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Textbooks Book Summaries

Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets
by John J. Murphy • 1986
Price action encodes everything: information, psychology, fear. The essential text for decoding it.
4.21
4k+
Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets Summary
Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets
Price action encodes everything: information, psychology, fear. The essential text for decoding it.
by John J. Murphy 1986 576 pages
4.21
4k+ ratings
Marketing Management
by Philip Kotler • 1967
Most companies think marketing is selling. It's not. Here is the complete discipline.
4.06
6k+
Marketing Management Summary
Marketing Management
Most companies think marketing is selling. It's not. Here is the complete discipline.
by Philip Kotler 1967 729 pages
4.06
6k+ ratings
Prescott's Microbiology
by Joanne Willey • 2007
Microscopic life runs the planet: how microbes evolve, metabolize, and shape human health.
4.04
164
Prescott's Microbiology Summary
Prescott's Microbiology
Microscopic life runs the planet: how microbes evolve, metabolize, and shape human health.
by Joanne Willey 2007
4.04
164 ratings
Leadership
by Peter G. Northouse • 1997
Ten leadership frameworks in one textbook: from traits to ethics, the field's standard text.
3.86
3k+
Leadership Summary
Leadership
Ten leadership frameworks in one textbook: from traits to ethics, the field's standard text.
by Peter G. Northouse 1997
3.86
3k+ ratings
Understanding Motivation and Emotion
by Johnmarshall Reeve • 1992
Motivation science from the inside out: the needs, beliefs, goals, and emotions that move people.
3.89
294
Understanding Motivation and Emotion Summary
Understanding Motivation and Emotion
Motivation science from the inside out: the needs, beliefs, goals, and emotions that move people.
by Johnmarshall Reeve 1992 600 pages
3.89
294 ratings
Principles of Economics
by N. Gregory Mankiw • 1997
One graph with two curves explains both a decade of growth and a sudden recession.
4.11
2k+
Principles of Economics Summary
Principles of Economics
One graph with two curves explains both a decade of growth and a sudden recession.
by N. Gregory Mankiw 1997 848 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
by Martin Christopher • 1994
The best product rarely wins. Competitive advantage has moved upstream, into the supply chain.
3.77
261
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Summary
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
The best product rarely wins. Competitive advantage has moved upstream, into the supply chain.
by Martin Christopher 1994 276 pages
3.77
261 ratings
Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness
by Anne Waugh • 2006
Learn the body by system: how structure enables function, and how both break down in disease.
4.28
500+
Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness Summary
Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness
Learn the body by system: how structure enables function, and how both break down in disease.
by Anne Waugh 2006 504 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Options, Futures and Other Derivatives
by John C. Hull • 2005
The math that Wall Street runs on: one no-arbitrage principle, applied to every major derivative.
4.17
1k+
Options, Futures and Other Derivatives Summary
Options, Futures and Other Derivatives
The math that Wall Street runs on: one no-arbitrage principle, applied to every major derivative.
by John C. Hull 2005 816 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Strategic Brand Management
by Kevin Lane Keller • 2007
Customer memory, not ad spend, determines brand value. The system for measuring and building it.
4.03
440
Strategic Brand Management Summary
Strategic Brand Management
Customer memory, not ad spend, determines brand value. The system for measuring and building it.
by Kevin Lane Keller 2007 692 pages
4.03
440 ratings
Understanding and Using English Grammar
by Betty Schrampfer Azar • 1988
A workbook that builds English sentences from tense through clause to clear, connected ideas.
4.13
1k+
Understanding and Using English Grammar Summary
Understanding and Using English Grammar
A workbook that builds English sentences from tense through clause to clear, connected ideas.
by Betty Schrampfer Azar 1988 492 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Damodaran on Valuation
by Aswath Damodaran • 1994
Cash flows, multiples, optionality: three ways to value a business, one integrated framework.
4.28
481
Damodaran on Valuation Summary
Damodaran on Valuation
Cash flows, multiples, optionality: three ways to value a business, one integrated framework.
by Aswath Damodaran 1994 704 pages
4.28
481 ratings
The New Art and Science of Teaching
by Robert J. Marzano • 2017
43 research-backed teaching moves for lesson design, feedback, and engagement: a complete how-to.
3.92
466
The New Art and Science of Teaching Summary
The New Art and Science of Teaching
43 research-backed teaching moves for lesson design, feedback, and engagement: a complete how-to.
by Robert J. Marzano 2017 283 pages
3.92
466 ratings
Media Literacy
by W. James Potter • 1998
Most media influence happens below awareness. The skills for seeing what shapes you.
3.76
118
Media Literacy Summary
Media Literacy
Most media influence happens below awareness. The skills for seeing what shapes you.
by W. James Potter 1998 504 pages
3.76
118 ratings
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman • 1964
A comb's spark to a star's light: the one logic Feynman used to rebuild physics.
4.61
8k+
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Summary
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
A comb's spark to a star's light: the one logic Feynman used to rebuild physics.
by Richard P. Feynman 1964 1552 pages
4.61
8k+ ratings
Basic Mathematics
by Serge Lang • 1988
From integers to hyperbolas: a systematic build-up of every idea you need before calculus.
4.30
181
Basic Mathematics Summary
Basic Mathematics
From integers to hyperbolas: a systematic build-up of every idea you need before calculus.
by Serge Lang 1988 496 pages
4.30
181 ratings
Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition
by Howard M. Schilit • 1993
Revenue faked, costs disguised, cash flow gamed: a forensic guide to the whole accounting playbook.
4.24
2k+
Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition Summary
Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition
Revenue faked, costs disguised, cash flow gamed: a forensic guide to the whole accounting playbook.
by Howard M. Schilit 1993 319 pages
4.24
2k+ ratings
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1967
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
4.20
9k+
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Summary
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967 688 pages
4.20
9k+ ratings
Political Ideologies
by Andrew Heywood • 1992
Ideologies are flexible lenses that shape what you see as real, possible, and worth fighting for.
4.10
1k+
Political Ideologies Summary
Political Ideologies
Ideologies are flexible lenses that shape what you see as real, possible, and worth fighting for.
by Andrew Heywood 1992 382 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Structured Computer Organization
by Andrew S. Tanenbaum • 1976
From logic gates to assembly code: the layered architecture every computer hides in plain sight.
4.04
500+
Structured Computer Organization Summary
Structured Computer Organization
From logic gates to assembly code: the layered architecture every computer hides in plain sight.
by Andrew S. Tanenbaum 1976 813 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Molecular Biology of the Cell
by Bruce Alberts • 1983
Every cell in your body runs the same operating system. This is its complete manual.
4.36
2k+
Molecular Biology of the Cell Summary
Molecular Biology of the Cell
Every cell in your body runs the same operating system. This is its complete manual.
by Bruce Alberts 1983 1616 pages
4.36
2k+ ratings
Counseling the Culturally Diverse
by Derald Wing Sue • 1981
Why standard therapy fails diverse clients, and the clinical skills that keep them in the room.
3.80
1k+
Counseling the Culturally Diverse Summary
Counseling the Culturally Diverse
Why standard therapy fails diverse clients, and the clinical skills that keep them in the room.
by Derald Wing Sue 1981 648 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Social Psychology
by David G. Myers • 1983
From Milgram's shocks to the bystander effect: the social forces that override your intentions.
4.02
1k+
Social Psychology Summary
Social Psychology
From Milgram's shocks to the bystander effect: the social forces that override your intentions.
by David G. Myers 1983 593 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Socratic Logic
by Peter Kreeft • 2003
Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.
4.31
468
Socratic Logic Summary
Socratic Logic
Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.
by Peter Kreeft 2003 397 pages
4.31
468 ratings
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership
by Craig E. Johnson • 2001
Leadership brightens or darkens every life it touches. How to spot your own shadows.
3.64
339
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership Summary
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership
Leadership brightens or darkens every life it touches. How to spot your own shadows.
by Craig E. Johnson 2001 408 pages
3.64
339 ratings
Narrative and Numbers
by Aswath Damodaran • 2017
Valuation is a contest between stories. Three questions that tell you who will win.
4.07
500+
Narrative and Numbers Summary
Narrative and Numbers
Valuation is a contest between stories. Three questions that tell you who will win.
by Aswath Damodaran 2017 296 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Speak English Like an American
by Amy Gillett • 2004
300 idioms, zero lists: a cookie-business story that teaches real American speech.
4.20
254
Speak English Like an American Summary
Speak English Like an American
300 idioms, zero lists: a cookie-business story that teaches real American speech.
by Amy Gillett 2004 176 pages
4.20
254 ratings
The Hacker Playbook
by Peter Kim • 2014
Standard lab, silent recon, clean exploits, lateral pivots: the pentester's repeatable playbook.
3.97
476
The Hacker Playbook Summary
The Hacker Playbook
Standard lab, silent recon, clean exploits, lateral pivots: the pentester's repeatable playbook.
by Peter Kim 2014 294 pages
3.97
476 ratings
The Art of Electronics
by Paul Horowitz • 1980
Learn the craft electronics textbooks leave out: from biasing transistors to taming noise.
4.40
1k+
The Art of Electronics Summary
The Art of Electronics
Learn the craft electronics textbooks leave out: from biasing transistors to taming noise.
by Paul Horowitz 1980 1125 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Principals of Marketing & 1 Key CC Pkg
by Gary Armstrong Philip Kotler • 1980
Every framework you need to design customer value, build relationships, and capture market share.
4.09
3k+
Principals of Marketing & 1 Key CC Pkg Summary
Principals of Marketing & 1 Key CC Pkg
Every framework you need to design customer value, build relationships, and capture market share.
by Gary Armstrong Philip Kotler 1980 768 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Introduction to Logic
by Irving M. Copi • 1953
How to spot a flawed argument: the logic toolkit from Aristotle to truth tables.
4.07
500+
Introduction to Logic Summary
Introduction to Logic
How to spot a flawed argument: the logic toolkit from Aristotle to truth tables.
by Irving M. Copi 1953 683 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Understanding Analysis
by Stephen Abbott • 2000
Prove what calculus only computes: from the hole-free reals to the oddities of infinite sets.
4.49
476
Understanding Analysis Summary
Understanding Analysis
Prove what calculus only computes: from the hole-free reals to the oddities of infinite sets.
by Stephen Abbott 2000 272 pages
4.49
476 ratings
International Marketing
by Philip R. Cateora • 1975
The marketer's blind spot isn't the foreign market. It's the culture they brought with them.
3.61
244
International Marketing Summary
International Marketing
The marketer's blind spot isn't the foreign market. It's the culture they brought with them.
by Philip R. Cateora 1975 656 pages
3.61
244 ratings
The Fundamentals of Ethics
by Russ Shafer-Landau • 2009
Three questions, twelve theories. Every one of them falters on the hard cases.
3.73
500+
The Fundamentals of Ethics Summary
The Fundamentals of Ethics
Three questions, twelve theories. Every one of them falters on the hard cases.
by Russ Shafer-Landau 2009 322 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
The Elements of Statistical Learning
by Trevor Hastie • 2001
The unified mathematical engine under linear regression, trees, and neural nets.
4.43
1k+
The Elements of Statistical Learning Summary
The Elements of Statistical Learning
The unified mathematical engine under linear regression, trees, and neural nets.
by Trevor Hastie 2001 552 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Principles of Microeconomics
by N. Gregory Mankiw • 1997
Who really pays the tax, why minimum wages backfire, and when markets need a helping hand.
3.83
1k+
Principles of Microeconomics Summary
Principles of Microeconomics
Who really pays the tax, why minimum wages backfire, and when markets need a helping hand.
by N. Gregory Mankiw 1997 533 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Classroom Management That Works
by Robert J. Marzano • 2003
All instruction depends on this skill: managing a room. Here are the research-backed moves.
3.71
500+
Classroom Management That Works Summary
Classroom Management That Works
All instruction depends on this skill: managing a room. Here are the research-backed moves.
by Robert J. Marzano 2003 143 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
Philosophy
by Nigel Warburton • 1995
Philosophy without the jargon: the big questions, and how to think them through.
3.84
2k+
Philosophy Summary
Philosophy
Philosophy without the jargon: the big questions, and how to think them through.
by Nigel Warburton 1995 184 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Digital Design
by M. Morris Mano • 1984
The canonical toolkit for turning binary logic into processors, from gates to state machines.
3.98
500+
Digital Design Summary
Digital Design
The canonical toolkit for turning binary logic into processors, from gates to state machines.
by M. Morris Mano 1984 516 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator
by Leigh L. Thompson • 1997
Negotiation runs on psychology, not just power. A behavioral scientist's system for the table.
3.77
292
The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator Summary
The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator
Negotiation runs on psychology, not just power. A behavioral scientist's system for the table.
by Leigh L. Thompson 1997 434 pages
3.77
292 ratings
Option Volatility & Pricing
by Sheldon Natenberg • 1988
Options are insurance: the art is pricing volatility, using the Greeks, and questioning the models.
4.27
1k+
Option Volatility & Pricing Summary
Option Volatility & Pricing
Options are insurance: the art is pricing volatility, using the Greeks, and questioning the models.
by Sheldon Natenberg 1988 469 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
The Mediation Process
by Christopher W. Moore • 1986
When you cannot impose a decision, how to guide hostile parties toward their own settlement.
3.96
185
The Mediation Process Summary
The Mediation Process
When you cannot impose a decision, how to guide hostile parties toward their own settlement.
by Christopher W. Moore 1986 704 pages
3.96
185 ratings
Introducing Moral Theology
by William C. Mattison III • 2008
Morality isn't a rulebook: it's the craft of becoming someone who truly thrives.
3.78
139
Introducing Moral Theology Summary
Introducing Moral Theology
Morality isn't a rulebook: it's the craft of becoming someone who truly thrives.
by William C. Mattison III 2008 432 pages
3.78
139 ratings
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics
by John D. Anderson Jr. • 1984
From first principles to supersonic flow: the rigorous approach to predicting aerodynamic forces.
4.46
400
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics Summary
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics
From first principles to supersonic flow: the rigorous approach to predicting aerodynamic forces.
by John D. Anderson Jr. 1984 1032 pages
4.46
400 ratings
Lucid Dreaming - The Power of Being Awake & Aware in Your Dreams
by Stephen LaBerge • 1986
You can learn to wake up inside your dreams. The training starts before you fall asleep.
3.99
500+
Lucid Dreaming - The Power of Being Awake & Aware in Your Dreams Summary
Lucid Dreaming - The Power of Being Awake & Aware in Your Dreams
You can learn to wake up inside your dreams. The training starts before you fall asleep.
by Stephen LaBerge 1986 304 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
by Gerard J. Tortora • 1942
The human body from atoms to organism: anatomy and physiology taught as one inseparable whole.
4.15
1k+
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology Summary
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
The human body from atoms to organism: anatomy and physiology taught as one inseparable whole.
by Gerard J. Tortora 1942 1264 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Topology
by James R. Munkres • 1974
A donut and a coffee cup are the same shape. The rigorous text that proves it.
4.30
1k+
Topology Summary
Topology
A donut and a coffee cup are the same shape. The rigorous text that proves it.
by James R. Munkres 1974 537 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Mechatronics
by W. Bolton • 1996
A design philosophy where mechanics, electronics, and software are concurrent, not sequential.
4.10
500+
Mechatronics Summary
Mechatronics
A design philosophy where mechanics, electronics, and software are concurrent, not sequential.
by W. Bolton 1996 574 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Kali Linux Revealed
by Raphaël Hertzog • 2017
Deploy Kali Linux like a pro: from verified download to custom, attack-ready distro.
3.79
155
Kali Linux Revealed Summary
Kali Linux Revealed
Deploy Kali Linux like a pro: from verified download to custom, attack-ready distro.
by Raphaël Hertzog 2017 342 pages
3.79
155 ratings
Principles of Biochemistry
by Albert L. Lehninger • 1970
Four weak forces hold every cell together. The rest of biochemistry is just their consequences.
4.17
2k+
Principles of Biochemistry Summary
Principles of Biochemistry
Four weak forces hold every cell together. The rest of biochemistry is just their consequences.
by Albert L. Lehninger 1970 1119 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
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