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Trying Not to Try Summary
Trying Not to Try
The Art and Science of Spontaneity
by Edward Slingerland 2014 304 pages
3.74
1.5K ratings
Philosophy
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The Ethical Algorithm Summary
The Ethical Algorithm
The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design
by Michael Kearns 2019 230 pages
4.11
641 ratings
Technology
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Oneness With All Life Summary
Oneness With All Life
Inspirational Selections from A New Earth
by Eckhart Tolle 2008 192 pages
4.36
2.5K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
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Big Panda & Tiny Dragon Summary
Big Panda & Tiny Dragon
by James Norbury 2021 94 pages
4.39
19.6K ratings
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Graphic Novels
Self Help
Awakening Shakti Summary
Awakening Shakti
The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga
by Sally Kempton 2013 392 pages
4.40
1.2K ratings
Spirituality
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Feminism
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks
Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014 256 pages
4.48
867 ratings
Indigenous
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History
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman 2005 336 pages
4.35
3.7K ratings
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The Perennial Philosophy Summary
The Perennial Philosophy
by Aldous Huxley 1945 336 pages
4.13
6.2K ratings
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Superbloom Summary
Superbloom
How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
by Nicholas Carr 2025 272 pages
4.06
587 ratings
Technology
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The Spinoza Problem Summary
The Spinoza Problem
by Irvin D. Yalom 2012 321 pages
4.26
17.5K ratings
Philosophy
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Historical Fiction
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Summary
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 233 pages
4.19
77.8K ratings
Classics
Russia
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Ishmael Summary
Ishmael
An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
by Daniel Quinn 1992 266 pages
4.01
101.8K ratings
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Classics
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences
Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011 578 pages
3.83
1.0K ratings
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Moral Ambition Summary
Moral Ambition
Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference
by Rutger Bregman 2024 304 pages
3.74
7.7K ratings
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Self Help
Politics
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga Summary
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga
Notes of the Seminar Given in 1932
by C.G. Jung 1933 176 pages
4.10
551 ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Philosophy
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
by James Fulcher 2001 160 pages
3.56
1.3K ratings
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History
Curse of the High IQ Summary
Curse of the High IQ
by Aaron Clarey 2016 154 pages
3.52
789 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Subliminal Summary
Subliminal
How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
by Leonard Mlodinow 2012 260 pages
4.06
13.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle Summary
The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle
A Guide to Personal Success
by Jim Rohn 1991 121 pages
4.41
1.8K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
Self-Knowledge Summary
Self-Knowledge
by The School of Life 2018 93 pages
4.01
2.0K ratings
Self Help
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Philosophy
The Dawn of Everything Summary
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
by David Graeber 2021 692 pages
4.19
23.5K ratings
History
Anthropology
Science
From Age-ing to Sage-ing Summary
From Age-ing to Sage-ing
A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 1995 303 pages
3.98
352 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Summary
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche 1992 425 pages
4.21
31.4K ratings
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Buddhism
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Against Intellectual Monopoly Summary
Against Intellectual Monopoly
by Michele Boldrin 2008 312 pages
4.03
364 ratings
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Law
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The Order of Things Summary
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
by Michel Foucault 1966 416 pages
4.12
9.4K ratings
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Theory
Making Your Case Summary
Making Your Case
The Art of Persuading Judges
by Bryan A. Garner 2007 269 pages
4.10
1.5K ratings
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Writing
Reference
Messages from the Masters Summary
Messages from the Masters
Tapping into the Power of Love
by Brian L. Weiss 1999 262 pages
4.35
6.5K ratings
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Self Help
Psychology
Missing Out Summary
Missing Out
In Praise of the Unlived Life
by Adam Phillips 2012 224 pages
3.48
2.5K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
What's Our Problem? Summary
What's Our Problem?
A Self-Help Book for Societies
by Tim Urban 2023 746 pages
4.26
5.0K ratings
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Society
Dialectic of Enlightenment Summary
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Philosophical Fragments
by Max Horkheimer 1947 304 pages
4.11
7.9K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
Beyond Wealth Summary
Beyond Wealth
The Road Map to a Rich Life
by Alexander Green 2011 320 pages
3.78
599 ratings
Self Help
Finance
Philosophy
Small Is Beautiful Summary
Small Is Beautiful
Economics as if People Mattered
by Ernst F. Schumacher 1973 352 pages
4.09
6.8K ratings
Economics
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Politics
Still the Mind Summary
Still the Mind
An Introduction to Meditation
by Alan W. Watts 2000 128 pages
4.05
2.7K ratings
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Buddhism
The Nature of Consciousness Summary
The Nature of Consciousness
Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter
by Rupert Spira 2017 205 pages
4.52
549 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Psychology
The Age of Empathy Summary
The Age of Empathy
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
by Frans de Waal 2009 304 pages
4.00
2.6K ratings
Science
Psychology
Animals
Covert Persuasion Summary
Covert Persuasion
Psychological Tactics and Tricks to Win the Game
by Kevin Hogan 2006 240 pages
3.60
542 ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Team Human Summary
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019 256 pages
3.83
1.2K ratings
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
Catching the Big Fish Summary
Catching the Big Fish
Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
by David Lynch 2006 181 pages
3.75
17.9K ratings
Philosophy
Film
Art
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Summary
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
by Leon Festinger 1957 239 pages
4.04
181 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race Summary
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
by Thomas Ligotti 2011 240 pages
4.03
8.7K ratings
Philosophy
Horror
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The Power of Ritual Summary
The Power of Ritual
How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do
by Casper ter Kuile 2020 224 pages
3.87
6.5K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
The Razor’s Edge Summary
The Razor’s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944 314 pages
4.19
51.8K ratings
Literature
Classics
Philosophy
Education and the Social Order Summary
Education and the Social Order
by Bertrand Russell 1932 160 pages
4.00
204 ratings
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The secret of secrets Summary
The secret of secrets
by Osho 1983 999 pages
4.32
256 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
The Introvert's Way Summary
The Introvert's Way
Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
by Sophia Dembling 2012 198 pages
3.67
5.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Summary
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
by Thomas S. Kuhn 1962 226 pages
4.03
28.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
The Knowledge Illusion Summary
The Knowledge Illusion
Why We Never Think Alone
by Steven Sloman 2017 304 pages
3.84
2.5K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
God's Undertaker Summary
God's Undertaker
Has Science Buried God?
by John C. Lennox 2002 192 pages
4.25
1.8K ratings
Science
Religion
Christian
A Manual For Manifesting Your Dream Life Summary
A Manual For Manifesting Your Dream Life
How To Use Your Superpower To Manifest Your Desires
by Eric John Campbell 2021 90 pages
4.16
610 ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Concerning the Spiritual in Art Summary
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
by Wassily Kandinsky 1912 80 pages
3.84
89.5K ratings
Art
Philosophy
Art History
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