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Fooled by Randomness Summary
Fooled by Randomness
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001 368 pages
4.08
68.9K ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Become What You Are Summary
Become What You Are
by Alan W. Watts 1955 144 pages
4.08
5.5K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Trial and Death of Socrates Summary
The Trial and Death of Socrates
by Plato 58 pages
4.12
44.4K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Economics in One Lesson Summary
Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt 1946 218 pages
4.17
21.0K ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Intuition Summary
Intuition
Knowing Beyond Logic
by Osho 2001 208 pages
4.01
4.4K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
365 Days With Self-Discipline Summary
365 Days With Self-Discipline
by Martin Meadows 2017 699 pages
3.89
918 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Productivity
Effortless Mastery Summary
Effortless Mastery
Liberating the Master Musician Within
by Kenny Werner 1996 192 pages
4.22
2.6K ratings
Music
Self Help
Psychology
As a Man Thinketh Summary
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen 1902 80 pages
4.24
92.5K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
The Four Loves Summary
The Four Loves
by C.S. Lewis 1960 170 pages
4.17
64.5K ratings
Christian
Theology
Religion
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Summary
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera 1984 314 pages
4.11
516.6K ratings
Philosophy
Literature
Novels
The Blind Owl Summary
The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat 1937 148 pages
3.96
32.2K ratings
Classics
Iran
Horror
Stillness Is the Key Summary
Stillness Is the Key
by Ryan Holiday 2019 288 pages
4.23
38.2K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Motivation Manifesto Summary
The Motivation Manifesto
9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power
by Brendon Burchard 2014 236 pages
4.02
6.2K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Power of Intention Summary
The Power of Intention
Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way
by Wayne W. Dyer 2004 272 pages
4.20
33.5K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
The Sedona Method Summary
The Sedona Method
Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-Being
by Hale Dwoskin 2003 436 pages
3.93
1.2K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Concise 33 Strategies Of War Summary
The Concise 33 Strategies Of War
by Robert Greene 2008 194 pages
4.12
478 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
How to Do Nothing Summary
How to Do Nothing
Resisting the Attention Economy
by Jenny Odell 2019 232 pages
3.67
53.4K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Pathways to Bliss Summary
Pathways to Bliss
Mythology and Personal Transformation
by Joseph Campbell 2004 224 pages
4.33
3.0K ratings
Mythology
Psychology
Philosophy
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy Summary
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
One Book to Rule Them All
by Gregory Bassham 2003 240 pages
4.27
5.1K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Books About Books
Awakening the Heroes Within Summary
Awakening the Heroes Within
Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World
by Carol S. Pearson 1991 333 pages
4.21
822 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Writing
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude Summary
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
by Napoleon Hill 1960 384 pages
4.28
11.6K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
The Way of Zen Summary
The Way of Zen
by Alan W. Watts 1957 236 pages
4.17
22.6K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Buddhism
The Courage to be Happy / The Courage To Be Disliked Summary
The Courage to be Happy / The Courage To Be Disliked
by Ichiro Kishimi
4.29
421 ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman 1985 184 pages
4.16
35.2K ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
Man, the State, and War Summary
Man, the State, and War
A Theoretical Analysis
by Kenneth N. Waltz 1954 263 pages
3.97
2.0K ratings
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
The Systems Thinker Summary
The Systems Thinker
Essential Thinking Skills
by Albert Rutherford 2018 338 pages
3.48
324 ratings
Business
Self Help
Philosophy
The Rebel Summary
The Rebel
by Albert Camus 1951 320 pages
4.14
17.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching Summary
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1998 294 pages
4.32
19.8K ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Storytelling Animal Summary
The Storytelling Animal
How Stories Make Us Human
by Jonathan Gottschall 2012 248 pages
3.70
6.9K ratings
Psychology
Writing
Science
Discipline and Punish Summary
Discipline and Punish
The Birth of the Prison
by Michel Foucault 1975 333 pages
4.23
35.3K ratings
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Math of Life and Death Summary
The Math of Life and Death
7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives
by Kit Yates 2019 288 pages
3.90
2.1K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Dominion Summary
Dominion
How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
by Tom Holland 2019 624 pages
4.27
9.7K ratings
History
Christianity
Philosophy
Reality is Not What it Seems Summary
Reality is Not What it Seems
The Journey to Quantum Gravity
by Carlo Rovelli 2014 256 pages
4.33
15.6K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Wherever You Go, There You Are Summary
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by Jon Kabat-Zinn 1994 304 pages
4.13
51.7K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
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 288 pages
4.04
10.8K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Creative Visualization Summary
Creative Visualization
Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life
by Shakti Gawain 1978 175 pages
4.12
26.1K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
The Analects Summary
The Analects
by Confucius 249 pages
3.81
23.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
China
Cicero Summary
Cicero
The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
by Anthony Everitt 2001 364 pages
3.89
8.0K ratings
History
Biography
Ancient History
The Obstacle Is the Way Summary
The Obstacle Is the Way
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
by Ryan Holiday 2014 201 pages
4.15
94.0K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Business
The School of Life Summary
The School of Life
An Emotional Education
by Alain de Botton 2019 310 pages
4.24
8.8K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Master Key System Summary
The Master Key System
by Charles F. Haanel 1912 236 pages
4.21
6.9K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Spirituality
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
4.21
3.7K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Game of Life and How to Play It Summary
The Game of Life and How to Play It
by Florence Scovel Shinn 1978 95 pages
4.08
16.6K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
Siddhartha Summary
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse 1922 152 pages
4.08
835.6K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict Summary
The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict
Annotated & Explained
by Thomas Cuong Huynh 2008 256 pages
4.00
380 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Dictator's Handbook Summary
The Dictator's Handbook
Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics
by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 2011 321 pages
4.26
10.8K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Biblical Critical Theory Summary
Biblical Critical Theory
How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
by Christopher Watkin 2022 672 pages
4.54
974 ratings
Theology
Christian
Christianity
Man's Search for Meaning Summary
Man's Search for Meaning
A Young Adult Edition
by Viktor E. Frankl 2017 192 pages
4.41
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Summary
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
by Carol Tavris 2007 292 pages
4.04
28.5K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Incognito Summary
Incognito
The Secret Lives of the Brain
by David Eagleman 2011 290 pages
4.08
33.8K ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Brain
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