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On Writing Summary
On Writing
A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King 2000 320 pages
4.34
300k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Biography
How to Read a Book Summary
How to Read a Book
The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
by Mortimer J. Adler 1940 442 pages
3.98
26k+ ratings
Self Help
Education
Books About Books
Strengths Finder 2.0 Summary
Strengths Finder 2.0
by Tom Rath 2007 174 pages
3.93
56k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The Easy Way to Stop Smoking Summary
The Easy Way to Stop Smoking
Join the Millions Who Have Become Non-Smokers Using Allen Carr's Easyway Method
by Allen Carr 1985 224 pages
4.27
16k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Python Crash Course Summary
Python Crash Course
A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
by Eric Matthes 2015 560 pages
4.36
2k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
The Art of Simple Food Summary
The Art of Simple Food
Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution
by Alice Waters 2007 405 pages
3.94
25k+ ratings
Cookbooks
Food
Cooking
The Art of Manliness Summary
The Art of Manliness
Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man
by Brett McKay 2009 288 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
Six-Minute X-Ray Summary
Six-Minute X-Ray
Rapid Behavior Profiling
by Chase Hughes 2020 270 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
How to Raise the Perfect Dog Summary
How to Raise the Perfect Dog
Through Puppyhood and Beyond
by Cesar Millan 2009 303 pages
3.76
8k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
Reference
Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets Summary
Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets
A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications
by John J. Murphy 1986 576 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Story Summary
Story
Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee 1997 466 pages
4.28
16k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Art
How to Write a Damn Good Novel Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Novel
A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling
by James N. Frey 1987 192 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
The Well-Trained Mind Summary
The Well-Trained Mind
A Guide to Classical Education at Home
by Susan Wise Bauer 1999 832 pages
4.33
7k+ ratings
Parenting
Reference
Teaching
They Say / I Say Summary
They Say / I Say
The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
by Gerald Graff 2006 181 pages
3.79
5k+ ratings
Writing
Education
School
Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard Summary
Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard
How to Achieve Super Performance in Stocks in Any Market
by Mark Minervini 2013 352 pages
4.55
2k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Total Immersion Summary
Total Immersion
The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier
by Terry Laughlin 1996 286 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Fitness
Sports
Health
Marketing Management Summary
Marketing Management
by Philip Kotler 1967 729 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Business
Management
Textbooks
The Business Model Navigator Summary
The Business Model Navigator
55 Models That Will Revolutionise Your Business
by Oliver Gassmann 2013 400 pages
4.09
100+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
Thirty Days to Better English Summary
Thirty Days to Better English
Learn to Speak and Write More Effectively — in Only Fifteen Minutes a Day!
by Norman Lewis 1973 208 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Communication
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy Summary
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy
Curiouser And Curiouser
by William Irwin 2009 211 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Literary Criticism
Writing Better Lyrics Summary
Writing Better Lyrics
by Pat Pattison 1995 192 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Music
Writing
Art
Theories of Childhood Summary
Theories of Childhood
An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky
by Carol Garhart Mooney 2000 120 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Psychology
Key Performance Indicators Summary
Key Performance Indicators
The 75 Measures Every Manager Needs to Know
by Bernard Marr 2011 347 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Business
Management
Reference
The Essential Jung Summary
The Essential Jung
Selected Writings
by C.G. Jung 1983 448 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Hands of Light Summary
Hands of Light
A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field
by Barbara Ann Brennan 1987 294 pages
4.25
13k+ ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
500 Social Media Marketing Tips Essential Advice Hints and Strategy Summary
500 Social Media Marketing Tips Essential Advice Hints and Strategy
by Andrew Macarthy 2012 128 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Business
Social Media
Reference
The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet Summary
The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet
The Lifelong Solution to Yo-Yo Dieting
by Rachael F. Heller 1991 322 pages
3.58
100+ ratings
Health
Diets
Self Help
Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising Summary
Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising
by Perry Marshall 2011 327 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Business
Social Media
Reference
Writing to Learn Summary
Writing to Learn
How to Write — And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
by William Zinsser 1988 272 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Writing
Education
Self Help
ChatGPT For Dummies (For Dummies Summary
ChatGPT For Dummies (For Dummies
by Pamela Baker 2023 176 pages
3.36
100+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Reference
Zag Summary
Zag
The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands
by Marty Neumeier 2006 192 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
Business
Design
Buisness
The Practice of Management Summary
The Practice of Management
by Peter F. Drucker 1954 416 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay
The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005
by Syd Field 1979 309 pages
3.99
8k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Story Genius Summary
Story Genius
How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel
by Lisa Cron 2016 288 pages
4.21
5k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Antinet Zettelkasten Summary
Antinet Zettelkasten
A Knowledge System That Will Turn You Into a Prolific Reader, Researcher and Writer
by Scott P. Scheper 2022 739 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Productivity
1001 Solution-Focused Questions Summary
1001 Solution-Focused Questions
Handbook for Solution-Focused Interviewing
by Fredrike P. Bannink 2010 272 pages
4.26
100+ ratings
Counselling
Social Work
Psychology
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools
50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark 2006 260 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Speed Reading Summary
Speed Reading
Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour
by Kam Knight 2018 131 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Personal Development
A Rulebook for Arguments Summary
A Rulebook for Arguments
by Anthony Weston 1986 90 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Writing
Unmasking the Face Summary
Unmasking the Face
by Paul Ekman 1975 215 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
TED Talks Storytelling Summary
TED Talks Storytelling
23 Storytelling Techniques from the Best TED Talks
by Akash Karia 2013 76 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Writing
The Consulting Bible Summary
The Consulting Bible
Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice
by Alan Weiss 2011 288 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
Learn Python in One Day and Learn It Well Summary
Learn Python in One Day and Learn It Well
Python for Beginners with Hands-on Project
by Jamie Chan 2014 175 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Coding
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook Summary
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters
by Joseph Sugarman 2006 368 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Buisness
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic Summary
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic
by Michael Jay Geier 2010 316 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Reference
Engineering
Technology
Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook Summary
Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook
The 17 Skills Leaders Need to Stand Out
by Harvard Business Review 2016 353 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python Summary
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Practical Programming for Total Beginners
by Al Sweigart 2014 479 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
Design Is Storytelling Summary
Design Is Storytelling
by Ellen Lupton 2017 160 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Design
Art
Business
All You Need To Know About the Music Business Summary
All You Need To Know About the Music Business
6th Edition
by Donald S. Passman 2013 464 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Music
Business
Reference
HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books) Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books)
by Harvard Business Publishing 2011 1200 pages
4.39
100+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
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