Writing Book Summaries

You Talkin' To Me? Summary
You Talkin' To Me?
Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
by Sam Leith 2011 256 pages
3.75
1.6K ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Language
Cinematic Storytelling Summary
Cinematic Storytelling
The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
by Jennifer Van Sijll 2005 257 pages
4.00
856 ratings
Film
Art
Writing
Turning Pro Summary
Turning Pro
by Steven Pressfield 2012 148 pages
4.15
13.8K ratings
Self Help
Writing
Business
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger 1987 242 pages
3.87
1.3K ratings
Writing
Film
Reference
Platform Summary
Platform
Get Noticed in a Noisy World
by Michael Hyatt 2012 261 pages
4.10
10.9K ratings
Business
Writing
Leadership
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Summary
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster 2003 314 pages
3.59
32.7K ratings
School
Books About Books
Writing
Telling True Stories Summary
Telling True Stories
A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
by Mark Kramer 2007 317 pages
4.08
1.3K ratings
Writing
Journalism
Essays
The Story Factor Summary
The Story Factor
Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling
by Annette Simmons 2000 320 pages
3.82
2.7K ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
The Complete Artist's Way Summary
The Complete Artist's Way
Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
by Julia Cameron 2007 730 pages
4.30
1.8K ratings
Art
Writing
Self Help
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller Summary
How to Write a Damn Good Thriller
A Step-by-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters
by James N. Frey 2010 306 pages
3.81
314 ratings
Writing
How To
Research
The Elements of Eloquence Summary
The Elements of Eloquence
How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
by Mark Forsyth 2013 205 pages
4.36
7.1K ratings
Writing
Language
Linguistics
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling
What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques
by Evan Skolnick 2014 208 pages
4.00
474 ratings
Game Design
Games
Video Games
Mystery Summary
Mystery
A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution
by Jonah Lehrer 2021 256 pages
3.86
180 ratings
Psychology
Writing
Mystery
How To Deliver A TED Talk Summary
How To Deliver A TED Talk
Secrets Of The World's Most Inspiring Presentations
by Jeremey Donovan 2012 107 pages
3.98
2.7K ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The Unpublished David Ogilvy Summary
The Unpublished David Ogilvy
by David Ogilvy 1987 178 pages
4.14
522 ratings
Business
Biography
Writing
Poetics Summary
Poetics
by Aristotle 144 pages
3.83
28.1K ratings
Philosophy
Poetry
Writing
Creative Quest Summary
Creative Quest
by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson 2018 288 pages
3.94
4.1K ratings
Music
Art
Memoir
Legal Writing in Plain English Summary
Legal Writing in Plain English
A Text With Exercises
by Bryan A. Garner 2001 227 pages
4.25
734 ratings
Law
Writing
Reference
Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
by Howard S. Becker 1998 239 pages
4.06
398 ratings
Sociology
Research
Writing
Brief Summary
Brief
Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less
by Joseph McCormack 2014 256 pages
3.72
1.5K ratings
Business
Leadership
Communication
Strategic Writing for UX Summary
Strategic Writing for UX
Drive Engagement, Conversion, and Retention with Every Word
by Torrey Podmajersky 2019 192 pages
4.23
545 ratings
Design
Writing
Business
Uncovering the Logic of English Summary
Uncovering the Logic of English
A Common-Sense Solution to America's Literacy Crisis
by Denise Eide 2011 199 pages
4.53
1.5K ratings
Education
Teaching
Linguistics
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012 224 pages
4.13
3.3K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Objective Communication Summary
Objective Communication
Writing, Speaking and Arguing
by Leonard Peikoff 1980 384 pages
4.19
72 ratings
Philosophy
Writing
Communication
Improvise. Summary
Improvise.
Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier 2004 144 pages
4.28
1.1K ratings
Comedy
Theatre
Humor
Zen in the Art of Writing Summary
Zen in the Art of Writing
Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
by Ray Bradbury 1973 158 pages
4.08
20.8K ratings
Writing
Essays
Memoir
The Hero Within Summary
The Hero Within
Six Archetypes We Live By
by Carol S. Pearson 1986 338 pages
4.03
1.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mythology
On Speaking Well Summary
On Speaking Well
How to Give a Speech With Style, Substance, and Clarity
by Peggy Noonan 1998 224 pages
3.88
615 ratings
Communication
Self Help
Politics
Dialogue Summary
Dialogue
The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
by Robert McKee 2016 312 pages
4.31
1.7K ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
Consider This Summary
Consider This
Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different
by Chuck Palahniuk 2020 256 pages
4.38
5.5K ratings
Writing
Memoir
Biography
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters Summary
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters
Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
by Michael Tierno 2002 191 pages
3.83
622 ratings
Writing
Film
Philosophy
Do the Work Summary
Do the Work
by Steven Pressfield 2011 109 pages
3.97
20.7K ratings
Self Help
Business
Writing
Free Play Summary
Free Play
Improvisation in Life and Art
by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1990 256 pages
4.19
2.8K ratings
Art
Music
Psychology
The Glamour of Grammar Summary
The Glamour of Grammar
A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
by Roy Peter Clark 2010 304 pages
3.84
1.2K ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
The Message of You Summary
The Message of You
Turn Your Life Story into a Money-Making Speaking Career
by Judy Carter 2013 336 pages
4.38
159 ratings
Self Help
Business
Communication
Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg 1986 336 pages
4.21
31.1K ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Dialogue Summary
Dialogue
The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
by Robert McKee 2016 312 pages
4.32
1.7K ratings
Writing
Film
Crafts
45 Master Characters Summary
45 Master Characters
Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2001 298 pages
3.90
1.4K ratings
Writing
Reference
Mythology
Outlining Your Novel Summary
Outlining Your Novel
Map Your Way to Success
by K.M. Weiland 2011 186 pages
4.12
4.8K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Listening Path Summary
The Listening Path
The Creative Art of Attention
by Julia Cameron 2021 208 pages
3.31
1.4K ratings
Writing
Self Help
Art
The Official Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing Summary
The Official Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing
Build a Million-Dollar Business in 12 Months: Build a Million Dollar Business in Just 12 Months
by Dan S. Kennedy 2007 288 pages
3.77
149 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Writing
The Architecture of Persuasion Summary
The Architecture of Persuasion
How to Write Well-Constructed Sales Letters
by Michael Masterson 2009 121 pages
4.29
161 ratings
Business
Writing
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot Summary
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot
How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
by Jane K. Cleland 2016 240 pages
4.06
523 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
High School English Grammar and Composition Summary
High School English Grammar and Composition
by P.C. Wren 1935 431 pages
4.16
1.2K ratings
Writing
Education
Communication
Mind Mapping Summary
Mind Mapping
Improve Memory, Concentration, Communication, Organization, Creativity, and Time Management
by Kam Knight 2012 148 pages
3.69
310 ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
Making Your Case Summary
Making Your Case
The Art of Persuading Judges
by Bryan A. Garner 2007 269 pages
4.10
1.5K ratings
Law
Writing
Reference
Email Persuasion Summary
Email Persuasion
Captivate and Engage Your Audience, Build Authority and Generate More Sales With Email Marketing
by Ian Brodie 2013 162 pages
3.76
255 ratings
Business
Communication
Writing
Why Write? Summary
Why Write?
A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters
by Mark Edmundson 2016 288 pages
3.66
214 ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Why Smart People Hurt Summary
Why Smart People Hurt
A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative
by Eric Maisel 2013 230 pages
3.26
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Stein on Writing Summary
Stein on Writing
by Sol Stein 1995 320 pages
4.28
4.7K ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
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