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Peace Is Every Step Summary
Peace Is Every Step
The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1992 134 pages
4.31
42k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Philosophy
Walk Like a Buddha Summary
Walk Like a Buddha
Even if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You're Hungover Again
by Lodro Rinzler 2013 224 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Liquid Surveillance Summary
Liquid Surveillance
A Conversation
by Zygmunt Bauman 2013 200 pages
3.8
100+ ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
The Architecture of Happiness Summary
The Architecture of Happiness
by Alain de Botton 2007 280 pages
3.86
13k+ ratings
Architecture
Philosophy
Art
The Feminine Mystique Summary
The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan 2001 592 pages
3.87
28k+ ratings
Feminism
Classics
History
Stumbling on Happiness Summary
Stumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Gilbert 2006 304 pages
3.83
61k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Carl Sagan 1986 288 pages
4.19
20k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
Life Code Summary
Life Code
The New Rules for Winning in the Real World
by Phil McGraw 2013 244 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Summary
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex
by John Gray 2012 368 pages
3.58
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Beyond Wealth Summary
Beyond Wealth
The Road Map to a Rich Life
by Alexander Green 2011 320 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Self Help
Finance
Philosophy
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
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Taoism
Spirituality
Finding Your Own North Star Summary
Finding Your Own North Star
Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
by Martha Beck 2001 400 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
F**K It Therapy Summary
F**K It Therapy
The Profane Way to Profound Happiness
by John C. Parkin 2012 348 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Should We Eat Meat? Summary
Should We Eat Meat?
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
by Vaclav Smil 2013 280 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
Science
Food
Health
Modern Classics Autobiography Summary
Modern Classics Autobiography
by M K Gandhi 2001 480 pages
4.1
71k+ ratings
Biography
History
Autobiography
Self Comes to Mind Summary
Self Comes to Mind
Constructing the Conscious Brain
by Antonio Damasio 2010 384 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Transcend Summary
Transcend
Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
by Ray Kurzweil 2009 480 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception. Claudia Hammond
by Claudia Hammond 2012 342 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Inner Game of Tennis Summary
The Inner Game of Tennis
The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1997 122 pages
4.19
21k+ ratings
Psychology
Sports
Self Help
The Power of Now Summary
The Power of Now
A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle 2004 236 pages
4.15
300k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
How Proust Can Change Your Life Summary
How Proust Can Change Your Life
by Alain De Botton 1998 208 pages
3.76
17k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
by Richard Brodie 2011 256 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Art of Manliness - Manvotionals Summary
The Art of Manliness - Manvotionals
Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the 7 Manly Virtues
by Brett McKay 2011 272 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed
Ten Commands for a Digital Age
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010 140 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Programming
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness
What the Best Minds Think about the Brain, Free Will, and What It Means to Be Human
by Susan Blackmore 2006 288 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
How to Win Every Argument Summary
How to Win Every Argument
The Use and Abuse of Logic
by Madsen Pirie 2006 182 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Life and How to Survive It Summary
Life and How to Survive It
An Entertaining and Mind-Stretching Search for What Really Matters in Life
by A. C. Robin Skynner 1996 436 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan 1985 324 pages
4.39
100k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Zen and the Art of Happiness Summary
Zen and the Art of Happiness
by Chris Prentiss 2006 145 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Manliness Summary
The Art of Manliness
Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man
by Brett McKay 2009 288 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
A Forensic Psychiatrist Illuminates the Darker Side of Human Behavior
by Robert I. Simon 2008 339 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Psychology
Psychiatry
Philosophy
The Better Angels of Our Nature Summary
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker 2012 832 pages
4.16
28k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Science
The Great Debate Summary
The Great Debate
Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left
by Yuval Levin 2013 296 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
E-Squared Summary
E-Squared
Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality
by Pam Grout 2013 194 pages
3.91
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
The Buddha Walks into a Bar... Summary
The Buddha Walks into a Bar...
A Guide to Life for a New Generation
by Lodro Rinzler 2012 208 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Procrastination Summary
The Art of Procrastination
A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging, and Postponing
by John Perry 2012 63 pages
3.65
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
My Spiritual Journey Summary
My Spiritual Journey
Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
by Dalai Lama 2010 387 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Biography
Spirituality
The News Summary
The News
A User's Manual
by Alain De Botton 2014 272 pages
3.59
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Journalism
Politics
The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind
The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
by Michio Kaku 2014 400 pages
4.09
14k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Plato at the Googleplex Summary
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
by Rebecca Goldstein 2014 480 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Science
Trying Not to Try Summary
Trying Not to Try
The Art and Science of Spontaneity
by Edward Slingerland 2014 304 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Consolations of Philosophy Summary
The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain De Botton 2001 272 pages
4.01
31k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Courage to Create Summary
The Courage to Create
by Rollo May 1994 144 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Art
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Summary
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Uncommon Thoughts
by Robert Fulghum 2004 221 pages
4
23k+ ratings
Humor
Self Help
Philosophy
The Time Paradox Summary
The Time Paradox
The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life
by Philip Zimbardo 2008 368 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
On Rumors Summary
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, and What Can Be Done
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014 128 pages
3.29
100+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
50 Psychology Classics Summary
50 Psychology Classics
Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do: Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2006 312 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom
The Right Way to Do the Right Thing
by Barry Schwartz 2011 324 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Breath by Breath Summary
Breath by Breath
The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics)
by Larry Rosenberg 2004 240 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations Summary
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations
Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems
by Jules Evans 2013 320 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
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