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Business Book Summaries

Land of Promise
by Michael Lind • 2012
America's economic history is a tug-of-war between two founders: one who built, one who dismantled.
3.91
397
Land of Promise Summary
Land of Promise
America's economic history is a tug-of-war between two founders: one who built, one who dismantled.
by Michael Lind 2012 592 pages
3.91
397 ratings
Happen to Your Career
by Scott Anthony Barlow • 2022
Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.
4.08
107
Happen to Your Career Summary
Happen to Your Career
Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.
by Scott Anthony Barlow 2022 194 pages
4.08
107 ratings
Take Charge of Your Life
by Brian Tracy • 2023
Total responsibility, one defining goal, and a mental resource that solves problems while you sleep.
4.17
69
Take Charge of Your Life Summary
Take Charge of Your Life
Total responsibility, one defining goal, and a mental resource that solves problems while you sleep.
by Brian Tracy 2023 280 pages
4.17
69 ratings
Click.ology
by Graham Jones • 2013
Most online carts are abandoned. The psychological fixes that keep customers clicking through.
3.70
43
Click.ology Summary
Click.ology
Most online carts are abandoned. The psychological fixes that keep customers clicking through.
by Graham Jones 2013 200 pages
3.70
43 ratings
From Silk to Silicon
by Jeffrey E. Garten • 2016
Ten lives shrank the planet more than any trade pact, and none of them meant to.
3.87
500+
From Silk to Silicon Summary
From Silk to Silicon
Ten lives shrank the planet more than any trade pact, and none of them meant to.
by Jeffrey E. Garten 2016 464 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
The Economist Guide to Financial Management
by John Tennent • 2008
How to read the three statements, value a project, and manage cash: the manager's financial toolkit.
3.97
92
The Economist Guide to Financial Management Summary
The Economist Guide to Financial Management
How to read the three statements, value a project, and manage cash: the manager's financial toolkit.
by John Tennent 2008 368 pages
3.97
92 ratings
Winning Every Day
by Lou Holtz • 1998
A Hall of Fame coach's playbook: why attitude beats talent, and sacrifice beats resources.
4.14
500+
Winning Every Day Summary
Winning Every Day
A Hall of Fame coach's playbook: why attitude beats talent, and sacrifice beats resources.
by Lou Holtz 1998 208 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
The Six Secrets of Change
by Michael Fullan • 2008
Six leadership principles that feed each other. Skip employee care, and the whole system collapses.
3.70
476
The Six Secrets of Change Summary
The Six Secrets of Change
Six leadership principles that feed each other. Skip employee care, and the whole system collapses.
by Michael Fullan 2008 151 pages
3.70
476 ratings
How the Best Leaders Lead
by Brian Tracy • 2009
Ten battlefields of leadership, from hiring to simplification, and the checklists to win each one.
4.03
394
How the Best Leaders Lead Summary
How the Best Leaders Lead
Ten battlefields of leadership, from hiring to simplification, and the checklists to win each one.
by Brian Tracy 2009 256 pages
4.03
394 ratings
10 Instant MBA lessons
by Infinite Ideas • 2011
Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.
3.30
169
10 Instant MBA lessons Summary
10 Instant MBA lessons
Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.
by Infinite Ideas 2011 50 pages
3.30
169 ratings
Why Privacy Matters
by Neil Richards • 2021
Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.
4.06
177
Why Privacy Matters Summary
Why Privacy Matters
Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.
by Neil Richards 2021 304 pages
4.06
177 ratings
Smart Prospecting That Works Every Time!
by Michael D. Krause • 2013
Volume can't fix a bad pitch. Read the prospect's type, sharpen your value, close with process.
3.53
19
Smart Prospecting That Works Every Time! Summary
Smart Prospecting That Works Every Time!
Volume can't fix a bad pitch. Read the prospect's type, sharpen your value, close with process.
by Michael D. Krause 2013 308 pages
3.53
19 ratings
The Investor's Quotient
by Jake Bernstein • 2000
Your trading system works. Your brain doesn't. A psychologist-trader explains how to retrain it.
3.79
29
The Investor's Quotient Summary
The Investor's Quotient
Your trading system works. Your brain doesn't. A psychologist-trader explains how to retrain it.
by Jake Bernstein 2000 304 pages
3.79
29 ratings
The Complete Strategy Guide to Day Trading for a Living in 2019
by Mark Vogel • 2019
The skills and systems to trade full-time across stocks, forex, and options, with risk kept tight.
3.30
10
The Complete Strategy Guide to Day Trading for a Living in 2019 Summary
The Complete Strategy Guide to Day Trading for a Living in 2019
The skills and systems to trade full-time across stocks, forex, and options, with risk kept tight.
by Mark Vogel 2019 126 pages
3.30
10 ratings
How Markets Fail
by John Cassidy • 2009
The 2008 crash was the logical endpoint of an ideology that insists markets self-correct.
4.06
2k+
How Markets Fail Summary
How Markets Fail
The 2008 crash was the logical endpoint of an ideology that insists markets self-correct.
by John Cassidy 2009 400 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa
by Eileen Figure Sandlin • 2005
The $75 billion beauty industry: a step-by-step playbook for opening a salon that stays profitable.
3.36
11
Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa Summary
Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa
The $75 billion beauty industry: a step-by-step playbook for opening a salon that stays profitable.
by Eileen Figure Sandlin 2005 172 pages
3.36
11 ratings
Begin With WE
by Kyle McDowell • 2022
A 10-part cure for office selfishness: building a culture where the team wins together.
4.62
499
Begin With WE Summary
Begin With WE
A 10-part cure for office selfishness: building a culture where the team wins together.
by Kyle McDowell 2022 327 pages
4.62
499 ratings
American Oligarchs
by Andrea Bernstein • 2020
Two dynasties, one White House, and the immigrant-to-oligarch story that explains modern America.
4.22
1k+
American Oligarchs Summary
American Oligarchs
Two dynasties, one White House, and the immigrant-to-oligarch story that explains modern America.
by Andrea Bernstein 2020 496 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Captains Of Consciousness
by Stuart Ewen • 1977
Your desires were not your own. They were manufactured to pacify a restless industrial workforce.
4.10
229
Captains Of Consciousness Summary
Captains Of Consciousness
Your desires were not your own. They were manufactured to pacify a restless industrial workforce.
by Stuart Ewen 1977 272 pages
4.10
229 ratings
Highly Confident
by Jesse Kornbluth • 1992
Wall Street called them junk. He called them opportunity. Rudy Giuliani called it racketeering.
3.66
41
Highly Confident Summary
Highly Confident
Wall Street called them junk. He called them opportunity. Rudy Giuliani called it racketeering.
by Jesse Kornbluth 1992 384 pages
3.66
41 ratings
More from Less
by Andrew McAfee • 2019
Richer, yet using less of everything: how four forces decoupled growth from material consumption.
3.90
1k+
More from Less Summary
More from Less
Richer, yet using less of everything: how four forces decoupled growth from material consumption.
by Andrew McAfee 2019 352 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
by Michael Ovitz • 2018
He built CAA to flip Hollywood's power. His only bad deal: Disney's number-two chair.
4.21
2k+
Who Is Michael Ovitz? Summary
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
He built CAA to flip Hollywood's power. His only bad deal: Disney's number-two chair.
by Michael Ovitz 2018 384 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Management Principles for Health Professionals
by Joan Gratto Liebler • 1992
Change keeps coming for healthcare. The playbook for keeping quality, team, and budget intact.
3.64
36
Management Principles for Health Professionals Summary
Management Principles for Health Professionals
Change keeps coming for healthcare. The playbook for keeping quality, team, and budget intact.
by Joan Gratto Liebler 1992 348 pages
3.64
36 ratings
Practical Change Management for It Projects
by Emily Carr • 2014
The technology works. The people don't. A practical guide to the human side of IT rollouts.
3.90
10
Practical Change Management for It Projects Summary
Practical Change Management for It Projects
The technology works. The people don't. A practical guide to the human side of IT rollouts.
by Emily Carr 2014 170 pages
3.90
10 ratings
Quantitative Value
by Wesley R. Gray • 2012
The market is beatable by a rules-based system that avoids human error and buys deep value.
4.21
500+
Quantitative Value Summary
Quantitative Value
The market is beatable by a rules-based system that avoids human error and buys deep value.
by Wesley R. Gray 2012 288 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Anthony Robbins PowerTalk
by Anthony Robbins • 2002
Your posture changes your mood faster than your thoughts can. Four steps do the rest.
4.25
105
Anthony Robbins PowerTalk Summary
Anthony Robbins PowerTalk
Your posture changes your mood faster than your thoughts can. Four steps do the rest.
by Anthony Robbins 2002 280 pages
4.25
105 ratings
Shopify For Dummies
by Paul Waddy • 2022
Launch a profitable Shopify store: the full roadmap from product research to repeat customers.
4.00
19
Shopify For Dummies Summary
Shopify For Dummies
Launch a profitable Shopify store: the full roadmap from product research to repeat customers.
by Paul Waddy 2022 413 pages
4.00
19 ratings
The Everything Project Management Book
by Rick A. Morris • 2008
Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.
3.11
9
The Everything Project Management Book Summary
The Everything Project Management Book
Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.
by Rick A. Morris 2008 304 pages
3.11
9 ratings
Leading Teams
by J. Richard Hackman • 2002
Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.
3.92
400
Leading Teams Summary
Leading Teams
Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.
by J. Richard Hackman 2002 336 pages
3.92
400 ratings
The Mesh
by Lisa Gansky • 2010
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
3.66
1k+
The Mesh Summary
The Mesh
Selling access beats selling ownership. One product, dozens of transactions, and the customers stay.
by Lisa Gansky 2010 256 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
How to Start a Home-Based Public Relations Business
by Randi Minetor • 2012
Start a PR firm from your spare room: pricing, pitching, ethics, and keeping work flowing.
4.50
2
How to Start a Home-Based Public Relations Business Summary
How to Start a Home-Based Public Relations Business
Start a PR firm from your spare room: pricing, pitching, ethics, and keeping work flowing.
by Randi Minetor 2012 208 pages
4.50
2 ratings
The McDonaldization of Society
by George Ritzer • 1995
Fast-food logic now runs your hospital, your classroom, and your phone. The efficiency isn't free.
3.81
2k+
The McDonaldization of Society Summary
The McDonaldization of Society
Fast-food logic now runs your hospital, your classroom, and your phone. The efficiency isn't free.
by George Ritzer 1995 328 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Basketball on Paper
by Dean Oliver • 2003
Basketball's scoreboard is a liar. Here is what actually decides who wins and who loses.
4.06
467
Basketball on Paper Summary
Basketball on Paper
Basketball's scoreboard is a liar. Here is what actually decides who wins and who loses.
by Dean Oliver 2003 392 pages
4.06
467 ratings
Instant Networking
by Stefan Thomas • 2016
Six months to a business network that delivers clients, not just contacts.
3.47
19
Instant Networking Summary
Instant Networking
Six months to a business network that delivers clients, not just contacts.
by Stefan Thomas 2016 160 pages
3.47
19 ratings
Could Should Might Don't
by Nick Foster • 2025
Four ways we imagine the future. Three are fantasies. One is a discipline.
3.68
231
Could Should Might Don't Summary
Could Should Might Don't
Four ways we imagine the future. Three are fantasies. One is a discipline.
by Nick Foster 2025 352 pages
3.68
231 ratings
Love & Whiskey
by Fawn Weaver • 2024
Jack Daniel's teacher was enslaved. One woman uncovered his story and built a whiskey empire.
3.87
1k+
Love & Whiskey Summary
Love & Whiskey
Jack Daniel's teacher was enslaved. One woman uncovered his story and built a whiskey empire.
by Fawn Weaver 2024 376 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
201 Careers in Nursing
by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick • 2011
Find your fit among 201 nursing careers, from the helicopter to the boardroom.
3.87
15
201 Careers in Nursing Summary
201 Careers in Nursing
Find your fit among 201 nursing careers, from the helicopter to the boardroom.
by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick 2011 312 pages
3.87
15 ratings
Kaput
by Wolfgang Münchau • 2006
Germany's economic miracle is over, and the model that built it is what killed it.
4.01
1k+
Kaput Summary
Kaput
Germany's economic miracle is over, and the model that built it is what killed it.
by Wolfgang Münchau 2006 220 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
It's All a Game
by Tristan Donovan • 2017
The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.
3.96
1k+
It's All a Game Summary
It's All a Game
The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.
by Tristan Donovan 2017 304 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Midrange Theory
by Seth Partnow • 2021
Analytics was going to kill the eye test. It proved why eyes still matter.
4.09
500+
The Midrange Theory Summary
The Midrange Theory
Analytics was going to kill the eye test. It proved why eyes still matter.
by Seth Partnow 2021 288 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Green to Gold
by Daniel C. Esty • 2006
DuPont saved $2B cutting emissions. The playbook for turning green pressure into profit.
3.84
1k+
Green to Gold Summary
Green to Gold
DuPont saved $2B cutting emissions. The playbook for turning green pressure into profit.
by Daniel C. Esty 2006 366 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
How to Write a Grant
by Meredith Noble • 2019
Grants aren't magic; they're a system. From finding 100 opportunities to submitting two days early.
4.32
196
How to Write a Grant Summary
How to Write a Grant
Grants aren't magic; they're a system. From finding 100 opportunities to submitting two days early.
by Meredith Noble 2019 172 pages
4.32
196 ratings
The Minimalist Budget
by Aaron Kiely • 2018
A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.
3.07
15
The Minimalist Budget Summary
The Minimalist Budget
A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.
by Aaron Kiely 2018 117 pages
3.07
15 ratings
AI for Good
by Josh Tyrangiel • 2026
AI's real story isn't flashy demos or doomsday; it's practical, humane systems quietly saving lives.
3.84
320
AI for Good Summary
AI for Good
AI's real story isn't flashy demos or doomsday; it's practical, humane systems quietly saving lives.
by Josh Tyrangiel 2026 272 pages
3.84
320 ratings
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
by Louis V. Gerstner Jr. • 2002
IBM was dying. The smart money said break it up. A new CEO from the outside refused.
3.91
7k+
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Summary
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
IBM was dying. The smart money said break it up. A new CEO from the outside refused.
by Louis V. Gerstner Jr. 2002 384 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
by Marc Owen Jones • 2022
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
4.21
19
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East Summary
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
by Marc Owen Jones 2022 272 pages
4.21
19 ratings
Digital Rights Management
by Catherine A Lemmer • 2016
DRM dismantled library lending, privacy, and preservation. Here is where to push back.
4.00
1
Digital Rights Management Summary
Digital Rights Management
DRM dismantled library lending, privacy, and preservation. Here is where to push back.
by Catherine A Lemmer 2016 224 pages
4.00
1 ratings
Epic Disruptions
by Scott D. Anthony • 2025
Gunpowder and the iPhone follow the same disruption rules. Eleven case studies trace them.
3.90
109
Epic Disruptions Summary
Epic Disruptions
Gunpowder and the iPhone follow the same disruption rules. Eleven case studies trace them.
by Scott D. Anthony 2025 288 pages
3.90
109 ratings
Diversity and Complexity
by Scott E. Page • 2010
Diversity isn't a slogan: it's a measurable property with predictable benefits and knowable limits.
4.12
207
Diversity and Complexity Summary
Diversity and Complexity
Diversity isn't a slogan: it's a measurable property with predictable benefits and knowable limits.
by Scott E. Page 2010 304 pages
4.12
207 ratings
Fiat Food
by Matthew Lysiak • 2023
The dollar left gold and your health went with it. How sound money rebuilds what fiat destroyed.
4.32
263
Fiat Food Summary
Fiat Food
The dollar left gold and your health went with it. How sound money rebuilds what fiat destroyed.
by Matthew Lysiak 2023 274 pages
4.32
263 ratings
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