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Education Book Summaries

Introduction to Psycholinguistics
by Danny D. Steinberg • 1995
How children acquire language, why adults struggle with a second, and what feral children teach us.
3.96
107
Introduction to Psycholinguistics Summary
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
How children acquire language, why adults struggle with a second, and what feral children teach us.
by Danny D. Steinberg 1995 288 pages
3.96
107 ratings
F Wall Street
by Joel Ponzio • 2009
The do-it-yourself guide to pricing businesses by their cash, not their earnings, and buying cheap.
4.13
263
F Wall Street Summary
F Wall Street
The do-it-yourself guide to pricing businesses by their cash, not their earnings, and buying cheap.
by Joel Ponzio 2009 288 pages
4.13
263 ratings
A Lab of One's Own
by Rita Colwell • 2020
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
4.24
500+
A Lab of One's Own Summary
A Lab of One's Own
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
by Rita Colwell 2020 288 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
ذهن فریبکار شما
by Steven Novella • 1395
Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.
4.23
1k+
ذهن فریبکار شما Summary
ذهن فریبکار شما
Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.
by Steven Novella 1395 302 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
by Peter Bevelin • 2013
The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.
3.63
500+
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Summary
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.
by Peter Bevelin 2013 77 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts
by Bryan Cohen • 2010
A thousand prompts and a one-month plan: write daily and the blank page stops winning.
3.63
251
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts Summary
1,000 Creative Writing Prompts
A thousand prompts and a one-month plan: write daily and the blank page stops winning.
by Bryan Cohen 2010 117 pages
3.63
251 ratings
The Generosity Factor
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1902
Four passengers debate truth on a train; the relativist watches his worldview unravel.
4.12
500+
The Generosity Factor Summary
The Generosity Factor
Four passengers debate truth on a train; the relativist watches his worldview unravel.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1902 128 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Math for Grownups
by Laura Laing • 2011
The arithmetic you lost after school, applied to tips, taxes, recipes, and home projects.
3.80
149
Math for Grownups Summary
Math for Grownups
The arithmetic you lost after school, applied to tips, taxes, recipes, and home projects.
by Laura Laing 2011 256 pages
3.80
149 ratings
Never Far from Home
by Bruce Jackson • 2023
Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.
4.12
257
Never Far from Home Summary
Never Far from Home
Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.
by Bruce Jackson 2023 272 pages
4.12
257 ratings
Dreaming in Hindi
by Katherine Russell Rich • 2009
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
3.12
1k+
Dreaming in Hindi Summary
Dreaming in Hindi
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
by Katherine Russell Rich 2009 360 pages
3.12
1k+ ratings
Introduction to Real Analysis
by Robert G. Bartle • 1982
A rigorous foundation in real numbers and limits: the proofs that make calculus unshakeable.
4.00
311
Introduction to Real Analysis Summary
Introduction to Real Analysis
A rigorous foundation in real numbers and limits: the proofs that make calculus unshakeable.
by Robert G. Bartle 1982 400 pages
4.00
311 ratings
Preparing Expository Sermons
by Ramesh Richard • 2001
Seven deliberate steps from ancient text to modern sermon: a craftsman's method for preachers.
4.00
214
Preparing Expository Sermons Summary
Preparing Expository Sermons
Seven deliberate steps from ancient text to modern sermon: a craftsman's method for preachers.
by Ramesh Richard 2001 224 pages
4.00
214 ratings
Heidegger
by Michael Watts • 2014
Heidegger demystified: the freedom found in facing death, and the worldview technology imposes.
4.40
143
Heidegger Summary
Heidegger
Heidegger demystified: the freedom found in facing death, and the worldview technology imposes.
by Michael Watts 2014 121 pages
4.40
143 ratings
The Complete Guide to Memory
by Richard Restak • 2022
Memory isn't fixed. The neuroscience and techniques that can sharpen yours at any age.
3.67
423
The Complete Guide to Memory Summary
The Complete Guide to Memory
Memory isn't fixed. The neuroscience and techniques that can sharpen yours at any age.
by Richard Restak 2022 110 pages
3.67
423 ratings
Woe Is I
by Patricia T. O'Conner • 1996
Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.
3.94
4k+
Woe Is I Summary
Woe Is I
Most grammar rules aren't rules at all. Here are the few that actually clarify your writing.
by Patricia T. O'Conner 1996 240 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
JavaScript Enlightenment
by Cody Lindley • 2012
Why your jQuery knowledge isn't enough: the foundational JavaScript concepts that close the gap.
3.54
189
JavaScript Enlightenment Summary
JavaScript Enlightenment
Why your jQuery knowledge isn't enough: the foundational JavaScript concepts that close the gap.
by Cody Lindley 2012 164 pages
3.54
189 ratings
Beyond Human Nature
by Jesse J. Prinz • 2011
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
3.69
246
Beyond Human Nature Summary
Beyond Human Nature
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
by Jesse J. Prinz 2011 402 pages
3.69
246 ratings
Freud
by Ruth Snowden • 2010
Dreams, desire, and the unconscious: Freud's most enduring and unsettling ideas, made clear.
3.68
500+
Freud Summary
Freud
Dreams, desire, and the unconscious: Freud's most enduring and unsettling ideas, made clear.
by Ruth Snowden 2010 234 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Medical Terminology
by David Andersson • 2016
Medical language is a code built from repeating parts. Crack it once, read anything.
4.18
238
Medical Terminology Summary
Medical Terminology
Medical language is a code built from repeating parts. Crack it once, read anything.
by David Andersson 2016 241 pages
4.18
238 ratings
Ready, Study, Go!
by Khurshed Batliwala • 2018
Decide to love the subject you hate. The rest of studying is just biology and sleep.
3.83
500+
Ready, Study, Go! Summary
Ready, Study, Go!
Decide to love the subject you hate. The rest of studying is just biology and sleep.
by Khurshed Batliwala 2018 248 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
A Pelican Introduction
by Mike Savage • 2015
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
4.06
500+
A Pelican Introduction Summary
A Pelican Introduction
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
by Mike Savage 2015 462 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation
by Kim Marshall • 2009
Replace useless annual evaluations with five-minute visits that actually close achievement gaps.
3.93
259
Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Summary
Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation
Replace useless annual evaluations with five-minute visits that actually close achievement gaps.
by Kim Marshall 2009 288 pages
3.93
259 ratings
The Invisible Gorilla
by Christopher Chabris • 2010
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
3.91
14k+
The Invisible Gorilla Summary
The Invisible Gorilla
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
by Christopher Chabris 2010 295 pages
3.91
14k+ ratings
Billion-Dollar Ball
by Gilbert M. Gaul • 2015
College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.
3.88
500+
Billion-Dollar Ball Summary
Billion-Dollar Ball
College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.
by Gilbert M. Gaul 2015 264 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
by Myron Dueck • 2014
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
3.81
415
Grading Smarter, Not Harder Summary
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
by Myron Dueck 2014 253 pages
3.81
415 ratings
Making Shapely Fiction
by Jerome Stern • 1991
Story templates over pep talks: pick a shape, fill it with detail, and turn idea into draft.
3.98
1k+
Making Shapely Fiction Summary
Making Shapely Fiction
Story templates over pep talks: pick a shape, fill it with detail, and turn idea into draft.
by Jerome Stern 1991 270 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Teach Your Own
by John C. Holt • 1981
Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.
4.09
1k+
Teach Your Own Summary
Teach Your Own
Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.
by John C. Holt 1981 352 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Managerial Leadership for Librarians
by G. Edward Evans • 2017
The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.
2.89
18
Managerial Leadership for Librarians Summary
Managerial Leadership for Librarians
The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.
by G. Edward Evans 2017 400 pages
2.89
18 ratings
Rewiring Education
by John D. Couch • 2018
Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.
3.79
266
Rewiring Education Summary
Rewiring Education
Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.
by John D. Couch 2018 272 pages
3.79
266 ratings
Coaching Youth Sports
by Charlie Sullivan • 2021
75% of kids quit sports. The process-first method that keeps them playing and winning.
4.00
2
Coaching Youth Sports Summary
Coaching Youth Sports
75% of kids quit sports. The process-first method that keeps them playing and winning.
by Charlie Sullivan 2021 122 pages
4.00
2 ratings
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes
by Dave MacLeod • 2009
What every stuck climber does wrong, and the tactical, mental, and physical fixes that work.
4.06
1k+
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes Summary
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes
What every stuck climber does wrong, and the tactical, mental, and physical fixes that work.
by Dave MacLeod 2009 166 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed
by Howard Gardner • 2010
Three ancient virtues, dismantled by the digital age, reconstructed for it.
3.48
216
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed Summary
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed
Three ancient virtues, dismantled by the digital age, reconstructed for it.
by Howard Gardner 2010 256 pages
3.48
216 ratings
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?
by Yong Zhao • 2014
China's schools ace tests and kill creativity. Western reformers now race to import the same trade.
3.94
203
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Summary
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?
China's schools ace tests and kill creativity. Western reformers now race to import the same trade.
by Yong Zhao 2014 272 pages
3.94
203 ratings
The Go Programming Language
by Alan A.A. Donovan • 2015
Implicit interfaces, built-in concurrency: the complete Go programming guide.
4.43
1k+
The Go Programming Language Summary
The Go Programming Language
Implicit interfaces, built-in concurrency: the complete Go programming guide.
by Alan A.A. Donovan 2015 380 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Democracy and Social Ethics
by Jane Addams • 1902
Democracy is a social ethic requiring cross-class mixing and mutual understanding.
3.94
170
Democracy and Social Ethics Summary
Democracy and Social Ethics
Democracy is a social ethic requiring cross-class mixing and mutual understanding.
by Jane Addams 1902 88 pages
3.94
170 ratings
Trading Options Greeks
by Dan Passarelli • 2012
Direction alone won't make you money in options. The five risk measures that will.
4.28
158
Trading Options Greeks Summary
Trading Options Greeks
Direction alone won't make you money in options. The five risk measures that will.
by Dan Passarelli 2012 372 pages
4.28
158 ratings
A Short History of the World
by Christopher Lascelles • 2011
Thirteen billion years in one short book: why empires fall, ideas spread, and everything connects.
3.86
1k+
A Short History of the World Summary
A Short History of the World
Thirteen billion years in one short book: why empires fall, ideas spread, and everything connects.
by Christopher Lascelles 2011 241 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Maths Doesn't Suck
by Danica McKellar • 2007
Middle school math through pizza, shopping, and straight talk: no genius required.
4.18
1k+
Maths Doesn't Suck Summary
Maths Doesn't Suck
Middle school math through pizza, shopping, and straight talk: no genius required.
by Danica McKellar 2007 320 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
The ADHD-Autism Connection
by Diane M. Kennedy • 2002
Your child’s ADHD may be hiding autism. A roadmap for accurate diagnosis and integrated treatment.
3.52
143
The ADHD-Autism Connection Summary
The ADHD-Autism Connection
Your child’s ADHD may be hiding autism. A roadmap for accurate diagnosis and integrated treatment.
by Diane M. Kennedy 2002 224 pages
3.52
143 ratings
Volatility Trading, + website
by Euan Sinclair • 2008
Options profit from the size of the move, not direction. How to isolate and trade volatility.
4.24
199
Volatility Trading, + website Summary
Volatility Trading, + website
Options profit from the size of the move, not direction. How to isolate and trade volatility.
by Euan Sinclair 2008 224 pages
4.24
199 ratings
Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination
by Linda Anne Silvestri • 1999
Pass the NCLEX-RN by practicing 5200 questions that teach clinical judgment, not just memorization.
4.24
1k+
Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination Summary
Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination
Pass the NCLEX-RN by practicing 5200 questions that teach clinical judgment, not just memorization.
by Linda Anne Silvestri 1999 1184 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Happy Teachers Change the World
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2017
A Zen master's guide to the classroom: why the teacher's own breath is the first lesson.
3.77
500+
Happy Teachers Change the World Summary
Happy Teachers Change the World
A Zen master's guide to the classroom: why the teacher's own breath is the first lesson.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2017 527 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
How to Read a Financial Report
by John A. Tracy • 1980
Three reports, one story. Trace the numbers to see if a business thrives or deteriorates.
3.92
4k+
How to Read a Financial Report Summary
How to Read a Financial Report
Three reports, one story. Trace the numbers to see if a business thrives or deteriorates.
by John A. Tracy 1980 240 pages
3.92
4k+ ratings
Focus Groups
by Richard A. Krueger • 1988
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
3.84
128
Focus Groups Summary
Focus Groups
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
by Richard A. Krueger 1988 320 pages
3.84
128 ratings
The Everything Sign Language Book
by Irene Duke • 2003
A slight hand turn changes the word. Your face does the grammar. The complete ASL manual.
3.98
168
The Everything Sign Language Book Summary
The Everything Sign Language Book
A slight hand turn changes the word. Your face does the grammar. The complete ASL manual.
by Irene Duke 2003 304 pages
3.98
168 ratings
The Years That Matter Most
by Paul Tough • 2019
Getting into an elite college depends more on your parents’ income than your SAT score.
4.39
2k+
The Years That Matter Most Summary
The Years That Matter Most
Getting into an elite college depends more on your parents’ income than your SAT score.
by Paul Tough 2019 400 pages
4.39
2k+ ratings
The Aristocracy of Talent
by Adrian Wooldridge • 2021
How talent beat inheritance: the 2,500-year rise of meritocracy, and why it now faces revolt.
3.88
500+
The Aristocracy of Talent Summary
The Aristocracy of Talent
How talent beat inheritance: the 2,500-year rise of meritocracy, and why it now faces revolt.
by Adrian Wooldridge 2021
3.88
500+ ratings
How to Say No
by Diogenes of Sinope • 2022
Freedom's secret from the man who lived in a jar: say no to everything society worships.
3.40
273
How to Say No Summary
How to Say No
Freedom's secret from the man who lived in a jar: say no to everything society worships.
by Diogenes of Sinope 2022 248 pages
3.40
273 ratings
Failure to Launch
by Mark McConville • 2020
From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.
4.22
500+
Failure to Launch Summary
Failure to Launch
From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.
by Mark McConville 2020 320 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
by Alex Bellos • 2010
How counting became civilization's greatest invention, and the puzzling patterns it revealed.
4.12
5k+
Alex's Adventures in Numberland Summary
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
How counting became civilization's greatest invention, and the puzzling patterns it revealed.
by Alex Bellos 2010 448 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
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