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The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson 1977 320 pages
3.91
730 ratings
Science Fiction
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Philosophy
Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy Summary
Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy
by Marcus Aurelius 2023 399 pages
4.27
26 ratings
Philosophy
The Prophets Summary
The Prophets
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 2001 704 pages
4.4
1.3K ratings
Theology
Religion
Judaism
How to Stay Sane Summary
How to Stay Sane
by Philippa Perry 2012 160 pages
3.8
3.6K ratings
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Self Help
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The Rise Summary
The Rise
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
by Sarah Lewis 2014 272 pages
3.66
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
A Mind at Peace Summary
A Mind at Peace
by Christopher O. Blum 2017 165 pages
4.1
155 ratings
Catholic
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من Summary
من
by Mel R. Thompson 2009 204 pages
3.54
195 ratings
Philosophy
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Summary
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
by David Hume 1998 160 pages
3.97
6.0K ratings
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Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
Why Did it Have to be Socrates?
by Dean Kowalski 2023 272 pages
3.57
14 ratings
Philosophy
A Room of One’s Own Summary
A Room of One’s Own
by Virginia Woolf 2000 112 pages
4.22
253.0K ratings
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Essays
The Hidden Spring Summary
The Hidden Spring
A Journey to the Source of Consciousness
by Mark Solms 2021 432 pages
4.25
1.1K ratings
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How to Lose a Country Summary
How to Lose a Country
The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship
by Ece Temelkuran 2019 289 pages
4.04
2.2K ratings
Politics
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Sociology
How Jesus Became God Summary
How Jesus Became God
The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
by Bart D. Ehrman 2014 416 pages
4.1
7.6K ratings
Religion
History
Christianity
Crimen y castigo 1 Summary
Crimen y castigo 1
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2006 360 pages
4.37
20.2K ratings
Classics
Novels
Russian Literature
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? Summary
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
The Munk Debates
by Steven Pinker 2016 128 pages
3.34
1.7K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Politics
Closer Encounters Summary
Closer Encounters
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2021 1531 pages
4.05
148 ratings
Philosophy
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History
The Invention of Tradition Summary
The Invention of Tradition
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1992 320 pages
3.95
1.6K ratings
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism
Beginner's Guide to Understanding & Practicing Buddhism to Become Stress and Anxiety Free
by Michael Williams 2016 210 pages
4.00
665 ratings
Buddhism
Religion
Spirituality
The Civilizing Process Summary
The Civilizing Process
by Norbert Elias 2000 592 pages
4.24
1.0K ratings
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History
Philosophy
The Thirst for Annihilation Summary
The Thirst for Annihilation
Georges Bataille and Virulent Nihilism
by Nick Land 1992 248 pages
3.98
602 ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Stoicism Summary
Stoicism
Ultimate Handbook To Stoic Philosophy, Wisdom And Way Of Life
by Thomas Beckett 2015 180 pages
3.66
116 ratings
Philosophy
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption Summary
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption
by Gad Saad 2007 360 pages
3.87
52 ratings
Psychology
Evolution
Science
Isis Unveiled Summary
Isis Unveiled
by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 1999 1471 pages
4.05
1.1K ratings
Occult
Philosophy
Theosophy
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell Summary
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley 2004 187 pages
3.91
74.9K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Classics
Epistles 1-65 Summary
Epistles 1-65
by Seneca 1917 496 pages
4.45
804 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
How to Think About Weird Things Summary
How to Think About Weird Things
Critical Thinking for a New Age
by Theodore Schick Jr. 2005 368 pages
3.97
626 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Hegemony How-To Summary
Hegemony How-To
A Roadmap for Radicals
by Jonathan Smucker 2017 290 pages
4.24
436 ratings
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
Werner Erhard Summary
Werner Erhard
The transformation of a man: the founding of EST
by W.W. Bartley III 1979 279 pages
3.93
89 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
Psychology
When We Cease to Understand the World Summary
When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut 2022 193 pages
4.1
61.5K ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
The Sabbath Summary
The Sabbath
Its Meaning for Modern Man
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 2005 118 pages
4.37
7.5K ratings
Judaism
Religion
Jewish
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings Summary
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings
by Marquis de Sade 1994 784 pages
3.69
3.8K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Erotica
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty
Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind
by Andy Clark 2015 416 pages
4.08
365 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Turning the Mind Into an Ally Summary
Turning the Mind Into an Ally
by Sakyong Mipham 2004 234 pages
4.05
4.4K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Meditation
The Great Mental Models, Volume 4 Summary
The Great Mental Models, Volume 4
Economics and Art
by Shane Parrish 2024 409 pages
3.95
217 ratings
Science
Economics
Business
Studies in the Development of Capitalism Summary
Studies in the Development of Capitalism
by Maurice Dobb 2007 408 pages
3.84
61 ratings
Economics
History
Sociology
Never Let Go Summary
Never Let Go
A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning
by Dan John 2019 405 pages
4.26
1.6K ratings
Fitness
Health
Philosophy
The Deep Learning Revolution Summary
The Deep Learning Revolution
by Terrence J. Sejnowski 2018 352 pages
3.74
586 ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
I Am Dynamite! A Life of Nietzsche Summary
I Am Dynamite! A Life of Nietzsche
by Sue Prideaux 2018 464 pages
4.31
3.0K ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
Men's Work Summary
Men's Work
A Practical Guide to Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, and Find Freedom
by Connor Beaton 2023 272 pages
4.4
538 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Victory of Reason Summary
The Victory of Reason
How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
by Rodney Stark 2005 304 pages
3.99
899 ratings
History
Religion
Christianity
The Blazing World Summary
The Blazing World
by Margaret Cavendish 2012 102 pages
2.94
1.9K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Fantasy
How to Talk to a Science Denier Summary
How to Talk to a Science Denier
Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason
by Lee McIntyre 2021 264 pages
3.87
990 ratings
Science
Psychology
Politics
Marx and Satan Summary
Marx and Satan
by Richard Wurmbrand 1986 143 pages
3.88
398 ratings
Christian
Politics
Religion
The Souls of Black Folk Summary
The Souls of Black Folk
by W.E.B. Du Bois 1996 288 pages
4.31
44.6K ratings
History
Classics
Race
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy Summary
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy
by Christopher Lasch 1995 276 pages
3.98
1.4K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So
The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life
by Thomas Gilovich 1993 216 pages
3.96
3.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Certainty Illusion Summary
The Certainty Illusion
What You Don't Know and Why It Matters
by Timothy Caulfield 2025 312 pages
3.97
467 ratings
Science
Psychology
Politics
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps Summary
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
by Ben Shapiro 2020 288 pages
4.08
5.0K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Age of Reason Summary
The Age of Reason
by Thomas Paine 2007 180 pages
4.12
9.4K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
Synchronicity Summary
Synchronicity
The Inner Path of Leadership
by Joseph Jaworski 1998 226 pages
4.19
1.3K ratings
Leadership
Business
Psychology
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