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Real Estate
by Deborah Levy • 2021
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
4.28
11k+
Real Estate Summary
Real Estate 90%
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
by Deborah Levy 2021
4.28
11k+ ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 89%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
The Posthuman
by Rosi Braidotti • 2013
Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.
3.82
949
The Posthuman Summary
The Posthuman 89%
Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.
by Rosi Braidotti 2013
3.82
949 ratings
Monsters
by Claire Dederer • 2023
Our favorite art was made by awful people. A critic's personal, unresolved struggle with that fact.
3.68
23k+
Monsters Summary
Monsters 89%
Our favorite art was made by awful people. A critic's personal, unresolved struggle with that fact.
by Claire Dederer 2023
3.68
23k+ ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 89%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2017
Turn scattered notes into a thinking network that writes your drafts and kills the blank-page dread.
4.07
14k+
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 89%
Turn scattered notes into a thinking network that writes your drafts and kills the blank-page dread.
by Sönke Ahrens 2017
4.07
14k+ ratings
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
4.07
51k+
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet 89%
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
by Felicia Day 2015
4.07
51k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 89%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 89%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
Identity And Story
by Dan P. McAdams • 2006
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
4.12
26
Identity And Story Summary
Identity And Story 89%
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
by Dan P. McAdams 2006
4.12
26 ratings
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 89%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
Look Me in the Eye
by John Elder Robison • 2007
No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.
3.92
70k+
Look Me in the Eye Summary
Look Me in the Eye 89%
No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.
by John Elder Robison 2007
3.92
70k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 89%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz • 1989
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
4.06
2k+
The Path of Least Resistance Summary
The Path of Least Resistance 89%
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
by Robert Fritz 1989
4.06
2k+ ratings
How to Think More Effectively
by The School of Life • 2020
Notebooks, long walks, and the right kind of envy: the thinking toolkit nobody handed you.
4.09
1k+
How to Think More Effectively Summary
How to Think More Effectively 89%
Notebooks, long walks, and the right kind of envy: the thinking toolkit nobody handed you.
by The School of Life 2020
4.09
1k+ ratings
Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
Me Summary
Me 89%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
Nonbinary
by Genesis P-Orridge • 2021
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
4.00
577
Nonbinary Summary
Nonbinary 89%
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
by Genesis P-Orridge 2021
4.00
577 ratings
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2025
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
3.87
237
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 89%
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.87
237 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 89%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
A History of India, Vol. 1
by Romila Thapar • 1990
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
3.63
2k+
A History of India, Vol. 1 Summary
A History of India, Vol. 1 89%
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
by Romila Thapar 1990
3.63
2k+ ratings
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
by Amanda Palmer • 2014
Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.
3.92
37k+
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help Summary
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help 89%
Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.
by Amanda Palmer 2014
3.92
37k+ ratings
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder
by Sarah Kurchak • 2020
She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.
4.16
1k+
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder Summary
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder 89%
She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.
by Sarah Kurchak 2020
4.16
1k+ ratings
The Facts
by Philip Roth • 1988
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
3.70
1k+
The Facts Summary
The Facts 89%
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
by Philip Roth 1988
3.70
1k+ ratings
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic
by Annie Kotowicz • 2022
What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.
4.34
2k+
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic Summary
What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic 89%
What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.
by Annie Kotowicz 2022
4.34
2k+ ratings
Antinet Zettelkasten
by Scott P. Scheper • 2022
The four-part analog system that produces books and breakthroughs, no digital tool required.
3.73
261
Antinet Zettelkasten Summary
Antinet Zettelkasten 89%
The four-part analog system that produces books and breakthroughs, no digital tool required.
by Scott P. Scheper 2022
3.73
261 ratings
Thinking in Pictures
by Temple Grandin • 1995
A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.
4.10
17k+
Thinking in Pictures Summary
Thinking in Pictures 89%
A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.
by Temple Grandin 1995
4.10
17k+ ratings
Body Work
by Melissa Febos • 2022
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
4.22
6k+
Body Work Summary
Body Work 89%
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
by Melissa Febos 2022
4.22
6k+ ratings
How to Live
by Derek Sivers • 2021
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
4.16
3k+
How to Live Summary
How to Live 89%
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
by Derek Sivers 2021
4.16
3k+ ratings
The Words
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1963
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
3.73
10k+
The Words Summary
The Words 89%
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1963
3.73
10k+ ratings
The Book of (More) Delights
by Ross Gay • 2023
A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.
4.25
3k+
The Book of (More) Delights Summary
The Book of (More) Delights 89%
A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.
by Ross Gay 2023
4.25
3k+ ratings
The Question Book
by Mikael Krogerus • 2009
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
3.37
662
The Question Book Summary
The Question Book 88%
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
by Mikael Krogerus 2009
3.37
662 ratings
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
by Alexander Chee • 2018
A novelist's confession: memoir cannot hold the truth of what happened to him. Only fiction can.
4.38
13k+
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Summary
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel 88%
A novelist's confession: memoir cannot hold the truth of what happened to him. Only fiction can.
by Alexander Chee 2018
4.38
13k+ ratings
Born on a Blue Day
by Daniel Tammet • 2006
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
3.85
24k+
Born on a Blue Day Summary
Born on a Blue Day 88%
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
by Daniel Tammet 2006
3.85
24k+ ratings
Writing and Difference
by Jacques Derrida • 1967
Structuralism loved the architecture of texts. One philosopher asked where the energy went.
4.00
8k+
Writing and Difference Summary
Writing and Difference 88%
Structuralism loved the architecture of texts. One philosopher asked where the energy went.
by Jacques Derrida 1967
4.00
8k+ ratings
You Are a Writer
by Jeff Goins • 2012
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
3.80
4k+
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer 88%
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012
3.80
4k+ ratings
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
by Walter Benjamin • 1936
Why does a perfect copy feel less real? Benjamin's answer upends art and politics.
4.08
25k+
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Summary
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 88%
Why does a perfect copy feel less real? Benjamin's answer upends art and politics.
by Walter Benjamin 1936
4.08
25k+ ratings
In Emergency, Break Glass
by Nate Anderson • 2022
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
3.91
323
In Emergency, Break Glass Summary
In Emergency, Break Glass 88%
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
by Nate Anderson 2022
3.91
323 ratings
In Praise of Risk
by Anne Dufourmantelle • 2011
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
4.12
613
In Praise of Risk Summary
In Praise of Risk 88%
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
by Anne Dufourmantelle 2011
4.12
613 ratings
Reflective Practice
by Gillie Bolton • 2001
A blank notebook is the most underrated professional development tool. Here is how to use it.
3.64
109
Reflective Practice Summary
Reflective Practice 88%
A blank notebook is the most underrated professional development tool. Here is how to use it.
by Gillie Bolton 2001
3.64
109 ratings
Loud
by Drew Afualo • 2024
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
4.29
26k+
Loud Summary
Loud 88%
A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.
by Drew Afualo 2024
4.29
26k+ ratings
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments
by Patrick King • 2020
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
3.84
101
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments Summary
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments 88%
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
by Patrick King 2020
3.84
101 ratings
More Than Words
by John Warner • 2025
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
4.05
525
More Than Words Summary
More Than Words 88%
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
by John Warner 2025
4.05
525 ratings
The Situation and the Story
by Vivian Gornick • 2001
Memoir is not the events. It is the honest self-interrogation that makes them finally matter.
3.93
3k+
The Situation and the Story Summary
The Situation and the Story 88%
Memoir is not the events. It is the honest self-interrogation that makes them finally matter.
by Vivian Gornick 2001
3.93
3k+ ratings
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 88%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
Consider This
by Chuck Palahniuk • 2020
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
4.37
6k+
Consider This Summary
Consider This 88%
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
by Chuck Palahniuk 2020
4.37
6k+ ratings
The Hunger Artists
by Maud Ellmann • 1993
Why self-starvation is always a form of writing, from Irish hunger strikers to Kafka.
3.82
50
The Hunger Artists Summary
The Hunger Artists 88%
Why self-starvation is always a form of writing, from Irish hunger strikers to Kafka.
by Maud Ellmann 1993
3.82
50 ratings
Susan Sontag
by Jonathan Cott • 1978
Intelligence as a pulse, illness as biology, art as a body: the complete Sontag interview.
4.22
3k+
Susan Sontag Summary
Susan Sontag 88%
Intelligence as a pulse, illness as biology, art as a body: the complete Sontag interview.
by Jonathan Cott 1978
4.22
3k+ ratings
If You Want to Write
by Brenda Ueland • 2012
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
4.12
9k+
If You Want to Write Summary
If You Want to Write 88%
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
by Brenda Ueland 2012
4.12
9k+ ratings
In the Dust of This Planet
by Eugene Thacker • 2011
The world is indifferent to us. Only horror and black metal can think that thought.
3.68
3k+
In the Dust of This Planet Summary
In the Dust of This Planet 88%
The world is indifferent to us. Only horror and black metal can think that thought.
by Eugene Thacker 2011
3.68
3k+ ratings
Slavoj Zizek
by Tony Myers • 2003
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
3.82
266
Slavoj Zizek Summary
Slavoj Zizek 88%
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
by Tony Myers 2003
3.82
266 ratings
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