Best Reference Books | Summaries & Audio

Reference Book Summaries

Forbidden Archeology

by Michael A. Cremo • 1993

Modern human fossils appear in Miocene strata. For over a century, science has looked away.

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🦴 Paleoanthropology 🏺 Alternative Archaeology 🌍 Human Origins 🔍 Fossil Anomalies ⛓️ Scientific Dogmatism

Forbidden Archeology

Modern human fossils appear in Miocene strata. For over a century, science has looked away.

by Michael A. Cremo 1993 914 pages

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1k+ ratings

🦴 Paleoanthropology 🏺 Alternative Archaeology 🌍 Human Origins 🔍 Fossil Anomalies ⛓️ Scientific Dogmatism

Your Brain, Explained

by Marc Dingman • 2019

No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🕸️ Distributed Processing 👁️ Attention And Perception 💾 Memory Systems 😨 Fear And Emotion

Your Brain, Explained

No fear center. No memory center. Just sprawling networks. A clear-eyed tour of your actual brain.

by Marc Dingman 2019 256 pages

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500+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🕸️ Distributed Processing 👁️ Attention And Perception 💾 Memory Systems 😨 Fear And Emotion

CISA Review Manual

by ISACA • 2007

From audit planning to incident recovery: the CISA exam's full scope, organized for passing.

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🔍 IT Auditing 📝 Certification Exam Prep 🔒 Information Security 🏛️ IT Governance ⚠️ Risk Management

CISA Review Manual

From audit planning to incident recovery: the CISA exam's full scope, organized for passing.

by ISACA 2007 468 pages

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225 ratings

🔍 IT Auditing 📝 Certification Exam Prep 🔒 Information Security 🏛️ IT Governance ⚠️ Risk Management

Real World AI

by Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger • 2021

Bring AI into a real business without bias, drift, and wasted millions: the practical playbook.

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🏢 Enterprise Ai 🎯 Ai Strategy ⚖️ Responsible Ai 📊 Data Governance ⚙️ Mlops

Real World AI

Bring AI into a real business without bias, drift, and wasted millions: the practical playbook.

by Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger 2021 145 pages

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88 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Ai 🎯 Ai Strategy ⚖️ Responsible Ai 📊 Data Governance ⚙️ Mlops

Writing Fiction for Dummies

by Randy Ingermanson • 2009

Your story idea is not a novel. The craft steps for structuring it into a page-turner.

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🖋️ Novel Writing 📚 Fiction Craft 📈 Plot Structure 🎭 Character Development 🌍 Worldbuilding

Writing Fiction for Dummies

Your story idea is not a novel. The craft steps for structuring it into a page-turner.

by Randy Ingermanson 2009 384 pages

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1k+ ratings

🖋️ Novel Writing 📚 Fiction Craft 📈 Plot Structure 🎭 Character Development 🌍 Worldbuilding

Financial Statements

by Thomas R. Ittelson • 1998

Why cash and profit tell different stories, and the three pages that reveal both.

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🧾 Financial Statements 📚 Business Literacy 📒 Financial Accounting 💧 Cash Flow Management 📊 Ratio Analysis

Financial Statements

Why cash and profit tell different stories, and the three pages that reveal both.

by Thomas R. Ittelson 1998 223 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧾 Financial Statements 📚 Business Literacy 📒 Financial Accounting 💧 Cash Flow Management 📊 Ratio Analysis

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

by Andrew Chevallier • 2000

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

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🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

by Andrew Chevallier 2000 336 pages

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1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions

Head First SQL

by Lynn Beighley • 2007

Excel, SQL, and the predictive powers that turn a report puller into a company’s oracle.

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📊 Data Analytics Careers 🗄️ Relational Databases 🔮 Predictive Modeling 🏢 Data Warehousing 📑 Excel For Business

Head First SQL

Excel, SQL, and the predictive powers that turn a report puller into a company’s oracle.

by Lynn Beighley 2007 607 pages

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500+ ratings

📊 Data Analytics Careers 🗄️ Relational Databases 🔮 Predictive Modeling 🏢 Data Warehousing 📑 Excel For Business

Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp

by Julian Hosp • 2017

Crypto demystified: what it is, how it works, and what it means for your money.

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🪙 Cryptocurrency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 📈 Crypto Investing 💳 Fintech 💡 Tech Explained

Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp

Crypto demystified: what it is, how it works, and what it means for your money.

by Julian Hosp 2017 176 pages

3.65

441 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 📈 Crypto Investing 💳 Fintech 💡 Tech Explained

The Science of Powerful Focus

by Peter Hollins • 2017

Your focus is not broken; it is a trainable skill. How to rebuild it with practices that compound.

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⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking 🔄 Habit Design ⏳ Procrastination

The Science of Powerful Focus

Your focus is not broken; it is a trainable skill. How to rebuild it with practices that compound.

by Peter Hollins 2017 212 pages

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168 ratings

⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking 🔄 Habit Design ⏳ Procrastination

Bad Astronomy

by Philip Plait • 2002

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

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Bad Astronomy

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

by Philip Plait 2002 277 pages

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5k+ ratings

Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?

by Brian Feroldi • 2022

The stock market made millions of ordinary people wealthy. Your school just never explained how.

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🐣 Beginner Investing 📘 Personal Finance Primers 📊 Index Fund Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing 📈 Stock Market Basics

Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?

The stock market made millions of ordinary people wealthy. Your school just never explained how.

by Brian Feroldi 2022 294 pages

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500+ ratings

🐣 Beginner Investing 📘 Personal Finance Primers 📊 Index Fund Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing 📈 Stock Market Basics

Management Information Systems

by Kenneth C. Laudon • 1996

Building a digital firm: how strategy, data, and security turn IT into competitive advantage.

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💻 Information Systems 🔄 Digital Transformation ♟️ It Strategy 🗄️ Data Management 🔒 Information Security

Management Information Systems

Building a digital firm: how strategy, data, and security turn IT into competitive advantage.

by Kenneth C. Laudon 1996 736 pages

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500+ ratings

💻 Information Systems 🔄 Digital Transformation ♟️ It Strategy 🗄️ Data Management 🔒 Information Security

Refuse to Be Done

by Matt Bell • 2022

Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.

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📖 Novel Writing 🔄 Rewriting ✍️ Drafting Techniques ⏰ Writing Habits 🧱 Story Structure

Refuse to Be Done

Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.

by Matt Bell 2022 156 pages

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2k+ ratings

📖 Novel Writing 🔄 Rewriting ✍️ Drafting Techniques ⏰ Writing Habits 🧱 Story Structure

How to Listen to Jazz

by Ted Gioia • 2016

You don't need music theory. Catch swing, blue notes, and the personality inside every jazz solo.

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🎷 Jazz Appreciation 📜 Jazz History 👂 Ear Training 🎹 Improvisation 🎸 Blues Roots

How to Listen to Jazz

You don't need music theory. Catch swing, blue notes, and the personality inside every jazz solo.

by Ted Gioia 2016

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2k+ ratings

🎷 Jazz Appreciation 📜 Jazz History 👂 Ear Training 🎹 Improvisation 🎸 Blues Roots

How to Tell a Story

by Meg Bowles • 2022

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

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🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

How to Tell a Story

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

by Meg Bowles 2022 288 pages

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2k+ ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

Madly, Deeply

by Alan Rickman • 2022

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

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🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices 🔄 Agile Methodology 👥 Team Organization

Madly, Deeply

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

by Alan Rickman 2022 469 pages

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16k+ ratings

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices 🔄 Agile Methodology 👥 Team Organization

Warren Buffett's Three Favorite Books

by Preston Pysh • 2012

Calculate what a stock is actually worth, then wait until the price agrees with you.

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💰 Value Investing 💵 Personal Finance 📈 Dividend Investing 🧘 Emotional Discipline ⏳ Long-Term Investing

Warren Buffett's Three Favorite Books

Calculate what a stock is actually worth, then wait until the price agrees with you.

by Preston Pysh 2012 182 pages

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1k+ ratings

💰 Value Investing 💵 Personal Finance 📈 Dividend Investing 🧘 Emotional Discipline ⏳ Long-Term Investing

How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months

by John Locke • 2011

Why your writing should offend some readers: the polarizing strategy behind a million eBooks sold.

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📚 Indie Publishing 📢 Author Marketing 💖 Reader Loyalty 📧 Email Marketing 💰 Book Pricing

How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months

Why your writing should offend some readers: the polarizing strategy behind a million eBooks sold.

by John Locke 2011 170 pages

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500+ ratings

📚 Indie Publishing 📢 Author Marketing 💖 Reader Loyalty 📧 Email Marketing 💰 Book Pricing

The 8-Step Beginner’s Guide to Value Investing

by Freeman Publications • 2020

Why most retail investors earn 2.1% a year, and the eight rules to beat that.

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📉 Value Investing 🏦 Buy And Hold 💸 Dividend Reinvestment 🏰 Economic Moats 🧱 Portfolio Construction

The 8-Step Beginner’s Guide to Value Investing

Why most retail investors earn 2.1% a year, and the eight rules to beat that.

by Freeman Publications 2020 217 pages

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328 ratings

📉 Value Investing 🏦 Buy And Hold 💸 Dividend Reinvestment 🏰 Economic Moats 🧱 Portfolio Construction

Social Security Made Simple

by Mike Piper • 2012

Claim Social Security at the wrong age and it costs tens of thousands. The rules that pay you back.

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🏛️ Social Security 🏖️ Retirement Planning 💰 Retirement Income 🧾 Tax Planning 📊 Personal Finance

Social Security Made Simple

Claim Social Security at the wrong age and it costs tens of thousands. The rules that pay you back.

by Mike Piper 2012 100 pages

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268 ratings

🏛️ Social Security 🏖️ Retirement Planning 💰 Retirement Income 🧾 Tax Planning 📊 Personal Finance

The Art and Science of Training

by Elaine Biech • 2016

A trainer's field manual: how to design, deliver, and prove the sessions that actually work.

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🏢 Corporate Training 📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Adult Learning 📊 Learning Evaluation 🔍 Needs Assessment

The Art and Science of Training

A trainer's field manual: how to design, deliver, and prove the sessions that actually work.

by Elaine Biech 2016 304 pages

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137 ratings

🏢 Corporate Training 📐 Instructional Design 🧠 Adult Learning 📊 Learning Evaluation 🔍 Needs Assessment

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.

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📊 Financial Markets 🏦 Banking Systems 🏢 Capital Markets 💲 Asset Pricing 🛡️ Risk Management

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

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135 ratings

📊 Financial Markets 🏦 Banking Systems 🏢 Capital Markets 💲 Asset Pricing 🛡️ Risk Management

Introduction To Algo Trading

by Kevin J. Davey • 2018

Turn your trading idea into an algorithm that works while you sleep: no PhD required.

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🤖 Algorithmic Trading 💹 Retail Trading 📏 Rules-Based Systems ⏪ Backtesting 🧠 Trading Psychology

Introduction To Algo Trading

Turn your trading idea into an algorithm that works while you sleep: no PhD required.

by Kevin J. Davey 2018 85 pages

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155 ratings

🤖 Algorithmic Trading 💹 Retail Trading 📏 Rules-Based Systems ⏪ Backtesting 🧠 Trading Psychology

User Stories Applied

by Mike Cohn • 2004

Replace bloated specs with user stories, hours with story points, and hope with velocity.

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🧱 Agile Methodology 💻 Software Development 📝 Requirements Gathering 📏 Project Estimation ✅ Acceptance Testing

User Stories Applied

Replace bloated specs with user stories, hours with story points, and hope with velocity.

by Mike Cohn 2004 296 pages

3.89

2k+ ratings

🧱 Agile Methodology 💻 Software Development 📝 Requirements Gathering 📏 Project Estimation ✅ Acceptance Testing

Keynes

by Robert Skidelsky • 2010

Keynes's core claim: saving too much makes everyone poorer, and only government spending can fix it.

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🧠 Keynesian Economics 💰 Demand-Side Economics 📈 Macroeconomic Theory 🏛️ Government Intervention 🔄 Business Cycles

Keynes

Keynes's core claim: saving too much makes everyone poorer, and only government spending can fix it.

by Robert Skidelsky 2010 208 pages

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184 ratings

🧠 Keynesian Economics 💰 Demand-Side Economics 📈 Macroeconomic Theory 🏛️ Government Intervention 🔄 Business Cycles

Messages

by Matthew McKay • 1983

The skills every conversation needs: listening past words, expressing fully, resolving conflict.

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🗣️ Communication Skills 👂 Active Listening 🧍 Body Language 🤝 Conflict Resolution ✋ Assertiveness Training

Messages

The skills every conversation needs: listening past words, expressing fully, resolving conflict.

by Matthew McKay 1983 310 pages

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500+ ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 👂 Active Listening 🧍 Body Language 🤝 Conflict Resolution ✋ Assertiveness Training

YouTube Channels for Dummies

by Rob Ciampa • 2014

From setup to monetization: the full-stack blueprint for a YouTube channel viewers actually find.

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🎥 Video Marketing 📺 Youtube Channels 📈 Audience Growth 📋 Content Strategy 💰 Monetization

YouTube Channels for Dummies

From setup to monetization: the full-stack blueprint for a YouTube channel viewers actually find.

by Rob Ciampa 2014 388 pages

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135 ratings

🎥 Video Marketing 📺 Youtube Channels 📈 Audience Growth 📋 Content Strategy 💰 Monetization

Write Your Novel From The Middle

by James Scott Bell • 2014

Forget outlining and pantsing. The one scene every novel needs sits exactly in the middle.

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📝 Fiction Craft 🏗️ Novel Structure 🎯 Midpoint Structure 🎭 Character Arcs ⚡ Narrative Stakes

Write Your Novel From The Middle

Forget outlining and pantsing. The one scene every novel needs sits exactly in the middle.

by James Scott Bell 2014 88 pages

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2k+ ratings

📝 Fiction Craft 🏗️ Novel Structure 🎯 Midpoint Structure 🎭 Character Arcs ⚡ Narrative Stakes

The Programmer's Brain

by Felienne Hermans • 2021

Syntax slips overnight; complex code confuses you. The cognitive fix no programming class taught.

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📖 Code Comprehension 🧠 Cognitive Load 🧩 Mental Models ⏳ Spaced Repetition 🐛 Debugging Strategies

The Programmer's Brain

Syntax slips overnight; complex code confuses you. The cognitive fix no programming class taught.

by Felienne Hermans 2021 256 pages

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416 ratings

📖 Code Comprehension 🧠 Cognitive Load 🧩 Mental Models ⏳ Spaced Repetition 🐛 Debugging Strategies

The 1% Windfall

by Rafi Mohammed • 2010

A 1% price hike can spike profits 20%. The playbook for business's most neglected lever.

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🧮 Pricing Strategy 💰 Profit Levers 🧠 Value Perception 👥 Customer Segmentation 📈 Revenue Growth

The 1% Windfall

A 1% price hike can spike profits 20%. The playbook for business's most neglected lever.

by Rafi Mohammed 2010 256 pages

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500+ ratings

🧮 Pricing Strategy 💰 Profit Levers 🧠 Value Perception 👥 Customer Segmentation 📈 Revenue Growth

REST API Design Rulebook

by Mark Masse • 2011

Why most REST APIs fail, and the rules for URIs, methods, and caching that fix them.

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🔧 Api Design 🏛️ Rest Architecture 🌐 Http Protocol 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧩 Design Patterns

REST API Design Rulebook

Why most REST APIs fail, and the rules for URIs, methods, and caching that fix them.

by Mark Masse 2011 112 pages

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294 ratings

🔧 Api Design 🏛️ Rest Architecture 🌐 Http Protocol 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧩 Design Patterns

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals

by Karen Berman • 2008

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

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🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

by Karen Berman 2008 380 pages

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69 ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

The Intellectual Devotional

by David S. Kidder

365 readings on the 1960s: the decade that shaped modern America, in five minutes a day.

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📚 Cultural Literacy 🇺🇸 American History ✌️ The 1960s 📅 Daily Readers 🧩 Trivia Collections

The Intellectual Devotional

365 readings on the 1960s: the decade that shaped modern America, in five minutes a day.

by David S. Kidder 390 pages

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500+ ratings

📚 Cultural Literacy 🇺🇸 American History ✌️ The 1960s 📅 Daily Readers 🧩 Trivia Collections

The Positive Trait Thesaurus

by Angela Ackerman • 2013

A thesaurus of positive traits and the craft of making goodness as compelling as a flaw.

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🧱 Character Development ✍️ Fiction Craft 📚 Writing Reference 🎬 Showing Not Telling 💙 Emotional Realism

The Positive Trait Thesaurus

A thesaurus of positive traits and the craft of making goodness as compelling as a flaw.

by Angela Ackerman 2013 241 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧱 Character Development ✍️ Fiction Craft 📚 Writing Reference 🎬 Showing Not Telling 💙 Emotional Realism

Understanding Organizations

by Charles B. Handy • 2005

Four hidden cultures rule every organization. Misread yours, and you misread everything.

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🏢 Organizational Behavior 🧬 Organizational Culture ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🎯 Power And Influence 👥 Team Dynamics

Understanding Organizations

Four hidden cultures rule every organization. Misread yours, and you misread everything.

by Charles B. Handy 2005 448 pages

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313 ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 🧬 Organizational Culture ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🎯 Power And Influence 👥 Team Dynamics

How to Make Money Trading Derivatives

by Ashwani Gujral • 2011

Most traders lose by fighting the trend. ADX reveals it; three entries exploit it.

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📉 Derivatives Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 📈 Trend Following 🔄 Swing Trading

How to Make Money Trading Derivatives

Most traders lose by fighting the trend. ADX reveals it; three entries exploit it.

by Ashwani Gujral 2011 100 pages

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175 ratings

📉 Derivatives Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🇮🇳 Indian Stock Market 📈 Trend Following 🔄 Swing Trading

Mathematics

by Timothy Gowers • 2002

Real mathematics does not compute. It builds worlds where objects are defined by their behavior.

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📐 Pure Mathematics 🧠 Mathematical Thinking 🌌 Mathematical Abstraction 🔍 Proof And Reasoning 💡 Mathematical Intuition

Mathematics

Real mathematics does not compute. It builds worlds where objects are defined by their behavior.

by Timothy Gowers 2002 143 pages

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1k+ ratings

📐 Pure Mathematics 🧠 Mathematical Thinking 🌌 Mathematical Abstraction 🔍 Proof And Reasoning 💡 Mathematical Intuition

The Professional Product Owner

by Don McGreal • 2018

Scrum's one accountable role: the practices that turn a backlog into a competitive advantage.

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🏗️ Agile Product Management 📋 Backlog Management 🔬 Empirical Process 💰 Value Delivery 🚀 Release Management

The Professional Product Owner

Scrum's one accountable role: the practices that turn a backlog into a competitive advantage.

by Don McGreal 2018 384 pages

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500+ ratings

🏗️ Agile Product Management 📋 Backlog Management 🔬 Empirical Process 💰 Value Delivery 🚀 Release Management

Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1

by Charles Platt • 2012

What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.

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🧱 Electronic Components 📐 Circuit Design 📋 Hardware Reference 🛠️ Maker Guides ⚡ Practical Electronics

Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1

What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.

by Charles Platt 2012 294 pages

4.34

186 ratings

🧱 Electronic Components 📐 Circuit Design 📋 Hardware Reference 🛠️ Maker Guides ⚡ Practical Electronics

Paperbacks from Hell

by Grady Hendrix • 2017

How three bestsellers made horror paperbacks a satanic, killer kid gold rush, then it imploded.

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💀 Horror Fiction 📚 Publishing History 🎨 Cover Art 👹 Satanic Panic 🕯️ Gothic Romance

Paperbacks from Hell

How three bestsellers made horror paperbacks a satanic, killer kid gold rush, then it imploded.

by Grady Hendrix 2017 254 pages

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12k+ ratings

💀 Horror Fiction 📚 Publishing History 🎨 Cover Art 👹 Satanic Panic 🕯️ Gothic Romance

A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1993

Why the Twelve Steps work for any addiction, and the exercises that rewire the addicted brain.

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🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction

A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps

Why the Twelve Steps work for any addiction, and the exercises that rewire the addicted brain.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1993 328 pages

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477 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction

Think Like a UX Researcher

by David Travis • 2019

Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.

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🧪 Design Research 🔍 Usability Testing 👁️ Behavioral Observation 🤲 Human-Centered Design 🔄 Iterative Design

Think Like a UX Researcher

Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.

by David Travis 2019 294 pages

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329 ratings

🧪 Design Research 🔍 Usability Testing 👁️ Behavioral Observation 🤲 Human-Centered Design 🔄 Iterative Design

Newsletter Ninja

by Tammi Labrecque • 2018

Your mailing list is not a megaphone. The relationship-first playbook for authors who hate selling.

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🏗️ Author Platform Building ✍️ Indie Authors 📚 Self-Publishing ✉️ Email Marketing 📋 List Building

Newsletter Ninja

Your mailing list is not a megaphone. The relationship-first playbook for authors who hate selling.

by Tammi Labrecque 2018 146 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏗️ Author Platform Building ✍️ Indie Authors 📚 Self-Publishing ✉️ Email Marketing 📋 List Building

Words that Sell

by Richard Bayan • 1987

A thesaurus not for finding the right word, but for finding the word that sells.

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✍️ Copywriting 📬 Direct Response 🧠 Sales Psychology 📢 Headline Writing 📜 Classic Advertising

Words that Sell

A thesaurus not for finding the right word, but for finding the word that sells.

by Richard Bayan 1987 162 pages

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500+ ratings

✍️ Copywriting 📬 Direct Response 🧠 Sales Psychology 📢 Headline Writing 📜 Classic Advertising

101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling

by Holger Weßling • 2019

From welfare to a billion dollars: the backstory of Hogwarts in 101 digestible facts.

👤 Author Biography 📚 Literary Trivia 🔍 Behind The Books 💰 Rags To Riches 🧒 Children's Literature

101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling

From welfare to a billion dollars: the backstory of Hogwarts in 101 digestible facts.

by Holger Weßling 2019 27 pages

👤 Author Biography 📚 Literary Trivia 🔍 Behind The Books 💰 Rags To Riches 🧒 Children's Literature

Psychology

by Gillian Butler • 1998

Your brain constructs what you see, not records it. And it takes shortcuts that fool you.

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🧠 Introductory Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence 🧩 Memory And Learning 🏥 Abnormal Psychology

Psychology

Your brain constructs what you see, not records it. And it takes shortcuts that fool you.

by Gillian Butler 1998 168 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧠 Introductory Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence 🧩 Memory And Learning 🏥 Abnormal Psychology

Moms on Call | Next Steps Baby Care 6-15 Months | Parenting Book 2 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

by Laura Hunter • 2012

The room rules, fever number, and food order that turn baby chaos into predictable days.

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👶 Baby Care 🌙 Infant Sleep 🥣 Feeding Routines 📋 Structured Parenting 🔒 Child Safety

Moms on Call | Next Steps Baby Care 6-15 Months | Parenting Book 2 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

The room rules, fever number, and food order that turn baby chaos into predictable days.

by Laura Hunter 2012 159 pages

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1k+ ratings

👶 Baby Care 🌙 Infant Sleep 🥣 Feeding Routines 📋 Structured Parenting 🔒 Child Safety

Strategize

by Roman Pichler • 2016

Product roadmaps stuffed with features are fiction. How to build ones that actually steer.

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📋 Product Management 🚲 Lean Startup 💎 Value Proposition Design 🗺️ Roadmapping 🚀 Startup Playbooks

Strategize

Product roadmaps stuffed with features are fiction. How to build ones that actually steer.

by Roman Pichler 2016 172 pages

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500+ ratings

📋 Product Management 🚲 Lean Startup 💎 Value Proposition Design 🗺️ Roadmapping 🚀 Startup Playbooks

Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox

by Manuela Mischke-Reeds • 2018

125 exercises that finally bring the body into the therapy room, where trauma actually lives.

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🧘 Somatic Psychotherapy 🩹 Trauma Treatment 🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ⚡ Nervous System Regulation

Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox

125 exercises that finally bring the body into the therapy room, where trauma actually lives.

by Manuela Mischke-Reeds 2018 262 pages

4.20

217 ratings

🧘 Somatic Psychotherapy 🩹 Trauma Treatment 🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ⚡ Nervous System Regulation

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