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Book Summaries 2024
by MMM
Book Summaries - a way to determine if you want to purchase and red a book or audio.
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Daring Greatly Brené Brown PhD, MSW
https://amzn.to/4bZGEDH Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to dare greatly. Based on twelve years of pioneering research, Brené Brown PhD, MSW, dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues…
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Mixed Signals Uri Gneezy
https://amzn.to/3KCuvJj Incentives send powerful signals that aim to influence behavior. But often there is a conflict between what we say and what we do in response to these incentives. The result: mixed signals. Consider the CEO who urges teamwork but designs incentives for individual success,...
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Wealth, Cost, and Price in American Higher Education Bruce A. Kimball and Sarah M. Iler
https://amzn.to/3ytB11W As endowments and fundraising campaigns have skyrocketed in recent decades, critics have attacked higher education for steeply increasing its production cost and price and the snowballing debt of students. In Wealth, Cost, and Price in American Higher Education, Bruce A....
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The 1% Rule Tommy Baker
https://amzn.to/3R0H9p4 In a highlight reel, microwave world — we’re led to believe success is right around the corner. It’s not working. Not only is it not working with our ability to achieve our goals, we’ve never been more frustrated, stuck and unfulfilled. But what if there was a way to shut...
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Games of Greed Torsten Dennin
https://amzn.to/3R2i5xE Fear and greed are among the strongest motivators. They influence all our decisions. Every day, we see the lives of the fabulous and famous in the press, on TV, and on social media, and we envy them for their luxurious lifestyle. We want it all too! Games of Greed reveals...
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Good Power Ginni Rometty
https://amzn.to/4by3dPR Ginni Rometty led one of the world's most iconic companies, and in Good Power she recounts her groundbreaking path from a challenging childhood to becoming the CEO of IBM and one of the world's most influential business leaders. With candor and depth, Rometty shares...
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Best Version Ever Josh Painter
https://amzn.to/450CPvO Many of us spend our lives on autopilot: work, bills, chores, sleep, repeat, in a never-ending cycle. We live the life that others expect us to, and not the life we desire. In Best Version Ever: Discover the MAGIC of Becoming Extraordinary, Josh Painter provides an...
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Disrupted Dan Lyons
https://amzn.to/3VkNL44 For twenty-five years Dan Lyons was a magazine writer at the top of his profession--until one Friday morning when he received a phone call: Poof. His job no longer existed. "I think they just want to hire younger people," his boss at Newsweek told him. Fifty years old and...
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Outlive Peter Attia, MD
https://amzn.to/3R7srfW Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental...
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Two Weeks Notice Amy Porterfield
https://amzn.to/3V0DxV9 Have you ever wished for a step-by-step guide to designing your life for financial freedom, lifestyle flexibility, and making a major impact? Do you want to go from being stuck and complacent to being courageous and capable of creating a business that offers you the time…
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Human Compatible Stuart Russell
https://amzn.to/3wYoenS In the popular imagination, superhuman artificial intelligence is an approaching tidal wave that threatens not just jobs and human relationships, but civilization itself. Conflict between humans and machines is seen as inevitable and its outcome all too predictable. In…
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How Minds Change David McRaney
https://amzn.to/3Vnlytm What made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? How do voter opinions shift from neutral to resolute? Can widespread social change only take place when a generation dies out? From one of our greatest thinkers on reasoning, How Minds...
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The All-or-Nothing Marriage Eli J Finkel
https://amzn.to/4aKQSH1 Eli J. Finkel's insightful and ground-breaking investigation of marriage clearly shows that the best marriages today are better than the best marriages of earlier eras. Indeed, they are the best marriages the world has ever known. He presents his findings here for the…
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How We Change Ross Ellenhorn PHD
https://amzn.to/4bEKJNP How is it that we are able to so radically and rapidly change our daily behavior in order to follow the social distancing and stay-at-home policies during the pandemic, and yet--pandemic or not--we typically find it difficult, if not impossible, to reach smaller personal...
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Whoever Tells The Best Story Wins Annette Simmons
https://amzn.to/456AXBn A story explains who you are, what you want, and why it matters--better than any other communication tool in your arsenal. In this fully updated second edition, author and vibrant keynote speaker Annette Simmons teaches you how to narrate personal experiences as well as...
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Trust DR Henry Cloud
https://amzn.to/4c1MGn4 Trust is the fuel for all of life. We are wired biologically, neurologically, emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to trust. Trust is the currency that drives every relationship, beginning with the foundational bond between infants and their mothers, extending to...
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Clear Thinking Shane Parrish
https://amzn.to/3yKlPOb You might believe you’re thinking clearly in the moments that matter most. But in all likelihood, when the pressure is on, you won’t be thinking at all. And your subsequent actions will inevitably move you further from the results you ultimately seek—love, belonging,...
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Automate Your Busy Work Jotform Aytekin Tank
https://amzn.to/3WZaX9e In Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Jotform Aytekin Tank delivers a can’t-miss blueprint to help you make the most of your most precious asset: time. You’ll explore what’s possible when…
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Simon Sinek Leaders Eat Last
https://amzn.to/453pmTE Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders create environments in which...
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The Energy Bus Jon Gordon
https://amzn.to/459hIXZ The Energy Bus, an international best seller by Jon Gordon, takes readers on an enlightening and inspiring ride that reveals 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment at work and at home. Jon...
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the dip Seth Godin
https://amzn.to/3R4Qa08 In this iconic bestseller, popular business blogger and bestselling author Seth Godin proves that winners are really just the best quitters. Godin shows that winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt—until they commit to beating the right Dip. Every new project...
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Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, et al.
https://amzn.to/4aCQxWI Poorly handling crucial conversations — discussions with high stakes, different opinions, and strong emotions — is the cause of many of our most painful problems in work and home life. These stressful conversations can rapidly go awry, with people behaving at their worst -...
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Getting to Yes Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury
In our daily lives, we all negotiate with others for things we want, whether the context is business or personal. For instance, at work we may negotiate a contract with a supplier, while at home we may negotiate with siblings over the division of family heirlooms or with a spouse over where to go...
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Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana
Do you get irritated, angry, anxious, or emotional more easily than you would like? Do you find yourself drawn into vicious cycles of negative emotions and wish you could extricate yourself on demand?Mindfulness meditation may be worth trying. The practical goal of meditation is to create...
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Have too much stuff, and not sure how best to get rid of it? Marie Kondo is a world-renowned expert on tidying, and this book teaches you how to get past the most common barriers preventing you from decluttering. Go through the Konmari method once, and you may find your relationship with things…
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Why We Sleep Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
You're probably getting less sleep than you should be. Many people are more chronically sleep-deprived than they realize, and the punishments for this are severe – reduced productivity and happiness, and increased risk of a panel of diseases. Why We Sleep discusses how sleep happens, its major...
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Essentialism The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
We’re constantly trying to do too much and to be all things to all people. Yet when someone makes a request, we say yes without thinking in order to avoid conflict or hurt feelings. We feel we have to do it all. Because we’re stretched thin and going in too many directions, we make little…
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable explores how teams fail to work cohesively together through a dynamic, five-part model of dysfunction. The five dysfunctions are: absence of trust fear of conflict lack of commitment avoidance of accountability inattention to results. Through...
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is a renowned guide for how to engage in conflict and be successful in battle. Written more than two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu, a Chinese warrior and philosopher, details the nature of competition and psychology of leadership and provides strategies for how to approach...
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The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
The One-Minute Manager is a guide for managers looking to empower their employees and teach them to succeed in their jobs, with minimal direct guidance. As the title suggests, most of what we consider "management" takes one minute or less.One-minute managers build their employees up by defining...
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The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
This book is for those who prefer to be players rather than pawns. To turn you from an amateur into a master player, Greene has codified 48 laws of power based on historical examples of people who’ve excelled or failed at wielding power, with glorious or bloody results (or both). Some key...
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Extreme Ownership How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
What is the key to being a great leader? Is it about having the right personality type, training, or team? Former U.S. Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, authors of Extreme Ownership, argue that the best leaders take responsibility for every aspect of their team and every task they’re…
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Coach the Person, Not the Problem A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry Marcia Reynolds
In Coach the Person, Not the Problem, Marcia Reynolds seeks to expand people’s understanding of coaching. She argues that coaching is a partnership in which coaches help clients examine and challenge deep-seated beliefs that limit them, rather than a surface level, problem-solving exercise in…
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Built to Sell Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You John Warrillow
In Built to Sell, entrepreneur and small business expert John Warrillow teaches you how to build a business you can sell. As someone with first-hand experience creating and selling a small business, Warrillow claims that a sellable business is one that can function without the owner. To create…
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False Alarm How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet Bjørn Lomborg
According to progressive media and politicians, climate change constitutes an existential threat to humanity, requiring drastic cuts in carbon dioxide emissions to avoid catastrophe. However, Bjørn Lomborg argues that, while climate change poses a significant threat, it’s not cataclysmic. In his...
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Maps of Meaning The Architecture of Belief Jordan Peterson
In the age of science, we’ve turned our backs on the myths our ancestors believed in. However, could it be that in giving up those stories, we’ve lost a crucial part of the human experience? In Maps of Meaning, Jordan Peterson argues that mythology provides a psychological tool that helps us…
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Chatter The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It Ethan Kross
Right now, you’re not only reading these words. You’re also engaging in self-talk: your thoughts taking the form of words, all within your mind. Self-talk is the encouraging voice that tells you, "Nailed it!" after you rock an interview, as well as the inner cynic that grumbles, "You’re a…
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
When Breath Becomes Air is the beautiful and heart-wrenching memoir of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgical resident diagnosed with lung cancer in the last year of his training. When the life Paul and his wife Lucy imagined for their futures ceases in the face of his diagnosis, he works to...
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien tells the stories of a small company of American soldiers serving in the Vietnam War. Through the narrative, the book blurs the line between autobiography and fiction, leaving the reader unsure as to what is fact and what is myth. In reading these stories…
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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, is a distillation of his life lessons and experiences. Written with reporter Jeffrey Zaslow, the best-selling book is an expanded version of a "Last Lecture" Pausch gave in 2007, after being diagnosed…
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Hillbilly Elegy A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis examines the spiritual and social decline of the Appalachian white working class through the life story of its author, JD Vance. Growing up in a post-industrial Ohio town, Vance encountered the symptoms of community and familial...
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Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Educated: A Memoir is writer Tara Westover’s autobiography. In it, she shows us her transformation from being the daughter of survivalist, fundamentalist, anti-science, anti-medicine, and anti-education parents, to becoming a Cambridge-educated historian. Westover gains the strength to break free...
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The Bezos Blueprint Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman Carmine Gallo
In The Bezos Blueprint, business communication expert Carmine Gallo explains how to improve your communication by internalizing the principles that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos uses in his writing and speaking. Gallo says that if you follow Bezos’s communication "blueprint," you’ll set yourself…
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Focus The Hidden Driver of Excellence Daniel Goleman
Daniel Goleman argues that attention is a complex and underappreciated cognitive resource in our modern society overrun with distractions. In Focus, he explores how you can understand, strengthen, and effectively use your attention to lead a more fulfilling and productive life, as well as to...
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The Fearless Organization Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth Amy C. Edmondson
In The Fearless Organization, Amy C. Edmondson argues that for organizations to thrive in the complex knowledge economy, leaders must cultivate psychologically safe cultures where workers can ask questions, raise concerns, and make mistakes without fear of reprisal. But many companies rely on a...
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I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" Brené Brown
We’ve all experienced situations that produce intense feelings of fear, blame, and disconnection and cause us to lash out at ourselves or others. Author and researcher Brené Brown explains that this intense feeling is called shame, and it’s a natural part of being human. However, allowing shame…
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Blackout How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape From the Democrat Plantation Candace Owens
Candace Owens is rallying the troops—she sees the Democratic Party as modern-day slavery and is calling on all Black Americans to walk out in a mass exodus. In Blackout, Owens gives the history of Black politics, reveals hidden oppressions, and demonstrates how the Democratic Party has been…
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Spare Prince Harry
In Spare, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, explains why he made the extraordinary decision to leave the United Kingdom and the Royal Family, instead choosing to live in California with his wife, Meghan Markle. He provides a brutally honest look into the life of an English prince, particularly the...
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The Status Game Will Storr
https://amzn.to/4brWaIF Across the world, from Papua New Guinea to Tokyo and Manhattan, humans compete for status. Through games of dominance, virtue and success, it’s an obsession that has driven the best and worst of us: the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as well as spree killers and...
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You Will Own Nothing Carol Roth
https://amzn.to/4bQ2SI0 When Carol Roth first heard that one of the World Economic Forum’s predictions for 2030 was “You will own nothing, and be happy,” she thought it was an outlandish fantasy. Then, she researched it. What she found was that a number of businesses, governments, and global…
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