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Thinking Like a Lawyer Summary
Thinking Like a Lawyer
A New Introduction to Legal Reasoning
by Frederick Schauer 2009 256 pages
3.87
297 ratings
Law
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Politics
I Moved Your Cheese Summary
I Moved Your Cheese
For Those Who Refuse to Live as Mice in Someone Else's Maze
by Deepak Malhotra 2011 120 pages
3.52
2.9K ratings
Business
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Leadership
The Cottage Fairy Companion Summary
The Cottage Fairy Companion
A Cottagecore Guide to Slow Living, Connecting to Nature, and Becoming Enchanted Again
by Paola Merrill 2022 180 pages
4.31
957 ratings
Nature
Poetry
Self Help
Why We Can't Wait Summary
Why We Can't Wait
by Martin Luther King Jr. 1964 223 pages
4.54
8.9K ratings
History
Politics
Race
The Perennial Philosophy Summary
The Perennial Philosophy
by Aldous Huxley 1945 336 pages
4.13
6.2K ratings
Philosophy
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The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t Summary
The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t
Cut the Crap and Live Your Life
by Fabrice Midal 2017 176 pages
3.11
836 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
France
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley 1710 224 pages
3.83
1.2K ratings
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Classics
18th Century
The Art of Living Consciously Summary
The Art of Living Consciously
The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life
by Nathaniel Branden 1997 288 pages
4.12
250 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
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The Power of an Open Question Summary
The Power of an Open Question
The Buddha's Path to Freedom
by Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel 2010 114 pages
4.09
224 ratings
Buddhism
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Soul Boom Summary
Soul Boom
Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
by Rainn Wilson 2023 304 pages
3.82
7.2K ratings
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Our Declaration Summary
Our Declaration
A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality
by Danielle S. Allen 2014 320 pages
3.84
825 ratings
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American History
Speed Reading For Dummies Summary
Speed Reading For Dummies
by Richard Sutz 2009 288 pages
3.54
315 ratings
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Writing
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Anam Cara Summary
Anam Cara
A Book of Celtic Wisdom
by John O'Donohue 1996 234 pages
4.31
10.5K ratings
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Poetry
How We Think Summary
How We Think
by John Dewey 1910 240 pages
3.86
981 ratings
Philosophy
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Letters to a Young Mathematician Summary
Letters to a Young Mathematician
by Ian Stewart 2006 224 pages
3.86
1.8K ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
The Dying Citizen Summary
The Dying Citizen
How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
by Victor Davis Hanson 2021 448 pages
4.37
1.7K ratings
Politics
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Philosophy
The Brain and the Meaning of Life Summary
The Brain and the Meaning of Life
by Paul Thagard 2010 296 pages
3.23
126 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Mastery Summary
Mastery
The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
by George Leonard 1991 176 pages
4.10
9.7K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Essential Marcus Aurelius Summary
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
by Marcus Aurelius 111 pages
4.39
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
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
The Minimalist Way Summary
The Minimalist Way
Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy
by Erica Layne 2019 174 pages
3.84
2.1K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
Drunk Summary
Drunk
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
by Edward Slingerland 2021 369 pages
3.81
2.9K ratings
History
Science
Sociology
Sigmund Freud's Mission Summary
Sigmund Freud's Mission
by Erich Fromm 1959 129 pages
3.75
327 ratings
Psychology
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Biography
On Fear Summary
On Fear
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 115 pages
4.33
884 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Great Guide Summary
The Great Guide
What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
by Julian Baggini 2021 328 pages
3.85
177 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
Self Help
Don’t Burn This Book Summary
Don’t Burn This Book
Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason
by Dave Rubin 2020 256 pages
3.77
3.8K ratings
Politics
Biography
Philosophy
Memory Summary
Memory
A Very Short Introduction
by Jonathan K. Foster 2008 142 pages
3.55
799 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
by AntΓ³nio DamΓ‘sio 2001 368 pages
3.95
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Hope for Cynics Summary
Hope for Cynics
The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
by Jamil Zaki 2024 288 pages
3.92
1.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
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
A Buddhist Grief Observed Summary
A Buddhist Grief Observed
by Guy Newland 2016 136 pages
3.98
124 ratings
Buddhism
Grief
Philosophy
Why We Believe in God(s) Summary
Why We Believe in God(s)
A Concise Guide to the Science of Faith
by J. Anderson Thomson 2011 144 pages
3.94
1.3K ratings
Religion
Science
Psychology
Hume Summary
Hume
A Very Short Introduction
by Alfred Jules Ayer 1980 125 pages
3.13
362 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
General System Theory Summary
General System Theory
Foundations, Development, Applications
by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy 1969 296 pages
3.87
424 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Mathematics
The Shift Summary
The Shift
by Wayne W. Dyer 2010 144 pages
4.18
2.1K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Entanglement Summary
Entanglement
by Amir D. Aczel 2002 304 pages
4.01
1.2K ratings
Science
Physics
History
The Future of Life Summary
The Future of Life
by Edward O. Wilson 2002 220 pages
4.15
3.2K ratings
Science
Biology
Environment
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
3.83
3.7K ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Keynes Summary
Keynes
A Very Short Introduction
by Robert Skidelsky 2010 208 pages
3.45
172 ratings
Economics
Biography
History
Clausewitz on Strategy Summary
Clausewitz on Strategy
Inspiration and Insight from a Master Strategist
by Tiha von Ghyczy 2001 196 pages
4.05
109 ratings
Military Fiction
Philosophy
War
Caligula and Three Other Plays Summary
Caligula and Three Other Plays
by Albert Camus 1949 302 pages
4.05
2.4K ratings
Plays
Drama
Philosophy
Think Summary
Think
A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
by Simon Blackburn 1999 312 pages
3.74
5.0K ratings
Philosophy
Academic
Psychology
Everything That Remains Summary
Everything That Remains
A Memoir by The Minimalists
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2013 232 pages
3.81
9.7K ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Biography
Selections from The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Summary
Selections from The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
by Vivekananda 2001 572 pages
4.44
165 ratings
Philosophy
Zen in the Art of Archery Summary
Zen in the Art of Archery
by Eugen Herrigel 1948 81 pages
3.99
15.7K ratings
Philosophy
Zen
Buddhism
Psychology Summary
Psychology
A Very Short Introduction
by Gillian Butler 1998 176 pages
3.64
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Education
Spirit Hacking Summary
Spirit Hacking
Shamanic Keys to Reclaim Your Personal Power, Transform Yourself, and Light Up the World
by Shaman Durek 2019 303 pages
3.92
941 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Personal Development
On the Shoulders of Hobbits Summary
On the Shoulders of Hobbits
The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis
by Louis A. Markos 2012 240 pages
4.33
658 ratings
Christian
Christianity
Philosophy
Be Who You Want Summary
Be Who You Want
Unlocking the Science of Personality Change
by Christian Jarrett 2021 304 pages
3.72
251 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
On Liberty Summary
On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill 1859 187 pages
3.96
41.3K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
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