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Business Book Summaries

Understanding Options 2E
by Michael Sincere • 2006
From calls and puts to iron condors: an options guide that actually explains the math.
4.17
500+
Understanding Options 2E Summary
Understanding Options 2E
From calls and puts to iron condors: an options guide that actually explains the math.
by Michael Sincere 2006 322 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
The Freelancer's Bible
by Sara Horowitz • 2012
Solo, steady, and secure: the playbook for turning freelance gigs into a career you control.
3.89
500+
The Freelancer's Bible Summary
The Freelancer's Bible
Solo, steady, and secure: the playbook for turning freelance gigs into a career you control.
by Sara Horowitz 2012 496 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Creativity and Problem Solving
by Brian Tracy • 2014
Creativity is a trainable skill, not a lucky accident. The methods for producing ideas on demand.
3.87
367
Creativity and Problem Solving Summary
Creativity and Problem Solving
Creativity is a trainable skill, not a lucky accident. The methods for producing ideas on demand.
by Brian Tracy 2014 112 pages
3.87
367 ratings
The Irresistible Offer
by Mark Joyner • 2005
Three seconds to win a buyer. The offer design rules that make your product sell itself.
3.85
448
The Irresistible Offer Summary
The Irresistible Offer
Three seconds to win a buyer. The offer design rules that make your product sell itself.
by Mark Joyner 2005 240 pages
3.85
448 ratings
The Marwaris
by Thomas A Timberg • 2014
One desert community built Indian commerce: family firms, daily accounting, speculation.
3.02
241
The Marwaris Summary
The Marwaris
One desert community built Indian commerce: family firms, daily accounting, speculation.
by Thomas A Timberg 2014 184 pages
3.02
241 ratings
Brave, Not Perfect
by Reshma Saujani • 2019
The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.
3.86
9k+
Brave, Not Perfect Summary
Brave, Not Perfect
The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.
by Reshma Saujani 2019 208 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
Python for Finance
by Yves Hilpisch • 2012
Python's finance stack: vectorized data, Monte Carlo methods, deploying models from Excel to web.
3.80
249
Python for Finance Summary
Python for Finance
Python's finance stack: vectorized data, Monte Carlo methods, deploying models from Excel to web.
by Yves Hilpisch 2012 603 pages
3.80
249 ratings
Heuristics and Biases
by Thomas Gilovich • 2002
The mental shortcuts that speed your thinking also produce your most predictable mistakes.
4.39
477
Heuristics and Biases Summary
Heuristics and Biases
The mental shortcuts that speed your thinking also produce your most predictable mistakes.
by Thomas Gilovich 2002 882 pages
4.39
477 ratings
Liespotting
by Pamela Meyer • 2010
We catch barely half the lies told to us. Training starts with seven hidden facial signals.
3.51
2k+
Liespotting Summary
Liespotting
We catch barely half the lies told to us. Training starts with seven hidden facial signals.
by Pamela Meyer 2010 256 pages
3.51
2k+ ratings
The Lazy Project Manager
by Peter Taylor • 2009
Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.
3.51
1k+
The Lazy Project Manager Summary
The Lazy Project Manager
Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.
by Peter Taylor 2009 152 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
The Conversion Code
by Chris Smith • 2016
Turn internet leads into appointments and closed deals: a system from clicks to contracts.
4.01
500+
The Conversion Code Summary
The Conversion Code
Turn internet leads into appointments and closed deals: a system from clicks to contracts.
by Chris Smith 2016 192 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
The Future of Work
by Darrell M. West • 2018
Automation threatens half of all jobs. Our safety nets were designed for a different economy.
3.47
203
The Future of Work Summary
The Future of Work
Automation threatens half of all jobs. Our safety nets were designed for a different economy.
by Darrell M. West 2018 209 pages
3.47
203 ratings
A Whole New Mind
by Daniel H. Pink • 2004
The last economy rewarded analysis and logic. The next one pays for design, story, and empathy.
3.92
29k+
A Whole New Mind Summary
A Whole New Mind
The last economy rewarded analysis and logic. The next one pays for design, story, and empathy.
by Daniel H. Pink 2004 275 pages
3.92
29k+ ratings
How to Master the Art of Selling
by Tom Hopkins • 1981
From cold call to commission: a complete sales system built on questions, not pitches.
4.10
1k+
How to Master the Art of Selling Summary
How to Master the Art of Selling
From cold call to commission: a complete sales system built on questions, not pitches.
by Tom Hopkins 1981
4.10
1k+ ratings
Predictable Prospecting
by Marylou Tyler • 2016
Stop guessing who to call: the account-scoring method that fills a B2B pipeline with real meetings.
3.78
275
Predictable Prospecting Summary
Predictable Prospecting
Stop guessing who to call: the account-scoring method that fills a B2B pipeline with real meetings.
by Marylou Tyler 2016 292 pages
3.78
275 ratings
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
4.28
9k+
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
by Neil Gaiman 2013 80 pages
4.28
9k+ ratings
How to Get People to Do Stuff
by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2013
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
3.82
500+
How to Get People to Do Stuff Summary
How to Get People to Do Stuff
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2013 216 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
How To Get To The Top of Google
by Tim Cameron-Kitchen • 2020
A business owner's playbook for climbing Google rankings: no jargon, no agency required.
4.37
285
How To Get To The Top of Google Summary
How To Get To The Top of Google
A business owner's playbook for climbing Google rankings: no jargon, no agency required.
by Tim Cameron-Kitchen 2020 301 pages
4.37
285 ratings
The Systems Bible
by John Gall • 1977
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
3.99
1k+
The Systems Bible Summary
The Systems Bible
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
by John Gall 1977 316 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Walking to Destiny
by Christopher M. Snider • 2023
Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.
4.11
133
Walking to Destiny Summary
Walking to Destiny
Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.
by Christopher M. Snider 2023 324 pages
4.11
133 ratings
The Psychological Safety Playbook
by Karolin Helbig • 2023
Psychological safety is the secret to team performance. These are the concrete plays that build it.
4.14
314
The Psychological Safety Playbook Summary
The Psychological Safety Playbook
Psychological safety is the secret to team performance. These are the concrete plays that build it.
by Karolin Helbig 2023 166 pages
4.14
314 ratings
60 Seconds and You're Hired!
by Robin Ryan • 1994
The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.
3.96
500+
60 Seconds and You're Hired! Summary
60 Seconds and You're Hired!
The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.
by Robin Ryan 1994 208 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Compelling People
by John Neffinger • 2013
The two traits behind every social judgment, and why projecting only one always backfires.
3.72
1k+
Compelling People Summary
Compelling People
The two traits behind every social judgment, and why projecting only one always backfires.
by John Neffinger 2013 304 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Youtility
by Jay Baer • 2013
Turn your marketing into a free tool: replace ads with apps, and customers sell themselves.
3.99
1k+
Youtility Summary
Youtility
Turn your marketing into a free tool: replace ads with apps, and customers sell themselves.
by Jay Baer 2013 219 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Innovation Stack
by Jim McKelvey • 2020
Great companies don't disrupt. They layer innovations into interlocking systems no rival can copy.
4.22
1k+
The Innovation Stack Summary
The Innovation Stack
Great companies don't disrupt. They layer innovations into interlocking systems no rival can copy.
by Jim McKelvey 2020 285 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value
by Mark Schwartz • 2017
Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.
4.23
500+
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value Summary
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value
Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.
by Mark Schwartz 2017 513 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Predictive Analytics
by Eric Siegel • 2013
Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.
3.66
2k+
Predictive Analytics Summary
Predictive Analytics
Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.
by Eric Siegel 2013 368 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery
by Earl Nightingale • 1987
Your thoughts steer your life automatically. The rule for taking the wheel.
4.40
114
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery Summary
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery
Your thoughts steer your life automatically. The rule for taking the wheel.
by Earl Nightingale 1987 182 pages
4.40
114 ratings
The Perennials
by Mauro F. Guillén • 2023
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
3.55
214
The Perennials Summary
The Perennials
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
by Mauro F. Guillén 2023 263 pages
3.55
214 ratings
The Index Card
by Helaine Olen • 2016
Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.
3.90
4k+
The Index Card Summary
The Index Card
Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.
by Helaine Olen 2016 256 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
How to Be Like Mike
by Pat Williams • 2001
His edge wasn't talent. It was a mental playbook you can run.
4.31
346
How to Be Like Mike Summary
How to Be Like Mike
His edge wasn't talent. It was a mental playbook you can run.
by Pat Williams 2001 368 pages
4.31
346 ratings
The Long Good Buy
by Peter C. Oppenheimer • 2020
Markets repeat the same four-phase cycle. Reading it right means buying when hope looks stupid.
4.05
176
The Long Good Buy Summary
The Long Good Buy
Markets repeat the same four-phase cycle. Reading it right means buying when hope looks stupid.
by Peter C. Oppenheimer 2020 304 pages
4.05
176 ratings
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
by Stephen Rebello • 1990
Bored with his own glamour, Hitchcock gambled his fortune on a cheap psycho thriller and won.
3.91
1k+
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho Summary
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Bored with his own glamour, Hitchcock gambled his fortune on a cheap psycho thriller and won.
by Stephen Rebello 1990 204 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
How Music Works
by David Byrne • 2014
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
4.00
28k+
How Music Works Summary
How Music Works
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
by David Byrne 2014 345 pages
4.00
28k+ ratings
The Science of Social Intelligence
by Patrick King • 2017
Thirty-three studies that decode likability: when to talk less, what to reveal, how emotions spread.
3.85
239
The Science of Social Intelligence Summary
The Science of Social Intelligence
Thirty-three studies that decode likability: when to talk less, what to reveal, how emotions spread.
by Patrick King 2017 116 pages
3.85
239 ratings
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
by Petroski • 1996
Paper clips, fax machines, bridges: what their shortcomings reveal about the logic of engineering.
3.75
351
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing Summary
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
Paper clips, fax machines, bridges: what their shortcomings reveal about the logic of engineering.
by Petroski 1996 256 pages
3.75
351 ratings
The Servant Leader
by James A. Autry • 2001
Real leadership is not control. It is care, and that one shift changes everything.
3.94
500+
The Servant Leader Summary
The Servant Leader
Real leadership is not control. It is care, and that one shift changes everything.
by James A. Autry 2001 288 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
by Michael Franzese • 2009
What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.
3.86
500+
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.
by Michael Franzese 2009 176 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
How Economics Can Save the World
by Erik Angner • 2023
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
3.61
288
How Economics Can Save the World Summary
How Economics Can Save the World
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
by Erik Angner 2023 277 pages
3.61
288 ratings
How to Deal With Difficult People
by Gill Hasson • 2014
Three types of difficult people, the script that disarms each, and the moment each script fails.
3.52
500+
How to Deal With Difficult People Summary
How to Deal With Difficult People
Three types of difficult people, the script that disarms each, and the moment each script fails.
by Gill Hasson 2014 208 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Change the Culture, Change the Game
by Roger Connors • 2010
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
3.59
500+
Change the Culture, Change the Game Summary
Change the Culture, Change the Game
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
by Roger Connors 2010 240 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Calculated Risks
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2002
How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.
3.96
500+
Calculated Risks Summary
Calculated Risks
How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2002 322 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Extrastatecraft
by Keller Easterling • 2014
Free zones and broadband cables don't just move goods. They rewrite who governs the world.
3.68
410
Extrastatecraft Summary
Extrastatecraft
Free zones and broadband cables don't just move goods. They rewrite who governs the world.
by Keller Easterling 2014 252 pages
3.68
410 ratings
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within
by Michael E. Gerber • 2008
Dream, story, system: the path anyone can follow to build a business that scales without them.
3.59
461
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within Summary
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within
Dream, story, system: the path anyone can follow to build a business that scales without them.
by Michael E. Gerber 2008 304 pages
3.59
461 ratings
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.
4.16
5k+
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Summary
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.
by John C. Maxwell 2013 157 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Lean Six Sigma For Dummies
by John A. Morgan • 2012
Find waste, fix bottlenecks, let data drive decisions: the beginner's guide to Lean Six Sigma.
3.65
271
Lean Six Sigma For Dummies Summary
Lean Six Sigma For Dummies
Find waste, fix bottlenecks, let data drive decisions: the beginner's guide to Lean Six Sigma.
by John A. Morgan 2012 236 pages
3.65
271 ratings
Framers
by Kenneth Cukier • 2021
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
3.53
500+
Framers Summary
Framers
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
by Kenneth Cukier 2021 304 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
Brick by Brick
by David C. Robertson • 2013
Innovation nearly killed LEGO. The rules it wrote to survive rewrote the playbook.
3.85
2k+
Brick by Brick Summary
Brick by Brick
Innovation nearly killed LEGO. The rules it wrote to survive rewrote the playbook.
by David C. Robertson 2013 320 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Seeds of Greatness
by Denis Waitley • 1988
Why your mind treats imagination as fact, and how using that rewires everything you call success.
4.16
395
Seeds of Greatness Summary
Seeds of Greatness
Why your mind treats imagination as fact, and how using that rewires everything you call success.
by Denis Waitley 1988 256 pages
4.16
395 ratings
The Education of Millionaires
by Michael Ellsberg • 2011
The millionaire curriculum no school teaches: sales, networking, and betting on yourself.
3.90
3k+
The Education of Millionaires Summary
The Education of Millionaires
The millionaire curriculum no school teaches: sales, networking, and betting on yourself.
by Michael Ellsberg 2011 258 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
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