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The Lies We Tell Ourselves Summary
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
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by Jon Frederickson 2017 168 pages
3.98
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Out of Your Mind Summary
Out of Your Mind
by Alan W. Watts 1998 192 pages
4.42
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Why We Die Summary
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by Venki Ramakrishnan 2024 320 pages
4.04
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments Summary
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
by Adam Smith 1759 368 pages
4.07
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Discipline Is Destiny Summary
Discipline Is Destiny
The Power of Self-Control
by Ryan Holiday 2022 312 pages
4.26
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Summary
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
by Samuel P. Huntington 1996 368 pages
3.78
13.4K ratings
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What Is Tao? Summary
What Is Tao?
by Alan W. Watts 2000 96 pages
4.17
1.1K ratings
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Breaking Bad and Philosophy Summary
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by Robert Arp 2012 242 pages
3.30
270 ratings
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Pathways to Bliss Summary
Pathways to Bliss
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by Joseph Campbell 2004 224 pages
4.33
3.0K ratings
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Being Peace Summary
Being Peace
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1987 115 pages
4.32
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The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle Summary
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle
by Aristotle 336 pages
4.00
2.4K ratings
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177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class Summary
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The Thought Processes, Habits and Philosophies of the Great Ones
by Steve Siebold 2005 282 pages
4.35
852 ratings
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The Practicing Stoic Summary
The Practicing Stoic
by Ward Farnsworth 2018 292 pages
4.35
4.7K ratings
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Intelligence Summary
Intelligence
The Creative Response to Now
by Osho 2004 208 pages
4.12
1.4K ratings
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As a Man Thinketh Summary
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen 1902 80 pages
4.24
92.5K ratings
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The Shadow of the Object Summary
The Shadow of the Object
Psychoanalysis of the Unthought Known
by Christopher Bollas 1987 301 pages
4.51
187 ratings
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The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine
How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
by Andy Clark 2023 320 pages
3.92
861 ratings
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The Worm at the Core Summary
The Worm at the Core
On the Role of Death in Life
by Sheldon Solomon 2015 274 pages
4.11
1.8K ratings
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The Story of the Human Mind
by Paul Bloom 2023 464 pages
4.15
1.9K ratings
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Maturity Summary
Maturity
The Responsibility of Being Oneself
by Osho 1999 208 pages
4.10
1.7K ratings
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The Case Against Education Summary
The Case Against Education
Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
by Bryan Caplan 2018 416 pages
3.95
2.0K ratings
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The Story Paradox Summary
The Story Paradox
How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down
by Jonathan Gottschall 2021 272 pages
3.72
393 ratings
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Existential Kink Summary
Existential Kink
Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power
by Carolyn Elliott 2020 202 pages
3.84
3.0K ratings
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The Struggle for Recognition Summary
The Struggle for Recognition
The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts
by Axel Honneth 1992 240 pages
4.12
276 ratings
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The World as Will and Representation, Volume II Summary
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1844 720 pages
4.25
5.4K ratings
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Stop Fixing Yourself Summary
Stop Fixing Yourself
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by Anthony de Mello 2021 216 pages
4.22
1.0K ratings
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Living an Examined Life Summary
Living an Examined Life
Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey
by James Hollis 2018 124 pages
4.33
1.1K ratings
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The Enlightened Sex Manual Summary
The Enlightened Sex Manual
Sexual Skills for the Superior Lover
by David Deida 2004 192 pages
4.05
859 ratings
Sexuality
Relationships
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Batman and Philosophy Summary
Batman and Philosophy
The Dark Knight of the Soul
by Mark D. White 2008 304 pages
3.76
2.1K ratings
Philosophy
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The Inner Citadel Summary
The Inner Citadel
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
by Pierre Hadot 1992 368 pages
4.39
1.2K ratings
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Creativity Summary
Creativity
by Osho 1999 194 pages
4.18
3.3K ratings
Spirituality
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Self Help
Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction Summary
Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction
A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams
by Jack Canfield 2007 144 pages
4.04
2.5K ratings
Self Help
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Personal Development
Combatting Cult Mind Control Summary
Combatting Cult Mind Control
The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults
by Steven Hassan 1988 256 pages
4.42
1.5K ratings
Psychology
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The Urantia Book Summary
The Urantia Book
by Urantia Foundation 1955 2097 pages
4.03
1.3K ratings
Spirituality
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The Art of Travel Summary
The Art of Travel
by Alain de Botton 2002 272 pages
3.82
25.2K ratings
Travel
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Essays
Metaphysics Summary
Metaphysics
by Aristotle 365 pages
4.07
17.5K ratings
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Twilight of the Idols Summary
Twilight of the Idols
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1889 128 pages
3.95
13.4K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Summary
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
by Joseph A. Schumpeter 1942 460 pages
3.99
2.9K ratings
Economics
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The Meme Machine Summary
The Meme Machine
by Susan Blackmore 1999 288 pages
3.86
4.2K ratings
Science
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Summary
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
An Inquiry Into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig 1974 540 pages
3.78
239.8K ratings
Philosophy
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Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin Sharma 2000 224 pages
3.99
2.0K ratings
Self Help
Family
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The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction
A Guide for Writers and Readers
by Ayn Rand 2001 208 pages
3.97
529 ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Reference
Master of Change Summary
Master of Change
How to Excel When Everything Is Changing, Including You; Embracing Life’s Instability with Rugged Flexibility―a Practical Model for Resilience
by Brad Stulberg 2023 240 pages
4.03
1.9K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
My Voice Will Go with You Summary
My Voice Will Go with You
The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson
by Sidney Rosen 1982 256 pages
4.27
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Psychology Book Summary
The Psychology Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
by Nigel C. Benson 2011 352 pages
4.18
4.9K ratings
Psychology
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The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric
by Aristotle 292 pages
3.88
6.5K ratings
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Classics
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The Phenomenon of Man Summary
The Phenomenon of Man
by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 1955 320 pages
4.05
1.6K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Science
The Empathic Civilization Summary
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
by Jeremy Rifkin 2009 688 pages
4.03
925 ratings
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Tao of Pooh Summary
The Tao of Pooh
by Benjamin Hoff 1982 176 pages
4.01
127.0K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
The Evolving Self Summary
The Evolving Self
A Psychology for the Third Millennium
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1993 384 pages
4.05
1.2K ratings
Psychology
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