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The Urban Monk Summary
The Urban Monk
Eastern Wisdom and Modern Hacks to Stop Time and Find Success, Happiness, and Peace
by Pedram Shojai 2016 288 pages
3.77
2.0K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Zen Is Right Here Summary
Zen Is Right Here
Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"
by Shunryu Suzuki 2001 160 pages
4.19
299 ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
After Lockdown Summary
After Lockdown
A Metamorphosis
by Bruno Latour 2021 180 pages
3.50
276 ratings
Philosophy
Ecology
France
On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature
by Edward O. Wilson 1978 288 pages
4.14
3.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
How Forests Think Summary
How Forests Think
Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human
by Eduardo Kohn 2013 267 pages
3.86
970 ratings
Anthropology
Philosophy
Nature
Wisdom of the Shamans Summary
Wisdom of the Shamans
What the Ancient Masters Can Teach Us about Love and Life
by Jose Ruiz 2018 176 pages
4.51
1.4K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Brilliant Moon Summary
Brilliant Moon
The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse
by Dilgo Khyentse 2008 400 pages
4.46
130 ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Biography
Quran in English Summary
Quran in English
Modern English Translation. Clear and Easy to Understand.
by Talal Itani 2014 293 pages
3.96
1.1K ratings
Religion
Islam
Reference
SCUM Manifesto Summary
SCUM Manifesto
by Valerie Solanas 1967 96 pages
3.77
11.3K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
by James C. Scott 2012 198 pages
3.96
1.4K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Morality Summary
Morality
Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times
by Jonathan Sacks 2019 384 pages
4.34
1.5K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Jewish
The Inner History of Devices Summary
The Inner History of Devices
by Sherry Turkle 2008 208 pages
3.82
77 ratings
History
Technology
Science
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide Summary
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide
How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life
by Francine Jay 2010 298 pages
3.78
12.9K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Reference
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self Summary
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
by Stephen Cope 1999 358 pages
4.12
2.5K ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Health
Why Does the World Exist? Summary
Why Does the World Exist?
An Existential Detective Story
by Jim Holt 2011 279 pages
3.81
6.7K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Physics
Basketball and Philosophy Summary
Basketball and Philosophy
Thinking Outside the Paint
by Jerry L. Walls 2007 300 pages
3.05
37 ratings
Philosophy
Basketball
Sports
Faith, Hope and Carnage Summary
Faith, Hope and Carnage
by Nick Cave 2022 294 pages
4.42
7.0K ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
Your Deceptive Mind Summary
Your Deceptive Mind
A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills
by Steven Novella 2012 6 pages
4.24
1.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Zen beyond Mindfulness Summary
Zen beyond Mindfulness
Using Buddhist and Modern Psychology for Transformational Practice
by Jules Shuzen Harris 2019 184 pages
3.97
77 ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
Pebbles of Perception Summary
Pebbles of Perception
How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
by Laurence Endersen 2014 147 pages
4.07
791 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
This Thing Called You Summary
This Thing Called You
by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes 1956 160 pages
4.46
607 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Fully Engaged Summary
Fully Engaged
Using the Practicing Mind in Daily Life
by Thomas M. Sterner 2016 120 pages
4.21
227 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
The Way to Happiness Summary
The Way to Happiness
by L. Ron Hubbard 2007 248 pages
3.75
503 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Religion
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed Summary
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed
Educating for the Virtues in the Age of Truthiness and Twitter
by Howard Gardner 2010 256 pages
3.48
215 ratings
Education
Philosophy
Psychology
The Aristocracy of Talent Summary
The Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
by Adrian Wooldridge 2021 481 pages
3.88
482 ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Autobiography Summary
Autobiography
by John Stuart Mill 1873 240 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
Biography
Philosophy
History
On Kindness Summary
On Kindness
by Adam Phillips 2009 128 pages
3.55
663 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology Summary
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
by David M. Buss 2005 1028 pages
4.23
107 ratings
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance Summary
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance
by Haim Shapira 2009 192 pages
4.16
811 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Better, Not Perfect Summary
Better, Not Perfect
A Realist's Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness
by Max H. Bazerman 2020 256 pages
3.50
149 ratings
Psychology
Business
Philosophy
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness Summary
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
by Carlo Rovelli 2018 224 pages
4.03
3.0K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
The Relaxed Mind Summary
The Relaxed Mind
A Seven-Step Method for Deepening Meditation Practice
by Dza Kilung Rinpoche 2015 176 pages
4.11
132 ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
A Field Guide to a Happy Life Summary
A Field Guide to a Happy Life
53 Brief Lessons for Living
by Massimo Pigliucci 2020 152 pages
3.79
975 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Personal Development
Story of Civilization Summary
Story of Civilization
by Will Durant 1975 14777 pages
4.43
1.8K ratings
History
Philosophy
World History
Living Your Yoga Summary
Living Your Yoga
Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life
by Judith Hanson Lasater 1999 192 pages
4.24
3.0K ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
The "God" Part of the Brain Summary
The "God" Part of the Brain
A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality And God
by Matthew Alper 1999 224 pages
3.76
990 ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Practical Theology Summary
Practical Theology
Spiritual Direction from Saint Thomas Aquinas
by Peter Kreeft 2014 378 pages
4.52
205 ratings
Theology
Catholic
Religion
You Can't Read This Book Summary
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
by Nick Cohen 2012 330 pages
4.07
734 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Finding of the Third Eye Summary
Finding of the Third Eye
by Vera Stanley Alder 1968 186 pages
4.21
204 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Psychology
Pause, Rest, Be Summary
Pause, Rest, Be
Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change
by Octavia F. Raheem 2022 160 pages
4.38
424 ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
Walking the Buddha's Path
by Henepola Gunaratana 2001 288 pages
4.29
1.6K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Quantum Psychology Summary
Quantum Psychology
How Brain Software Programs You & Your World
by Robert Anton Wilson 1990 202 pages
4.23
2.6K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
100 Things Successful People Do Summary
100 Things Successful People Do
Little Exercises for Successful Living
by Nigel Cumberland 2016 224 pages
3.88
717 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Modern Buddhism Summary
Modern Buddhism
The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 1: Sutra
by Kelsang Gyatso 2010 152 pages
3.67
2.7K ratings
Buddhism
Religion
Spirituality
True Hallucinations Summary
True Hallucinations
by Terence McKenna 1993 256 pages
4.10
3.6K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Spirituality
On Life after Death Summary
On Life after Death
by Elisabeth KΓΌbler-Ross 1984 82 pages
4.18
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Death
Happy Summary
Happy
Why more or less everything is absolutely fine
by Derren Brown 2016 448 pages
4.05
8.0K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Happiness Summary
Happiness
Essential Mindfulness Practices
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2005 120 pages
4.09
3.6K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Prophet's Way Summary
The Prophet's Way
A Guide to Living in the Now
by Thom Hartmann 2001 336 pages
4.08
289 ratings
Spirituality
Memoir
Philosophy
Good Work Summary
Good Work
When Excellence and Ethics Meet
by Howard Gardner 2001 304 pages
3.75
268 ratings
Psychology
Business
Philosophy
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