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Symbolic Misery, Volume 1 Summary
Symbolic Misery, Volume 1
The Hyperindustrial Epoch
by Bernard Stiegler 2014 128 pages
3.77
81 ratings
Philosophy
Technology
Politics
The Sweetness of Doing Nothing Summary
The Sweetness of Doing Nothing
by Sophie Minchilli 2021 288 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Italy
Travel
Philosophy
The Limits to Growth Summary
The Limits to Growth
by Donella H. Meadows 1972 207 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Economics
Science
Environment
A World Safe for Democracy Summary
A World Safe for Democracy
Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
by G. John Ikenberry 2020 432 pages
3.80
143 ratings
Politics
International Relations
History
The Rise Summary
The Rise
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
by Sarah Lewis 2014 272 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Buddhism Is Not What You Think Summary
Buddhism Is Not What You Think
Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs – A Clear, Engaging Zen Guide for Spiritual Inquiry and Practice
by Steve Hagen 2003 272 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Weight of Glory Summary
The Weight of Glory
by C.S. Lewis 1949 208 pages
4.39
26k+ ratings
Christian
Theology
Christianity
Deeper Mindfulness Summary
Deeper Mindfulness
The New Way to Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World
by J. Mark G. Williams 2023 272 pages
4.02
122 ratings
Self Help
Meditation
Buddhism
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism Summary
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
by Benjamin M. Friedman 2021 560 pages
3.89
357 ratings
Economics
History
Religion
Die Wise Summary
Die Wise
A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
by Stephen Jenkinson 2015 416 pages
4.34
500+ ratings
Death
Psychology
Spirituality
A Little Manual for Knowing Summary
A Little Manual for Knowing
by Esther Lightcap Meek 2014 114 pages
3.81
276 ratings
Philosophy
Christian
Theology
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2 Summary
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2
by Seneca 238 pages
4.37
315 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
An Essay on the Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field Summary
An Essay on the Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field
by Jacques Hadamard 1945 162 pages
3.97
221 ratings
Mathematics
Psychology
Science
How to Think Summary
How to Think
A Survival Guide for a World at Odds
by Alan Jacobs 2017 160 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Last Man Who Knew Everything Summary
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
by Mike Hockney 2012 298 pages
4.46
90 ratings
Philosophy
History
Biography
Jesus the Great Philosopher Summary
Jesus the Great Philosopher
Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life
by Jonathan T. Pennington 2020 230 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Christian Living
Hyperreality Summary
Hyperreality
by Mike Hockney 2012 213 pages
4.61
56 ratings
Philosophy
Sacred Geometry Summary
Sacred Geometry
Philosophy and Practice
by Robert Lawlor 1982 112 pages
4.11
345 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Spirituality
A Shorter Summa Summary
A Shorter Summa
The Essential Philosophical Passages of Saint Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica
by Peter Kreeft 1485 165 pages
4.04
462 ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
The Age of Defeat Summary
The Age of Defeat
by Colin Wilson 1959
4.00
59 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The New Road to Serfdom Summary
The New Road to Serfdom
A Letter of Warning to America
by Daniel Hannan 2010 224 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Jacques Derrida Summary
Jacques Derrida
by Christopher Watkin 2017 186 pages
4.36
44 ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Maintenance of Everything Summary
Maintenance of Everything
Part One
by Stewart Brand 2026 308 pages
4.07
348 ratings
Philosophy
History
Technology
Wittgenstein’s Nephew Summary
Wittgenstein’s Nephew
by Thomas Bernhard 1982 101 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
German Literature
Novels
Philosophy
Death and the Gardener Summary
Death and the Gardener
by Georgi Gospodinov 2024 224 pages
4.44
13k+ ratings
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Literature
Literary Fiction
The Broom of the System Summary
The Broom of the System
by David Foster Wallace 1987 467 pages
3.85
24k+ ratings
Novels
Literature
Literary Fiction
The Art of Joyful Living Summary
The Art of Joyful Living
by Rama 1989 242 pages
4.31
272 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
Power, Freedom, and Grace Summary
Power, Freedom, and Grace
Living from the Source of Lasting Happiness
by Deepak Chopra 2006 232 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Desecration of Man Summary
The Desecration of Man
How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity
by Carl R. Trueman 2026 256 pages
4.60
320 ratings
Theology
Christian
Philosophy
The Eye of the I Summary
The Eye of the I
From Which Nothing Is Hidden
by David R. Hawkins 2001 352 pages
4.45
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
The Snow Leopard Summary
The Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen 1978 338 pages
4.06
21k+ ratings
Travel
Nature
Memoir
The Savage Mind Summary
The Savage Mind
by Claude Lévi-Strauss 1962 310 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Anthropology
Philosophy
Psychology
The Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit Summary
The Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit
by Photius 1983 120 pages
4.07
74 ratings
Theology
Christianity
Religion
Absence of Mind Summary
Absence of Mind
The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self
by Marilynne Robinson 2010 158 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Religion
The Modern Mind Summary
The Modern Mind
An Intellectual History of the 20th Century
by Peter Watson 1937 847 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Science
A History of the Bible Summary
A History of the Bible
The Book and Its Faiths
by John Barton 2019 613 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
History
Religion
Christianity
A World Appears Summary
A World Appears
A Journey into Consciousness
by Michael Pollan 2026 320 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Doorway to Artistry Summary
Doorway to Artistry
Attuning Your Philosophy to Enhance Your Creativity
by Esther Lightcap Meek 2023 248 pages
4.67
21 ratings
Art
Philosophy
Progress and Poverty Summary
Progress and Poverty
An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy
by Henry George 1879 599 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Godel's Proof Summary
Godel's Proof
by Ernest Nagel 1958 160 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
Theology, Music and Time Summary
Theology, Music and Time
by Jeremy S. Begbie 2000 317 pages
4.14
65 ratings
Theology
Music
Religion
Francis Fukuyama and the End of History Summary
Francis Fukuyama and the End of History
by Howard Williams 1997 203 pages
4.05
20 ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
IGNORANCE (L') by MILAN KUNDERA Summary
IGNORANCE (L') by MILAN KUNDERA
by Milan Kundera 2000
3.81
28k+ ratings
Czech Literature
Novels
Literature
The Secret of Childhood Summary
The Secret of Childhood
by Maria Montessori 1936 256 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Psychology
Luminarium Summary
Luminarium
by Alex Shakar 2011 449 pages
3.47
500+ ratings
Science Fiction
Novels
Contemporary
Thoughts in Solitude Summary
Thoughts in Solitude
by Thomas Merton 1956 144 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Christianity
Elogio de la duda Summary
Elogio de la duda
by Victoria Camps 2016 180 pages
3.79
176 ratings
Philosophy
The Sea, the Sea Summary
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch 1978 528 pages
3.96
26k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Novels
Karl Marx Summary
Karl Marx
by William D. Dennison 2017 146 pages
3.80
59 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
A Force for Good Summary
A Force for Good
The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World
by Daniel Goleman 2015 272 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
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