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Summary of Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool | Includes Analysis   Preview: Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise offers practical, evidence-based insight into what creates top performers and experts across a wide range of disciplines. There is no such...

Summary of Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek | Includes Analysis   Preview:   Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek advocates for a leadership style that focuses on serving others rather than pursuing shareholder goals or personal interests. Modern trends in leadership prioritize...

The Power of Habit: by Charles Duhigg | A 15-minute Key Takeaways & Analysis Preview: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg is a thorough examination of several case studies about how habit formation and habit change impact daily life. It details the experiences of individuals, corporations,...

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 The Lake House by Kate Morton | Includes Analysis   Preview: The Lake House by Kate Morton is a mystery novel that centers around thestrange disappearance of Theo Edevane, an 11-month-old baby, who went missing from his crib during a Midsummer party in 1933. The tragedy...

Summary of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green | Includes Analysis   Preview: The Fault in Our Stars is a novel by award winning author John Green. The novel is about Hazel Grace Lancaster. Hazel has thyroid cancer that has metastasized to her lungs. Although her cancer is fatal,...

Hope by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus | Includes Analysis   Preview: Hope, the story of two of the three young women held captive by Ariel Castro, is a graphic and gripping account of a decade of abduction, assault, and abuse in a rundown house on Seymour Street in a rough section...

Summary of It IS About Islam by Glenn Beck | Includes Analysis   Preview: It Is About Islam: Exposing the Truth About ISIS, al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate, written by Glenn Beck, uncovers the truths about various aspects of Islam and certain groups of the religion’s...

Summary of Bigger Leaner Stronger by Michael Matthews | Includes Analysis   Preview: Bigger Leaner Stronger outlines a complete plan for any man looking to lose fat, build muscle, and create an overall healthier lifestyle through better diet and exercise. Often,...

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough | Key Takeaways & Analysis Preview: David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers is a detailed biographical account of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their journey and achievements in the early, burgeoning world of human aviation. A strong, close-knit...

Summary of Going Clear by Lawrence Wright | Includes Analysis   Preview: Going Clear by Lawrence Wright is an in-depth examination of the founding, principles, and scandals of Scientology using eyewitness interviews and original document research. The Church of Scientology...

Summary of Believer by David Axelrod | Includes Analysis   Preview: David Axelrod was the son of Joseph Axelrod, who left Eastern Europe at the age of eleven, and his wife, Myril Davidson, also a daughter of Jewish immigrants. Joseph became a psychologist with a small practice...

Summary of Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger | Includes Analysis   Preview: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger is an historical account of...

Summary of Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs by Lisa Randall | Includes Analysis Preview: Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs by Lisa Randall proposes to explain the causes of the meteoroid that wiped out the dinosaurs using a dark matter model. It also describes a wide range of scientific findings...