Book Summaries
A curated collection of book summaries organized by topic.
Categories
- Business - Strategy, leadership, sales, and branding (21 books)
- Economics & Finance - Economics, investing, and financial wisdom (11 books)
- Personal Development - Growth, habits, and life improvement (16 books)
- Productivity - Focus, time management, and learning (14 books)
- Psychology - How the mind works and mental strength (9 books)
- Philosophy & Relationships - Living well and interpersonal skills (13 books)
- Science - Biology, evolution, climate, and social impact (7 books)
Business
Strategy, leadership, sales, negotiation, and business fundamentals.
- 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
- 48 Laws of Power
- Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
- Collaborative Intelligence
- Edge of Chaos
- Get It
- Leaders Eat Last
- Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers
- Power and Prediction
- Primed to Perform
- Principles
- Secrets of Power Negotiating
- Sell Like Crazy
- Skin in the Game
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
- The 3-Minute Rule
- The Dip
- The Grid
- The Mom Test
- The Science of Selling
- What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader
Economics & Finance
Economic thinking, investing strategies, and wealth building.
- Dollars and Sense
- Doughnut Economics
- Economics for the Common Good
- Everyday Millionaires
- Good Economics for Hard Times
- How to Make Money in Stocks
- Predictably Irrational
- Small is Beautiful
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
- Think and Grow Rich
- Thinking in Systems
Personal Development
Habits, growth mindset, career, and life transitions.
- Atomic Habits
- Chasing Excellence
- David and Goliath
- Do Hard Things
- Essentialism
- Find Your Element
- From Strength to Strength
- Game Changers
- Life is in the Transitions
- The 4 Hour Workweek
- The 5 AM Club
- The Art of Impossible
- The Power of Regret
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
- The Slight Edge
- The Squiggly Career
Productivity
Focus, time management, note-taking, and learning systems.
- Books / Blinkist - Productivity
- Deep Work
- First Things First
- Getting Things Done
- How to Take Smart Notes
- Hyperfocus
- Off the Clock
- On Writing Well
- Organize Tomorrow Today
- The Distraction Addiction
- The Organized Mind
- The Power of Concentration
- Time and How to Spend It
- Ultralearning
Psychology
How the mind works, cognitive biases, and mental strength.
- 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do
- 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
- Social Intelligence
- Switch on Your Brain
- The Art of Logic
- The Elephant in the Brain
- The Knowledge Illusion
- The Status Game
- Thinking Fast and Slow
Philosophy & Relationships
Living well, finding meaning, communication, and building relationships.
- How Should We Live?
- How to Be a Stoic
- How to Be an Adult in Relationships
- How to Have Impossible Conversations
- How to Live a Good Life
- Power Relationships
- Solve for Happy
- Talking Across Divide
- The 4 Agreements
- The Book of Joy
- The Courage to be Happy
- The Path Between Us
- Think Again
Science
Biology, evolution, genetics, climate change, and social impact.
- Didn't See It Coming
- Doing Good Better
- Power, Sex, Suicide
- The Life You Can Save
- The Tangled Tree
- The Uninhabitable Earth
- Who We Are and How We Got Here
Additional Resources
- Others - Video summaries and additional book recommendations
- Books to Read - Reading list
- Books / Blinkist - Management
- Product Book Summaries
Books Read
- Primed to Perform by Neel Doshi & Lindsay McGregor (Oct'2018)
- Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Spacex and Tesla is Shaping Our Future by Ashley Vancee (Aug'2018)
- Python Tricks - Dan Bader
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- The Power of Concentration by Thereon Q Dumont
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K.Rowling
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Cristie
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Cristie
- The monk who sold his ferrari by Robin Sharma