012 112 pages
3.65
3.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
F**k It Summary
F**k It
The Ultimate Spiritual Way
by John C. Parkin 2007 233 pages
3.42
5.5K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis Summary
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis
by Sigmund Freud 1917 560 pages
3.80
11.4K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
How Changing The Way We React To Misplacing Our Keys Can Transform Our Lives
by Gil Friedman 2003 196 pages
3.93
200 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
Truth and Method Summary
Truth and Method
by Hans-Georg Gadamer 1960 640 pages
4.17
3.6K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
German Literature
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga Summary
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga
Notes of the Seminar Given in 1932
by C.G. Jung 1933 176 pages
4.10
551 ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Philosophy
Striking Thoughts Summary
Striking Thoughts
Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
by Bruce Lee 2000 228 pages
4.25
3.0K ratings
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Self Help
The Celestine Prophecy Summary
The Celestine Prophecy
An Experiential Guide
by James Redfield 1995 304 pages
3.87
1.7K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Cry for Myth Summary
The Cry for Myth
by Rollo May 1991 320 pages
4.05
421 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Mythology
Not Always So Summary
Not Always So
Practicing the True Spirit of Zen
by Shunryu Suzuki 2002 176 pages
4.30
2.1K ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Philosophy
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming Summary
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
by Stephen LaBerge 1989 335 pages
4.22
3.8K ratings
Psychology
Science
Spirituality
Living Buddha, Living Christ Summary
Living Buddha, Living Christ
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1997 240 pages
4.16
18.5K ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Buddhism
The Battle for God Summary
The Battle for God
by Karen Armstrong 2000 480 pages
3.95
6.6K ratings
Religion
History
Philosophy
Slow Down Summary
Slow Down
The Degrowth Manifesto
by Kōhei Saitō 2020 273 pages
3.94
1.9K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
by James Fulcher 2001 160 pages
3.56
1.3K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The How of Happiness Summary
The How of Happiness
A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2007 384 pages
3.90
10.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Monsters Summary
Monsters
A Fan's Dilemma
by Claire Dederer 2023 257 pages
3.72
18.3K ratings
Essays
Art
Feminism
The Future of Freedom Summary
The Future of Freedom
Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
by Fareed Zakaria 2003 295 pages
4.02
3.4K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Worldly Philosophers Summary
The Worldly Philosophers
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1953 368 pages
4.16
8.7K ratings
Economics
Philosophy
History
The Open Society and Its Enemies Summary
The Open Society and Its Enemies
by Karl Popper 1956 920 pages
4.23
2.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Calling Bullshit Summary
Calling Bullshit
The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
by Carl T. Bergstrom 2020 336 pages
4.11
4.9K ratings
Science
Psychology
Business
Fully Automated Luxury Communism Summary
Fully Automated Luxury Communism
A Manifesto
by Aaron Bastani 2018 278 pages
3.69
2.5K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
by Neil Postman 1995 209 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Sociology
The Law of the Garbage Truck Summary
The Law of the Garbage Truck
How to Respond to People Who Dump on You, and How to Stop Dumping on Others
by David J. Pollay 2010 244 pages
3.73
834 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
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