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The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008 208 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Reciprocating Self Summary
The Reciprocating Self
Human Development in Theological Perspective
by Jack O. Balswick 2005 334 pages
3.80
244 ratings
Psychology
Theology
Counselling
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Summary
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers
by Harvard Business Review 2018 176 pages
3.86
383 ratings
Business
Management
Technology
Being And Event Summary
Being And Event
by Alain Badiou 1988 560 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Hidden Games Summary
Hidden Games
The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
by Erez Yoeli 2022 368 pages
3.66
358 ratings
Economics
Psychology
Science
This Is Service Design Doing Summary
This Is Service Design Doing
Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World
by Marc Stickdorn 2016 1074 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Professional Development
Introduction to Phenomenology Summary
Introduction to Phenomenology
by Robert Sokolowski 1999 248 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Academic
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy Summary
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and Politics of the World Trade, 2nd Edition
by Pietra Rivoli 2005 316 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Medical Microbiology & Immunology Summary
Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Medical Microbiology & Immunology
by Warren Levinson 2006 580 pages
4.11
226 ratings
Medicine
Science
Reference
Monopoly Capital Summary
Monopoly Capital
An Essay on the American Economic and Social Order
by Paul A. Baran 1966 416 pages
4.20
276 ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Mind Summary
Mind
A Brief Introduction
by John Rogers Searle 2004 224 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary
How to Speak Any Language Fluently
Fun, stimulating and effective methods to help anyone learn languages faster
by Alex Rawlings 2017 216 pages
3.85
499 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Self Help
Metaphysics Summary
Metaphysics
A Contemporary Introduction
by Michael J. Loux 1997 328 pages
3.93
354 ratings
Philosophy
Metaphysics
Academic
Theories of International Relations Summary
Theories of International Relations
by Andrew Linklater 1996 310 pages
3.89
444 ratings
International Relations
Politics
Political Science
Main Currents Of Marxism Summary
Main Currents Of Marxism
The Founders, The Golden Age, The Breakdown
by Leszek Kołakowski 1976 1284 pages
4.25
451 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age Summary
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
by Dipesh Chakrabarty 2021 292 pages
3.68
142 ratings
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
Fellow Creatures Summary
Fellow Creatures
Our Obligations to the Other Animals
by Christine M. Korsgaard 2018 268 pages
4.23
221 ratings
Philosophy
Animals
Vegan
An Introduction to the Policy Process Summary
An Introduction to the Policy Process
Theories, Concepts and Models of Public Policy Making
by Thomas A. Birkland 2001 288 pages
3.58
288 ratings
Politics
Public Policy
Textbooks
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice
by Chris Chambers 2017 288 pages
4.41
268 ratings
Psychology
Science
School
The Human Past Summary
The Human Past
World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies
by Chris Scarre 2005 784 pages
3.83
281 ratings
History
Archaeology
Anthropology
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips 2014 275 pages
4.21
175 ratings
Music
Game Design
Games
Hegel Summary
Hegel
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Singer 1983 131 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Biography
Clothing Poverty Summary
Clothing Poverty
The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes
by Andrew Brooks 2015 296 pages
3.75
173 ratings
Fashion
Economics
Sustainability
Intelligence Summary
Intelligence
All That Matters
by Stuart Ritchie 2015 160 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Education
Designing for Behavior Change Summary
Designing for Behavior Change
Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics
by Stephen Wendel 2013 391 pages
4.09
414 ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
A Clinical Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis Summary
A Clinical Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis
Theory and Technique
by Bruce Fink 1997 320 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Philosophy
One World Summary
One World
The Ethics of Globalization
by Peter Singer 2002 272 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
History of English literature Summary
History of English literature
by Edward Albert 1923 544 pages
3.90
257 ratings
History
Literature
Academic
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath
Violence and the Remaking of a Self
by Susan J. Brison 2001 184 pages
4.35
486 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Feminism
Understanding Organizations Summary
Understanding Organizations
by Charles B. Handy 1976 448 pages
3.84
312 ratings
Business
Management
Psychology
The Decline and Rise of Democracy Summary
The Decline and Rise of Democracy
A Global History from Antiquity to Today
by David Stasavage 2020 424 pages
3.86
223 ratings
History
Politics
Political Science
Modern Text Book of Zoology Summary
Modern Text Book of Zoology
Vertebrates
by R.L. Kotpal 1995
3.80
399 ratings
Academic
Resilience Thinking Summary
Resilience Thinking
Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World
by Brian Walker 2006 192 pages
3.87
362 ratings
Science
Sustainability
Ecology
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management Summary
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management
by Eric Verzuh 1999 528 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Reference
How to Study for a Mathematics Degree Summary
How to Study for a Mathematics Degree
by Lara Alcock 2012 256 pages
4.09
221 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Academic
Diplomacy Summary
Diplomacy
A Very Short Introduction
by Joseph M. Siracusa 2010 160 pages
3.14
245 ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice
Examples for Discussion and Analysis
by Sharan B. Merriam 2002 480 pages
3.87
61 ratings
Research
Academic
Methodology of the Oppressed Summary
Methodology of the Oppressed
by Chela Sandoval 2000 232 pages
4.15
408 ratings
Feminism
Theory
Philosophy
Making Globalization Work Summary
Making Globalization Work
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2006 384 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook
Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
by Julia Bell 2001 449 pages
3.95
363 ratings
Writing
Reference
Essays
Qualitative Research Methods Summary
Qualitative Research Methods
Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact
by Sarah J. Tracy 2012 432 pages
3.94
69 ratings
School
Academic
Personality Summary
Personality
Theory and Research
by Lawrence A. Pervin 1984 640 pages
3.80
301 ratings
Psychology
Textbooks
Science
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins
Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World)
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022 218 pages
3.86
157 ratings
Research
Science
Academic
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory
A Very Short Introduction
by Michael Allingham 2002 144 pages
2.69
234 ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Psychology
Democracy and Social Ethics Summary
Democracy and Social Ethics
by Jane Addams 1902 88 pages
3.94
170 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The Arab Uprising Summary
The Arab Uprising
The Wave of Protest that Toppled the Status Quo and the Struggle for a New Middle East
by Marc Lynch 2012 288 pages
3.65
246 ratings
Middle East
History
Politics
International Relations Summary
International Relations
A Very Short Introduction
by Paul Wilkinson 2007 160 pages
3.32
500+ ratings
Politics
International Relations
History
Political Philosophy Summary
Political Philosophy
A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians
by Adam Swift 2001 288 pages
3.91
432 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
Monkeys with Typewriters Summary
Monkeys with Typewriters
How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
by Scarlett Thomas 2012 480 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Books About Books
Introduction to Real Analysis Summary
Introduction to Real Analysis
by Robert G. Bartle 1982 400 pages
4.00
311 ratings
Mathematics
Textbooks
Science
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