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How to Grow Old Summary
How to Grow Old
Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 217 pages
4.08
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal Summary
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity
by Justin Gregg 2022 320 pages
3.89
2.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Animals
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten
The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality
by Theodore Dalrymple 2010 260 pages
3.96
1.1K ratings
Sociology
Politics
Essays
Rome's Last Citizen Summary
Rome's Last Citizen
The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
by Rob Goodman 2012 384 pages
4.16
1.2K ratings
History
Biography
Philosophy
Leadership Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
Leadership Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
The 8 Rituals of Visionary Leaders
by Robin Sharma 1998 263 pages
4.06
3.1K ratings
Self Help
Leadership
Business
Four Elements Summary
Four Elements
Reflections on Nature
by John O'Donohue 2010 192 pages
4.22
388 ratings
Spirituality
Poetry
Philosophy
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman 2007 296 pages
3.97
6.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Book of Joy Summary
The Book of Joy
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
by Dalai Lama XIV 2016 354 pages
4.38
61.6K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Lesson Plan When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom Summary
Lesson Plan When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom
by BookRags 2012 320 pages
4.63
363 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
The Way of Qigong Summary
The Way of Qigong
The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing
by Kenneth S. Cohen 1999 448 pages
4.18
734 ratings
Health
Spirituality
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Dianetics Summary
Dianetics
The Original Thesis
by L. Ron Hubbard 1979 294 pages
3.60
290 ratings
Religion
Science
Philosophy
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin 2009 250 pages
4.09
1.2K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Living a Life of Awareness Summary
Living a Life of Awareness
Daily Meditations on the Toltec Path
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2013 224 pages
4.50
463 ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
The Optimist's Telescope Summary
The Optimist's Telescope
Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
by Bina Venkataraman 2019
3.47
579 ratings
Science
Psychology
Business
The Wisdom of Compassion Summary
The Wisdom of Compassion
Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights
by Dalai Lama XIV 2012 255 pages
4.00
662 ratings
Religion
Buddhism
Spirituality
Comfortable with Uncertainty Summary
Comfortable with Uncertainty
108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
by Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn 2002 222 pages
4.25
7.7K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Conservative Heart Summary
The Conservative Heart
How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America
by Arthur C. Brooks 2015 261 pages
4.10
1.4K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Art as Therapy Summary
Art as Therapy
by Alain de Botton 2013 240 pages
4.08
4.4K ratings
Art
Philosophy
Psychology
Seeing That Frees Summary
Seeing That Frees
Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising
by Rob Burbea 2014 465 pages
4.64
422 ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Courage to Be Summary
The Courage to Be
by Paul Tillich 1952 200 pages
4.08
3.7K ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
The Quest for Character Summary
The Quest for Character
What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
by Massimo Pigliucci 2022
3.98
210 ratings
Philosophy
History
Psychology
The Ravenous Brain Summary
The Ravenous Brain
How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning
by Daniel Bor 2012 352 pages
3.90
424 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence Summary
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
The Liberating Experience of Facing Painful Truth
by Alice Miller 1991 64 pages
4.10
329 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
The Art of Power Summary
The Art of Power
A Zen Master's Guide to Redefining Power, Achieving True Freedom and Discovering Lasting Happiness in a Stressful World
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2007 240 pages
4.25
3.0K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Why God Won't Go Away Summary
Why God Won't Go Away
Brain Science and the Biology of Belief
by Andrew B. Newberg 2001 234 pages
3.89
1.3K ratings
Science
Religion
Psychology
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God Summary
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God
Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again
by Justin Brierley 2023 272 pages
4.41
594 ratings
Religion
Christian
Theology
Main Currents Of Marxism Summary
Main Currents Of Marxism
The Founders, The Golden Age, The Breakdown
by Leszek KoΕ‚akowski 1976 1284 pages
4.26
438 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Subtle Body Practice Manual Summary
The Subtle Body Practice Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to Energy Healing
by Cyndi Dale 2014 374 pages
4.41
152 ratings
Spirituality
Metaphysics
Health
The Upright Thinkers Summary
The Upright Thinkers
The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
by Leonard Mlodinow 2015 352 pages
4.13
2.1K ratings
Science
History
Evolution
What Evolution Is Summary
What Evolution Is
by Ernst W. Mayr 2001 318 pages
4.02
3.9K ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
How to Run a Government Summary
How to Run a Government
So That Citizens Benefit and Taxpayers Don't Go Crazy
by Michael Barber 2015 368 pages
3.89
378 ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
What is Psychotherapy? Summary
What is Psychotherapy?
by The School of Life 2018 120 pages
4.03
319 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Mental Health
You May Also Like Summary
You May Also Like
Taste in an Age of Endless Choice
by Tom Vanderbilt 2016 320 pages
3.29
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Reactionary Mind Summary
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
by Corey Robin 2011 290 pages
3.94
2.7K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Knowledge and Power Summary
Knowledge and Power
The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World
by George Gilder 2013 400 pages
3.93
417 ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You Summary
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You
by Albert Ellis 1998 243 pages
3.78
662 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Art of Warβ€”Spirituality for Conflict Summary
The Art of Warβ€”Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
by Thomas Cuong Huynh 2008 256 pages
4.00
380 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy Summary
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by John Rawls 2007 496 pages
4.13
282 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Nation of Rebels Summary
Nation of Rebels
Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture
by Joseph Heath 2004 368 pages
3.84
2.0K ratings
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
Learning from Leonardo Summary
Learning from Leonardo
Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius
by Fritjof Capra 2013 408 pages
3.96
107 ratings
Science
History
Art
The Art of Power Summary
The Art of Power
A Zen Master's Guide to Redefining Power, Achieving True Freedom and Discovering Lasting Happiness in a Stressful World
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2007 240 pages
4.25
3.0K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Faith, Hope and Carnage Summary
Faith, Hope and Carnage
by Nick Cave 2022 294 pages
4.42
7.0K ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
The Divided Self Summary
The Divided Self
An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness
by R.D. Laing 1960 218 pages
4.11
6.2K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Mental Health
Fellow Creatures Summary
Fellow Creatures
Our Obligations to the Other Animals
by Christine M. Korsgaard 2018 272 pages
4.29
196 ratings
Philosophy
Animals
Vegan
Nonsense Summary
Nonsense
The Power of Not Knowing
by Jamie Holmes 2015 336 pages
3.62
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Freedom and Destiny Summary
Freedom and Destiny
by Rollo May 1981 288 pages
4.22
291 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Walking Dead and Philosophy Summary
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
Zombie Apocalypse Now
by Wayne Yuen 2012 262 pages
3.63
118 ratings
Philosophy
Zombies
Pop Culture
Stoic Six Pack (Illustrated) Summary
Stoic Six Pack (Illustrated)
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Golden Sayings, Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus, Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion
by Marcus Aurelius 2014 520 pages
4.40
456 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
You Belong to the Universe Summary
You Belong to the Universe
Buckminster Fuller and the Future
by Jonathan Keats 2016 216 pages
3.65
381 ratings
Biography
Science
Architecture
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel Summary
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel
by Ashish Bagrecha 2019 198 pages
3.85
1.5K ratings
Self Help
Poetry
Love
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