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Reference Book Summaries

10 Days to Faster Reading
by The Princeton Language Institute • 2001
Read faster, understand more. Retrain your eyes, quiet the inner voice, and learn what to skip.
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10 Days to Faster Reading Summary
10 Days to Faster Reading
Read faster, understand more. Retrain your eyes, quiet the inner voice, and learn what to skip.
by The Princeton Language Institute 2001 206 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Becoming an Ethical Hacker
by Gary Rivlin • 2019
Get paid to think like an attacker: skills, tools, and career strategy for ethical hacking.
4.00
73
Becoming an Ethical Hacker Summary
Becoming an Ethical Hacker
Get paid to think like an attacker: skills, tools, and career strategy for ethical hacking.
by Gary Rivlin 2019 192 pages
4.00
73 ratings
Solving Product Design Exercises
by Artiom Dashinsky • 2018
The interview exercise that screens designers out. The structured process that gets them through.
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500+
Solving Product Design Exercises Summary
Solving Product Design Exercises
The interview exercise that screens designers out. The structured process that gets them through.
by Artiom Dashinsky 2018 158 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
The Subtle Art of Intraday Trading
by Indrazith Shantharaj • 2021
Indian day trading: setups, risk rules, and the psychology to stop gambling and start banking.
4.20
346
The Subtle Art of Intraday Trading Summary
The Subtle Art of Intraday Trading
Indian day trading: setups, risk rules, and the psychology to stop gambling and start banking.
by Indrazith Shantharaj 2021 166 pages
4.20
346 ratings
The Triathlete's Training Bible
by Joe Friel • 1998
A complete triathlon training system: how to periodize your year so you peak on race day.
4.17
2k+
The Triathlete's Training Bible Summary
The Triathlete's Training Bible
A complete triathlon training system: how to periodize your year so you peak on race day.
by Joe Friel 1998 386 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Clean Agile
by Robert C. Martin • 2019
Agile's real secret isn't standups: it's testing first, pairing, and merciless simplification.
4.24
1k+
Clean Agile Summary
Clean Agile
Agile's real secret isn't standups: it's testing first, pairing, and merciless simplification.
by Robert C. Martin 2019
4.24
1k+ ratings
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg • 2012
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
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3k+
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012 224 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
The Official Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2007
A 12-month system to generate seven figures selling e-books, courses, and coaching online.
3.79
149
The Official Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing Summary
The Official Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing
A 12-month system to generate seven figures selling e-books, courses, and coaching online.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2007 288 pages
3.79
149 ratings
Eloquent JavaScript
by Marijn Haverbeke • 2010
Build an interpreter while learning JavaScript: the fundamentals-first approach that lasts.
4.14
3k+
Eloquent JavaScript Summary
Eloquent JavaScript
Build an interpreter while learning JavaScript: the fundamentals-first approach that lasts.
by Marijn Haverbeke 2010 224 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
The Ultimate Question 2.0
by Fred Reichheld • 2011
One question measures genuine loyalty. Build a feedback system around it and outgrow your rivals.
3.87
1k+
The Ultimate Question 2.0 Summary
The Ultimate Question 2.0
One question measures genuine loyalty. Build a feedback system around it and outgrow your rivals.
by Fred Reichheld 2011 290 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
by Matthew McKay • 2007
Practical DBT exercises to calm overwhelming emotions and repair relationships, no therapist needed.
4.26
5k+
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
Practical DBT exercises to calm overwhelming emotions and repair relationships, no therapist needed.
by Matthew McKay 2007 296 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
The Pentester BluePrint
by Phillip L. Wylie • 2020
A no-experience roadmap to pentesting: the skills and certs that matter, and how to get hired.
4.15
226
The Pentester BluePrint Summary
The Pentester BluePrint
A no-experience roadmap to pentesting: the skills and certs that matter, and how to get hired.
by Phillip L. Wylie 2020 192 pages
4.15
226 ratings
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions
by Richard Paul • 2002
Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.
4.09
128
The Miniature  Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions Summary
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions
Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.
by Richard Paul 2002 54 pages
4.09
128 ratings
The Book on Negotiating Real Estate
by J. Scott • 2019
The real estate investor's playbook for pricing, protecting, and renegotiating every deal.
4.25
316
The Book on Negotiating Real Estate Summary
The Book on Negotiating Real Estate
The real estate investor's playbook for pricing, protecting, and renegotiating every deal.
by J. Scott 2019 359 pages
4.25
316 ratings
The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies
by Nicole Apelian • 2021
Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.
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The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies Summary
The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies
Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.
by Nicole Apelian 2021 322 pages
4.58
500+ ratings
Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts
by James J. Valentine • 2010
The craft manual for analysts who want to move stock prices, not just publish reports.
4.22
496
Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts Summary
Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts
The craft manual for analysts who want to move stock prices, not just publish reports.
by James J. Valentine 2010 518 pages
4.22
496 ratings
Liquid Intelligence
by Dave Arnold • 2014
A lab manual for the perfect cocktail: apply physics and chemistry to ice, carbonation, and flavor.
4.50
1k+
Liquid Intelligence Summary
Liquid Intelligence
A lab manual for the perfect cocktail: apply physics and chemistry to ice, carbonation, and flavor.
by Dave Arnold 2014 416 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
Design Is a Job
by Mike Monteiro • 2012
Stop designing for exposure: a field manual for building a profitable, sustainable design practice.
4.22
5k+
Design Is a Job Summary
Design Is a Job
Stop designing for exposure: a field manual for building a profitable, sustainable design practice.
by Mike Monteiro 2012 135 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Deep Learning with Python
by François Chollet • 2017
The Keras creator teaches you to build neural networks that see, read, and create in Python.
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1k+
Deep Learning with Python Summary
Deep Learning with Python
The Keras creator teaches you to build neural networks that see, read, and create in Python.
by François Chollet 2017 350 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
Currency Trading for Dummies
by Brian Dolan • 2007
A $4 trillion market runs 24/5. The playbook for trading it with discipline, not luck.
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490
Currency Trading for Dummies Summary
Currency Trading for Dummies
A $4 trillion market runs 24/5. The playbook for trading it with discipline, not luck.
by Brian Dolan 2007 338 pages
3.78
490 ratings
Interviewing Users
by Steve Portigal • 2013
Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.
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1k+
Interviewing Users Summary
Interviewing Users
Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.
by Steve Portigal 2013 176 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills
by David B. Rosengren • 2009
Turn conversations into catalysts for change: a skill-building workbook for helping professionals.
4.13
380
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills Summary
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills
Turn conversations into catalysts for change: a skill-building workbook for helping professionals.
by David B. Rosengren 2009 335 pages
4.13
380 ratings
Music Theory
by Nicolas Carter • 2016
The creative toolkit your instrument never came with: music theory that builds fluency, not rules.
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Music Theory Summary
Music Theory
The creative toolkit your instrument never came with: music theory that builds fluency, not rules.
by Nicolas Carter 2016 245 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence in Practice
by Bernard Marr • 2019
Robots patrol Walmart aisles. Netflix guesses your next watch. How 50 companies already run on AI.
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251
Artificial Intelligence in Practice Summary
Artificial Intelligence in Practice
Robots patrol Walmart aisles. Netflix guesses your next watch. How 50 companies already run on AI.
by Bernard Marr 2019 366 pages
3.41
251 ratings
Logos that Last
by Allan Peters • 2023
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
4.21
253
Logos that Last Summary
Logos that Last
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
by Allan Peters 2023 208 pages
4.21
253 ratings
Managing in the Gray
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. • 2016
When no rulebook covers it: wrestling messy, career-defining decisions leaders face.
3.53
128
Managing in the Gray Summary
Managing in the Gray
When no rulebook covers it: wrestling messy, career-defining decisions leaders face.
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. 2016 200 pages
3.53
128 ratings
Good Services
by Lou Downe • 2020
Your service assumes a normal user. That user doesn't exist. The design rules that work anyway.
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500+
Good Services Summary
Good Services
Your service assumes a normal user. That user doesn't exist. The design rules that work anyway.
by Lou Downe 2020 224 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Epidemiology
by Leon Gordis • 2000
The epidemiologist's method: how to measure disease, design studies, and prove what causes illness.
3.86
500+
Epidemiology Summary
Epidemiology
The epidemiologist's method: how to measure disease, design studies, and prove what causes illness.
by Leon Gordis 2000 335 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Retention Point
by Robert Skrob • 2018
Churn is the real enemy. The cure is one repeatable moment that makes a subscriber permanent.
3.73
309
Retention Point Summary
Retention Point
Churn is the real enemy. The cure is one repeatable moment that makes a subscriber permanent.
by Robert Skrob 2018 162 pages
3.73
309 ratings
Do What You Are
by Paul D. Tieger • 1992
A four-part formula for career fit that goes deeper than skills, interests, or values.
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Do What You Are Summary
Do What You Are
A four-part formula for career fit that goes deeper than skills, interests, or values.
by Paul D. Tieger 1992 416 pages
3.78
5k+ ratings
The Legal Analyst
by Ward Farnsworth • 2007
The interdisciplinary toolkit for predicting a legal ruling's impact before it is made.
4.26
500+
The Legal Analyst Summary
The Legal Analyst
The interdisciplinary toolkit for predicting a legal ruling's impact before it is made.
by Ward Farnsworth 2007 326 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
The New Buffettology
by Mary Buffett • 2002
Buffett decoded: buy the rare business competitors can't touch, and wait for the market to panic.
3.96
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The New Buffettology Summary
The New Buffettology
Buffett decoded: buy the rare business competitors can't touch, and wait for the market to panic.
by Mary Buffett 2002 288 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Head First Python
by Paul Barry • 2010
A brain-friendly Python guide that also dismantles the machinery of mass manipulation.
3.91
500+
Head First Python Summary
Head First Python
A brain-friendly Python guide that also dismantles the machinery of mass manipulation.
by Paul Barry 2010 491 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Corporate Social Responsibility
by Philip Kotler • 2004
The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.
3.90
187
Corporate Social Responsibility Summary
Corporate Social Responsibility
The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.
by Philip Kotler 2004 320 pages
3.90
187 ratings
Tunesmith
by Jimmy Webb • 1998
Hit songwriter reveals what the craft demands: a broken heart, a thesaurus, and no shortcuts.
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Tunesmith Summary
Tunesmith
Hit songwriter reveals what the craft demands: a broken heart, a thesaurus, and no shortcuts.
by Jimmy Webb 1998 448 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Knowledge, Reality, and Value
by Michael Huemer • 2021
A guide to philosophy that swaps jargon for common sense and teaches you to think for yourself.
4.30
282
Knowledge, Reality, and Value Summary
Knowledge, Reality, and Value
A guide to philosophy that swaps jargon for common sense and teaches you to think for yourself.
by Michael Huemer 2021 357 pages
4.30
282 ratings
The Gentle Sleep Book
by Sarah Ockwell-Smith • 2015
Night waking is normal, not a sleep failure. Gentle no-cry strategies for ages 0-5.
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2k+
The Gentle Sleep Book Summary
The Gentle Sleep Book
Night waking is normal, not a sleep failure. Gentle no-cry strategies for ages 0-5.
by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 2015 353 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
On Becoming Baby Wise
by Robert Bucknam M.D. • 1993
Routine feeds, not demand feeds, teach a baby nighttime sleep. The marriage benefits too.
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On Becoming Baby Wise Summary
On Becoming Baby Wise
Routine feeds, not demand feeds, teach a baby nighttime sleep. The marriage benefits too.
by Robert Bucknam M.D. 1993 279 pages
3.69
16k+ ratings
The Glamour of Grammar
by Roy Peter Clark • 2010
How the comma, the semicolon, and the well-chosen verb become instruments of style.
3.84
1k+
The Glamour of Grammar Summary
The Glamour of Grammar
How the comma, the semicolon, and the well-chosen verb become instruments of style.
by Roy Peter Clark 2010
3.84
1k+ ratings
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future
by John MacCormick • 2012
The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.
3.89
1k+
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future Summary
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future
The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.
by John MacCormick 2012 219 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
The Little Book of Value Investing
by Christopher H. Browne • 2006
Buy stocks on sale, protect the downside, let time compound the discount across global markets.
4.11
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The Little Book of Value Investing Summary
The Little Book of Value Investing
Buy stocks on sale, protect the downside, let time compound the discount across global markets.
by Christopher H. Browne 2006 208 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Designing Experiences
by J Robert Rossman • 2019
Turn any interaction into a journey: a design system from first anticipation to final memory.
3.97
159
Designing Experiences Summary
Designing Experiences
Turn any interaction into a journey: a design system from first anticipation to final memory.
by J Robert Rossman 2019 224 pages
3.97
159 ratings
Philosophical Investigations
by Ludwig Wittgenstein • 1953
Philosophy's deepest problems dissolve when you stop asking what words mean and watch how they work.
4.26
15k+
Philosophical Investigations Summary
Philosophical Investigations
Philosophy's deepest problems dissolve when you stop asking what words mean and watch how they work.
by Ludwig Wittgenstein 1953 246 pages
4.26
15k+ ratings
10 Mindframes for Visible Learning
by John Hattie • 2017
Ten teacher beliefs that outperform any technique, backed by education's largest research base.
3.85
353
10 Mindframes for Visible Learning Summary
10 Mindframes for Visible Learning
Ten teacher beliefs that outperform any technique, backed by education's largest research base.
by John Hattie 2017 180 pages
3.85
353 ratings
Essentials of Negotiation
by Roy J. Lewicki • 1996
Turn negotiation from instinct into strategy. Map power, build leverage, refuse bad deals.
3.75
484
Essentials of Negotiation Summary
Essentials of Negotiation
Turn negotiation from instinct into strategy. Map power, build leverage, refuse bad deals.
by Roy J. Lewicki 1996 304 pages
3.75
484 ratings
Writing for Emotional Impact
by Karl Iglesias • 2005
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
4.27
500+
Writing for Emotional Impact Summary
Writing for Emotional Impact
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
by Karl Iglesias 2005 238 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
User Story Mapping
by Jeff Patton • 2012
A $125M crash taught us written specs fail. This visual technique catches the misunderstanding.
4.19
3k+
User Story Mapping Summary
User Story Mapping
A $125M crash taught us written specs fail. This visual technique catches the misunderstanding.
by Jeff Patton 2012 324 pages
4.19
3k+ ratings
How to Invent Everything
by Ryan North • 2018
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
4.14
6k+
How to Invent Everything Summary
How to Invent Everything
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
by Ryan North 2018 437 pages
4.14
6k+ ratings
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual
by Lane Pederson • 2011
Contain the crisis before it burns your life down. The DBT manual for the rest of us.
4.14
216
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual Summary
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual
Contain the crisis before it burns your life down. The DBT manual for the rest of us.
by Lane Pederson 2011 278 pages
4.14
216 ratings
Philosophy of Art
by Noël Carroll • 1999
Art defies every definition. A tour through the best philosophical attempts, and what survives.
3.88
204
Philosophy of Art Summary
Philosophy of Art
Art defies every definition. A tour through the best philosophical attempts, and what survives.
by Noël Carroll 1999 288 pages
3.88
204 ratings
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