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The Lucifer Effect Summary
The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2008 576 pages
3.92
24k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Liars and Outliers Summary
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
by Bruce Schneier 2012 382 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Science
The Price of Everything Summary
The Price of Everything
A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity
by Russell Roberts 2009 224 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living Summary
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry
by Dale Carnegie 2004 320 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Battle for God Summary
The Battle for God
by Karen Armstrong 2001 480 pages
3.95
6k+ ratings
Religion
History
Philosophy
A Conflict of Visions Summary
A Conflict of Visions
Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
by Thomas Sowell 2007 352 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Moral Tribes Summary
Moral Tribes
Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
by Joshua D. Greene 2013 432 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds
The Nature of Right and Wrong
by Marc Hauser 2007 528 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Personality Types Summary
Personality Types
Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
by Don Richard Riso 1996 544 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Matrix and Philosophy Summary
The Matrix and Philosophy
Welcome to the Desert of the Real
by William Irwin 2002 320 pages
3.9
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Film
Pop Culture
Basketball and Philosophy Summary
Basketball and Philosophy
Thinking Outside the Paint
by Jerry L. Walls 2008 300 pages
3.05
10+ ratings
Philosophy
Basketball
Breaking Bad and Philosophy Summary
Breaking Bad and Philosophy
Badder Living through Chemistry
by Robert Arp 2012 288 pages
3.29
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Pop Culture
Essays
Come, Let Us Reason Summary
Come, Let Us Reason
An Introduction to Logical Thinking
by Norman L. Geisler 1990 232 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Christian
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 Todd 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
The Secret Power of Yoga Summary
The Secret Power of Yoga
A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras
by Nischala Joy Devi 2007 336 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Personal Development
Health
Life Code Summary
Life Code
The New Rules For Winning in the Real World
by Phillip C. 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
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 Rock Warrior's Way Summary
The Rock Warrior's Way
Mental Training for Climbers
by Arno Ilgner 2006 176 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
Climbing
Philosophy
Outdoors
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 N. 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
The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People Summary
The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People
What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It
by David Niven 2006 182 pages
3.60
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
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
An Autobiography Summary
An Autobiography
by Mahatma 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 António Damásio 2010 384 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong Summary
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong
The Case for Personal Freedom
by Andrew P. Napolitano 2011 320 pages
4.25
100+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Law
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
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
22k+ 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
What You Can Change and What You Can't Summary
What You Can Change and What You Can't
The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement
by Martin E.P. Seligman 2007 336 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
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
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