The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The cells of a poor Black tobacco farmer revolutionized medicine, taken without her knowledge in 1951.
2,139-word summary · 10 min read
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The Devil in the White City
Architect Burnham builds the 1893 Chicago Fair while H.H. Holmes builds his murder hotel nearby.
2,020-word summary · 9 min read
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Kiyosaki contrasts his poor dad and rich dad to teach assets, liabilities and minding your business.
2,031-word summary · 9 min read
Outliers: The Story of Success
Success comes from practice, timing, and hidden chances more than talent alone.
1,934-word summary · 9 min read
In Cold Blood
Capote reconstructs the Clutter murders and the killers' flight in the book that invented true crime.
1,965-word summary · 9 min read
Unbroken
Louis Zamperini survives a Pacific crash, sharks and POW camps after running in the Berlin Olympics.
3,263-word summary · 15 min read
Tuesdays with Morrie
A sportswriter visits his old professor each Tuesday as ALS takes hold, talking through love, work, aging, and death in short lessons that still read clearly.
2,463-word summary · 11 min read
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Blogger Mark Manson argues for fewer cares held better, through suffering, values, failure and saying no, with raw stories.
2,020-word summary · 9 min read
Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer traces Chris McCandless from Emory graduation to an abandoned bus on the Stampede Trail in 1992, asking what drove him to seek a spare life in…
2,526-word summary · 11 min read
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Carnegie's 1936 guide to getting along offers plain habits for listening, praise, and persuasion. This summary walks through its parts, stories, limits, and…
2,360-word summary · 10 min read
Freakonomics
Levitt asks why cheating teachers, sumo wrestlers and crime drops share incentives.
4,055-word summary · 18 min read
Becoming
Michelle Obama traces her path from South Side Chicago through Princeton, Harvard law and the White House years in this warm, candid memoir of family, work and…
2,143-word summary · 10 min read