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Solitude Summary
Solitude
In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World
by Michael Harris 2017 272 pages
3.68
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Fear Summary
Fear
Understanding and Accepting the Insecurities of Life
by Osho 2012 190 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Dream Yoga Summary
Dream Yoga
Illuminating Your Life Through Lucid Dreaming and the Tibetan Yogas of Sleep
by Andrew Holecek 2016 352 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Happiness Equation Summary
The Happiness Equation
Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything
by Neil Pasricha 2016 320 pages
3.86
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Goodbye, Things Summary
Goodbye, Things
by Fumio Sasaki
3.8
40k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
The Wisdom Of Finance Summary
The Wisdom Of Finance
Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
by Mihir Desai 2017 240 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Finance
Economics
Business
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking
The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017 240 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Philosophy
A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Summary
A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics
by Daniel Levitin 2017 292 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Choices, Values, and Frames Summary
Choices, Values, and Frames
by Amos Tversky Daniel Kahneman 2000 848 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
Wisdom of Mike Mentzer Summary
Wisdom of Mike Mentzer
by John Little 2005 184 pages
4.3
100+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Philosophy
Requiem for the American Dream Summary
Requiem for the American Dream
The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
by Noam Chomsky 2017 192 pages
4.2
3k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Emergence Summary
Emergence
The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
by Steven Johnson 2001 288 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Psychology
Rome's Last Citizen Summary
Rome's Last Citizen
The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
by Rob Goodman 2012 384 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
Philosophy
Art of Living Summary
Art of Living
The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
by Epictetus 2007 144 pages
4.24
27k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Behave Summary
Behave
The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2017 800 pages
4.40
25k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
Selfie Summary
Selfie
How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us
by Will Storr 2018 416 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
History
Art & Fear Summary
Art & Fear
Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
by David Bayles 2001 122 pages
3.78
93k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
7 Secrets from Hindu Calender Art Summary
7 Secrets from Hindu Calender Art
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2009 188 pages
3.71
100+ ratings
Mythology
Religion
Hinduism
How to Be a Stoic Summary
How to Be a Stoic
Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
by Massimo Pigliucci 2017 289 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem Summary
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field
by Nathaniel Branden 1995 368 pages
4.12
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies
The Design of Everyday Life
by Adam Greenfield 2017 368 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Technology
Design
Politics
Interviews with the Masters Summary
Interviews with the Masters
A Companion to Robert Greene's Mastery
by Robert Greene 2013 821 pages
4.1
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
How to Be an Imperfectionist Summary
How to Be an Imperfectionist
The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism
by Stephen Guise 2015 223 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind Summary
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms
by Vishen Lakhiani 2016 286 pages
4.04
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Buddha in Blue Jeans Summary
Buddha in Blue Jeans
An Extremely Short Simple Zen Guide to Sitting Quietly
by Tai Sheridan 2011 30 pages
3.93
7k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Self Help
Incerto 4-Book Bundle Summary
Incerto 4-Book Bundle
Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2016 1596 pages
4.58
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Business
Economics
An Alchemy of Mind Summary
An Alchemy of Mind
The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
by Diane Ackerman 2004 320 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
How to Run A Government Summary
How to Run A Government
So that Citizens Benefit and Taxpayers Don't Go Crazy
by Michael Barber 2015 321 pages
3.91
100+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Business
The Emotional Lives of Animals Summary
The Emotional Lives of Animals
A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy — and Why They Matter
by Ph.D. Marc Bekoff 2007 256 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Animals
Science
Nature
The Meme Machine (Popular Science) Summary
The Meme Machine (Popular Science)
by Susan Blackmore 2000 288 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Free Market Revolution Summary
Free Market Revolution
How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government
by Yaron Brook 2012 272 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
the-essential-rumi Summary
the-essential-rumi
by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī 2012 416 pages
4.39
48k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Spirituality
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better Summary
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better
Wise Advice for Leaning into the Unknown
by Pema Chödrön 2015 160 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire Summary
The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence
by Deepak Chopra 2003 304 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Personal Development
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Vintage International) Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Vintage International)
by Alain De Botton 2010 326 pages
3.62
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Miracle of Mindfulness Summary
The Miracle of Mindfulness
A Manual on Meditation
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1996 160 pages
4.19
35k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Philosophy
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here
Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2010 163 pages
4.29
10k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Self Help
The Art of Creative Thinking Summary
The Art of Creative Thinking
89 Ways to See Things Differently
by Rod Judkins 2016 205 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Self Help
Design
Psychology
Whatever Arises, Love That Summary
Whatever Arises, Love That
A Love Revolution That Begins with You
by Matt Kahn 2016 232 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
Practical Theology Summary
Practical Theology
Spiritual Direction from St. Thomas Aquinas
by Peter Kreeft 2014 378 pages
4.49
100+ ratings
Theology
Catholic
Religion
How to Think More About Sex (The School of Life) Summary
How to Think More About Sex (The School of Life)
by Alain de Botton 2012 192 pages
3.47
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sexuality
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World Summary
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
by Howard Cutler M.D. 2009 372 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
Plato, Not Prozac! Summary
Plato, Not Prozac!
Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems
by Lou Marinoff PhD 2012 322 pages
3.45
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind
The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing
by Joost A. M. Meerloo 2009 326 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
Why We Believe What We Believe Summary
Why We Believe What We Believe
by Andrew Newberg 2006 336 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Religion
Six Questions of Socrates Summary
Six Questions of Socrates
A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery through World Philosophy
by Christopher Phillips 2011 337 pages
3.7
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Religion
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
by Neil Postman 2011 225 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Education
Philosophy
Teaching
The Art of Living (Prosperity Gospel Series) Summary
The Art of Living (Prosperity Gospel Series)
by Bob Proctor 2015 230 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
The Relaxed Mind Summary
The Relaxed Mind
A Seven-Step Method for Deepening Meditation Practice
by Dza Kilung Rinpoche 2015 174 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Toltec Art of Life and Death Summary
The Toltec Art of Life and Death
A Story of Discovery
by Don Miguel Ruiz 2015 416 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
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