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Business Book Summaries

Social Media ROI
by Olivier A. Blanchard • 2011
Social media can pay for itself. The framework that moves it from cost center to revenue driver.
3.96
500+
Social Media ROI Summary
Social Media ROI
Social media can pay for itself. The framework that moves it from cost center to revenue driver.
by Olivier A. Blanchard 2011 320 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
High Probability Trading Strategies
by Robert C. Miner • 2008
Stop hoping. A system built on multi-timeframe momentum, price patterns, and time cycles.
5.00
3
High Probability Trading Strategies Summary
High Probability Trading Strategies
Stop hoping. A system built on multi-timeframe momentum, price patterns, and time cycles.
by Robert C. Miner 2008 288 pages
5.00
3 ratings
Never Enough
by Mike Hayes • 2021
A SEAL commander on choosing the hard path, leading and following, and finding meaning in work.
4.22
500+
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough
A SEAL commander on choosing the hard path, leading and following, and finding meaning in work.
by Mike Hayes 2021 232 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide
by Jamey Stegmaier • 2015
Crowdfunding success starts six months before you launch, with a community, not a campaign page.
4.24
212
A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide Summary
A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide
Crowdfunding success starts six months before you launch, with a community, not a campaign page.
by Jamey Stegmaier 2015 216 pages
4.24
212 ratings
It Takes a Pillage
by Nomi Prins • 2009
Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.
3.96
195
It Takes a Pillage Summary
It Takes a Pillage
Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.
by Nomi Prins 2009 304 pages
3.96
195 ratings
Six Billion Shoppers
by Porter Erisman • 2017
E-commerce took off where roads and trust barely existed, not in rich nations.
4.09
399
Six Billion Shoppers Summary
Six Billion Shoppers
E-commerce took off where roads and trust barely existed, not in rich nations.
by Porter Erisman 2017 256 pages
4.09
399 ratings
Hammer of the Gods
by Stephen Davis • 1985
A groupie, a fish, and a hotel room: the incident that defined Led Zeppelin's dark legend.
3.86
13k+
Hammer of the Gods Summary
Hammer of the Gods
A groupie, a fish, and a hotel room: the incident that defined Led Zeppelin's dark legend.
by Stephen Davis 1985 408 pages
3.86
13k+ ratings
Move Fast and Break Things
by Jonathan Taplin • 2017
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
3.59
1k+
Move Fast and Break Things Summary
Move Fast and Break Things
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
by Jonathan Taplin 2017 320 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
Standard Deviations
by Gary Smith • 2014
Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.
3.95
500+
Standard Deviations Summary
Standard Deviations
Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.
by Gary Smith 2014 304 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Working Hard, Hardly Working
by Grace Beverley • 2021
Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.
3.49
4k+
Working Hard, Hardly Working Summary
Working Hard, Hardly Working
Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.
by Grace Beverley 2021
3.49
4k+ ratings
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
by Bob Lutz • 2011
GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.
3.73
1k+
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters Summary
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.
by Bob Lutz 2011 272 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Soulful Art of Persuasion
by Jason Harris • 2019
Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.
3.87
252
The Soulful Art of Persuasion Summary
The Soulful Art of Persuasion
Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.
by Jason Harris 2019 304 pages
3.87
252 ratings
The Defense
by Steve Cavanagh • 2016
When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.
4.01
53k+
The Defense Summary
The Defense
When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.
by Steve Cavanagh 2016 308 pages
4.01
53k+ ratings
The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs
by Alan Ken Thomas • 2011
Products over profits, simplicity as strategy, staying curious: 250 quotes from Steve Jobs.
3.28
360
The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs Summary
The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs
Products over profits, simplicity as strategy, staying curious: 250 quotes from Steve Jobs.
by Alan Ken Thomas 2011 176 pages
3.28
360 ratings
Python for Excel
by Felix Zumstein • 2021
Turn Excel into a Python engine: automate reports, scale past a million rows, and quit copy-pasting.
4.00
41
Python for Excel Summary
Python for Excel
Turn Excel into a Python engine: automate reports, scale past a million rows, and quit copy-pasting.
by Felix Zumstein 2021 335 pages
4.00
41 ratings
Discover Your Inner Economist
by Tyler Cowen • 2007
Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.
3.41
1k+
Discover Your Inner Economist Summary
Discover Your Inner Economist
Hidden economics of love, lunch, and looking good: incentives that work when cash fails.
by Tyler Cowen 2007 245 pages
3.41
1k+ ratings
Feedback (and Other Dirty Words)
by M. Tamra Chandler • 2019
Feedback dread is biology, not destiny. The step-by-step fix for turning it into growth.
3.71
184
Feedback (and Other Dirty Words) Summary
Feedback (and Other Dirty Words)
Feedback dread is biology, not destiny. The step-by-step fix for turning it into growth.
by M. Tamra Chandler 2019 209 pages
3.71
184 ratings
Understanding Other People
by Beverly D. Flaxington • 2009
You don't see people. You see your own history projected onto them. How to clear the lens.
3.74
372
Understanding Other People Summary
Understanding Other People
You don't see people. You see your own history projected onto them. How to clear the lens.
by Beverly D. Flaxington 2009 104 pages
3.74
372 ratings
Creativity
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 2009
Most productivity advice ignores who you are. This one starts with your personality type.
4.06
5k+
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Most productivity advice ignores who you are. This one starts with your personality type.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 2009 466 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Zero to IPO
by Frederic Kerrest • 2022
A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.
4.10
282
Zero to IPO Summary
Zero to IPO
A founder's guide from idea to IPO: funding, teams, sales, surviving the crisis.
by Frederic Kerrest 2022 408 pages
4.10
282 ratings
Building a StoryBrand 2.0
by Donald Miller • 2025
Marketing fails when brands try to be the hero. A storytelling framework that ends marketing waste.
4.27
1k+
Building a StoryBrand 2.0 Summary
Building a StoryBrand 2.0
Marketing fails when brands try to be the hero. A storytelling framework that ends marketing waste.
by Donald Miller 2025 304 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Junkyard Planet
by Adam Minter • 2013
What happens to your recycling after the truck leaves, and how it reshapes global economies.
3.91
1k+
Junkyard Planet Summary
Junkyard Planet
What happens to your recycling after the truck leaves, and how it reshapes global economies.
by Adam Minter 2013 304 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Book of Elon
by Eric Jorgenson • 2026
Reason from scratch, own the factory, move at speed: the Elon Musk playbook for outsized impact.
4.55
500+
The Book of Elon Summary
The Book of Elon
Reason from scratch, own the factory, move at speed: the Elon Musk playbook for outsized impact.
by Eric Jorgenson 2026 371 pages
4.55
500+ ratings
The Tell
by Matthew Hertenstein • 2013
Facial structure predicts profits. Infant glances predict temperament. The science of fleeting cues.
3.20
500+
The Tell Summary
The Tell
Facial structure predicts profits. Infant glances predict temperament. The science of fleeting cues.
by Matthew Hertenstein 2013 288 pages
3.20
500+ ratings
The Gift of Influence
by Tommy Spaulding • 2022
Forget followers. Influence is built one invested, present, promise-kept moment at a time.
3.79
429
The Gift of Influence Summary
The Gift of Influence
Forget followers. Influence is built one invested, present, promise-kept moment at a time.
by Tommy Spaulding 2022 224 pages
3.79
429 ratings
Value Investing
by James Montier • 2009
Markets misprice everything. The behavioral toolkit for profiting when fear and greed take over.
3.97
484
Value Investing Summary
Value Investing
Markets misprice everything. The behavioral toolkit for profiting when fear and greed take over.
by James Montier 2009 416 pages
3.97
484 ratings
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
by Peter Morville • 1998
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
3.93
3k+
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
by Peter Morville 1998 526 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Deploy Empathy
by Michele Hansen • 2021
The questions that make customers reveal the problems they'll actually pay to solve.
4.37
131
Deploy Empathy Summary
Deploy Empathy
The questions that make customers reveal the problems they'll actually pay to solve.
by Michele Hansen 2021 324 pages
4.37
131 ratings
Stock Market Investing for Beginners
by Tycho Press • 2013
The numbers that expose a stock's true worth, and why starting early wins the game.
3.75
489
Stock Market Investing for Beginners Summary
Stock Market Investing for Beginners
The numbers that expose a stock's true worth, and why starting early wins the game.
by Tycho Press 2013 152 pages
3.75
489 ratings
Crash Course
by Paul Ingrassia • 2009
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
3.91
500+
Crash Course Summary
Crash Course
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
by Paul Ingrassia 2009 320 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
The Time Chunking Method
by Damon Zahariades • 2015
Personalize your work intervals, add deadlines, and build a focus system you'll actually stick to.
3.93
500+
The Time Chunking Method Summary
The Time Chunking Method
Personalize your work intervals, add deadlines, and build a focus system you'll actually stick to.
by Damon Zahariades 2015 180 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
The Science of Successful Organizational Change
by Paul Gibbons • 2015
Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.
4.07
45
The Science of Successful Organizational Change Summary
The Science of Successful Organizational Change
Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.
by Paul Gibbons 2015 308 pages
4.07
45 ratings
How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place
by Bjørn Lomborg • 2006
Climate change or malaria? Economists priced both; the returns were not what anyone assumed.
3.38
156
How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place Summary
How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place
Climate change or malaria? Economists priced both; the returns were not what anyone assumed.
by Bjørn Lomborg 2006 206 pages
3.38
156 ratings
Six Pixels of Separation
by Mitch Joel • 2009
Forget mass advertising. Your real leverage is a niche, a voice, and a community you earn, not buy.
3.83
1k+
Six Pixels of Separation Summary
Six Pixels of Separation
Forget mass advertising. Your real leverage is a niche, a voice, and a community you earn, not buy.
by Mitch Joel 2009 304 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
What Would the Great Economists Do?
by Linda Yueh • 2018
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
3.66
1k+
What Would the Great Economists Do? Summary
What Would the Great Economists Do?
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
by Linda Yueh 2018 368 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Survival Skills for Freelancers
by Sarah Townsend • 2020
A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.
4.27
149
Survival Skills for Freelancers Summary
Survival Skills for Freelancers
A freelancer's guide to staying afloat when income dips, isolation hits, and burnout looms.
by Sarah Townsend 2020 213 pages
4.27
149 ratings
The Conversation
by Robert Livingston • 2021
Racism's biggest obstacle is not hatred but the widespread disbelief that it exists.
4.36
500+
The Conversation Summary
The Conversation
Racism's biggest obstacle is not hatred but the widespread disbelief that it exists.
by Robert Livingston 2021 368 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Leading the Unleadable
by Alan Willett • 2016
Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.
3.50
500+
Leading the Unleadable Summary
Leading the Unleadable
Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.
by Alan Willett 2016 240 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
1501 Ways to Reward Employees
by Bob Nelson • 2012
Recognition costs nothing, but most managers get it wrong. Fix it with 1,500 tested ideas.
3.64
159
1501 Ways to Reward Employees Summary
1501 Ways to Reward Employees
Recognition costs nothing, but most managers get it wrong. Fix it with 1,500 tested ideas.
by Bob Nelson 2012 593 pages
3.64
159 ratings
Predict the Next Bull or Bear Market and Win
by Michael Sincere • 2014
Spot the next market turn with a handful of freely available signals.
3.44
25
Predict the Next Bull or Bear Market and Win Summary
Predict the Next Bull or Bear Market and Win
Spot the next market turn with a handful of freely available signals.
by Michael Sincere 2014 224 pages
3.44
25 ratings
The Freelance Content Marketing Writer
by Jennifer Goforth Gregory • 2018
Find clients who pay $100 an hour for business writing, no tech background required.
4.54
167
The Freelance Content Marketing Writer Summary
The Freelance Content Marketing Writer
Find clients who pay $100 an hour for business writing, no tech background required.
by Jennifer Goforth Gregory 2018 274 pages
4.54
167 ratings
Law of Connection
by Michael J. Losier • 2009
Three out of four couples are wired to communicate differently. Here is the decoder.
3.61
265
Law of Connection Summary
Law of Connection
Three out of four couples are wired to communicate differently. Here is the decoder.
by Michael J. Losier 2009
3.61
265 ratings
No B.S. Guide to Maximum Referrals and Customer Retention
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2016
Turn every customer into a referral engine: no luck, no begging, just a system that compounds.
4.13
84
No B.S. Guide to Maximum Referrals and Customer Retention Summary
No B.S. Guide to Maximum Referrals and Customer Retention
Turn every customer into a referral engine: no luck, no begging, just a system that compounds.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2016 182 pages
4.13
84 ratings
Becoming a Professional Life Coach
by Patrick Williams • 2023
A life coach's job is to design futures, not fix the past. The method that makes that possible.
4.32
19
Becoming a Professional Life Coach Summary
Becoming a Professional Life Coach
A life coach's job is to design futures, not fix the past. The method that makes that possible.
by Patrick Williams 2023 432 pages
4.32
19 ratings
50 Prosperity Classics
by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2008
Fifty classics on wealth and success, distilled into one short guide to building a prosperous life.
4.14
367
50 Prosperity Classics Summary
50 Prosperity Classics
Fifty classics on wealth and success, distilled into one short guide to building a prosperous life.
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2008 320 pages
4.14
367 ratings
Dealmaking
by Guhan Subramanian • 2020
Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.
3.88
42
Dealmaking Summary
Dealmaking
Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.
by Guhan Subramanian 2020 243 pages
3.88
42 ratings
Confident Conversation
by Mike Bechtle • 2008
How to start, sustain, and exit any conversation using the personality you already have.
3.52
151
Confident Conversation Summary
Confident Conversation
How to start, sustain, and exit any conversation using the personality you already have.
by Mike Bechtle 2008 151 pages
3.52
151 ratings
Managing for People Who Hate Managing
by Devora Zack • 2012
For those who'd rather do the work than manage the workers: how to lead without pretending.
3.48
221
Managing for People Who Hate Managing Summary
Managing for People Who Hate Managing
For those who'd rather do the work than manage the workers: how to lead without pretending.
by Devora Zack 2012 176 pages
3.48
221 ratings
The Truth About Markets
by John Kay • 2003
Institutions and history, not ideology, explain why some nations grow rich while most stay poor.
3.85
362
The Truth About Markets Summary
The Truth About Markets
Institutions and history, not ideology, explain why some nations grow rich while most stay poor.
by John Kay 2003
3.85
362 ratings
The Breakout Novelist
by Donald Maass • 2010
Thousands of manuscripts. A handful break out. The specific craft moves that make the difference.
4.32
404
The Breakout Novelist Summary
The Breakout Novelist
Thousands of manuscripts. A handful break out. The specific craft moves that make the difference.
by Donald Maass 2010 346 pages
4.32
404 ratings
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