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Get the Summary of Nate Dallas's You're Too Good to Feel This Bad in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: What if anxiety isn't a disease? What if it's a product of a healthy system, signaling you that it's now time to make some changes? If you could pause your hectic life for a moment to listen to your inner voice, what would it say needs modification?
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Get the Summary of Abraham J Twerski's Addictive Thinking in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Addictive Thinking" by Abraham J. Twerski explores the complex thought patterns associated with addiction and codependency. The book delves into the contradictory and distorted thinking that addicts often exhibit, which can appear logical on the surface but is fundamentally flawed. Twerski introduces the concept of "stinkin'...
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Get the Summary of David Fisher and Bill O'Reilly's Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Bill O'Reilly and David Fisher's "Legends and Lies" offers a comprehensive exploration of the American Revolution, debunking myths while highlighting the diverse tactics and personalities that shaped the United States. The book delves into the economic motivations behind the rebellion against British...
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Get the Summary of Suzanne Heywood's Wavewalker in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Wavewalker" by Suzanne Heywood is a memoir detailing her family's extraordinary journey around the world on their boat, Wavewalker. The narrative begins with Suzanne's childhood in England, where her father, Gordon, decides to commemorate Captain Cook's third voyage by sailing the globe. Despite financial and logistical challenges,...
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Get the Summary of Damien Lewis's Agent Josephine in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Agent Josephine" by Damien Lewis tells the remarkable story of Josephine Baker, an American-born French entertainer who became a spy for the French Resistance during World War II. The book chronicles her journey from her rise to stardom in Paris to her courageous espionage activities against Nazi Germany. Despite facing prejudice...
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Get the Summary of Yepoka Yeebo's Anansi's Gold in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Anansi's Gold" by Yepoka Yeebo recounts the tale of Dr. John Ackah Blay-Miezah, a con artist who claimed to hold a vast fortune from Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, intended to secure the nation's wealth. Blay-Miezah's story, rooted in the history of Ghana's struggle for independence and the exploitation by colonial powers,...
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Get the Summary of Brian Greene's The Hidden Reality in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Hidden Reality" by Brian Greene explores the concept of parallel universes and the scientific theories that support their existence. The book delves into the evolution of the definition of "universe," which has expanded from everything in existence to the parts we can observe, and now to the idea of multiverses. Greene examines...
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Get the Summary of Marc Morris's The AngloSaxons in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Anglo-Saxons" by Marc Morris explores the tumultuous period of late Roman Britain and the subsequent rise of Anglo-Saxon England. The Hoxne Hoard discovery in 1992, with its Roman treasures, reflects the era's instability. Roman Britain, established in AD 43, experienced both the benefits of Roman civilization and the hardships...
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Get the Summary of Craig Shirley's Mary Ball Washington in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Mary Ball Washington" delves into the life of George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, against the backdrop of colonial Virginia's transformation. Born in 1708, Mary witnessed the growth of Virginia's counties and the rise of influential families like the Washingtons. The book explores the societal context of the...
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Get the Summary of Jessica Brody's Save the Cat! Writes a Novel in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Save the Cat Writes a Novel" is a comprehensive guide to novel writing, focusing on the development of a compelling hero and a transformative plot. The book emphasizes the importance of a flawed yet proactive hero who must face challenges and learn vital life lessons, leading to personal growth. It outlines the necessity...
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Get the Summary of John MacArthur's Strange Fire in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Strange Fire" by John MacArthur is a critical examination of the Charismatic Movement, challenging its practices and doctrines as being unscriptural and often resembling pagan rituals. MacArthur argues that the movement diminishes the Holy Spirit to a force or sensation, leading to fraudulent activities and moral scandals among...
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Get the Summary of Max Bennett's A Brief History of Intelligence in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "A Brief History of Intelligence" by Max Bennett explores the evolution of intelligence from the earliest bilaterally symmetrical animals to modern humans and artificial intelligence. The book discusses how simple organisms like nematodes exhibit complex behaviors with rudimentary brains, highlighting the significance...
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Get the Summary of Richard Evans's The Coming of the Third Reich in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Otto von Bismarck's governance, marked by suppression of liberal ideologies and militarization, laid the groundwork for the Third Reich by fostering authoritarianism and nationalism. The ineffective Anti-Socialist Law paradoxically strengthened the Social Democratic Party, making it a significant political force....
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Get the Summary of Britney Spears's The Woman in Me in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears is an autobiographical account of the pop icon's life, from her Southern upbringing to her rise to stardom and the challenges she faced under a conservatorship. Spears shares intimate details of her family's history, including her grandmother's tragic suicide and her parents' tumultuous relationship....
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Get the Summary of Tim Alberta's American Carnage in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "American Carnage" by Tim Alberta delves into the tumultuous shifts within American politics, focusing on the internal strife and ideological battles within the Republican Party, as well as the broader cultural and political transformations affecting both major parties. The narrative traces the evolution of the GOP from the 2008...
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Get the Summary of Carol Roth's You Will Own Nothing in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: From declines in home and vehicle ownership to global inflation and government spending, many of the trends of modern life reveal that a new world that is emerging-one in which Western citizens, by choice or by circumstance, increasingly do not own possessions or accumulate wealth. It's the perfect...
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Get the Summary of Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt's Tyranny of the Minority in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Tyranny of the Minority" by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explores the concept of minority rule in democratic systems, focusing on the importance of accepting electoral defeat and the dangers of political radicalization. The book traces the origins of peaceful power transfers to the U.S. in 1801...
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Get the Summary of Miriam Schulman's Artpreneur in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Artpreneur" by Miriam Schulman is a guide for artists to transition into successful entrepreneurs. Schulman shares her journey from Wall Street to the art world, applying her business acumen to her creative passion. She introduces the Passion-to-Profit framework, which includes production, pricing, prospecting, promotion, and productivity,...
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