Philosophy Book Summaries

Code of the Samurai Summary
Code of the Samurai
A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
by Daidōji Yūzan 1943 128 pages
4.03
3.4K ratings
Philosophy
History
Martial Arts
Flatland Summary
Flatland
A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott 1884 96 pages
3.81
74.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Mathematics
Wisdom Summary
Wisdom
From Philosophy to Neuroscience
by Stephen S. Hall 2010 352 pages
3.75
342 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Toward a Psychology of Awakening Summary
Toward a Psychology of Awakening
Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation
by John Welwood 2000 352 pages
4.26
869 ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Spirituality
A Letter in the Scroll Summary
A Letter in the Scroll
Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion
by Jonathan Sacks 2000 272 pages
4.47
514 ratings
Judaism
Jewish
Religion
Built to Serve Summary
Built to Serve
Find Your Purpose and Become the Leader You Were Born to Be
by Evan Carmichael 2020 272 pages
4.26
166 ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
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
Power, Politics and Culture Summary
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
by Edward W. Said 2001 512 pages
4.25
592 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Penguin and the Leviathan Summary
The Penguin and the Leviathan
How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest
by Yochai Benkler 2011 272 pages
3.70
348 ratings
Business
Economics
Psychology
Third Circle Theory Summary
Third Circle Theory
Purpose Through Observation
by Pejman Ghadimi 2013 208 pages
4.04
741 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
رباعيات خيام Summary
رباعيات خيام
by Omar Khayyám 1120 184 pages
4.17
22.5K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Creating Affluence Summary
Creating Affluence
The A-to-Z Steps to a Richer Life
by Deepak Chopra 1998 117 pages
3.92
2.2K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
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
The Mind’s I Summary
The Mind’s I
Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1981 512 pages
4.15
5.9K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Samurai Wisdom Summary
Samurai Wisdom
Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture - Five Classic Texts on Bushido
by Thomas Cleary 2009 256 pages
4.01
97 ratings
Philosophy
History
Martial Arts
American Marxism Summary
American Marxism
by Mark R. Levin 2021 317 pages
4.17
4.1K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
50 Politics Classics Summary
50 Politics Classics
Freedom Equality Power: Mind-Changing, World-Changing Ideas from Fifty Landmark Books
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2015 336 pages
4.00
279 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Good Ancestor Summary
The Good Ancestor
A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking
by Roman Krznaric 2020 336 pages
4.07
1.4K ratings
Philosophy
History
Politics
Philosophy in the Modern World Summary
Philosophy in the Modern World
by Anthony Kenny 2007 368 pages
3.83
183 ratings
Philosophy
History
Reference
Soul in the Game Summary
Soul in the Game
The Art of a Meaningful Life
by Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2022 369 pages
4.22
409 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Business
Taming the Tiger Within Summary
Taming the Tiger Within
Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004 293 pages
4.08
5.3K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Potty Training in 3 Days Summary
Potty Training in 3 Days
The Step-by-Step Plan for a Clean Break from Dirty Diapers
by Brandi Brucks 2016 112 pages
4.24
5.6K ratings
Parenting
Childrens
Self Help
Outgrowing God Summary
Outgrowing God
A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism
by Richard Dawkins 2019 304 pages
4.06
6.0K ratings
Science
Religion
Philosophy
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing
Making Minds Conscious
by António Damásio 2021 256 pages
3.59
1.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
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 Energy of Prayer Summary
The Energy of Prayer
How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2006 120 pages
4.03
2.4K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Religion
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
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff
Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life
by Richard Carlson 1997 248 pages
4.00
95.6K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Nature, Man and Woman Summary
Nature, Man and Woman
by Alan W. Watts 1958 224 pages
4.15
1.7K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
Think like a Stoic Summary
Think like a Stoic
Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World
by Massimo Pigliucci 2021 12 pages
4.00
446 ratings
Philosophy
History
Psychology
The Theological Origins of Modernity Summary
The Theological Origins of Modernity
by Michael Allen Gillespie 2008 368 pages
4.25
248 ratings
Philosophy
History
Theology
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
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich Summary
Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 2020 232 pages
3.86
139 ratings
Economics
History
Business
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
Psychotherapy Summary
Psychotherapy
A Very Short Introduction
by Tom Burns 2014 144 pages
3.75
142 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Medicine
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
God Is a Verb Summary
God Is a Verb
Kabbalah and the Practice of Mystical Judaism
by David A. Cooper 1997 333 pages
4.29
804 ratings
Judaism
Religion
Spirituality
Realpolitik Summary
Realpolitik
A History
by John Bew 2015 408 pages
3.90
147 ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten
The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality
by Theodore Dalrymple 2010 260 pages
3.96
1.1K ratings
Sociology
Politics
Essays
Nonsense Summary
Nonsense
The Power of Not Knowing
by Jamie Holmes 2015 336 pages
3.62
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Areté Summary
Areté
Activate Your Heroic Potential
by Brian Johnson 2023 1068 pages
4.61
1.5K ratings
Leadership
Business
Philosophy
Hector and the Secrets of Love Summary
Hector and the Secrets of Love
by François Lelord 2005 267 pages
3.46
2.7K ratings
Psychology
Romance
Philosophy
Reframe Your Brain Summary
Reframe Your Brain
The User Interface for Happiness and Success
by Scott Adams 2023 247 pages
4.37
915 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Whatever Arises, Love That Summary
Whatever Arises, Love That
A Love Revolution That Begins with You
by Matt Kahn 2016 232 pages
4.38
959 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
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
The Chakra Book Summary
The Chakra Book
Energy and Healing Power of the Subtle Body
by Osho 1999 224 pages
4.05
366 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Personal Development
God in Search of Man Summary
God in Search of Man
A Philosophy of Judaism
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1955 437 pages
4.39
1.6K ratings
Judaism
Religion
Philosophy
Private Government Summary
Private Government
How Employers Rule Our Lives
by Elizabeth S. Anderson 2017 196 pages
3.97
777 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
What Evolution Is Summary
What Evolution Is
by Ernst W. Mayr 2001 318 pages
4.02
3.9K ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality Summary
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
The Spirit of Evolution
by Ken Wilber 1995 880 pages
4.35
1.0K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
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