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The Passion of the Western Mind Summary
The Passion of the Western Mind
Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
by Richard Tarnas 1991 560 pages
4.24
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Psychology
Every Song Ever Summary
Every Song Ever
Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty
by Ben Ratliff 2016 272 pages
3.29
500+ ratings
Music
Art
Cultural
The Nones Summary
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
by Ryan P. Burge 2021 157 pages
3.82
381 ratings
Religion
Sociology
Politics
The Best Place to Work Summary
The Best Place to Work
The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace
by Ron Friedman 2014 352 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Psychology
Pink Floyd and Philosophy Summary
Pink Floyd and Philosophy
Careful with that Axiom, Eugene!
by George A. Reisch 2010 288 pages
3.81
272 ratings
Philosophy
Music
Cultural
The Unprotected Class Summary
The Unprotected Class
How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart
by Jeremy Carl 2024 400 pages
4.33
193 ratings
Politics
History
Cultural
How to Listen to Jazz Summary
How to Listen to Jazz
by Ted Gioia 2016
4.07
2k+ ratings
Music
Jazz
Art
Return of the Strong Gods Summary
Return of the Strong Gods
Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West
by R.R. Reno 2019 208 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Meet Generation Z Summary
Meet Generation Z
Understanding and Reaching the New Post-Christian World
by James Emery White 2017 224 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Christian
Cultural
Leadership
The Quick Fix Summary
The Quick Fix
Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills
by Jesse Singal 2021 352 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Politics
Joy, Inc. Summary
Joy, Inc.
How We Built a Workplace People Love
by Richard Sheridan 2013 288 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Call of the Mall Summary
Call of the Mall
The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy
by Paco Underhill 2004 240 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Sociology
Nation of Victims Summary
Nation of Victims
Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2022 288 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Designful Company Summary
The Designful Company
How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation
by Marty Neumeier 2008 194 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Leadership
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE Summary
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE
by Charles B. Handy 1994 288 pages
4.07
253 ratings
Business
Management
Philosophy
Culture Wins Summary
Culture Wins
The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace
by William Vanderbloemen 2018 240 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Cultural
Bet on Yourself Summary
Bet on Yourself
Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities
by Ann Hiatt 2021 272 pages
3.79
299 ratings
Business
Self Help
Professional Development
Desiring the Kingdom Summary
Desiring the Kingdom
Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
by James K.A. Smith 2009 238 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Theology
Philosophy
Education
Why the Germans Do it Better Summary
Why the Germans Do it Better
Notes from a Grown-Up Country
by John Kampfner 2020 320 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Germany
Conscious Leadership Summary
Conscious Leadership
Elevating Humanity Through Business
by John Mackey 2020
3.72
402 ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Power, Politics and Culture Summary
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
by Edward W. Said 2001 512 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools Summary
Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools
Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms
by Tyrone C. Howard 2010 208 pages
4.13
165 ratings
Education
Teaching
Academia
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism Summary
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
by Joel Kotkin 2020 266 pages
3.57
500+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Our Culture, What's Left of It Summary
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
by Theodore Dalrymple 2005 356 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Politics
Essays
Philosophy
New Power Summary
New Power
How Anyone Can Persuade, Mobilize, and Succeed in Our Chaotic, Connected Age
by Jeremy Heimans 2018 336 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Business
Politics
Leadership
Bobos in Paradise Summary
Bobos in Paradise
The New Upper Class and How They Got There
by David Brooks 2000 284 pages
3.62
4k+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
History
The Clock Of The Long Now Summary
The Clock Of The Long Now
Time and Responsibility
by Stewart Brand 1999 236 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Technology
The Listening Society Summary
The Listening Society
A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book One
by Hanzi Freinacht 2017 475 pages
4.49
402 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
You May Also Like Summary
You May Also Like
Taste in an Age of Endless Choice
by Tom Vanderbilt 2016 320 pages
3.29
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Come of Age Summary
Come of Age
The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble
by Stephen Jenkinson 2018 448 pages
4.25
173 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Society
A Creative Minority Summary
A Creative Minority
Influencing Culture Through Redemptive Participation
by Jon Tyson 2016 64 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Faith
Theology
Cultural
Selfie Summary
Selfie
How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us
by Will Storr 2017 416 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
History
Reactivity Summary
Reactivity
How the Gospel Transforms Our Actions and Reactions
by Paul David Tripp 2022 170 pages
4.36
478 ratings
Christian
Christian Living
Theology
Heroic Failure Summary
Heroic Failure
Brexit and the Politics of Pain
by Fintan O'Toole 2018 240 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Current Affairs
God, Technology, and the Christian Life Summary
God, Technology, and the Christian Life
by Tony Reinke 2021 316 pages
4.07
392 ratings
Christian
Technology
Christian Living
Culture Summary
Culture
The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop
by Martin Puchner 2023 384 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
History
Art
Sociology
Strange Rites Summary
Strange Rites
New Religions for a Godless World
by Tara Isabella Burton 2020 301 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Sociology
Rebel Sell Summary
Rebel Sell
Why The Culture Can't Be Jammed
by Joseph Heath 2004 384 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
Music Summary
Music
A Subversive History
by Ted Gioia 2019 528 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
Music
History
Art
The Intellectual Devotional Summary
The Intellectual Devotional
Modern Culture: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently with the Culturati
by David S. Kidder 390 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Reference
History
Trivia
The Almost Nearly Perfect People Summary
The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
by Michael Booth 2014 388 pages
3.86
12k+ ratings
Travel
History
Politics
Prius Or Pickup? Summary
Prius Or Pickup?
How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide
by Marc Hetherington 2018 288 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The Substance of Style Summary
The Substance of Style
How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
by Virginia Postrel 2003 237 pages
3.49
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Cultural
The Age of Entitlement Summary
The Age of Entitlement
America Since the Sixties
by Christopher Caldwell 2020 352 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Cultural
Wanting Mor Summary
Wanting Mor
by Rukhsana Khan 2009 192 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Family
The Age of Grievance Summary
The Age of Grievance
by Frank Bruni 2024 288 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Chief Joy Officer Summary
Chief Joy Officer
How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear
by Richard Sheridan 2018 288 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Scaling Teams Summary
Scaling Teams
Strategies for Building Successful Teams and Organizations
by Alexander Grosse 2017 282 pages
4.18
171 ratings
Management
Leadership
Business
Good Work Summary
Good Work
When Excellence and Ethics Meet
by Howard Gardner 2001 304 pages
3.76
272 ratings
Psychology
Business
Philosophy
The English Summary
The English
A Portrait of a People
by Jeremy Paxman 1998 324 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
History
British Literature
Politics
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