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Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition Summary
Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition
by Lizzie Post 2022 405 pages
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Writing Secure Code Summary
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4.01
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Hume Summary
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How to Read a Paper Summary
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by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999 248 pages
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Crystals for Beginners Summary
Crystals for Beginners
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by Karen Frazier 2017 273 pages
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Unfolding the Napkin Summary
Unfolding the Napkin
The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures
by Dan Roam 2009 286 pages
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DSM-5 Insanely Simplified Summary
DSM-5 Insanely Simplified
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Catechism of the Catholic Church Summary
Catechism of the Catholic Church
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by Catholic Church 1992 846 pages
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The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer Summary
The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer
by David A. Whitsett 1998 288 pages
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Draft No. 4 Summary
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The Joy of Search Summary
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The Legal Analyst Summary
The Legal Analyst
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by Ward Farnsworth 2007 326 pages
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CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents Summary
CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents
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by Lisa Phifer 2017 230 pages
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188 ratings
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Crafty Screenwriting Summary
Crafty Screenwriting
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by Alex Epstein 2002 288 pages
3.84
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Gravitation and Cosmology Summary
Gravitation and Cosmology
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by Steven Weinberg 1972 657 pages
4.49
172 ratings
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Writing Fiction Summary
Writing Fiction
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by Alexander Steele 2003 304 pages
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The Evolution of Useful Things Summary
The Evolution of Useful Things
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by Henry Petroski 1994 288 pages
3.53
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The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells Summary
The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells
The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts
by Judika Illes 2004 1108 pages
4.29
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How to Stop Overthinking Summary
How to Stop Overthinking
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by Chase Hill 2019 170 pages
3.75
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Parenting Teens With Love And Logic Summary
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic
Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood, Updated and Expanded Edition
by Foster W. Cline 1992 320 pages
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Mudras Summary
Mudras
Yoga in Your Hands
by Gertrud Hirschi 2000 240 pages
4.17
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Geography for Dummies Summary
Geography for Dummies
by Charles A. Heatwole 2002 388 pages
3.73
97 ratings
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers Summary
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
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by Renni Browne 1993 288 pages
4.25
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Machine Learning for Dummies Summary
Machine Learning for Dummies
by John Paul Mueller 2016 410 pages
3.51
130 ratings
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Spartan Warrior Workout Summary
Spartan Warrior Workout
Get Action Movie Ripped in 30 Days
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The Writer's Portable Mentor Summary
The Writer's Portable Mentor
A Guide to Art, Craft, and the Writing Life
by Priscilla Long 2010 349 pages
4.49
355 ratings
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Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies Summary
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies
by Mark Zegarelli 2007 368 pages
4.11
217 ratings
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Somatics Summary
Somatics
Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health
by Thomas Hanna 1988 176 pages
4.18
577 ratings
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A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD Summary
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD
Compassionate Strategies to Begin Healing from Childhood Trauma
by Arielle Schwartz 2020 192 pages
4.21
367 ratings
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Adventures of the Soul Summary
Adventures of the Soul
Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions
by James Van Praagh 2015 177 pages
4.34
897 ratings
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Moms On Call Next Steps Baby Care Summary
Moms On Call Next Steps Baby Care
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by Laura Hunter 2012 205 pages
4.43
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Digital Minds Summary
Digital Minds
12 Things Every Business Needs to Know About Digital Marketing
by Weber Systems Inc. 2013 160 pages
3.50
455 ratings
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Engineering in Plain Sight Summary
Engineering in Plain Sight
An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment
by Grady Hillhouse 2022 251 pages
4.23
630 ratings
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Math Doesn't Suck Summary
Math Doesn't Suck
How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
by Danica McKellar 2007 320 pages
4.18
1.1K ratings
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Psychology for Screenwriters Summary
Psychology for Screenwriters
by William Indick 2004 304 pages
3.94
418 ratings
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Use Both Sides of Your Brain Summary
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
New Mind-Mapping Techniques
by Tony Buzan 1976 160 pages
3.88
369 ratings
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The Emperor Wears No Clothes Summary
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana
by Jack Herer 1992 291 pages
4.47
896 ratings
History
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Laundry Love Summary
Laundry Love
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by Patric Richardson 2021 208 pages
4.17
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The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep Summary
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep
Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years
by Harvey Karp 2012 384 pages
3.76
1.7K ratings
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365 Journal Writing Ideas Summary
365 Journal Writing Ideas
A year of daily journal writing prompts, questions & actions to fill your journal with memories, self-reflection, creativity & direction
by Rossi Fox 2013 250 pages
3.83
444 ratings
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Holy Bible Summary
Holy Bible
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by Anonymous 2007 1243 pages
4.58
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You Are A Writer Summary
You Are A Writer
by Jeff Goins 2012 77 pages
3.80
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Storytelling for User Experience Summary
Storytelling for User Experience
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by Whitney Quesenbery 2010 298 pages
3.74
505 ratings
Design
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 Summary
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders, Relays, Transistors
by Charles Platt 2012 294 pages
4.31
183 ratings
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jQuery Summary
jQuery
Novice to Ninja
by Earle Castledine 2010 407 pages
3.92
552 ratings
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How Linux Works Summary
How Linux Works
What Every Superuser Should Know
by Brian Ward 2004 368 pages
4.17
1.2K ratings
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Writing the Memoir Summary
Writing the Memoir
by Judith Barrington 1996 224 pages
4.04
706 ratings
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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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How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world Summary
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
by Michael Bierut 2015 320 pages
4.32
1.1K ratings
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The Paleo Approach Summary
The Paleo Approach
Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body
by Sarah Ballantyne 2013 432 pages
4.29
2.3K ratings
Health
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