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Content Rules Summary
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Software Requirements Summary
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by Karl Wiegers 1999 516 pages
4.14
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Flawless Consulting Summary
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Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes Summary
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3.58
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Brand Failures Summary
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3.58
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Critical Chain Summary
Critical Chain
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4.02
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3.93
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The One-Minute Organizer Plain & Simple Summary
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3.57
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4.39
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Body by Science Summary
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4.10
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Just in Case Summary
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3.85
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Statistics for Dummies Summary
Statistics for Dummies
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3.67
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Starting Strength Summary
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4.44
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The Paleo Diet Summary
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3.72
4k+ ratings
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Breakthrough Rapid Reading Summary
Breakthrough Rapid Reading
by Peter Kump 1979 276 pages
3.73
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How to Raise the Perfect Dog Summary
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The Science of Everyday Life Summary
The Science of Everyday Life
by Jay Ingram 1989 200 pages
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100+ ratings
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