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April 13, 2021

Solitude: A Return To The Self, by Anthony Storr (perpective)

In life, solitude is seemingly a negative state that many people criticize and fear. Solitary people are regarded as misfits. In fact, in many situations, solitude has a very positive aspect. It can help us be introspective a...

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April 13, 2021

The Power of Full Engagement: managing energy, not time, is the key t…

Nowadays, almost everyone's goal is to deal efficiently with all the many matters in a healthy work-life balance. We are all always working against the clock, absorbing different methods of time management, and hoping to sque...

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April 13, 2021

The Real Happy Pill Power Up Your Brain by Moving Your Body, by Ander…

While traditional gyms make us physically fit, Brain Gym solves problems involving anxiety, stress, depression, concentration, memory, creativity, and other issues on a case-by-case basis. In this book, the author introduces ...

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April 13, 2021

The Social Animal, by Elliot Aronson, Joshua Aronson (social psycholo…

As human beings, we are social animals. And because of this, our opinions and behavior are always influenced by society and people. Such influences can be powerful enough to lead to actions that are beyond comprehension. But ...

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April 13, 2021

Secrets of Power Negotiating: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator…

This book reveals the secret recipe of a master negotiator, Roger Dawson. It summarizes Dawson's 30 years' experience of negotiation, and it is recommended by top universities like Yale and Princeton. The techniques in this b...

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April 12, 2021

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg

Through writing, we can tell our stories, share our feelings, organize our thoughts, heal our wounds, perceive the present, and appreciate the meaning of life...... Considering the significance of writing, how can ordinary pe...

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April 12, 2021

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, by Peter A. Levine

If you frequently display symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, depression, you may be suffering from trauma. People afflicted by trauma feel like being trapped in a confined darkroom and can see no way out. So what can we do t...

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April 12, 2021

Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriti…

How do you tell a good story? Story is the must-read classic from the “Screen-writing godfather”, Robert McKee, which explains how to write a screenplay. It gets rid of preconceived ideas about the industry, and digs deeply i...

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April 12, 2021

The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera

In addition to science and philosophy, novels are the third way to observe and understand the world. While science and philosophy are mainly concerned with certainties in our world and aim to solve specific problems, novels e...

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Nov. 3, 2020

Liar’s Poker Key Insight Of Book Summaries Wall Street---the heaven o…

Liar’s Poker is a classic masterpiece describing the business culture of Wall Street in the 1980s. Based on his own personal experience, the author vividly depicts a series of typical scenes in Wall Street financial circles, ...

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Nov. 2, 2020

The Intelligent Investor Book Summaries The definitive book on value …

This book covers all the classical investment practices any stakeholder needs to know. It has been known by many as the “Stock Market Investing Bible” since it was first published in 1949. This book analyzes the difference be...

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Nov. 1, 2020

Watching the English Key Insights From Bestseller The hidden rules of…

Why does no server acknowledge your presence when you walk into an English pub? Why are house numbers in England always hidden out of sight? How come the Englishmen are the courtliest gentlemen in the world and the most notor...

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Oct. 31, 2020

Bird by Bird Book Summaries Some instructions on writing and life

“Listen to your heart and start writing.” This was the advice that Anne Lamott told her students on the first day of a writing workshop. Drawing on her own writing experiences, Lamott aptly demonstrates her methods for writin...

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Oct. 30, 2020

The Neurotic Personality of Our Time Key Insight From Bestsellers

This book systematically discusses the theory of cultural neurosis and strongly refutes Freud's biological determinism. It is a thorough critique and revision of traditional psychoanalysis as well as one of Horney's most repr...

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Oct. 29, 2020

The Big Short Book Summaries The nobodies who beat Wall Street during…

This book mainly tells the story of how several ordinary Wall Street workers found out the secret of the bond market, realized the crisis hidden under the "subprime" bubble, and got rich by shorting the market. The book also ...

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Oct. 28, 2020

Seeing What’s Next Book Summaries Using theories of innovation to pre…

Critics, investors, and senior managers need to make predictions about the future of their industry. The key to forecasting is to identify the signals of change, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of competitors, and assess...

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Oct. 28, 2020

The Halo Effect Book Summaries Business delusions that deceive manage…

You probably are familiar with company performance. But what affects performance? Is it the corporate culture, customers, values, or managers? If what affects performance is a factor that is known for certain, then why is our...

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Oct. 26, 2020

Poor Economics Book Summary The causes of poverty and possible soluti…

Why can’t the poor escape poverty? Esther Duflo and Abhijit V. Banerjee went deep into 18 impoverished countries and regions on five continents to explore the causes of poverty and possible solutions. They examined the daily ...

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Oct. 26, 2020

Why Don’t Students Like School? Key Insight from Top Bestseller

Albert Einstein once said, “Interest is the best teacher.” However, it has become increasingly common for us to see children who are not interested in school or even hate school. This is a a source of frustration for teachers...

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Oct. 25, 2020

The Art of Dramatic Writing Book Summary Its Basis in the Creative In…

Deliberately or not, people tend to undervalue the role of playwrights compared to directors, actors, and actresses. We all know that a playwright writes plays, but few have explored the core competencies of playwrights. Acco...

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Oct. 25, 2020

The Most Important Thing Key Insight By Bestseller

How to achieve an investment performance that is better than the market average? It requires different ways of thinking. In his investment memos written over the years, Howard Marks proposed "second-level thinking ". You mus...

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Oct. 18, 2020

The Richest Man in Babylon Book Summaries For Key Insight

Babylon, one of the four ancient civilizations, was a wealthy nation with countless gold and jewels but with limited natural resources. Its brilliance was entirely the result of human wisdom. The Richest Man in Babylon introd...

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Oct. 17, 2020

Work Rules Explore human creativity to the maximum just like Google

Google’s success relies on excellent talent and teams. So how does Google get the most outstanding talent in the world to work for it? And how does it train and keep talent and explore human creativity to the maximum? This …

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Oct. 16, 2020

Buffett Biography Key Insight The Making of an American Capitalist

Who makes money better than anyone else in the world? Many people would say it’s Warren Edward Buffet. Investors around the world are dying to know the secret of Buffett’s success. What made him so wealthy? What does his expe...

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