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Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes
by David Acord • 2011
Observation beats intelligence. Nine Holmes-tested habits for seeing what everyone else misses.
3.58
179
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes Summary
Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes 87%
Observation beats intelligence. Nine Holmes-tested habits for seeing what everyone else misses.
by David Acord 2011
3.58
179 ratings
How To Think Like Sherlock
by Daniel Smith • 2012
Most people look. Holmes noticed. Practical exercises that train your brain to do the same.
3.07
2k+
How To Think Like Sherlock Summary
How To Think Like Sherlock 87%
Most people look. Holmes noticed. Practical exercises that train your brain to do the same.
by Daniel Smith 2012
3.07
2k+ ratings
Mastermind
by Maria Konnikova • 2013
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
3.55
9k+
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind 87%
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
by Maria Konnikova 2013
3.55
9k+ ratings
Becoming Sherlock
by Stefan Cain • 2015
Multitasking costs 40% of your focus: reclaim it with trained observation and deduction.
3.44
166
Becoming Sherlock Summary
Becoming Sherlock 87%
Multitasking costs 40% of your focus: reclaim it with trained observation and deduction.
by Stefan Cain 2015
3.44
166 ratings
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
by Peter Bevelin • 2013
The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.
3.63
541
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Summary
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes 86%
The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.
by Peter Bevelin 2013
3.63
541 ratings
On Looking
by Alexandra Horowitz • 2013
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
3.51
5k+
On Looking Summary
On Looking 86%
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
by Alexandra Horowitz 2013
3.51
5k+ ratings
Left of Bang
by Patrick Van Horne • 2014
Six ways to read behavior, one baseline trick, and the three-anomaly rule that triggers action.
3.98
3k+
Left of Bang Summary
Left of Bang 86%
Six ways to read behavior, one baseline trick, and the three-anomaly rule that triggers action.
by Patrick Van Horne 2014
3.98
3k+ ratings
İnsanları Okumak
by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius • 1998
Patterns reveal people, not moments. A jury consultant's method for reading anyone clearly and fast.
3.58
1k+
İnsanları Okumak Summary
İnsanları Okumak 86%
Patterns reveal people, not moments. A jury consultant's method for reading anyone clearly and fast.
by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius 1998
3.58
1k+ ratings
Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets
by Anthony D. Jensen • 2016
Two ruthless classics, one playbook: why fear beats love and deception wins the long game.
3.79
132
Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets Summary
Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets 86%
Two ruthless classics, one playbook: why fear beats love and deception wins the long game.
by Anthony D. Jensen 2016
3.79
132 ratings
How Spies Think
by David Omand • 2020
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
3.62
832
How Spies Think Summary
How Spies Think 86%
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
by David Omand 2020
3.62
832 ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
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
How to Read a Person Like a Book
by Gerard I. Nierenberg • 1971
You listen at 700 words per minute; people speak at 160. Learn to read the silence.
3.54
3k+
How to Read a Person Like a Book Summary
How to Read a Person Like a Book 86%
You listen at 700 words per minute; people speak at 160. Learn to read the silence.
by Gerard I. Nierenberg 1971
3.54
3k+ ratings
Six-Minute X-Ray
by Chase Hughes • 2020
Read anyone in six minutes: the military profiling system that decodes hidden fears and objections.
4.22
751
Six-Minute X-Ray Summary
Six-Minute X-Ray 86%
Read anyone in six minutes: the military profiling system that decodes hidden fears and objections.
by Chase Hughes 2020
4.22
751 ratings
Discover Your Genius
by Michael J. Gelb • 2009
Your brain already has the hardware for genius. Ten history-altering minds show how to use it.
3.66
450
Discover Your Genius Summary
Discover Your Genius 86%
Your brain already has the hardware for genius. Ten history-altering minds show how to use it.
by Michael J. Gelb 2009
3.66
450 ratings
How To Analyze People
by Basil Foster • 2018
Learn to read every silent signal someone gives off, and never be deceived again.
4.00
2
How To Analyze People Summary
How To Analyze People 86%
Learn to read every silent signal someone gives off, and never be deceived again.
by Basil Foster 2018
4.00
2 ratings
Think Like Sherlock
by Peter Hollins • 2018
Sleepiness, constraints, and shifting perspective: the unconventional route to sharper thinking.
3.70
178
Think Like Sherlock Summary
Think Like Sherlock 85%
Sleepiness, constraints, and shifting perspective: the unconventional route to sharper thinking.
by Peter Hollins 2018
3.70
178 ratings
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
by Baltasar Gracián • 1647
300 rules for when to speak, when to trust, and why reputation outlasts talent.
4.17
5k+
The Art of Worldly Wisdom Summary
The Art of Worldly Wisdom 85%
300 rules for when to speak, when to trust, and why reputation outlasts talent.
by Baltasar Gracián 1647
4.17
5k+ ratings
What Every Body is Saying
by Joe Navarro • 2008
Start at the feet, not the face: an FBI agent's method for reading what people feel.
3.91
35k+
What Every Body is Saying Summary
What Every Body is Saying 85%
Start at the feet, not the face: an FBI agent's method for reading what people feel.
by Joe Navarro 2008
3.91
35k+ ratings
Liquid Surveillance
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2012
Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.
3.80
490
Liquid Surveillance Summary
Liquid Surveillance 85%
Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2012
3.80
490 ratings
Escape the Wolf
by Clint Emerson • 2022
A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.
4.14
100
Escape the Wolf Summary
Escape the Wolf 85%
A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.
by Clint Emerson 2022
4.14
100 ratings
Non-Obvious
by Rohit Bhargava • 2012
Trends are curated, not predicted: how to spot what's next by gathering what's already here.
3.53
1k+
Non-Obvious Summary
Non-Obvious 85%
Trends are curated, not predicted: how to spot what's next by gathering what's already here.
by Rohit Bhargava 2012
3.53
1k+ ratings
How to Think Like da Vinci
by Daniel Smith • 2015
Da Vinci's genius was a set of habits you can learn. It starts with how you see.
3.58
244
How to Think Like da Vinci Summary
How to Think Like da Vinci 85%
Da Vinci's genius was a set of habits you can learn. It starts with how you see.
by Daniel Smith 2015
3.58
244 ratings
The Idea Hunter
by Andy Boynton • 2011
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
3.77
585
The Idea Hunter Summary
The Idea Hunter 85%
Curiosity, observation, and rapid prototyping: a daily system for finding ideas anywhere.
by Andy Boynton 2011
3.77
585 ratings
Streetlights and Shadows
by Gary Klein • 2009
Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.
4.28
321
Streetlights and Shadows Summary
Streetlights and Shadows 85%
Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.
by Gary Klein 2009
4.28
321 ratings
How to Read People Like a Book
by Chase Hill • 2023
Microexpressions, body language, and tone: the three channels that reveal every hidden emotion.
3.90
120
How to Read People Like a Book Summary
How to Read People Like a Book 85%
Microexpressions, body language, and tone: the three channels that reveal every hidden emotion.
by Chase Hill 2023
3.90
120 ratings
The Bed of Procrustes
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2010
Real knowledge shrinks, not grows. A contrarian's concentrated case for learning what to ignore.
3.78
11k+
The Bed of Procrustes Summary
The Bed of Procrustes 85%
Real knowledge shrinks, not grows. A contrarian's concentrated case for learning what to ignore.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2010
3.78
11k+ ratings
Conspiracy
by Ryan Holiday • 2018
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
3.96
7k+
Conspiracy Summary
Conspiracy 85%
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
by Ryan Holiday 2018
3.96
7k+ ratings
The Concise 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene • 2013
Power moves are ancient and predictable. The person who cannot read them is already a target.
4.08
6k+
The Concise 48 Laws of Power Summary
The Concise 48 Laws of Power 85%
Power moves are ancient and predictable. The person who cannot read them is already a target.
by Robert Greene 2013
4.08
6k+ ratings
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
Look Summary
Look 85%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
The Art of Noticing
by Rob Walker • 2019
The cure for autopilot: 131 exercises that train your eye and fill your creative well.
3.77
3k+
The Art of Noticing Summary
The Art of Noticing 85%
The cure for autopilot: 131 exercises that train your eye and fill your creative well.
by Rob Walker 2019
3.77
3k+ ratings
Future Babble
by Dan Gardner • 2010
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
3.79
737
Future Babble Summary
Future Babble 85%
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
by Dan Gardner 2010
3.79
737 ratings
The Kremlin School of Negotiation
by Igor Ryzov • 2019
A Russian negotiator's playbook: five moves to control any negotiation and get what you want.
3.91
580
The Kremlin School of Negotiation Summary
The Kremlin School of Negotiation 85%
A Russian negotiator's playbook: five moves to control any negotiation and get what you want.
by Igor Ryzov 2019
3.91
580 ratings
The Power of Nunchi
by Euny Hong • 2019
The Korean art of reading any room: how it turns anxiety into an advantage.
3.42
2k+
The Power of Nunchi Summary
The Power of Nunchi 85%
The Korean art of reading any room: how it turns anxiety into an advantage.
by Euny Hong 2019
3.42
2k+ ratings
Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101
by Vanessa Van Edwards • 2013
Spot a lie before the sentence ends: it starts with a baseline, not a tell.
4.00
210
Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101 Summary
Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101 85%
Spot a lie before the sentence ends: it starts with a baseline, not a tell.
by Vanessa Van Edwards 2013
4.00
210 ratings
The Reality Bubble
by Ziya Tong • 2019
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
4.18
1k+
The Reality Bubble Summary
The Reality Bubble 85%
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
by Ziya Tong 2019
4.18
1k+ ratings
You Can't Lie to Me
by Janine Driver • 2012
Why trusting people catch more lies, and the skills that turn gut instinct into accuracy.
3.80
653
You Can't Lie to Me Summary
You Can't Lie to Me 85%
Why trusting people catch more lies, and the skills that turn gut instinct into accuracy.
by Janine Driver 2012
3.80
653 ratings
Concise Laws Of Human Nature
by Robert Greene • 2020
Your emotions vote first, your reason just rubber stamps. And your face is already confessing.
4.14
1k+
Concise Laws Of Human Nature Summary
Concise Laws Of Human Nature 85%
Your emotions vote first, your reason just rubber stamps. And your face is already confessing.
by Robert Greene 2020
4.14
1k+ ratings
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster • 2020
No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.
3.01
681
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor Summary
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor 85%
No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.
by Thomas C. Foster 2020
3.01
681 ratings
How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov • 2001
Three metrics size up a chess position. They read a boardroom too, a grandmaster shows.
3.81
3k+
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess 85%
Three metrics size up a chess position. They read a boardroom too, a grandmaster shows.
by Garry Kasparov 2001
3.81
3k+ ratings
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
Criminal profilers, job interviewers, and pit bull owners all fall for the same costly mistake.
3.92
758
Personality, Character, and Intelligence Summary
Personality, Character, and Intelligence 85%
Criminal profilers, job interviewers, and pit bull owners all fall for the same costly mistake.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009
3.92
758 ratings
Snoop
by Sam Gosling • 2001
Your records, your mess, your posters: learn to read a room and know anyone fast.
3.36
5k+
Snoop Summary
Snoop 85%
Your records, your mess, your posters: learn to read a room and know anyone fast.
by Sam Gosling 2001
3.36
5k+ ratings
The Gold Standard
by Ari Gold • 2015
Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.
4.02
970
The Gold Standard Summary
The Gold Standard 85%
Hollywood's most cutthroat agent delivers the rules of power: no apologies, no soft edges.
by Ari Gold 2015
4.02
970 ratings
The Signals Are Talking
by Amy Webb • 2016
Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.
3.70
641
The Signals Are Talking Summary
The Signals Are Talking 85%
Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.
by Amy Webb 2016
3.70
641 ratings
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
by Shoshana Zuboff • 2018
Your private moments are now raw data, harvested without consent to predict and sell your future.
4.05
14k+
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Summary
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism 85%
Your private moments are now raw data, harvested without consent to predict and sell your future.
by Shoshana Zuboff 2018
4.05
14k+ ratings
The Genius of Birds
by Jennifer Ackerman • 2016
Beneath a tiny skull is a brain that rivals primates in tool making, navigation, and culture.
4.05
14k+
The Genius of Birds Summary
The Genius of Birds 85%
Beneath a tiny skull is a brain that rivals primates in tool making, navigation, and culture.
by Jennifer Ackerman 2016
4.05
14k+ ratings
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV
by Emily Nussbaum • 2024
Radio confessionals, hidden cameras, and game shows: the unscrupulous origins of reality television.
3.92
11k+
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV Summary
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV 85%
Radio confessionals, hidden cameras, and game shows: the unscrupulous origins of reality television.
by Emily Nussbaum 2024
3.92
11k+ ratings
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass
by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
3.58
270
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 85%
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007
3.58
270 ratings
"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
"I Have Nothing to Hide" Summary
"I Have Nothing to Hide" 85%
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
by Heidi Boghosian 2021
3.64
191 ratings
How to Analyze People
by Scott Habits • 2020
Uncover hidden thoughts through body language and use psychological tactics to influence anyone.
1.75
4
How to Analyze People Summary
How to Analyze People 85%
Uncover hidden thoughts through body language and use psychological tactics to influence anyone.
by Scott Habits 2020
1.75
4 ratings
Quotes That Will Change Your Life
by Russ Kick • 2017
A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.
3.85
155
Quotes That Will Change Your Life Summary
Quotes That Will Change Your Life 85%
A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.
by Russ Kick 2017
3.85
155 ratings
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