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Education Book Summaries

Fallen Leaves
by Will Durant • 2014
At life's end, a historian sets down what he knows about desire, war, art, and God.
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1k+
Fallen Leaves Summary
Fallen Leaves
At life's end, a historian sets down what he knows about desire, war, art, and God.
by Will Durant 2014 208 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Words on the Move
by John McWhorter • 2016
Writing froze the language in your head; speech has been moving the whole time.
4.14
1k+
Words on the Move Summary
Words on the Move
Writing froze the language in your head; speech has been moving the whole time.
by John McWhorter 2016 257 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Apprenticeship Patterns
by Dave Hoover • 2009
Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.
4.10
500+
Apprenticeship Patterns Summary
Apprenticeship Patterns
Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.
by Dave Hoover 2009 165 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
by Charles Platt • 2012
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
4.34
186
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 Summary
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
by Charles Platt 2012 294 pages
4.34
186 ratings
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
by John Taylor Gatto • 2002
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
4.14
12k+
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition Summary
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
by John Taylor Gatto 2002 144 pages
4.14
12k+ ratings
Fundamental Analysis for Dummies
by Matthew Krantz • 2009
Turn earnings, cash flow, and the balance sheet into a fair price. No hot tips required.
3.92
254
Fundamental Analysis for Dummies Summary
Fundamental Analysis for Dummies
Turn earnings, cash flow, and the balance sheet into a fair price. No hot tips required.
by Matthew Krantz 2009 416 pages
3.92
254 ratings
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition)
by Daniel Golden • 2006
The hidden price of elite college admission: donations, connections, and the right last name.
3.67
500+
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition) Summary
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition)
The hidden price of elite college admission: donations, connections, and the right last name.
by Daniel Golden 2006 400 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals
by Karen Berman • 2008
Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.
4.20
69
Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals Summary
Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals
Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.
by Karen Berman 2008 380 pages
4.20
69 ratings
The Ultimate Options Trading Strategy Guide for Beginners
by Roji Abraham • 2017
Six options spreads every beginner should know: capped risk, steady premium, time on your side.
3.94
305
The Ultimate Options Trading Strategy Guide for Beginners Summary
The Ultimate Options Trading Strategy Guide for Beginners
Six options spreads every beginner should know: capped risk, steady premium, time on your side.
by Roji Abraham 2017 131 pages
3.94
305 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Margaret A. Boden • 2018
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
3.29
388
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
by Margaret A. Boden 2018 164 pages
3.29
388 ratings
Find Your Artistic Voice
by Lisa Congdon • 2019
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
4.05
2k+
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
by Lisa Congdon 2019 132 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Art and Science of Training
by Elaine Biech • 2016
A trainer's field manual: how to design, deliver, and prove the sessions that actually work.
4.04
137
The Art and Science of Training Summary
The Art and Science of Training
A trainer's field manual: how to design, deliver, and prove the sessions that actually work.
by Elaine Biech 2016 304 pages
4.04
137 ratings
Candlestick Charting For Dummies
by Russell Rhoads • 2008
Four data points, dozens of patterns: how to read the charts that professional traders actually use.
3.80
114
Candlestick Charting For Dummies Summary
Candlestick Charting For Dummies
Four data points, dozens of patterns: how to read the charts that professional traders actually use.
by Russell Rhoads 2008 368 pages
3.80
114 ratings
Feyman's Tips on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman • 2005
Four lost Feynman lectures: the math instincts and gyroscopic thinking his famous course left out.
4.24
495
Feyman's Tips on Physics Summary
Feyman's Tips on Physics
Four lost Feynman lectures: the math instincts and gyroscopic thinking his famous course left out.
by Richard P. Feynman 2005 182 pages
4.24
495 ratings
Who Gets In and Why
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2020
It's not your GPA that gets you into college. An inside investigation reveals what really decides.
4.27
4k+
Who Gets In and Why Summary
Who Gets In and Why
It's not your GPA that gets you into college. An inside investigation reveals what really decides.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2020 320 pages
4.27
4k+ ratings
A Brief History of the Spanish Language
by David A. Pharies • 2007
Why you say 'puerta' not 'porta': the hidden rules that shaped Spanish over two millennia.
3.87
156
A Brief History of the Spanish Language Summary
A Brief History of the Spanish Language
Why you say 'puerta' not 'porta': the hidden rules that shaped Spanish over two millennia.
by David A. Pharies 2007 248 pages
3.87
156 ratings
The Dominance Factor
by Carla Hannaford • 1997
Your body's lateral dominance sets your learning style. Map it to teach and learn smarter.
3.95
128
The Dominance Factor Summary
The Dominance Factor
Your body's lateral dominance sets your learning style. Map it to teach and learn smarter.
by Carla Hannaford 1997 192 pages
3.95
128 ratings
How to Make Money Trading Derivatives
by Ashwani Gujral • 2011
Most traders lose by fighting the trend. ADX reveals it; three entries exploit it.
3.92
175
How to Make Money Trading Derivatives Summary
How to Make Money Trading Derivatives
Most traders lose by fighting the trend. ADX reveals it; three entries exploit it.
by Ashwani Gujral 2011 100 pages
3.92
175 ratings
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics)
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992 214 pages
3.77
341 ratings
The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child
by Marti Olsen Laney • 2005
Introverted kids are wired for depth, not speed. The environment that makes that their advantage.
4.09
379
The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child Summary
The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child
Introverted kids are wired for depth, not speed. The environment that makes that their advantage.
by Marti Olsen Laney 2005 302 pages
4.09
379 ratings
Letters to a Young Scientist
by Edward O. Wilson • 2013
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
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4k+
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
by Edward O. Wilson 2013 256 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
Computer Hacking Beginners Guide
by Alan T. Norman • 2016
Land your first hack: Kali, Wi-Fi, social engineering, and the mental map to break in safely.
3.72
224
Computer Hacking Beginners Guide Summary
Computer Hacking Beginners Guide
Land your first hack: Kali, Wi-Fi, social engineering, and the mental map to break in safely.
by Alan T. Norman 2016 167 pages
3.72
224 ratings
Good Thinking
by David Robert Grimes • 2021
Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.
4.29
312
Good Thinking Summary
Good Thinking
Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.
by David Robert Grimes 2021 400 pages
4.29
312 ratings
Final Pagan Generation
by Edward J. Watts • 2015
Why Rome's last pagans didn't fight Christianity but managed its rise from inside the empire.
3.99
259
Final Pagan Generation Summary
Final Pagan Generation
Why Rome's last pagans didn't fight Christianity but managed its rise from inside the empire.
by Edward J. Watts 2015 346 pages
3.99
259 ratings
The Little Book of Economics
by Greg Ip • 2010
What drives growth, jobs, and inflation, and why no boom lasts forever.
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1k+
The Little Book of Economics Summary
The Little Book of Economics
What drives growth, jobs, and inflation, and why no boom lasts forever.
by Greg Ip 2010 250 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Be Quick - But Don't Hurry
by Andrew Hill • 2001
Fourteen years to build, fifteen blocks deep: a coach's blueprint for winning at work and life.
4.04
255
Be Quick - But Don't Hurry Summary
Be Quick - But Don't Hurry
Fourteen years to build, fifteen blocks deep: a coach's blueprint for winning at work and life.
by Andrew Hill 2001 192 pages
4.04
255 ratings
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook
by Evi Nemeth • 2010
Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.
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500+
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook Summary
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook
Every script, service, and subnet: the Unix and Linux admin's survival manual.
by Evi Nemeth 2010 1327 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Who Gets What ― and Why
by Alvin E. Roth • 2015
The hidden rules that allocate jobs, schools, and kidneys.
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3k+
Who Gets What ― and Why Summary
Who Gets What ― and Why
The hidden rules that allocate jobs, schools, and kidneys.
by Alvin E. Roth 2015 260 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
Eat That Frog! for Students
by Brian Tracy • 2020
Tackle your most daunting schoolwork first. The 22 field-tested tricks for doing it before noon.
4.01
274
Eat That Frog! for Students Summary
Eat That Frog! for Students
Tackle your most daunting schoolwork first. The 22 field-tested tricks for doing it before noon.
by Brian Tracy 2020 200 pages
4.01
274 ratings
Invest Like a Girl
by Jessica Spangler • 2024
No genius required: the quiet math that compounds a paycheck into wealth, and how to start.
4.09
324
Invest Like a Girl Summary
Invest Like a Girl
No genius required: the quiet math that compounds a paycheck into wealth, and how to start.
by Jessica Spangler 2024 336 pages
4.09
324 ratings
Somebody Else's Kids
by Torey L. Hayden • 1981
Boo barely spoke. Lori couldn't read. Tomaso raged. Claudia was pregnant. They were just kids.
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7k+
Somebody Else's Kids Summary
Somebody Else's Kids
Boo barely spoke. Lori couldn't read. Tomaso raged. Claudia was pregnant. They were just kids.
by Torey L. Hayden 1981 345 pages
4.28
7k+ ratings
Taking Charge of ADHD
by Russell A. Barkley • 1995
A disorder of self-control, not attention: the complete guide to parenting a child with ADHD.
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1k+
Taking Charge of ADHD Summary
Taking Charge of ADHD
A disorder of self-control, not attention: the complete guide to parenting a child with ADHD.
by Russell A. Barkley 1995 321 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Existential–Humanistic Therapy
by Kirk J. Schneider • 2009
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
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145
Existential–Humanistic Therapy Summary
Existential–Humanistic Therapy
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
by Kirk J. Schneider 2009 224 pages
4.01
145 ratings
Gravitation and Cosmology
by Steven Weinberg • 1972
A textbook that doesn't ask you to imagine curved spacetime; it proves you can't avoid it.
4.50
177
Gravitation and Cosmology Summary
Gravitation and Cosmology
A textbook that doesn't ask you to imagine curved spacetime; it proves you can't avoid it.
by Steven Weinberg 1972 688 pages
4.50
177 ratings
Meet Your Dog
by Kim Brophey • 2018
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
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Meet Your Dog Summary
Meet Your Dog
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
by Kim Brophey 2018 256 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Modern Text Book of Zoology
by R.L. Kotpal • 1995
The vertebrate body plan and its 500-million-year unfolding, from the notochord to the amniotic egg.
3.80
399
Modern Text Book of Zoology Summary
Modern Text Book of Zoology
The vertebrate body plan and its 500-million-year unfolding, from the notochord to the amniotic egg.
by R.L. Kotpal 1995
3.80
399 ratings
Desiring the Kingdom
by James K.A. Smith • 2009
Secular rituals already shape your deepest loves. Christian worship was meant to do the same.
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3k+
Desiring the Kingdom Summary
Desiring the Kingdom
Secular rituals already shape your deepest loves. Christian worship was meant to do the same.
by James K.A. Smith 2009 238 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Impossible to Ignore
by Carmen Simon • 2016
Audiences forget ninety percent of your message. What survives decides whether they act.
3.79
441
Impossible to Ignore Summary
Impossible to Ignore
Audiences forget ninety percent of your message. What survives decides whether they act.
by Carmen Simon 2016 288 pages
3.79
441 ratings
History of English literature
by Edward Albert • 1923
From Beowulf to Eliot: the full sweep of English literature, century by century.
3.90
257
History of English literature Summary
History of English literature
From Beowulf to Eliot: the full sweep of English literature, century by century.
by Edward Albert 1923 544 pages
3.90
257 ratings
Hypermedia Systems
by Carson Gross • 2023
HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.
4.37
225
Hypermedia Systems Summary
Hypermedia Systems
HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.
by Carson Gross 2023 548 pages
4.37
225 ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child
by Sarah Herbert Robbins • 2011
Your gifted child is intense and unevenly developing. Here's the parenting guide that actually fits.
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67
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child
Your gifted child is intense and unevenly developing. Here's the parenting guide that actually fits.
by Sarah Herbert Robbins 2011 304 pages
3.61
67 ratings
Born for Love
by Bruce D. Perry • 2009
The biology of empathy: early care builds it; inequality and screens tear it down.
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Born for Love Summary
Born for Love
The biology of empathy: early care builds it; inequality and screens tear it down.
by Bruce D. Perry 2009 384 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Python for Kids
by Jason R. Briggs • 2012
Start with a turtle that draws, end with a game you built yourself. Python for kids.
4.15
500+
Python for Kids Summary
Python for Kids
Start with a turtle that draws, end with a game you built yourself. Python for kids.
by Jason R. Briggs 2012 345 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
World History 101
by Tom Head • 2017
From Sumer to NATO, the dozen turning points that made the modern world.
3.72
500+
World History 101 Summary
World History 101
From Sumer to NATO, the dozen turning points that made the modern world.
by Tom Head 2017 256 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Psychology
by Gillian Butler • 1998
Your brain constructs what you see, not records it. And it takes shortcuts that fool you.
3.65
1k+
Psychology Summary
Psychology
Your brain constructs what you see, not records it. And it takes shortcuts that fool you.
by Gillian Butler 1998 168 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Reinventing Discovery
by Michael Nielsen • 2011
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
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500+
Reinventing Discovery Summary
Reinventing Discovery
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
by Michael Nielsen 2011 272 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
100 Deadly Skills
by Clint Emerson • 2016
SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.
4.04
500+
100 Deadly Skills Summary
100 Deadly Skills
SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.
by Clint Emerson 2016
4.04
500+ ratings
How to Make Money Trading with Charts
by Ashwani Gujral • 2008
Two parallel moving averages catch the big trends; a two percent cap stops the blowups.
3.99
205
How to Make Money Trading with Charts Summary
How to Make Money Trading with Charts
Two parallel moving averages catch the big trends; a two percent cap stops the blowups.
by Ashwani Gujral 2008 320 pages
3.99
205 ratings
Writing the Natural Way
by Gabriele Lusser Rico • 1983
A single brainstorming exercise quiets your inner editor and makes writing feel effortless.
3.93
418
Writing the Natural Way Summary
Writing the Natural Way
A single brainstorming exercise quiets your inner editor and makes writing feel effortless.
by Gabriele Lusser Rico 1983 288 pages
3.93
418 ratings
Behavioural Economics
by Michelle Baddeley • 2017
Standard economics assumes rational choice. Real decisions run on bias, impulse, and social forces.
3.75
253
Behavioural Economics Summary
Behavioural Economics
Standard economics assumes rational choice. Real decisions run on bias, impulse, and social forces.
by Michelle Baddeley 2017 168 pages
3.75
253 ratings
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