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Film Directing Shot by Shot Summary
Film Directing Shot by Shot
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by Steven D. Katz 1991 366 pages
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60 Seconds and You're Hired! Summary
60 Seconds and You're Hired!
by Robin Ryan 1994 208 pages
3.97
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50 Economics Classics Summary
50 Economics Classics
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance, and the global economy
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2017 386 pages
4.20
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The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder
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4.04
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The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills
by Tristan Gooley 2014 416 pages
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The OCD Workbook Summary
The OCD Workbook
Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Bruce M. Hyman 1999 256 pages
3.97
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Head First SQL Summary
Head First SQL
by Lynn Beighley 2007 607 pages
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Hume Summary
Hume
A Very Short Introduction
by Alfred Jules Ayer 1980 125 pages
3.13
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The Entrepreneur Mind Summary
The Entrepreneur Mind
100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs
by Kevin D. Johnson 2013 268 pages
3.98
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ADKAR Summary
ADKAR
A Model for Change in Business, Government and our Community
by Jeffrey M. Hiatt 2006 128 pages
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Information is Beautiful Summary
Information is Beautiful
by David McCandless 2001 255 pages
4.12
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Use Both Sides of Your Brain Summary
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
New Mind-Mapping Techniques
by Tony Buzan 1976 160 pages
3.88
369 ratings
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The Elements of Eloquence Summary
The Elements of Eloquence
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4.36
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Python for Kids Summary
Python for Kids
A Playful Introduction to Programming
by Jason R. Briggs 2012 344 pages
4.16
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Damodaran on Valuation Summary
Damodaran on Valuation
Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance
by Aswath Damodaran 1994 704 pages
4.28
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FYI Summary
FYI
For Your Improvement, A Guide for Development and Coaching
by Michael M. Lombardo 1996 630 pages
4.27
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The Culture Clash Summary
The Culture Clash
A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs
by Jean Donaldson 1997 222 pages
4.31
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Defensive Security Handbook Summary
Defensive Security Handbook
Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure
by Lee Brotherston 2017 282 pages
3.95
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Investing Made Simple Summary
Investing Made Simple
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by Mike Piper 2009 100 pages
4.21
431 ratings
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Word Painting Summary
Word Painting
A Guide to Writing More Descriptively
by Rebecca McClanahan 2014 256 pages
4.14
807 ratings
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Marathon Summary
Marathon
The Ultimate Training Guide
by Hal Higdon 2005 356 pages
4.04
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Software Requirements Summary
Software Requirements
Practical Techniques for Gathering and Managing Requirements Throughout the Product Development Cycle
by Karl Wiegers 1999 516 pages
4.14
846 ratings
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50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Edmund Conway 2009 208 pages
3.83
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Understanding Wall Street Summary
Understanding Wall Street
by Jeffrey B. Little 1980 304 pages
3.64
296 ratings
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The Orthodox Study Bible Summary
The Orthodox Study Bible
by Anonymous 2008 1856 pages
4.64
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Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint Summary
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
by Nancy Kress 2005 232 pages
4.05
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Summary
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering
by Steven H. Strogatz 1994 497 pages
4.38
1.5K ratings
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How to Travel the World on $50 a Day Summary
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day
Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter
by Matt Kepnes 2013 272 pages
3.79
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The Diet Dropout’s Guide to Natural Weight Loss Summary
The Diet Dropout’s Guide to Natural Weight Loss
Find Your Easiest Path to Naturally Thin
by Stan Spencer 2013 152 pages
3.65
369 ratings
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The Well-Educated Mind Summary
The Well-Educated Mind
A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
by Susan Wise Bauer 2003 432 pages
3.99
3.8K ratings
Books About Books
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Small Business for Dummies Summary
Small Business for Dummies
by Eric Tyson 2002 432 pages
3.72
374 ratings
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Shakespeare Summary
Shakespeare
The Invention of the Human
by Harold Bloom 1998 745 pages
4.03
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Digital Minds Summary
Digital Minds
12 Things Every Business Needs to Know About Digital Marketing
by Weber Systems Inc. 2013 160 pages
3.50
455 ratings
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A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript Summary
A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript
The new approach that uses technology to cut your effort in half
by Mark Myers 2013 256 pages
4.04
616 ratings
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Help! For Writers Summary
Help! For Writers
210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
by Roy Peter Clark 2011 304 pages
3.92
428 ratings
Writing
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Exo-Vaticana Summary
Exo-Vaticana
Petrus Romanus, Project Lucifer, and the Vatican's Astonishing Exo-Theological Plan for the Arrival of an Alien Savior
by Cris Putnam 2013
4.08
449 ratings
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Paranormal
The Baby Book Summary
The Baby Book
Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
by William Sears 1993 769 pages
4.17
7.5K ratings
Parenting
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Creating a Brand Identity Summary
Creating a Brand Identity
A Guide for Designers:
by Catharine Slade-Brooking 2016 160 pages
4.04
277 ratings
Design
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What Matters Most Summary
What Matters Most
Living a More Considered Life
by James Hollis 2008 288 pages
4.29
805 ratings
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Fundamental Analysis for Dummies Summary
Fundamental Analysis for Dummies
by Matthew Krantz 2009 384 pages
3.92
248 ratings
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Economics
Music Theory Summary
Music Theory
From Beginner to Expert - The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly
by Nicolas Carter 2016 244 pages
4.08
636 ratings
Music
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Unfinished
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic Summary
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic
Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood, Updated and Expanded Edition
by Foster W. Cline 1992 320 pages
4.09
2.2K ratings
Parenting
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Family
Refuse to Be Done Summary
Refuse to Be Done
How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
by Matt Bell 2022 156 pages
4.44
1.9K ratings
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Writing the Paranormal Novel Summary
Writing the Paranormal Novel
Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story.
by Steven Harper 2011 274 pages
4.01
372 ratings
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Paranormal
Philosophy in the Modern World Summary
Philosophy in the Modern World
by Anthony Kenny 2007 368 pages
3.83
183 ratings
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History
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Psychology for Screenwriters Summary
Psychology for Screenwriters
by William Indick 2004 304 pages
3.94
418 ratings
Writing
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Psychology
Fast Exercise Summary
Fast Exercise
The Simple Secret of High Intensity Training: Get Fitter, Stronger and Better Toned in Just a Few Minutes a Day
by Michael Mosley 2013 224 pages
3.83
1.2K ratings
Health
Fitness
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The Unwritten Rules of Friendship Summary
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends
by Natalie Madorsky Elman 2003 340 pages
3.89
183 ratings
Parenting
Friendship
Education
Writing the Memoir Summary
Writing the Memoir
by Judith Barrington 1996 224 pages
4.04
706 ratings
Writing
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Crafts
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time Summary
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time
by Mignon Fogarty 2012 144 pages
4.12
179 ratings
Reference
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