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Reference Book Summaries

The Economist Guide to Organisation Design
by Naomi Stanford • 2015
Stop redrawing the org chart. Organization design aligns strategy, people, and culture to deliver.
3.66
58
The Economist Guide to Organisation Design Summary
The Economist Guide to Organisation Design
Stop redrawing the org chart. Organization design aligns strategy, people, and culture to deliver.
by Naomi Stanford 2015 351 pages
3.66
58 ratings
So lügt man mit Statistik
by Walter Krämer • 1991
Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.
3.74
136
So lügt man mit Statistik Summary
So lügt man mit Statistik
Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.
by Walter Krämer 1991 206 pages
3.74
136 ratings
Monolith to Microservices
by Sam Newman • 2019
Breaking a monolith into microservices: the incremental patterns that avoid a big-bang disaster.
4.29
1k+
Monolith to Microservices Summary
Monolith to Microservices
Breaking a monolith into microservices: the incremental patterns that avoid a big-bang disaster.
by Sam Newman 2019 255 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Stock Options
by Daniel Mollat • 2011
Option sellers profit when 80% expire worthless: a conservative system for steady premium income.
3.33
3
Stock Options Summary
Stock Options
Option sellers profit when 80% expire worthless: a conservative system for steady premium income.
by Daniel Mollat 2011 129 pages
3.33
3 ratings
Understanding Piaget
by Mary Ann Spencer Pulaski • 1980
Children build their own intelligence by acting on the world. Piaget's four universal stages.
3.73
15
Understanding Piaget Summary
Understanding Piaget
Children build their own intelligence by acting on the world. Piaget's four universal stages.
by Mary Ann Spencer Pulaski 1980 248 pages
3.73
15 ratings
Options Trading Playbook
by David Reese • 2019
The step up from basic calls and puts: strategies that profit whether markets rise, fall, or stall.
3.00
5
Options Trading Playbook Summary
Options Trading Playbook
The step up from basic calls and puts: strategies that profit whether markets rise, fall, or stall.
by David Reese 2019 137 pages
3.00
5 ratings
The Ultimate Hero's Journey
by Neal Soloponte • 2017
195 steps, four acts: the master structure hidden in every bestseller, and how to use it.
4.11
131
The Ultimate Hero's Journey Summary
The Ultimate Hero's Journey
195 steps, four acts: the master structure hidden in every bestseller, and how to use it.
by Neal Soloponte 2017 168 pages
4.11
131 ratings
RUST AND GOLANG FOR BEGINNERS
by Tam Sel • 2020
Rust prevents memory bugs; Go makes concurrency simple. One book teaches both through examples.
RUST AND GOLANG FOR BEGINNERS Summary
RUST AND GOLANG FOR BEGINNERS
Rust prevents memory bugs; Go makes concurrency simple. One book teaches both through examples.
by Tam Sel 2020 215 pages
How to Learn a Language in 5 Days
by Frederick Dodson • 2013
Forget grammar. Eight hundred words, five days, and your favorite movies will get you speaking.
4.55
38
How to Learn a Language in 5 Days Summary
How to Learn a Language in 5 Days
Forget grammar. Eight hundred words, five days, and your favorite movies will get you speaking.
by Frederick Dodson 2013 121 pages
4.55
38 ratings
The Ultimate Book of Sales Techniques
by Stephan Schiffman • 2012
The customer's inertia is the real opponent. 75 tactics to disrupt it and advance the sale.
3.83
70
The Ultimate Book of Sales Techniques Summary
The Ultimate Book of Sales Techniques
The customer's inertia is the real opponent. 75 tactics to disrupt it and advance the sale.
by Stephan Schiffman 2012 224 pages
3.83
70 ratings
Project Management in Electronic Discovery
by Michael I. Quartararo • 2016
E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.
3.67
12
Project Management in Electronic Discovery Summary
Project Management in Electronic Discovery
E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.
by Michael I. Quartararo 2016 425 pages
3.67
12 ratings
Rust In Practice
by Rustacean Team • 2023
No crashes, no data races: Rust's ownership model for reliable systems code.
Rust In Practice Summary
Rust In Practice
No crashes, no data races: Rust's ownership model for reliable systems code.
by Rustacean Team 2023 174 pages
The Courage to Write
by Ralph Keyes • 1995
Writing is terrifying. Published writers don't kill the fear; they turn it into sharper prose.
4.02
1k+
The Courage to Write Summary
The Courage to Write
Writing is terrifying. Published writers don't kill the fear; they turn it into sharper prose.
by Ralph Keyes 1995 240 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition
by Steven Carlson • 2022
Protect your house with an LLC, and the tax election that saves thousands.
3.82
139
LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition Summary
LLC Beginner's Guide, Updated Edition
Protect your house with an LLC, and the tax election that saves thousands.
by Steven Carlson 2022 147 pages
3.82
139 ratings
Economics
by Philip Coggan • 2025
A guide to the forces that set interest rates, open borders, and determine who gets hired.
3.84
37
Economics Summary
Economics
A guide to the forces that set interest rates, open borders, and determine who gets hired.
by Philip Coggan 2025 320 pages
3.84
37 ratings
Play Great Guitar
by Rikky Rooksby • 2008
Most guitar methods teach you to copy. This one teaches you to have something to say.
Play Great Guitar Summary
Play Great Guitar
Most guitar methods teach you to copy. This one teaches you to have something to say.
by Rikky Rooksby 2008 238 pages
Know What You Believe
by Paul E. Little • 1969
The core doctrines of Christianity: who God is, what Jesus did, and what awaits us.
4.00
1k+
Know What You Believe Summary
Know What You Believe
The core doctrines of Christianity: who God is, what Jesus did, and what awaits us.
by Paul E. Little 1969 160 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Putting Stories to Work
by Shawn Callahan • 2016
Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.
3.96
186
Putting Stories to Work Summary
Putting Stories to Work
Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.
by Shawn Callahan 2016 273 pages
3.96
186 ratings
Public Speaking for Dummies
by Malcolm Kushner • 1998
Public speaking from start to finish: how to prepare, deliver, and survive any audience reaction.
3.61
83
Public Speaking for Dummies Summary
Public Speaking for Dummies
Public speaking from start to finish: how to prepare, deliver, and survive any audience reaction.
by Malcolm Kushner 1998 288 pages
3.61
83 ratings
Gurdjieff
by Joseph Azize • 2020
Gurdjieff's contemplative method was adapted, breath by breath, from the monks of Mount Athos.
4.69
16
Gurdjieff Summary
Gurdjieff
Gurdjieff's contemplative method was adapted, breath by breath, from the monks of Mount Athos.
by Joseph Azize 2020 346 pages
4.69
16 ratings
Unlocked
by Katie White • 2018
The creative process can be assessed, not just admired. A practical cycle for any K-12 classroom.
4.14
7
Unlocked Summary
Unlocked
The creative process can be assessed, not just admired. A practical cycle for any K-12 classroom.
by Katie White 2018 370 pages
4.14
7 ratings
Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0
by Pat Kirwan • 2015
The football is the decoy. An NFL insider reveals the 21-player chess match you're missing.
4.23
1k+
Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0 Summary
Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0
The football is the decoy. An NFL insider reveals the 21-player chess match you're missing.
by Pat Kirwan 2015 336 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Coaching for Transformation
by Martha Lasley • 2016
Beyond asking questions: presence, shadow work, and unlocking a client's deepest potential.
4.52
23
Coaching for Transformation Summary
Coaching for Transformation
Beyond asking questions: presence, shadow work, and unlocking a client's deepest potential.
by Martha Lasley 2016
4.52
23 ratings
Small Steps To Big Reading
by Hozefa Bhinderwala • 2016
Reluctant reader's toolkit: eye training, previewing, and drills that build comprehension and speed.
3.44
9
Small Steps To Big Reading Summary
Small Steps To Big Reading
Reluctant reader's toolkit: eye training, previewing, and drills that build comprehension and speed.
by Hozefa Bhinderwala 2016 118 pages
3.44
9 ratings
The Strategic ETF Investor
by Scott P. Frush • 2012
A step-by-step guide to building an ETF portfolio around your life, not Wall Street's template.
3.57
7
The Strategic ETF Investor Summary
The Strategic ETF Investor
A step-by-step guide to building an ETF portfolio around your life, not Wall Street's template.
by Scott P. Frush 2012 288 pages
3.57
7 ratings
Know Thyself
by Lisa Lawmaster Hess • 2019
Six organizing personalities. Yours decides whether the system sticks. Work with it, not against it.
4.50
6
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself
Six organizing personalities. Yours decides whether the system sticks. Work with it, not against it.
by Lisa Lawmaster Hess 2019 179 pages
4.50
6 ratings
The Art of the Poetic Line
by James Longenbach • 2007
The 'line break' is a misnomer. A poet-critic reveals what actually happens where lines end.
4.03
500+
The Art of the Poetic Line Summary
The Art of the Poetic Line
The 'line break' is a misnomer. A poet-critic reveals what actually happens where lines end.
by James Longenbach 2007 120 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Python for Data Analysis
by Oscar Scratch • 2019
Python data analysis, taught through questions: NumPy, Pandas, and the bridge to machine learning.
3.50
2
Python for Data Analysis Summary
Python for Data Analysis
Python data analysis, taught through questions: NumPy, Pandas, and the bridge to machine learning.
by Oscar Scratch 2019 249 pages
3.50
2 ratings
The Great Conversation
by Mortimer J. Adler • 1952
What 2,500 years of argument can teach you that a lifetime of schooling never will.
4.17
500+
The Great Conversation Summary
The Great Conversation
What 2,500 years of argument can teach you that a lifetime of schooling never will.
by Mortimer J. Adler 1952 200 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies
by Brent E. Parker • 2022
Four evangelical camps, one Bible, and the covenant question that splits them all.
4.28
226
Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies Summary
Covenantal and Dispensational Theologies
Four evangelical camps, one Bible, and the covenant question that splits them all.
by Brent E. Parker 2022 266 pages
4.28
226 ratings
Plan and Organize Your Life
by Beatrice Naujalyte • 2021
The productivity guide that finally takes self-care seriously, and shows you why that is the engine.
3.92
223
Plan and Organize Your Life Summary
Plan and Organize Your Life
The productivity guide that finally takes self-care seriously, and shows you why that is the engine.
by Beatrice Naujalyte 2021 308 pages
3.92
223 ratings
R.E.D. Marketing
by Greg Creed • 2021
Taco Bell added four billion in sales. The framework that did it has only three parts.
3.90
182
R.E.D. Marketing Summary
R.E.D. Marketing
Taco Bell added four billion in sales. The framework that did it has only three parts.
by Greg Creed 2021 288 pages
3.90
182 ratings
Health-Defense
by Bill Gottlieb • 2015
From lotion to lettuce, toxins hide everywhere. A guide to cutting your daily chemical exposure.
Health-Defense Summary
Health-Defense
From lotion to lettuce, toxins hide everywhere. A guide to cutting your daily chemical exposure.
by Bill Gottlieb 2015 421 pages
Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century
by Carol Smallwood • 2014
Limited budgets, small staff: the guide to making your library the most vital room in town.
3.60
5
Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century Summary
Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century
Limited budgets, small staff: the guide to making your library the most vital room in town.
by Carol Smallwood 2014 316 pages
3.60
5 ratings
Storytelling for Lawyers
by Philip N. Meyer • 2013
Courtrooms run on stories. The craft tools borrowed from film and fiction that decide who wins.
3.71
101
Storytelling for Lawyers Summary
Storytelling for Lawyers
Courtrooms run on stories. The craft tools borrowed from film and fiction that decide who wins.
by Philip N. Meyer 2013 256 pages
3.71
101 ratings
Better Change
by Price Waterhouse Change Integration Team • 1994
Transform your organization by pulling every lever at once. The playbook that shows you how.
4
17
Better Change Summary
Better Change
Transform your organization by pulling every lever at once. The playbook that shows you how.
by Price Waterhouse Change Integration Team 1994 190 pages
4
17 ratings
Hands-On Quantum Information Processing with Python
by Dr. Makhamisa Senekane • 2021
Python for quantum computing: from qubits to algorithms, cryptography, and machine learning.
4.00
1
Hands-On Quantum Information Processing with Python Summary
Hands-On Quantum Information Processing with Python
Python for quantum computing: from qubits to algorithms, cryptography, and machine learning.
by Dr. Makhamisa Senekane 2021 252 pages
4.00
1 ratings
Social Media Marketing
by Emi E Moriuchi • 2016
Consumers now run your marketing. A cross-cultural guide for leveraging what they create.
4.5
2
Social Media Marketing Summary
Social Media Marketing
Consumers now run your marketing. A cross-cultural guide for leveraging what they create.
by Emi E Moriuchi 2016 120 pages
4.5
2 ratings
Internet Marketing 100 Success Secrets - Online Marketing's Most Asked Questions on How to Manage Affiliates, Techniques, Advertising, Programs, Solutions, Strategies and Promotion of an Internet Business
by Jason Harris • 2008
The 100 most-asked questions about internet marketing, from SEO to affiliates, answered straight.
Internet Marketing 100 Success Secrets - Online Marketing's Most Asked Questions on How to Manage Affiliates, Techniques, Advertising, Programs, Solutions, Strategies and Promotion of an Internet Business Summary
Internet Marketing 100 Success Secrets - Online Marketing's Most Asked Questions on How to Manage Affiliates, Techniques, Advertising, Programs, Solutions, Strategies and Promotion of an Internet Business
The 100 most-asked questions about internet marketing, from SEO to affiliates, answered straight.
by Jason Harris 2008 168 pages
This Book Is Gay
by Juno Dawson • 2014
Everything school omitted about coming out, identity, and queer sex, delivered with zero apologies.
3.76
13k+
This Book Is Gay Summary
This Book Is Gay
Everything school omitted about coming out, identity, and queer sex, delivered with zero apologies.
by Juno Dawson 2014 273 pages
3.76
13k+ ratings
Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible
by Linda Wagner-Martin • 2001
Nathan Price never narrates: inside the five-woman chorus that indicts a missionary's arrogance.
4.31
308
Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible Summary
Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible
Nathan Price never narrates: inside the five-woman chorus that indicts a missionary's arrogance.
by Linda Wagner-Martin 2001 96 pages
4.31
308 ratings
How Architecture Works
by Witold Rybczynski • 2013
How a single idea shapes a masterpiece: reading buildings through their plans, skins, and details.
3.74
408
How Architecture Works Summary
How Architecture Works
How a single idea shapes a masterpiece: reading buildings through their plans, skins, and details.
by Witold Rybczynski 2013 368 pages
3.74
408 ratings
Release Your Inner Drive
by Bradley Busch • 2017
A science-backed playbook for getting good at anything: study smarter, sleep better, fail forward.
3.85
13
Release Your Inner Drive Summary
Release Your Inner Drive
A science-backed playbook for getting good at anything: study smarter, sleep better, fail forward.
by Bradley Busch 2017 160 pages
3.85
13 ratings
Perspectives on Spirit Baptism
by Ralph Del Colle • 2004
Spirit baptism: one phrase, five traditions, and no agreement on when it occurs or what it does.
3.58
50
Perspectives on Spirit Baptism Summary
Perspectives on Spirit Baptism
Spirit baptism: one phrase, five traditions, and no agreement on when it occurs or what it does.
by Ralph Del Colle 2004 338 pages
3.58
50 ratings
Lead Magnet
by Charlie Hutton • 2013
Turn strangers into leads, leads into buyers, and buyers into repeat customers: the system.
3.00
3
Lead Magnet Summary
Lead Magnet
Turn strangers into leads, leads into buyers, and buyers into repeat customers: the system.
by Charlie Hutton 2013 146 pages
3.00
3 ratings
Python Machine Learning Case Studies
by Danish Haroon • 2017
Five Python case studies in machine learning: from data cleanup to a scored model, step by step.
2.60
5
Python Machine Learning Case Studies Summary
Python Machine Learning Case Studies
Five Python case studies in machine learning: from data cleanup to a scored model, step by step.
by Danish Haroon 2017 221 pages
2.60
5 ratings
Practical Data Analytics for BFSI
by Mr. Bharat Sikka • 2023
ATM refills, fraud alerts, loan approvals: the data models that run a modern bank.
Practical Data Analytics for BFSI Summary
Practical Data Analytics for BFSI
ATM refills, fraud alerts, loan approvals: the data models that run a modern bank.
by Mr. Bharat Sikka 2023 334 pages
The Power of Licensing
by Michael Stone • 2018
Your brand could be in categories you never manufactured. The licensing playbook.
4.33
3
The Power of Licensing Summary
The Power of Licensing
Your brand could be in categories you never manufactured. The licensing playbook.
by Michael Stone 2018 441 pages
4.33
3 ratings
Solar Power for Sustainable Living
by Sustainable Stevie • 2012
The DIY solar reality check: what your bills, roof, and local code demand before you start.
3.75
4
Solar Power for Sustainable Living Summary
Solar Power for Sustainable Living
The DIY solar reality check: what your bills, roof, and local code demand before you start.
by Sustainable Stevie 2012 40 pages
3.75
4 ratings
Cómo practicar sexo tántrico. Manual ilustrado (Eros)
by Abraham Vatek • 2004
Most sex drains you. Tantra turns it into a source of energy.
4.09
23
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Cómo practicar sexo tántrico. Manual ilustrado (Eros)
Most sex drains you. Tantra turns it into a source of energy.
by Abraham Vatek 2004 128 pages
4.09
23 ratings
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