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Identity and Violence Summary
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
by Amartya Sen 2006 240 pages
3.84
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Thinking Summary
Thinking
The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction
by John Brockman 2013 432 pages
3.69
978 ratings
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The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
How to Be Calm in a Busy World
by Haemin Sunim 2012 288 pages
4.03
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Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Summary
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
by Joseph A. Schumpeter 1942 460 pages
3.99
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Loving What Is Summary
Loving What Is
Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
by Byron Katie 2002 321 pages
4.08
24.6K ratings
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Enlightened Gardener, The Summary
Enlightened Gardener, The
by Sydney Banks 1991 176 pages
4.19
479 ratings
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Why We Believe What We Believe Summary
Why We Believe What We Believe
Uncovering Our Biological Need for Meaning, Spirituality, and Truth
by Andrew B. Newberg 2006 321 pages
4.00
326 ratings
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Happiness Summary
Happiness
Lessons from a New Science
by Richard Layard 2005 320 pages
3.71
1.1K ratings
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The Comfort Book Summary
The Comfort Book
by Matt Haig 2021 272 pages
4.06
68.6K ratings
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The Sacred Balance Summary
The Sacred Balance
Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
by David Suzuki 1997 272 pages
4.14
1.5K ratings
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365 Days Of Walking The Red Road Summary
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road
The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day
by Terri Jean 2003 461 pages
4.34
346 ratings
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Total Meditation Summary
Total Meditation
Practices in Living the Awakened Life
by Deepak Chopra 2020 336 pages
3.92
1.7K ratings
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Anathem Summary
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson 2008 937 pages
4.17
74.2K ratings
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The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire Summary
The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence
by Deepak Chopra 2003 304 pages
4.04
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The Experience of God Summary
The Experience of God
Being, Consciousness, Bliss
by David Bentley Hart 2013 365 pages
4.25
1.6K ratings
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First Principles Summary
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
by Thomas E. Ricks 2020 416 pages
4.07
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The Serendipity Mindset Summary
The Serendipity Mindset
The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck
by Christian Busch 2020 384 pages
3.70
595 ratings
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Theories of International Relations Summary
Theories of International Relations
by Andrew Linklater 1996 310 pages
3.91
439 ratings
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The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
by BenjamΓ­n Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.34
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The Book of Secret Wisdom Summary
The Book of Secret Wisdom
The Prophetic Record of Human Destiny and Evolution
by Zinovya Dushkova 2015 341 pages
3.87
334 ratings
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Utopia for Realists Summary
Utopia for Realists
How We Can Build the Ideal World
by Rutger Bregman 2014 262 pages
4.22
40.8K ratings
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No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners Summary
No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners
Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Buddhist Teachings
by Noah Rasheta 2018 147 pages
4.44
5.7K ratings
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
by Steven Novella 2018 448 pages
4.40
4.7K ratings
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The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Carl Sagan 1977 271 pages
4.19
21.0K ratings
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Evolution
Existentialism Summary
Existentialism
A Very Short Introduction
by Thomas R. Flynn 2006 160 pages
3.48
1.8K ratings
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Reference
Feminism for the 99% Summary
Feminism for the 99%
A Manifesto
by Cinzia Arruzza 2019 85 pages
4.02
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The Goldilocks Enigma Summary
The Goldilocks Enigma
Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
by Paul C.W. Davies 2006 350 pages
4.06
1.2K ratings
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Frogs Into Princes Summary
Frogs Into Princes
by Richard Bandler 1979 194 pages
3.96
1.3K ratings
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The Key Summary
The Key
The Missing Secret for Attracting Anything You Want
by Joe Vitale 2008 204 pages
3.78
1.1K ratings
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Philosophy of Science Summary
Philosophy of Science
A Very Short Introduction
by Samir Okasha 2002 144 pages
3.93
3.7K ratings
Philosophy
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History
Calm Summary
Calm
Educate Yourself in the Art of Remaining Calm, and Learn how to Defend Yourself from Panic and Fury
by The School of Life 2016 136 pages
4.03
1.6K ratings
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Meditations from the Mat Summary
Meditations from the Mat
Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga
by Rolf Gates 2002 417 pages
4.35
3.1K ratings
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80,000 Hours Summary
80,000 Hours
Find a fulfilling career that does good
by Benjamin Todd 2016 276 pages
3.94
2.0K ratings
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Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence
A Very Short Introduction
by Margaret A. Boden 2018 164 pages
3.31
335 ratings
Science
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The Quest for a Moral Compass Summary
The Quest for a Moral Compass
A Global History of Ethics
by Kenan Malik 2014 400 pages
4.15
522 ratings
Philosophy
History
Religion
The Religion of Tomorrow Summary
The Religion of Tomorrow
A Vision for the Future of the Great Traditions-More Inclusive, More Comprehensive, More Complete
by Ken Wilber 2016 816 pages
4.19
253 ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
The Way of Aikido Summary
The Way of Aikido
Life Lessons from an American Sensei
by George Leonard 1999 224 pages
4.11
323 ratings
Martial Arts
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Lateral Thinking Summary
Lateral Thinking
by Edward de Bono 1991 272 pages
3.76
4.6K ratings
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The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008 208 pages
3.77
822 ratings
Philosophy
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Psychology
The Rock Warrior's Way Summary
The Rock Warrior's Way
Mental Training for Climbers
by Arno Ilgner 2003 176 pages
4.30
2.2K ratings
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The Rise of Modern Philosophy Summary
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny 2006 356 pages
3.82
263 ratings
Philosophy
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Reference
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Summary
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
by Daniel C. Dennett 2013 496 pages
3.78
4.3K ratings
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Being Human Summary
Being Human
Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2012
4.34
777 ratings
Science
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Biology
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting Summary
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting
The Astonishing Power of Feelings
by Lynn Grabhorn 1999 308 pages
4.08
4.6K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
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Joy Summary
Joy
The Happiness That Comes from Within
by Osho 2004 174 pages
4.19
2.4K ratings
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Self Help
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Summary
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy
by Donald J. Robertson 2010 316 pages
4.19
311 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Hero With a Thousand Faces Summary
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell 1949 416 pages
4.13
43.7K ratings
Mythology
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Psychology
On the Brink of Everything Summary
On the Brink of Everything
Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old
by Parker J. Palmer 2018 198 pages
4.06
1.9K ratings
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Memoir
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Luxury Fever Summary
Luxury Fever
by Robert H. Frank 1999 326 pages
3.78
180 ratings
Economics
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Psychology
A Short Guide to a Happy Life Summary
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
by Anna Quindlen 2000 50 pages
3.96
9.9K ratings
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