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Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by Howard S. Becker 1998 239 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Sociology
Research
Writing
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months Summary
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months
by John Locke 2011 170 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Writing
Business
Research
Measuring the User Experience Summary
Measuring the User Experience
Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive Technologies)
by Bill Albert 2013 320 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Usability
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide To Character Expression
by Angela Ackerman 2012 174 pages
4.52
6k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
Consumerology Summary
Consumerology
The Market Research Myth, the Truth About Consumers, and the Psychology of Shopping
by Philip Graves 2010 224 pages
3.49
100+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Economics
Characters & Viewpoint - Softcover Edition Summary
Characters & Viewpoint - Softcover Edition
by Orson Scott Card 2011 240 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Write Your Novel From The Middle Summary
Write Your Novel From The Middle
A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between (Bell on Writing)
by James Scott Bell 2014 88 pages
4.2
2k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Power of Positive Deviance Summary
The Power of Positive Deviance
How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems
by Richard Pascale 2010 256 pages
4.13
100+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Cannabis Pharmacy Summary
Cannabis Pharmacy
The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana
by Michael Backes 2014 320 pages
4.28
100+ ratings
Health
Science
Reference
Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary
Writer's Guide to Character Traits
by Linda Edelstein 2006 384 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
45 Master Characters, Revised Edition Summary
45 Master Characters, Revised Edition
Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2011 290 pages
3.9
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Mythology
About Writing Summary
About Writing
7 Essays, 4 Letters, 5 Interviews
by Samuel R. Delany 2014 424 pages
4.27
100+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Literature
This Year You Write Your Novel Summary
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley 2008 91 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain 1981 344 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Mental Models Summary
Mental Models
Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior
by Indi Young 2008 299 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
Choices, Values, and Frames Summary
Choices, Values, and Frames
by Amos Tversky Daniel Kahneman 2000 848 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
The Story Grid Summary
The Story Grid
What Good Editors Know
by Shawn Coyne 2015 344 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing Summary
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing
Everything You Need to Know to Create & Sell Your Work
by Writer's Digest Books 2017 528 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Love Smart Summary
Love Smart
Find the One You Want — Fix the One You Got
by Dr. Phil McGraw 2006 304 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences (Belfer Center Studies in International Security) Summary
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences (Belfer Center Studies in International Security)
by Alexander L. George 2005 256 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Political Science
Politics
Social Science
Fact Vs. Fiction Summary
Fact Vs. Fiction
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News
by Jennifer LaGarde 2018 312 pages
4.45
100+ ratings
Education
Adult
Teaching
The Fourth Transformation Summary
The Fourth Transformation
by Robert Scoble 2016 208 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Technology
Business
Virtual Reality
Newsletter Ninja Summary
Newsletter Ninja
How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert
by Tammi Labrecque 2018 146 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Research
Forensics For Dummies Summary
Forensics For Dummies
by Douglas P. Lyle 2019 400 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
True Crime
Reference
Science
Writing the Breakout Novel Summary
Writing the Breakout Novel
Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level
by Donald Maass 2002 272 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
This Is Service Design Thinking Summary
This Is Service Design Thinking
Basics, Tools, Cases
by Mark Stickdorn 2012 380 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Entrepreneurship
Save the Cat!® Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat!® Strikes Back
More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get into ... and Out of
by Blake Snyder 2009 200 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Jobs to be Done Summary
Jobs to be Done
Theory to Practice
by Anthony W. Ulwick 2016 202 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
Just Enough Research Summary
Just Enough Research
by Erika Hall
4.18
2k+ ratings
Design
Business
Research
Criminal Psychology Summary
Criminal Psychology
A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
by Ray Bull 2009 226 pages
3.69
100+ ratings
Psychology
Crime
Research
Save the Cat!® Writes for TV Summary
Save the Cat!® Writes for TV
The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need
by Jamie Nash 2021 272 pages
4.33
100+ ratings
Writing
Film
Research
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot
A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (2018 New Edition) (APA LifeTools Series)
by Paul J. Silvia 2018 110 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
Writing
Academia
Academic
Outlining Your Novel Summary
Outlining Your Novel
Map Your Way to Success (Helping Writers Become Authors)
by K. M. Weiland 2011 192 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A Simple Path to Healing, Hope, and Peace
by Seth J. Gillihan 2022 272 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Counselling
Manifesting Change Summary
Manifesting Change
It Couldn't Be Easier
by Mike Dooley 2010 180 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
UX Research Summary
UX Research
Practical Techniques for Designing Better Products
by Brad Nunnally 2016 253 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Design
Research
Hooked Summary
Hooked
Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go
by Les Edgerton 2007 256 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk Summary
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk
by Douglas W. Hubbard 2023 342 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Business
Technology
Computer Science
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD
Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond
by Patricia Gosling 2010 236 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Research
Education
Academics
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers
Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
by James Scott Bell 2009 272 pages
4.2
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice
Examples for Discussion and Analysis
by Robin S. Grenier (editor) Sharan B. Merriam (editor) 2018 480 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Research
Academic
Storytelling for User Experience Summary
Storytelling for User Experience
Crafting Stories for Better Design 1st edition by Whitney Quesenbery, Kevin Brooks (2010) Paperback
by Whitney Quesenbery 2010 298 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Usability
Good Video Games and Good Learning Summary
Good Video Games and Good Learning
Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy (New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies)
by James Paul Gee 2007 194 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Video Games
The User Experience Team of One Summary
The User Experience Team of One
A Research and Design Survival Guide
by Leah Buley 2013 246 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Research
Interviewing Users Summary
Interviewing Users
How to Uncover Compelling Insights
by Steve Portigal 2013 283 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Research
Saving the Modern Soul Summary
Saving the Modern Soul
Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self-Help
by Eva Illouz 2008 304 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Self Help
How to Educate a Citizen Summary
How to Educate a Citizen
The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation
by E. D. Hirsch Jr. 2020 224 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
Education
Politics
History
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