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Refuse to Choose! Summary
Refuse to Choose!
Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams
by Barbara Sher 2007 288 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Samurai Wisdom Summary
Samurai Wisdom
Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture
by Thomas Cleary 2009 256 pages
4.03
50+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Martial Arts
The Surrender Experiment Summary
The Surrender Experiment
My Journey into Life's Perfection
by Michael A. Singer 2015 272 pages
4.08
17k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Corrosion of Character Summary
The Corrosion of Character
The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
by Richard Sennett 1998 176 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Economics
Politics
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley 2015 376 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Psychology
Creative Schools Summary
Creative Schools
The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
by Ken Robinson 2015 320 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Teaching
Parenting
Psychology
The Art of Learning Summary
The Art of Learning
A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
by Josh Waitzkin 2007 288 pages
4.04
19k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Focus Summary
Focus
A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction
by Leo Babauta 2010 136 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
The Present Summary
The Present
The Gift That Makes You Happy and Successful at Work and in Life
by Spencer Johnson 2003 112 pages
3.91
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict Summary
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
by Thomas Cuong Huynh 2008 256 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
How to Have a Beautiful Mind Summary
How to Have a Beautiful Mind
by Edward de Bono 2004 240 pages
3.60
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Mind Illuminated Summary
The Mind Illuminated
A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science
by Culadasa (John Yates)
4.25
4k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Psychology
After Buddhism Summary
After Buddhism
Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
by Stephen Batchelor 2015 381 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
by Daniel Klein 2015 224 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Evolution of Everything Summary
The Evolution of Everything
How New Ideas Emerge
by Matt Ridley 2015 368 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom
by Garry Kasparov 2007 240 pages
3.8
2k+ ratings
Chess
Business
Biography
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom Summary
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom
The Path of Insight Meditation
by Joseph Goldstein 2001 258 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Conquest of Mind Summary
Conquest of Mind
Take Charge of Your Thoughts and Reshape Your Life Through Meditation
by Eknath Easwaran 2010 176 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Fighter's Mind Summary
The Fighter's Mind
Inside the Mental Game
by Sam Sheridan 2010 304 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Martial Arts
Sports
Psychology
Friendship Summary
Friendship
by A.C. Grayling 2013 248 pages
3.27
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
Walking the Buddha's Path
by Henepola Gunaratana 2001 288 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Dalai Lama XIV 2009
4.17
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 123 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2003 210 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Search Inside Yourself Summary
Search Inside Yourself
The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness
by Chade-Meng Tan 2012 288 pages
4.03
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The China Model Summary
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
by Daniel A. Bell 2015 336 pages
3.61
100+ ratings
China
Politics
History
The High Price of Materialism Summary
The High Price of Materialism
by Tim Kasser 2002 165 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Inner History of Devices Summary
The Inner History of Devices
by Sherry Turkle 2008 224 pages
3.81
50+ ratings
History
Technology
Science
The Marriage of Sense and Soul Summary
The Marriage of Sense and Soul
Integrating Science and Religion
by Ken Wilber 2011 249 pages
4.1
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
by Richard P. Feynman 2005 288 pages
4.23
12k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Biography
Toward a Psychology of Being Summary
Toward a Psychology of Being
by Abraham H. Maslow 2013 228 pages
4.17
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
by Slavoj Žižek 2015 272 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
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 200 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Powerful Strategies That Will Make You Improve Decisions And Think Smarter
by Harvey Segler 2015 66 pages
2.90
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Superintelligence Summary
Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
by Nick Bostrom 2014 352 pages
3.86
19k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence
The Upside of Your Dark Side Summary
The Upside of Your Dark Side
Why Being Your Whole Self — Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment
by Todd Kashdan 2014 304 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science
by Jonathan Haidt 2007 297 pages
4.1
40k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Beyond Fundamentalism Summary
Beyond Fundamentalism
Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
by Reza Aslan 2010 240 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Religion
Politics
History
The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
by Aaron Swartz
4.2
100+ ratings
Biography
Politics
Essays
What Do You Care What Other People Think? Summary
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
by Richard P. Feynman 2007 256 pages
4.19
29k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Physics
A Guide to the Good Life Summary
A Guide to the Good Life
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
by William B. Irvine 2008 336 pages
4.19
25k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Sit Like a Buddha Summary
Sit Like a Buddha
A Pocket Guide to Meditation
by Lodro Rinzler 2014 128 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Self Help
Buddhism
Spirituality
Happy for No Reason Summary
Happy for No Reason
7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
by Marci Shimoff 2009 320 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
My Gita Summary
My Gita
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2015 256 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Reason for God Summary
The Reason for God
Belief in an Age of Skepticism
by Timothy J. Keller 2009 310 pages
4.22
68k+ ratings
Christian
Theology
Religion
Daily Inspiration from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
Daily Inspiration from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin S. Sharma 2007 408 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Philosophy
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence
by Nathaniel Branden 1988 176 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
At Home in the Universe Summary
At Home in the Universe
The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
by Stuart A. Kauffman 1996 336 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
Sync Summary
Sync
by Steven H. Strogatz 2004 351 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Thinking In Systems Summary
Thinking In Systems
A Primer
by Donella H. Meadows 2008 240 pages
4.21
17k+ ratings
Business
Science
Design
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