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The Monk and the Riddle Summary
The Monk and the Riddle
The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
by Randy Komisar 2000 192 pages
3.87
3.0K ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
The Secret History of the World Summary
The Secret History of the World
by Jonathan Black 2007 400 pages
3.51
5.5K ratings
History
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Religion
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem Summary
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
by Wayne W. Dyer 2001 288 pages
4.22
7.6K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy Summary
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx 1846 584 pages
4.13
5.1K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Zen and the Art of Making a Living Summary
Zen and the Art of Making a Living
A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design
by Laurence G. Boldt 1992 704 pages
3.93
672 ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Confucianism Summary
Confucianism
A Very Short Introduction
by Daniel K. Gardner 2014 136 pages
3.97
339 ratings
Philosophy
China
Religion
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
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How to Create a Vegan World Summary
How to Create a Vegan World
A Pragmatic Approach
by Tobias Leenaert 2017 209 pages
4.37
1.1K ratings
Vegan
Philosophy
Food
Computational Thinking Summary
Computational Thinking
by Peter J. Denning 2019 246 pages
3.65
271 ratings
Computer Science
Science
Technology
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division Summary
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
by Elif Shafak 2020 96 pages
3.98
7.6K ratings
Essays
Politics
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Hành Trình Về Phương Đông Summary
Hành Trình Về Phương Đông
by Baird T. Spalding 1924 256 pages
4.25
4.6K ratings
Spirituality
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Religion
A Natural History of Human Thinking Summary
A Natural History of Human Thinking
by Michael Tomasello 2014 192 pages
3.98
197 ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Knowledge and Christian Belief Summary
Knowledge and Christian Belief
by Alvin Plantinga 2015 144 pages
4.11
624 ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Christianity
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read Summary
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
by Pierre Bayard 2007 185 pages
3.44
4.8K ratings
Books About Books
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Living the Wisdom of the Tao Summary
Living the Wisdom of the Tao
by Wayne W. Dyer 2008 176 pages
4.30
891 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam Summary
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
by Muhammad Iqbal 1934 252 pages
4.28
1.5K ratings
Islam
Philosophy
Religion
Masks of the Illuminati Summary
Masks of the Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1981 294 pages
4.03
1.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Philosophy
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Summary
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2021 320 pages
4.37
2.0K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Mathematics Summary
Mathematics
A Very Short Introduction
by Timothy Gowers 2002 143 pages
3.86
1.9K ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
Super Mind Summary
Super Mind
How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life Through Transcendental Meditation
by Norman E. Rosenthal 2016 320 pages
3.49
542 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
The Ascent of Man Summary
The Ascent of Man
by Jacob Bronowski 1973 448 pages
4.20
6.3K ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love
Simple Ways to Nurture and Strengthen Your Relationships While Avoiding the Habits That Break Down Your Loving Connection
by Richard Carlson 1999 269 pages
4.06
2.3K ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Psychology
Superbloom Summary
Superbloom
How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
by Nicholas Carr 2025 272 pages
4.06
587 ratings
Technology
Sociology
Psychology
Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself Summary
Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself
40 Ways to Transform Your Inner Critic and Your Life
by Lori Deschene 2013 288 pages
4.04
560 ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
A Monk's Guide to Happiness Summary
A Monk's Guide to Happiness
Meditation in the 21st Century
by Gelong Thubten 2019 256 pages
4.16
2.4K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Philosopher and the Wolf Summary
The Philosopher and the Wolf
by Mark Rowlands 2008 256 pages
4.14
3.2K ratings
Philosophy
Animals
Memoir
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
by James Lindsay 2022 357 pages
4.23
343 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Cult Classics
Radical Uncertainty Summary
Radical Uncertainty
Decision-Making Beyond the Numbers
by John Kay 2020 544 pages
3.88
952 ratings
Economics
Business
Psychology
The Holy Science Summary
The Holy Science
by Yukteswar Giri 1894 128 pages
4.49
2.0K ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
Silence Summary
Silence
In the Age of Noise
by Erling Kagge 2016 131 pages
3.77
12.8K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
This Explains Everything Summary
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
by John Brockman 2013 411 pages
3.66
2.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The People Vs Tech Summary
The People Vs Tech
How the Internet Is Killing Democracy
by Jamie Bartlett 2018 146 pages
3.91
1.7K ratings
Politics
Technology
Science
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know
Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room
by David Weinberger 2012 231 pages
3.80
2.1K ratings
Technology
Science
Philosophy
Alamut Summary
Alamut
by Vladimir Bartol 1938 510 pages
4.31
13.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Novels
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Summary
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
by Leon Festinger 1957 239 pages
4.04
181 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Intelligent Heart Summary
The Intelligent Heart
A Guide to the Compassionate Life
by Dzigar Kongtrül III 2016 248 pages
4.56
97 ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Unfinished
21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges Summary
21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges
by Charles B. Handy 2019 208 pages
4.34
399 ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
The Well-Educated Mind Summary
The Well-Educated Mind
A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
by Susan Wise Bauer 2003 432 pages
3.99
3.8K ratings
Books About Books
Reference
Self Help
Anarchy, State, and Utopia Summary
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
by Robert Nozick 1974 367 pages
3.75
5.9K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Meditation for Beginners Summary
Meditation for Beginners
by Jack Kornfield 1998
4.11
2.6K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
A Book About Love Summary
A Book About Love
by Jonah Lehrer 2016 304 pages
3.73
557 ratings
Psychology
Science
Relationships
The Real Price of Everything Summary
The Real Price of Everything
Rediscovering The Six Classics of Economics
by Michael Lewis 2007 1467 pages
3.71
127 ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Happiness by Design Summary
Happiness by Design
Change What You Do, Not How You Think
by Paul Dolan 2014 256 pages
3.59
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
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 Reason for God Summary
The Reason for God
Belief in an Age of Skepticism
by Timothy J. Keller 2008 293 pages
4.23
72.3K ratings
Christian
Theology
Religion
Spiritual Anatomy Summary
Spiritual Anatomy
Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center
by Kamlesh D. Patel 2023 288 pages
4.57
246 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Health
The Conquest of Happiness Summary
The Conquest of Happiness
by Bertrand Russell 1930 183 pages
4.02
15.5K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
See You at the Top Summary
See You at the Top
by Zig Ziglar 1977 384 pages
4.23
14.8K ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
The Life of a Stupid Man Summary
The Life of a Stupid Man
by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 1927 55 pages
3.69
9.2K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
What Is Existentialism? Summary
What Is Existentialism?
by Simone de Beauvoir 1944 128 pages
3.91
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
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