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Business Book Summaries

The Physics of Wall Street
by James Owen Weatherall • 2013
Wall Street filled its ranks with physicists. They changed everything but the next crash.
3.85
2k+
The Physics of Wall Street Summary
The Physics of Wall Street
Wall Street filled its ranks with physicists. They changed everything but the next crash.
by James Owen Weatherall 2013 286 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Maxims for Thinking Analytically
by Dan Levy • 2021
Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.
3.92
500+
Maxims for Thinking Analytically Summary
Maxims for Thinking Analytically
Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.
by Dan Levy 2021 211 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
How to Own the Room
by Viv Groskop • 2018
Confidence, not a flawless script, commands the room. Here is how women build it.
3.67
2k+
How to Own the Room Summary
How to Own the Room
Confidence, not a flawless script, commands the room. Here is how women build it.
by Viv Groskop 2018 243 pages
3.67
2k+ ratings
Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime
by James O. Pyle • 2014
An interrogator's system, built not to grill but to build the rapport that unlocks what people know.
3.63
500+
Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime Summary
Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime
An interrogator's system, built not to grill but to build the rapport that unlocks what people know.
by James O. Pyle 2014 284 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
The 30-Day Productivity Plan
by Damon Zahariades • 2016
Break the daily habits that quietly steal your time, one micro-fix a day, for 30 days straight.
3.95
500+
The 30-Day Productivity Plan Summary
The 30-Day Productivity Plan
Break the daily habits that quietly steal your time, one micro-fix a day, for 30 days straight.
by Damon Zahariades 2016 196 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE
by Charles B. Handy • 1995
Every success sows its own decline. The solution: start your next act while you're still climbing.
4.07
253
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE Summary
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE
Every success sows its own decline. The solution: start your next act while you're still climbing.
by Charles B. Handy 1995 288 pages
4.07
253 ratings
The Customer Service Survival Kit
by Richard S. Gallagher • 2013
The exact words that defuse an angry customer: a frontline survival guide for the worst moments.
3.94
142
The Customer Service Survival Kit Summary
The Customer Service Survival Kit
The exact words that defuse an angry customer: a frontline survival guide for the worst moments.
by Richard S. Gallagher 2013 208 pages
3.94
142 ratings
What to Say When you Talk To Yourself
by Shad Helmstetter • 1986
The voice in your head has bad programming. Change the words, change the wiring, change the results.
4.15
17k+
What to Say When you Talk To Yourself Summary
What to Say When you Talk To Yourself
The voice in your head has bad programming. Change the words, change the wiring, change the results.
by Shad Helmstetter 1986 256 pages
4.15
17k+ ratings
Never Get a “Real” Job
by Scott Gerber • 2010
One paragraph is your entire business plan. The lean, cash-first route out of the nine-to-five.
3.30
413
Never Get a “Real” Job Summary
Never Get a “Real” Job
One paragraph is your entire business plan. The lean, cash-first route out of the nine-to-five.
by Scott Gerber 2010 272 pages
3.30
413 ratings
Introducing Microsoft Power BI
by Alberto Ferrari • 2016
Connect spreadsheets and databases to build live dashboards, then share them through Office apps.
3.97
202
Introducing Microsoft Power BI Summary
Introducing Microsoft Power BI
Connect spreadsheets and databases to build live dashboards, then share them through Office apps.
by Alberto Ferrari 2016 306 pages
3.97
202 ratings
Simply Managing
by Henry Mintzberg • 2013
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
3.64
338
Simply Managing Summary
Simply Managing
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
by Henry Mintzberg 2013 216 pages
3.64
338 ratings
Introducing Game Theory
by Ivan Pastine • 2017
Every time your best move depends on what someone else does, game theory has a name for it.
3.89
2k+
Introducing Game Theory Summary
Introducing Game Theory
Every time your best move depends on what someone else does, game theory has a name for it.
by Ivan Pastine 2017 279 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
The Laws of Lifetime Growth
by Dan Sullivan • 2006
Ten mental pivots for keeping growth alive when success itself becomes the obstacle.
3.92
500+
The Laws of Lifetime Growth Summary
The Laws of Lifetime Growth
Ten mental pivots for keeping growth alive when success itself becomes the obstacle.
by Dan Sullivan 2006 150 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Elastic
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2018
The third gear your brain has been hiding: how to think flexibly when the rules change.
3.87
1k+
Elastic Summary
Elastic
The third gear your brain has been hiding: how to think flexibly when the rules change.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2018
3.87
1k+ ratings
Startup CEO
by Matt Blumberg • 2013
Scale your startup without losing the board, the bank, or your mind.
4.16
1k+
Startup CEO Summary
Startup CEO
Scale your startup without losing the board, the bank, or your mind.
by Matt Blumberg 2013 400 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
More Than a Game
by Phil Jackson • 2011
Meditation, a 15-point comeback, and two superstars who could barely look at each other.
3.80
500+
More Than a Game Summary
More Than a Game
Meditation, a 15-point comeback, and two superstars who could barely look at each other.
by Phil Jackson 2011 343 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Finish Big
by Bo Burlingham • 2013
Every founder exits. The difference between regret and fulfillment starts years before the sale.
4.11
247
Finish Big Summary
Finish Big
Every founder exits. The difference between regret and fulfillment starts years before the sale.
by Bo Burlingham 2013 304 pages
4.11
247 ratings
Enough
by John C. Bogle • 2008
What Wall Street quietly costs you and why 'enough' is the most profitable word in investing.
3.71
2k+
Enough Summary
Enough
What Wall Street quietly costs you and why 'enough' is the most profitable word in investing.
by John C. Bogle 2008 288 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
I Moved Your Cheese
by Deepak Malhotra • 2011
Change isn't inevitable. It's designed. Learn who designed it, and you can redesign it yourself.
3.52
2k+
I Moved Your Cheese Summary
I Moved Your Cheese
Change isn't inevitable. It's designed. Learn who designed it, and you can redesign it yourself.
by Deepak Malhotra 2011 120 pages
3.52
2k+ ratings
10-Minute Options Trading and ETF Investing
by Travis Wilkerson • 2023
Beat the market with options while hedging against crashes: annual rebalancing, no daily monitoring.
4.51
184
10-Minute Options Trading and ETF Investing Summary
10-Minute Options Trading and ETF Investing
Beat the market with options while hedging against crashes: annual rebalancing, no daily monitoring.
by Travis Wilkerson 2023 196 pages
4.51
184 ratings
Career Warfare
by David F. D'Alessandro • 1955
Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.
3.82
500+
Career Warfare Summary
Career Warfare
Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.
by David F. D'Alessandro 1955 234 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Split the Pie
by Barry Nalebuff • 2022
In any deal, split only what neither side can achieve alone. Half is always yours.
4.04
310
Split the Pie Summary
Split the Pie
In any deal, split only what neither side can achieve alone. Half is always yours.
by Barry Nalebuff 2022 326 pages
4.04
310 ratings
Conversations Worth Having
by Jackie Stavros • 2018
Replace criticism with curiosity: two practices that transform difficult conversations.
3.91
474
Conversations Worth Having Summary
Conversations Worth Having
Replace criticism with curiosity: two practices that transform difficult conversations.
by Jackie Stavros 2018 162 pages
3.91
474 ratings
Jeffrey Gitomer's 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling
by Jeffrey Gitomer • 2013
Cold calling yields 95 percent rejection. The attraction principles that flip that math to yes.
4.05
209
Jeffrey Gitomer's 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling Summary
Jeffrey Gitomer's 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling
Cold calling yields 95 percent rejection. The attraction principles that flip that math to yes.
by Jeffrey Gitomer 2013 208 pages
4.05
209 ratings
Marketing
by Brian Tracy • 2014
Why your product isn't selling, and the strategic playbook for making customers choose you first.
4.09
400
Marketing Summary
Marketing
Why your product isn't selling, and the strategic playbook for making customers choose you first.
by Brian Tracy 2014 112 pages
4.09
400 ratings
The Money Kings
by Daniel Schulman • 2023
From peddler carts to Wall Street: Jewish dynasties that bankrolled America's rise.
4.08
500+
The Money Kings Summary
The Money Kings
From peddler carts to Wall Street: Jewish dynasties that bankrolled America's rise.
by Daniel Schulman 2023 592 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
The Little Book of Trading
by Michael W. Covel • 2011
Ignore the news, follow the price, risk 2 percent: the rules that built trading fortunes.
3.41
386
The Little Book of Trading Summary
The Little Book of Trading
Ignore the news, follow the price, risk 2 percent: the rules that built trading fortunes.
by Michael W. Covel 2011 256 pages
3.41
386 ratings
Training from the Back of the Room!
by Sharon L. Bowman • 2008
Talk less, retain more: 65 training designs where learners do the explaining and the teaching.
4.34
461
Training from the Back of the Room! Summary
Training from the Back of the Room!
Talk less, retain more: 65 training designs where learners do the explaining and the teaching.
by Sharon L. Bowman 2008 320 pages
4.34
461 ratings
The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method
by Damon Zahariades • 2018
The goal-setting method that plans for doubt, distraction, and defeat, not just the target.
4.02
154
The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method Summary
The P.R.I.M.E.R. Goal Setting Method
The goal-setting method that plans for doubt, distraction, and defeat, not just the target.
by Damon Zahariades 2018 162 pages
4.02
154 ratings
Redefining Health Care
by Michael E. Porter • 2006
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
3.91
397
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
by Michael E. Porter 2006 506 pages
3.91
397 ratings
Maestro
by Bob Woodward • 2000
A 22.6% crash. A new Fed chair. One sentence to calm the world, and the quiet method behind it all.
3.42
500+
Maestro Summary
Maestro
A 22.6% crash. A new Fed chair. One sentence to calm the world, and the quiet method behind it all.
by Bob Woodward 2000 288 pages
3.42
500+ ratings
The Power of Positive Deviance
by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2010
Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.
4.16
354
The Power of Positive Deviance Summary
The Power of Positive Deviance
Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.
by Richard Tanner Pascale 2010 256 pages
4.16
354 ratings
Launching a Leadership Revolution
by Chris Brady • 2005
Influence trumps title. Five compounding stages that produce leaders who develop other leaders.
4.37
2k+
Launching a Leadership Revolution Summary
Launching a Leadership Revolution
Influence trumps title. Five compounding stages that produce leaders who develop other leaders.
by Chris Brady 2005
4.37
2k+ ratings
Extremely Hardcore
by Zoë Schiffer • 2024
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
3.97
1k+
Extremely Hardcore Summary
Extremely Hardcore
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
by Zoë Schiffer 2024 330 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Pencil
by Henry Petroski • 1992
A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.
3.80
500+
The Pencil Summary
The Pencil
A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.
by Henry Petroski 1992 434 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Conscious Leadership
by John Mackey • 2020
The Whole Foods founder on why love and integrity outperform pure profit-chasing.
3.72
402
Conscious Leadership Summary
Conscious Leadership
The Whole Foods founder on why love and integrity outperform pure profit-chasing.
by John Mackey 2020
3.72
402 ratings
Why She Buys
by Bridget Brennan • 2009
Women decide 80 percent of all purchases. Most marketing was still built for a male brain.
3.82
488
Why She Buys Summary
Why She Buys
Women decide 80 percent of all purchases. Most marketing was still built for a male brain.
by Bridget Brennan 2009 320 pages
3.82
488 ratings
Future Minds
by Richard Watson • 2010
Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.
3.77
162
Future Minds Summary
Future Minds
Every screen you own is quietly rewiring your brain. Deep thinking is the hidden casualty.
by Richard Watson 2010 228 pages
3.77
162 ratings
Agile HR
by Natal Dank • 2020
HR as value engine: Agile methods that turn people ops from cost center to strategic partner.
4.25
80
Agile HR Summary
Agile HR
HR as value engine: Agile methods that turn people ops from cost center to strategic partner.
by Natal Dank 2020 328 pages
4.25
80 ratings
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
New Power Summary
New Power
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018 336 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
50 Business Classics
by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2018
Your brain airbrushes failure from your own story. The most reliable systems do the reverse.
4.12
184
50 Business Classics Summary
50 Business Classics
Your brain airbrushes failure from your own story. The most reliable systems do the reverse.
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2018 400 pages
4.12
184 ratings
The Coaching Mindset
by Chad Hall • 2015
Stop solving problems and unlock brilliance: eight mental shifts for leading through questions.
3.97
500+
The Coaching Mindset Summary
The Coaching Mindset
Stop solving problems and unlock brilliance: eight mental shifts for leading through questions.
by Chad Hall 2015 26 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Boards That Deliver
by Ram Charan • 2005
Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.
3.80
147
Boards That Deliver Summary
Boards That Deliver
Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.
by Ram Charan 2005 224 pages
3.80
147 ratings
POP!
by Sam Horn • 2006
How to craft a tagline or elevator pitch that stops the scroll and starts the conversation.
3.84
345
POP! Summary
POP!
How to craft a tagline or elevator pitch that stops the scroll and starts the conversation.
by Sam Horn 2006 256 pages
3.84
345 ratings
Goliath
by Matt Stoller • 2019
A century ago, America broke the trusts. An intellectual counterrevolution brought them back.
4.23
1k+
Goliath Summary
Goliath
A century ago, America broke the trusts. An intellectual counterrevolution brought them back.
by Matt Stoller 2019 605 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
The New Lombard Street
by Perry G. Mehrling • 2010
The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.
4.26
274
The New Lombard Street Summary
The New Lombard Street
The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.
by Perry G. Mehrling 2010 192 pages
4.26
274 ratings
Building Your Money Machine
by Mel H. Abraham
Dollar-by-dollar wealth ladder plus five income streams, so you can stop trading time for money.
3.93
70
Building Your Money Machine Summary
Building Your Money Machine
Dollar-by-dollar wealth ladder plus five income streams, so you can stop trading time for money.
by Mel H. Abraham
3.93
70 ratings
Well-Spoken Woman
by Christine K. Jahnke • 2011
Voice, posture, message: the three levers that make a room listen when a woman speaks.
3.69
464
Well-Spoken Woman Summary
Well-Spoken Woman
Voice, posture, message: the three levers that make a room listen when a woman speaks.
by Christine K. Jahnke 2011 360 pages
3.69
464 ratings
Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA
by Ant Hive Media • 2016
An MBA costs $300,000 and predicts nothing. The business fundamentals that actually matter.
3.86
35
Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA Summary
Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA
An MBA costs $300,000 and predicts nothing. The business fundamentals that actually matter.
by Ant Hive Media 2016
3.86
35 ratings
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition
by PCC • 2018
Profit is a guess, cash is a fact, and ratios are the translator every manager needs.
4.25
161
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition Summary
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition
Profit is a guess, cash is a fact, and ratios are the translator every manager needs.
by PCC 2018 32 pages
4.25
161 ratings
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