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Imagined Communities
by Benedict Anderson • 1983
Your nation is not ancient. Print markets, colonial maps, and selective forgetting built it.
4.11
16k+
History
Politics
Sociology
Imagined Communities Summary
Imagined Communities
Your nation is not ancient. Print markets, colonial maps, and selective forgetting built it.
by Benedict Anderson 1983 224 pages
4.11
16k+ ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
The Well-Trained Mind
by Susan Wise Bauer • 1999
A K-12 curriculum building memory, logic, and expression around the story of civilization.
4.33
7k+
Education
Parenting
Homeschooling
The Well-Trained Mind Summary
The Well-Trained Mind
A K-12 curriculum building memory, logic, and expression around the story of civilization.
by Susan Wise Bauer 1999 864 pages
4.33
7k+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Homeschooling
The End of History and the Last Man
by Francis Fukuyama • 1992
History ended in 1989: liberal democracy triumphed. The new enemy is a contented, aimless citizen.
3.61
7k+
Philosophy
Politics
History
The End of History and the Last Man Summary
The End of History and the Last Man
History ended in 1989: liberal democracy triumphed. The new enemy is a contented, aimless citizen.
by Francis Fukuyama 1992 464 pages
3.61
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Human Anatomy, Volume 2
by B.D. Chaurasia • 2005
Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.
3.98
272
Medical
Medicine
Academics
Human Anatomy, Volume 2 Summary
Human Anatomy, Volume 2
Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.
by B.D. Chaurasia 2005 488 pages
3.98
272 ratings
Medical
Medicine
Academics
Outsmart Your Brain
by Daniel T. Willingham • 2023
Your study habits run on intuition. Cognitive psychology reveals what makes learning stick.
3.95
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Education
Outsmart Your Brain Summary
Outsmart Your Brain
Your study habits run on intuition. Cognitive psychology reveals what makes learning stick.
by Daniel T. Willingham 2023 336 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Education
Teach Like a Champion 2.0
by Doug Lemov • 2014
Great teaching isn't instinct: it's sixty-two trainable moves, and here they are.
4.15
1k+
Education
Teaching
School
Teach Like a Champion 2.0 Summary
Teach Like a Champion 2.0
Great teaching isn't instinct: it's sixty-two trainable moves, and here they are.
by Doug Lemov 2014 512 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
School
From Plassey to Partition
by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay • 2004
Imperial greed, local ambition, fractured nationalism: built modern India, broke it at Partition.
4.20
1k+
History
India
Politics
From Plassey to Partition Summary
From Plassey to Partition
Imperial greed, local ambition, fractured nationalism: built modern India, broke it at Partition.
by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay 2004 523 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
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+
Philosophy
Reference
Education
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
Philosophy
Reference
Education
Mind
by Paul Thagard • 1996
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
3.66
249
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Mind Summary
Mind
Logic, concepts, images, analogies, neural nets: the mind's many tools, mapped in one framework.
by Paul Thagard 1996 278 pages
3.66
249 ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Rosenshine's Principles in Action
by Tom Sherrington • 2019
The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.
4.27
1k+
Education
Teaching
School
Rosenshine's Principles in Action Summary
Rosenshine's Principles in Action
The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.
by Tom Sherrington 2019 84 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
School
I Am Gifted, So Are You!
by Adam Khoo • 1998
Ace exams without burnout: the visual memory and speed-reading system that rewires how you learn.
4.00
2k+
Self Help
Personal Growth
Education
I Am Gifted, So Are You! Summary
I Am Gifted, So Are You!
Ace exams without burnout: the visual memory and speed-reading system that rewires how you learn.
by Adam Khoo 1998
4.00
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Growth
Education
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12
by Peter Liljedahl • 2020
Why 80% of students fake it in math class: the environmental shock that gets them thinking.
4.51
3k+
Education
Teaching
Mathematics
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 Summary
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12
Why 80% of students fake it in math class: the environmental shock that gets them thinking.
by Peter Liljedahl 2020 344 pages
4.51
3k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Mathematics
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
by David J. Griffiths • 1994
Schrödinger equation, solved. Approximation methods, explained. The undergraduate quantum standard.
4.25
2k+
Physics
Science
Reference
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Summary
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Schrödinger equation, solved. Approximation methods, explained. The undergraduate quantum standard.
by David J. Griffiths 1994 468 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Physics
Science
Reference
Powerful Teaching
by Pooja K. Agarwal • 2019
Re-reading is not enough. Four classroom strategies from science that raise grades a full letter.
4.27
500+
Education
Psychology
School
Powerful Teaching Summary
Powerful Teaching
Re-reading is not enough. Four classroom strategies from science that raise grades a full letter.
by Pooja K. Agarwal 2019 352 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Education
Psychology
School
Stoicism
by John Sellars • 2006
Stoicism began as a unified system of logic, physics, and ethics, not coping advice.
4.12
457
Philosophy
History
Classics
Stoicism Summary
Stoicism
Stoicism began as a unified system of logic, physics, and ethics, not coping advice.
by John Sellars 2006 219 pages
4.12
457 ratings
Philosophy
History
Classics
The Maidens
by Alex Michaelides • 2021
At Cambridge, a grieving therapist suspects a professor's secret circle after a student is murdered.
3.61
400k+
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Maidens Summary
The Maidens
At Cambridge, a grieving therapist suspects a professor's secret circle after a student is murdered.
by Alex Michaelides 2021 337 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Ancient Philosophy
by Julia Annas • 2001
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
3.64
500+
Philosophy
History
Classics
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
by Julia Annas 2001 133 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Classics
Introduction to Phenomenology
by Robert Sokolowski • 1999
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
4.03
500+
Philosophy
Academics
Theory
Introduction to Phenomenology Summary
Introduction to Phenomenology
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
by Robert Sokolowski 1999 248 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Academics
Theory
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
Self Help
Education
Academics
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006 254 pages
3.62
101 ratings
Self Help
Education
Academics
Children Are from Heaven
by John Gray • 2000
Reality is fields, not particles, and everyday physics is already completely mapped.
3.89
1k+
Science
Philosophy
Mathematics
Children Are from Heaven Summary
Children Are from Heaven
Reality is fields, not particles, and everyday physics is already completely mapped.
by John Gray 2000 400 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Mathematics
The Tone of Teaching, Second Edition
by Max Van Manen • 1986
Technique is not where teaching starts. A philosopher on presence, wonder, and seeing each child.
4.13
38
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
The Tone of Teaching, Second Edition Summary
The Tone of Teaching, Second Edition
Technique is not where teaching starts. A philosopher on presence, wonder, and seeing each child.
by Max Van Manen 1986 96 pages
4.13
38 ratings
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
Speed Mathematics
by Bill Handley • 2003
Calculate faster than a calculator using only a pencil, a circle, and simple subtraction.
3.98
146
Mathematics
Science
Self Help
Speed Mathematics Summary
Speed Mathematics
Calculate faster than a calculator using only a pencil, a circle, and simple subtraction.
by Bill Handley 2003 320 pages
3.98
146 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Self Help
Hegel
by Peter Singer • 1983
Mind, not matter, drives reality. History is freedom waking up. Hegel explained why.
3.86
3k+
Philosophy
History
Biography
Hegel Summary
Hegel
Mind, not matter, drives reality. History is freedom waking up. Hegel explained why.
by Peter Singer 1983 131 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Biography
Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions
by Frank J. Fabozzi • 1901
From deposit creation to derivatives: the architecture of finance, built one layer at a time.
4.23
135
Finance
Economics
Business
Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions Summary
Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions
From deposit creation to derivatives: the architecture of finance, built one layer at a time.
by Frank J. Fabozzi 1901 695 pages
4.23
135 ratings
Finance
Economics
Business
Blended Workbook
by Michael B. Horn • 2017
Blended learning done right: goals first, devices second, and a budget that outlives the grant.
3.50
6
Education
Teaching
Technology
Blended Workbook Summary
Blended Workbook
Blended learning done right: goals first, devices second, and a budget that outlives the grant.
by Michael B. Horn 2017 360 pages
3.50
6 ratings
Education
Teaching
Technology
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy
by Emmy Van Deurzen • 2011
Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.
4.31
124
Psychology
Philosophy
Mental Health
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy Summary
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy
Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 2011 176 pages
4.31
124 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Mental Health
Speed Mathematics
by Bill Handley • 2003
The method that turns multiplication into addition, so you can calculate faster than a calculator.
3.98
148
Mathematics
Science
Education
Speed Mathematics Summary
Speed Mathematics
The method that turns multiplication into addition, so you can calculate faster than a calculator.
by Bill Handley 2003 272 pages
3.98
148 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Education
Teaching Gifted Children
by Jeff Danielian • 2020
Giftedness hides in sight. How to spot it in any child and feed it every day.
3.00
4
Education
Teachers
Instructional
Teaching Gifted Children Summary
Teaching Gifted Children
Giftedness hides in sight. How to spot it in any child and feed it every day.
by Jeff Danielian 2020 574 pages
3.00
4 ratings
Education
Teachers
Instructional
Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET
by D.C. Pandey • 2016
NEET physics stripped to essentials: the laws, formulas, and logic that earn marks.
3.82
222
Physics
Science
Education
Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET Summary
Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET
NEET physics stripped to essentials: the laws, formulas, and logic that earn marks.
by D.C. Pandey 2016 823 pages
3.82
222 ratings
Physics
Science
Education
Motivating Students Who Don't Care
by Allen N. Mendler • 2021
What to do when a student shrugs at every lesson: five classroom-tested moves that work.
3.62
159
Teaching
Education
Psychology
Motivating Students Who Don't Care Summary
Motivating Students Who Don't Care
What to do when a student shrugs at every lesson: five classroom-tested moves that work.
by Allen N. Mendler 2021 115 pages
3.62
159 ratings
Teaching
Education
Psychology
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
by Myron Dueck • 2014
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
3.81
415
Education
Teaching
School
Grading Smarter, Not Harder Summary
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
by Myron Dueck 2014 253 pages
3.81
415 ratings
Education
Teaching
School
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
by Danny D. Steinberg • 1995
How children acquire language, why adults struggle with a second, and what feral children teach us.
3.96
107
Language
Psychology
Science
Introduction to Psycholinguistics Summary
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
How children acquire language, why adults struggle with a second, and what feral children teach us.
by Danny D. Steinberg 1995 288 pages
3.96
107 ratings
Language
Psychology
Science
Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals
by Deborah E. Bouchoux • 1994
Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.
3.80
110
Law
Writing
Reference
Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals Summary
Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals
Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.
by Deborah E. Bouchoux 1994 793 pages
3.80
110 ratings
Law
Writing
Reference
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice
by Emmy Van Deurzen • 1998
What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.
4.37
153
Psychology
Philosophy
Mental Health
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice Summary
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice
What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 1998 224 pages
4.37
153 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Mental Health
Doing Philosophy
by Timothy Williamson • 2018
Philosophy is a science that tests ideas with thought experiments, and the best explanation wins.
3.67
213
Philosophy
Science
Education
Doing Philosophy Summary
Doing Philosophy
Philosophy is a science that tests ideas with thought experiments, and the best explanation wins.
by Timothy Williamson 2018 166 pages
3.67
213 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Education
Macroeconomics
by N. Gregory Mankiw • 2013
From GDP measurement to growth theory: the core models that explain how national economies behave.
3.99
1k+
Economy
Finance
Business
Macroeconomics Summary
Macroeconomics
From GDP measurement to growth theory: the core models that explain how national economies behave.
by N. Gregory Mankiw 2013 608 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Economy
Finance
Business
Anatomy 101
by Kevin Langford • 2015
206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.
3.59
263
Science
Biology
Reference
Anatomy 101 Summary
Anatomy 101
206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.
by Kevin Langford 2015 289 pages
3.59
263 ratings
Science
Biology
Reference
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran
by Christoph Luxenberg • 2007
Syriac reveals the Quran's virgins are grapes, boys iced juice, and source a Christian lectionary.
3.85
118
Islam
Religion
History
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran Summary
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran
Syriac reveals the Quran's virgins are grapes, boys iced juice, and source a Christian lectionary.
by Christoph Luxenberg 2007 349 pages
3.85
118 ratings
Islam
Religion
History
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners
by TESOL International Association Writing Team • 2018
Stop teaching English as a separate subject. The framework that weaves it into every lesson.
4.00
72
Education
Teaching
Language
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Summary
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners
Stop teaching English as a separate subject. The framework that weaves it into every lesson.
by TESOL International Association Writing Team 2018 285 pages
4.00
72 ratings
Education
Teaching
Language
PRINCE2 For Dummies
by Nick Graham • 2008
One method for every project: PRINCE2 without the jargon, from business case to handover.
3.58
104
Business
Management
Reference
PRINCE2 For Dummies Summary
PRINCE2 For Dummies
One method for every project: PRINCE2 without the jargon, from business case to handover.
by Nick Graham 2008 392 pages
3.58
104 ratings
Business
Management
Reference
Information Theory, Coding and Crytography
by Ranjan Bose • 2002
Entropy sets the limit. Coding reaches it. Cryptography locks it. One textbook covers all three.
3.75
162
Computer Science
Technology
Mathematics
Information Theory, Coding and Crytography Summary
Information Theory, Coding and Crytography
Entropy sets the limit. Coding reaches it. Cryptography locks it. One textbook covers all three.
by Ranjan Bose 2002 348 pages
3.75
162 ratings
Computer Science
Technology
Mathematics
Civil Procedure
by Joseph W. Glannon • 1992
Where can you sue? A step-by-step framework cuts through the fog of personal jurisdiction and venue.
3.78
339
Law
Reference
Education
Civil Procedure Summary
Civil Procedure
Where can you sue? A step-by-step framework cuts through the fog of personal jurisdiction and venue.
by Joseph W. Glannon 1992 679 pages
3.78
339 ratings
Law
Reference
Education
Teaching for Experiential Learning
by Scott D. Wurdinger • 2009
Students learn by doing. Replace lectures with projects, problems, and community action.
3.75
12
Education
Teaching
Curriculum
Teaching for Experiential Learning Summary
Teaching for Experiential Learning
Students learn by doing. Replace lectures with projects, problems, and community action.
by Scott D. Wurdinger 2009 126 pages
3.75
12 ratings
Education
Teaching
Curriculum
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
by George Simmel • 1964
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
3.90
73
Sociology
Philosophy
Anthropology
The Sociology of Georg Simmel Summary
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
by George Simmel 1964 445 pages
3.90
73 ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Anthropology
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
by Erving Goffman • 1959
Your self is a performance, staged for an audience of everyone you meet.
4.04
6k+
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Summary
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Your self is a performance, staged for an audience of everyone you meet.
by Erving Goffman 1959 259 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
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
Writing
Academics
Reference
The Book Proposal Book Summary
The Book Proposal Book
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021 204 pages
4.71
100 ratings
Writing
Academics
Reference
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010 249 pages
3.69
45 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens
by Steven Loyal • 2003
Giddens built his sociology around individual freedom. It was always politics dressed as theory.
4.31
16
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens Summary
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens
Giddens built his sociology around individual freedom. It was always politics dressed as theory.
by Steven Loyal 2003 256 pages
4.31
16 ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
How States Think
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2023
Rational foreign policy: a sound theory plus a real debate. The outcome is a separate question.
3.68
500+
Politics
Theory
Political
How States Think Summary
How States Think
Rational foreign policy: a sound theory plus a real debate. The outcome is a separate question.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2023 304 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Politics
Theory
Political
The Metacognition Handbook
by Jennifer Webb • 2021
Seven extra months of progress per student, per year: the classroom guide to metacognition.
4.39
89
Education
Teaching
Psychology
The Metacognition Handbook Summary
The Metacognition Handbook
Seven extra months of progress per student, per year: the classroom guide to metacognition.
by Jennifer Webb 2021 132 pages
4.39
89 ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
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