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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
Elements of Critical Thinking Summary
Elements of Critical Thinking
A Fundamental Guide to Effective Decision Making, Deep Analysis, Intelligent Reasoning, and Independent Thinking
by Albert Rutherford 2018 278 pages
3.98
101 ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Business
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
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
Journey to the Heart Summary
Journey to the Heart
Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul
by Melody Beattie 1996 384 pages
4.55
3.4K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
Life After Death Summary
Life After Death
The Burden of Proof
by Deepak Chopra 2013 304 pages
3.84
2.6K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Matrix Summary
The Matrix
by Joshua Clover 2004 96 pages
4.13
1.5K ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Science Fiction
Our Culture, What's Left of It Summary
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
by Theodore Dalrymple 2005 356 pages
4.14
1.5K ratings
Politics
Essays
Philosophy
One Taste Summary
One Taste
Daily Reflections on Integral Spirituality
by Ken Wilber 1999 368 pages
4.13
578 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
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
The Character Edge Summary
The Character Edge
Leading and Winning with Integrity
by Robert L. Caslen Jr. 2020 352 pages
4.05
186 ratings
Leadership
Business
Psychology
The Essential Deming Summary
The Essential Deming
Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality
by Deming 2012 336 pages
4.03
269 ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Heaven Is a Place on Earth Summary
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
by Adrian Shirk 2022 352 pages
3.97
200 ratings
Memoir
History
Essays
The Golem Summary
The Golem
What You Should Know about Science
by Harry Collins 1992 212 pages
3.77
329 ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Main Currents Of Marxism Summary
Main Currents Of Marxism
The Founders, The Golden Age, The Breakdown
by Leszek Kołakowski 1976 1284 pages
4.26
438 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Art of Disappearing Summary
The Art of Disappearing
Buddha's Path to Lasting Joy
by Ajahn Brahm 2011 160 pages
4.30
510 ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Ayurveda Summary
Ayurveda
by Sahara Rose Ketabi 2017 354 pages
4.27
1.8K ratings
Health
Self Help
Food
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils
Humanitarian Violence from Arendt to Gaza
by Eyal Weizman 2012 208 pages
4.20
209 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
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 Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
by Aaron Swartz 2015 359 pages
4.19
467 ratings
Biography
Politics
Essays
The Dude and the Zen Master Summary
The Dude and the Zen Master
by Jeff Bridges 2012 288 pages
3.70
3.2K ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
Expert Political Judgment Summary
Expert Political Judgment
How Good Is It? How Can We Know?
by Philip E. Tetlock 2005 344 pages
3.98
684 ratings
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Good Book Summary
The Good Book
A Humanist Bible
by A.C. Grayling 2011 597 pages
3.72
892 ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Atheism
Gestalt Therapy Summary
Gestalt Therapy
Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality
by Frederick Salomon Perls 1951 470 pages
4.08
391 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Counselling
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Summary
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
by Stephen Webb 2002 304 pages
4.21
1.4K ratings
Science
Space
Philosophy
Happier Summary
Happier
Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
by Tal Ben-Shahar 2007 192 pages
3.82
8.6K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Thinking and Deciding Summary
Thinking and Deciding
by Jonathan Baron 1988 600 pages
4.06
314 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Of Man Summary
Of Man
by Thomas Hobbes 1658 124 pages
3.50
228 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Minimalism Summary
Minimalism
Live a Meaningful Life
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2011 138 pages
3.69
11.0K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
Think In Systems Summary
Think In Systems
The Theory and Practice of Strategic Planning, Problem Solving, and Creating Lasting Results - Complexity Made Simple
by Zoe McKey 2018 125 pages
3.48
240 ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies Summary
Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies
by René Descartes 1641 265 pages
3.74
2.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Living for Pleasure Summary
Living for Pleasure
An Epicurean Guide to Life
by Emily A. Austin 2022 320 pages
4.21
239 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Introduction to Logic Summary
Introduction to Logic
by Irving M. Copi 1953 683 pages
4.06
896 ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Textbooks
Politics As a Vocation Summary
Politics As a Vocation
by Max Weber 2013 52 pages
3.79
597 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Breaking the Spell Summary
Breaking the Spell
Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
by Daniel C. Dennett 2006 464 pages
3.89
12.8K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Atheism
Ecological Intelligence Summary
Ecological Intelligence
Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature
by Ian McCallum 2005 239 pages
4.07
106 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Nature
Prisoners of Our Thoughts Summary
Prisoners of Our Thoughts
Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work
by Alex Pattakos 2010 216 pages
3.75
837 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Way of Effortless Mindfulness Summary
The Way of Effortless Mindfulness
A Revolutionary Guide for Living an Awakened Life
by Loch Kelly 2019 218 pages
3.90
315 ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Psychology
Solitude Summary
Solitude
A Singular Life in a Crowded World
by Michael Harris 2017 256 pages
3.67
2.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
About Time Summary
About Time
Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
by Adam Frank 2011 432 pages
3.88
480 ratings
Science
Physics
History
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
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
Ogni giorno è un buon giorno Summary
Ogni giorno è un buon giorno
Quindici gioie che il tè mi ha insegnato
by Noriko Morishita 2002 248 pages
3.94
1.9K ratings
Japan
Tea
Japanese Literature
The Legal Analyst Summary
The Legal Analyst
A Toolkit for Thinking about the Law
by Ward Farnsworth 2007 326 pages
4.27
609 ratings
Law
Politics
Economics
Benedictus Summary
Benedictus
A Book of Blessings
by John O'Donohue 2007 233 pages
4.63
334 ratings
Poetry
Spirituality
Religion
Dialectic of Enlightenment Summary
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Philosophical Fragments
by Max Horkheimer 1947 304 pages
4.11
7.9K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True
by Guy P. Harrison 2011 458 pages
3.61
1.3K ratings
Science
Skepticism
Psychology
Soros on Soros Summary
Soros on Soros
Staying Ahead of the Curve
by George Soros 1994 336 pages
3.75
606 ratings
Finance
Biography
Economics
Comfortable with Uncertainty Summary
Comfortable with Uncertainty
108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
by Pema Chödrön 2002 222 pages
4.25
7.7K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Return of the Russian Leviathan Summary
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
by Sergei Medvedev 2017 250 pages
4.06
325 ratings
Russia
Politics
History
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