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Thinking Summary
Thinking
The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction
by John Brockman 2013 432 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Harvard Psychedelic Club Summary
The Harvard Psychedelic Club
How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America
by Don Lattin 2010 256 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Biography
The Feminine Mystique Summary
The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan 1963 562 pages
3.87
29k+ ratings
Feminism
Classics
History
Stumbling on Happiness Summary
Stumbling on Happiness
by Daniel Todd Gilbert 2006 263 pages
3.83
62k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Carl Sagan 1977 271 pages
4.19
20k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Evolution
The Secret Power of Yoga Summary
The Secret Power of Yoga
A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras
by Nischala Joy Devi 2007 301 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Personal Development
Health
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Summary
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
by John Gray 2012 368 pages
3.58
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Finance and the Good Society Summary
Finance and the Good Society
by Robert J. Shiller 2012 304 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Beyond Wealth Summary
Beyond Wealth
The Road Map to a Rich Life
by Alexander Green 2011 320 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Self Help
Finance
Philosophy
The Rock Warrior's Way Summary
The Rock Warrior's Way
Mental Training for Climbers
by Arno Ilgner 2003 176 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Climbing
Outdoors
Philosophy
The Living I Ching Summary
The Living I Ching
Using Ancient Chinese Wisdom to Shape Your Life
by Ming-Dao Deng 2006 456 pages
4.30
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Taoism
Spirituality
Finding Your Own North Star Summary
Finding Your Own North Star
Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
by Martha N. Beck 1997 380 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
F**K It Therapy Summary
F**K It Therapy
The Profane Way to Profound Happiness
by John C. Parkin 2012 360 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People Summary
The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People
What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It
by David Niven 2000 224 pages
3.60
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Should We Eat Meat? Summary
Should We Eat Meat?
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
by Vaclav Smil 2013 288 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Science
Food
Health
Gandhi Summary
Gandhi
An Autobiography
by Mahatma Gandhi 1927 528 pages
4.11
72k+ ratings
Biography
History
Autobiography
Self Comes to Mind Summary
Self Comes to Mind
Constructing the Conscious Brain
by António Damásio 2010 384 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong Summary
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong
The Case for Personal Freedom
by Andrew P. Napolitano 2011 320 pages
4.25
100+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Law
The Holotropic Mind Summary
The Holotropic Mind
The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
by Stanislav Grof 1992 256 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Transcend Summary
Transcend
Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
by Ray Kurzweil 2009 482 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
20,000 Days and Counting Summary
20,000 Days and Counting
The Crash Course for Mastering Your Life Right Now
by Robert D. Smith 2012 112 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
To Save Everything, Click Here Summary
To Save Everything, Click Here
The Folly of Technological Solutionism
by Evgeny Morozov 2013 415 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Politics
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
by Claudia Hammond 2012 342 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Inner Game of Tennis Summary
The Inner Game of Tennis
The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1974 134 pages
4.18
23k+ ratings
Psychology
Sports
Self Help
The Power of Now Summary
The Power of Now
A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle 1997 229 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
How Proust Can Change Your Life Summary
How Proust Can Change Your Life
by Alain de Botton 1998 208 pages
3.76
18k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
by Richard Brodie 1995 251 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Art of Manliness Summary
The Art of Manliness
Manvotionals
by Brett McKay 2011
4.25
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed
Ten Commands for a Digital Age
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010 152 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Programming
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness
What the Best Minds Think about the Brain, Free Will, and What It Means to Be Human
by Susan Blackmore 2005 274 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
How to Win Every Argument Summary
How to Win Every Argument
The Use and Abuse of Logic
by Madsen Pirie 2006 182 pages
3.50
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan 1980 384 pages
4.40
100k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Physics
Zen and the Art of Happiness Summary
Zen and the Art of Happiness
by Chris Prentiss 2006 145 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Manliness Summary
The Art of Manliness
Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man
by Brett McKay 2009 288 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do What Good Men Dream
A Forensic Psychiatrist Illuminates the Darker Side of Human Behavior
by Robert I. Simon 1996 362 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
Psychology
Psychiatry
Philosophy
The Passion of the Western Mind Summary
The Passion of the Western Mind
Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
by Richard Tarnas 1991 560 pages
4.24
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Psychology
The Better Angels of Our Nature Summary
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker 2010 806 pages
4.16
28k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Science
The Great Debate Summary
The Great Debate
Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left
by Yuval Levin 2013 296 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
E-Squared Summary
E-Squared
Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality
by Pam Grout 2013 163 pages
3.91
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
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
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom Summary
The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom
by Dalai Lama XIV 1997 128 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Procrastination Summary
The Art of Procrastination
A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing
by John R. Perry 2012 112 pages
3.65
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Liquid Love Summary
Liquid Love
On the Frailty of Human Bonds
by Zygmunt Bauman 2003 176 pages
3.76
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
My Spiritual Journey Summary
My Spiritual Journey
Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks
by Dalai Lama XIV 2009 307 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Biography
The News Summary
The News
A User's Manual
by Alain de Botton 2014 272 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Journalism
Politics
The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind
The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
by Michio Kaku 2014 377 pages
4.08
15k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night Summary
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
by John Brockman 2014 478 pages
3.44
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Essays
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction Summary
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
by Alan Jacobs 2011 162 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Books About Books
Education
Essays
Plato at the Googleplex Summary
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
by Rebecca Goldstein 2014 461 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Science
Trying Not to Try Summary
Trying Not to Try
The Art and Science of Spontaneity
by Edward Slingerland 2014 304 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
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