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Universal Principles Of Design Summary
Universal Principles Of Design
100 Ways To Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, And Teach Through Design
by William Lidwell 2003 216 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Design
Business
Art
Coping with Difficult People Summary
Coping with Difficult People
by Robert M. Bramson 1981 240 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
A Whack on the Side of the Head Summary
A Whack on the Side of the Head
How You Can Be More Creative
by Roger von Oech 2008 256 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Writing
Feynman's Tips on Physics Summary
Feynman's Tips on Physics
Reflections, Advice, Insights, Practice - A Problem-Solving Supplement to the Feynman Lectures on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman 2013 208 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
Guitar Mastery Simplified Summary
Guitar Mastery Simplified
How Anyone Can Quickly Become a Strumming, Chords, and Lead Guitar Ninja
by Erich Andreas 2013 204 pages
3.55
100+ ratings
Music
Reference
How To
Personality Types Summary
Personality Types
Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
by Don Richard Riso 1996 544 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Come, Let Us Reason Summary
Come, Let Us Reason
An Introduction to Logical Thinking
by Norman L. Geisler 1990 232 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Christian
Presenting to Win Summary
Presenting to Win
The Art of Telling Your Story
by Jerry Weissman 2008 252 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Self Help
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Summary
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
Be a Happy Non-smoker for the Rest of Your Life
by Allen Carr 2013 218 pages
4.27
15k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Personal Productivity Secrets Summary
Personal Productivity Secrets
Do what you never thought possible with your time and attention... and regain control of your life
by Maura Thomas 2012 312 pages
3.78
100+ ratings
Business
Personal Development
Productivity
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012 224 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
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Characters & Viewpoint - Softcover Edition Summary
Characters & Viewpoint - Softcover Edition
by Orson Scott Card 2011 240 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Persuasive Business Proposals Summary
Persuasive Business Proposals
Writing to Win More Customers, Clients, and Contracts
by Tom Sant 2012 288 pages
3.78
100+ ratings
Business
Writing
Reference
Lose Weight Now Summary
Lose Weight Now
The Easy Way
by Allen Carr 2014 192 pages
3.18
1k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Etsy-Preneurship +URL Summary
Etsy-Preneurship +URL
by Jason Malinak 2012 224 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Business
Reference
Self Help
Nourishing Traditions Summary
Nourishing Traditions
The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats
by Sally Fallon 2001 674 pages
4.18
13k+ ratings
Cookbooks
Health
Food
Life Code Summary
Life Code
The New Rules for Winning in the Real World
by Phil McGraw 2013 244 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Writing Fiction Summary
Writing Fiction
The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
by Gotham Writers' Workshop 2003 304 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics
Harnessing the Underlying Forces of Storytelling
by Larry Brooks 2013 248 pages
3.91
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
Business Analysis For Dummies Summary
Business Analysis For Dummies
by Kupe Kupersmith 2013 384 pages
3.79
100+ ratings
Business
Reference
Management
Beyond Bullet Points, 3rd Edition Summary
Beyond Bullet Points, 3rd Edition
Using Microsoft PowerPoint to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire (Business Skills)
by Cliff Atkinson 2011 352 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Business
Reference
Teaching
The Freelancer's Bible Summary
The Freelancer's Bible
Everything You Need to Know to Have the Career of Your Dreams―On Your Terms
by Sara Horowitz 2012 496 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Business
Reference
Writing
How to Think Like Sherlock Summary
How to Think Like Sherlock
Improve Your Powers of Observation, Memory and Deduction
by Daniel Smith 2013 192 pages
3.06
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mystery
Lean UX Summary
Lean UX
Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience
by Jeff Gothelf 2013 152 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
The Lean Six SIGMA Pocket Toolbook Summary
The Lean Six SIGMA Pocket Toolbook
A Quick Reference Guide to Nearly 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed
by Michael L. George 2004 225 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Business
Reference
Management
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child Summary
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
A Step-by-Step Program for a Good Night's Sleep, 3rd Edition
by Marc Weissbluth 2005 688 pages
3.90
11k+ ratings
Parenting
Reference
Self Help
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
4.54
2k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
On Writing Well Summary
On Writing Well
The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
by William Zinsser 2016 336 pages
4.24
28k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Business
Life Is Your Best Medicine Summary
Life Is Your Best Medicine
A Woman's Guide to Health, Healing, and Wholeness at Every Age
by Tieraona Low Dog M.D. 2012 304 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Health
Reference
Spirituality
Knock 'em Dead Job Interview Summary
Knock 'em Dead Job Interview
How to Turn Job Interviews Into Job Offers
by Martin Yate 2012 256 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Self Help
How To
Reference
Daniels' Running Formula Summary
Daniels' Running Formula
by Jack Daniels 2004 304 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Health
Psych 101 Summary
Psych 101
Psychology Facts, Basics, Statistics, Tests, and More! (Adams 101)
by Paul Kleinman 2012 288 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Start Late, Finish Rich Summary
Start Late, Finish Rich
A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age
by David Bach 2005 368 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Finance
Personal Finance
Self Help
Quick-Fix Vegan Summary
Quick-Fix Vegan
Healthy, Homestyle Meals in 30 Minutes or Less (Volume 4) (Quick-Fix Cooking)
by Robin Robertson 2011 224 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Cookbooks
Cooking
Vegan
The Procrastinator's Digest Summary
The Procrastinator's Digest
A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
by Timothy Pychyl 2010 80 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Reference
The Art of Simple Food Summary
The Art of Simple Food
Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution: A Cookbook
by Alice Waters 2007 405 pages
3.94
25k+ ratings
Cookbooks
Food
Cooking
Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge Summary
Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
by Elizabeth Hunt Mangesh Hattikudur Will Pearson 2004 345 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Reference
Trivia
Humor
Life and How to Survive It Summary
Life and How to Survive It
An Entertaining and Mind-Stretching Search for What Really Matters in Life
by A. C. Robin Skynner 1996 436 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Art of Manliness Summary
The Art of Manliness
Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man
by Brett McKay 2009 288 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Men's Health Home Workout Bible Summary
The Men's Health Home Workout Bible
by Lou Schuler 2002 448 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Reference
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
A Forensic Psychiatrist Illuminates the Darker Side of Human Behavior
by Robert I. Simon 2008 339 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Psychology
Psychiatry
Philosophy
The Anxiety Workbook for Teens Summary
The Anxiety Workbook for Teens
Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry
by Lisa M. Schab LCSW 2008 192 pages
4.1
100+ ratings
Counselling
Mental Health
Psychology
Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners Summary
Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners
Agile Tactics, Tools & Tips
by Ilan Goldstein 2013 208 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Management
Business
Technology
The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems Summary
The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems
Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior- Beyond The Basics From Infancy Through Toddlerhood
by Tracy Hogg 2005 416 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Childrens
Reference
The Expectant Father Summary
The Expectant Father
Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be (New Father Series)
by Armin A. Brott 2010 352 pages
3.82
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
Designing with the Mind in Mind Summary
Designing with the Mind in Mind
Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines
by Jeff Johnson 2014 250 pages
4.1
1k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter Summary
The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter
From Big Macs to "Zombie Banks," the Indicators Smart Investors Watch to Beat the Market (Wall Street Journal Guides)
by Simon Constable 2011 281 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Finance
Economics
Business
Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers Summary
Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers
Over 2,300 Emotive, Evocative, Descriptive Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Writer Should Know
by David Olsen 2014 448 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Dictionaries
Story Engineering Summary
Story Engineering
by Larry Brooks 2011 288 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Well-Trained Mind Summary
The Well-Trained Mind
A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Third Edition)
by Susan Wise Bauer 2009 864 pages
4.33
7k+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Reference
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