Research Book Summaries

The Emotional Craft of Fiction Summary
The Emotional Craft of Fiction
How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
by Donald Maass 2016 224 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
How to Read a Paper Summary
How to Read a Paper
The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine
by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999 248 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence Summary
The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence
A Woman's Guide to Stressing Less, Weighing Less, and Loving More
by Jessica Ortner 2014 314 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
The Obesity Paradox Summary
The Obesity Paradox
When Thinner Means Sicker and Heavier Means Healthier
by Carl J. Lavie 2014 288 pages
3.70
100+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Good Video Games and Good Learning Summary
Good Video Games and Good Learning
Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee 2007 194 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Games
Data Mining Techniques Summary
Data Mining Techniques
For Marketing, Sales, and Customer Relationship Management
by Michael J.A. Berry 1997 672 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Business
Computer Science
Research
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
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months! Summary
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months!
by John Locke 2011 147 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Writing
Business
Research
10,000 Dreams Interpreted Summary
10,000 Dreams Interpreted
by Pamela Ball 1996 560 pages
3.74
100+ ratings
Reference
Psychology
Research
Love Smart Summary
Love Smart
Find the One You Want — Fix the One You Got
by Phillip C. McGraw 2005 283 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Forensics for Dummies Summary
Forensics for Dummies
by D.P. Lyle 2004 356 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
True Crime
Reference
Crime
Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts Summary
Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts
Essentials for Buy-Side and Sell-Side Analysts
by James J. Valentine 2010 464 pages
4.22
100+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Summary
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
by Leon Festinger 1957 239 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Cannabis Pharmacy Summary
Cannabis Pharmacy
The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana
by Michael Backes 2013 320 pages
4.28
100+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
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
3.82
100+ ratings
Education
Politics
History
Manifesting Change Summary
Manifesting Change
It Couldn't Be Easier
by Mike Dooley 2008 6 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
The Language of New Media Summary
The Language of New Media
by Lev Manovich 2001 354 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Theory
Art
Technology
The Joy of Search Summary
The Joy of Search
A Google Insider's Guide to Going Beyond the Basics
by Daniel M. Russell 2019 336 pages
3.56
100+ ratings
Technology
Science
Research
On Writing Horror Summary
On Writing Horror
A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
by Horror Writers Association 1997 272 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Writing
Horror
Reference
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers
Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
by James Scott Bell 2009 259 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
UX Research Summary
UX Research
Practical Techniques for Designing Better Products
by Brad Nunnally 2016 256 pages
3.70
100+ ratings
Design
Research
Organising Knowledge Summary
Organising Knowledge
Taxonomies, Knowledge and Organisational Effectiveness
by Patrick Lambe 2007 277 pages
3.95
50+ ratings
Design
Business
Information Science
Crafting Novels & Short Stories Summary
Crafting Novels & Short Stories
The Complete Guide to Writing Great Fiction
by The Writer's Digest 2011 368 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
What the Face Reveals Summary
What the Face Reveals
Basic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System
by Paul Ekman 1998 672 pages
4.18
100+ ratings
Psychology
Communication
Science
The Campaign Manager Summary
The Campaign Manager
Running and Winning Local Elections
by Catherine M. Shaw 1996 416 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Politics
Political Science
Reference
Anti-Pluralism Summary
Anti-Pluralism
The Populist Threat to Liberal Democracy
by William A. Galston 2018 176 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Politics
Political Science
Philosophy
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex
An Indispensable Resource to Pleasure and Seduction
by Barbara Keesling 2001 260 pages
3.53
100+ ratings
Self Help
Sexuality
Relationships
SPSS Survival Manual Summary
SPSS Survival Manual
A Step by Step Guide to Data Analysis Using SPSS for Windows (Version 15), 3rd Edition
by Julie Pallant 2001 352 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Research
That Sugar Book Summary
That Sugar Book
by Damon Gameau 2015 240 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Building a Better Teacher Summary
Building a Better Teacher
How Teaching Works
by Elizabeth Green 2014 384 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Parenting
Deep Writing Summary
Deep Writing
by Eric Maisel 1999 158 pages
3.58
100+ ratings
Writing
Research
Psychology
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers Summary
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
How to Edit Yourself Into Print
by Renni Browne 1993 288 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Big Con Summary
The Big Con
The Story of the Confidence Man
by David W. Maurer 1940 315 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
History
Crime
True Crime
Epidemiology Summary
Epidemiology
by Leon Gordis 2000 335 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Textbooks
Reference
School
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology Summary
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology
by Hugh Coolican 1990 714 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Psychology
Research
Textbooks
The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History Summary
The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History
by Madison Grant 1916 148 pages
3.29
100+ ratings
History
Race
Politics
How to Cheat at Everything Summary
How to Cheat at Everything
A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams, and Hustles
by Simon Lovell 2006 456 pages
3.62
100+ ratings
Crime
Magic
Research
Focus Groups Summary
Focus Groups
A Practical Guide for Applied Research
by Richard A. Krueger 1988 320 pages
3.79
100+ ratings
Research
Academic
Buisness
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson 2014 216 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Writing for Emotional Impact Summary
Writing for Emotional Impact
Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and Fascinate the Reader from Beginning to End
by Karl Iglesias 2005 238 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins
Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World)
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022 218 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Research
Academic
Science
Marketing in the Age of Google Summary
Marketing in the Age of Google
Your Online Strategy IS Your Business Strategy
by Vanessa Fox 2010 256 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Business
Google
Web
Vital Point Strikes Summary
Vital Point Strikes
The Art & Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-Defense and Combat Sports
by Sang H. Kim 2008 418 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Martial Arts
Research
Make a Scene Summary
Make a Scene
Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time
by Jordan E. Rosenfeld 2007 276 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Forensics Summary
Forensics
A Guide for Writers
by D.P. Lyle 2008 448 pages
4.34
100+ ratings
Writing
Science
True Crime
Writing Deep Scenes Summary
Writing Deep Scenes
Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion, and Theme
by Martha Alderson 2015 256 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Research
Writing 21st Century Fiction Summary
Writing 21st Century Fiction
High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling
by Donald Maass 2012 224 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Stone Reader Summary
The Stone Reader
Modern Philosophy in 133 Arguments
by Peter Catapano 2015 816 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Anthologies
The Fire in Fiction Summary
The Fire in Fiction
Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great
by Donald Maass 2009 272 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Revision & Self-Editing Summary
Revision & Self-Editing
Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel
by James Scott Bell 2008 266 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
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