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Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg 2016 260 pages
4.21
30k+ ratings
Writing
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Self Help
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain 1981 344 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
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The Quantum Universe (And Why Anything That Can Happen, Does) Summary
The Quantum Universe (And Why Anything That Can Happen, Does)
by Brian Cox 2012 272 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Science
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Popular Science
Spark Joy Summary
Spark Joy
An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
by Marie Kondō 2016 304 pages
3.88
42k+ ratings
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Personal Development
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Writing To Learn Summary
Writing To Learn
by William Zinsser 1993 272 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
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Non-Designer's Design Book, The Summary
Non-Designer's Design Book, The
by Robin Williams 2014 240 pages
4.1
4k+ ratings
Design
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Unclutter Your Life in One Week Summary
Unclutter Your Life in One Week
by Erin Rooney Doland 2010 256 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
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The Art of Problem Solving Summary
The Art of Problem Solving
Accompanied by Ackoff's Fables
by Russell L. Ackoff 1991 240 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Business
Management
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Ernest Hemingway on Writing Summary
Ernest Hemingway on Writing
by Larry W. Phillips 1999 160 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Writing
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Save the Cat Summary
Save the Cat
The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder 2005 215 pages
4.03
19k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution Summary
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars
by Richard K. Bernstein MD 2011 560 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Health
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Nutrition
Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies (Religion & Spirituality)) Summary
Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies (Religion & Spirituality))
by Stephan Bodian 2016 416 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Accounting For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) Summary
Accounting For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
by John A. Tracy 2016 416 pages
3.59
100+ ratings
Business
Accounting
Finance
The New Organic Grower Summary
The New Organic Grower
A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 2nd Edition
by Eliot Coleman 1995 340 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
Gardening
Agriculture
Reference
Coffee Summary
Coffee
A Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, Fifth Edition
by Kenneth Davids 2013 289 pages
3.97
100+ ratings
Food
Cooking
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017 Summary
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017
A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
by Richard N. Bolles 2016 368 pages
3.71
16k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
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HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations (HBR Guide Series) (Harvard Business Review Guides) Summary
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations (HBR Guide Series) (Harvard Business Review Guides)
by Nancy Duarte 2012 256 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Leadership
Learn C# in One Day and Learn It Well Summary
Learn C# in One Day and Learn It Well
C# for Beginners with Hands-on Project (Learn Coding Fast with Hands-On Project)
by Jamie Chan 2015 160 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Reference
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution Summary
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution
The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love
by Zak George 2016 240 pages
4.24
5k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
Reference
The Business Model Navigator Summary
The Business Model Navigator
55 Models That Will Revolutionise Your Business
by Oliver Gassmann 2014 400 pages
4.1
100+ ratings
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
50 Essential Concepts
by Peter Bruce 2017 318 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Computer Science
Mathematics
Science
Etiquette Guide to Japan Summary
Etiquette Guide to Japan
Know the Rules that Make the Difference! (Third Edition)
by Boye Lafayette De Mente 2015 192 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Japan
Travel
Japanese Literature
Perfect English Grammar Summary
Perfect English Grammar
The Indispensable Guide to Excellent Writing and Speaking
by Grant Barrett 2016 238 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
Overcoming Anxiety Summary
Overcoming Anxiety
Reassuring Ways to Break Free from Stress and Worry and Lead a Calmer Life
by Gill Hasson 2015 208 pages
3.69
100+ ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Health
Body Language For Dummies Summary
Body Language For Dummies
by Elizabeth Kuhnke 2012 380 pages
3.51
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Reference
The Book of Questions Summary
The Book of Questions
Revised and Updated
by Gregory Stock Ph.D. 2013 312 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion Summary
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion
A Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power To Protect and Rejuvenate Itself
by Pete Egoscue 1992 198 pages
4.21
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
Defensive Security Handbook Summary
Defensive Security Handbook
Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure
by Lee Brotherston 2017 282 pages
3.96
100+ ratings
Technical
Technology
Engineering
English Grammar For Dummies Summary
English Grammar For Dummies
by Geraldine Woods 2017 416 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
Habit Stacking Summary
Habit Stacking
127 Small Changes to Improve Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Most are Five Minutes or Less)
by S.J. Scott 2017 330 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Productivity
Growth Hacking Summary
Growth Hacking
Silicon Valley's Best Kept Secret
by Raymond Fong 2017 204 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Business
Reference
Technology
Case Interview Secrets Summary
Case Interview Secrets
A Former McKinsey Interviewer Reveals How to Get Multiple Job Offers in Consulting
by Victor Cheng 2012 292 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Business
Management
Reference
Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking Summary
Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking
Time-Saving Paleo Recipes and Meal Plans to Improve Your Health and Help You Los e Weight
by Maria Emmerich 2016 400 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Cookbooks
Cooking
Food
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot Summary
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot
How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
by Jane K. Cleland 2016 240 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time (Quick & Dirty Tips) Summary
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time (Quick & Dirty Tips)
by Mignon Fogarty 2012 144 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
HBR Guide to Better Business Writing Summary
HBR Guide to Better Business Writing
by Harvard Business Review 2011 496 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
500 Social Media Marketing Tips Summary
500 Social Media Marketing Tips
Essential Advice, Hints and Strategy for Business: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and More!
by Andrew Macarthy 2013 216 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Business
Social Media
Reference
Words that Sell, Revised and Expanded Edition Summary
Words that Sell, Revised and Expanded Edition
The Thesaurus to Help You Promote Your Products, Services, and Ideas
by Richard Bayan 2006 162 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Business
Writing
Reference
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook
Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
by Julia Bell 2016 449 pages
3.97
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Poetry
Discovering the Soul of Service Summary
Discovering the Soul of Service
The Nine Drivers of Sustainable Business Success
by Leonard L. Berry 1999 296 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Life Hacks Summary
Life Hacks
Any Procedure or Action That Solves a Problem, Simplifies a Task, Reduces Frustration, Etc. in One's Everyday Life
by Keith Bradford 2014 304 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Reference
How To
YouTube Channels For Dummies Summary
YouTube Channels For Dummies
by Rob Ciampa 2015 416 pages
3.68
100+ ratings
Business
Technology
Social Media
The Story Grid Summary
The Story Grid
What Good Editors Know
by Shawn Coyne 2015 344 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha Summary
Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha
by Rujuta Diwekar 2010 402 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Summary
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
by Ward Farnsworth 2010 253 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Writing
Language
Education
30-second Psychology Summary
30-second Psychology
by Christian Jarrett 2011 160 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Reference
CLEAN GUT HB Summary
CLEAN GUT HB
by Alejandro Junger 2013 256 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Type Talk Summary
Type Talk
The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and Work
by Otto Kroeger 2013 306 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Art And Craft Of Storytelling Summary
The Art And Craft Of Storytelling
A Comprehensive Guide To Classic Writing Techniques
by Nancy Lamb 2008 274 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
RELAX AND RENEW Summary
RELAX AND RENEW
by Judith Hanson Lasater 2005 256 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Health
Reference
Self Help
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