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The Craft of Scientific Presentations Summary
The Craft of Scientific Presentations
Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid
by Michael Alley 1986 241 pages
3.93
337 ratings
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The Freelancer's Bible Summary
The Freelancer's Bible
Everything You Need to Know to Have the Career of Your Dreams―On Your Terms
by Sara Horowitz 2012 496 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
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A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort Summary
A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort
by Mark Myers 2013 254 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
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Coding
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Becoming a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande 1934 192 pages
4.00
6k+ ratings
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers Summary
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
How to Edit Yourself Into Print
by Renni Browne 1993 288 pages
4.25
7k+ ratings
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Beyond Bullet Points Summary
Beyond Bullet Points
Using Microsoft PowerPoint to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire
by Cliff Atkinson 2005 352 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
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Communication
Brain Facts Summary
Brain Facts
A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
by The Society for Neuroscience 2002 58 pages
3.93
125 ratings
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Time Management for System Administrators Summary
Time Management for System Administrators
Stop Working Late and Start Working Smart
by Thomas A. Limoncelli 2005 226 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
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How to Reassess Your Chess Summary
How to Reassess Your Chess
The Complete Chess Mastery Course
by Jeremy Silman 1993 402 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
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Accounting For Dummies Summary
Accounting For Dummies
by John A. Tracy 2016 408 pages
3.59
497 ratings
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Head First Python Summary
Head First Python
A Brain-Friendly Guide
by Paul Barry 2010 491 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
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Effective Python Summary
Effective Python
59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python
by Brett Slatkin 2015 227 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
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How to Rule the World Summary
How to Rule the World
A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator
by André de Guillaume 2002 144 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
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Codependent No More Workbook Summary
Codependent No More Workbook
by Melody Beattie 2011 200 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
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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
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Anthropology
How to Make Sense of Any Mess Summary
How to Make Sense of Any Mess
by Abby Covert 2014 180 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
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NLP Summary
NLP
The New Technology of Achievement
by Steve Andreas 1993 354 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
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Personal Development
Growth Hacking Summary
Growth Hacking
Silicon Valley's Best Kept Secret
by Raymond Fong 2017 204 pages
3.81
305 ratings
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Emotional Intelligence For Dummies Summary
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies
by Steven J. Stein 2009 335 pages
3.63
241 ratings
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Relationships
Getting to Maybe Summary
Getting to Maybe
How to Excel on Law School Exams
by Richard Michael Fischl 1999 348 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
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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
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Games
The Hormone Cure Summary
The Hormone Cure
Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol
by Sara Gottfried 2013 432 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
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Nutrition
The OCD Workbook Summary
The OCD Workbook
Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Bruce M. Hyman 1999 256 pages
3.98
446 ratings
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Self Help
Mental Health
Color Your Style Summary
Color Your Style
How to Wear Your True Colors
by David Zyla 2010 256 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
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Lifestyle
The Shaolin Workout Summary
The Shaolin Workout
28 Days to Transforming Your Body and Soul the Warrior's Way
by Yan Ming 2006 304 pages
4.17
309 ratings
Martial Arts
Health
Fitness
The Rise of Modern Philosophy Summary
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny 2006 356 pages
3.84
274 ratings
Philosophy
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Reference
Python for Finance Summary
Python for Finance
Analyze Big Financial Data
by Yves Hilpisch 2012 603 pages
3.80
249 ratings
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Computer Science
Organic Chemistry Summary
Organic Chemistry
by Jonathan Clayden 2000 1536 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Chemistry
Science
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The Baby Book Summary
The Baby Book
Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
by William Sears 1993 704 pages
4.17
7k+ ratings
Parenting
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Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui Summary
Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui
by Karen Kingston 1998 224 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
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Spirituality
Psychology
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005 160 pages
3.98
5k+ ratings
Design
Art Design
Art
The Little Book of Skin Care Summary
The Little Book of Skin Care
Korean Beauty Secrets for Healthy, Glowing Skin
by Charlotte Cho 2015 224 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Lifestyle
The Sleep Lady®'s Good Night, Sleep Tight Summary
The Sleep Lady®'s Good Night, Sleep Tight
Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy
by Kim West 2005 440 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Reference
Self Help
Fundamentals of English Grammar Summary
Fundamentals of English Grammar
by Betty Schrampfer Azar 1985 398 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Language
Education
Reference
Proverbs Summary
Proverbs
Wisdom That Works
by Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. 2012 224 pages
4.47
285 ratings
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Theology
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How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short
Word Craft for Fast Times
by Roy Peter Clark 2013 272 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Communication
Liquid Intelligence Summary
Liquid Intelligence
The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail
by Dave Arnold 2014 416 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
Cookbooks
Cocktails
Food
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide To Character Expression
by Angela Ackerman 2012 164 pages
4.53
6k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex
An Indispensable Resource to Pleasure and Seduction
by Barbara Keesling 2001 260 pages
3.52
452 ratings
Self Help
Sexuality
Relationships
The Body Clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine Summary
The Body Clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Understanding Our Energy Cycles for Health and Healing
by Lothar Ursinus 2020 144 pages
4.03
144 ratings
Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Back to Basics Summary
Back to Basics
A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills
by Abigail R. Gehring 2007 464 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Survival
Gardening
Reference
Pro Git Summary
Pro Git
by Scott Chacon 2009 290 pages
4.18
3k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Systematic Theology Summary
Systematic Theology
An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
by Wayne Grudem 1994 1291 pages
4.23
17k+ ratings
Theology
Christian
Reference
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic Summary
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic
Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood, Updated and Expanded Edition
by Foster W. Cline 1992 320 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
Cholesterol Clarity Summary
Cholesterol Clarity
What the HDL Is Wrong with My Numbers?
by Jimmy Moore 2013 304 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners Summary
The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners
A No-Stress Meal Plan with Easy Recipes to Heal the Immune System
by Dorothy Calimeris 2017 266 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Cookbooks
Cooking
Health
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Edmund Conway 2009 208 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Reference
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory Summary
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory
A Medicine-Making Guide
by Thomas Easley 2016 376 pages
4.54
500+ ratings
Health
Herbs
Reference
Computer Networking Summary
Computer Networking
A Top-Down Approach
by James F. Kurose 2000 880 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Technology
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics
Harnessing the Underlying Forces of Storytelling
by Larry Brooks 2013 248 pages
3.92
475 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
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