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ABOUT THE BOOK As a polemicist, Ayn Rand provokes. As a novelist, she intrigues. As a theorist, she edifies. As a proposer of public policy, she terrifies. When engaging with these multiple faces of Rand, the contradictions can be extreme and the reaction visceral; however, these responses...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Thinking, Fast and Slow tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Daniel Kahneman’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.   This...

The Murder House: by James Patterson | Summary & Analysis *A Smarter You In 15 Minutes… What is your time worth? * Hamptons is where money and privilege knows no boundary. A private beach with multi-million dollar beachfront estates, it hides a horrific past – a deadly secret that...

Following Common Core Standards, this lesson plan for William Golding’s, "Lord of the Flies" is the perfect solution for teachers trying to get ideas for getting students excited about a book. BookCaps lesson plans cover five days worth of material. It includes a suggested reading schedule,...

ABOUT THE BOOK To read and understand Foucault is to know that you are not a free man, but in fact a prisoner/guard in a penitentiary named Western Society. Discipline and Punish changed the way the humanities and social sciences understood power and the way that I understood my place in the...

Did you know since childhood, Tolkien had a keen interest in various languages and was competent in Gothic and Finnish and a master of Greek and Latin? Or, did you know the first of the trilogy for 'The Hobbit' was filmed in 266 days in New Zealand? What are the amazing facts of The...

ABOUT THE BOOK Lions may be king of the jungle, but cats are king of the Internet. One quick google search for cat images produces over 300 million results. And though all those cats are cute as can be, nothing can compare to kittens when it comes to cuteness. After relentless searching, I’ve...

Unlock the more straightforward side of Submission with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Submission by Michel Houellebecq, in which the author envisions a France left deeply divided as a result of mass immigration and an increase in Islamic...

This is a Summary of J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture In Crisis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles...

This is a Summary of Adam Hochschild’s Spain In Our Heart Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 – 1939From the acclaimed, best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell: a...

In this clear and detailed reading guide, we’ve done all the hard work for you!The Kite Runner is Khaled Hosseini’s first novel, and has topped bestseller lists around the world. It tells the story of the young Amir and his journey through life as he learns the meaning of redemption, family and loyalty,...

This is a Summary of David D. Burns’ Feeling Good: The New Mood TherapyThe good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other ′black holes′ of depression can be cured without drugs. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist David D. Burns, M.D. outlines...

ABOUT THE BOOK Given the very long shadow it has cast on culture and pop culture since its initial publication in 1870, it’s difficult to overstate just how indelible and long-lasting the impact of author Jules Verne’s seminal seafaring epic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea has been,...

ABOUT THE BOOK House M.D. has become one of the most successful medical dramas of all time; this is no small feat, considering the medical drama genre has been around since the inception of the TV series. Medical dramas tend to have several of the same elements, which can be packaged and arranged...