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Every Day I Read
by Hwang Bo-Reum • 2021
Fifty-three essays that reclaim deep reading from the scroll, one stolen quarter-hour at a time.
3.88
4k+
Every Day I Read Summary
Every Day I Read 91%
Fifty-three essays that reclaim deep reading from the scroll, one stolen quarter-hour at a time.
by Hwang Bo-Reum 2021
3.88
4k+ ratings
Read for Your Life
by Pat Williams • 2007
One daily reading hour reshapes your mind. Simple habits that make it stick for life.
3.75
106
Read for Your Life Summary
Read for Your Life 91%
One daily reading hour reshapes your mind. Simple habits that make it stick for life.
by Pat Williams 2007
3.75
106 ratings
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
by Alan Jacobs • 2011
Your to-read pile is a tyrant. Follow curiosity instead, and reading becomes alive again.
3.94
3k+
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction Summary
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction 90%
Your to-read pile is a tyrant. Follow curiosity instead, and reading becomes alive again.
by Alan Jacobs 2011
3.94
3k+ ratings
Read to Lead
by Jeff Brown • 2021
The system for reading more, remembering it all, turning books into a leadership edge.
4.20
321
Read to Lead Summary
Read to Lead 90%
The system for reading more, remembering it all, turning books into a leadership edge.
by Jeff Brown 2021
4.20
321 ratings
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading
by Mary Leonhardt • 1997
Free-choice reading beats assigned classics. Ninety-nine ways to make your home a reader's nest.
3.26
385
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading Summary
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading 90%
Free-choice reading beats assigned classics. Ninety-nine ways to make your home a reader's nest.
by Mary Leonhardt 1997
3.26
385 ratings
Reading in the Wild
by Donalyn Miller • 2013
What separates lifelong readers from the rest? Five habits, and the classroom moves that build them.
4.45
6k+
Reading in the Wild Summary
Reading in the Wild 90%
What separates lifelong readers from the rest? Five habits, and the classroom moves that build them.
by Donalyn Miller 2013
4.45
6k+ ratings
10 Days to Faster Reading
by The Princeton Language Institute • 2001
Read faster, understand more. Retrain your eyes, quiet the inner voice, and learn what to skip.
3.84
4k+
10 Days to Faster Reading Summary
10 Days to Faster Reading 90%
Read faster, understand more. Retrain your eyes, quiet the inner voice, and learn what to skip.
by The Princeton Language Institute 2001
3.84
4k+ ratings
Book Lust
by Nancy Pearl • 2003
What to read next, organized not by genre but by how you feel right now.
3.77
4k+
Book Lust Summary
Book Lust 90%
What to read next, organized not by genre but by how you feel right now.
by Nancy Pearl 2003
3.77
4k+ ratings
I'd Rather Be Reading
by Anne Bogel • 2018
Finished her first book by flashlight at 2 a.m. and never stopped: a bibliophile's confessions.
4.02
20k+
I'd Rather Be Reading Summary
I'd Rather Be Reading 90%
Finished her first book by flashlight at 2 a.m. and never stopped: a bibliophile's confessions.
by Anne Bogel 2018
4.02
20k+ ratings
Reader, Come Home
by Maryanne Wolf • 2018
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
3.89
5k+
Reader, Come Home Summary
Reader, Come Home 89%
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
by Maryanne Wolf 2018
3.89
5k+ ratings
More Baths, Less Talking
by Nick Hornby • 2012
A book column about what a middle-aged man actually read, not what he pretended to.
3.88
2k+
More Baths, Less Talking Summary
More Baths, Less Talking 89%
A book column about what a middle-aged man actually read, not what he pretended to.
by Nick Hornby 2012
3.88
2k+ ratings
Breaking Bread with the Dead
by Alan Jacobs • 2020
Information overload shrinks your sense of time; old books stretch it back open.
3.92
2k+
Breaking Bread with the Dead Summary
Breaking Bread with the Dead 89%
Information overload shrinks your sense of time; old books stretch it back open.
by Alan Jacobs 2020
3.92
2k+ ratings
Lost in Thought
by Zena Hitz • 2020
The intellectual life as a secret refuge: why the best thinking happens far from ambition.
3.64
2k+
Lost in Thought Summary
Lost in Thought 89%
The intellectual life as a secret refuge: why the best thinking happens far from ambition.
by Zena Hitz 2020
3.64
2k+ ratings
How to Read a Book
by Mortimer J. Adler • 1940
Beyond words: the four-level method for reaching real understanding in serious books.
3.98
28k+
How to Read a Book Summary
How to Read a Book 89%
Beyond words: the four-level method for reaching real understanding in serious books.
by Mortimer J. Adler 1940
3.98
28k+ ratings
How to Read and Why
by Harold Bloom • 2000
Read selfishly, chase pleasure, and recover the irony that academic jargon banished.
3.61
4k+
How to Read and Why Summary
How to Read and Why 89%
Read selfishly, chase pleasure, and recover the irony that academic jargon banished.
by Harold Bloom 2000
3.61
4k+ ratings
Speed Reading
by Nathan Armstrong • 2015
Three times more pages, same comprehension: the eye drills and daily half-hour that get you there.
3.5
765
Speed Reading Summary
Speed Reading 89%
Three times more pages, same comprehension: the eye drills and daily half-hour that get you there.
by Nathan Armstrong 2015
3.5
765 ratings
Rise of the Reader
by Nick Hutchison • 2023
Most books entertain you once. This system makes them a permanent upgrade.
3.93
163
Rise of the Reader Summary
Rise of the Reader 89%
Most books entertain you once. This system makes them a permanent upgrade.
by Nick Hutchison 2023
3.93
163 ratings
How to Read Better and Faster
by Norman Lewis • 1951
Train your eyes to swallow a paragraph whole, and silence the voice that slows you down.
4.10
724
How to Read Better and Faster Summary
How to Read Better and Faster 89%
Train your eyes to swallow a paragraph whole, and silence the voice that slows you down.
by Norman Lewis 1951
4.10
724 ratings
Proust and the Squid
by Maryanne Wolf • 2007
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
3.85
8k+
Proust and the Squid Summary
Proust and the Squid 89%
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
by Maryanne Wolf 2007
3.85
8k+ ratings
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
by Pierre Bayard • 2020
Not reading is a creative strategy, not a failure. A French critic makes the case.
3.44
5k+
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read Summary
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read 89%
Not reading is a creative strategy, not a failure. A French critic makes the case.
by Pierre Bayard 2020
3.44
5k+ ratings
Q's Legacy
by Helene Hanff • 1985
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
4.05
2k+
Q's Legacy Summary
Q's Legacy 89%
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
by Helene Hanff 1985
4.05
2k+ ratings
Smarter Faster Better, The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg • 2019
A brain loop runs your routines on autopilot. The single rule that lets you reprogram it.
4.27
269
Smarter Faster Better, The Power of Habit Summary
Smarter Faster Better, The Power of Habit 89%
A brain loop runs your routines on autopilot. The single rule that lets you reprogram it.
by Charles Duhigg 2019
4.27
269 ratings
Speed Reading For Dummies
by Richard Sutz • 2009
Your eyes see whole phrases; your inner voice reads one word at a time. Fix both.
3.54
322
Speed Reading For Dummies Summary
Speed Reading For Dummies 89%
Your eyes see whole phrases; your inner voice reads one word at a time. Fix both.
by Richard Sutz 2009
3.54
322 ratings
The Book Whisperer
by Donalyn Miller • 2009
Forty books a year per student: the method that works when worksheets and whole-class novels fail.
4.49
19k+
The Book Whisperer Summary
The Book Whisperer 88%
Forty books a year per student: the method that works when worksheets and whole-class novels fail.
by Donalyn Miller 2009
4.49
19k+ ratings
How to Write a Lot
by Paul J. Silvia • 2007
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
4.07
5k+
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot 88%
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
by Paul J. Silvia 2007
4.07
5k+ ratings
Breakthrough Rapid Reading
by Peter Kump • 1979
Your eyes outpace your voice by miles. The hand-pacing drills that close the gap.
3.73
1k+
Breakthrough Rapid Reading Summary
Breakthrough Rapid Reading 88%
Your eyes outpace your voice by miles. The hand-pacing drills that close the gap.
by Peter Kump 1979
3.73
1k+ ratings
Good Habits, Bad Habits
by Wendy Wood • 2019
The best at self-control aren't trying harder. They outsourced their behavior to their surroundings.
3.73
4k+
Good Habits, Bad Habits Summary
Good Habits, Bad Habits 88%
The best at self-control aren't trying harder. They outsourced their behavior to their surroundings.
by Wendy Wood 2019
3.73
4k+ ratings
The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Reading
by Thinknetic • 2023
Read a book once and actually remember it. The systematic approach to deeper comprehension.
3.98
142
The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Reading Summary
The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Reading 88%
Read a book once and actually remember it. The systematic approach to deeper comprehension.
by Thinknetic 2023
3.98
142 ratings
How Proust Can Change Your Life
by Alain de Botton • 1998
The practical life advice hidden inside a 3,000-page French novel about memory and jealousy.
3.76
19k+
How Proust Can Change Your Life Summary
How Proust Can Change Your Life 88%
The practical life advice hidden inside a 3,000-page French novel about memory and jealousy.
by Alain de Botton 1998
3.76
19k+ ratings
Small Steps To Big Reading
by Hozefa Bhinderwala • 2016
Reluctant reader's toolkit: eye training, previewing, and drills that build comprehension and speed.
3.44
9
Small Steps To Big Reading Summary
Small Steps To Big Reading 88%
Reluctant reader's toolkit: eye training, previewing, and drills that build comprehension and speed.
by Hozefa Bhinderwala 2016
3.44
9 ratings
The Year of Reading Dangerously
by Andy Miller • 2012
One secret list, fifty classics, and a year spent reading them between diapers and deadlines.
3.31
6k+
The Year of Reading Dangerously Summary
The Year of Reading Dangerously 88%
One secret list, fifty classics, and a year spent reading them between diapers and deadlines.
by Andy Miller 2012
3.31
6k+ ratings
Small Move, Big Change
by Caroline L. Arnold • 2014
Big resolutions fail. Micro commitments, precisely aimed at one behavior, retrain your autopilot.
3.82
1k+
Small Move, Big Change Summary
Small Move, Big Change 88%
Big resolutions fail. Micro commitments, precisely aimed at one behavior, retrain your autopilot.
by Caroline L. Arnold 2014
3.82
1k+ ratings
Make Believe
by Mac Barnett • 2026
How the most daring literature ends up for eight-year-olds, and what adults can learn from them.
4.38
3k+
Make Believe Summary
Make Believe 88%
How the most daring literature ends up for eight-year-olds, and what adults can learn from them.
by Mac Barnett 2026
4.38
3k+ ratings
Speed Read Anything
by Peter Hollins • 2021
Most read at speaking speed. Retrain your eyes and brain to absorb pages, not words.
4.10
358
Speed Read Anything Summary
Speed Read Anything 88%
Most read at speaking speed. Retrain your eyes and brain to absorb pages, not words.
by Peter Hollins 2021
4.10
358 ratings
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
by Orhan Pamuk • 2010
Why great novels put you in a trance even as you know every word is invented.
3.95
3k+
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist Summary
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist 88%
Why great novels put you in a trance even as you know every word is invented.
by Orhan Pamuk 2010
3.95
3k+ ratings
The Speed Reading Book
by Tony Buzan • 1977
Your eyes can read 1,000 words per minute. The bottleneck is how you move them across the page.
3.55
3k+
The Speed Reading Book Summary
The Speed Reading Book 88%
Your eyes can read 1,000 words per minute. The bottleneck is how you move them across the page.
by Tony Buzan 1977
3.55
3k+ ratings
Better Than Before
by Gretchen Rubin • 2015
Your friend's perfect habit system may be useless for you. The personality-based way to find yours.
3.82
43k+
Better Than Before Summary
Better Than Before 88%
Your friend's perfect habit system may be useless for you. The personality-based way to find yours.
by Gretchen Rubin 2015
3.82
43k+ ratings
Making Habits, Breaking Habits
by Jeremy Dean • 2012
66 days to automatic: the science of making habits stick and why willpower alone keeps failing.
3.69
3k+
Making Habits, Breaking Habits Summary
Making Habits, Breaking Habits 88%
66 days to automatic: the science of making habits stick and why willpower alone keeps failing.
by Jeremy Dean 2012
3.69
3k+ ratings
Daily Rituals
by Mason Currey • 2013
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
3.65
21k+
Daily Rituals Summary
Daily Rituals 88%
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
by Mason Currey 2013
3.65
21k+ ratings
Reading in the Brain
by Stanislas Dehaene • 2007
The brain never evolved to read. Writing systems adapted to the brain's older circuits instead.
4.06
2k+
Reading in the Brain Summary
Reading in the Brain 88%
The brain never evolved to read. Writing systems adapted to the brain's older circuits instead.
by Stanislas Dehaene 2007
4.06
2k+ ratings
Hábitos atómicos en acción
by James Clear • 2025
Systems beat motivation. A workbook that turns habit science into daily actions you can feel.
4.19
383
Hábitos atómicos en acción Summary
Hábitos atómicos en acción 88%
Systems beat motivation. A workbook that turns habit science into daily actions you can feel.
by James Clear 2025
4.19
383 ratings
Small Habits Revolution
by Damon Zahariades • 2016
One pushup, five minutes reading, sixty seconds meditation: how tiny habits make change easy.
3.95
686
Small Habits Revolution Summary
Small Habits Revolution 88%
One pushup, five minutes reading, sixty seconds meditation: how tiny habits make change easy.
by Damon Zahariades 2016
3.95
686 ratings
The Intellectual Devotional
by David S. Kidder • 2006
What cultured people know: a page-a-day crash course in seven subjects your schooling skipped.
3.94
4k+
The Intellectual Devotional Summary
The Intellectual Devotional 88%
What cultured people know: a page-a-day crash course in seven subjects your schooling skipped.
by David S. Kidder 2006
3.94
4k+ ratings
The Knowledge Gap
by Natalie Wexler • 2019
Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.
4.13
6k+
The Knowledge Gap Summary
The Knowledge Gap 88%
Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.
by Natalie Wexler 2019
4.13
6k+ ratings
Atomic Habbits
by James Clear • 2018
The system that makes good habits automatic and bad ones impossible.
4.27
509
Atomic Habbits Summary
Atomic Habbits 88%
The system that makes good habits automatic and bad ones impossible.
by James Clear 2018
4.27
509 ratings
Super Reading Secrets
by Howard Stephen Berg • 1992
Read faster, retain more: the hand-eye method that teaches whole-idea processing.
3.79
129
Super Reading Secrets Summary
Super Reading Secrets 88%
Read faster, retain more: the hand-eye method that teaches whole-idea processing.
by Howard Stephen Berg 1992
3.79
129 ratings
The Intellectual Life
by Antonin Sertillanges • 1921
Thinking as a sacred calling: the 1921 guide to the virtues, solitude, and discipline it demands.
4.41
3k+
The Intellectual Life Summary
The Intellectual Life 88%
Thinking as a sacred calling: the 1921 guide to the virtues, solitude, and discipline it demands.
by Antonin Sertillanges 1921
4.41
3k+ ratings
Habits That Stick
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2016
Never skip twice in a row. Start with a habit so tiny that quitting feels absurd.
3.75
114
Habits That Stick Summary
Habits That Stick 88%
Never skip twice in a row. Start with a habit so tiny that quitting feels absurd.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2016
3.75
114 ratings
The Learning Habit
by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman • 2014
A homework limit by grade, a 45-minute media cap, and a parenting style that builds self-reliance.
4.29
212
The Learning Habit Summary
The Learning Habit 88%
A homework limit by grade, a 45-minute media cap, and a parenting style that builds self-reliance.
by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman 2014
4.29
212 ratings
The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski • 1999
Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.
3.75
1k+
The Book on the Bookshelf Summary
The Book on the Bookshelf 88%
Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.
by Henry Petroski 1999
3.75
1k+ ratings
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