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Journey to Ixtlan Summary
Journey to Ixtlan
The Lessons of Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda 1972 288 pages
4.11
13.5K ratings
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Being Logical Summary
Being Logical
A Guide to Good Thinking
by D.Q. McInerny 2004 160 pages
3.75
2.0K ratings
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The Narrow Corridor Summary
The Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
by Daron Acemoğlu 2019 560 pages
4.22
3.5K ratings
Politics
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Finding Your Own North Star Summary
Finding Your Own North Star
Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
by Martha N. Beck 1997 380 pages
4.02
7.8K ratings
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The Crisis of Narration Summary
The Crisis of Narration
by Byung-Chul Han 2023 77 pages
3.90
1.6K ratings
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Essays
Tao Te Ching Summary
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu 107 pages
4.29
174.1K ratings
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Siddhartha Summary
Immersive
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse 1922 152 pages
4.08
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Liber Null and Psychonaut Summary
Liber Null and Psychonaut
An Introduction to Chaos Magic
by Peter J. Carroll 1987 224 pages
3.98
3.0K ratings
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Magic
Civilization and Its Discontents Summary
Civilization and Its Discontents
by Sigmund Freud 1930 127 pages
3.80
43.1K ratings
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Og Mandino's University of Success Summary
Og Mandino's University of Success
The Greatest Self-Help Author in the World Presents the Ultimate Success Book
by Og Mandino 1980 544 pages
4.33
1.1K ratings
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Skin in the Game Summary
Skin in the Game
The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2018 272 pages
3.91
30.2K ratings
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Awake Summary
Awake
It's Your Turn
by Angelo DiLullo 2021 476 pages
4.62
436 ratings
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The Art of Communicating Summary
The Art of Communicating
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013 176 pages
4.11
11.3K ratings
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Communication
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion
Cutting Consciousness Down to Size
by Tor Nørretranders 1991 480 pages
4.31
1.1K ratings
Psychology
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Journeys Out of the Body Summary
Journeys Out of the Body
The Classic Work on Out-Of-Body Experience
by Robert A. Monroe 1971 280 pages
4.08
4.3K ratings
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Philosophy
Way of the Peaceful Warrior Summary
Way of the Peaceful Warrior
A Book That Changes Lives
by Dan Millman 1980 217 pages
4.13
55.1K ratings
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Self Help
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg MD 1975 376 pages
4.22
187 ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Psychiatry
The Singularity Is Nearer Summary
The Singularity Is Nearer
When We Merge with AI
by Ray Kurzweil 2024 432 pages
3.92
2.8K ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Book of Disquiet Summary
The Book of Disquiet
by Fernando Pessoa 1982 544 pages
4.40
35.0K ratings
Classics
Poetry
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The Way of Zen Summary
The Way of Zen
by Alan W. Watts 1957 236 pages
4.17
22.6K ratings
Philosophy
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Buddhism
Free to Choose Summary
Free to Choose
A Personal Statement
by Milton Friedman 1979 356 pages
4.22
9.3K ratings
Economics
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A Brief History of Neoliberalism Summary
A Brief History of Neoliberalism
by David Harvey 2005 247 pages
4.13
7.1K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Art and Fear Summary
Art and Fear
by David Bayles 1994 122 pages
3.78
98.5K ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
The Machiavellians Summary
The Machiavellians
Defenders of Freedom
by James Burnham 1943 305 pages
4.29
1.8K ratings
Politics
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History
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology Summary
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior
by Scott O. Lilienfeld 2009 332 pages
3.66
4.8K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Stillness Is the Key Summary
Stillness Is the Key
by Ryan Holiday 2019 288 pages
4.23
38.2K ratings
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Psychology
Black Mirror and Philosophy Summary
Black Mirror and Philosophy
Dark Reflections
by William Irwin 2019 384 pages
4.12
145 ratings
Philosophy
Technology
Dystopia
Liquid Life Summary
Liquid Life
by Zygmunt Bauman 2005 164 pages
3.90
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Why Love Hurts Summary
Why Love Hurts
A Sociological Explanation
by Eva Illouz 2011 293 pages
4.00
1.8K ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Feminism
The Mental Game of Poker Summary
The Mental Game of Poker
by Jared Tendler 2011
4.23
1.2K ratings
Psychology
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Games
The Courage to Teach Summary
The Courage to Teach
Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
by Parker J. Palmer 1997 224 pages
3.96
4.4K ratings
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
Letters to a Law Student Summary
Letters to a Law Student
A Guide to Studying Law at University
by Nicholas J. McBride 2006 277 pages
4.11
970 ratings
Law
Education
Self Help
The Go-Getter Summary
The Go-Getter
by Peter B. Kyne 1920 68 pages
4.15
9.2K ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Love and Will Summary
Love and Will
by Rollo May 1969 352 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Love
Love and Limerence Summary
Love and Limerence
The Experience of Being in Love
by Dorothy Tennov 1979 340 pages
3.92
909 ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Self Help
How to Be Perfect Summary
How to Be Perfect
The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
by Michael Schur 2022 304 pages
4.14
32.5K ratings
Philosophy
Humor
Self Help
Practical Ethics Summary
Practical Ethics
by Peter Singer 1979 411 pages
4.07
3.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
The Theory of Everything Summary
The Theory of Everything
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
by Stephen Hawking 2002 176 pages
4.18
27.1K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Architecture of Happiness Summary
The Architecture of Happiness
by Alain de Botton 2006 288 pages
3.86
14.1K ratings
Architecture
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Art
Solaris Summary
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem 1961 204 pages
3.99
121.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Polish Literature
The Open Society and Its Enemies Summary
The Open Society and Its Enemies
by Karl Popper 1956 920 pages
4.23
2.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Secrets of Divine Love Summary
Secrets of Divine Love
A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam
by A. Helwa 2020 387 pages
4.51
7.5K ratings
Islam
Religion
Spirituality
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman 1985 184 pages
4.16
35.2K ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
The Logic of Political Survival Summary
The Logic of Political Survival
by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 2003 550 pages
3.97
155 ratings
Politics
Political Science
Philosophy
Death Summary
Death
An Inside Story
by Sadhguru 2020 376 pages
4.32
4.4K ratings
Spirituality
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Self Help
Sophie's World Summary
Sophie's World
A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy Vol I: From Socrates to Galileo
by Jostein Gaarder 2022 264 pages
4.07
823 ratings
Philosophy
Graphic Novels
Bande Dessinée
The Interpretation of Dreams Summary
The Interpretation of Dreams
by Sigmund Freud 1899 630 pages
3.84
78.7K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Classics
Seeking Wisdom Summary
Seeking Wisdom
From Darwin To Munger
by Peter Bevelin 2003 318 pages
4.22
4.7K ratings
Philosophy
Business
Psychology
Beyond Order Summary
Beyond Order
12 More Rules For Life
by Jordan B. Peterson 2021 382 pages
4.15
28.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Way of the Superior Man Summary
The Way of the Superior Man
A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire
by David Deida 1997 202 pages
4.06
32.6K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
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