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Reference Book Summaries

Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing
by Anil K. Jain • 1988
From pixel to picture: the math that samples, restores, compresses, and reconstructs digital images.
3.98
145
Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing Summary
Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing
From pixel to picture: the math that samples, restores, compresses, and reconstructs digital images.
by Anil K. Jain 1988 569 pages
3.98
145 ratings
Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step
by Paul R. Niven • 2002
Turn strategy into daily work, using measures that go beyond the financial reports.
3.85
146
Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step Summary
Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step
Turn strategy into daily work, using measures that go beyond the financial reports.
by Paul R. Niven 2002 336 pages
3.85
146 ratings
Play Poker Like the Pros
by Phil Hellmuth • 2003
A world champion's poker playbook: the discipline, reads, and math that turn skill into profit.
3.02
500+
Play Poker Like the Pros Summary
Play Poker Like the Pros
A world champion's poker playbook: the discipline, reads, and math that turn skill into profit.
by Phil Hellmuth 2003 416 pages
3.02
500+ ratings
The Art of SQL
by Stephane Faroult • 2006
SQL performance lives in the gap between relational theory and disk reality.
3.98
170
The Art of SQL Summary
The Art of SQL
SQL performance lives in the gap between relational theory and disk reality.
by Stephane Faroult 2006 370 pages
3.98
170 ratings
The Price of Football
by Kieran Maguire • 2020
Your club's accounts tell a story the scoreboard never will.
4.06
267
The Price of Football Summary
The Price of Football
Your club's accounts tell a story the scoreboard never will.
by Kieran Maguire 2020 224 pages
4.06
267 ratings
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore • 2003
Nine social challenges your child might face, and the specific skills that turn each one around.
3.90
187
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship Summary
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
Nine social challenges your child might face, and the specific skills that turn each one around.
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore 2003 355 pages
3.90
187 ratings
How Rude!
by Alex J. Packer • 1997
Manners your parents forgot to teach you, and a few they never knew.
4.15
240
How Rude! Summary
How Rude!
Manners your parents forgot to teach you, and a few they never knew.
by Alex J. Packer 1997 808 pages
4.15
240 ratings
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition
by Thomas Bodenheimer • 2012
Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.
4.07
201
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition Summary
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition
Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.
by Thomas Bodenheimer 2012 231 pages
4.07
201 ratings
Software Architecture Patterns
by Mark Richards • 2015
Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.
3.65
498
Software Architecture Patterns Summary
Software Architecture Patterns
Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.
by Mark Richards 2015 47 pages
3.65
498 ratings
Greek Mythology
by Liv Albert • 2021
A who's who of Greek mythology, from Chaos and Titans to Olympians, heroes, and monsters.
4.24
3k+
Greek Mythology Summary
Greek Mythology
A who's who of Greek mythology, from Chaos and Titans to Olympians, heroes, and monsters.
by Liv Albert 2021 240 pages
4.24
3k+ ratings
Once Upon an Algorithm
by Martin Erwig • 2017
What Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Groundhog Day can teach you about algorithms.
3.63
265
Once Upon an Algorithm Summary
Once Upon an Algorithm
What Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Groundhog Day can teach you about algorithms.
by Martin Erwig 2017 336 pages
3.63
265 ratings
Cloud Architecture Patterns
by Bill Wilder • 2012
Scale out, not up: the patterns that make cloud apps resilient, cheap, and self-healing.
3.59
236
Cloud Architecture Patterns Summary
Cloud Architecture Patterns
Scale out, not up: the patterns that make cloud apps resilient, cheap, and self-healing.
by Bill Wilder 2012 182 pages
3.59
236 ratings
Killing Marketing
by Joe Pulizzi • 2013
The smartest brands no longer rent attention. They own audiences and charge for access instead.
3.90
232
Killing Marketing Summary
Killing Marketing
The smartest brands no longer rent attention. They own audiences and charge for access instead.
by Joe Pulizzi 2013 272 pages
3.90
232 ratings
Buy Signals Sell Signals
by Steve Burns • 2015
Replace emotional trades with a mechanical system built from price signals and backtested rules.
3.91
295
Buy Signals Sell Signals Summary
Buy Signals Sell Signals
Replace emotional trades with a mechanical system built from price signals and backtested rules.
by Steve Burns 2015 88 pages
3.91
295 ratings
How to Learn a Foreign Language
by Graham E. Fuller • 1987
Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.
3.45
128
How to Learn a Foreign Language Summary
How to Learn a Foreign Language
Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.
by Graham E. Fuller 1987 102 pages
3.45
128 ratings
UX Research
by Brad Nunnally • 2016
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
3.68
263
UX Research Summary
UX Research
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
by Brad Nunnally 2016 256 pages
3.68
263 ratings
CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead
by Darril Gibson • 2021
The SY0-601 guide that explains why security controls work, not just which acronym to memorize.
4.57
145
CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead Summary
CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead
The SY0-601 guide that explains why security controls work, not just which acronym to memorize.
by Darril Gibson 2021 1120 pages
4.57
145 ratings
AI-Powered Commerce
by Andy Pandharikar • 2022
Skip the guesswork: AI mines market data to surface product ideas, white space, and demand signals.
AI-Powered Commerce Summary
AI-Powered Commerce
Skip the guesswork: AI mines market data to surface product ideas, white space, and demand signals.
by Andy Pandharikar 2022 256 pages
Criminology For Dummies
by Steven Briggs • 2009
From motive to handcuffs to sentencing: every piece of the criminal justice puzzle, explained.
3.89
248
Criminology For Dummies Summary
Criminology For Dummies
From motive to handcuffs to sentencing: every piece of the criminal justice puzzle, explained.
by Steven Briggs 2009 384 pages
3.89
248 ratings
Type Talk
by Otto Kroeger • 1988
Four mental switches shape every clash at work and at home. Learn to read them.
4.04
1k+
Type Talk Summary
Type Talk
Four mental switches shape every clash at work and at home. Learn to read them.
by Otto Kroeger 1988 306 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Startup Playbook
by David S. Kidder • 2012
Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.
3.78
500+
The Startup Playbook Summary
The Startup Playbook
Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.
by David S. Kidder 2012 292 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Explore Like a Pirate
by Michael Matera • 2015
Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.
4.22
307
Explore Like a Pirate Summary
Explore Like a Pirate
Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.
by Michael Matera 2015 256 pages
4.22
307 ratings
How to Read the Bible
by James L. Kugel • 2007
Ancient readers saw one Bible. Scholars see rival sources, parallel laws, and an evolving God.
4.33
1k+
How to Read the Bible Summary
How to Read the Bible
Ancient readers saw one Bible. Scholars see rival sources, parallel laws, and an evolving God.
by James L. Kugel 2007 852 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Email Marketing Demystified
by Matthew Paulson • 2015
The $43-to-$1 channel: a system for building a list that sells on demand.
3.96
163
Email Marketing Demystified Summary
Email Marketing Demystified
The $43-to-$1 channel: a system for building a list that sells on demand.
by Matthew Paulson 2015 254 pages
3.96
163 ratings
Excellence in Business Communication
by John V. Thill • 1990
Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.
3.83
206
Excellence in Business Communication Summary
Excellence in Business Communication
Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.
by John V. Thill 1990 672 pages
3.83
206 ratings
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep
by Harvey Karp • 2012
A baby's cry has a quiet switch. Five sensory steps flip it and sleep comes naturally.
3.76
1k+
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep Summary
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep
A baby's cry has a quiet switch. Five sensory steps flip it and sleep comes naturally.
by Harvey Karp 2012 384 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Investing In ETFs FD
by Russell Wild • 2015
The blueprint for a low-cost, globally diversified ETF portfolio that runs without you.
3.85
160
Investing In ETFs FD Summary
Investing In ETFs FD
The blueprint for a low-cost, globally diversified ETF portfolio that runs without you.
by Russell Wild 2015 282 pages
3.85
160 ratings
The Smart Money Method
by Stephen Clapham • 2020
How a former hedge fund analyst picks stocks, and the rigorous process any investor can replicate.
3.74
156
The Smart Money Method Summary
The Smart Money Method
How a former hedge fund analyst picks stocks, and the rigorous process any investor can replicate.
by Stephen Clapham 2020 288 pages
3.74
156 ratings
Cost Accounting
by Charles T. Horngren • 1962
Use cost data to price boldly, control costs, and allocate resources where they win.
3.65
500+
Cost Accounting Summary
Cost Accounting
Use cost data to price boldly, control costs, and allocate resources where they win.
by Charles T. Horngren 1962 868 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Walking With God
by Tim Gray • 2010
How twelve narrative periods unlock the Bible's single, unified plot from Genesis to the Church.
4.66
500+
Walking With God Summary
Walking With God
How twelve narrative periods unlock the Bible's single, unified plot from Genesis to the Church.
by Tim Gray 2010 304 pages
4.66
500+ ratings
Writing Fiction
by Alexander Steele • 2003
The fiction curriculum from New York's most acclaimed writing workshop, now in book form.
4.20
2k+
Writing Fiction Summary
Writing Fiction
The fiction curriculum from New York's most acclaimed writing workshop, now in book form.
by Alexander Steele 2003 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Mudras Yoga in Your Hands
by Gertrud Hirschi • 2000
Hand gestures that relieve pain, calm anxiety, and sharpen focus. No mat, no floor, anywhere.
4.17
500+
Mudras Yoga in Your Hands Summary
Mudras Yoga in Your Hands
Hand gestures that relieve pain, calm anxiety, and sharpen focus. No mat, no floor, anywhere.
by Gertrud Hirschi 2000 240 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Qualitative Research in Practice
by Sharan B. Merriam • 2002
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
3.87
61
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
by Sharan B. Merriam 2002 480 pages
3.87
61 ratings
The Economics Book
by Niall Kishtainy • 2012
Economic ideas from Aristotle to the 2008 crisis, decoded in pictures and plain language.
4.02
2k+
The Economics Book Summary
The Economics Book
Economic ideas from Aristotle to the 2008 crisis, decoded in pictures and plain language.
by Niall Kishtainy 2012 352 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
by Tony Buzan • 1976
Your notes are sabotaging your memory. The method that works the way your brain actually does.
3.88
375
Use Both Sides of Your Brain Summary
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
Your notes are sabotaging your memory. The method that works the way your brain actually does.
by Tony Buzan 1976 160 pages
3.88
375 ratings
Programming C#
by Jesse Liberty • 2001
C# from the ground up: objects, events, Windows interfaces, and the database that drives them.
3.68
195
Programming C# Summary
Programming C#
C# from the ground up: objects, events, Windows interfaces, and the database that drives them.
by Jesse Liberty 2001 688 pages
3.68
195 ratings
What the Face Reveals
by Paul Ekman • 1998
A system cataloging every facial movement, and what it found about lies, craving, and heart disease.
4.19
238
What the Face Reveals Summary
What the Face Reveals
A system cataloging every facial movement, and what it found about lies, craving, and heart disease.
by Paul Ekman 1998 672 pages
4.19
238 ratings
Writing Is Designing
by Michael J. Metts • 2020
Interface words are design elements, not just content. Research and strategy to get them right.
4.29
500+
Writing Is Designing Summary
Writing Is Designing
Interface words are design elements, not just content. Research and strategy to get them right.
by Michael J. Metts 2020 200 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
The Robert Collier Letter Book
by Robert Collier • 1989
Mail-order mastery: the rules for building a letter that sells what a storefront can't.
4.11
371
The Robert Collier Letter Book Summary
The Robert Collier Letter Book
Mail-order mastery: the rules for building a letter that sells what a storefront can't.
by Robert Collier 1989 466 pages
4.11
371 ratings
No Tech Hacking
by Johnny Long • 2007
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
3.94
220
No Tech Hacking Summary
No Tech Hacking
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
by Johnny Long 2007 384 pages
3.94
220 ratings
Linux for Beginners
by Jason Cannon • 2014
The Linux terminal from zero: what to type, how to connect, what never to delete.
4.02
339
Linux for Beginners Summary
Linux for Beginners
The Linux terminal from zero: what to type, how to connect, what never to delete.
by Jason Cannon 2014 147 pages
4.02
339 ratings
Word Painting
by Rebecca McClanahan • 2014
Most writing advice says 'show, don't tell.' This one teaches you how, sense by sense.
4.13
500+
Word Painting Summary
Word Painting
Most writing advice says 'show, don't tell.' This one teaches you how, sense by sense.
by Rebecca McClanahan 2014 250 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Alcoholics Anonymous
by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1939
Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.
4.49
12k+
Alcoholics Anonymous Summary
Alcoholics Anonymous
Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.
by Alcoholics Anonymous 1939 467 pages
4.49
12k+ ratings
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.
by Colin C. Campbell • 2023
Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.
4.31
173
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. Summary
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.
Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.
by Colin C. Campbell 2023 473 pages
4.31
173 ratings
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
by Sam Leith • 2017
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
3.73
195
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Summary
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
by Sam Leith 2017 288 pages
3.73
195 ratings
Getting from College to Career
by Lindsey Pollak • 2007
Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.
3.81
500+
Getting from College to Career Summary
Getting from College to Career
Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.
by Lindsey Pollak 2007 352 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
The Crystal Bible 2
by Judy Hall • 2009
Read a stone’s energy, then match, cleanse, and use it for healing, grids, and protection.
4.48
1k+
The Crystal Bible 2 Summary
The Crystal Bible 2
Read a stone’s energy, then match, cleanse, and use it for healing, grids, and protection.
by Judy Hall 2009 400 pages
4.48
1k+ ratings
The Sociology Book
by Sam Atkinson • 2015
From Marx to Foucault: the ideas that reveal why power, class, and culture run your life.
4.02
1k+
The Sociology Book Summary
The Sociology Book
From Marx to Foucault: the ideas that reveal why power, class, and culture run your life.
by Sam Atkinson 2015 352 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Unwritten Laws of Engineering
by W.J. King • 2011
Engineers' professional rules that school never taught: delegation, accountability, earning trust.
4.10
500+
Unwritten Laws of Engineering Summary
Unwritten Laws of Engineering
Engineers' professional rules that school never taught: delegation, accountability, earning trust.
by W.J. King 2011 78 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
The B2B Social Media Book
by Kipp Bodnar • 2011
Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and your blog into a lead factory that reports its own revenue.
3.60
117
The B2B Social Media Book Summary
The B2B Social Media Book
Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and your blog into a lead factory that reports its own revenue.
by Kipp Bodnar 2011 240 pages
3.60
117 ratings
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