20 Minute Books
Every Tuesday, a new book summary! Embark on a journey of knowledge with the "20 Minute Books" podcast, your free gateway to invaluable insights distilled from best-selling non-fiction books. Spanning categories such as Business, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, and more we transform influential works into engaging (roughly) 20-minute summaries. Perfect for commuters, budding entrepreneurs, or book enthusiasts, join me as I distill key takeaways from a world of wisdom, offering a rich library of book summaries directly to your ears. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your knowledge landscape in a time-efficient manner.
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People - Book Summary
"The essential guide for every designer from a behavioral psychologist"
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Author: Susan M. Weinschenk
Category: Creativity
The Way We Eat Now - Book Summary
"How the Food Revolution Has Transformed Our Lives, Our Bodies, and Our World"
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Author: Bee Wilson
Category: Health & Nutrition
The Human Edge - Book Summary
"How Curiosity and Creativity are Your Superpowers in the Digital Economy"
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Author: Greg Orme
Category: Career & Success
The Harvard Psychedelic Club - Book Summary
"How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America"
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Author: Don Lattin
Category: History
The Singularity Is Near - Book Summary
"When Humans Transcend Biology"
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Author: Ray Kurzweil
Category: Science
The Age of Spiritual Machines - Book Summary
"When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence"
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Author: Ray Kurzweil
Category: Technology & the Future
The Practice - Book Summary
"Shipping Creative Work"
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Author: Seth Godin
Category: Career & Success
The Brand Gap - Book Summary
"How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design"
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Author: Marty Neumeier
Category: Marketing & Sales
The Book of Humans - Book Summary
"A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us"
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Author: Adam Rutherford
Category: Nature & the Environment
The Design of Everyday Things - Book Summary
"The cognitive psychology of good design"
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Author: Donald A. Norman
Category: Creativity
Win at Work and Succeed at Life - Book Summary
"5 Principles to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork"
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Author: Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller
Category: Career & Success
Resurrecting Sex - Book Summary
"Solving Sexual Problems and Revolutionizing Your Relationship"
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Author: David Schnarch
Category: Sex & Relationships
Talk Triggers - Book Summary
"The Complete Guide to Creating Customers with Word of Mouth"
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Author: Jay Baer and Daniel Lemin
Category: Marketing & Sales
The Rules of Contagion - Book Summary
"Why Things Spread β and Why They Stop"
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Author: Adam Kucharski
Category: Science
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs - Book Summary
"Master the gold standard for presentations"
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Author: Carmine Gallo
Category: Career & Success
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing - Book Summary
"Violate Them At Your Own Risk!"
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Author: Al Ries and Jack Trout
Category: Marketing & Sales
Return on Ambition - Book Summary
"A Radical Approach to Your Achievement, Growth, and Well-Being"
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Author: Nicolai Chen Nielsen and Nicolai Tillisch
Category: Career & Success
The Dreamer and the Fantasy Relationship - Book Summary
"How to have happier relationships and stop being drawn to unavailable men"
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Author: Natalie Lue
Category: Sex & Relationships
In Pursuit of the Unknown - Book Summary
"17 Equations That Changed the World"
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Author: Ian Stewart
Category: History
Bounce - Book Summary
"The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice"
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Author: Matthew Syed
Category: Career & Success
Content Rules - Book Summary
"How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and more) that Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business"
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Author: Ann Handley & C.C. Chapman
Category: Marketing & Sales
Can't Even - Book Summary
"How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation"
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Author: Anne Helen Petersen
Category: Health & Nutrition
Antimatter - Book Summary
"A must-read classic of modern science"
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Author: Frank Close
Category: Science
Impromptu - Book Summary
"Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI"
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Author: Reid Hoffman with GPT-4
Category: Creativity
The Strange Order of Things - Book Summary
"Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures"
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Author: Antonio Damasio
Category: Science
Big Data - Book Summary
"A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think"
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Author: Viktor Mayer-SchΓΆnberger and Kenneth Cukier
Category: Technology & the Future
Helgoland - Book Summary
"Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution"
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Author: Carlo Rovelli
Category: Science
Proust and the Squid - Book Summary
"The Story and Science of the Reading Brain"
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Author: Maryanne Wolf
Category: Science
How Music Works - Book Summary
"How circumstance and creativity collide in tune"
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Author: David Byrne
Category: Science
Keep Going - Book Summary
"10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad"
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Author: Austin Kleon
Category: Creativity
The Souls of Black Folk - Book Summary
"An account of the conditions of African Americans after the end of slavery"
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Author: W.E.B. Du Bois
Category: History
Maid - Book Summary
"Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive"
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Author: Stephanie Land
Category: Biography & Memoir
Smarter Not Harder - Book Summary
"The Biohacker's Guide to Getting the Body and Mind You Want"
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Author: Dave Asprey
Category: Health & Nutrition
The School of Life - Book Summary
"An Emotional Education"
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Author: Alain de Botton and The School of Life
Category: Mindfulness & Happiness
The God Delusion - Book Summary
"The Science behind Atheism"
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Author: Richard Dawkins
Category: Philosophy
Talking to Strangers - Book Summary
"What We Should Know about the People We Donβt Know"
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Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Category: Psychology
Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Book Summary
"What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money β That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!"
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Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Category: Money & Investments
The Daily Stoic - Book Summary
"366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art of Living"
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Author: Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
Category: Management & Leadership
Brain Wash - Book Summary
"Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness"
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Author: David Perlmutter, Austin Perlmutter and Kristin Loberg
Category: Health & Nutrition
Never Finished - Book Summary
"Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within"
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Author: David Goggins
Category: Motivation & Inspiration