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Books like Research Design

Tricks of the Trade
by Howard S. Becker • 1998
How master researchers turn the cases that break their theories into their best proof.
4.06
405
🔬 Qualitative Methods🔍 Analytic Induction⚠️ Deviant Cases🧱 Concept Formation🧠 Logic Of Inquiry
Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade 93%
How master researchers turn the cases that break their theories into their best proof.
by Howard S. Becker 1998
4.06
405 ratings
🔬 Qualitative Methods🔍 Analytic Induction⚠️ Deviant Cases🧱 Concept Formation🧠 Logic Of Inquiry
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden • 1993
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
3.44
16
📝 Dissertation Writing🎓 Graduate School✍️ Writing Productivity📚 Academic Self-Help🧑‍🎓 Phd Students
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less Summary
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less 92%
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden 1993
3.44
16 ratings
📝 Dissertation Writing🎓 Graduate School✍️ Writing Productivity📚 Academic Self-Help🧑‍🎓 Phd Students
Market Research in Practice
by Paul N. Hague • 1992
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
3.93
15
🔍 Market Research💡 Consumer Insights📋 Survey Design✍️ Questionnaire Design🗣️ Qualitative Research
Market Research in Practice Summary
Market Research in Practice 92%
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
by Paul N. Hague 1992
3.93
15 ratings
🔍 Market Research💡 Consumer Insights📋 Survey Design✍️ Questionnaire Design🗣️ Qualitative Research
The Book Proposal Book
by Laura Portwood-Stacer • 2021
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
4.71
100
📚 Academic Publishing📝 Book Proposals✍️ Scholarly Writing🖋️ Writing Guides🎓 Academic Career
The Book Proposal Book Summary
The Book Proposal Book 92%
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021
4.71
100 ratings
📚 Academic Publishing📝 Book Proposals✍️ Scholarly Writing🖋️ Writing Guides🎓 Academic Career
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments🌐 Multilingual Writing🎯 Writing For Impact
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 92%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments🌐 Multilingual Writing🎯 Writing For Impact
The Lean PhD
by Julian Kirchherr • 2018
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
3.90
61
🎓 Doctoral Studies✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Lean Methodology⚡ Academic Productivity📐 Research Design
The Lean PhD Summary
The Lean PhD 92%
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
by Julian Kirchherr 2018
3.90
61 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Lean Methodology⚡ Academic Productivity📐 Research Design
How to Write a Lot
by Paul J. Silvia • 2007
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
4.07
5k+
📚 Scholarly Publishing🏫 Faculty Productivity✍️ Writing Habits⏰ Procrastination💰 Grant Writing
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot 92%
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
by Paul J. Silvia 2007
4.07
5k+ ratings
📚 Scholarly Publishing🏫 Faculty Productivity✍️ Writing Habits⏰ Procrastination💰 Grant Writing
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
by Joan Bolker • 1998
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
3.84
2k+
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing📅 Daily Writing Practice🧰 Perfectionism
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day Summary
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day 92%
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
by Joan Bolker 1998
3.84
2k+ ratings
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing📅 Daily Writing Practice🧰 Perfectionism
Discursive Design
by Bruce M. Tharp • 2019
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
4.36
25
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research🎓 Design Education⚖️ Design Ethics
Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design 92%
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019
4.36
25 ratings
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research🎓 Design Education⚖️ Design Ethics
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
by Richard W. Hamming • 1996
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
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2k+
🧠 Scientific Thinking⚙️ Engineering Practice💻 Computational Thinking🔬 Research Methods🔗 Interdisciplinary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Summary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 91%
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
by Richard W. Hamming 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
🧠 Scientific Thinking⚙️ Engineering Practice💻 Computational Thinking🔬 Research Methods🔗 Interdisciplinary
Mastering Your PhD
by Patricia A. Gosling • 2006
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
3.62
101
🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing🗣️ Academic Communication🧪 Experimental Design
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD 91%
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006
3.62
101 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing🗣️ Academic Communication🧪 Experimental Design
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
3.86
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method🔍 Research Practice🗣️ Public Understanding Of Science
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 91%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method🔍 Research Practice🗣️ Public Understanding Of Science
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword • 2012
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
4.06
1k+
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language🏛️ Disciplinary Norms📖 Narrative Research
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing 91%
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
by Helen Sword 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language🏛️ Disciplinary Norms📖 Narrative Research
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
by Chris Chambers • 2017
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
4.41
268
🔬 Research Methods🔄 Replication Crisis🔓 Open Science🚫 Research Misconduct📊 Data Manipulation
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology 91%
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
by Chris Chambers 2017
4.41
268 ratings
🔬 Research Methods🔄 Replication Crisis🔓 Open Science🚫 Research Misconduct📊 Data Manipulation
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method🧫 Laboratory Studies🌍 Science And Society
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 91%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method🧫 Laboratory Studies🌍 Science And Society
Interviewing Users
by Steve Portigal • 2013
Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.
4.13
1k+
🔍 User Research📋 Qualitative Research💬 Interview Techniques👂 Active Listening❓ Question Design
Interviewing Users Summary
Interviewing Users 91%
Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.
by Steve Portigal 2013
4.13
1k+ ratings
🔍 User Research📋 Qualitative Research💬 Interview Techniques👂 Active Listening❓ Question Design
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed
by Howard Gardner • 2010
Three ancient virtues, dismantled by the digital age, reconstructed for it.
3.48
216
🧭 Moral Education🏛️ Virtue Ethics💻 Digital Age Ethics🎨 Aesthetic Education👶 Child Moral Development
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed Summary
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed 91%
Three ancient virtues, dismantled by the digital age, reconstructed for it.
by Howard Gardner 2010
3.48
216 ratings
🧭 Moral Education🏛️ Virtue Ethics💻 Digital Age Ethics🎨 Aesthetic Education👶 Child Moral Development
Exposing the Magic of Design
by Jon Kolko • 2010
Research reveals what is; synthesis reveals what could be. The methods for crossing that gap.
4.09
210
🧩 Sensemaking🔍 Design Research🧠 Abductive Reasoning🗺️ Concept Mapping🛤️ Experience Mapping
Exposing the Magic of Design Summary
Exposing the Magic of Design 90%
Research reveals what is; synthesis reveals what could be. The methods for crossing that gap.
by Jon Kolko 2010
4.09
210 ratings
🧩 Sensemaking🔍 Design Research🧠 Abductive Reasoning🗺️ Concept Mapping🛤️ Experience Mapping
Reflective Writing
by Kate Williams • 2012
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
3.94
67
🪞 Reflective Practice✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Experiential Learning🎓 University Students🧠 Metacognition
Reflective Writing Summary
Reflective Writing 90%
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
by Kate Williams 2012
3.94
67 ratings
🪞 Reflective Practice✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Experiential Learning🎓 University Students🧠 Metacognition
Sensemaking
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2017
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
3.67
680
🔍 Cultural Analysis📝 Thick Description👁️ Ethnographic Methods📊 Critique Of Big Data🧠 Phenomenology
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking 90%
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017
3.67
680 ratings
🔍 Cultural Analysis📝 Thick Description👁️ Ethnographic Methods📊 Critique Of Big Data🧠 Phenomenology
How to Read Numbers
by Tom Chivers • 2021
Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.
4.32
478
📊 Statistical Literacy📰 Media Skepticism⚠️ Risk Literacy🧩 Causal Reasoning🧠 Cognitive Biases
How to Read Numbers Summary
How to Read Numbers 90%
Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.
by Tom Chivers 2021
4.32
478 ratings
📊 Statistical Literacy📰 Media Skepticism⚠️ Risk Literacy🧩 Causal Reasoning🧠 Cognitive Biases
The Art of Nonfiction
by Ayn Rand • 2001
Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.
3.98
537
📖 Philosophical Writing💡 Clarity And Precision🗂️ Pre-Writing And Outlining🧠 Subconscious Creativity✂️ Editing And Revision
The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction 90%
Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.
by Ayn Rand 2001
3.98
537 ratings
📖 Philosophical Writing💡 Clarity And Precision🗂️ Pre-Writing And Outlining🧠 Subconscious Creativity✂️ Editing And Revision
How Learning Works
by Susan A. Ambrose • 2010
The research behind why students forget your best lecture, and what actually makes learning durable.
4.12
1k+
📚 Evidence-Based Teaching🎓 Higher Education📋 Instructional Design🎯 Student Motivation🧠 Metacognition
How Learning Works Summary
How Learning Works 90%
The research behind why students forget your best lecture, and what actually makes learning durable.
by Susan A. Ambrose 2010
4.12
1k+ ratings
📚 Evidence-Based Teaching🎓 Higher Education📋 Instructional Design🎯 Student Motivation🧠 Metacognition
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2025
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
3.87
237
🧠 Networked Note-Taking🎓 Academic Writing✍️ Writing Process🗄️ Knowledge Management📚 Learning Strategies
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 90%
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.87
237 ratings
🧠 Networked Note-Taking🎓 Academic Writing✍️ Writing Process🗄️ Knowledge Management📚 Learning Strategies
Modular Online Learning Design
by Amanda Nichols Hess • 2020
A modular design method for online instruction: build once, remix, and scale across every context.
🛠️ Instructional Design📚 Library Instruction💻 Online Course Design📖 Open Educational Resources♿ Universal Design For Learning
Modular Online Learning Design Summary
Modular Online Learning Design 90%
A modular design method for online instruction: build once, remix, and scale across every context.
by Amanda Nichols Hess 2020
🛠️ Instructional Design📚 Library Instruction💻 Online Course Design📖 Open Educational Resources♿ Universal Design For Learning
Science Fictions
by Stuart Ritchie • 2020
From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.
4.34
3k+
🧪 Metascience🔁 Replication Crisis🕵️ Scientific Misconduct📉 Publication Bias🔓 Open Science
Science Fictions Summary
Science Fictions 90%
From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.
by Stuart Ritchie 2020
4.34
3k+ ratings
🧪 Metascience🔁 Replication Crisis🕵️ Scientific Misconduct📉 Publication Bias🔓 Open Science
The Real World of College
by Wendy Fischman • 2022
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
3.86
50
🎓 Higher Education Reform🏛️ College Culture🧠 Mental Health On Campus🤝 Belonging And Alienation🌊 Mission Creep
The Real World of College Summary
The Real World of College 90%
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
by Wendy Fischman 2022
3.86
50 ratings
🎓 Higher Education Reform🏛️ College Culture🧠 Mental Health On Campus🤝 Belonging And Alienation🌊 Mission Creep
UX Research
by Brad Nunnally • 2016
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
3.68
263
📐 Product Design🔍 User Research🧪 Usability Testing🧩 Data Synthesis⚖️ Mixed Methods
UX Research Summary
UX Research 90%
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
by Brad Nunnally 2016
3.68
263 ratings
📐 Product Design🔍 User Research🧪 Usability Testing🧩 Data Synthesis⚖️ Mixed Methods
Critical Thinking
by Jonathan Haber • 2020
Critical thinking takes three things. Most people stop at one.
3.59
556
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔬 Scientific Thinking
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 90%
Critical thinking takes three things. Most people stop at one.
by Jonathan Haber 2020
3.59
556 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔬 Scientific Thinking
Teach Yourself How to Learn
by Saundra Yancy McGuire • 2018
You think you know it until the test proves otherwise. Here’s how to know before.
4.14
609
🧑‍🎓 Study Skills🌱 Growth Mindset📖 Active Reading📝 Test Preparation⏰ Time Management
Teach Yourself How to Learn Summary
Teach Yourself How to Learn 90%
You think you know it until the test proves otherwise. Here’s how to know before.
by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2018
4.14
609 ratings
🧑‍🎓 Study Skills🌱 Growth Mindset📖 Active Reading📝 Test Preparation⏰ Time Management
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
3.82
150
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research🏛️ Government Science🧑‍🔬 Scientific Workforce
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 90%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research🏛️ Government Science🧑‍🔬 Scientific Workforce
Nonsense on Stilts
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
3.89
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🚧 Demarcation Problem🔮 Pseudoscience🔬 Scientific Method🏛️ Science And Society
Nonsense on Stilts Summary
Nonsense on Stilts 90%
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2008
3.89
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🚧 Demarcation Problem🔮 Pseudoscience🔬 Scientific Method🏛️ Science And Society
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee • 2003
Video games teach because they have to. The 36 learning principles schools can steal from them.
3.90
1k+
🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Learning Science📍 Situated Cognition👁️ Multimodal Learning🔄 Learning Through Failure
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy Summary
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy 90%
Video games teach because they have to. The 36 learning principles schools can steal from them.
by James Paul Gee 2003
3.90
1k+ ratings
🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Learning Science📍 Situated Cognition👁️ Multimodal Learning🔄 Learning Through Failure
Storytelling for User Experience
by Whitney Quesenbery • 2010
Data alone doesn't persuade. Turn user research into stories that align teams and drive design.
3.75
505
🖥️ Ux Design📖 Storytelling In Design🔍 Design Research👤 User-Centered Design💬 Design Communication
Storytelling for User Experience Summary
Storytelling for User Experience 90%
Data alone doesn't persuade. Turn user research into stories that align teams and drive design.
by Whitney Quesenbery 2010
3.75
505 ratings
🖥️ Ux Design📖 Storytelling In Design🔍 Design Research👤 User-Centered Design💬 Design Communication
How to Become a Straight-A Student
by Cal Newport • 2006
Straight A's without all-nighters: daily five-minute practice, targeted reading, and self-quizzing.
4.04
12k+
🎓 Study Skills⏰ Time Management📝 Note Taking✍️ Paper Writing🦥 Procrastination
How to Become a Straight-A Student Summary
How to Become a Straight-A Student 90%
Straight A's without all-nighters: daily five-minute practice, targeted reading, and self-quizzing.
by Cal Newport 2006
4.04
12k+ ratings
🎓 Study Skills⏰ Time Management📝 Note Taking✍️ Paper Writing🦥 Procrastination
Five Minds for the Future
by Howard Gardner • 2005
Five mental capacities will decide who thrives in the future. IQ predicts none of them.
3.71
2k+
🧩 Interdisciplinary Work🧠 Cognitive Development⚖️ Professional Ethics💡 Creative Innovation🌍 Cultural Competence
Five Minds for the Future Summary
Five Minds for the Future 90%
Five mental capacities will decide who thrives in the future. IQ predicts none of them.
by Howard Gardner 2005
3.71
2k+ ratings
🧩 Interdisciplinary Work🧠 Cognitive Development⚖️ Professional Ethics💡 Creative Innovation🌍 Cultural Competence
Reflective Practice
by Gillie Bolton • 2001
A blank notebook is the most underrated professional development tool. Here is how to use it.
3.64
109
🔍 Reflective Practice📓 Journal Writing🔄 Experiential Learning📈 Professional Development📖 Narrative Identity
Reflective Practice Summary
Reflective Practice 90%
A blank notebook is the most underrated professional development tool. Here is how to use it.
by Gillie Bolton 2001
3.64
109 ratings
🔍 Reflective Practice📓 Journal Writing🔄 Experiential Learning📈 Professional Development📖 Narrative Identity
Write No Matter What
by Joli Jensen • 2017
The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.
4.35
738
✍️ Academic Writing🏢 Faculty Life✨ Perfectionism🎭 Imposter Syndrome💭 Writing Anxiety
Write No Matter What Summary
Write No Matter What 90%
The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.
by Joli Jensen 2017
4.35
738 ratings
✍️ Academic Writing🏢 Faculty Life✨ Perfectionism🎭 Imposter Syndrome💭 Writing Anxiety
Small Teaching
by James M. Lang • 2016
A two-minute quiz beats an hour of re-reading: brief, research-backed teaching moves.
4.28
2k+
🎓 College Teaching🧠 Science Of Learning📋 Evidence-Based Teaching👩‍🏫 Faculty Development✋ Active Learning
Small Teaching Summary
Small Teaching 90%
A two-minute quiz beats an hour of re-reading: brief, research-backed teaching moves.
by James M. Lang 2016
4.28
2k+ ratings
🎓 College Teaching🧠 Science Of Learning📋 Evidence-Based Teaching👩‍🏫 Faculty Development✋ Active Learning
Story Genius
by Lisa Cron • 2016
Your reader's brain is wired for story. The neuroscience for building a novel that actually grips.
4.19
7k+
📖 Novel Writing✍️ Writing Craft🧠 Cognitive Science Of Story🏗️ Story Structure🔄 Character Arcs
Story Genius Summary
Story Genius 90%
Your reader's brain is wired for story. The neuroscience for building a novel that actually grips.
by Lisa Cron 2016
4.19
7k+ ratings
📖 Novel Writing✍️ Writing Craft🧠 Cognitive Science Of Story🏗️ Story Structure🔄 Character Arcs
Practical Wisdom
by Barry Schwartz • 2010
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
3.70
816
🏛️ Virtue Ethics🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Professional Ethics🏢 Institutional Critique🔨 Philosophy Of Work
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom 90%
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
by Barry Schwartz 2010
3.70
816 ratings
🏛️ Virtue Ethics🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Professional Ethics🏢 Institutional Critique🔨 Philosophy Of Work
Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You
by Chandan Deshmukh • 2014
Top marks are learnable: memory tricks, smart notes, and the room rule that sharpens focus.
3.94
584
🧠 Study Skills📝 Exam Preparation🌱 Growth Mindset🔗 Memory Techniques📋 Note-Taking
Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You Summary
Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You 90%
Top marks are learnable: memory tricks, smart notes, and the room rule that sharpens focus.
by Chandan Deshmukh 2014
3.94
584 ratings
🧠 Study Skills📝 Exam Preparation🌱 Growth Mindset🔗 Memory Techniques📋 Note-Taking
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
by Alan Gelb • 2013
A narrative arc, not a list of honors: the story structure that gets you in.
3.66
154
📝 College Admissions📄 Application Essays📖 Narrative Writing🏗️ Essay Structure🎤 Authentic Voice
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps Summary
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps 90%
A narrative arc, not a list of honors: the story structure that gets you in.
by Alan Gelb 2013
3.66
154 ratings
📝 College Admissions📄 Application Essays📖 Narrative Writing🏗️ Essay Structure🎤 Authentic Voice
Critical Thinking
by Tracy Bowell • 2001
Map an argument's structure, test its logic, and know when rhetoric is doing the work.
3.82
249
🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔗 Deductive Reasoning🎯 Rhetorical Analysis
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 90%
Map an argument's structure, test its logic, and know when rhetoric is doing the work.
by Tracy Bowell 2001
3.82
249 ratings
🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔗 Deductive Reasoning🎯 Rhetorical Analysis
Thinking Like Your Editor
by Susan Rabiner • 2002
Trade editors don't acquire books; they acquire audiences. Your proposal has to prove you have one.
4.10
506
🗒️ Book Proposals🏢 Trade Publishing📖 Narrative Nonfiction🧩 Narrative Structure✂️ Editorial Process
Thinking Like Your Editor Summary
Thinking Like Your Editor 90%
Trade editors don't acquire books; they acquire audiences. Your proposal has to prove you have one.
by Susan Rabiner 2002
4.10
506 ratings
🗒️ Book Proposals🏢 Trade Publishing📖 Narrative Nonfiction🧩 Narrative Structure✂️ Editorial Process
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
🏛️ Phenomenology🔍 Gestalt Psychology👁️ Ethnographic Observation🦴 Embodied Cognition🧠 Attention Management
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Look 90%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
🏛️ Phenomenology🔍 Gestalt Psychology👁️ Ethnographic Observation🦴 Embodied Cognition🧠 Attention Management
The Joy of Search
by Daniel M. Russell • 2019
A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.
3.55
175
🔍 Information Literacy🔎 Search Skills📊 Data Verification✅ Source Evaluation🧩 Lateral Thinking
The Joy of Search Summary
The Joy of Search 90%
A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.
by Daniel M. Russell 2019
3.55
175 ratings
🔍 Information Literacy🔎 Search Skills📊 Data Verification✅ Source Evaluation🧩 Lateral Thinking
Content Design
by Sarah Richards • 2017
Stop writing, start designing: a research-first way to make content that users actually need.
4.31
734
🗂️ Content Strategy✍️ Ux Writing🔍 User Research⌨️ Digital Writing♿ Accessibility
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Content Design 90%
Stop writing, start designing: a research-first way to make content that users actually need.
by Sarah Richards 2017
4.31
734 ratings
🗂️ Content Strategy✍️ Ux Writing🔍 User Research⌨️ Digital Writing♿ Accessibility
In Defense of a Liberal Education
by Fareed Zakaria • 2015
The STEM panic misses the real skills gap: writing, analysis, and learning how to learn.
3.83
3k+
📚 Liberal Arts Defense🏛️ Higher Education Crisis✍️ Writing As Thinking📜 History Of Universities💻 Online Education
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In Defense of a Liberal Education 90%
The STEM panic misses the real skills gap: writing, analysis, and learning how to learn.
by Fareed Zakaria 2015
3.83
3k+ ratings
📚 Liberal Arts Defense🏛️ Higher Education Crisis✍️ Writing As Thinking📜 History Of Universities💻 Online Education
Write a Must-Read
by A.J. Harper • 2022
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
4.51
128
✍️ Nonfiction Writing Guides🎯 Reader-Centered Writing🦋 Transformational Nonfiction💼 Author Entrepreneurship🧠 Author Mindset
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Write a Must-Read 90%
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
by A.J. Harper 2022
4.51
128 ratings
✍️ Nonfiction Writing Guides🎯 Reader-Centered Writing🦋 Transformational Nonfiction💼 Author Entrepreneurship🧠 Author Mindset
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