Discover the Most Influential Books with High-Quality Book Summaries

A powerful guide to challenge traditional views of success & failure and prove that failure is essential for true success.

"The Culture Code" is a guide to creating strong and successful groups through understanding their dynamics and secrets.

An eye-opening exploration of how our perceptions and intuitions often deceive us, providing insight into unique psychological phenomena.

Guide to overcoming the psychological blocks which prevent us from achieving our highest creative potentials as defined by Steven Pressfield.

A practical personal finance guide teaching readers to master their money, live passionately and make smart financial decisions.

John Mackey's "Conscious Leadership" provides a guide to creating a corporate world which values people first, emphasizing progress through human connection.

Brightly written story of a Vietnamese refugee navigating an unfamiliar world of violence and morality in Chicago.

Thrilling and thought-provoking exploration of diet, weight control and disease through challenging long-held scientific beliefs.

A humorous and heartfelt guide to writing, life and creativity from award-winning author Anne Lamott.

An insightful guide to achieving executive success by the leading management thinker, Peter Drucker.

The Race Beat analyzes the media's role in the civil rights struggle, providing an eye-opening look into a transformative period in U.S. history.

An inspiring biography of CIA analyst Robert Ames, highlighting his courage, intelligence and commitment to duty in the face of danger.

The book is about Fred Waitzkin's journey as a parent having a prodigy child who discovers the competitive world of chess.

A practical guide to overcoming challenges in difficult conversations and negotiations, empowering readers to reach agreement and better relationships.

A lively study of the techniques used to dramatically improve memory, written by award-winning science journalist Joshua Foer.

Provocative exploration of the influences of computer science on creativity and art from one of its foremost practitioners.

An inspiring and compelling story of how businesses of all sizes can use their platform to drive real and lasting change in the world.

A search for a blueprint for societal good, this book dives into our evolutionary past and social nature to explore how we might form better societies.

Free to Focus teaches readers how to do more, with less effort and distractions, to achieve greater productivity and success.

A must-read exploration into the powerful psychological effects technology has on us and the business of creating addicting experiences.

A journey of exploration into the mysteries of life and the art of living, based on conversations with influential people from different fields.

The book is a biography of Frederick Douglass, exploring his journey from enslavement to becoming a renowned Civil War era politician.

A compelling biography of 3rd President, Thomas Jefferson, tracing his life and legacy through politics, patronage, ideology and perceptions.

Lincoln in the Bardo is a novel about President Abraham Lincoln's grief in the aftermath of his beloved son's untimely death.