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Give War and Peace a Chance Summary
Give War and Peace a Chance
Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times
by Andrew D. Kaufman 2014 288 pages
3.88
347 ratings
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Literary Criticism
Literature
In Search of The Color Purple Summary
In Search of The Color Purple
The Story of an American Masterpiece
by Salamishah Tillet 2021 224 pages
4.21
210 ratings
History
Memoir
Biography
The Art of Slow Writing Summary
The Art of Slow Writing
Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity
by Louise DeSalvo 2014 336 pages
4.26
665 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
Finding Dorothy Summary
Finding Dorothy
by Elizabeth Letts 2019 351 pages
4.18
32.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami Summary
Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami
by David Karashima 2020 289 pages
3.73
463 ratings
Japan
Writing
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The Forest for the Trees Summary
The Forest for the Trees
by Betsy Lerner 2000 304 pages
3.94
3.1K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Too Loud a Solitude Summary
Too Loud a Solitude
by Bohumil Hrabal 1976 112 pages
3.98
24.9K ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Novels
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read Summary
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
by Pierre Bayard 2007 185 pages
3.44
4.8K ratings
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Philosophy
Essays
The Personal Librarian Summary
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict 2021 341 pages
4.05
209.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
A Jane Austen Education Summary
A Jane Austen Education
How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter
by William Deresiewicz 2011 255 pages
3.84
4.0K ratings
Memoir
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Biography
Steering the Craft Summary
Steering the Craft
Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1998 173 pages
4.23
5.7K ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
The Well-Educated Mind Summary
The Well-Educated Mind
A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
by Susan Wise Bauer 2003 432 pages
3.99
3.8K ratings
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Reference
Self Help
The Art of War for Writers Summary
The Art of War for Writers
Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
by James Scott Bell 2009 259 pages
4.20
1.6K ratings
Writing
Reference
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Before and After the Book Deal Summary
Before and After the Book Deal
A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book
by Courtney Maum 2020 365 pages
4.60
1.4K ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Paperbacks from Hell Summary
Paperbacks from Hell
The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
by Grady Hendrix 2017 254 pages
4.27
11.3K ratings
Horror
History
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Library 2020 Summary
Library 2020
Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library
by Joseph Janes 2013 168 pages
3.49
120 ratings
Library Science
Leadership
Adult
Books v. Cigarettes Summary
Books v. Cigarettes
by George Orwell 1946 126 pages
3.83
8.2K ratings
Essays
Classics
Philosophy
On the Shoulders of Hobbits Summary
On the Shoulders of Hobbits
The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis
by Louis A. Markos 2012 240 pages
4.33
658 ratings
Christian
Christianity
Philosophy
Outwitting History Summary
Outwitting History
The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
by Aaron Lansky 2004 328 pages
4.25
2.2K ratings
History
Jewish
Memoir
The Woman in the Library Summary
The Woman in the Library
by Sulari Gentill 2022 292 pages
3.51
80.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Monkeys with Typewriters Summary
Monkeys with Typewriters
How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
by Scarlett Thomas 2012 480 pages
4.16
526 ratings
Writing
Reference
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Reader, Come Home Summary
Reader, Come Home
The Reading Brain in a Digital World
by Maryanne Wolf 2018 272 pages
3.89
4.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Education
Was the Cat in the Hat Black? Summary
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
by Philip Nel 2017 288 pages
4.10
428 ratings
Education
Race
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The Bookstore Sisters Summary
The Bookstore Sisters
by Alice Hoffman 2022 36 pages
4.00
93.7K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
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How to Read and Why Summary
How to Read and Why
by Harold Bloom 2000 288 pages
3.60
3.8K ratings
Literary Criticism
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Literature
The Bookshop on the Corner Summary
The Bookshop on the Corner
by Jenny Colgan 2016 348 pages
3.84
97.4K ratings
Romance
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Chick Lit
The Cat Who Saved Books Summary
The Cat Who Saved Books
by Sōsuke Natsukawa 2017 198 pages
3.71
78.7K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Anatomy of Influence Summary
The Anatomy of Influence
Literature as a Way of Life
by Harold Bloom 2011 368 pages
3.93
470 ratings
Literary Criticism
Literature
Poetry
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts Summary
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
by Joshua Hammer 2016 280 pages
3.49
12.1K ratings
History
Africa
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Read for Your Life Summary
Read for Your Life
11 Ways to Better Yourself Through Books
by Pat Williams 2007 311 pages
3.73
104 ratings
Self Help
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Your Creative Writing Masterclass Summary
Your Creative Writing Masterclass
by JΓΌrgen Wolff 2012 320 pages
3.88
177 ratings
Writing
Crafts
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No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy Summary
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy
Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader
by Mark Hodkinson 2022 368 pages
3.77
609 ratings
Memoir
Books About Books
Biography
The Ministry of Truth Summary
The Ministry of Truth
The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
by Dorian Lynskey 2019 368 pages
4.13
1.3K ratings
History
Biography
Politics
The End of Your Life Book Club Summary
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe 2012 336 pages
3.81
55.4K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Books About Books
The World's Strongest Librarian Summary
The World's Strongest Librarian
A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
by Josh Hanagarne 2013 291 pages
3.81
12.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Books About Books
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist Summary
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
by Orhan Pamuk 2010 208 pages
3.94
3.0K ratings
Writing
Essays
Turkish Literature
The Art of X-Ray Reading Summary
The Art of X-Ray Reading
by Roy Peter Clark 2016 288 pages
4.04
963 ratings
Writing
Books About Books
Education
The Intelligent Reader’s Guide To Reading Summary
The Intelligent Reader’s Guide To Reading
How To Read A Book The Right Way For Stronger Comprehension And Better Recall
by Thinknetic 2023 232 pages
3.99
131 ratings
Books About Books
Education
Proust and the Squid Summary
Proust and the Squid
The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
by Maryanne Wolf 2007 308 pages
3.85
8.0K ratings
Science
Psychology
Education
The Book on the Bookshelf Summary
The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski 1999 304 pages
3.75
1.5K ratings
Books About Books
History
Microhistory
Breaking Bread with the Dead Summary
Breaking Bread with the Dead
A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind
by Alan Jacobs 2020 192 pages
3.92
2.0K ratings
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Summary
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
by Allison Hoover Bartlett 2009 274 pages
3.44
13.6K ratings
Books About Books
True Crime
Biography
Book Lust Summary
Book Lust
Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
by Nancy Pearl 2003 287 pages
3.77
3.6K ratings
Books About Books
Reference
Writing
Ink and Bone Summary
Ink and Bone
by Rachel Caine 2015 362 pages
3.97
31.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
Thug Notes Summary
Thug Notes
A Street-Smart Guide to Classic Literature
by Sparky Sweets 2015 304 pages
3.96
558 ratings
Humor
Classics
Literature
I'd Rather Be Reading Summary
I'd Rather Be Reading
The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
by Anne Bogel 2018 156 pages
4.02
19.8K ratings
Books About Books
Essays
Memoir
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom"
The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017 311 pages
3.72
485 ratings
Language
Writing
Reference
The Year of Reading Dangerously Summary
The Year of Reading Dangerously
by Andy Miller 2012 338 pages
3.32
6.1K ratings
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
The Midnight Bookshop Summary
The Midnight Bookshop
by Amanda James 2025 385 pages
4.17
3.7K ratings
Fantasy
Books About Books
Magical Realism
Bandersnatch Summary
Bandersnatch
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings
by Diana Pavlac Glyer 2016 202 pages
4.27
1.3K ratings
Writing
Biography
History
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