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Business Book Summaries

How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street
by Allan S. Roth • 2009
The three-fund portfolio a child understands, and why it beats what Wall Street sells.
4.10
500+
How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street Summary
How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street
The three-fund portfolio a child understands, and why it beats what Wall Street sells.
by Allan S. Roth 2009 288 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Disrupt Yourself
by Whitney Johnson • 2015
6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.
3.73
1k+
Disrupt Yourself Summary
Disrupt Yourself
6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.
by Whitney Johnson 2015 193 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Cost Accounting
by Charles T. Horngren • 1962
Use cost data to price boldly, control costs, and allocate resources where they win.
3.65
500+
Cost Accounting Summary
Cost Accounting
Use cost data to price boldly, control costs, and allocate resources where they win.
by Charles T. Horngren 1962 868 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Killing Marketing
by Joe Pulizzi • 2013
The smartest brands no longer rent attention. They own audiences and charge for access instead.
3.90
232
Killing Marketing Summary
Killing Marketing
The smartest brands no longer rent attention. They own audiences and charge for access instead.
by Joe Pulizzi 2013 272 pages
3.90
232 ratings
Networking Like a Pro
by Ivan R. Misner • 2009
800 contacts sleep in your database. The playbook for turning them into a referral engine.
3.81
305
Networking Like a Pro Summary
Networking Like a Pro
800 contacts sleep in your database. The playbook for turning them into a referral engine.
by Ivan R. Misner 2009 288 pages
3.81
305 ratings
Paid Attention
by Faris Yakob • 2015
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
3.86
224
Paid Attention Summary
Paid Attention
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
by Faris Yakob 2015 216 pages
3.86
224 ratings
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
by Barrie Jaeger • 2004
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
3.76
414
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person Summary
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
by Barrie Jaeger 2004 238 pages
3.76
414 ratings
India’s Railway Man
by Rajendra B. Aklekar • 2017
Bridge: 46 days. Mountain railway: 7 years. The values that built modern India on schedule.
3.85
249
India’s Railway Man Summary
India’s Railway Man
Bridge: 46 days. Mountain railway: 7 years. The values that built modern India on schedule.
by Rajendra B. Aklekar 2017 273 pages
3.85
249 ratings
Magic Words
by Tim David • 2014
Seven ordinary words with outsized influence: the psychology of each, and when to use them.
3.92
359
Magic Words Summary
Magic Words
Seven ordinary words with outsized influence: the psychology of each, and when to use them.
by Tim David 2014 160 pages
3.92
359 ratings
You Can Work Your Own Miracles
by Napoleon Hill • 1971
Shape your reality through mental attitude: the overlooked power that determines what comes to you.
3.89
310
You Can Work Your Own Miracles Summary
You Can Work Your Own Miracles
Shape your reality through mental attitude: the overlooked power that determines what comes to you.
by Napoleon Hill 1971 160 pages
3.89
310 ratings
War Room
by Michael Holley • 2011
Three Super Bowls built on a cold-eyed system that Belichick's disciples now install across the NFL.
3.90
1k+
War Room Summary
War Room
Three Super Bowls built on a cold-eyed system that Belichick's disciples now install across the NFL.
by Michael Holley 2011 352 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Content Chemistry
by Andy Crestodina • 2012
A visual playbook for turning your blog into a customer magnet, from search to email.
4.10
118
Content Chemistry Summary
Content Chemistry
A visual playbook for turning your blog into a customer magnet, from search to email.
by Andy Crestodina 2012 112 pages
4.10
118 ratings
How Not to Invest
by Barry Ritholtz • 2025
Cognitive errors, hidden fees, and bad advice destroy more wealth than any market crash ever will.
4.19
1k+
How Not to Invest Summary
How Not to Invest
Cognitive errors, hidden fees, and bad advice destroy more wealth than any market crash ever will.
by Barry Ritholtz 2025 496 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Value Engineering
by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya • 2003
Function is worth more than form: the systematic approach that finds savings competitors overlook.
4.75
4
Value Engineering Summary
Value Engineering
Function is worth more than form: the systematic approach that finds savings competitors overlook.
by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya 2003 212 pages
4.75
4 ratings
Griftopia
by Matt Taibbi • 2010
From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.
4.16
9k+
Griftopia Summary
Griftopia
From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.
by Matt Taibbi 2010 253 pages
4.16
9k+ ratings
UX Research
by Brad Nunnally • 2016
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
3.68
263
UX Research Summary
UX Research
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
by Brad Nunnally 2016 256 pages
3.68
263 ratings
How to Talk So People Listen
by Sonya Hamlin • 1988
Why most workplace messages get ignored, and the audience-first method that gets you heard.
3.22
109
How to Talk So People Listen Summary
How to Talk So People Listen
Why most workplace messages get ignored, and the audience-first method that gets you heard.
by Sonya Hamlin 1988
3.22
109 ratings
No Tech Hacking
by Johnny Long • 2007
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
3.94
220
No Tech Hacking Summary
No Tech Hacking
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
by Johnny Long 2007 384 pages
3.94
220 ratings
Lombard Street
by Walter Bagehot • 1873
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
3.89
435
Lombard Street Summary
Lombard Street
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
by Walter Bagehot 1873 188 pages
3.89
435 ratings
How Change Happens
by Leslie R. Crutchfield • 2018
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
3.74
160
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018 240 pages
3.74
160 ratings
The Right to Privacy
by Ellen Alderman • 1995
Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.
3.96
339
The Right to Privacy Summary
The Right to Privacy
Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.
by Ellen Alderman 1995 432 pages
3.96
339 ratings
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
by Tony Buzan • 1976
Your notes are sabotaging your memory. The method that works the way your brain actually does.
3.88
375
Use Both Sides of Your Brain Summary
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
Your notes are sabotaging your memory. The method that works the way your brain actually does.
by Tony Buzan 1976 160 pages
3.88
375 ratings
The World's Banker
by Sebastian Mallaby • 2004
Wolfensohn went to Nigeria to speed development. A prison cell taught what no plan can.
3.79
266
The World's Banker Summary
The World's Banker
Wolfensohn went to Nigeria to speed development. A prison cell taught what no plan can.
by Sebastian Mallaby 2004 496 pages
3.79
266 ratings
The Value of Debt in Building Wealth
by Thomas J. Anderson • 2016
Paying off all debt early can leave you poorer. Here's why keeping some low-cost loans is smarter.
3.73
184
The Value of Debt in Building Wealth Summary
The Value of Debt in Building Wealth
Paying off all debt early can leave you poorer. Here's why keeping some low-cost loans is smarter.
by Thomas J. Anderson 2016 272 pages
3.73
184 ratings
Peak
by Chip Conley • 2007
Use a psychologist's pyramid to transform employees, customers, and investors into evangelists.
3.99
2k+
Peak Summary
Peak
Use a psychologist's pyramid to transform employees, customers, and investors into evangelists.
by Chip Conley 2007 274 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Bloomberg by Bloomberg
by Michael R. Bloomberg • 1997
Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.
3.71
1k+
Bloomberg by Bloomberg Summary
Bloomberg by Bloomberg
Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.
by Michael R. Bloomberg 1997 280 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Happy at Work
by Robyn L. Garrett • 2023
The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.
3.86
100
Happy at Work Summary
Happy at Work
The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.
by Robyn L. Garrett 2023 256 pages
3.86
100 ratings
Mastering Leadership
by Bob Anderson • 2015
Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.
4.18
402
Mastering Leadership Summary
Mastering Leadership
Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.
by Bob Anderson 2015 384 pages
4.18
402 ratings
Investing In ETFs FD
by Russell Wild • 2015
The blueprint for a low-cost, globally diversified ETF portfolio that runs without you.
3.85
160
Investing In ETFs FD Summary
Investing In ETFs FD
The blueprint for a low-cost, globally diversified ETF portfolio that runs without you.
by Russell Wild 2015 282 pages
3.85
160 ratings
Launch
by John Spencer • 2016
A design thinking framework that turns any classroom into a launchpad for student creativity.
4.09
500+
Launch Summary
Launch
A design thinking framework that turns any classroom into a launchpad for student creativity.
by John Spencer 2016 298 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Email Marketing Demystified
by Matthew Paulson • 2015
The $43-to-$1 channel: a system for building a list that sells on demand.
3.96
163
Email Marketing Demystified Summary
Email Marketing Demystified
The $43-to-$1 channel: a system for building a list that sells on demand.
by Matthew Paulson 2015 254 pages
3.96
163 ratings
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
by Marilee G. Adams • 2004
Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.
3.85
3k+
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.
by Marilee G. Adams 2004 256 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning
by Roy V. H. Pollock • 2006
Half of all corporate training is wasted. The cure starts with business results, not better classes.
4.20
215
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning Summary
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning
Half of all corporate training is wasted. The cure starts with business results, not better classes.
by Roy V. H. Pollock 2006 231 pages
4.20
215 ratings
Venture Capital Deal Terms
by Harm De Vries • 2017
The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.
3.93
123
Venture Capital Deal Terms Summary
Venture Capital Deal Terms
The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.
by Harm De Vries 2017 194 pages
3.93
123 ratings
The Little Book of Alternative Investments
by Ben Stein • 2011
Your 60/40 portfolio is mostly a bet on stocks. The alternative investments that fix the math.
3.47
174
The Little Book of Alternative Investments Summary
The Little Book of Alternative Investments
Your 60/40 portfolio is mostly a bet on stocks. The alternative investments that fix the math.
by Ben Stein 2011 288 pages
3.47
174 ratings
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
by Jason Fried • 2018
Stop the hustle, protect your time, and build a calm, profitable business. Proven at Basecamp.
4.01
13k+
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work Summary
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
Stop the hustle, protect your time, and build a calm, profitable business. Proven at Basecamp.
by Jason Fried 2018 240 pages
4.01
13k+ ratings
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook
by Richard Wiswall • 2009
The business manual organic farmers actually need: plan for profit, track costs, and pay yourself.
4.08
157
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook Summary
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook
The business manual organic farmers actually need: plan for profit, track costs, and pay yourself.
by Richard Wiswall 2009 224 pages
4.08
157 ratings
The Science of Getting Started
by Patrick King • 2019
Your brain is wired to avoid discomfort. How to override the wiring and get started.
4.08
254
The Science of Getting Started Summary
The Science of Getting Started
Your brain is wired to avoid discomfort. How to override the wiring and get started.
by Patrick King 2019 282 pages
4.08
254 ratings
The Introvert's Complete Career Guide
by Jane Finkle • 2019
The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.
3.25
191
The Introvert's Complete Career Guide Summary
The Introvert's Complete Career Guide
The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.
by Jane Finkle 2019 240 pages
3.25
191 ratings
The Pressure Principle
by Dave Alred • 2018
Stop trying to calm down. An elite coach's method for channeling anxiety into peak performance.
3.90
467
The Pressure Principle Summary
The Pressure Principle
Stop trying to calm down. An elite coach's method for channeling anxiety into peak performance.
by Dave Alred 2018 272 pages
3.90
467 ratings
The Perfect Day Formula
by Craig Ballantyne • 2016
A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.
3.97
1k+
The Perfect Day Formula Summary
The Perfect Day Formula
A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.
by Craig Ballantyne 2016 135 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Brand Idea
by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande • 2013
Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.
3.40
52
The Brand Idea Summary
The Brand Idea
Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.
by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande 2013 240 pages
3.40
52 ratings
Selling With Noble Purpose
by Lisa Earle McLeod • 2012
Salespeople who put customer impact before their own commission earn more. Here is the playbook.
4.13
208
Selling With Noble Purpose Summary
Selling With Noble Purpose
Salespeople who put customer impact before their own commission earn more. Here is the playbook.
by Lisa Earle McLeod 2012 336 pages
4.13
208 ratings
Buy Signals Sell Signals
by Steve Burns • 2015
Replace emotional trades with a mechanical system built from price signals and backtested rules.
3.91
295
Buy Signals Sell Signals Summary
Buy Signals Sell Signals
Replace emotional trades with a mechanical system built from price signals and backtested rules.
by Steve Burns 2015 88 pages
3.91
295 ratings
The Road to Ruin
by James Rickards • 2016
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
4.05
1k+
The Road to Ruin Summary
The Road to Ruin
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
by James Rickards 2016 352 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Tiger That Isn't
by Michael Blastland • 2007
A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.
3.91
500+
The Tiger That Isn't Summary
The Tiger That Isn't
A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.
by Michael Blastland 2007 184 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education
by W. Edwards Deming • 1991
Ranking employees and setting numerical targets are not management. They are sabotage.
4.17
500+
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education Summary
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education
Ranking employees and setting numerical targets are not management. They are sabotage.
by W. Edwards Deming 1991 266 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Ignore Everybody
by Hugh MacLeod • 2009
Forty rules for creative freedom: ignore the crowd, keep the day job, and build your own audience.
4.08
28k+
Ignore Everybody Summary
Ignore Everybody
Forty rules for creative freedom: ignore the crowd, keep the day job, and build your own audience.
by Hugh MacLeod 2009 159 pages
4.08
28k+ ratings
Becoming a Changemaker
by Alex Budak • 2022
A title is not required. The playbook for making an impact from wherever you sit.
4.04
174
Becoming a Changemaker Summary
Becoming a Changemaker
A title is not required. The playbook for making an impact from wherever you sit.
by Alex Budak 2022 304 pages
4.04
174 ratings
Louder than Words
by Todd Henry • 2015
From imitation to unmistakable: the cycle that builds your creative voice and makes it last.
4.11
457
Louder than Words Summary
Louder than Words
From imitation to unmistakable: the cycle that builds your creative voice and makes it last.
by Todd Henry 2015 224 pages
4.11
457 ratings
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