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Carpe Diem Summary
Carpe Diem
Seizing the Day in a Distracted World
by Roman Alexander Krznaric 2017 288 pages
3.76
383 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Becoming Animal Summary
Becoming Animal
An Earthly Cosmology
by David Abram 2010 336 pages
4.17
1.7K ratings
Philosophy
Nature
Science
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos Summary
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos
Humanity and the New Story
by Brian Swimme 1999 115 pages
4.26
221 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Age of Abundance Summary
The Age of Abundance
How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture
by Brink Lindsey 2007 400 pages
3.51
135 ratings
Economics
History
Politics
Epistles 1-65 Summary
Epistles 1-65
by Seneca 1917 496 pages
4.45
804 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
On Quality Summary
On Quality
by Robert M. Pirsig 2021 224 pages
3.63
370 ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Spirituality
The Greek Myths Summary
The Greek Myths
Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold
by Robin Waterfield 2012 320 pages
3.73
1.7K ratings
Mythology
History
Greek Mythology
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam Summary
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam
by Robert Spencer 2005 270 pages
3.88
1.8K ratings
Religion
History
Islam
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 Summary
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 2002 512 pages
4.33
34.7K ratings
History
Classics
Russia
Panentheism Summary
Panentheism
The Other God of the Philosophers--From Plato to the Present
by John W. Cooper 2006 368 pages
4.28
47 ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
The Strange Order of Things Summary
The Strange Order of Things
Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures
by António Damásio 2018 336 pages
3.75
2.5K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Apocrypha Summary
The Apocrypha
by Anonymous 1989 528 pages
3.83
371 ratings
Religion
Theology
Christianity
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell 2005 372 pages
4.37
9.8K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
The Notebook Summary
The Notebook
A History of Thinking on Paper
by Roland Allen 2023 416 pages
4.31
1.9K ratings
History
Writing
Books About Books
A Slap in the Face Summary
A Slap in the Face
Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't
by William B. Irvine 2013 264 pages
3.7
514 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind
From Extended Mind to Embodied Phenomenology
by Mark Rowlands 2010 249 pages
3.7
44 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Persephone Rising Summary
Persephone Rising
Awakening the Heroine Within
by Carol S. Pearson 2015 400 pages
4.01
193 ratings
Mythology
Psychology
Self Help
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles
by Juan Donoso Cortés 2012 86 pages
4.18
129 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Theology
EL PRÍNCIPE - Maquiavelo Summary
EL PRÍNCIPE - Maquiavelo
by Nicolás Maquiavelo 2023 125 pages
3.88
577 ratings
Philosophy
The View from Ninety Summary
The View from Ninety
Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life
by Charles B. Handy 2025 187 pages
4.06
85 ratings
Memoir
Management
Biography
The Way of Silence Summary
The Way of Silence
Engaging the Sacred in Daily Life
by Br. David Steindl-Rast 2016 176 pages
4.09
193 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Christianity
Notes on the Synthesis of Form Summary
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
by Christopher W. Alexander 1964 224 pages
4.06
752 ratings
Design
Architecture
Philosophy
The Everyday Stoic Summary
The Everyday Stoic
Simple Rules for a Good Life
by William Mulligan 2024 256 pages
4.02
364 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Collections
How to Live a Good Life Summary
How to Live a Good Life
Soulful Stories, Surprising Science, and Practical Wisdom
by Jonathan Fields 2016 257 pages
3.81
1.5K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Christian Nationalism Summary
Christian Nationalism
A Biblical Guide For Taking Dominion And Discipling Nations
by Andrew Torba 2022 89 pages
3.82
353 ratings
Politics
Theology
Christian
Miracles and Wonder Summary
Miracles and Wonder
The Historical Mystery of Jesus
by Elaine Pagels 2025 290 pages
4.06
1.7K ratings
Religion
History
Christianity
Tech Agnostic Summary
Tech Agnostic
How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation
by Greg Epstein 2024 368 pages
3.51
137 ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Science
Awake! Summary
Awake!
William Blake and the Power of the Imagination
by Mark Vernon 2025 312 pages
4.5
20 ratings
Poetry
Philosophy
Biography
Rumi Summary
Rumi
Poet and Mystic
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1978 192 pages
3.89
81 ratings
Poetry
Spirituality
Islam
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism Summary
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism
by John Calvert 2010 256 pages
4.01
132 ratings
History
Islam
Politics
The Truth About Muhammad Summary
The Truth About Muhammad
Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
by Robert Spencer 2006 224 pages
3.88
1.5K ratings
Religion
Islam
History
Unshakable Freedom Summary
Unshakable Freedom
Ancient Stoic Secrets Applied to Modern Life
by Chuck Chakrapani 2016 163 pages
4.3
207 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Flow Down Like Silver Summary
Flow Down Like Silver
by Ki Longfellow 2009 301 pages
4.01
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Egypt
Historical
A Lot of People Are Saying Summary
A Lot of People Are Saying
The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy
by Russell Muirhead 2019 232 pages
3.61
770 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
Demian / Siddhartha Summary
Demian / Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse 1998 0 pages
4.2
12.6K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
Captains Of Consciousness Summary
Captains Of Consciousness
Advertising And The Social Roots Of The Consumer Culture
by Stuart Ewen 2001 272 pages
4.11
229 ratings
History
Sociology
Politics
How the World Thinks Summary
How the World Thinks
A Global History of Philosophy
by Julian Baggini 2018 398 pages
3.68
3.0K ratings
Philosophy
History
Religion
Returning to Eden Summary
Returning to Eden
A Field Guide for the Spiritual Journey
by Heather Hamilton 2023 308 pages
4.21
85 ratings
Christian
Spirituality
Philosophy
100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late Summary
100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late
by Luca Dellanna 2019 189 pages
4.18
113 ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
Intimate Relationships Summary
Intimate Relationships
by Rowland S. Miller 2006 608 pages
4.29
872 ratings
Psychology
Relationships
School
Original Love Summary
Original Love
The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening
by Henry Shukman 2024 353 pages
4.26
195 ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Meditation
On History Summary
On History
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1998 416 pages
3.99
578 ratings
History
Philosophy
Essays
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World
Tales of Marx and Marxism
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 2011 470 pages
3.88
976 ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Life Is What You Make It Summary
Life Is What You Make It
Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment
by Peter Buffett 2010 272 pages
3.8
2.6K ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
How We Change Summary
How We Change
by Ross Ellenhorn 2020 391 pages
3.82
419 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
In the Long Run Summary
In the Long Run
The Future as a Political Idea
by Jonathan White 2024 271 pages
3.78
72 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Diversity and Complexity Summary
Diversity and Complexity
by Scott E. Page 2010 304 pages
4.12
207 ratings
Science
Economics
Business
Mexifornia Summary
Mexifornia
A State of Becoming
by Victor Davis Hanson 2003 179 pages
3.93
760 ratings
Politics
History
American History
Destructive Trends in Mental Health Summary
Destructive Trends in Mental Health
The Well-Intentioned Path to Harm
by Rogers H. Wright 2005 384 pages
3.95
21 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Coming Back to Life Summary
Coming Back to Life
The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects
by Joanna Macy 2014 376 pages
4.28
546 ratings
Spirituality
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Nature
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