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Think Big
by Ben Carson • 1992
From bottom of the class to top of pediatric neurosurgery: the habits his mother taught first.
4.20
5k+
Think Big Summary
Think Big 89%
From bottom of the class to top of pediatric neurosurgery: the habits his mother taught first.
by Ben Carson 1992
4.20
5k+ ratings
Never Far from Home
by Bruce Jackson • 2023
Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.
4.12
257
Never Far from Home Summary
Never Far from Home 89%
Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.
by Bruce Jackson 2023
4.12
257 ratings
Start Where You Are
by Chris Gardner • 2008
From shelter to stockbroker: how to turn your current liabilities into lasting advantage.
3.99
832
Start Where You Are Summary
Start Where You Are 89%
From shelter to stockbroker: how to turn your current liabilities into lasting advantage.
by Chris Gardner 2008
3.99
832 ratings
Banker to the Poor
by Muhammad Yunus • 1991
The poor aren't creditworthy, banks said. A $27 loan to basket weavers changed everything.
4.12
10k+
Banker to the Poor Summary
Banker to the Poor 89%
The poor aren't creditworthy, banks said. A $27 loan to basket weavers changed everything.
by Muhammad Yunus 1991
4.12
10k+ ratings
Poverty Safari
by Darren McGarvey • 2017
Poverty isn't just broke. It's trauma, addiction, and a mind that fights its own rescue.
4.01
7k+
Poverty Safari Summary
Poverty Safari 89%
Poverty isn't just broke. It's trauma, addiction, and a mind that fights its own rescue.
by Darren McGarvey 2017
4.01
7k+ ratings
Hillbilly Elegy
by J.D. Vance • 2016
Poverty teaches a lesson that keeps you poor: your effort doesn't matter.
3.83
508k+
Hillbilly Elegy Summary
Hillbilly Elegy 89%
Poverty teaches a lesson that keeps you poor: your effort doesn't matter.
by J.D. Vance 2016
3.83
508k+ ratings
White Poverty
by William J. Barber II • 2024
America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.
4.28
719
White Poverty Summary
White Poverty 89%
America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.
by William J. Barber II 2024
4.28
719 ratings
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
by 50 Cent • 2020
Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.
4.33
10k+
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter Summary
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter 88%
Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.
by 50 Cent 2020
4.33
10k+ ratings
Acres of Diamonds
by Russell H. Conwell • 1915
The richest opportunities surround you. The most delivered American lecture shows how to see them.
4.17
10k+
Acres of Diamonds Summary
Acres of Diamonds 88%
The richest opportunities surround you. The most delivered American lecture shows how to see them.
by Russell H. Conwell 1915
4.17
10k+ ratings
Invisible Child
by Andrea Elliott • 2021
Born homeless in Brooklyn, Dasani gets one shot: a boarding school that accepts one in ten.
4.70
20k+
Invisible Child Summary
Invisible Child 88%
Born homeless in Brooklyn, Dasani gets one shot: a boarding school that accepts one in ten.
by Andrea Elliott 2021
4.70
20k+ ratings
Class
by Stephanie Land • 2023
To afford college, she scrubbed toilets. The welfare office told her to drop out instead.
3.61
15k+
Class Summary
Class 88%
To afford college, she scrubbed toilets. The welfare office told her to drop out instead.
by Stephanie Land 2023
3.61
15k+ ratings
Up from Slavery
by Booker T. Washington • 1900
Born a slave. Built a college. His philosophy of racial progress still divides America.
4.11
36k+
Up from Slavery Summary
Up from Slavery 88%
Born a slave. Built a college. His philosophy of racial progress still divides America.
by Booker T. Washington 1900
4.11
36k+ ratings
Think and Grow Rich
by Dennis Kimbro • 1991
How a washerwoman built a million-dollar empire: Napoleon Hill's principles through a Black lens.
4.51
1k+
Think and Grow Rich Summary
Think and Grow Rich 88%
How a washerwoman built a million-dollar empire: Napoleon Hill's principles through a Black lens.
by Dennis Kimbro 1991
4.51
1k+ ratings
100 Things Millionaires Do
by Nigel Cumberland • 2019
Most millionaires aren't born; they're made one habit at a time. Here's the checklist.
3.46
272
100 Things Millionaires Do Summary
100 Things Millionaires Do 88%
Most millionaires aren't born; they're made one habit at a time. Here's the checklist.
by Nigel Cumberland 2019
3.46
272 ratings
Adversity for Sale
by Jeezy • 2023
A custom chain went viral by accident. The rapper wearing it had planned everything else.
4.07
1k+
Adversity for Sale Summary
Adversity for Sale 88%
A custom chain went viral by accident. The rapper wearing it had planned everything else.
by Jeezy 2023
4.07
1k+ ratings
Building a Millionaire Mindset
by Wimbrey • 2020
Three inner pillars hold up every first generation fortune. The playbook for building yours.
4.11
72
Building a Millionaire Mindset Summary
Building a Millionaire Mindset 88%
Three inner pillars hold up every first generation fortune. The playbook for building yours.
by Wimbrey 2020
4.11
72 ratings
48 Laws of Hustle
by Jimmy Phan • 2019
Forty-eight laws for building a legacy through relentless work and the integrity to deserve it.
4.18
65
48 Laws of Hustle Summary
48 Laws of Hustle 88%
Forty-eight laws for building a legacy through relentless work and the integrity to deserve it.
by Jimmy Phan 2019
4.18
65 ratings
Bitita's Diary
by Carolina Maria de Jesus • 1960
Seven years old, Black, and poor in rural Brazil: learning to read became her revenge.
4.49
10k+
Bitita's Diary Summary
Bitita's Diary 88%
Seven years old, Black, and poor in rural Brazil: learning to read became her revenge.
by Carolina Maria de Jesus 1960
4.49
10k+ ratings
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
4.07
26k+
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day 88%
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008
4.07
26k+ ratings
Maid
by Stephanie Land • 2019
A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.
3.86
114k+
Maid Summary
Maid 88%
A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.
by Stephanie Land 2019
3.86
114k+ ratings
Portfolios of the Poor
by Daryl Collins • 2009
Hand-to-mouth is a myth. On $2 a day, the poor juggle a dozen financial instruments just to survive.
3.95
1k+
Portfolios of the Poor Summary
Portfolios of the Poor 88%
Hand-to-mouth is a myth. On $2 a day, the poor juggle a dozen financial instruments just to survive.
by Daryl Collins 2009
3.95
1k+ ratings
Improving Poor People
by Michael B. Katz • 1995
Why America keeps trying to fix the poor instead of poverty, and what history reveals.
3.83
12
Improving Poor People Summary
Improving Poor People 88%
Why America keeps trying to fix the poor instead of poverty, and what history reveals.
by Michael B. Katz 1995
3.83
12 ratings
#Girlboss
by Sophia Amoruso • 2014
From shoplifter to CEO: the scrappy business playbook for women who refuse to fit in.
3.64
77k+
#Girlboss Summary
#Girlboss 88%
From shoplifter to CEO: the scrappy business playbook for women who refuse to fit in.
by Sophia Amoruso 2014
3.64
77k+ ratings
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
by John Wood • 2006
A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.
4.10
5k+
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 88%
A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.
by John Wood 2006
4.10
5k+ ratings
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
by John Hope Bryant • 2014
The poor aren't a drain; they're an untapped engine. A blueprint for making capitalism include them.
3.99
210
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism Summary
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism 88%
The poor aren't a drain; they're an untapped engine. A blueprint for making capitalism include them.
by John Hope Bryant 2014
3.99
210 ratings
Built to Serve
by Evan Carmichael • 2020
Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.
4.23
174
Built to Serve Summary
Built to Serve 88%
Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.
by Evan Carmichael 2020
4.23
174 ratings
The Other Wes Moore
by Wes Moore • 2010
Two boys named Wes Moore, same city. One became a Rhodes Scholar; the other got life.
3.87
60k+
The Other Wes Moore Summary
The Other Wes Moore 88%
Two boys named Wes Moore, same city. One became a Rhodes Scholar; the other got life.
by Wes Moore 2010
3.87
60k+ ratings
The Unknown Billionaires
by Michael Caldwell • 2014
Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.
3.88
146
The Unknown Billionaires Summary
The Unknown Billionaires 88%
Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.
by Michael Caldwell 2014
3.88
146 ratings
The Bottom Billion
by Paul Collier • 2007
Four traps keep a billion people poor, and the usual remedies only tighten them.
3.85
8k+
The Bottom Billion Summary
The Bottom Billion 88%
Four traps keep a billion people poor, and the usual remedies only tighten them.
by Paul Collier 2007
3.85
8k+ ratings
The Growing Season
by Sarah Frey • 2020
From a melon route at seven, she built the farm empire that stocks Walmart's shelves.
4.13
2k+
The Growing Season Summary
The Growing Season 88%
From a melon route at seven, she built the farm empire that stocks Walmart's shelves.
by Sarah Frey 2020
4.13
2k+ ratings
J.K. Rowling
by Marc Shapiro • 2000
A single mother, a café table, a sleeping baby: where the world's biggest book series began.
3.90
5k+
J.K. Rowling Summary
J.K. Rowling 88%
A single mother, a café table, a sleeping baby: where the world's biggest book series began.
by Marc Shapiro 2000
3.90
5k+ ratings
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain
by Ryan Blair • 2011
A former gang member says desperation is your sharpest tool. Here is how to aim it.
3.57
824
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain Summary
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain 88%
A former gang member says desperation is your sharpest tool. Here is how to aim it.
by Ryan Blair 2011
3.57
824 ratings
Angela's Ashes
by Frank McCourt • 1996
Three dead siblings, a father who drinks the dole, and one boy's plan to reach America.
4.15
661k+
Angela's Ashes Summary
Angela's Ashes 88%
Three dead siblings, a father who drinks the dole, and one boy's plan to reach America.
by Frank McCourt 1996
4.15
661k+ ratings
Getting There
by Gillian Zoe Segal • 2015
A photographer asked thirty icons the same question. Their answers converge on a handful of rules.
4.09
2k+
Getting There Summary
Getting There 88%
A photographer asked thirty icons the same question. Their answers converge on a handful of rules.
by Gillian Zoe Segal 2015
4.09
2k+ ratings
Who Owns the Ice House?
by Clifton L. Taulbert • 2010
An ice seller in the segregated South mastered timeless principles most business books ignore.
3.89
712
Who Owns the Ice House? Summary
Who Owns the Ice House? 88%
An ice seller in the segregated South mastered timeless principles most business books ignore.
by Clifton L. Taulbert 2010
3.89
712 ratings
Q & A
by Vikas Swarup • 2005
After winning a fortune on a quiz show, a penniless waiter must defend his impossible knowledge.
4.03
39k+
Q & A Summary
Q & A 88%
After winning a fortune on a quiz show, a penniless waiter must defend his impossible knowledge.
by Vikas Swarup 2005
4.03
39k+ ratings
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything
by Michael Mather • 2018
A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.
4.39
241
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything Summary
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything 88%
A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.
by Michael Mather 2018
4.39
241 ratings
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba • 2009
A Malawian dropout, a library book on energy, and a windmill built from scrap metal.
4.24
12k+
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Summary
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 88%
A Malawian dropout, a library book on energy, and a windmill built from scrap metal.
by William Kamkwamba 2009
4.24
12k+ ratings
Now I Am Known
by Peter Mutabazi • 2022
A stranger asked a street kid his name. He grew up to become a foster father.
4.75
1k+
Now I Am Known Summary
Now I Am Known 88%
A stranger asked a street kid his name. He grew up to become a foster father.
by Peter Mutabazi 2022
4.75
1k+ ratings
The Prosperity Paradox
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2019
Poverty's cure is not aid. It is a business model aimed at people the market ignores.
4.27
1k+
The Prosperity Paradox Summary
The Prosperity Paradox 88%
Poverty's cure is not aid. It is a business model aimed at people the market ignores.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2019
4.27
1k+ ratings
Andrew Carnegie
by David Nasaw • 2006
How a penniless immigrant built the world's biggest steel empire, and then tried to die broke.
3.86
6k+
Andrew Carnegie Summary
Andrew Carnegie 88%
How a penniless immigrant built the world's biggest steel empire, and then tried to die broke.
by David Nasaw 2006
3.86
6k+ ratings
Lead from the Outside
by Stacey Abrams • 2018
The system wasn't built for outsiders. A tactical guide to hacking ambition, money, and power.
4.24
7k+
Lead from the Outside Summary
Lead from the Outside 88%
The system wasn't built for outsiders. A tactical guide to hacking ambition, money, and power.
by Stacey Abrams 2018
4.24
7k+ ratings
How to Get Rich
by Felix Dennis • 2006
What a man who actually got rich says about ownership, delegation, and the cost nobody mentions.
4.18
7k+
How to Get Rich Summary
How to Get Rich 87%
What a man who actually got rich says about ownership, delegation, and the cost nobody mentions.
by Felix Dennis 2006
4.18
7k+ ratings
11 Rules For Life
by Chetan Bhagat • 2024
The system is stacked against you. Here are the rules for climbing anyway.
4.22
893
11 Rules For Life Summary
11 Rules For Life 87%
The system is stacked against you. Here are the rules for climbing anyway.
by Chetan Bhagat 2024
4.22
893 ratings
The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls • 2005
She was three when her dress burst into flames. Her parents called it an adventure.
4.33
1.4M+
The Glass Castle Summary
The Glass Castle 87%
She was three when her dress burst into flames. Her parents called it an adventure.
by Jeannette Walls 2005
4.33
1.4M+ ratings
The 50th Law
by 50 Cent • 2008
Fear makes you small and predictable. The antidote, from a man shot nine times.
4.16
14k+
The 50th Law Summary
The 50th Law 87%
Fear makes you small and predictable. The antidote, from a man shot nine times.
by 50 Cent 2008
4.16
14k+ ratings
The Locust Effect
by Gary A. Haugen • 2013
Poverty's root cause is violence, not economics. The aid industry has been fixing the wrong problem.
4.32
2k+
The Locust Effect Summary
The Locust Effect 87%
Poverty's root cause is violence, not economics. The aid industry has been fixing the wrong problem.
by Gary A. Haugen 2013
4.32
2k+ ratings
The White Man's Burden
by William Easterly • 2006
$2.3 trillion in aid left the poorest no better off. A World Bank insider explains why.
3.83
6k+
The White Man's Burden Summary
The White Man's Burden 87%
$2.3 trillion in aid left the poorest no better off. A World Bank insider explains why.
by William Easterly 2006
3.83
6k+ ratings
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money
by John D. Rockefeller • 2015
The richest American's playbook for making money, and why he gave most of it back.
3.32
157
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money Summary
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money 87%
The richest American's playbook for making money, and why he gave most of it back.
by John D. Rockefeller 2015
3.32
157 ratings
The Sound of Gravel
by Ruth Wariner • 2016
A polygamist prophet's thirty-ninth child: poverty, abuse, her father's murder, and the long escape.
4.31
68k+
The Sound of Gravel Summary
The Sound of Gravel 87%
A polygamist prophet's thirty-ninth child: poverty, abuse, her father's murder, and the long escape.
by Ruth Wariner 2016
4.31
68k+ ratings
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