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Book Preview: #1 Everyone has a role model, someone who pointed the way at a critical moment in their lives. These children were my role models. They obviously knew something I didn't and I was determined to figure it out.
#2 The debate over whether intelligence is fixed or not has been going on for centuries. Today, most experts agree that it's not fixed, and that people can change...
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Get the Summary of Gary Zukav's The Seat of the Soul in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In The Seat of The Soul, Gary Zukav shares a powerful discovery he made after studying historical figures like Albert Einstein, William James, and the psychologist Carl Jung. Zukav believes that these thought-leaders (along with many others) developed their ground-breaking theories and game-changing...
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Get the Summary of 50 Cent and Robert Greene's The 50th Law in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.Original book introduction: In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, best-selling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a "bible" for success in life and work, based on a single principle: fear nothing.
With intimate stories from 50 Cent's life on...
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Get the Summary Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey's Driven to Distraction in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Procrastination. Disorganization. Distractibility. Millions of adults have long considered these the hallmarks of a lack of self-discipline. But, for many, these and other problems in school, at work and in social relationships are actually symptoms of an inborn neurological...
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Get the Summary of Jordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules for Life in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.
What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have...
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Get the Summary of Fumio Sasaki's Goodbye, Things in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Consumer society has led to a profusion of material possessions. However, this has come at a price: our own happiness. Having too many choices, possibilities, and desires stops us from seeing what is important. Overloaded with things and activities, many of us no longer know what we're doing and what...
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Get the Summary of Steven Bartlett's Happy Sexy Millionaire in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: As an 18-year-old, black, broke, lonely, insecure, university drop-out, from a bankrupt family, I wrote in my diary that I wanted to be a 'Happy Sexy Millionaire' by the age of 25. By 25 I was a multi-millionaire having created a business worth over $300m dollars. Ironically, in achieving everything...
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Get the Summary of Gretchen Rubin's The Four Tendencies in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: During her multibook investigation into understanding human nature, Gretchen Rubin realized that by asking the seemingly dry question "How do I respond to expectations?" we gain explosive self-knowledge. She discovered that based on their answer, people fit into Four Tendencies: Upholders, Questioners,...
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Get the Summary of in Dan Millman's Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: At many points in Dan Millman's seminal story of personal transformation, the old warrior Socrates shrugs off Dan's questions with a laconic "It's the House Rules." Here, Millman takes more than 100 of the book's most interesting and enigmatic passages and explores in detail the key ideas...
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Get the Summary of James Clear's Atomic Habits 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: It takes a strong sense of self for a person to admit they have toxic habits. These habits hold people back from becoming their best self and reaching their goals. The fact that you're here means you're way ahead of everyone else!
To achieve self-actualization and lifelong success, this summary will teach...
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Get the Summary of Wallace D. Wattles's The Science of Being Great in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: This volume is the third and final book of a series, the first of which is "The Science of Getting Rich." As that book is intended solely for those who want money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophize afterword. The second of which is "The Science of Being Well." As that book...
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Get the Summary Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Since its first publication, The Artist's Way phenomena has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss, and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose. Julia Cameron's novel approach guides readers in uncovering problems areas and...
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Book Preview:#1 A budget is a guide to show you how much money you have to spend each month. It's a great way to stay on track with your finances and prevent you from overspending.
#2 The most important rule of a budget is that you must be able to pay things back at the end of the month. If you can't, you're undermining yourself.
#3 The author once nearly bought herself a $150 facial...
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Get the Summary of Joe Dispenza's Becoming Supernatural in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In unified field theory, first posited by Albert Einstein, electromagnetism and gravity are unified in a single field, and that quantum mechanics would be the result. Einstein was far ahead of his time and physicists today still work on unified theory through the most promising approach, string...
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Get the Summary of Paul T. Mason & Randi Kreger's Stop Walking on Eggshells in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages? Do you feel you are 'walking on eggshells' to avoid the next confrontation? If the answer is 'yes,' someone you care about may have borderline personality disorder (BPD)....
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Get the Summary of Shiv Khera's You Can Win in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: A practical, common sense guide that will help you: Build confidence by mastering the seven steps to positive thinking. Be successful by turning weaknesses into strengths. Gain credibility by doing the right things for the right reasons. Take charge by controlling things instead of letting them control you,...
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Get the Summary of Dale Carnegie's How to Stop Worrying and Start Living in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In the late 1800s, the Mayo brothers, famous physicians, estimated that over half of all hospital beds are filled with people suffering from frustration, anxiety, chronic worrying, and despair. Causes of worry are everywhere, so it's imperative that we take time to learn how to...
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Get the Summary of Malcolm Gladwell's Talking to Strangers in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: A comprehensive summary of Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell.
Talking to Strangers is nothing short of powerful, insightful, and highly revelatory. Behind many happenings and events lay theories to support claims and opinions put forward...
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Get the Summary of Sam Harris's Making Sense in 20 minutes.
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Original book introduction: Sam Harris-neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author-has been exploring some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, and current events on his podcast, Making Sense. With over one million downloads per episode, these discussions have clearly hit a nerve, frequently walking...
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Book Preview: You're already high fiving everyone else in your life. Now is the time to high five yourself.
After all, you are the person you're going to spend your life with, before any family member or even soulmate. Therefore, you need to put yourself first and build a strong relationship with yourself. Mel Robbins teaches you how to do exactly that in The High 5 Habit (2021).
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