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Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson 2011 656 pages
4.16
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Sapiens Summary
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
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4.36
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Summary
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot 2010 393 pages
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I Am Malala Summary
I Am Malala
by Malala Yousafzai 2013 328 pages
4.15
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The Art of War Landmark Edition Summary
The Art of War Landmark Edition
The Classic of Strategy with Historical Notes and Introduction by Pen Award-Winning Author Mitch Horowitz
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Guns, Germs, and Steel Summary
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societi
by Jared Diamond 1999 528 pages
4.04
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A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 2003 560 pages
4.22
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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 417 pages
4.39
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The Autobiography Of Malcolm X Summary
The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X 1990 460 pages
4.36
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Homo Deus Summary
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2017 464 pages
4.21
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Just Mercy Summary
Just Mercy
A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson 2014 352 pages
4.63
200k+ ratings
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The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma
A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan 2007 710 pages
4.18
200k+ ratings
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
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by Richard P. Feynman 2010 352 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
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Team of Rivals Summary
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin 2005 916 pages
4.28
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The 48 Laws of Power Summary
The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene 2000 452 pages
4.12
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century Summary
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018 400 pages
4.17
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Benjamin Franklin Summary
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
by Walter Isaacson 2004 586 pages
4.04
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Prisoners of Geography Summary
Prisoners of Geography
by Tim Marshall 2016 319 pages
4.2
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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 240 pages
3.82
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The Innocent Man Summary
The Innocent Man
by John Grisham 2007 448 pages
3.85
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The Everything Store Summary
The Everything Store
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by Brad Stone 2013 384 pages
4.14
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An Autobiography Summary
An Autobiography
by Mahatma Gandhi 2001 480 pages
4.1
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The River of Doubt Summary
The River of Doubt
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by Candice Millard 2006 416 pages
4.19
68k+ ratings
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The Snowball Summary
The Snowball
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
by Alice Schroeder 2008 852 pages
4.15
51k+ ratings
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Why Nations Fail Summary
Why Nations Fail
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by Daron Acemoğlu 2012 546 pages
4.08
51k+ ratings
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Silent Spring Summary
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson 2002 153 pages
4.04
49k+ ratings
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Too Big to Fail Summary
Too Big to Fail
by Andrew Ross Sorkin 2010
4.15
40k+ ratings
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The Consolations of Philosophy Summary
The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain de Botton 2001 272 pages
4.01
31k+ ratings
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The Girls of Atomic City Summary
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
by Denise Kiernan 2013 400 pages
3.72
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Justice Summary
Justice
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by Michael J. Sandel 2009 322 pages
4.31
24k+ ratings
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The Lucifer Effect Summary
The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2008 576 pages
3.92
24k+ ratings
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Summary
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Martin Luther King Jr. 2001 401 pages
4.33
22k+ ratings
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The Laws of Human Nature Summary
The Laws of Human Nature
by Robert Greene 2018 624 pages
4.37
21k+ ratings
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Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent
The Political Economy of the Mass Media
by Edward S. Herman 2010 464 pages
4.24
21k+ ratings
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Masters of Doom Summary
Masters of Doom
by David Kushner 2003 368 pages
4.29
18k+ ratings
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Beyond Band of Brothers Summary
Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
by Dick Winters 2006 318 pages
4.31
18k+ ratings
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Hatching Twitter Summary
Hatching Twitter
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by Nick Bilton 2013 321 pages
4.04
18k+ ratings
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The 33 Strategies Of War Summary
The 33 Strategies Of War
by Robert Greene 2010 496 pages
4.22
17k+ ratings
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The Lessons of History Summary
The Lessons of History
by Will Durant 2010 128 pages
4.07
17k+ ratings
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iWoz Summary
iWoz
by Steve Wozniak 2006 330 pages
3.84
17k+ ratings
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Becoming Steve Jobs Summary
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
by Brent Schlender 2015 482 pages
4.14
16k+ ratings
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Where Good Ideas Come from Summary
Where Good Ideas Come from
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by Steven Johnson 2010 340 pages
4
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Basic Economics Summary
Basic Economics
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by Thomas Sowell
4.36
12k+ ratings
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World Order Summary
World Order
by Henry Kissinger 2014 432 pages
4.05
12k+ ratings
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History
International Relations
The Rational Optimist Summary
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley 2010 448 pages
3.98
12k+ ratings
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History
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The World As It Is Summary
The World As It Is
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by Ben Rhodes 2018 428 pages
4.3
12k+ ratings
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Starry Messenger Summary
Starry Messenger
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by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2022 279 pages
4.11
11k+ ratings
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Same as Ever Summary
Same as Ever
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by Morgan Housel 2023 240 pages
4.19
11k+ ratings
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The New New Thing Summary
The New New Thing
A Silicon Valley Story
by Michael Lewis 2014 352 pages
3.75
9k+ ratings
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The Deficit Myth Summary
The Deficit Myth
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by Stephanie Kelton 2020 336 pages
4.04
8k+ ratings
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Master Switch Summary
Master Switch
The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
by Tim Wu 2010 368 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
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When McKinsey Comes to Town Summary
When McKinsey Comes to Town
The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
by Walt Bogdanich 2022 200 pages
3.8
7k+ ratings
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Dead Aid Summary
Dead Aid
Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
by Dambisa Moyo 2009 208 pages
3.7
7k+ ratings
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The Bottom Billion Summary
The Bottom Billion
Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
by Paul Collier 2008 224 pages
3.86
7k+ ratings
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Politics
International Development
Cicero Summary
Cicero
The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
by Anthony Everitt 2011 416 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
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Ancient History
Michael Jordan Summary
Michael Jordan
The Life
by Roland Lazenby 2014 632 pages
4.31
7k+ ratings
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Basketball
Digital Gold Summary
Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
by Nathaniel Popper 2016 435 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
Business
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A Man for All Markets Summary
A Man for All Markets
From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
by Edward O. Thorp 2017 416 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
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Business
The Cult of We Summary
The Cult of We
by Eliot Brown 2021 430 pages
4.27
6k+ ratings
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True Crime
The Fourth Turning Summary
The Fourth Turning
by William Strauss 2009 402 pages
3.88
6k+ ratings
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Wizard Summary
Wizard
The Life And Times Of Nikola Tesla
by Marc J. Seifer 2011 580 pages
3.72
6k+ ratings
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History
Tried by War Summary
Tried by War
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
by James M. McPherson 2008 384 pages
4.09
5k+ ratings
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The Revenge of Geography Summary
The Revenge of Geography
What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
by Robert D. Kaplan 2012 391 pages
3.78
5k+ ratings
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I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree Summary
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
by Laura Hillman 2010 262 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Holocaust
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Memoir
Until the End of Time Summary
Until the End of Time
Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
by Brian Greene 2020 448 pages
4.03
5k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Life Ascending Summary
Life Ascending
The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
by Nick Lane 2009 353 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Stalling for Time Summary
Stalling for Time
My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator
by Gary Noesner 2010 240 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
How Civil Wars Start Summary
How Civil Wars Start
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by Barbara F. Walter 2022 320 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
Politics
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War
Currency Wars Summary
Currency Wars
The Making of the Next Global Crisis
by James Rickards 2011 318 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
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Finance
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American Icon Summary
American Icon
Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
by Bryce G. Hoffman 2012 434 pages
4.42
4k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Leadership
The Bridge Summary
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
by David Remnick 2010 673 pages
4.1
4k+ ratings
Biography
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History
Fake Law Summary
Fake Law
The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
by The Secret Barrister 2020 403 pages
4.2
4k+ ratings
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Crime
God Is Not One Summary
God Is Not One
The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World — and Why Their Differences Matter
by Stephen Prothero 2010 400 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
Religion
History
Philosophy
The Panama Papers Summary
The Panama Papers
Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
by Frederik Obermaier 1970 384 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Politics
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Woke, Inc. Summary
Woke, Inc.
Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2021 368 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
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Intellectuals and Society Summary
Intellectuals and Society
by Thomas Sowell 2012 795 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
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The Complete Art Of War Summary
The Complete Art Of War
Sun Tzu/sun Pin
by Sun Tzu 1996 320 pages
4.24
3k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
History
Origins Summary
Origins
How Earth's History Shaped Human History
by Lewis Dartnell 2019 352 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
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A Freewheelin' Time Summary
A Freewheelin' Time
A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
by Suze Rotolo 2009 384 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
Music
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The Power of the Powerless Summary
The Power of the Powerless
by Václav Havel 2018 160 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
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The Master and His Emissary Summary
The Master and His Emissary
The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
by Iain McGilchrist 2010 544 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Daily Laws Summary
The Daily Laws
366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature
by Robert Greene 2021 463 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
Self Help
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How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization Summary
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. 2012 280 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
History
Religion
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Oxygen Summary
Oxygen
The Molecule That Made the World
by Nick Lane 2002
4.14
2k+ ratings
Science
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Work Summary
Work
A History of How we spend our Time
by James Suzman 2020 464 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
History
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Money Summary
Money
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018 144 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
History
Economics
Finance
Keynes Hayek Summary
Keynes Hayek
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by Nicholas Wapshott 2011 400 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
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Lady Justice Summary
Lady Justice
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by Dahlia Lithwick 2022 368 pages
4.4
2k+ ratings
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The Machine That Changed the World Summary
The Machine That Changed the World
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by James P. Womack 2007 327 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Business
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The Cult of Trump Summary
The Cult of Trump
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by Steven Hassan 2019
4.06
2k+ ratings
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The Obamas Summary
The Obamas
by Jodi Kantor 2012 334 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
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Occupy Summary
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky 2012 128 pages
3.59
2k+ ratings
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Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations Summary
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations
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4.08
2k+ ratings
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A Call to Action Summary
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by Jimmy Carter 2014 224 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
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Kushner, Inc. Summary
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by Vicky Ward 2019 304 pages
3.54
2k+ ratings
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The Essential Jung Summary
The Essential Jung
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by C.G. Jung 2013 448 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Psychology
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Psychoanalysis
Letters Summary
Letters
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 2012 464 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Essays
America's Original Sin Summary
America's Original Sin
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by Jim Wallis 2016 272 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Race
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Anti Racist
Great Thinkers Summary
Great Thinkers
by The School of Life 2018 480 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Songs of Trees Summary
The Songs of Trees
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by David George Haskell 2017 301 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Environment
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