23 Books like Polyglot

Fluent in 3 Months

by Benny Lewis • 2014

Skip the classroom: why broken sentences now beat years of silent preparation.

3.66

6k+

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Memory Techniques ❓ Language Myths

Fluent in 3 Months 97%

Skip the classroom: why broken sentences now beat years of silent preparation.

by Benny Lewis 2014

3.66

6k+ ratings

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Memory Techniques ❓ Language Myths

How to Speak Any Language Fluently

by Alex Rawlings • 2017

The routines, memory tricks, and confidence builders that turn a silent learner fluent.

3.85

499

🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌐 Polyglot Methods 🔄 Spaced Repetition

How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary

How to Speak Any Language Fluently 96%

The routines, memory tricks, and confidence builders that turn a silent learner fluent.

by Alex Rawlings 2017

3.85

499 ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌐 Polyglot Methods 🔄 Spaced Repetition

The Third Ear

by Chris Lonsdale • 2006

The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.

3.76

139

🌍 Adult Language Learning 🤝 Nonverbal Communication 🗣️ Pronunciation Mastery

The Third Ear 96%

The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.

by Chris Lonsdale 2006

3.76

139 ratings

🌍 Adult Language Learning 🤝 Nonverbal Communication 🗣️ Pronunciation Mastery

Becoming Fluent

by Roger J. Kreuz • 2015

You learn languages better as an adult. The cognitive science behind your hidden advantages.

3.60

2k+

🧠 Second Language Acquisition 🔬 Cognitive Science 📚 Learning How To Learn

Becoming Fluent 96%

You learn languages better as an adult. The cognitive science behind your hidden advantages.

by Roger J. Kreuz 2015

3.60

2k+ ratings

🧠 Second Language Acquisition 🔬 Cognitive Science 📚 Learning How To Learn

The Linguist

by Steve Kaufmann • 2003

The method that builds fluency through audio, reading, and self-guided practice, not grammar drills.

3.47

200

🎧 Comprehensible Input 🧭 Self-Directed Study 📚 Vocabulary Building

The Linguist 95%

The method that builds fluency through audio, reading, and self-guided practice, not grammar drills.

by Steve Kaufmann 2003

3.47

200 ratings

🎧 Comprehensible Input 🧭 Self-Directed Study 📚 Vocabulary Building

Babel No More

by Michael Erard • 2012

Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.

3.54

1k+

🌐 Multilingualism 🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Babel No More 95%

Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.

by Michael Erard 2012

3.54

1k+ ratings

🌐 Multilingualism 🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Effortless English

by A.J. Hoge • 2014

Grammar made you slow. The fix: massive listening, whole phrases, and a playful mindset.

4.21

729

🗣️ Language Acquisition 📚 Esl Education 🔇 Comprehensible Input

Effortless English 94%

Grammar made you slow. The fix: massive listening, whole phrases, and a playful mindset.

by A.J. Hoge 2014

4.21

729 ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition 📚 Esl Education 🔇 Comprehensible Input

The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Reading

by Thinknetic • 2023

Read a book once and actually remember it. The systematic approach to deeper comprehension.

3.98

142

📖 Reading Skills 🔍 Critical Reading 🧠 Reading Comprehension

The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Reading Summary

The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Reading 94%

Read a book once and actually remember it. The systematic approach to deeper comprehension.

by Thinknetic 2023

3.98

142 ratings

📖 Reading Skills 🔍 Critical Reading 🧠 Reading Comprehension

The Only Skill that Matters

by Jonathan A. Levi • 2019

Speed reading fails without memory. The method that upgrades recall first, then doubles your intake.

3.90

1k+

🚀 Accelerated Learning 🧠 Learning How To Learn 🧱 Memory Techniques

The Only Skill that Matters 94%

Speed reading fails without memory. The method that upgrades recall first, then doubles your intake.

by Jonathan A. Levi 2019

3.90

1k+ ratings

🚀 Accelerated Learning 🧠 Learning How To Learn 🧱 Memory Techniques

Let's Talk in English

by Manish Gupta • 2015

Speak fluent English: unlock word origins, memory shortcuts, and the idioms native speakers use.

4.50

🗣️ English Learning 📖 Vocabulary Building 🧠 Mnemonics

Let's Talk in English 94%

Speak fluent English: unlock word origins, memory shortcuts, and the idioms native speakers use.

by Manish Gupta 2015

4.50

2 ratings

🗣️ English Learning 📖 Vocabulary Building 🧠 Mnemonics

The Power of Verbal Intelligence

by Tony Buzan • 2002

Word power is a trainable skill that pays. The system for building it, root by root.

3.41

338

🗣️ Verbal Fluency 📚 Vocabulary Building 🧠 Memory Techniques

The Power of Verbal Intelligence Summary

The Power of Verbal Intelligence 94%

Word power is a trainable skill that pays. The system for building it, root by root.

by Tony Buzan 2002

3.41

338 ratings

🗣️ Verbal Fluency 📚 Vocabulary Building 🧠 Memory Techniques

Become a SuperLearner

by Jonathan A. Levi • 2015

Triple your reading speed without losing comprehension by retraining two unconscious habits.

3.81

249

⚡ Speed Reading 🧠 Memory Techniques 📚 Learning How To Learn

Become a SuperLearner 93%

Triple your reading speed without losing comprehension by retraining two unconscious habits.

by Jonathan A. Levi 2015

3.81

249 ratings

⚡ Speed Reading 🧠 Memory Techniques 📚 Learning How To Learn

Super Learning

by Peter Hollins • 2021

Rereading feels productive but wastes time. What to do instead for durable learning.

3.94

432

🧠 Learning Strategies 💡 Memory Improvement 🏃 Active Learning

Super Learning 93%

Rereading feels productive but wastes time. What to do instead for durable learning.

by Peter Hollins 2021

3.94

432 ratings

🧠 Learning Strategies 💡 Memory Improvement 🏃 Active Learning

Learn Better

by Ulrich Boser • 2017

Six research-backed steps to master any skill, from fixing your memory to fueling your motivation.

3.82

1k+

🧠 Learning Science 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 💭 Metacognition

Learn Better 93%

Six research-backed steps to master any skill, from fixing your memory to fueling your motivation.

by Ulrich Boser 2017

3.82

1k+ ratings

🧠 Learning Science 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 💭 Metacognition

How to Pass Exams

by Dominic O'Brien • 2007

Your daily route can store a semester of facts. The memory champion's study system.

4.04

367

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Memory Improvement 🔗 Mnemonic Techniques

How to Pass Exams 93%

Your daily route can store a semester of facts. The memory champion's study system.

by Dominic O'Brien 2007

4.04

367 ratings

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Memory Improvement 🔗 Mnemonic Techniques

Mother Tongue

by Christine Gilbert • 2016

A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.

3.72

449

🌊 Language Immersion 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multilingual Parenting ✈️ Family Travel

Mother Tongue 93%

A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.

by Christine Gilbert 2016

3.72

449 ratings

🌊 Language Immersion 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multilingual Parenting ✈️ Family Travel

Super Reading Secrets

by Howard Stephen Berg • 1992

Read faster, retain more: the hand-eye method that teaches whole-idea processing.

3.79

129

🏃 Speed Reading 📖 Reading Comprehension 🧠 Memory Techniques

Super Reading Secrets 93%

Read faster, retain more: the hand-eye method that teaches whole-idea processing.

by Howard Stephen Berg 1992

3.79

129 ratings

🏃 Speed Reading 📖 Reading Comprehension 🧠 Memory Techniques

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

📖 Speed Reading 🧠 Reading Comprehension 📝 Vocabulary Building

Small Steps To Big Reading 93%

Reluctant reader's toolkit: eye training, previewing, and drills that build comprehension and speed.

by Hozefa Bhinderwala 2016

3.44

9 ratings

📖 Speed Reading 🧠 Reading Comprehension 📝 Vocabulary Building

Master Your Learning

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2022

Passion picks the subject; a system locks it in place. How to build both.

4.27

163

📚 Learning How To Learn 🌱 Lifelong Learning 🛠️ Skill Acquisition

Master Your Learning 93%

Passion picks the subject; a system locks it in place. How to build both.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2022

4.27

163 ratings

📚 Learning How To Learn 🌱 Lifelong Learning 🛠️ Skill Acquisition

Dreaming in Hindi

by Katherine Russell Rich • 2009

After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.

3.12

1k+

🏊 Language Immersion 🇮🇳 India Memoir 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Dreaming in Hindi 93%

After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.

by Katherine Russell Rich 2009

3.12

1k+ ratings

🏊 Language Immersion 🇮🇳 India Memoir 🧠 Neurolinguistics

How to Read Better and Faster

by Norman Lewis • 1951

Train your eyes to swallow a paragraph whole, and silence the voice that slows you down.

4.10

724

⚡️ Speed Reading 🧠 Reading Comprehension 📖 Vocabulary Building

How to Read Better and Faster 93%

Train your eyes to swallow a paragraph whole, and silence the voice that slows you down.

by Norman Lewis 1951

4.10

724 ratings

⚡️ Speed Reading 🧠 Reading Comprehension 📖 Vocabulary Building

You Can Have an Amazing Memory

by Dominic O'Brien • 2011

Turn numbers into familiar faces and lists into journeys through your own home.

4.06

981

🧠 Memory Improvement 🧩 Mnemonic Techniques 🏛️ Method Of Loci

You Can Have an Amazing Memory 93%

Turn numbers into familiar faces and lists into journeys through your own home.

by Dominic O'Brien 2011

4.06

981 ratings

🧠 Memory Improvement 🧩 Mnemonic Techniques 🏛️ Method Of Loci

How to Memorize Anything

by Aditi Singhal • 2015

Names, numbers, facts: turn any of them into vivid mental pictures and recall them on command.

4.04

323

🧠 Memory Improvement 📚 Study Skills 🔗 Mnemonic Devices

How to Memorize Anything 93%

Names, numbers, facts: turn any of them into vivid mental pictures and recall them on command.

by Aditi Singhal 2015

4.04

323 ratings

🧠 Memory Improvement 📚 Study Skills 🔗 Mnemonic Devices

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