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The Image Summary
The Image
A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
by Daniel J. Boorstin 1992 336 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology Summary
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
by Steve Bruce 2000 120 pages
3.41
500+ ratings
Sociology
Science
Psychology
EMOTIONAL ALCHEMY Summary
EMOTIONAL ALCHEMY
by Tara Bennett-goleman 2010 1000 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
Conscious Capitalism Summary
Conscious Capitalism
Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
by John Mackey 2013 368 pages
3.79
4k+ ratings
Business
Economics
Leadership
The Way of the Superior Man Summary
The Way of the Superior Man
A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire
by David Deida 2004 207 pages
4.06
29k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
How Not to Be Wrong Summary
How Not to Be Wrong
The Power of Mathematical Thinking
by Jordan Ellenberg 2014 480 pages
3.95
20k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Psychology
Buddhist Biology Summary
Buddhist Biology
Ancient Eastern Wisdom Meets Modern Western Science
by David P. Barash 2013 216 pages
3.8
100+ ratings
Science
Buddhism
Philosophy
The Brain and the Meaning of Life Summary
The Brain and the Meaning of Life
by Paul Thagard 2010 296 pages
3.21
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Incognito Summary
Incognito
The Secret Lives of the Brain
by David Eagleman 2011 305 pages
4.08
32k+ ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Brain
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover Summary
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover
Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
by Robert Moore 1991 192 pages
4.13
8k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Intuition Summary
Intuition
Knowing Beyond Logic
by Osho 2001 208 pages
4.01
4k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
Mindfulness Summary
Mindfulness
A Practical Guide to Awakening
by Joseph Goldstein 2013 480 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Nothing special Summary
Nothing special
Living Zen
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1993 224 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness Summary
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
A Teach Yourself Guide
by Donald Robertson 2014 224 pages
4.15
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Learning to Silence the Mind Summary
Learning to Silence the Mind
Wellness Through Meditation
by Osho 2012 192 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Pornland Summary
Pornland
How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality
by Gail Dines 2011 240 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Feminism
Sexuality
Sociology
The End of Your World Summary
The End of Your World
Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment
by Adyashanti Adyashanti 2009 224 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
The How of Happiness Summary
The How of Happiness
A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2007 384 pages
3.9
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Self-Analysis Summary
Self-Analysis
by Karen Horney 1994 280 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Self Help
Handbook to Higher Consciousness Summary
Handbook to Higher Consciousness
by Ken Keyes 1993 215 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life Summary
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
by Russ Roberts 2014 272 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Self Help
The Art Of Happiness Summary
The Art Of Happiness
A Handbook For Living
by Dalai Lama XIV
4.17
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Virtually Human Summary
Virtually Human
The Promise and the Peril of Digital Immortality
by Martine Rothblatt PhD 2014 368 pages
3.47
100+ ratings
Science
Technology
Philosophy
Life Lessons from Nietzsche [Paperback] Dr. John Armstrong, The School of Life Summary
Life Lessons from Nietzsche [Paperback] Dr. John Armstrong, The School of Life
by The School of Life Dr. John Armstrong 2013 128 pages
3.4
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Unfinished
Life Lessons from Freud Summary
Life Lessons from Freud
by Brett Kahr 1600 118 pages
3.51
100+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Glass Cage Summary
The Glass Cage
Automation and Us
by Nicholas Carr 2014 288 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Psychology
Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics) Summary
Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)
by Epictetus 2008 304 pages
4.42
8k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The Power of Less Summary
The Power of Less
The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life
by Leo Babauta 2009 192 pages
3.72
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Personal Development
One Small Step Can Change Your Life Summary
One Small Step Can Change Your Life
The Kaizen Way
by Robert Maurer Ph.D. 2004 228 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Our Culture, What's Left of It Summary
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
by Theodore Dalrymple 2007 356 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Essays
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten
The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality
by Theodore Dalrymple 2011 256 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
Essays
The Empathic Civilization Summary
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
by Jeremy Rifkin 2009 688 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
History
Psychology
Philosophy
Being Logical Summary
Being Logical
A Guide to Good Thinking
by D.Q. McInerny 2004 160 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Self Help
When Science Meets Religion Summary
When Science Meets Religion
Enemies, Strangers, or Partners?
by Ian G. Barbour 2000 205 pages
3.54
100+ ratings
Science
Religion
Philosophy
Not Always So Summary
Not Always So
Practicing the True Spirit of Zen
by Shunryu Suzuki 2009 176 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Philosophy
This Is Water Summary
This Is Water
Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
by David Foster Wallace 2009 137 pages
4.48
33k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Self Help
When Things Fall Apart Summary
When Things Fall Apart
Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics)
by Pema Chodron 2000 210 pages
4.28
56k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
No Mud, No Lotus Summary
No Mud, No Lotus
The Art of Transforming Suffering
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2014 128 pages
4.25
11k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Great Agnostic Summary
The Great Agnostic
Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought
by Susan Jacoby 2014 256 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Biography
History
Religion
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO Summary
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO
A Remarkable Story about Living Your Heart's Desires
by Robin Sharma 2003 240 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Silence Summary
Silence
The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 208 pages
4.29
7k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying Summary
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
by Bronnie Ware 2012 256 pages
3.79
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
True Meditation Summary
True Meditation
Discover the Freedom of Pure Awareness
by Adyashanti 2006 104 pages
4.43
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Philosophy
The End of Faith Summary
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
by Sam Harris 2006 336 pages
3.9
41k+ ratings
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
Avicenna's Medicine Summary
Avicenna's Medicine
A New Translation of the 11th-Century Canon with Practical Applications for Integrative Health Care
by Mones Abu-Asab Ph.D. 2013 480 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Medicine
Philosophy
Science
The Art of Taking Action Summary
The Art of Taking Action
Lessons from Japanese Psychology
by Gregg Krech 2014 236 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Productivity
Creatures of a Day Summary
Creatures of a Day
And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom 2015 224 pages
4.22
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Short Stories
A Life Worth Living Summary
A Life Worth Living
Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning
by Robert Zaretsky 2013 240 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
The World Beyond Your Head Summary
The World Beyond Your Head
On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
by Matthew B. Crawford 2015 320 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
In Defense of a Liberal Education Summary
In Defense of a Liberal Education
by Fareed Zakaria 2015 208 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Education
Philosophy
Politics
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