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Stretching to Stay Young Summary
Stretching to Stay Young
Simple Workouts to Keep You Flexible, Energized, and Pain Free
by Jessica Matthews 2016 210 pages
4.05
433 ratings
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The Elements of Style Summary
The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. 1918 105 pages
4.18
87k+ ratings
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Have You Eaten Grandma? Summary
Have You Eaten Grandma?
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3.93
1k+ ratings
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Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Summary
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
by Marcella Hazan 1976 704 pages
4.07
26k+ ratings
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Understanding Wall Street Summary
Understanding Wall Street
by Jeffrey B. Little 1980 385 pages
3.63
300 ratings
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The Art and Craft of Storytelling Summary
The Art and Craft of Storytelling
A Comprehensive Guide to Classic Writing Techniques
by Nancy Lamb 2008 272 pages
4.06
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Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day Summary
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
by Joan Bolker 1998 184 pages
3.84
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The Human Aura Summary
The Human Aura
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393 ratings
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Small Message, Big Impact Summary
Small Message, Big Impact
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by Terri L. Sjodin 2011 239 pages
3.49
275 ratings
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CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide Summary
CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide
by Shon Harris 2001 1001 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
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Graph Databases Summary
Graph Databases
New Opportunities for Connected Data
by Ian Robinson 2013 238 pages
3.64
437 ratings
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Operating Systems Summary
Operating Systems
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by William Stallings 1991 818 pages
3.72
421 ratings
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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book Summary
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team 2012 400 pages
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316 ratings
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Carrots Love Tomatoes Summary
Carrots Love Tomatoes
Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening
by Louise Riotte 1975 224 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
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by Michael F. Roizen 2009 490 pages
3.65
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The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published Summary
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published
How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully
by Arielle Eckstut 2005 802 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
Designing Large-Scale Web Sites
by Peter Morville 1998 526 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
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mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge Summary
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
by Will Pearson 2004 345 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
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The Science of Beauty Summary
The Science of Beauty
Debunk the Myths and Discover What Goes into Your Beauty Routine
by Michelle Wong 2024 256 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
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The Book of Ceremonial Magic Summary
The Book of Ceremonial Magic
by Arthur Edward Waite 1911 376 pages
3.77
447 ratings
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Los superhéroes y la filosofía Summary
Los superhéroes y la filosofía
by Tom Morris 2001 430 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
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Short Stories in French for Beginners Summary
Short Stories in French for Beginners
Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn French the fun way! (Readers)
by Olly Richards 2018 268 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
France
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This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids Summary
This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids
A Question & Answer Guide to Everyday Life
by Dan Owens-Reid 2014 240 pages
4.16
269 ratings
LGBT
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Cardio Sucks Summary
Cardio Sucks
The Simple Science of Losing Fat Fast...Not Muscle
by Michael Matthews 2012 200 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
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How Do I Do That in Photoshop? Summary
How Do I Do That in Photoshop?
The Quickest Ways to Do the Things You Want to Do, Right Now!
by Scott Kelby 2016 288 pages
4.27
84 ratings
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How to Write a Sentence Summary
How to Write a Sentence
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by Stanley Fish 2011 165 pages
3.48
3k+ ratings
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Presenting Data Effectively Summary
Presenting Data Effectively
Communicating Your Findings for Maximum Impact
by Stephanie D.H. Evergreen 2013 200 pages
4.34
122 ratings
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Zen Lessons Summary
Zen Lessons
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by Thomas Cleary 1989 169 pages
3.87
231 ratings
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Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning Summary
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
by G. Gregory Haff 2015 752 pages
4.39
260 ratings
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Tools for Teaching Summary
Tools for Teaching
Discipline, Instruction, Motivation. Primary Prevention of Classroom Discipline Problems
by Fredric H. Jones 2000 569 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Python Cookbook Summary
Python Cookbook
by David Beazley 2002 807 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Programming
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Technology
The Essential Enneagram Summary
The Essential Enneagram
The Definitive Personality Test and Self-Discovery Guide — Revised & Updated – A Stanford Professor's Research-Based System for Nine Types
by David N. Daniels 2000 130 pages
3.70
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Birth Partner Summary
The Birth Partner
by Penny Simkin 1989 337 pages
4.32
8k+ ratings
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Family
Stock Market Investing for Beginners Summary
Stock Market Investing for Beginners
Essentials to Start Investing Successfully
by Tycho Press 2013 152 pages
3.75
489 ratings
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Reference
Teaching Your Children Values Summary
Teaching Your Children Values
by Linda Eyre 1993 256 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Education
Home Therapy Summary
Home Therapy
Interior Design for Increasing Happiness, Boosting Confidence, and Creating Calm: An Interior Design Book
by Anita Yokota 2022 304 pages
3.58
370 ratings
Interior Design
Design
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The Plot Whisperer Summary
The Plot Whisperer
Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master
by Martha Alderson 2011 256 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Writing
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Crafts
The GCHQ Puzzle Book Summary
The GCHQ Puzzle Book
by GCHQ 2019 368 pages
4.02
402 ratings
Puzzles
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Mathematics
Revision and Self-Editing for Publication Summary
Revision and Self-Editing for Publication
Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft into a Novel That Sells
by James Scott Bell 2008 288 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day Summary
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day
Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter
by Matt Kepnes 2013 272 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Travel
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Reference
The Paper Solution Summary
The Paper Solution
What to Shred, What to Save, and How to Stop It From Taking Over Your Life
by Lisa Woodruff 2020 319 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Self Help
Adult
Productivity
Learn The Bible In 24 Hours Summary
Learn The Bible In 24 Hours
by Chuck Missler 2000 352 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
Christian
Faith
Religion
Don't Send a Resume and (Oeb) Other Contrarian Rules to Help Land a Great Job Summary
Don't Send a Resume and (Oeb) Other Contrarian Rules to Help Land a Great Job
by Jeffrey J. Fox 2001 192 pages
3.74
250 ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Encyclopedia of Healing Foods Summary
Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
by Michael T. Murray 2005 912 pages
4.43
366 ratings
Health
Reference
Nutrition
Come, Let Us Reason Summary
Come, Let Us Reason
An Introduction to Logical Thinking
by Norman L. Geisler 1990 232 pages
4.02
194 ratings
Philosophy
Logic
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The House That Cleans Itself Summary
The House That Cleans Itself
Creative Solutions for a Clean and Orderly House in Less Time Than You Can Imagine
by Mindy Starns Clark 2007 242 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
Self Help
How To
Christian
The Breakout Novelist Summary
The Breakout Novelist
How to Craft Novels That Stand Out and Sell
by Donald Maass 2010 346 pages
4.32
404 ratings
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Reference
Crafts
House Love Summary
House Love
A Joyful Guide to Cleaning, Organizing, and Loving the Home You’re In
by Patric Richardson 2023 216 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Self Help
How To
Reference
The Ten-Minute Trainer Summary
The Ten-Minute Trainer
150 Ways to Teach it Quick and Make it Stick!
by Sharon L. Bowman 2005 304 pages
4.14
138 ratings
Teaching
Education
Business
10,000 Dreams Interpreted Summary
10,000 Dreams Interpreted
by Pamela Ball 1996 576 pages
3.76
160 ratings
Reference
Psychology
Research
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