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The Darwin Economy Summary
The Darwin Economy
Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good
by Robert H. Frank 2011 240 pages
3.77
625 ratings
Economics
Psychology
Politics
How to Think More Effectively Summary
How to Think More Effectively
A guide to greater productivity, insight and creativity
by The School of Life 2020 112 pages
4.10
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Productivity
The Rumi Prescription Summary
The Rumi Prescription
How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life
by Melody Moezzi 2020 272 pages
4.18
570 ratings
Poetry
Memoir
Mental Health
The Cow in the Parking Lot Summary
The Cow in the Parking Lot
A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger
by Leonard Scheff 2008 198 pages
3.99
2.2K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Buddhism
You Are the Happiness You Seek Summary
You Are the Happiness You Seek
Uncovering the Awareness of Being
by Rupert Spira 2011 200 pages
4.67
592 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
The Problems of Philosophy Summary
The Problems of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell 1912 116 pages
3.90
17.9K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind
Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions
by Jaak Panksepp 2010 592 pages
4.46
382 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Personality Types Summary
Personality Types
Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
by Don Richard Riso 1987 544 pages
4.17
3.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Calm Center Summary
The Calm Center
Reflections and Meditations for Spiritual Awakening
by Steve Taylor 2015 128 pages
4.33
255 ratings
Poetry
Spirituality
Philosophy
Mathematics Summary
Mathematics
A Very Short Introduction
by Timothy Gowers 2002 143 pages
3.86
1.9K ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
Wabi Sabi Summary
Wabi Sabi
The Wisdom in Imperfection
by Nobuo Suzuki 2021 192 pages
4.21
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Japan
What They Forgot to Teach You at School Summary
What They Forgot to Teach You at School
by The School of Life 2021 81 pages
4.02
1.2K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life Summary
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life
by Leo Babauta 2009 105 pages
3.46
1.5K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought Summary
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought
by Erich Fromm 1979 147 pages
3.79
201 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
The Journey of Soul Initiation Summary
The Journey of Soul Initiation
A Field Guide for Visionaries, Evolutionaries, and Revolutionaries
by Bill Plotkin 2021 520 pages
4.37
116 ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
The Universe and the Teacup Summary
The Universe and the Teacup
The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
by K.C. Cole 1998 224 pages
3.79
583 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton 2008 336 pages
3.62
5.9K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think
The 6 Basic Mistakes We Make in Thinking
by Thomas Kida 2006 286 pages
3.83
839 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Capitalism and Freedom Summary
Capitalism and Freedom
by Milton Friedman 1962 208 pages
3.90
14.6K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Philosophical Baby Summary
The Philosophical Baby
What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life
by Alison Gopnik 2003 288 pages
3.79
1.5K ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Philosophy
Jungian Psychoanalysis Summary
Jungian Psychoanalysis
Working in the Spirit of Carl Jung
by Murray B. Stein 2009 488 pages
4.19
118 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Counselling
Essence of the Dhammapada Summary
Essence of the Dhammapada
by Eknath Easwaran 2013 302 pages
4.29
135 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Buddhism
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai
Giving every day meaning and joy
by Yukari Mitsuhashi 2018 106 pages
3.81
1.7K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
The Go-Giver Influencer Summary
The Go-Giver Influencer
A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea
by Bob Burg 2018 188 pages
4.27
642 ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
A Theory of Everything (That Matters) Summary
A Theory of Everything (That Matters)
A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God
by Alister E. McGrath 2019 240 pages
3.84
146 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Biography
On the Toltec Path Summary
On the Toltec Path
A Practical Guide to the Teachings of don Juan Matus, Carlos Castaneda, and Other Toltec Seers
by Ken Eagle Feather 1995 304 pages
3.78
114 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Native American
Dream Yoga Summary
Dream Yoga
Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep
by Andrew Holecek 2013 352 pages
4.33
694 ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Change Your Story, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Story, Change Your Life
Using Shamanic and Jungian Tools to Achieve Personal Transformation
by Carl Greer 2014 224 pages
4.02
224 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age Summary
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
by Dipesh Chakrabarty 2021 292 pages
3.69
118 ratings
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
Self-Help for Your Nerves Summary
Self-Help for Your Nerves
Learn to Relax and Enjoy Life Again by Overcoming Stress and Fear
by Claire Weekes 1981 176 pages
4.22
832 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Free Speech And Why It Matters Summary
Free Speech And Why It Matters
by Andrew Doyle 2021 128 pages
4.25
927 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
The Awakened Ape Summary
The Awakened Ape
A Biohacker's Guide to Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy, and Stress-Free Living
by Jevan Pradas 2017 293 pages
3.79
1.1K ratings
Health
Psychology
Philosophy
Constructive Living Summary
Constructive Living
by David K. Reynolds 1984 120 pages
4.11
577 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
by Aaron Swartz 2015 359 pages
4.19
467 ratings
Biography
Politics
Essays
VALIS Summary
VALIS
by Philip K. Dick 1981 242 pages
3.92
31.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Religion
Tricks of the Mind Summary
Tricks of the Mind
by Derren Brown 2006 400 pages
4.04
6.9K ratings
Psychology
Magic
Science
Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It Summary
Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It
Unlocking the Nine Secrets of People Who Changed the World
by Richard Koch 2020 352 pages
3.84
288 ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Summary
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 233 pages
4.19
77.8K ratings
Classics
Russia
Philosophy
The Ascent of Man Summary
The Ascent of Man
by Jacob Bronowski 1973 448 pages
4.20
6.3K ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
The Discourses Summary
The Discourses
by Niccolò Machiavelli 1517 544 pages
4.07
9.5K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Reason and Religious Belief Summary
Reason and Religious Belief
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
by Michael Peterson 1990 336 pages
3.86
264 ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Theology
Why Meditate Summary
Why Meditate
Working with Thoughts and Emotions
by Matthieu Ricard 2008 168 pages
3.99
2.1K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Addicted to the Monkey Mind Summary
Addicted to the Monkey Mind
Change the Programming That Sabotages Your Life
by J.F. Benoist 2018 368 pages
3.98
529 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Focus Summary
Focus
A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction
by Leo Babauta 2010 121 pages
3.63
1.4K ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
The Case for Servant Leadership Summary
The Case for Servant Leadership
by kent-keith 2008 85 pages
3.60
171 ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Who Owns the Future? Summary
Who Owns the Future?
by Jaron Lanier 2013 367 pages
3.77
3.6K ratings
Technology
Economics
Science
Muhammad Summary
Muhammad
A Biography of the Prophet
by Karen Armstrong 1991 290 pages
4.19
7.0K ratings
Religion
Islam
History
Hypnotizing Maria Summary
Hypnotizing Maria
by Richard Bach 2009 160 pages
3.67
1.4K ratings
The United States Of America
Aviation
Self Help
We the Living Summary
We the Living
by Ayn Rand 1936 464 pages
3.96
30.3K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
The secret of secrets Summary
The secret of secrets
by Osho 1983 999 pages
4.32
256 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
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