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The Myth of Sanity - Book Summary

"Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Martha Stout Category: Psychology

May 1, 202423 min

Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety - Book Summary

"Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Drew Ramsey Category: Health & Nutrition

Apr 30, 202423 min

Vagabonding - Book Summary

"An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Rolf Potts Category: Motivation & Inspiration

Apr 30, 202423 min

Empowered - Book Summary

"Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Marty Cagan with Chris Jones Category: Management & Leadership

Apr 30, 202417 min

The Power of Strangers - Book Summary

"The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Joe Keohane Category: Communication Skills

Apr 30, 202421 min

Hyper-Learning - Book Summary

"How to Adapt to the Speed of Change" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Edward D. Hess Category: Career & Success

Apr 29, 202429 min

Unapologetically Ambitious - Book Summary

"Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Shellye Archambeau Category: Biography & Memoir

Apr 29, 202423 min

The Miracle Equation - Book Summary

"The Two Decisions that Move Your Biggest Goals from Possible, to Probable, to Inevitable" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Hal Elrod Category: Personal Development

Apr 29, 202427 min

Empire - Book Summary

"How Britain Made the Modern World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Niall Ferguson Category: History

Apr 29, 202432 min

Leading from Anywhere - Book Summary

"Unlock the Power and Performance of Remote Teams" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Burkus Category: Management & Leadership

Apr 29, 202422 min

Mastering Leadership - Book Summary

"An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Robert J. Anderson and William A. Adams Category: Management & Leadership

Apr 28, 202421 min

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee - Book Summary

"Native America from 1890 to the Present" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Treuer Category: History

Apr 28, 202426 min

Humanly Possible - Book Summary

"Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sarah Bakewell Category: History

Apr 28, 202423 min

Alexander the Great - Book Summary

"The Macedonian who conquered the world" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Philip Freeman Category: Biography & Memoir

Apr 28, 202440 min

The Congo from Leopold to Kabila - Book Summary

"A People’s History" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja Category: History

Apr 28, 202436 min

Choose Yourself - Book Summary

"Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: James Altucher Category: Personal Development

Apr 27, 202426 min

A Year of Self-Care - Book Summary

"Daily Practices and Inspiration for Caring for Yourself" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Dr. Zoe Shaw Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Apr 27, 202421 min

A More Beautiful Question - Book Summary

"The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Warren Berger Category: Communication Skills

Apr 27, 202421 min

Everyday Millionaires - Book Summary

"How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth – and How You Can Too" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Chris Hogan Category: Money & Investments

Apr 27, 202425 min

Moneyland - Book Summary

"Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Oliver Bullough Category: Economics

Apr 27, 202422 min

Learn Better - Book Summary

"Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ulrich Boser Category: Education

Apr 26, 202425 min

You'll See It When You Believe It - Book Summary

"The Way to Your Personal Transformation" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Wayne W. Dyer Category: Motivation & Inspiration

Apr 26, 202423 min

The Drama of the Gifted Child - Book Summary

"The Search for the True Self" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Alice Miller Category: Parenting

Apr 26, 202416 min

The Mindful Athlete - Book Summary

"Secrets to Pure Performance" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: George Mumford Category: Health & Nutrition

Apr 26, 202419 min

Flawless Consulting - Book Summary

"A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Peter Block Category: Management & Leadership

Apr 26, 202420 min

The Power of Showing Up - Book Summary

"How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson Category: Parenting

Apr 25, 202420 min

Brain Rules - Book Summary

"12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: John Medina Category: Personal Development

Apr 25, 202423 min

Blockchain Chicken Farm - Book Summary

"And Other Stories of Tech in China's Countryside" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Xiaowei Wang Category: Society & Culture

Apr 25, 202426 min

Speaker, Leader, Champion - Book Summary

"Succeed at Work Through the Power of Public Speaking" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jeremy Donovan and Ryan Avery Category: Communication Skills

Apr 25, 202416 min

The Economic Singularity - Book Summary

"Artificial Intelligence and the Death of Capitalism" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Calum Chace Category: Economics

Apr 25, 202419 min

Two and Twenty - Book Summary

"How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sachin Khajuria Category: Economics

Apr 24, 202418 min

A Walk in the Woods - Book Summary

"Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Bill Bryson Category: History

Apr 24, 202431 min

Bless This Mess - Book Summary

"A Modern Guide to Faith and Parenting in a Chaotic World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Molly Baskette and Ellen O’Donnell Category: Parenting

Apr 24, 202429 min

On Liberty - Book Summary

"The iconic political text on how to balance authority, society and individuality" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: John Stuart Mill Category: Economics

Apr 24, 202422 min

Professional Troublemaker - Book Summary

"The Fear-Fighter Manual" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Luvvie Ajayi Jones Category: Motivation & Inspiration

Apr 24, 202421 min

Life After Google - Book Summary

"The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: George Gilder Category: Economics

Apr 23, 202430 min

Get Good with Money - Book Summary

"Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Tiffany Aliche Category: Money & Investments

Apr 23, 202428 min

The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary - Book Summary

"The benefits of mediocrity and the beauty of the everyday" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Catherine Gray Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Apr 23, 202426 min

Get It - Book Summary

"Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: AmyK Hutchens Category: Communication Skills

Apr 23, 202421 min

Trust - Book Summary

"Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Dr. Henry Cloud Category: Corporate Culture

Apr 23, 202414 min

Excellent Advice for Living - Book Summary

"Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Kevin Kelly Category: Motivation & Inspiration

Apr 22, 202421 min

Debt - Book Summary

"The First 5,000 Years" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Graeber Category: Economics

Apr 22, 202432 min

Awe - Book Summary

"The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Dacher Keltner Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Apr 22, 202416 min

In Cold Blood - Book Summary

"A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Truman Capote Category: History

Apr 22, 202427 min

SuperLife - Book Summary

"The 5 Simple Fixes That Will Make You Healthy, Fit, and Eternally Awesome" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Darin Olien Category: Health & Nutrition

Apr 21, 202426 min

Simply Complexity - Book Summary

"A Clear Guide to Complexity Theory" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Neil F. Johnson Category: Science

Apr 21, 202427 min

Rogues - Book Summary

"True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Patrick Radden Keefe Category: Biography & Memoir

Apr 21, 202422 min

Thrivers - Book Summary

"The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Michele Borba Category: Education

Apr 21, 202426 min

Wintering - Book Summary

"The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Katherine May Category: Biography & Memoir

Apr 21, 202427 min

The Case Against Sugar - Book Summary

"Our love of sugar is killing us" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gary Taubes Category: Health & Nutrition

Apr 20, 202419 min