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Business Book Summaries

The Cathedral & the Bazaar
by Eric S. Raymond • 1999
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar Summary
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
by Eric S. Raymond 1999 241 pages
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Little Book of Talent
by Daniel Coyle • 2012
Practice 15 minutes a day, at the edge of your ability. 52 tips for building talent that lasts.
4.03
8k+
The Little Book of Talent Summary
The Little Book of Talent
Practice 15 minutes a day, at the edge of your ability. 52 tips for building talent that lasts.
by Daniel Coyle 2012 160 pages
4.03
8k+ ratings
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
4.19
5k+
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
by Robert Rodríguez 1995 285 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
Imaginable
by Jane McGonigal • 2022
Train your brain to see the future: exercises from a futurist that turn anxiety into agency.
4.08
1k+
Imaginable Summary
Imaginable
Train your brain to see the future: exercises from a futurist that turn anxiety into agency.
by Jane McGonigal 2022 432 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Innovator's Prescription
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2008
Three incompatible business models live inside every hospital. Separating them is the cure.
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The Innovator's Prescription Summary
The Innovator's Prescription
Three incompatible business models live inside every hospital. Separating them is the cure.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2008 496 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Teams
by Jon R. Katzenbach • 1993
Why most groups that call themselves a team perform worse than if they had never tried.
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The Wisdom of Teams Summary
The Wisdom of Teams
Why most groups that call themselves a team perform worse than if they had never tried.
by Jon R. Katzenbach 1993 304 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
by Mary Buffett • 2009
$20 billion cash cushion, 73% margins, and managers he never calls. The Buffett management formula.
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Warren Buffett's Management Secrets Summary
Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
$20 billion cash cushion, 73% margins, and managers he never calls. The Buffett management formula.
by Mary Buffett 2009 181 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Start Late, Finish Rich
by David Bach • 2005
A financial freedom plan for late starters that runs on small change, not big income.
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Start Late, Finish Rich Summary
Start Late, Finish Rich
A financial freedom plan for late starters that runs on small change, not big income.
by David Bach 2005 368 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Nuance
by Michael Fullan • 2018
The secret to lasting leadership is three habits that sound soft but produce hard results.
3.60
154
Nuance Summary
Nuance
The secret to lasting leadership is three habits that sound soft but produce hard results.
by Michael Fullan 2018 160 pages
3.60
154 ratings
The Square and the Tower
by Niall Ferguson • 2017
The real shapers of history were not kings but the networks connecting everyone else.
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The Square and the Tower Summary
The Square and the Tower
The real shapers of history were not kings but the networks connecting everyone else.
by Niall Ferguson 2017 592 pages
3.65
4k+ ratings
Kiss That Frog!
by Brian Tracy • 2012
Your most avoided problem contains a hidden breakthrough. A method for finding it, in twelve moves.
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Kiss That Frog! Summary
Kiss That Frog!
Your most avoided problem contains a hidden breakthrough. A method for finding it, in twelve moves.
by Brian Tracy 2012 168 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Beach Money
by Jordan Adler • 2008
Build a network, not a sales job: 20 recruits and 18 months can replace your paycheck.
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1k+
Beach Money Summary
Beach Money
Build a network, not a sales job: 20 recruits and 18 months can replace your paycheck.
by Jordan Adler 2008 111 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Born to Win Find Your Success Code
by Zig Ziglar • 2012
Success advice skips the foundation: the character work that turns goal-setting into goal-achieving.
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Born to Win Find Your Success Code Summary
Born to Win Find Your Success Code
Success advice skips the foundation: the character work that turns goal-setting into goal-achieving.
by Zig Ziglar 2012 293 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
The Dream Manager
by Matthew Kelly • 2007
Give employees a coach for their life goals. The loyalty you get back beats any bonus.
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The Dream Manager Summary
The Dream Manager
Give employees a coach for their life goals. The loyalty you get back beats any bonus.
by Matthew Kelly 2007 176 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Blood and Oil
by Bradley Hope • 2020
Hundreds arrested. Phones hacked. A journalist killed. Inside Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia.
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Blood and Oil Summary
Blood and Oil
Hundreds arrested. Phones hacked. A journalist killed. Inside Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia.
by Bradley Hope 2020 368 pages
4.24
10k+ ratings
Joel on Software
by Joel Spolsky • 2004
One tester per two devs, specs before code, and informal user tests: rules for shipping software.
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Joel on Software Summary
Joel on Software
One tester per two devs, specs before code, and informal user tests: rules for shipping software.
by Joel Spolsky 2004 362 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Before Happiness
by Shawn Achor • 2013
Rewire your reality before chasing happiness, so stress fuels you and every goal looks closer.
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Before Happiness Summary
Before Happiness
Rewire your reality before chasing happiness, so stress fuels you and every goal looks closer.
by Shawn Achor 2013 272 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Mindware
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
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Mindware Summary
Mindware
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
by Richard E. Nisbett 2015 336 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
The Business of Venture Capital
by Mahendra Ramsinghani • 2011
How venture capital works inside: raising funds, structuring deals, and getting companies to exit.
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The Business of Venture Capital Summary
The Business of Venture Capital
How venture capital works inside: raising funds, structuring deals, and getting companies to exit.
by Mahendra Ramsinghani 2011 432 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Brand Failures
by Matt Haig • 2003
From Harley perfume to breakfast cola: 100 brand disasters, same few mistakes.
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Brand Failures Summary
Brand Failures
From Harley perfume to breakfast cola: 100 brand disasters, same few mistakes.
by Matt Haig 2003 256 pages
3.58
500+ ratings
Speak Like a CEO
by Suzanne Bates • 2005
Prepare for the questions you dread, lead with your real story, and watch a room lean in.
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371
Speak Like a CEO Summary
Speak Like a CEO
Prepare for the questions you dread, lead with your real story, and watch a room lean in.
by Suzanne Bates 2005 240 pages
3.68
371 ratings
The HR Value Proposition
by Dave Ulrich • 2005
What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?
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224
The HR Value Proposition Summary
The HR Value Proposition
What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?
by Dave Ulrich 2005 338 pages
3.92
224 ratings
Content Strategy for the Web
by Kristina Halvorson • 2012
Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.
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Content Strategy for the Web Summary
Content Strategy for the Web
Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.
by Kristina Halvorson 2012 198 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Speak with Confidence
by Mike Acker • 2022
Self-doubt is self-focus in disguise. A system that turns speaking anxiety into audience service.
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161
Speak with Confidence Summary
Speak with Confidence
Self-doubt is self-focus in disguise. A system that turns speaking anxiety into audience service.
by Mike Acker 2022 230 pages
4.42
161 ratings
About Face 3
by Alan Cooper • 1995
Design software around user goals, not code: a classic manual for interfaces that feel obvious.
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About Face 3 Summary
About Face 3
Design software around user goals, not code: a classic manual for interfaces that feel obvious.
by Alan Cooper 1995 648 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Start-up Nation
by Dan Senor • 2009
Surrounded and resource-poor, Israel became a startup superpower. The counterintuitive playbook.
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Start-up Nation Summary
Start-up Nation
Surrounded and resource-poor, Israel became a startup superpower. The counterintuitive playbook.
by Dan Senor 2009 304 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market
by Kathy Lien • 2008
$5 trillion market's playbook: pinpoint FX entries by session, volatility, and economic surprise.
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192
Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market Summary
Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market
$5 trillion market's playbook: pinpoint FX entries by session, volatility, and economic surprise.
by Kathy Lien 2008 304 pages
3.72
192 ratings
Inside the House of Money
by Steven Drobny • 2006
Global macro traders reveal their playbooks: research, risk, and the one belief that ends careers.
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Inside the House of Money Summary
Inside the House of Money
Global macro traders reveal their playbooks: research, risk, and the one belief that ends careers.
by Steven Drobny 2006 384 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
In Pursuit of Excellence
by Terry Orlick • 2003
Excellence is a choice, not a gift. The mental routines that make that choice stick.
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374
In Pursuit of Excellence Summary
In Pursuit of Excellence
Excellence is a choice, not a gift. The mental routines that make that choice stick.
by Terry Orlick 2003 320 pages
4.05
374 ratings
How To Make It in the New Music Business
by Ari Herstand • 2016
The business half of music: booking, licensing, touring, and building the fans who actually pay.
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How To Make It in the New Music Business Summary
How To Make It in the New Music Business
The business half of music: booking, licensing, touring, and building the fans who actually pay.
by Ari Herstand 2016 400 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
The Renaissance Soul
by Margaret Lobenstine • 2006
Specialize? No thanks. A system for running four passions at once, from income to follow-through.
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The Renaissance Soul Summary
The Renaissance Soul
Specialize? No thanks. A system for running four passions at once, from income to follow-through.
by Margaret Lobenstine 2006 320 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Smart Cities
by Anthony M. Townsend • 2013
Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.
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Smart Cities Summary
Smart Cities
Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.
by Anthony M. Townsend 2013 400 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
Remote
by Jason Fried • 2013
The talent you want isn't local. The rules for hiring and keeping them from anywhere.
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Remote Summary
Remote
The talent you want isn't local. The rules for hiring and keeping them from anywhere.
by Jason Fried 2013 256 pages
3.80
14k+ ratings
Lead Yourself First
by Raymond M. Kethledge • 2017
Solitude builds what meetings strip away: the clarity, creativity, and courage to lead.
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1k+
Lead Yourself First Summary
Lead Yourself First
Solitude builds what meetings strip away: the clarity, creativity, and courage to lead.
by Raymond M. Kethledge 2017 240 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
How to Argue and Win Every Time
by Gerry Spence • 1995
Win every disagreement by dropping the argument and reaching for the story.
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How to Argue and Win Every Time Summary
How to Argue and Win Every Time
Win every disagreement by dropping the argument and reaching for the story.
by Gerry Spence 1995 307 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Time Warrior
by Steve Chandler • 2011
Stop planning and start deciding: the present-moment method that ends procrastination.
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Time Warrior Summary
Time Warrior
Stop planning and start deciding: the present-moment method that ends procrastination.
by Steve Chandler 2011 247 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Pendulum
by Roy H. Williams • 2012
The values of an entire society reverse every 40 years. The last reversal began in 2003.
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411
Pendulum Summary
Pendulum
The values of an entire society reverse every 40 years. The last reversal began in 2003.
by Roy H. Williams 2012 0 pages
3.71
411 ratings
The Tools of Argument
by Joel P. Trachtman • 2013
From framing the facts to exploiting the rules: the lawyer's toolkit for winning any argument.
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The Tools of Argument Summary
The Tools of Argument
From framing the facts to exploiting the rules: the lawyer's toolkit for winning any argument.
by Joel P. Trachtman 2013 202 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Negotiating the Nonnegotiable
by Daniel Shapiro • 2016
Reason fails when identity is at stake. A framework for the conflicts that matter most.
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Negotiating the Nonnegotiable Summary
Negotiating the Nonnegotiable
Reason fails when identity is at stake. A framework for the conflicts that matter most.
by Daniel Shapiro 2016 336 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
The Art of People
by Dave Kerpen • 2016
How to get everything you want by becoming the person others want to help.
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The Art of People Summary
The Art of People
How to get everything you want by becoming the person others want to help.
by Dave Kerpen 2016 288 pages
3.38
1k+ ratings
Black Magic
by Chad Sanders • 2021
Racism taught these Black leaders skills no business school could, and they're sharing the playbook.
4.34
491
Black Magic Summary
Black Magic
Racism taught these Black leaders skills no business school could, and they're sharing the playbook.
by Chad Sanders 2021 287 pages
4.34
491 ratings
Spartan Up!
by Joe De Sena • 2014
Voluntary suffering on the race course is the fastest way to build mental toughness for life.
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Spartan Up! Summary
Spartan Up!
Voluntary suffering on the race course is the fastest way to build mental toughness for life.
by Joe De Sena 2014 195 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Mastering Trading Psychology
by Andrew Aziz • 2020
Your P&L reveals your psychology. Here's how the best traders rewire theirs.
4.30
472
Mastering Trading Psychology Summary
Mastering Trading Psychology
Your P&L reveals your psychology. Here's how the best traders rewire theirs.
by Andrew Aziz 2020 408 pages
4.30
472 ratings
Managing the Non-Profit Organization
by Peter F. Drucker • 1992
Mission is not enough. The management disciplines that turn good intentions into real impact.
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Managing the Non-Profit Organization Summary
Managing the Non-Profit Organization
Mission is not enough. The management disciplines that turn good intentions into real impact.
by Peter F. Drucker 1992 256 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
On Speaking Well
by Peggy Noonan • 1998
A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.
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500+
On Speaking Well Summary
On Speaking Well
A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.
by Peggy Noonan 1998 224 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
by Russell "Russ" Roberts • 2014
Everyone knows Smith the economist. Smith the moral philosopher might actually make you happy.
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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life Summary
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
Everyone knows Smith the economist. Smith the moral philosopher might actually make you happy.
by Russell "Russ" Roberts 2014 261 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Gemba Walks
by James P. Womack • 2011
The org chart is fiction. Value moves sideways, and only a walk to the source reveals it.
3.88
238
Gemba Walks Summary
Gemba Walks
The org chart is fiction. Value moves sideways, and only a walk to the source reveals it.
by James P. Womack 2011 348 pages
3.88
238 ratings
How to Write Copy That Sells
by Ray Edwards • 2016
The copywriting framework that turns browsers into buyers, no creative genius required.
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1k+
How to Write Copy That Sells Summary
How to Write Copy That Sells
The copywriting framework that turns browsers into buyers, no creative genius required.
by Ray Edwards 2016 186 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
The CEO Next Door
by Elena L. Botelho • 2018
A study of thousands of CEOs found four behaviors predict success. Charisma didn't make the list.
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1k+
The CEO Next Door Summary
The CEO Next Door
A study of thousands of CEOs found four behaviors predict success. Charisma didn't make the list.
by Elena L. Botelho 2018 272 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
The Bond King
by Mary Childs • 2022
A card counter built a two-trillion-dollar bond empire. The instincts that built it destroyed him.
3.80
2k+
The Bond King Summary
The Bond King
A card counter built a two-trillion-dollar bond empire. The instincts that built it destroyed him.
by Mary Childs 2022 324 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
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