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Summary of Superforecasting by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner | Includes Analysis   Preview: Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction is a nonfiction book about the accuracy of forecasting. It recounts the efforts of Philip E. Tetlock, a professor of...

Summary of Evicted by Michael Desmond | Includes Analysis   Preview: Matthew Desmond’s Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City is a sociological study of evictions, housing, and homelessness in Milwaukee. The book follows the lives of a number of tenants and...

**Summary of Essentialism by Greg McKeown | Includes Analysis **   Preview: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less is a self-help book by Greg McKeown. The book outlines a minimalist approach to tasks and obligations by focusing on truly important goals and learning...

Summary of The Gifts of Imperfection: by Brené Brown | Includes Analysis   Preview:  Chapter 1 It is necessary to practice courage, compassion, and connection on a daily basis in order to develop worthiness. It is a mistake to try and win someone over, because...

Summary of The Divide: by Matt Taibbi | Includes Analysis   Preview: The Divide by Matt Taibbi approaches the complicated topic of the unequal treatment of defendants in the United States criminal justice system based on wealth, through individual stories and rarely heard cases...

Summary of Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine | Includes Analysis   Preview: Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine is a finance guide that encourages women to generate greater income streams through creative, entrepreneurial business ideas. It lays out ways for women, especially...

Summary of Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin | Includes Analysis   Preview: Gretchen Rubin is a successful self-help book writer, lifestyle blogger and bestselling author. In her latest book, Better than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives, she unveils methods...

Summary of Real Food/Fake Food by Larry Olmsted | Includes Analysis   Preview:   Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating and What You Can Do About It is an investigative overview of the food industry’s often intentional efforts to mislead consumers...

Summary of Tears to Triumph: by Marianne Williamson | Includes Analysis   Preview: Tears to Triumph by Marianne Williamson is a nonfiction meditation on suffering and the spiritual pathways that can open as a result of embracing pain. Now more than ever, the teachings of the...

How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson | Includes Analysis   Preview of this summary:  Chapter 1 Glass formed in the Libyan desert about twenty-six million years ago when grains of silica became superheated for some unknown reason. People began making ornaments from...

Summary of Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner | Includes Analysis   Preview: Think Like a Freak is about approaching common problems with a unique and childlike mindset to find practical and real solutions. The authors, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner,...

Inside this Instaread Summary: Overview of the entrie book Introduction to the important people in the book Summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book Key Takeaways of the book A Reader's Perspective Preview of the earlier chapters:...

Summary of #AskGaryVee by Gary Vaynerchuk | Includes Analysis   Preview: #AskGaryVee is entrepreneur and social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk’s guide to leadership and media. Structured in the form of questions and answers, #AskGaryVee follows the model of Vaynerchuk’s...

Summary of Get What’s Yours by Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Philip Moeller | Includes Analysis   Preview: Boston University economics professor, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, journalist specializing in retirement issues, Philip Moeller, and Yale international security professor and...