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Euroclash

by Neil Fligstein • 2008

The EU was built for winners. Its future hinges on the nervous middle class.

3.76

🏛️ European Integration 🌍 Class And Globalization 🪪 European Identity 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Political Sociology 🏪 Market Integration

Euroclash

The EU was built for winners. Its future hinges on the nervous middle class.

by Neil Fligstein 2008 296 pages

3.76

21 ratings

🏛️ European Integration 🌍 Class And Globalization 🪪 European Identity 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Political Sociology 🏪 Market Integration

Business Model You

by Timothy Clark • 2022

One-page career canvas: spot the pain, prototype the fix, and earn the leap.

4.00

🗺️ Career Design 📊 Personal Business Models 👁️ Visual Thinking 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Career Transitions

Business Model You

One-page career canvas: spot the pain, prototype the fix, and earn the leap.

by Timothy Clark 2022 255 pages

4.00

13 ratings

🗺️ Career Design 📊 Personal Business Models 👁️ Visual Thinking 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Career Transitions

Successful Technology Consulting

by Eetu Niemi • 2022

Nine habits that separate top-earning IT consultants from the rest of the bench.

4.47

🖥️ Tech Consulting 🤝 Client Relationships 📊 Consulting Sales 🌍 Cross-Cultural Business 💻 It Careers

Successful Technology Consulting

Nine habits that separate top-earning IT consultants from the rest of the bench.

by Eetu Niemi 2022 196 pages

4.47

17 ratings

🖥️ Tech Consulting 🤝 Client Relationships 📊 Consulting Sales 🌍 Cross-Cultural Business 💻 It Careers

Product-Led Onboarding

by Ramli John • 2021

Retention starts before signup, not after. The system for turning trial users into loyal customers.

4.18

440

🧱 Product Management 🔄 Customer Retention 🧠 Behavioral Design 🎯 Jobs-To-Be-Done 🚀 Product-Led Growth

Product-Led Onboarding

Retention starts before signup, not after. The system for turning trial users into loyal customers.

by Ramli John 2021 312 pages

4.18

440 ratings

🧱 Product Management 🔄 Customer Retention 🧠 Behavioral Design 🎯 Jobs-To-Be-Done 🚀 Product-Led Growth

The Power of Pull

by John Hagel III • 2010

Why the push economy is dying, and how pulling resources, serendipity, and learning speed wins.

3.92

1k+

🏗️ Platform Strategy 🧠 Organizational Learning 👁️ Attention Economics 🔗 Weak Ties 🕸️ Network Theory

The Power of Pull

Why the push economy is dying, and how pulling resources, serendipity, and learning speed wins.

by John Hagel III 2010 288 pages

3.92

1k+ ratings

🏗️ Platform Strategy 🧠 Organizational Learning 👁️ Attention Economics 🔗 Weak Ties 🕸️ Network Theory

Possible

by William Ury • 2024

Why pushing loses negotiations, and the three inner shifts that turn conflict into collaboration.

4.21

398

📊 Negotiation Strategies 🤝 Conflict Resolution 👂 Deep Listening 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🏛️ Principled Negotiation

Possible

Why pushing loses negotiations, and the three inner shifts that turn conflict into collaboration.

by William Ury 2024 368 pages

4.21

398 ratings

📊 Negotiation Strategies 🤝 Conflict Resolution 👂 Deep Listening 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🏛️ Principled Negotiation

Feeding Dogs

by Conor Brady • 2020

Your dog is a carnivore, not an omnivore. Kibble is making them sick, and the science is clear.

4.44

🦴 Canine Nutrition 🥩 Raw Feeding 🏭 Pet Food Industry 🍪 Kibble Critique 🦌 Prey Model Feeding

Feeding Dogs

Your dog is a carnivore, not an omnivore. Kibble is making them sick, and the science is clear.

by Conor Brady 2020 540 pages

4.44

66 ratings

🦴 Canine Nutrition 🥩 Raw Feeding 🏭 Pet Food Industry 🍪 Kibble Critique 🦌 Prey Model Feeding

I is an Other

by James Geary • 2011

You utter six metaphors a minute. Your brain runs on them, not on logic.

3.88

500+

🧠 Cognitive Linguistics 🏃 Embodied Cognition 💰 Behavioral Economics 🗳️ Political Framing 🔤 Psycholinguistics

I is an Other

You utter six metaphors a minute. Your brain runs on them, not on logic.

by James Geary 2011 740 pages

3.88

500+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Linguistics 🏃 Embodied Cognition 💰 Behavioral Economics 🗳️ Political Framing 🔤 Psycholinguistics

Muskism

by Quinn Slobodian • 2026

Apartheid's high-tech logic, repackaged for the 21st century: the ideology powering Elon Musk.

3.81

500+

🛰️ Surveillance Capitalism 🏛️ State Capture 📱 Attention Economy 🧠 Transhumanism 📖 Ideology Studies

Muskism

Apartheid's high-tech logic, repackaged for the 21st century: the ideology powering Elon Musk.

by Quinn Slobodian 2026 256 pages

3.81

500+ ratings

🛰️ Surveillance Capitalism 🏛️ State Capture 📱 Attention Economy 🧠 Transhumanism 📖 Ideology Studies

The Multifamily Millionaire, Volume II

by Brian Murray • 2020

Why 100-unit apartments beat single-family rentals, and how to buy them with other people's money.

4.53

101

🏢 Multifamily Investing 🤝 Real Estate Syndication 🔧 Value-Add Investing 📊 Real Estate Finance 💸 Tax Strategies

The Multifamily Millionaire, Volume II

Why 100-unit apartments beat single-family rentals, and how to buy them with other people's money.

by Brian Murray 2020

4.53

101 ratings

🏢 Multifamily Investing 🤝 Real Estate Syndication 🔧 Value-Add Investing 📊 Real Estate Finance 💸 Tax Strategies

How to Create Lifetime CashFlow Through Multifamily Properties

by Rod Khleif • 2019

Forged in a $50 million wipeout: the apartment investing method that is eighty percent psychology.

4.38

🏢 Multifamily Real Estate 📈 Value-Add Investing 💸 Cash Flow Investing 🧠 Investor Psychology 📊 Real Estate Tax Strategies

How to Create Lifetime CashFlow Through Multifamily Properties

Forged in a $50 million wipeout: the apartment investing method that is eighty percent psychology.

by Rod Khleif 2019 327 pages

4.38

98 ratings

🏢 Multifamily Real Estate 📈 Value-Add Investing 💸 Cash Flow Investing 🧠 Investor Psychology 📊 Real Estate Tax Strategies

Living Trusts + Wills, Retirement, Tax & Estate Planning - The 6-in-1 Guide

by Garrett Monroe • 2025

Six strategies to bypass probate, cut your tax bill, and retire without outliving your money.

4.32

🏛️ Estate Planning 🏖️ Retirement Planning 🧾 Tax Planning 📜 Living Trusts ⚖️ Probate Avoidance

Living Trusts + Wills, Retirement, Tax & Estate Planning - The 6-in-1 Guide

Six strategies to bypass probate, cut your tax bill, and retire without outliving your money.

by Garrett Monroe 2025 172 pages

4.32

19 ratings

🏛️ Estate Planning 🏖️ Retirement Planning 🧾 Tax Planning 📜 Living Trusts ⚖️ Probate Avoidance

The Two-Income Trap

by Elizabeth Warren • 2003

Two incomes were meant to create safety; they doubled the risk and eliminated the backup plan.

3.87

2k+

📉 Middle-Class Squeeze 👨‍👩‍👧 Two-Income Families 🏠 Education And Housing 🛡️ Family Safety Nets 💳 Predatory Lending

The Two-Income Trap

Two incomes were meant to create safety; they doubled the risk and eliminated the backup plan.

by Elizabeth Warren 2003 272 pages

3.87

2k+ ratings

📉 Middle-Class Squeeze 👨‍👩‍👧 Two-Income Families 🏠 Education And Housing 🛡️ Family Safety Nets 💳 Predatory Lending

The Productivity Revolution

by Marc Reklau • 2016

Stop mistaking busy for productive. The priorities and boundaries that actually get results.

4.02

452

⏳ Time Management 🧱 Habit Design 🎯 Attention Management 🔋 Energy Management ⏱️ Procrastination

The Productivity Revolution

Stop mistaking busy for productive. The priorities and boundaries that actually get results.

by Marc Reklau 2016 140 pages

4.02

452 ratings

⏳ Time Management 🧱 Habit Design 🎯 Attention Management 🔋 Energy Management ⏱️ Procrastination

The New Small

by Phil Simon • 2010

Five technologies gave small companies enterprise power. The smart ones now compete with anyone.

3.46

🏪 Small Business Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption ☁️ Cloud Computing 🌐 Distributed Teams 🔓 Open Source

The New Small

Five technologies gave small companies enterprise power. The smart ones now compete with anyone.

by Phil Simon 2010 316 pages

3.46

24 ratings

🏪 Small Business Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption ☁️ Cloud Computing 🌐 Distributed Teams 🔓 Open Source

Supercapitalism

by Robert B. Reich • 2007

Capitalism gave us what we want; democracy stopped giving us what we need.

3.99

1k+

🌐 Political Economy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💰 Income Inequality 🏭 Corporate Power 📈 Postwar Prosperity

Supercapitalism

Capitalism gave us what we want; democracy stopped giving us what we need.

by Robert B. Reich 2007 251 pages

3.99

1k+ ratings

🌐 Political Economy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💰 Income Inequality 🏭 Corporate Power 📈 Postwar Prosperity

Aftershock

by Robert B. Reich • 2010

2008 was blamed on overspending. The real cause was underpaying, just like 1928.

3.95

4k+

⚖️ Economic Inequality 💸 Middle Class Squeeze 📈 Demand-Side Economics 🇺🇸 American Political Economy 🗽 American Progressivism

Aftershock

2008 was blamed on overspending. The real cause was underpaying, just like 1928.

by Robert B. Reich 2010 174 pages

3.95

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Economic Inequality 💸 Middle Class Squeeze 📈 Demand-Side Economics 🇺🇸 American Political Economy 🗽 American Progressivism

The Rise

by Sarah Lewis • 2014

Almost winning is a stronger engine than winning, and mastery lives in that gap.

3.66

1k+

🎨 Creative Process 🔥 Setbacks As Fuel 🔨 Mastery And Craft 🎭 Art And Social Change 🧘 Beginner's Mind

The Rise

Almost winning is a stronger engine than winning, and mastery lives in that gap.

by Sarah Lewis 2014 272 pages

3.66

1k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🔥 Setbacks As Fuel 🔨 Mastery And Craft 🎭 Art And Social Change 🧘 Beginner's Mind

Republic of Outsiders

by Alissa Quart • 2013

How amateurs and rebels bypass institutions, remaking identity, art, and money on their own terms.

3.23

🏴 Counterculture 🔧 Diy Culture 💻 Digital Activism 🧠 Anti-Psychiatry 🌈 Neurodiversity

Republic of Outsiders

How amateurs and rebels bypass institutions, remaking identity, art, and money on their own terms.

by Alissa Quart 2013 256 pages

3.23

96 ratings

🏴 Counterculture 🔧 Diy Culture 💻 Digital Activism 🧠 Anti-Psychiatry 🌈 Neurodiversity

Ethics 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2005

Office supply theft and corporate scandal share a root cause. The one-standard fix.

3.96

1k+

🏛️ Ethical Leadership 🏢 Workplace Ethics ⚖️ Moral Decision Making 🧱 Character Development 🤲 Servant Leadership

Ethics 101

Office supply theft and corporate scandal share a root cause. The one-standard fix.

by John C. Maxwell 2005 128 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Ethical Leadership 🏢 Workplace Ethics ⚖️ Moral Decision Making 🧱 Character Development 🤲 Servant Leadership

Wise Decisions

by James E. Loehr • 2022

Your next decision starts with sleep, movement, and a trained inner voice, not a new framework.

3.96

🔬 Decision Science ⚡ Energy Management 🗣️ Self-Coaching 🛡️ Information Diet 🧭 Values Alignment

Wise Decisions

Your next decision starts with sleep, movement, and a trained inner voice, not a new framework.

by James E. Loehr 2022 240 pages

3.96

25 ratings

🔬 Decision Science ⚡ Energy Management 🗣️ Self-Coaching 🛡️ Information Diet 🧭 Values Alignment

Cómo Establecer Objetivos con los Metodos Ikigai y Kaizen

by Marcus Sullivan • 2019

Your purpose plus one tiny daily step: the Japanese formula that starves procrastination.

4.31

124

🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Habit Design 🇯🇵 Kaizen ⏳ Procrastination 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Cómo Establecer Objetivos con los Metodos Ikigai y Kaizen

Your purpose plus one tiny daily step: the Japanese formula that starves procrastination.

by Marcus Sullivan 2019 247 pages

4.31

124 ratings

🎯 Goal Setting 🧱 Habit Design 🇯🇵 Kaizen ⏳ Procrastination 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Nine Minutes on Monday

by James Robbins • 2012

Nine minutes each Monday to focus on your people, not your tasks: the leadership micro-habit.

3.94

377

👥 People Management 🌱 New Managers 📋 Leadership Rituals 👏 Recognition And Praise 🎯 Coaching Skills

Nine Minutes on Monday

Nine minutes each Monday to focus on your people, not your tasks: the leadership micro-habit.

by James Robbins 2012 240 pages

3.94

377 ratings

👥 People Management 🌱 New Managers 📋 Leadership Rituals 👏 Recognition And Praise 🎯 Coaching Skills

La comunicación no verbal

by Flora Davis • 1973

Eyes, posture, space: a hidden language runs every conversation, and you are already fluent.

3.62

500+

🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Interpersonal Dynamics 😊 Facial Expressions 🌍 Cultural Differences 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

La comunicación no verbal

Eyes, posture, space: a hidden language runs every conversation, and you are already fluent.

by Flora Davis 1973 382 pages

3.62

500+ ratings

🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Interpersonal Dynamics 😊 Facial Expressions 🌍 Cultural Differences 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

From Bud to Boss

by Kevin Eikenberry • 2011

You got promoted over your peers. Now earn their trust without being the boss nobody wanted.

3.71

283

👔 New Managers 🤝 Team Leadership 🔮 Expectation Effects 🔄 Change Management 💬 Communication Styles

From Bud to Boss

You got promoted over your peers. Now earn their trust without being the boss nobody wanted.

by Kevin Eikenberry 2011 320 pages

3.71

283 ratings

👔 New Managers 🤝 Team Leadership 🔮 Expectation Effects 🔄 Change Management 💬 Communication Styles

The Prize

by Daniel Yergin • 1991

How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.

4.44

12k+

🛢️ Commodity History ⛽ Petroleum Industry 🌍 Energy Geopolitics 📖 Narrative History 🏭 Industrial Capitalism

The Prize

How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.

by Daniel Yergin 1991 928 pages

4.44

12k+ ratings

🛢️ Commodity History ⛽ Petroleum Industry 🌍 Energy Geopolitics 📖 Narrative History 🏭 Industrial Capitalism

The Way of the Shepherd

by Kevin Leman • 2004

Your MBA taught you strategy. A shepherd teaches seven rules for leading real, reluctant people.

4.35

4k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 📈 Employee Development ❤️ Servant Leadership 🐑 Shepherd Leadership 📖 Leadership Parables

The Way of the Shepherd

Your MBA taught you strategy. A shepherd teaches seven rules for leading real, reluctant people.

by Kevin Leman 2004 128 pages

4.35

4k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📈 Employee Development ❤️ Servant Leadership 🐑 Shepherd Leadership 📖 Leadership Parables

AI Engineering

by Chip Huyen • 2025

Stop training models from scratch. The new discipline for building AI that ships.

4.37

1k+

🏗️ Llm Application Development 📝 Prompt Engineering 🔍 Rag Systems 🎯 Model Finetuning 📊 Ai Evaluation

AI Engineering

Stop training models from scratch. The new discipline for building AI that ships.

by Chip Huyen 2025 532 pages

4.37

1k+ ratings

🏗️ Llm Application Development 📝 Prompt Engineering 🔍 Rag Systems 🎯 Model Finetuning 📊 Ai Evaluation

How to Think Like a Millionaire

by Mark Fisher • 1997

Wealth starts in your head: pick a number, name the date, and trust your subconscious.

3.97

234

💰 Wealth Mindset 🎯 Goal Setting 🧠 Subconscious Programming 👁️ Visualization Techniques 🔑 Financial Freedom

How to Think Like a Millionaire

Wealth starts in your head: pick a number, name the date, and trust your subconscious.

by Mark Fisher 1997 144 pages

3.97

234 ratings

💰 Wealth Mindset 🎯 Goal Setting 🧠 Subconscious Programming 👁️ Visualization Techniques 🔑 Financial Freedom

Investonomy

by Pranjal Kamra • 2020

Turn Rs 500 into lasting wealth through value investing, behavioral discipline, and self-reliance.

3.90

314

📈 Value Investing 🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⏳ Long-Term Compounding 🕊️ Financial Independence

Investonomy

Turn Rs 500 into lasting wealth through value investing, behavioral discipline, and self-reliance.

by Pranjal Kamra 2020 236 pages

3.90

314 ratings

📈 Value Investing 🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⏳ Long-Term Compounding 🕊️ Financial Independence

by Jessica Zweig • 2021

Most personal branding advice demands a performance. This one proves authenticity pays better.

3.88

329

🧱 Personal Branding 🌱 Authentic Leadership 💻 Online Presence 📝 Content Strategy 🌍 Conscious Capitalism

Most personal branding advice demands a performance. This one proves authenticity pays better.

by Jessica Zweig 2021 272 pages

3.88

329 ratings

🧱 Personal Branding 🌱 Authentic Leadership 💻 Online Presence 📝 Content Strategy 🌍 Conscious Capitalism

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