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Friend of a Friend - Book Summary

"Understanding the Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life and Your Career" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Burkus Category: Career & Success

Feb 6, 202433 min

How Not to Diet - Book Summary

"The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Michael Greger Category: Health & Nutrition

Feb 5, 202442 min

Happy - Book Summary

"Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Derren Brown Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 5, 202427 min

The Year of Magical Thinking - Book Summary

"Lessons of loss" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Joan Didion Category: Biography & Memoir

Feb 5, 202445 min

For Small Creatures Such as We - Book Summary

"Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sasha Sagan Category: Biography & Memoir

Feb 5, 202433 min

A Little History of Philosophy - Book Summary

"Discover the thinking that shaped the history of philosophy" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Nigel Warburton Category: Philosophy

Feb 5, 202428 min

Better Than Before - Book Summary

"Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gretchen Rubin Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 4, 202422 min

Uncanny Valley - Book Summary

"A Memoir" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Anna Wiener Category: Biography & Memoir

Feb 4, 202436 min

Follow Up and Close the Sale - Book Summary

"Make Easy (and Effective) Follow-Up Your Winning Habit" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jeff Shore Category: Marketing & Sales

Feb 4, 202424 min

How to Be an Epicurean - Book Summary

"The Ancient Art of Living Well" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Catherine Wilson Category: Philosophy

Feb 4, 202429 min

Be Where Your Feet Are - Book Summary

"Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Scott O'Neil Category: Biography & Memoir

Feb 4, 202425 min

We Should All Be Feminists - Book Summary

"Why Feminism is the key to a better world" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Category: Society & Culture

Feb 3, 202420 min

Life Worth Living - Book Summary

"A Guide to What Matters Most" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 3, 202422 min

The Happiness Track - Book Summary

"How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Emma Seppälä Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 3, 202431 min

Aware - Book Summary

"The Science and Practice of Presence" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel J. Siegel Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 3, 202429 min

IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD - Book Summary

"Get out of your way" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Russ Category: Biography & Memoir

Feb 3, 202426 min

When the Body Says No - Book Summary

"The Cost of Hidden Stress" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gabor Maté Category: Health & Nutrition

Feb 2, 202432 min

A Brief History of Thought - Book Summary

"A Philosophical Guide to Living" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Luc Ferry Category: Philosophy

Feb 2, 202432 min

Wired To Create - Book Summary

"Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Scott Barry Kaufman & Carolyn Gregoire Category: Creativity

Feb 2, 202434 min

5 Voices - Book Summary

"How to Communicate Effectively with Everyone You Lead" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram Category: Communication Skills

Feb 2, 202428 min

5 Levels of Leadership - Book Summary

"Proven Steps to Maximize your Potential" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: John C. Maxwell Category: Management & Leadership

Feb 2, 202426 min

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) - Book Summary

"Sound parenting advice based on psychology" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Philippa Perry Category: Parenting

Feb 1, 202422 min

A Guide to the Good Life - Book Summary

"The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: William B. Irvine Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 1, 202431 min

A Handbook for New Stoics - Book Summary

"How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez Category: Personal Development

Feb 1, 202429 min

Faith, Hope and Carnage - Book Summary

"A Meditation on Faith, Art, Music, Freedom, Grief, and Love" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Nick Cave, Seán O'Hagan Category: Biography & Memoir

Feb 1, 202418 min

A Force for Good - Book Summary

"The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Humanity" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel Goleman Category: Philosophy

Feb 1, 202436 min

Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess - Book Summary

"5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Caroline Leaf Category: Health & Nutrition

Jan 31, 202426 min

5 Gears - Book Summary

"How to Be Present and Productive When There's Never Enough Time" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram Category: Productivity

Jan 31, 202431 min

A Biography of Loneliness - Book Summary

"The History of an Emotion" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Fay Bound Alberti Category: Philosophy

Jan 31, 202432 min

Pitch Like Hollywood - Book Summary

"What You Can Learn from the High-Stakes Film Industry" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Peter Desberg and Jeffrey Davis Category: Communication Skills

Jan 31, 202421 min

1491 - Book Summary

"New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Charles C. Mann Category: History

Jan 31, 202438 min

Blockchain Revolution - Book Summary

"How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business and the World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott Category: Economics

Jan 30, 202419 min

Fanatical Prospecting - Book Summary

"The Ultimate Guide to Opening Sales Conversations and Filling the Pipeline by Leveraging Social Selling, Telephone, Email, Text, and Cold Calling" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jeb Blount Category: Marketing & Sales

Jan 30, 202432 min

Pitch Perfect - Book Summary

"How to Say it Right the First Time, Every Time" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Bill McGowan and Alisa Bowman Category: Communication Skills

Jan 30, 202432 min

The Proximity Principle - Book Summary

"The Proven Strategy That Will Lead to a Career You Love" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ken Coleman Category: Career & Success

Jan 30, 202418 min

30 Lessons for Loving - Book Summary

"Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships and Marriage" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Karl Pillemer Category: Sex & Relationships

Jan 30, 202418 min

The Metabolism Reset Diet - Book Summary

"Repair your liver, stop storing fat, and lose weight naturally" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Alan Christianson Category: Health & Nutrition

Jan 29, 202420 min

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman - Book Summary

"A masterpiece of feminist philosophy" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Category: History

Jan 29, 202418 min

Humankind - Book Summary

"A Hopeful History" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Rutger Bregman Category: Philosophy

Jan 29, 202432 min

Think Small - Book Summary

"The Surprisingly Simple Way to Reach Big Goals" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Owain Service and Rory Gallagher Category: Career & Success

Jan 29, 202421 min

The Storytelling Edge - Book Summary

"How to Transform Your Business, Stop Screaming into the Void, and Make People Love You" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Shane Snow and Joe Lazauskas Category: Communication Skills

Jan 29, 202421 min

Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People - Book Summary

"Over 325 Ready-to-use Words and Phrases for Working with Challenging Personalities" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Renée Evenson Category: Communication Skills

Jan 28, 202422 min

Status Anxiety - Book Summary

"How social isolation and meritocracy cause fear of underachievement and how to solve this" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Alain de Botton Category: Philosophy

Jan 28, 202429 min

Losing Eden - Book Summary

"Why Our Minds Need the Wild" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Lucy Jones Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Jan 28, 202433 min

Marketing Made Simple - Book Summary

"Step-by-Step StoryBrand Guide for Any Business" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Donald Miller Category: Marketing & Sales

Jan 28, 202422 min

The War For Kindness - Book Summary

"Building Empathy in a Fractured World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jamil Zaki Category: Psychology

Jan 28, 202426 min

Brain Food - Book Summary

"How to Eat Smart and Sharpen Your Mind" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Lisa Mosconi Category: Health & Nutrition

Jan 27, 202432 min

White Fragility - Book Summary

"Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Robin DiAngelo Category: Society & Culture

Jan 27, 202435 min

Think Like a Rocket Scientist - Book Summary

"Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ozan Varol Category: Career & Success

Jan 27, 202426 min

The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment - Book Summary

"Achieve More Success with Less Stress" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Elizabeth Grace Saunders Category: Career & Success

Jan 27, 202424 min