Milkyway Media: 151 books

Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence (2017) is an historical account of the American Revolutionary War. It focuses on the important battles of the conflict and on the experiences of important figures including George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact (2017) by Chip and Dan Heath explores how life and work can be enriched by the creation of special experiences. These defining moments encompass people’s most meaningful experiences and encounters and can deepen relationships...

The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992 (2017) by Tina Brown is a personal account of the famous magazine editor’s tenure as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, culled from excerpts of her own private journals. Beginning when she was drafted for the job and tracing her steps as she resuscitated the ailing...

In The 360 Degree Leader (2005), John C. Maxwell recommends strategies for people in the middle of an organizational hierarchy to develop leadership skills and increase their influence. The book expands on Maxwell’s previous work on leadership… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (2017) by Kate Moore tells how young women won a landmark workers’ compensation case against employers who hired them to work with radium. Moore traces the history of the so-called radium girls’ employment, illnesses, and deaths… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today (2018) by Chrissy Metz with Kevin Carr O’Leary is Metz’s memoir of overcoming a traumatic, impoverished childhood to become a successful lead actress. Metz plays the role of Kate Pearson on NBC’s smash hit TV show, This Is Us... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

Johann Hari’s Chasing the Scream (2015) is a history and evaluation of the war on drugs first launched by the United States in the 1930s. The anti-drug campaign, which began long before Richard Nixon launched the official War on Drugs in 1971, was supposedly meant to put an end to widespread narcotics use in the United States… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life (2018) by Max Lugavere with Paul Grewal is a self-help book that teaches readers how to maximize brain health. Taking simple but important steps like eating nutritious food and getting a good night’s...

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics (2017) by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren (with Carlye Adler) is a companion book to 10% Happier, Harris’s 2014 bestseller about embracing mindfulness meditation. In 2004, Harris, who is now a co-anchor for Nightline, had a panic attack on Good Morning America in front of more than 5 million viewers… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don’t (2012), considers the common shortcomings statisticians face when attempting to make predictions. While bad predictions can lead to setbacks and false beliefs, accurate predictions can advance scientific knowledge, government...

Mastering Bitcoin (2015) by Andreas Antonopoulos is a rigorous introduction to the technologies and capabilities of the blockchain currency known as bitcoin. Bitcoin is a cryptographic currency… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

Outliers: The Story of Success(2008) by Malcolm Gladwell examines statistically anomalous people and events to better understand why individuals succeed or fail. Too many people toil under the myth of meritocracy… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies by Chet Holmes (2007) is a crash course in increasing the performance of the profit-generating division of any company. Many companies attempt to improve their sales operations by trying a variety of strategies… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World (2001) examines the intricate evolutionary relationship between plant cultivation and human desire. Author Michael Pollan explores this relationship by recounting the history of four plants that have been cultivated to meet four distinct human longings… Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.