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The Little Dictionary of Fashion
by Christian Dior • 1954
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
4.01
1k+
The Little Dictionary of Fashion Summary
The Little Dictionary of Fashion 90%
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
by Christian Dior 1954
4.01
1k+ ratings
True Style
by G. Bruce Boyer • 2015
Your clothes speak before you do. The grammar of timeless menswear, decoded item by item.
3.87
421
True Style Summary
True Style 89%
Your clothes speak before you do. The grammar of timeless menswear, decoded item by item.
by G. Bruce Boyer 2015
3.87
421 ratings
How To Dress For Success
by Edith Head • 1967
A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.
3.80
206
How To Dress For Success Summary
How To Dress For Success 88%
A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.
by Edith Head 1967
3.80
206 ratings
Men and Style
by David Coggins • 2016
Fashion chases the new; style lives in the worn-in, the inherited, the second whiskey.
3.63
221
Men and Style Summary
Men and Style 88%
Fashion chases the new; style lives in the worn-in, the inherited, the second whiskey.
by David Coggins 2016
3.63
221 ratings
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt • 1962
Forget the forks; real etiquette is a habit of kindness. Here is how to make it yours.
3.97
62
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette Summary
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette 87%
Forget the forks; real etiquette is a habit of kindness. Here is how to make it yours.
by Eleanor Roosevelt 1962
3.97
62 ratings
Classical Music for Dummies
by David Pogue • 1997
From plainchant to Stravinsky: how classical music works, what to listen for, and when to clap.
3.95
650
Classical Music for Dummies Summary
Classical Music for Dummies 87%
From plainchant to Stravinsky: how classical music works, what to listen for, and when to clap.
by David Pogue 1997
3.95
650 ratings
Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic
by Jennifer L. Scott • 2015
Poise can be learned. The French method for dressing, moving, and speaking with effortless elegance.
3.83
3k+
Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic Summary
Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic 87%
Poise can be learned. The French method for dressing, moving, and speaking with effortless elegance.
by Jennifer L. Scott 2015
3.83
3k+ ratings
Lessons from Madame Chic
by Jennifer L. Scott • 2011
The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.
3.73
9k+
Lessons from Madame Chic Summary
Lessons from Madame Chic 87%
The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.
by Jennifer L. Scott 2011
3.73
9k+ ratings
The Cartiers
by Francesca Cartier Brickell • 2019
Three brothers, three continents: the pact that turned a Paris workshop into a jewelry empire.
4.24
3k+
The Cartiers Summary
The Cartiers 86%
Three brothers, three continents: the pact that turned a Paris workshop into a jewelry empire.
by Francesca Cartier Brickell 2019
4.24
3k+ ratings
Luxury Brand Management
by Michel Chevalier • 2008
Why a small fashion label outshines an industrial giant: the rules luxury lives by.
3.80
75
Luxury Brand Management Summary
Luxury Brand Management 86%
Why a small fashion label outshines an industrial giant: the rules luxury lives by.
by Michel Chevalier 2008
3.80
75 ratings
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music
by Robert Greenberg • 1998
How ideas, power, and faith shaped every era of Western music, and what to listen for.
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1k+
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music Summary
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music 86%
How ideas, power, and faith shaped every era of Western music, and what to listen for.
by Robert Greenberg 1998
4.56
1k+ ratings
The Poet's Guide to Life
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 2005
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
4.12
368
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life 86%
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005
4.12
368 ratings
The Longing for Less
by Kyle Chayka • 2020
The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.
3.45
1k+
The Longing for Less Summary
The Longing for Less 86%
The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.
by Kyle Chayka 2020
3.45
1k+ ratings
History of Beauty
by Umberto Eco • 2004
Beauty was never absolute. Every era invents its own: from sacred light to industrial symmetry.
3.82
68k+
History of Beauty Summary
History of Beauty 86%
Beauty was never absolute. Every era invents its own: from sacred light to industrial symmetry.
by Umberto Eco 2004
3.82
68k+ ratings
The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald • 1922
Parties, gin, and the long wait for an inheritance hollow out a golden Jazz Age couple.
3.73
66k+
The Beautiful and Damned Summary
The Beautiful and Damned 86%
Parties, gin, and the long wait for an inheritance hollow out a golden Jazz Age couple.
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1922
3.73
66k+ ratings
WASPS
by Michael Knox Beran • 2021
The WASPs had everything except wholeness. Their long pursuit of it built America, then broke them.
3.46
126
WASPS Summary
WASPS 86%
The WASPs had everything except wholeness. Their long pursuit of it built America, then broke them.
by Michael Knox Beran 2021
3.46
126 ratings
The Lost Art of Dress
by Linda Przybyszewski • 2014
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
3.87
1k+
The Lost Art of Dress Summary
The Lost Art of Dress 86%
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
by Linda Przybyszewski 2014
3.87
1k+ ratings
Live Alone and Like It
by Marjorie Hillis • 1936
Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.
3.68
1k+
Live Alone and Like It Summary
Live Alone and Like It 86%
Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.
by Marjorie Hillis 1936
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. • 1918
Kill your adverbs, activate your verbs, and never say 'in order to': the writing bible, modernized.
4.18
87k+
The Elements of Style Summary
The Elements of Style 86%
Kill your adverbs, activate your verbs, and never say 'in order to': the writing bible, modernized.
by William Strunk Jr. 1918
4.18
87k+ ratings
Beauty
by Roger Scruton • 2009
From dinner tables to galleries, beauty is a rational demand we are ignoring.
3.95
3k+
Beauty Summary
Beauty 86%
From dinner tables to galleries, beauty is a rational demand we are ignoring.
by Roger Scruton 2009
3.95
3k+ ratings
The Book of the Courtier
by Baldassare Castiglione • 1528
The Renaissance guide to making everything look effortless, and why that wins the prince's ear.
3.62
3k+
The Book of the Courtier Summary
The Book of the Courtier 86%
The Renaissance guide to making everything look effortless, and why that wins the prince's ear.
by Baldassare Castiglione 1528
3.62
3k+ ratings
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel • 2004
Art makes truth visible, but the age when it could fully satisfy the spirit is over.
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1k+
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics Summary
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics 86%
Art makes truth visible, but the age when it could fully satisfy the spirit is over.
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 2004
3.89
1k+ ratings
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
by Karen Karbo • 2009
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
3.53
3k+
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel Summary
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel 86%
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
by Karen Karbo 2009
3.53
3k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 86%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
Color Your Style
by David Zyla • 2010
Stop chasing trends and start wearing the palette your own body already gave you.
3.56
603
Color Your Style Summary
Color Your Style 86%
Stop chasing trends and start wearing the palette your own body already gave you.
by David Zyla 2010
3.56
603 ratings
The End of Fashion
by Teri Agins • 1999
How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.
3.87
1k+
The End of Fashion Summary
The End of Fashion 86%
How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.
by Teri Agins 1999
3.87
1k+ ratings
How Not to Look Old
by Charla Krupp • 2008
Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.
3.47
779
How Not to Look Old Summary
How Not to Look Old 85%
Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.
by Charla Krupp 2008
3.47
779 ratings
Etiquette For Dummies
by Sue Fox • 1999
Forget the rulebook. Real etiquette is the art of putting others at ease, wherever you are.
3.72
155
Etiquette For Dummies Summary
Etiquette For Dummies 85%
Forget the rulebook. Real etiquette is the art of putting others at ease, wherever you are.
by Sue Fox 1999
3.72
155 ratings
Aspects of the Novel
by E.M. Forster • 1927
A novelist dismantles fiction into its working parts: story, plot, and the characters who breathe.
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5k+
Aspects of the Novel Summary
Aspects of the Novel 85%
A novelist dismantles fiction into its working parts: story, plot, and the characters who breathe.
by E.M. Forster 1927
3.80
5k+ ratings
Status and Culture
by W. David Marx • 2022
All culture is a status game. Fashion cycles, taste boundaries, and why nothing cool stays cool.
3.89
1k+
Status and Culture Summary
Status and Culture 85%
All culture is a status game. Fashion cycles, taste boundaries, and why nothing cool stays cool.
by W. David Marx 2022
3.89
1k+ ratings
How to Be a Gentleman
by John Bridges • 1998
The modern gentleman's guide: dress, dining, and the one rule that replaces forty others.
3.74
2k+
How to Be a Gentleman Summary
How to Be a Gentleman 85%
The modern gentleman's guide: dress, dining, and the one rule that replaces forty others.
by John Bridges 1998
3.74
2k+ ratings
Sinatra's Century
by David Lehman • 2015
A hundred glimpses of a singer who mapped an American century: mob, movies, music.
3.97
169
Sinatra's Century Summary
Sinatra's Century 85%
A hundred glimpses of a singer who mapped an American century: mob, movies, music.
by David Lehman 2015
3.97
169 ratings
Agnes Grey
by Anne Brontë • 1847
A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.
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84k+
Agnes Grey Summary
Agnes Grey 85%
A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.
by Anne Brontë 1847
3.71
84k+ ratings
Preface to Shakespeare
by Samuel Johnson • 1778
Why Shakespeare's greatness survives his flaws: Samuel Johnson's landmark verdict from 1778.
3.62
376
Preface to Shakespeare Summary
Preface to Shakespeare 85%
Why Shakespeare's greatness survives his flaws: Samuel Johnson's landmark verdict from 1778.
by Samuel Johnson 1778
3.62
376 ratings
Rethinking Prestige Branding
by Wolfgang Schaefer • 2013
The new luxury does not sell scarcity; it builds missions and myths that people chase.
4.05
82
Rethinking Prestige Branding Summary
Rethinking Prestige Branding 85%
The new luxury does not sell scarcity; it builds missions and myths that people chase.
by Wolfgang Schaefer 2013
4.05
82 ratings
Piano Playing
by Josef Hofmann • 1976
A virtuoso's manual: how slow practice, legato, and a trained ear build the complete pianist.
3.71
141
Piano Playing Summary
Piano Playing 85%
A virtuoso's manual: how slow practice, legato, and a trained ear build the complete pianist.
by Josef Hofmann 1976
3.71
141 ratings
Letters To A Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 1929
A young officer asked Rilke for writing advice. The poet replied: stop asking. Go inside.
4.27
125k+
Letters To A Young Poet Summary
Letters To A Young Poet 85%
A young officer asked Rilke for writing advice. The poet replied: stop asking. Go inside.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 1929
4.27
125k+ ratings
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
by Maurice Leblanc • 1907
A debonair thief turns detective, solving the mysteries the French police cannot crack.
3.85
17k+
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief Summary
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief 85%
A debonair thief turns detective, solving the mysteries the French police cannot crack.
by Maurice Leblanc 1907
3.85
17k+ ratings
Aesthetic Intelligence
by Pauline Brown • 2019
The five senses make the brand. A former LVMH leader on how to sharpen yours.
3.69
761
Aesthetic Intelligence Summary
Aesthetic Intelligence 85%
The five senses make the brand. A former LVMH leader on how to sharpen yours.
by Pauline Brown 2019
3.69
761 ratings
How to Speak and Write Correctly
by Joseph Devlin • 1910
Why short words win: a 1910 guide to writing and speaking with force, clarity, and correctness.
3.62
2k+
How to Speak and Write Correctly Summary
How to Speak and Write Correctly 85%
Why short words win: a 1910 guide to writing and speaking with force, clarity, and correctness.
by Joseph Devlin 1910
3.62
2k+ ratings
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music
by Stephen Fry • 2004
13,500 years of classical music made funny: from Pythagorean hammers to Stravinsky's riot.
3.70
849
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music Summary
Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music 85%
13,500 years of classical music made funny: from Pythagorean hammers to Stravinsky's riot.
by Stephen Fry 2004
3.70
849 ratings
Logos that Last
by Allan Peters • 2023
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
4.21
253
Logos that Last Summary
Logos that Last 85%
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
by Allan Peters 2023
4.21
253 ratings
What Is Art?
by Leo Tolstoy • 1897
Real art does one thing: transmit a feeling from artist to stranger. Everything else is decoration.
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4k+
What Is Art? Summary
What Is Art? 85%
Real art does one thing: transmit a feeling from artist to stranger. Everything else is decoration.
by Leo Tolstoy 1897
3.73
4k+ ratings
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway • 1984
Write true, cut hard, and the reader will feel what you never said.
4.02
5k+
On Writing Summary
On Writing 85%
Write true, cut hard, and the reader will feel what you never said.
by Ernest Hemingway 1984
4.02
5k+ ratings
Playing the Piano for Pleasure
by Charles Cooke • 1941
Amateur piano method: one daily hour, turn weak spots into strengths, keep every piece.
4.19
363
Playing the Piano for Pleasure Summary
Playing the Piano for Pleasure 85%
Amateur piano method: one daily hour, turn weak spots into strengths, keep every piece.
by Charles Cooke 1941
4.19
363 ratings
Luxury World
by Mark Tungate • 2009
The logo era ended. What luxury sells now: heritage stories, insider access, and time itself.
4.12
59
Luxury World Summary
Luxury World 85%
The logo era ended. What luxury sells now: heritage stories, insider access, and time itself.
by Mark Tungate 2009
4.12
59 ratings
Kybalion
by Three Initiates • 1912
From gold trinkets to the Aegina marbles: how Greek sculptors learned to make stone breathe.
4.23
17k+
Kybalion Summary
Kybalion 85%
From gold trinkets to the Aegina marbles: how Greek sculptors learned to make stone breathe.
by Three Initiates 1912
4.23
17k+ ratings
Letters on Cézanne
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 1907
One poet's letters on Cézanne: how seeing becomes the artist's hardest and most honest work.
4.16
957
Letters on Cézanne Summary
Letters on Cézanne 85%
One poet's letters on Cézanne: how seeing becomes the artist's hardest and most honest work.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 1907
4.16
957 ratings
Presentation Zen Design
by Garr Reynolds • 2009
Slides packed with text bore audiences. Better visuals, type, and space make them pay attention.
4.19
2k+
Presentation Zen Design Summary
Presentation Zen Design 85%
Slides packed with text bore audiences. Better visuals, type, and space make them pay attention.
by Garr Reynolds 2009
4.19
2k+ ratings
Gift from the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh • 1955
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
4.13
57k+
Gift from the Sea Summary
Gift from the Sea 85%
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1955
4.13
57k+ ratings
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