Title: The Madness of Crowds Author: Douglas Murray Category: Nonfiction, Politics Rating: 3/5 10-word summary: Identity politics is making us all mad; resist the madness! About The Madness of Crowds The Madness of Crowds is a book that focuses on the current trend of identity politics. The current “woke” social justice movements of the far …
Title: Contagious Author: Jonah Berger Category: Nonfiction, Marketing Rating: 4/5 10-word summary: To go viral, create content that people want to share. About Contagious Contagious is a book about what makes content go viral. Berger identified 6 factors that make people want to share a certain type of content or idea. If you can build …
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Title: The Million Dollar Blog Author: Natasha Courtenay-Smith Category: Non-fiction, Business Rating: 5/5 10-word summary: You can have a million-dollar blog. Here’s how. About The Million Dollar Blog The Million Dollar Blog is a book that will help you start your own blog, create content and become successful. Don’t be misled by the title, because …
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Title: 12 Rules for Life Author: Jordan Peterson Category: Non-fiction, Self-help Rating: 2/5 10-word summary: Everything is about order and chaos; here are some rules. About 12 Rules for Life This book of rules is meant to help people live better lives. Peterson, who is a psychologist, believes that we live in a world of …
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Title: Lost Connections Author: Johann Hari Category: Non-fiction, Psychology Rating: 3/5 10-word summary: Depression is caused by your life, not just your brain. About Lost Connections Lost Connections is a book that wants to challenge the idea that depression is caused just by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Johann Hari suffered from depression himself …
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Title: Who Rules the World? Author: Noam Chomsky Category: Non-fiction, Politics Rating: 3/5 10-word summary: The US has reached peak power; its influence is declining. About Who Rules the World? In this book, Chomsky tries to analyze the influence of the US, its recent decline and its intervention in other regions of the world. Chomsky, …
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Title: The Highly Sensitive Person. How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You Author: Elaine N Aron Category: Non-fiction, Psychology, Self-help Rating: 3/5 10-word summary: Highly Sensitive People are more aware and sometimes easily overstimulated. About The Highly Sensitive Person This is a book that explains what it means to be a highly sensitive person, …
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Title: Team Human Author: Douglas Rushkoff Category: Non-fiction, Technology, Sociology Rating: 5/5 10-word summary: Technology should serve us and reflect our values and ideals. About Team Human Team Human is a fascinating book that paints an overview of the ways technology and humanity have influenced each other. People have always tried to invent new mechanisms …
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Title: Weapons of Math Destruction Author: Cathy O’Neil Category: Non-fiction Rating: 3/5 10-word summary: Algorithms increase inequality, but they can be used for good. About Weapons of Math Destruction Weapons of Math Destruction is a book focused on the ways mathematical models (algorithms) can increase inequality in the US. O’Neil provides some scary examples of …
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Title: Becoming Author: Michelle Obama Category: Non-fiction, Biography Rating: 4/5 10-word summary: You are in the process of choosing who you are. About Becoming Becoming is the autobiography of Michelle Obama, the First Lady and wife of Barack Obama. I’m sure you know who she is and, like me, you probably admired her for many …
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