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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 224 pages
3.89
1.1M+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Sapiens Summary
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari 2014 512 pages
4.36
1M+ ratings
History
Science
Philosophy
Atomic Habits Summary
Atomic Habits
An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear 2018 320 pages
4.35
900k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Freakonomics Rev Ed Summary
Freakonomics Rev Ed
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt 2010 350 pages
4.01
800k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Science
The Tipping Point Summary
The Tipping Point
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell 2006 298 pages
4
800k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Outliers Summary
Outliers
The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell 2008 309 pages
4.19
800k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Blink Summary
Blink
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell 2007 296 pages
3.96
600k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Thinking, Fast and Slow Summary
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman 2011 512 pages
4.18
500k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Power of Habit Summary
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life a
by Charles Duhigg 2012 405 pages
4.13
500k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
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
by Sun Tzu 2021 180 pages
3.96
400k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
War
Who Moved My Cheese? Summary
Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson 1998 96 pages
3.86
400k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Quiet Summary
Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain 2012 352 pages
4.08
400k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The 5 Love Languages Summary
The 5 Love Languages
The Secret to Love That Lasts
by Gary Chapman 2010 208 pages
4.27
400k+ ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Psychology
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson 2003 560 pages
4.22
300k+ 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 2014 224 pages
3.88
300k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Talking to Strangers Summary
Talking to Strangers
What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
by Malcolm Gladwell 2019 401 pages
4
300k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
We Should All Be Feminists Summary
We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2014 52 pages
4.4
200k+ ratings
Feminism
Essays
Politics
Steal Like an Artist Summary
Steal Like an Artist
10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative
by Austin Kleon 2012 133 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Design
The God Delusion Summary
The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins 2006 416 pages
3.90
200k+ ratings
Religion
Science
Philosophy
Lean In Summary
Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandberg 2013 244 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Business
Feminism
Self Help
Homo Deus Summary
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2017 464 pages
4.21
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
Daring Greatly Summary
Daring Greatly
How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brené Brown 2012 304 pages
4.29
200k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall 2009 308 pages
4.31
200k+ ratings
Sports
Health
Fitness
Big Magic Summary
Big Magic
Creative Living Beyond Fear
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2015 288 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Self Help
Writing
Personal Development
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
Food
Science
Health
The Gifts of Imperfection Summary
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brené Brown 2010 160 pages
4.25
200k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
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
4.39
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Being Mortal Summary
Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande 2017 304 pages
4.49
100k+ ratings
Medicine
Science
Health
Why We Sleep Summary
Why We Sleep
Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
by Matthew Walker 2017 368 pages
4.38
100k+ ratings
Science
Health
Psychology
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
Modern Romance Summary
Modern Romance
by Aziz Ansari 2015 288 pages
3.8
100k+ ratings
Humor
Romance
Comedy
Factfulness Summary
Factfulness
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
by Hans Rosling 2018 352 pages
4.36
100k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Economics
The 48 Laws of Power Summary
The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene 2000 452 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath
Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013 320 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Summary
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018 400 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Science
The Big Short Summary
The Big Short
Inside the Doomsday Machine
by Michael Lewis 2010 287 pages
4.3
100k+ ratings
Business
Economics
Finance
Getting Things Done Summary
Getting Things Done
The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen 2002 288 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Productivity
Business
Self Help
Deep Work Summary
Deep Work
Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
by Cal Newport 2016 287 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Business
The Psychopath Test Summary
The Psychopath Test
A Journey Through the Madness Industry
by Jon Ronson 2011 290 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Caste Summary
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020 496 pages
4.53
100k+ ratings
History
Race
Social Justice
Make Your Bed Summary
Make Your Bed
by William H. McRaven 2017 89 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Leadership
SuperFreakonomics Summary
SuperFreakonomics
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
by Steven D. Levitt 2009 414 pages
4
100k+ ratings
Business
Science
Psychology
Grit Summary
Grit
The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth 2016 352 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019 272 pages
4.35
100k+ ratings
Feminism
Science
Politics
Drive Summary
Drive
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Daniel H. Pink 2009
3.95
100k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Dalai Lama XIV
4.17
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
In Defense of Food Summary
In Defense of Food
An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan 2009 256 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Food
Health
Science
Essentialism Summary
Essentialism
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
by Greg McKeown 2014 272 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Productivity
Think Again Summary
Think Again
The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
by Adam M. Grant 2021 320 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
How to Be an Antiracist Summary
How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi 2019 320 pages
4.37
100k+ ratings
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Braving the Wilderness Summary
Braving the Wilderness
Reese's Book Club: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
by Brené Brown 2017 208 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Black Swan Summary
The Black Swan
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2010 592 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Philosophy
Dare to Lead Summary
Dare to Lead
by Brené Brown 2019 320 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The New Jim Crow Summary
The New Jim Crow
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander 2010 290 pages
4.52
100k+ ratings
History
Race
Politics
The War of Art Summary
The War of Art
Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
by Steven Pressfield 2012 190 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Writing
Self Help
Art
The Little Book of Hygge Summary
The Little Book of Hygge
Danish Secrets to Happy Living
by Meik Wiking 2017 240 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The World Is Flat Summary
The World Is Flat
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman 2007 672 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
History
Business
Economics
What the Dog Saw Summary
What the Dog Saw
And Other Adventures
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 433 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Essays
Prisoners of Geography Summary
Prisoners of Geography
by Tim Marshall 2016 319 pages
4.2
96k+ ratings
History
Geography
Science
Breath Summary
Breath
The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nestor 2020 304 pages
4.15
94k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
At Home Summary
At Home
A Short History of Private Life
by Bill Bryson 2010 594 pages
3.99
94k+ ratings
History
Humor
Science
All About Love Summary
All About Love
New Visions
by bell hooks 2018 268 pages
4.05
93k+ ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Self Help
Attached Summary
Attached
The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love
by Amir Levine 2012 304 pages
4.14
92k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Four Thousand Weeks Summary
Four Thousand Weeks
by Oliver Burkeman 2021 288 pages
4.21
91k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Philosophy
Nudge Summary
Nudge
Improving Decisions about Money, Health, and the Environment
by Richard H. Thaler 2021 384 pages
3.84
87k+ ratings
Psychology
Economics
Business
The Body Summary
The Body
A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson 2019 464 pages
4.32
86k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Summary
What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
by Bruce D. Perry 2021 304 pages
4.44
85k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Flash Boys Summary
Flash Boys
by Michael Lewis 2015 320 pages
4.14
84k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Rising Strong Summary
Rising Strong
The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
by Brené Brown 2015 336 pages
4.25
84k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Everything Is F*cked Summary
Everything Is F*cked
A Book About Hope
by Mark Manson 2019 288 pages
3.68
84k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Girl, Stop Apologizing Summary
Girl, Stop Apologizing
A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals
by Rachel Hollis 2019 240 pages
3.78
84k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Atlas of the Heart Summary
Atlas of the Heart
Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
by Brené Brown 2021 336 pages
4.32
83k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Digital Minimalism Summary
Digital Minimalism
Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
by Cal Newport 2019 302 pages
4.06
82k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
Women Who Run With the Wolves Summary
Women Who Run With the Wolves
by Clarissa Pinkola Estés 1996 608 pages
4.12
80k+ ratings
Feminism
Psychology
Spirituality
The Hidden Life of Trees Summary
The Hidden Life of Trees
What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
by Peter Wohlleben 2016 288 pages
4.07
78k+ ratings
Science
Nature
Environment
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai
The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
by Héctor García 2017 204 pages
3.74
78k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
The Innocent Man Summary
The Innocent Man
by John Grisham 2007 448 pages
3.85
78k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
How to Change Your Mind Summary
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
by Michael Pollan 2019 464 pages
4.27
76k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Health
Ego Is the Enemy Summary
Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday 2016 256 pages
4.14
76k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
The Defining Decade Summary
The Defining Decade
Why Your Twenties Matter — And How to Make the Most of Them Now
by Meg Jay 2021 336 pages
4.11
76k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Checklist Manifesto Summary
The Checklist Manifesto
How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande 2011 240 pages
4.04
69k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
Range Summary
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David Epstein 2019 351 pages
4.14
69k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Come As You Are Summary
Come As You Are
The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
by Emily Nagoski 2021 390 pages
4.29
67k+ ratings
Self Help
Feminism
Science
On Tyranny Summary
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
by Timothy Snyder 2017 130 pages
4.19
64k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Essays
Humankind Summary
Humankind
by Rutger Bregman 2020 480 pages
4.32
64k+ ratings
History
Psychology
Philosophy
So You've Been Publicly Shamed Summary
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
by Jon Ronson 2015 306 pages
3.93
63k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Journalism
The Book of Joy Summary
The Book of Joy
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
by Dalai Lama XIV 2016 384 pages
4.38
59k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Bonk Summary
Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
by Mary Roach 2009 336 pages
3.85
58k+ ratings
Science
Humor
Sexuality
The Righteous Mind Summary
The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
by Jonathan Haidt 2012 530 pages
4.21
57k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Religion
When Things Fall Apart Summary
When Things Fall Apart
Heart Advice for Difficult Times
by Pema Chodron 2005 208 pages
4.28
57k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
Stolen Focus Summary
Stolen Focus
Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again
by Johann Hari 2022 348 pages
4.24
54k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Burnout Summary
Burnout
The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
by Emily Nagoski 2019 304 pages
3.95
54k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Think like a Freak Summary
Think like a Freak
The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
by Steven D. Levitt 2014 288 pages
3.86
54k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Psychology
Originals Summary
Originals
How Non-Conformists Move the World
by Adam M. Grant 2016 349 pages
3.96
53k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Antifragile Summary
Antifragile
Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018 299 pages
4.10
53k+ ratings
Philosophy
Business
Economics
Hood Feminism Summary
Hood Feminism
Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
by Mikki Kendall 2020 288 pages
4.38
53k+ ratings
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Switch Summary
Switch
How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
by Chip Heath 2010 322 pages
4.03
52k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Show Your Work! Summary
Show Your Work!
10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
by Austin Kleon 2014 116 pages
4.12
52k+ ratings
Art
Self Help
Business
The Power of Myth Summary
The Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell 1991 293 pages
4.26
51k+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
History
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