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Live Alone and Like It Summary
Live Alone and Like It
by Marjorie Hillis 1936 154 pages
3.67
1.2K ratings
Self Help
Feminism
Womens
All Things Wise and Wonderful Summary
All Things Wise and Wonderful
by James Herriot 1978 448 pages
4.45
36.8K ratings
Animals
Memoir
Biography
The School For Wives Summary
The School For Wives
by Molière 1662 60 pages
3.62
10.0K ratings
Plays
Classics
France
Economic Policy Summary
Economic Policy
Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
by Ludwig von Mises 1979 106 pages
4.36
1.9K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties Summary
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties
by Orison Swett Marden 1894 424 pages
4.34
188 ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
Imaginary Lives Summary
Imaginary Lives
by Marcel Schwob 1896 90 pages
3.98
1.2K ratings
Short Stories
France
Literature
Northanger Abbey Summary
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen 1817 260 pages
3.85
433.5K ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Odyssey Summary
Odyssey
by Stephen Fry 2024 448 pages
4.30
14.0K ratings
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
The Fall of Gondolin Summary
The Fall of Gondolin
by J.R.R. Tolkien 2018 304 pages
4.09
17.1K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
High Fantasy
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
by Edith Wharton 1937 288 pages
3.88
835 ratings
Short Stories
Horror
Classics
A View from the Bridge Summary
A View from the Bridge
A Play in Two Acts
by Arthur Miller 1955 96 pages
3.71
17.7K ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
I Am the Cheese Summary
I Am the Cheese
by Robert Cormier 1977 233 pages
3.77
17.4K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Classics
Emilia Galotti Summary
Emilia Galotti
by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 1772 93 pages
2.92
14.3K ratings
Classics
School
German Literature
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus - Illustrated Summary
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus - Illustrated
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 310 pages
4.02
1.9K ratings
Classics
Horror
Science Fiction
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume III Summary
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume III
by Edward Gibbon 1788 1360 pages
4.25
1.4K ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Orientalism Summary
Orientalism
by Edward W. Said 2003 424 pages
4.13
29.2K ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
Wonderland Avenue Summary
Wonderland Avenue
Tales of Glamour and Excess
by Danny Sugerman 1989 480 pages
4.25
2.7K ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
Cat’s Eye Summary
Cat’s Eye
by Margaret Atwood 1988 462 pages
3.95
71.9K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Canada
The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan Summary
The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan
by Helen Keller 1902 79 pages
3.95
528 ratings
Biography
Memoir
Classics
Child of All Nations Summary
Child of All Nations
by Pramoedya Ananta Toer 1981 352 pages
4.43
7.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Indonesian Literature
Fantastic Night & Other Stories Summary
Fantastic Night & Other Stories
by Stefan Zweig 1922 164 pages
3.99
1.7K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
German Literature
The Long Ships Summary
The Long Ships
by Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 478 pages
4.27
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Classics
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume I
by Adam Smith 1776 550 pages
3.92
281 ratings
Economics
Philosophy
History
Kiki's Delivery Service Summary
Kiki's Delivery Service
by Eiko Kadono 1985 193 pages
4.15
23.2K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Importance of Being Earnest Summary
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde 1895 89 pages
4.17
399.2K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
L'Art de la joie Summary
L'Art de la joie
by Goliarda Sapienza 1998 640 pages
4.12
8.8K ratings
Italian Literature
Italy
Feminism
Lies of Silence Summary
Lies of Silence
by Brian Moore 1997 192 pages
3.23
2.8K ratings
School
Ireland
Thriller
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Rod Espinosa 1851
3.55
5.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham Summary
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
For Soprano, Boy Soprano, and Orchestra
by Robert Kapilow 1996 96 pages
4.47
135.4K ratings
Childrens
Picture Books
Kids
Once an Eagle Summary
Once an Eagle
by Anton Myrer 1968 1312 pages
4.39
7.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
Finnegans Wake Summary
Finnegans Wake
by James Joyce 2002 628 pages
3.68
13.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
The Case Against Satan Summary
The Case Against Satan
by Ray Russell 1962 140 pages
3.69
2.4K ratings
Horror
Classics
Gothic
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba Summary
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
by Gabriel García Márquez 2006 104 pages
3.8
65.0K ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Literature
Écrits Summary
Écrits
by Jacques Lacan 2007 896 pages
4.03
3.4K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Hanul Ancuței Summary
Hanul Ancuței
by Mihail Sadoveanu 1928 142 pages
3.01
5.5K ratings
Romanian Literature
Classics
School
Per la pace perpetua Summary
Per la pace perpetua
by Immanuel Kant 1795 142 pages
3.58
2.8K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Street Summary
The Street
by Ann Petry 1998 435 pages
4.27
13.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
Greatest Hits Summary
Greatest Hits
by Harlan Ellison 2024 468 pages
4.08
1.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Horror
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life
The Wisdom of Rilke
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005 215 pages
4.13
358 ratings
Poetry
Philosophy
Literature
Labyrinths Summary
Labyrinths
Selected Stories & Other Writings
by Jorge Luis Borges 1964 260 pages
4.44
33.5K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Magical Realism
La vie heureuse Summary
La vie heureuse
by David Foenkinos 2024 208 pages
3.65
5.2K ratings
France
French Literature
Novels
School Education Summary
School Education
Developing A Curriculum
by Charlotte M. Mason 1905 367 pages
4.63
411 ratings
Education
Parenting
Classics
How to Speak and Write Correctly Summary
How to Speak and Write Correctly
by Joseph Devlin 2012 171 pages
3.62
2.2K ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Lost Illusions Summary
Lost Illusions
by Honoré de Balzac 2006 656 pages
4.16
12.3K ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
East Wind Summary
East Wind
West Wind
by Pearl S. Buck 1930 277 pages
4.06
9.6K ratings
China
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Magus Summary
The Magus
by John Fowles 1965 656 pages
4.05
63.2K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Mystery
Las memorias de Mamá Blanca Summary
Las memorias de Mamá Blanca
by Teresa de la Parra 1988 262 pages
3.77
735 ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Latin American
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo Summary
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo
by Franklin W. Dixon 1967 192 pages
3.77
1.5K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Childrens
Forrest Gump Summary
Forrest Gump
by Winston Groom 2002 248 pages
4.01
72.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Humor
Classics
The Man Who Was Thursday Summary
The Man Who Was Thursday
A Nightmare
by G.K. Chesterton 2001 182 pages
3.83
45.5K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Fantasy
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