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The Alchemist Summary
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho 1988 182 pages
3.92
3.3M+ ratings
Fantasy
Philosophy
Self Help
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
3.88
1.2M+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Sapiens Summary
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari 2011 512 pages
4.35
1.1M+ ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
Man’s Search for Meaning Summary
Man’s Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl 1946 165 pages
4.38
700k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Thinking, Fast and Slow Summary
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman 2011 499 pages
4.17
500k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Art of War Summary
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu 170 pages
3.95
500k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
War
The Four Agreements Summary
The Four Agreements
A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
by Miguel Ruiz 1997 152 pages
4.19
400k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Power of Now Summary
The Power of Now
A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle 1997 229 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Homo Deus Summary
Homo Deus
A History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2015 450 pages
4.20
200k+ ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
12 Rules for Life Summary
12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson 2018 409 pages
3.92
200k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Summary
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
by Charlie Mackesy 2019 128 pages
4.56
200k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Poetry
Childrens
A New Earth Summary
A New Earth
Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
by Eckhart Tolle 2005 316 pages
4.16
200k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Being Mortal Summary
Being Mortal
Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande 2014 282 pages
4.49
200k+ ratings
Medicine
Science
Health
The 48 Laws of Power Summary
The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene 1998 452 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Summary
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
by John Gray 2012 368 pages
3.58
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny
by Robin S. Sharma 1996 208 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Spirituality
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Summary
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018 372 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Science
The Untethered Soul Summary
The Untethered Soul
The Journey Beyond Yourself
by Michael A. Singer 2007 183 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Power of Positive Thinking Summary
The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent Peale 1952 128 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Essentialism Summary
Essentialism
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
by Greg McKeown 2011 260 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Productivity
The Black Swan Summary
The Black Swan
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007 480 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Economics
Business
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
3.96
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Four Thousand Weeks Summary
Four Thousand Weeks
Time Management for Mortals
by Oliver Burkeman 2021 271 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Philosophy
The Road Less Traveled Summary
The Road Less Traveled
A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
by M. Scott Peck 1978 320 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
The Obstacle Is the Way Summary
The Obstacle Is the Way
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
by Ryan Holiday 2014 201 pages
4.15
91k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Business
As a Man Thinketh Summary
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen 1902 80 pages
4.24
90k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
The Art of Loving Summary
The Art of Loving
by Erich Fromm 1956 180 pages
4.01
87k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai
Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz
by Héctor García 2016 192 pages
3.75
82k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Summary
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
by Joseph Murphy 1963 304 pages
4.07
82k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Ego Is the Enemy Summary
Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday 2016 226 pages
4.14
81k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
How to Change Your Mind Summary
How to Change Your Mind
The New Science of Psychedelics
by Michael Pollan 2018 480 pages
4.27
80k+ 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
77k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Spirituality
Gandhi Summary
Gandhi
An Autobiography
by Mahatma Gandhi 1927 528 pages
4.11
72k+ ratings
Biography
History
Autobiography
The Greatest Salesman in the World Summary
The Greatest Salesman in the World
by Og Mandino 1968 118 pages
4.21
66k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Pilgrimage Summary
The Pilgrimage
by Paulo Coelho 1987 226 pages
3.65
64k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Travel
Principles Summary
Principles
Life and Work
by Ray Dalio 2017 16 pages
4.11
62k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Finance
The Righteous Mind Summary
The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
by Jonathan Haidt 2012 419 pages
4.20
60k+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
When Things Fall Apart Summary
When Things Fall Apart
Heart Advice for Difficult Times
by Pema Chödrön 1996 148 pages
4.28
59k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Summary
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
by Eric Jorgenson 2020 244 pages
4.43
57k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Philosophy
The Mastery of Love Summary
The Mastery of Love
A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship: A Toltec Wisdom Book
by Miguel Ruiz 1999 248 pages
4.27
56k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Relationships
Antifragile Summary
Antifragile
Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012 426 pages
4.10
54k+ ratings
Philosophy
Business
Economics
The Coddling of the American Mind Summary
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure
by Jonathan Haidt 2018 352 pages
4.24
50k+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Waking Up Summary
Waking Up
A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
by Sam Harris 2014 256 pages
3.91
48k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Summary
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
by Shunryu Suzuki 1970 138 pages
4.22
47k+ ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
The Daily Stoic Summary
The Daily Stoic
366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
by Ryan Holiday 2016 416 pages
4.37
45k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Personal Development
Mastery Summary
Mastery
by Robert Greene 2012 318 pages
4.26
45k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt 2006 297 pages
4.10
42k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Games People Play Summary
Games People Play
by Eric Berne 1964 192 pages
3.74
39k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Walden & Civil Disobedience Summary
Walden & Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau 1849 320 pages
3.94
38k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
The Art of Thinking Clearly Summary
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli 2011 384 pages
3.85
38k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
A Return to Love Summary
A Return to Love
Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
by Marianne Williamson 1992 300 pages
4.26
36k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Personal Development
The Consolations of Philosophy Summary
The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain de Botton 2000 265 pages
4.01
32k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Bullshit Jobs Summary
Bullshit Jobs
A Theory
by David Graeber 2018 335 pages
4.03
29k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Beyond Order Summary
Beyond Order
12 More Rules For Life
by Jordan B. Peterson 2021 432 pages
4.16
28k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Psycho-Cybernetics Summary
Psycho-Cybernetics
A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life
by Maxwell Maltz 1960 288 pages
4.25
26k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Justice Summary
Justice
What's the Right Thing to Do?
by Michael J. Sandel 2007 308 pages
4.30
26k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Law
Life 3.0 Summary
Life 3.0
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
by Max Tegmark 2017 384 pages
4.00
26k+ ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Lucifer Effect Summary
The Lucifer Effect
Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2007 551 pages
3.92
25k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Why Buddhism Is True Summary
Why Buddhism Is True
The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
by Robert Wright 2017 11 pages
4.02
24k+ ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Psychology
The Laws of Human Nature Summary
The Laws of Human Nature
by Robert Greene 2018 624 pages
4.36
24k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Inner Game of Tennis Summary
The Inner Game of Tennis
The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1974 134 pages
4.18
23k+ ratings
Psychology
Sports
Self Help
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent
The Political Economy of the Mass Media
by Edward S. Herman 1988 412 pages
4.24
22k+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
No More Mr. Nice Guy Summary
No More Mr. Nice Guy
by Robert A. Glover 2000 208 pages
4.04
21k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Superintelligence Summary
Superintelligence
Paths, Dangers, Strategies
by Nick Bostrom 2014 352 pages
3.86
19k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence
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
19k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The Lessons of History Summary
The Lessons of History
by Will Durant 1997 119 pages
4.06
18k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
The 33 Strategies of War Summary
The 33 Strategies of War
by Robert Greene 2001 496 pages
4.23
18k+ ratings
Psychology
History
Business
Discipline Is Destiny Summary
Discipline Is Destiny
The Power of Self-Control
by Ryan Holiday 2022 312 pages
4.27
18k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Personal Development
Discipline Equals Freedom Summary
Discipline Equals Freedom
Field Manual
by Jocko Willink 2017 209 pages
4.09
17k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Leadership
Same as Ever Summary
Same as Ever
A Guide to What Never Changes
by Morgan Housel 2023 240 pages
4.17
17k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Finance
The Game of Life and How to Play It Summary
The Game of Life and How to Play It
by Florence Scovel Shinn 1978 95 pages
4.08
16k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
Awareness Summary
Awareness
The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
by Anthony de Mello 1990 184 pages
4.29
15k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The Denial of Death Summary
The Denial of Death
by Ernest Becker 1973 336 pages
4.06
14k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Death
Poor Charlie's Almanack Summary
Poor Charlie's Almanack
The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
by Charles T. Munger 2005 512 pages
4.42
14k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Biography
Courage Is Calling Summary
Courage Is Calling
Fortune Favors the Brave
by Ryan Holiday 2021 278 pages
4.05
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Personal Development
Starry Messenger Summary
Starry Messenger
Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2022 271 pages
4.11
13k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Basic Economics Summary
Basic Economics
A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
by Thomas Sowell 2000 448 pages
4.36
13k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Build the Life You Want Summary
Build the Life You Want
The Art and Science of Getting Happier
by Arthur C. Brooks 2023 272 pages
3.80
12k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Power vs. Force Summary
Power vs. Force
The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
by David R. Hawkins 1985 341 pages
4.15
12k+ ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Self Help
The Rational Optimist Summary
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley 2010 448 pages
3.98
12k+ ratings
Economics
History
Science
Law of Success Summary
Law of Success
by Napoleon Hill 1925 1035 pages
4.32
12k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
The Second Mountain Summary
The Second Mountain
by David Brooks 2019 384 pages
3.76
11k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Moral Animal Summary
The Moral Animal
Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
by Robert Wright 1994 496 pages
4.08
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind Summary
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old
by Deepak Chopra 1994 428 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
Why People Believe Weird Things Summary
Why People Believe Weird Things
Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
by Michael Shermer 1997 384 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Search Inside Yourself Summary
Search Inside Yourself
The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness
by Chade-Meng Tan 2012 288 pages
4.04
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Great Mental Models Summary
The Great Mental Models
General Thinking Concepts
by Shane Parrish 2018 216 pages
4.08
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Consciousness Explained Summary
Consciousness Explained
by Daniel C. Dennett 1991 511 pages
3.90
8k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Courage to be Happy Summary
The Courage to be Happy
True Contentment Is In Your Power
by Ichiro Kishimi 2016
4.03
8k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Letters From An Astrophysicist Summary
Letters From An Astrophysicist
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2019 272 pages
4.06
8k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy Summary
The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy
Hogwarts for Muggles
by William Irwin 2010 304 pages
4.37
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
Cicero Summary
Cicero
The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
by Anthony Everitt 2001 364 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
History
Biography
Ancient History
Iron John Summary
Iron John
A Book About Men
by Robert Bly 1990 288 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Spirit Level Summary
The Spirit Level
Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009 352 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Thank You for Arguing Summary
Thank You for Arguing
What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
by Jay Heinrichs 2007 336 pages
3.59
6k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Fourth Turning Summary
The Fourth Turning
An American Prophecy—What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
by William Strauss 1996 400 pages
3.88
6k+ ratings
History
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Philosophy
Richer, Wiser, Happier Summary
Richer, Wiser, Happier
How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life
by William Green 2021 304 pages
4.53
6k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Finding Flow Summary
Finding Flow
The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1995 181 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Alone Together Summary
Alone Together
Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
by Sherry Turkle 2011 360 pages
3.62
6k+ ratings
Technology
Psychology
Sociology
Ethics for the Real World Summary
Ethics for the Real World
Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life
by Ronald A. Howard 2008 224 pages
4.02
5k+ ratings
Business
Philosophy
Personal Development
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