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Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson 2011 630 pages
4.15
1.3M ratings
Biography
Business
Technology
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Summary
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
by Mark Manson 2016 212 pages
3.87
1.3M ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Sapiens Summary
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari 2011 512 pages
4.34
1.2M ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
Atomic Habits Summary
Atomic Habits
An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear 2018 319 pages
4.33
1.1M ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Becoming Summary
Becoming
by Michelle Obama 2018 426 pages
4.44
1.1M ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Bossypants Summary
Bossypants
by Tina Fey 2011 283 pages
3.96
1.0M ratings
Memoir
Biography
Comedy
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Summary
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot 2010 370 pages
4.13
778.2K ratings
Science
Book Club
History
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi 2016 208 pages
4.41
752.3K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Medicine
Blink Summary
Blink
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell 2005 296 pages
3.96
611.5K ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
I Am Malala Summary
I Am Malala
The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
by Malala Yousafzai 2012 327 pages
4.16
608.4K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Feminism
Thinking, Fast and Slow Summary
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman 2011 499 pages
4.17
554.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Power of Habit Summary
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg 2012 375 pages
4.13
543.4K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
Hillbilly Elegy Summary
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
by J.D. Vance 2016 264 pages
3.85
480.8K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Quiet Summary
Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain 2012 333 pages
4.08
461.6K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Everything I Know About Love Summary
Everything I Know About Love
by Dolly Alderton 2018 368 pages
3.96
439.5K ratings
Memoir
Romance
Self Help
Elon Musk Summary
Elon Musk
Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance 2015 392 pages
4.13
429.8K ratings
Biography
Business
Science
The Power of Now Summary
The Power of Now
A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle 1997 229 pages
4.15
421.4K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Spare Summary
Spare
by Prince Harry 2023 410 pages
3.84
409.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 2003 544 pages
4.22
408.9K ratings
Science
History
Humor
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Summary
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
by Marie Kondō 2010 213 pages
3.88
383.5K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Summary
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
by Lori Gottlieb 2019 415 pages
4.37
377.3K ratings
Psychology
Memoir
Self Help
Kitchen Confidential Summary
Kitchen Confidential
Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
by Anthony Bourdain 2000 312 pages
4.18
352.6K ratings
Memoir
Food
Biography
The Boys in the Boat Summary
The Boys in the Boat
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown 2013 404 pages
4.39
348.4K ratings
History
Book Club
Sports
Shoe Dog Summary
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight 2016 400 pages
4.47
343.2K ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
Talking to Strangers Summary
Talking to Strangers
What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
by Malcolm Gladwell 2019 388 pages
3.99
325.6K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
We Should All Be Feminists Summary
We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2012 52 pages
4.40
316.8K ratings
Feminism
Essays
Politics
On Writing Summary
On Writing
A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King 2000 320 pages
4.34
306.3K ratings
Writing
Memoir
Biography
Can't Hurt Me Summary
Can't Hurt Me
Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
by David Goggins 2018 366 pages
4.30
286.7K ratings
Self Help
Biography
Personal Development
You Are a Badass Summary
You Are a Badass
How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
by Jen Sincero 2013 254 pages
3.95
277.5K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Homo Deus Summary
Homo Deus
A History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2015 450 pages
4.19
275.1K ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
Lean In Summary
Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandberg 2013 217 pages
3.95
265.8K ratings
Business
Feminism
Self Help
12 Rules for Life Summary
12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson 2018 409 pages
3.91
253.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Just Mercy Summary
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson 2014 336 pages
4.63
251.1K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Social Justice
The Body Keeps the Score Summary
The Body Keeps the Score
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk 2014 464 pages
4.37
244.6K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Big Magic Summary
Big Magic
Creative Living Beyond Fear
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2015 276 pages
3.96
226.3K ratings
Self Help
Writing
Personal Development
The Gifts of Imperfection Summary
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brené Brown 2010 137 pages
4.25
212.0K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013 305 pages
3.97
188.3K ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Deep Work Summary
Deep Work
Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
by Cal Newport 2016 296 pages
4.17
177.3K ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Business
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Summary
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018 372 pages
4.16
170.8K ratings
History
Philosophy
Science
The Psychopath Test Summary
The Psychopath Test
A Journey Through the Madness Industry
by Jon Ronson 2011 275 pages
3.95
154.6K ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
The One Minute Manager Summary
The One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1981 111 pages
3.94
140.8K ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Tiny Beautiful Things Summary
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
by Cheryl Strayed 2012 354 pages
4.15
136.2K ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Essays
Grit Summary
Grit
The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth 2016 277 pages
4.08
135.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
SuperFreakonomics Summary
SuperFreakonomics
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
by Steven D. Levitt 2009 270 pages
4.00
133.4K ratings
Business
Science
Psychology
Think Again Summary
Think Again
The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
by Adam M. Grant 2021 307 pages
4.13
131.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Untethered Soul Summary
The Untethered Soul
The Journey Beyond Yourself
by Michael A. Singer 2007 183 pages
4.21
131.0K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Courage to Be Disliked Summary
The Courage to Be Disliked
How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
by Ichiro Kishimi 2013 288 pages
3.94
113.0K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Four Thousand Weeks Summary
Four Thousand Weeks
Time Management for Mortals
by Oliver Burkeman 2021 271 pages
4.20
109.7K ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Philosophy
Attached Summary
Attached
The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
by Amir Levine 2010 304 pages
4.14
109.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
The 5 AM Club Summary
The 5 AM Club
Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life
by Robin Sharma 2018 336 pages
3.70
108.1K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Productivity
Prisoners of Geography Summary
Prisoners of Geography
Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
by Tim Marshall 2015 256 pages
4.19
107.7K ratings
History
Politics
Geography
Breath Summary
Breath
The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nestor 2020 280 pages
4.15
105.0K ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Born Standing Up Summary
Born Standing Up
A Comic's Life
by Steve Martin 2007 207 pages
3.88
104.9K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Humor
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures Summary
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 444 pages
3.85
103.6K ratings
Psychology
Business
Essays
The Mountain Is You Summary
The Mountain Is You
Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
by Brianna Wiest 2020 250 pages
4.07
96.1K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Too Much and Never Enough Summary
Too Much and Never Enough
How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Mary L. Trump 2020 236 pages
3.82
94.0K ratings
Biography
Politics
Memoir
Digital Minimalism Summary
Digital Minimalism
Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
by Cal Newport 2019 302 pages
4.06
90.1K ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai
Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz
by Héctor García 2016 192 pages
3.75
83.7K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
How to Change Your Mind Summary
How to Change Your Mind
The New Science of Psychedelics
by Michael Pollan 2018 480 pages
4.27
81.6K ratings
Science
Psychology
Health
Think Like a Monk Summary
Think Like a Monk
Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day
by Jay Shetty 2020 328 pages
4.19
80.0K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Spirituality
Eat That Frog! Summary
Eat That Frog!
21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
by Brian Tracy 2001 144 pages
3.87
79.0K ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Business
Unfu*k Yourself Summary
Unfu*k Yourself
Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
by Gary John Bishop 2016 221 pages
3.83
78.9K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Range Summary
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David Epstein 2019 339 pages
4.13
75.2K ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Lab Girl Summary
Lab Girl
by Hope Jahren 2016 290 pages
3.98
70.4K ratings
Science
Memoir
Biography
Stolen Focus Summary
Stolen Focus
Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
by Johann Hari 2022 357 pages
4.23
68.3K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
So You've Been Publicly Shamed Summary
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
by Jon Ronson 2015 290 pages
3.93
64.9K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Book Club
Surrounded by Idiots Summary
Surrounded by Idiots
by Thomas Erikson 2014 11 pages
3.51
63.9K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Righteous Mind Summary
The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
by Jonathan Haidt 2012 419 pages
4.20
62.1K ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
Radical Candor Summary
Radical Candor
Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
by Kim Malone Scott 2017 336 pages
4.06
52.2K ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Mating in Captivity Summary
Mating in Captivity
Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
by Esther Perel 2006 272 pages
4.17
46.3K ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Self Help
My Story Summary
My Story
by Elizabeth Smart 2013 308 pages
3.88
46.1K ratings
Memoir
True Crime
Biography
The Happiness Advantage Summary
The Happiness Advantage
The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
by Shawn Achor 2010 272 pages
4.13
43.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt 2006 297 pages
4.09
43.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Too Big to Fail Summary
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
by Andrew Ross Sorkin 2009 600 pages
4.15
41.6K ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Cribsheet Summary
Cribsheet
A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
by Emily Oster 2019 352 pages
4.14
38.7K ratings
Parenting
Science
Childrens
Smarter Faster Better Summary
Smarter Faster Better
The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg 2016 400 pages
3.90
35.1K ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read [and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did] Summary
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read [and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did]
by Philippa Perry 2019 240 pages
4.10
34.0K ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Good Inside Summary
Good Inside
A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction
by Becky Kennedy 2022 336 pages
4.53
33.4K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
The Consolations of Philosophy Summary
The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain de Botton 2000 265 pages
4.01
32.8K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Energy Bus Summary
The Energy Bus
10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
by Jon Gordon 2007 192 pages
3.84
30.4K ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
When the Body Says No Summary
When the Body Says No
The Cost of Hidden Stress
by Gabor Maté 2003 320 pages
4.20
30.3K ratings
Psychology
Health
Self Help
How to Know a Person Summary
How to Know a Person
The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
by David Brooks 2023 304 pages
4.09
30.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
The 10X Rule Summary
The 10X Rule
The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
by Grant Cardone 2011 240 pages
3.93
28.9K ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Beyond Order Summary
Beyond Order
12 More Rules For Life
by Jordan B. Peterson 2021 382 pages
4.15
28.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do Summary
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
by Amy Morin 2014 272 pages
3.91
28.2K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Die with Zero Summary
Die with Zero
Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
by Bill Perkins 2020 240 pages
3.90
27.4K ratings
Finance
Self Help
Money
The Lazy Genius Way Summary
The Lazy Genius Way
Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done
by Kendra Adachi 2020 240 pages
4.12
26.2K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Productivity
I Thought It Was Just Me Summary
I Thought It Was Just Me
Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame
by Brené Brown 2007 336 pages
4.20
26.1K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Finding Ultra Summary
Finding Ultra
Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
by Rich Roll 2012 400 pages
4.02
26.0K ratings
Health
Sports
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Indistractable Summary
Indistractable
How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
by Nir Eyal 2019 290 pages
3.74
23.7K ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
No More Mr. Nice Guy Summary
No More Mr. Nice Guy
by Robert A. Glover 2000 192 pages
4.04
22.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
The State of Affairs Summary
The State of Affairs
Rethinking Infidelity
by Esther Perel 2017 352 pages
4.36
21.8K ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Self Help
The Little Book of Lykke Summary
The Little Book of Lykke
The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People
by Meik Wiking 2017 288 pages
3.99
19.4K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Slow Productivity Summary
Slow Productivity
The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
by Cal Newport 2024 244 pages
3.68
19.3K ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Business
The Lessons of History Summary
The Lessons of History
by Will Durant 1997 119 pages
4.06
19.1K ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
This Naked Mind Summary
This Naked Mind
Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
by Annie Grace 2015 271 pages
4.24
19.1K ratings
Self Help
Health
Psychology
Hatching Twitter Summary
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
by Nick Bilton 2013 299 pages
4.04
18.8K ratings
Business
Technology
Biography
Presence Summary
Presence
Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
by Amy Cuddy 2015 352 pages
3.90
18.6K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Inside of a Dog Summary
Inside of a Dog
What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
by Alexandra Horowitz 2009 353 pages
3.62
17.5K ratings
Dogs
Animals
Science
How to Not Die Alone Summary
How to Not Die Alone
The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love
by Logan Ury 2021 352 pages
3.99
17.4K ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Psychology
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