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Strange Rites Summary
Strange Rites
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by Tara Isabella Burton 2020 301 pages
3.90
1.4K ratings
Religion
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Kant Summary
Kant
A Very Short Introduction
by Roger Scruton 1983 141 pages
3.77
2.0K ratings
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7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art Summary
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011 177 pages
3.72
506 ratings
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How to Win an Election Summary
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An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians
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3.80
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The Rig Veda Summary
The Rig Veda
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3.92
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Outraged Summary
Outraged
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by Kurt Gray 2025 368 pages
4.09
230 ratings
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Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Summary
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
by Henry David Thoreau 1866 188 pages
4.06
17.5K ratings
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The Pleasures of the Damned Summary
The Pleasures of the Damned
by Charles Bukowski 2007 557 pages
4.35
6.8K ratings
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Short Stories
Good Work Summary
Good Work
When Excellence and Ethics Meet
by Howard Gardner 2001 304 pages
3.75
268 ratings
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Buddhism for Beginners Summary
Buddhism for Beginners
by Thubten Chodron 2001 160 pages
3.81
3.5K ratings
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Rome's Last Citizen Summary
Rome's Last Citizen
The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
by Rob Goodman 2012 384 pages
4.16
1.2K ratings
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The Secret Pulse of Time Summary
The Secret Pulse of Time
Making Sense of Life's Scarcest Commodity
by Stefan Klein 2006 368 pages
3.88
652 ratings
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The Art of Disappearing Summary
The Art of Disappearing
Buddha's Path to Lasting Joy
by Ajahn Brahm 2011 160 pages
4.30
510 ratings
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Longpath Summary
Longpath
Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs – An Antidote for Short-Termism
by Ari Wallach 2022 212 pages
3.73
302 ratings
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The Art of Uncertainty Summary
The Art of Uncertainty
How to Live in the Mystery of Life and Love It
by Dennis Merritt Jones 2011 304 pages
3.93
301 ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
The Yoga of Jesus Summary
The Yoga of Jesus
Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels
by Paramahansa Yogananda 2007 160 pages
4.40
1.1K ratings
Spirituality
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Philosophy
The Case for Servant Leadership Summary
The Case for Servant Leadership
by kent-keith 2008 85 pages
3.60
171 ratings
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Management
You Learn by Living Summary
You Learn by Living
Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
by Eleanor Roosevelt 1960 224 pages
3.98
4.8K ratings
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Memoir
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The Intelligent Heart Summary
The Intelligent Heart
A Guide to the Compassionate Life
by Dzigar Kongtrül III 2016 248 pages
4.56
97 ratings
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Unfinished
Anti-Tech Revolution Summary
Anti-Tech Revolution
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by Theodore John Kaczynski 2016 268 pages
3.92
585 ratings
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A Beautiful Question Summary
A Beautiful Question
Finding Nature's Deep Design
by Frank Wilczek 2015 448 pages
3.87
1.5K ratings
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Hành Trình Về Phương Đông Summary
Hành Trình Về Phương Đông
by Baird T. Spalding 1924 256 pages
4.25
4.6K ratings
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Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten
The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality
by Theodore Dalrymple 2010 260 pages
3.96
1.1K ratings
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Essays
Psychology of the Future Summary
Psychology of the Future
Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research
by Stanislav Grof 2000 361 pages
4.27
290 ratings
Psychology
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The Minimalist Way Summary
The Minimalist Way
Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy
by Erica Layne 2019 174 pages
3.84
2.1K ratings
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Personal Development
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Unschooled Summary
Unschooled
Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom
by Kerry McDonald 2019 275 pages
4.09
1.1K ratings
Parenting
Education
Childrens
God Summary
God
An Anatomy
by Francesca Stavrakopoulou 2021 608 pages
4.26
1.5K ratings
History
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Theology
Fearless Living Summary
Fearless Living
Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret
by Rhonda Britten 1996 270 pages
4.17
326 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Philosophy
The Path to Love Summary
The Path to Love
Spiritual Strategies for Healing
by Deepak Chopra 1996 352 pages
4.00
3.4K ratings
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Philosophy
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis
by Peter Kuper 2004 80 pages
3.79
4.7K ratings
Graphic Novels
Classics
Comics
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
by Milan Kundera 1979 313 pages
3.95
52.5K ratings
Czech Literature
Classics
Literature
How to Have Courage, Calmness and Confidence Summary
How to Have Courage, Calmness and Confidence
by Paramahansa Yogananda 2010 158 pages
4.50
115 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Work Less, Live More Summary
Work Less, Live More
The Way to Semi-Retirement
by Bob Clyatt 2005 365 pages
3.93
548 ratings
Finance
Money
Business
The Sociology Book Summary
The Sociology Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
by Sam Atkinson 2015 352 pages
4.01
1.1K ratings
Sociology
Reference
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When Things Fall Apart Summary
When Things Fall Apart
Heart Advice for Difficult Times
by Pema Chödrön 1996 148 pages
4.27
60.7K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
Life Is Tremendous Summary
Life Is Tremendous
by Charlie "Tremendous" Jones 1968 107 pages
4.19
836 ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
The Democracy Project Summary
The Democracy Project
A History, a Crisis, a Movement
by David Graeber 2013 352 pages
4.09
1.7K ratings
Politics
History
Anthropology
Synchronicity Summary
Synchronicity
The Bridge Between Matter and Mind
by F. David Peat 1987 256 pages
3.92
303 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism Summary
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
by Bertrand Russell 1920 122 pages
3.98
371 ratings
Philosophy
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History
In Pursuit of Elegance Summary
In Pursuit of Elegance
Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing
by Matthew E. May 2009 224 pages
3.79
553 ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
How Do You Live? Summary
How Do You Live?
by Genzaburo Yoshino 1937 288 pages
4.00
16.3K ratings
Classics
Japan
Japanese Literature
The Great Transformation Summary
The Great Transformation
The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time
by Karl Polanyi 2001 360 pages
4.2
5.2K ratings
Economics
History
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A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6 Summary
A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6
by Arnold J. Toynbee 1947 640 pages
4.10
519 ratings
History
Philosophy
World History
Don’t Burn This Book Summary
Don’t Burn This Book
Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason
by Dave Rubin 2020 256 pages
3.77
3.8K ratings
Politics
Biography
Philosophy
Think In Systems Summary
Think In Systems
The Theory and Practice of Strategic Planning, Problem Solving, and Creating Lasting Results - Complexity Made Simple
by Zoe McKey 2018 125 pages
3.48
240 ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel Summary
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel
by Ashish Bagrecha 2019 198 pages
3.85
1.5K ratings
Self Help
Poetry
Love
Lyrical and Critical Essays Summary
Lyrical and Critical Essays
by Albert Camus 1970 384 pages
4.30
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Literature
Solitude Summary
Solitude
A Singular Life in a Crowded World
by Michael Harris 2017 256 pages
3.67
2.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Misquoting Muhammad Summary
Misquoting Muhammad
The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy
by Jonathan A.C. Brown 2014 384 pages
4.35
1.1K ratings
Islam
Religion
History
The Dignity of Difference Summary
The Dignity of Difference
How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations
by Jonathan Sacks 2002 216 pages
4.28
551 ratings
Religion
Philosophy
Judaism
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