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Project Management in Electronic Discovery

by Michael I. Quartararo • 2016

E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.

3.67

🖥️ E-Discovery 📋 Legal Project Management 🗂️ Information Governance 🛡️ Litigation Readiness ⚖️ Civil Procedure

Project Management in Electronic Discovery Summary

Project Management in Electronic Discovery 88%

E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.

by Michael I. Quartararo 2016

3.67

12 ratings

🖥️ E-Discovery 📋 Legal Project Management 🗂️ Information Governance 🛡️ Litigation Readiness ⚖️ Civil Procedure

Legal Writing in Plain English

by Bryan A. Garner • 2001

The plain-English playbook for lawyers: how to structure, cut, and clarify every sentence you write.

4.25

783

⚖️ Legal Writing 📝 Legal Drafting 📄 Plain Language ✂️ Concision 👁️ Readability

Legal Writing in Plain English 87%

The plain-English playbook for lawyers: how to structure, cut, and clarify every sentence you write.

by Bryan A. Garner 2001

4.25

783 ratings

⚖️ Legal Writing 📝 Legal Drafting 📄 Plain Language ✂️ Concision 👁️ Readability

Operation Hollywood

by David L. Robb • 2004

The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.

3.46

🚫 Military Censorship 📢 Propaganda Studies 🏛️ Pentagon Influence 🤫 Self-Censorship 📜 First Amendment Law

Operation Hollywood 87%

The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.

by David L. Robb 2004

3.46

72 ratings

🚫 Military Censorship 📢 Propaganda Studies 🏛️ Pentagon Influence 🤫 Self-Censorship 📜 First Amendment Law

Introduction to Documentary

by Bill Nichols • 2001

Reality does not speak for itself. How documentary turns observation into argument, frame by frame.

3.77

484

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📖 Film Theory 📜 Documentary History 📝 Nonfiction Storytelling 💬 Visual Rhetoric

Introduction to Documentary 87%

Reality does not speak for itself. How documentary turns observation into argument, frame by frame.

by Bill Nichols 2001

3.77

484 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📖 Film Theory 📜 Documentary History 📝 Nonfiction Storytelling 💬 Visual Rhetoric

Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals

by Deborah E. Bouchoux • 1994

Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.

3.80

110

📚 Legal Research ✍️ Legal Writing 📑 Legal Citation 🏛️ American Legal System 🔍 Legal Analysis

Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals Summary

Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals 86%

Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.

by Deborah E. Bouchoux 1994

3.80

110 ratings

📚 Legal Research ✍️ Legal Writing 📑 Legal Citation 🏛️ American Legal System 🔍 Legal Analysis

The Paper Solution

by Lisa Woodruff • 2020

Filing cabinets weren't built for real life. One weekly habit and four binders fix that.

3.93

653

📄 Paper Management 🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering 📅 Weekly Routines 💰 Financial Organization

The Paper Solution 86%

Filing cabinets weren't built for real life. One weekly habit and four binders fix that.

by Lisa Woodruff 2020

3.93

653 ratings

📄 Paper Management 🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering 📅 Weekly Routines 💰 Financial Organization

Filmmaking for Change

by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012

Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.

3.27

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 💰 Film Funding 📦 Film Distribution 🌍 Social Impact Media 📖 Impact Storytelling

Filmmaking for Change 86%

Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.

by Jon Fitzgerald 2012

3.27

22 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 💰 Film Funding 📦 Film Distribution 🌍 Social Impact Media 📖 Impact Storytelling

Documentary Storytelling

by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010

From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.

4.00

148

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📐 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✍️ Creative Nonfiction 🎥 Film Production

Documentary Storytelling 86%

From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.

by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010

4.00

148 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 📐 Narrative Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ✍️ Creative Nonfiction 🎥 Film Production

Dragnet Nation

by Julia Angwin • 2014

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

3.68

659

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

Dragnet Nation 86%

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

by Julia Angwin 2014

3.68

659 ratings

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

The Right to Oblivion

by Lowry Pressly • 2024

Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.

4.01

254

👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚙️ Philosophy Of Technology 🔒 Digital Privacy 💭 Forgetting And Memory 📊 Datafication

The Right to Oblivion 86%

Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.

by Lowry Pressly 2024

4.01

254 ratings

👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚙️ Philosophy Of Technology 🔒 Digital Privacy 💭 Forgetting And Memory 📊 Datafication

The United States Constitution in Film

by Eric Kasper • 2018

How Hollywood has tracked and shaped America's constitutional debates, from presidents to privacy.

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🎬 Film And Law 🇺🇸 American Politics 🏛️ Popular Constitutionalism 🔍 Cultural Analysis

The United States Constitution in Film Summary

The United States Constitution in Film 86%

How Hollywood has tracked and shaped America's constitutional debates, from presidents to privacy.

by Eric Kasper 2018

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🎬 Film And Law 🇺🇸 American Politics 🏛️ Popular Constitutionalism 🔍 Cultural Analysis

Bring Back the Bureaucrats

by John DiIulio • 2014

Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.

3.22

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform 📄 Outsourcing Critique 🎯 Accountability 📜 Constitutional Governance

Bring Back the Bureaucrats 86%

Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.

by John DiIulio 2014

3.22

32 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform 📄 Outsourcing Critique 🎯 Accountability 📜 Constitutional Governance

Life Without Lawyers

by Philip K. Howard • 2009

America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.

3.65

176

⚖️ Legal Reform 📋 Tort Reform 🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction 🛡️ Liability Culture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Life Without Lawyers 86%

America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.

by Philip K. Howard 2009

3.65

176 ratings

⚖️ Legal Reform 📋 Tort Reform 🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction 🛡️ Liability Culture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation

by Laurent Jullier • 2012

Great films work on you before you understand them. The method for closing that gap.

3.33

🎬 Film Analysis 🎨 Film Aesthetics 🎥 Visual Storytelling 📖 Narrative Theory 🧠 Media Psychology

Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation Summary

Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation 86%

Great films work on you before you understand them. The method for closing that gap.

by Laurent Jullier 2012

3.33

21 ratings

🎬 Film Analysis 🎨 Film Aesthetics 🎥 Visual Storytelling 📖 Narrative Theory 🧠 Media Psychology

Process!

by Mike Paton • 2022

Stop firefighting. Document your core routines and build a business that scales without you.

3.97

369

📋 Process Documentation ⚙️ Business Operating Systems 🧩 Systems Thinking 🧾 Accountability Systems 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Process! 86%

Stop firefighting. Document your core routines and build a business that scales without you.

by Mike Paton 2022

3.97

369 ratings

📋 Process Documentation ⚙️ Business Operating Systems 🧩 Systems Thinking 🧾 Accountability Systems 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Deadline

by Jill Lepore • 2023

The dead still run the country. A historian shows how, from the Constitution to the smartphone.

4.31

621

🏛️ Cultural History 📚 Essay Collections 📰 Media Criticism 🇺🇸 American Democracy ⚖️ Constitutional Law

The Deadline 86%

The dead still run the country. A historian shows how, from the Constitution to the smartphone.

by Jill Lepore 2023

4.31

621 ratings

🏛️ Cultural History 📚 Essay Collections 📰 Media Criticism 🇺🇸 American Democracy ⚖️ Constitutional Law

Verified

by Mike Caulfield • 2023

The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.

4.24

239

📱 Digital Literacy 🔍 Fact-Checking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Attention Management 📋 Evaluating Sources

Verified 86%

The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.

by Mike Caulfield 2023

4.24

239 ratings

📱 Digital Literacy 🔍 Fact-Checking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Attention Management 📋 Evaluating Sources

Rational Choice and Security Studies

by Michael E. Brown • 2000

Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.

3.78

🔒 Security Studies 🧮 Rational Choice ⚔️ Methodology Wars 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📐 Formal Modeling

Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary

Rational Choice and Security Studies 86%

Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.

by Michael E. Brown 2000

3.78

9 ratings

🔒 Security Studies 🧮 Rational Choice ⚔️ Methodology Wars 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📐 Formal Modeling

The Fifth Risk

by Michael Lewis • 2018

Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.

4.09

48k+

🔬 Science Policy 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📊 Open Data 🌀 Risk Management 🌎 Rural America

The Fifth Risk 86%

Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.

by Michael Lewis 2018

4.09

48k+ ratings

🔬 Science Policy 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📊 Open Data 🌀 Risk Management 🌎 Rural America

"I Have Nothing to Hide"

by Heidi Boghosian • 2021

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

3.64

191

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

"I Have Nothing to Hide" 86%

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

by Heidi Boghosian 2021

3.64

191 ratings

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

Oxford Guide to Plain English

by Martin Cutts • 2004

Writing busy people finish: a complete system from sentence craft through page design.

4.25

208

🗣️ Plain Language 💼 Business Writing 📚 Writing Style Guides ✍️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Editing And Revision

Oxford Guide to Plain English 86%

Writing busy people finish: a complete system from sentence craft through page design.

by Martin Cutts 2004

4.25

208 ratings

🗣️ Plain Language 💼 Business Writing 📚 Writing Style Guides ✍️ Sentence Craft 🔍 Editing And Revision

Delay, Deny, Defend

by Jay M. Feinman • 2010

McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.

4.03

805

🛡️ Insurance Industry 📢 Consumer Advocacy ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💔 Institutional Betrayal

Delay, Deny, Defend 86%

McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.

by Jay M. Feinman 2010

4.03

805 ratings

🛡️ Insurance Industry 📢 Consumer Advocacy ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💔 Institutional Betrayal

The Panama Papers

by Frederik Obermaier • 2016

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

4.08

5k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing 💰 Money Laundering

The Panama Papers 86%

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

by Frederik Obermaier 2016

4.08

5k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing 💰 Money Laundering

A History of India, Vol. 1

by Romila Thapar • 1990

How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.

3.63

2k+

🎬 Film Criticism 📖 Cultural Theory 🏛️ Postmodernism 📡 Media Theory 🕶️ Hyperreality

A History of India, Vol. 1 86%

How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.

by Romila Thapar 1990

3.63

2k+ ratings

🎬 Film Criticism 📖 Cultural Theory 🏛️ Postmodernism 📡 Media Theory 🕶️ Hyperreality

Linguistic Fingerprints

by Roger J. Kreuz • 2023

The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.

3.50

🗣️ Linguistic Identity 📊 Stylometry 🔍 Forensic Linguistics 📚 Literary Hoaxes 🕵️ Anonymous Authorship

Linguistic Fingerprints 86%

The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.

by Roger J. Kreuz 2023

3.50

20 ratings

🗣️ Linguistic Identity 📊 Stylometry 🔍 Forensic Linguistics 📚 Literary Hoaxes 🕵️ Anonymous Authorship

Hitchcock/Truffaut

by François Truffaut • 1985

A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.

4.47

10k+

🧱 Film Craft 🎬 Auteur Theory ⏳ Suspense Mechanics ✍️ Screenwriting 🎙️ Director Interviews

Hitchcock/Truffaut 86%

A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.

by François Truffaut 1985

4.47

10k+ ratings

🧱 Film Craft 🎬 Auteur Theory ⏳ Suspense Mechanics ✍️ Screenwriting 🎙️ Director Interviews

Broken Government

by John W. Dean • 2007

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

4.06

331

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

Broken Government 86%

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

by John W. Dean 2007

4.06

331 ratings

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

Nothing to Hide

by Daniel J. Solove • 2011

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

3.85

182

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Nothing to Hide 86%

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

by Daniel J. Solove 2011

3.85

182 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Making a Good Script Great

by Linda Seger • 1987

Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.

3.88

1k+

🎬 Screenwriting 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Arcs 🎥 Scene Construction ⚡ Dramatic Conflict

Making a Good Script Great 86%

Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.

by Linda Seger 1987

3.88

1k+ ratings

🎬 Screenwriting 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Character Arcs 🎥 Scene Construction ⚡ Dramatic Conflict

Fragmented Democracy

by Jamila Michener • 2018

Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.

4.23

120

🏛️ American Federalism 🏥 Health Policy ⚖️ Political Inequality 🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters 🔗 Race And Poverty

Fragmented Democracy 86%

Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.

by Jamila Michener 2018

4.23

120 ratings

🏛️ American Federalism 🏥 Health Policy ⚖️ Political Inequality 🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters 🔗 Race And Poverty

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

🏢 Business Writing ✍️ Writing Process 🎯 Audience Analysis 💬 Persuasive Messaging 🏗️ Message Structure

Excellence in Business Communication Summary

Excellence in Business Communication 86%

Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.

by John V. Thill 1990

3.83

206 ratings

🏢 Business Writing ✍️ Writing Process 🎯 Audience Analysis 💬 Persuasive Messaging 🏗️ Message Structure

The Right to Privacy

by Ellen Alderman • 1995

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

3.96

339

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

The Right to Privacy 86%

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

by Ellen Alderman 1995

3.96

339 ratings

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

The First Five Pages

by Noah Lukeman • 2000

99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.

3.98

4k+

✍️ Fiction Craft 🔄 Manuscript Revision 🔍 Diagnostic Editing 👁️ Gatekeeper Perspective 💬 Dialogue Craft

The First Five Pages 86%

99% of manuscripts get rejected by page five. Catch the invisible flaws that trigger the no.

by Noah Lukeman 2000

3.98

4k+ ratings

✍️ Fiction Craft 🔄 Manuscript Revision 🔍 Diagnostic Editing 👁️ Gatekeeper Perspective 💬 Dialogue Craft

SYSTEMology

by David Jenyns • 2020

Your business runs you. A repeatable method to flip that, starting with your vital processes.

4.21

726

⚙️ Business Systems 📋 Process Documentation 📈 Scaling Operations 🔄 Continuous Improvement 👨‍💼 Small Business Owners

SYSTEMology 85%

Your business runs you. A repeatable method to flip that, starting with your vital processes.

by David Jenyns 2020

4.21

726 ratings

⚙️ Business Systems 📋 Process Documentation 📈 Scaling Operations 🔄 Continuous Improvement 👨‍💼 Small Business Owners

Very Bad People

by Patrick Alley • 2022

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

4.05

799

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 💰 Money Laundering

Very Bad People 85%

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

by Patrick Alley 2022

4.05

799 ratings

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 💰 Money Laundering

Doppelganger

by Naomi Klein • 2023

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

4.19

37k+

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Doppelganger 85%

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

by Naomi Klein 2023

4.19

37k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook

by Michael Linenberger • 2005

The Outlook system that empties your inbox daily and keeps today's real priorities front and center.

4.03

679

📥 Email Productivity 📋 Task Management 🎯 Priority Systems 🏥 Task Triage 🧠 GTD Inspired Methods

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook Summary

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook 85%

The Outlook system that empties your inbox daily and keeps today's real priorities front and center.

by Michael Linenberger 2005

4.03

679 ratings

📥 Email Productivity 📋 Task Management 🎯 Priority Systems 🏥 Task Triage 🧠 GTD Inspired Methods

Our Declaration

by Danielle S. Allen • 2014

The Declaration's forgotten argument: equality is the only real shield against domination.

3.83

888

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📜 Founding Principles 🗳️ Democratic Theory ⚖️ Civic Equality 🧠 Collective Intelligence

Our Declaration 85%

The Declaration's forgotten argument: equality is the only real shield against domination.

by Danielle S. Allen 2014

3.83

888 ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📜 Founding Principles 🗳️ Democratic Theory ⚖️ Civic Equality 🧠 Collective Intelligence

The New Rulers of the World

by John Pilger • 2002

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

4.14

1k+

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

The New Rulers of the World 85%

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

by John Pilger 2002

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

The Inside Counsel Revolution

by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. • 2016

The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.

3.77

🏢 In-House Legal Practice ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🛡️ Compliance Programs ⚠️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Inside Counsel Revolution 85%

The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.

by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 2016

3.77

43 ratings

🏢 In-House Legal Practice ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🛡️ Compliance Programs ⚠️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Governance

There's No Going Back

by David M. Stewart • 2025

Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.

3.76

🎬 Independent Cinema 🎥 Director Biographies 🎵 Music In Film 🎨 Artist Biographies ✊ Film And Activism

There's No Going Back 85%

Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.

by David M. Stewart 2025

3.76

21 ratings

🎬 Independent Cinema 🎥 Director Biographies 🎵 Music In Film 🎨 Artist Biographies ✊ Film And Activism

Stamped

by Jason Reynolds • 2020

A fake blood test, a charismatic founder, and the whistleblowers who risked everything to expose it.

4.46

55k+

🕵️ Corporate Fraud 💻 Tech Scandal 🗞️ Investigative Reporting 👤 Whistleblowers 🩺 Medical Technology

Stamped 85%

A fake blood test, a charismatic founder, and the whistleblowers who risked everything to expose it.

by Jason Reynolds 2020

4.46

55k+ ratings

🕵️ Corporate Fraud 💻 Tech Scandal 🗞️ Investigative Reporting 👤 Whistleblowers 🩺 Medical Technology

The Tyranny of Good Intentions

by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

4.06

127

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power 🔒 Government Overreach 🔗 Mass Incarceration

The Tyranny of Good Intentions 85%

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

by Paul Craig Roberts 2000

4.06

127 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power 🔒 Government Overreach 🔗 Mass Incarceration

The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing

by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013

IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.

4.10

553

📝 Exam Preparation 🎓 Academic Writing 🏛️ Essay Structure ✉️ Letter Writing ♟️ Test Strategy

The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary

The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 85%

IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.

by Parthesh Thakkar 2013

4.10

553 ratings

📝 Exam Preparation 🎓 Academic Writing 🏛️ Essay Structure ✉️ Letter Writing ♟️ Test Strategy

The Craft of Research

by Wayne C. Booth • 1995

Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.

3.92

4k+

📝 Academic Writing 🔬 Research Methods 🧩 Argumentation 💡 Critical Thinking ✍️ Writing Process

The Craft of Research 85%

Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.

by Wayne C. Booth 1995

3.92

4k+ ratings

📝 Academic Writing 🔬 Research Methods 🧩 Argumentation 💡 Critical Thinking ✍️ Writing Process

Manifest Injustice

by Barry Siegel • 2013

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

4.10

178

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

Manifest Injustice 85%

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

by Barry Siegel 2013

4.10

178 ratings

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics 🏛️ Politics And Justice 🗝️ Prison Survival

National Security Cinema

by Matthew Alford • 2017

The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.

3.81

113

📢 Propaganda Studies 🎬 Military-Entertainment Complex 📺 Media Manipulation 📜 Historical Revisionism 🏢 Media Consolidation

National Security Cinema 85%

The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.

by Matthew Alford 2017

3.81

113 ratings

📢 Propaganda Studies 🎬 Military-Entertainment Complex 📺 Media Manipulation 📜 Historical Revisionism 🏢 Media Consolidation

Writing Without Bullshit

by Josh Bernoff • 2016

Most business writing wastes the reader's time. The concise fix, from email to executive summary.

4.01

727

🏢 Business Writing ✂️ Concise Writing 🗣️ Plain Language ✏️ Editing And Revision 📰 Inverted Pyramid

Writing Without Bullshit 85%

Most business writing wastes the reader's time. The concise fix, from email to executive summary.

by Josh Bernoff 2016

4.01

727 ratings

🏢 Business Writing ✂️ Concise Writing 🗣️ Plain Language ✏️ Editing And Revision 📰 Inverted Pyramid

The Anarchist In The Library

by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

3.50

175

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The Anarchist In The Library 85%

The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.

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by Sam Carpenter • 2011

Document every process, see your business from above, and never chase the same crisis twice.

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🧠 Systems Thinking ⚙️ Operations Management 📋 Process Documentation ✅ Personal Productivity ⏰ Time Blocking

Work the System 85%

Document every process, see your business from above, and never chase the same crisis twice.

by Sam Carpenter 2011

3.87

6k+ ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking ⚙️ Operations Management 📋 Process Documentation ✅ Personal Productivity ⏰ Time Blocking

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