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The Better Angels of Our Nature Summary
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker 2012 832 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 194 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
3.82
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom Summary
The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom
by Dalai Lama XIV 2000 128 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Procrastination Summary
The Art of Procrastination
by John R. Perry 2012 63 pages
3.65
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
My Spiritual Journey Summary
My Spiritual Journey
by Dalai Lama XIV 2010 387 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Biography
Spirituality
The News Summary
The News
A User's Manual
by Alain de Botton 2014 272 pages
3.59
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 400 pages
4.09
14k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Plato at the Googleplex Summary
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
by Rebecca Goldstein 2014 480 pages
3.86
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
The Consolations of Philosophy Summary
The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain de Botton 2001 272 pages
4.01
31k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Courage to Create Summary
The Courage to Create
by Rollo May 1994 144 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Art
How the Hippies Saved Physics Summary
How the Hippies Saved Physics
Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival
by David Kaiser 2011 400 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Summary
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum 2004 221 pages
4
23k+ ratings
Humor
Self Help
Philosophy
The Time Paradox Summary
The Time Paradox
The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2008 368 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
On Rumors Summary
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, and What Can Be Done
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014 128 pages
3.29
100+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
50 Psychology Classics Summary
50 Psychology Classics
Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do: Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2006 312 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom
The Right Way to Do the Right Thing
by Barry Schwartz 2011 324 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Breath by Breath Summary
Breath by Breath
The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation
by Larry Rosenberg 2004 240 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations Summary
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations
Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems
by Jules Evans 2013 320 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
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
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Heart
by T Bennett-Goelman 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
3.78
4k+ ratings
Business
Economics
Leadership
The Subtle Body Practice Manual Summary
The Subtle Body Practice Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to Energy Healing
by Cyndi Dale 2013 366 pages
4.40
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Metaphysics
Health
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
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Adrian Furnham 2009 208 pages
3.46
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Buddhist Biology Summary
Buddhist Biology
Ancient Eastern Wisdom Meets Modern Western Science
by David Philip 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 L. 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
The Diamond Cutter Summary
The Diamond Cutter
The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life
by Michael Roach 2000 240 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Business
Spirituality
Buddhism
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness Summary
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
by Donald J. Robertson 2014 224 pages
4.15
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence
Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection
by Michael Harris 2014 256 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Technology
Psychology
Sociology
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 Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind
Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions
by Jaak Panksepp 2012 592 pages
4.44
100+ ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
The End of Your World Summary
The End of Your World
Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment
by Adyashanti 2009 224 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
The How of Happiness Summary
The How of Happiness
A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2007 384 pages
3.9
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Excellent Sheep Summary
Excellent Sheep
The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
by William Deresiewicz 2014 256 pages
3.88
6k+ ratings
Education
Sociology
Politics
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 Jr. 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 Russel "Russ" Roberts 2014 272 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Self Help
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
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 2014 368 pages
3.47
100+ ratings
Science
Technology
Philosophy
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