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Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback
by Michael Rabiger • 1987
From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.
4.21
336
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback Summary
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback
From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.
by Michael Rabiger 1987
4.21
336 ratings
How to Thrive in the Digital Age
by Tom Chatfield • 2012
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
3.08
500+
How to Thrive in the Digital Age Summary
How to Thrive in the Digital Age
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
by Tom Chatfield 2012 161 pages
3.08
500+ ratings
Under Their Thumb
by Bill German • 2009
A Brooklyn teenager's fanzine caught the Stones' eye. They opened their world; he lost his own.
3.99
424
Under Their Thumb Summary
Under Their Thumb
A Brooklyn teenager's fanzine caught the Stones' eye. They opened their world; he lost his own.
by Bill German 2009 372 pages
3.99
424 ratings
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety
by Jen Lancaster • 2020
Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.
3.37
6k+
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety Summary
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety
Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.
by Jen Lancaster 2020 288 pages
3.37
6k+ ratings
Securing Democracy
by Glenn Greenwald • 2021
Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.
4.30
151
Securing Democracy Summary
Securing Democracy
Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.
by Glenn Greenwald 2021 258 pages
4.30
151 ratings
Backstory
by Ken Auletta • 2003
Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.
3.50
74
Backstory Summary
Backstory
Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.
by Ken Auletta 2003 332 pages
3.50
74 ratings
The People's Platform
by Astra Taylor • 2012
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
4.04
500+
The People's Platform Summary
The People's Platform
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
by Astra Taylor 2012 288 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
The Tyranny of Opinion
by Russell Blackford • 2018
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
3.92
36
The Tyranny of Opinion Summary
The Tyranny of Opinion
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
by Russell Blackford 2018 240 pages
3.92
36 ratings
Bunk
by Kevin Young • 2017
America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.
3.18
1k+
Bunk Summary
Bunk
America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.
by Kevin Young 2017 560 pages
3.18
1k+ ratings
Batman, Superman, and Philosophy
by Nicolas Michaud • 2016
Marvel's Civil War as philosophy: the security-versus-liberty debate, and no one wins.
3.43
30
Batman, Superman, and Philosophy Summary
Batman, Superman, and Philosophy
Marvel's Civil War as philosophy: the security-versus-liberty debate, and no one wins.
by Nicolas Michaud 2016 288 pages
3.43
30 ratings
Go Mobile
by Jeanne Hopkins • 2011
Mobile marketing without a big budget: how to adapt Fortune 500 tactics to your business.
3.55
60
Go Mobile Summary
Go Mobile
Mobile marketing without a big budget: how to adapt Fortune 500 tactics to your business.
by Jeanne Hopkins 2011 256 pages
3.55
60 ratings
The Smarter Screen
by Shlomo Benartzi • 2015
Screens nudge you in 50 milliseconds. The rules for making that moment work for you.
3.96
365
The Smarter Screen Summary
The Smarter Screen
Screens nudge you in 50 milliseconds. The rules for making that moment work for you.
by Shlomo Benartzi 2015 248 pages
3.96
365 ratings
The Case That Never Dies
by Lloyd C. Gardner • 2004
The Lindbergh conviction hung on a ladder, marked money, and witnesses. None of it held.
3.47
118
The Case That Never Dies Summary
The Case That Never Dies
The Lindbergh conviction hung on a ladder, marked money, and witnesses. None of it held.
by Lloyd C. Gardner 2004 480 pages
3.47
118 ratings
Facts and Other Lies
by Ed Coper • 2022
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
4.16
242
Facts and Other Lies Summary
Facts and Other Lies
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
by Ed Coper 2022 394 pages
4.16
242 ratings
Strategic Silence
by Roumen Dimitrov • 2017
How not speaking, being boring, and off-the-record whispers let PR pros shape what the media asks.
Strategic Silence Summary
Strategic Silence
How not speaking, being boring, and off-the-record whispers let PR pros shape what the media asks.
by Roumen Dimitrov 2017 242 pages
Buckley
by Sam Tanenhaus • 2025
How a yachtsman with a magazine built the movement that elected Reagan.
4.21
500+
Buckley Summary
Buckley
How a yachtsman with a magazine built the movement that elected Reagan.
by Sam Tanenhaus 2025 1040 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2017
One presentation that sells in person, online, and on autopilot: the direct-response formula.
3.47
75
No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations Summary
No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations
One presentation that sells in person, online, and on autopilot: the direct-response formula.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2017 168 pages
3.47
75 ratings
The Rant Zone
by Dennis Miller • 2001
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
3.57
375
The Rant Zone Summary
The Rant Zone
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
by Dennis Miller 2001 208 pages
3.57
375 ratings
Context
by Cory Doctorow • 2011
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
3.66
372
Context Summary
Context
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
by Cory Doctorow 2011 241 pages
3.66
372 ratings
Supercommunicator
by Frank J. Pietrucha • 2014
Your audience's brain has changed. Here's how to adapt your explanations so they actually land.
3.35
82
Supercommunicator Summary
Supercommunicator
Your audience's brain has changed. Here's how to adapt your explanations so they actually land.
by Frank J. Pietrucha 2014 272 pages
3.35
82 ratings
Culture and Resistance
by Edward W. Said • 2003
Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.
4.10
419
Culture and Resistance Summary
Culture and Resistance
Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.
by Edward W. Said 2003 224 pages
4.10
419 ratings
Our Noise
by John Cook • 2009
When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.
4.05
1k+
Our Noise Summary
Our Noise
When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.
by John Cook 2009 289 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
by Mohammed El-Kurd • 2025
The sympathy economy demands Palestinians be broken, blameless, and silent about who broke them.
4.77
5k+
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal Summary
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
The sympathy economy demands Palestinians be broken, blameless, and silent about who broke them.
by Mohammed El-Kurd 2025 256 pages
4.77
5k+ ratings
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason • 2018
Policy isn't what divides America. The real fracture is tribal: race, faith, and party have merged.
3.84
500+
Uncivil Agreement Summary
Uncivil Agreement
Policy isn't what divides America. The real fracture is tribal: race, faith, and party have merged.
by Lilliana Mason 2018 192 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos
by Brett Juilly • 2017
Your smartphone shoots great video. Here is the roadmap from first idea to loyal subscribers.
3.71
14
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos Summary
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos
Your smartphone shoots great video. Here is the roadmap from first idea to loyal subscribers.
by Brett Juilly 2017 180 pages
3.71
14 ratings
Off the Edge
by Kelly Weill • 2022
A commune invented flat Earth. An algorithm resurrected it. One man died trying to see the edge.
3.78
1k+
Off the Edge Summary
Off the Edge
A commune invented flat Earth. An algorithm resurrected it. One man died trying to see the edge.
by Kelly Weill 2022 245 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Finks
by Joel Whitney • 2017
How the CIA turned literary magazines, Nobel winners, and bestsellers into Cold War weapons.
3.96
166
Finks Summary
Finks
How the CIA turned literary magazines, Nobel winners, and bestsellers into Cold War weapons.
by Joel Whitney 2017 348 pages
3.96
166 ratings
Customer Obsessed
by Eric Berridge • 2016
Customer experience fails in a silo. The fix spans design, data, diversity, and employee engagement.
3.21
48
Customer Obsessed Summary
Customer Obsessed
Customer experience fails in a silo. The fix spans design, data, diversity, and employee engagement.
by Eric Berridge 2016 272 pages
3.21
48 ratings
F#ck Content Marketing
by Randy Frisch • 2019
60% of B2B content goes unused. The fix: design the experience, not just the asset.
3.74
152
F#ck Content Marketing Summary
F#ck Content Marketing
60% of B2B content goes unused. The fix: design the experience, not just the asset.
by Randy Frisch 2019 258 pages
3.74
152 ratings
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media
by Carrie James • 2009
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
3.53
112
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media Summary
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
by Carrie James 2009 128 pages
3.53
112 ratings
Press Reset
by Jason Schreier • 2021
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
4.05
8k+
Press Reset Summary
Press Reset
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
by Jason Schreier 2021 301 pages
4.05
8k+ ratings
Seducing the Subconscious
by Robert Heath • 2012
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
3.98
181
Seducing the Subconscious Summary
Seducing the Subconscious
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
by Robert Heath 2012 264 pages
3.98
181 ratings
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
4.10
1k+
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020 96 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Leadership in Game of Thrones
by Brigitte Biehl • 2021
What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.
Leadership in Game of Thrones Summary
Leadership in Game of Thrones
What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.
by Brigitte Biehl 2021 132 pages
A Lot of People Are Saying
by Russell Muirhead • 2019
Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.
3.60
500+
A Lot of People Are Saying Summary
A Lot of People Are Saying
Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.
by Russell Muirhead 2019 232 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Politics
by Harold D. Lasswell • 1936
A map of power: how the few take the most and make everyone accept it.
3.37
41
Politics Summary
Politics
A map of power: how the few take the most and make everyone accept it.
by Harold D. Lasswell 1936 222 pages
3.37
41 ratings
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023 272 pages
3.71
21 ratings
Springfield Confidential
by Mike Reiss • 2018
The one rule that made The Simpsons great: network executives were banned from the building.
3.91
4k+
Springfield Confidential Summary
Springfield Confidential
The one rule that made The Simpsons great: network executives were banned from the building.
by Mike Reiss 2018 320 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
Filmmaking for Change
by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
3.27
22
Filmmaking for Change Summary
Filmmaking for Change
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
by Jon Fitzgerald 2012 270 pages
3.27
22 ratings
Dream Lovers
by Alfie Bown • 2022
Dating apps and VR porn aren't built for your satisfaction. They want you predictable.
3.62
42
Dream Lovers Summary
Dream Lovers
Dating apps and VR porn aren't built for your satisfaction. They want you predictable.
by Alfie Bown 2022 160 pages
3.62
42 ratings
You Need PR
by Jenna Guarneri • 2022
Brand identity first, coverage second: a PR system for startups that don't have an agency budget.
4.28
18
You Need PR Summary
You Need PR
Brand identity first, coverage second: a PR system for startups that don't have an agency budget.
by Jenna Guarneri 2022 248 pages
4.28
18 ratings
Shadowplay
by Tim Marshall • 2003
Europe's last war wasn't decided by bombs but by spies, media spin, and a stolen election.
3.87
3k+
Shadowplay Summary
Shadowplay
Europe's last war wasn't decided by bombs but by spies, media spin, and a stolen election.
by Tim Marshall 2003 320 pages
3.87
3k+ ratings
In the Long Run
by Jonathan White • 2024
The future made democracy possible. Calculated, secret, and algorithmic futures are dismantling it.
3.78
85
In the Long Run Summary
In the Long Run
The future made democracy possible. Calculated, secret, and algorithmic futures are dismantling it.
by Jonathan White 2024 271 pages
3.78
85 ratings
Hidden Hand
by Clive Hamilton • 2020
Beijing doesn't compete with the West. It quietly co-opts and captures its institutions from within.
3.85
500+
Hidden Hand Summary
Hidden Hand
Beijing doesn't compete with the West. It quietly co-opts and captures its institutions from within.
by Clive Hamilton 2020 320 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Let Them Eat Tweets
by Jacob S. Hacker • 2020
The GOP's formula: policies for the rich, powered by racial grievance, protected by a rigged system.
4.09
500+
Let Them Eat Tweets Summary
Let Them Eat Tweets
The GOP's formula: policies for the rich, powered by racial grievance, protected by a rigged system.
by Jacob S. Hacker 2020 288 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Experiential Marketing
by Kerry Smith • 2016
How to turn live events into content factories that build brands and pay for themselves.
4.18
11
Experiential Marketing Summary
Experiential Marketing
How to turn live events into content factories that build brands and pay for themselves.
by Kerry Smith 2016 224 pages
4.18
11 ratings
The Wrath to Come
by Sarah Churchwell • 2022
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
4.22
500+
The Wrath to Come Summary
The Wrath to Come
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
by Sarah Churchwell 2022 464 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
inside tagesschau
by Alexander Teske • 2025
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
3.63
97
inside tagesschau Summary
inside tagesschau
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
by Alexander Teske 2025 297 pages
3.63
97 ratings
Metaverse for Dummies
by Ian Kahn • 2023
How the metaverse actually works: crypto, virtual land, and the scam radar you need to survive it.
3.40
5
Metaverse for Dummies Summary
Metaverse for Dummies
How the metaverse actually works: crypto, virtual land, and the scam radar you need to survive it.
by Ian Kahn 2023
3.40
5 ratings
Lost in a Good Game
by Pete Etchells • 2019
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
3.72
500+
Lost in a Good Game Summary
Lost in a Good Game
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
by Pete Etchells 2019 320 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
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