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20 Minute Books

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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.
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Episodes

The Talent Code - Book Summary

"Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How." 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel Coyle Category: Education

Dec 10, 202326 min

Time Travel - Book Summary

"A History" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: James Gleick Category: Science

Dec 10, 202317 min

The Selfish Gene - Book Summary

"A landmark work in the field of biology and evolution" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard Dawkins Category: Science

Dec 10, 202336 min

Hacking Darwin - Book Summary

"Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jamie Metzl Category: Science

Dec 10, 202332 min

Extra Life - Book Summary

"A Short History of Living Longer" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Steven Johnson Category: Science

Dec 10, 202324 min

Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Book Summary

"How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Catherine M. Pittman & Elizabeth M. Karle Category: Psychology

Dec 09, 202319 min

The People Vs Tech - Book Summary

"How the Internet is Killing Democracy (And How We Save It)" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jamie Bartlett Category: Politics

Dec 09, 202336 min

The Red Queen - Book Summary

"Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Matt Ridley Category: Science

Dec 09, 202326 min

Chernobyl - Book Summary

"The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Serhii Plokhy Category: History

Dec 09, 202329 min

Enlightenment Now - Book Summary

"The Case For Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Steven Pinker Category: Science

Dec 09, 202333 min

The Blank Slate - Book Summary

"The Modern Denial of Human Nature" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Steven Pinker Category: Psychology

Dec 09, 202346 min

Adventures in the Anthropocene - Book Summary

"A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gaia Vince Category: Nature & the Environment

Dec 09, 202339 min

The Fate of Rome - Book Summary

"Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Kyle Harper Category: History

Dec 09, 202324 min

Chaos - Book Summary

"Making a New Science" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: James Gleick Category: Science

Dec 09, 202339 min

The Epigenetics Revolution - Book Summary

"How Modern Biology is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Nessa Carey Category: Science

Dec 09, 202320 min

A Brief History of Time - Book Summary

"From the Big Bang to Black Holes" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Stephen Hawking Category: Science

Dec 08, 202335 min

The Order of Time - Book Summary

"A trip through time with a leading theoretical physicist" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Carlo Rovelli Category: Philosophy

Dec 08, 202324 min

This Is Your Brain on Music - Book Summary

"Understanding a Human Obsession" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel Levitin Category: Science

Dec 08, 202326 min

America Before - Book Summary

"The Key to Earth’s Lost Civilization" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Graham Hancock Category: Science

Dec 08, 202331 min

The Uninhabitable Earth - Book Summary

"A Story of the Future" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Wallace-Wells Category: Nature & the Environment

Dec 08, 202334 min

Outgrowing God - Book Summary

"A Beginner’s Guide" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard Dawkins Category: Religion & Spirituality

Dec 08, 202328 min

The Magic of Reality - Book Summary

"How We Know What’s Really True" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard Dawkins Category: Science

Dec 08, 202334 min

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics - Book Summary

"A mind-bending introduction to modern physics" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Carlo Rovelli Category: Education

Dec 08, 202326 min

Other Minds - Book Summary

"The Octopus And The Evolution Of Intelligent Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Peter Godfrey-Smith Category: Nature & the Environment

Dec 08, 202323 min

How Bad Are Bananas? - Book Summary

"The Carbon Footprint of Everything" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Mike Berners-Lee Category: Nature & the Environment

Dec 08, 202329 min

Flow - Book Summary

"The Cultural Story of Menstruation" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Elissa Stein and Susan Kim Category: Health & Nutrition

Dec 07, 202332 min

Pandemic - Book Summary

"Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sonia Shah Category: Health & Nutrition

Dec 07, 202323 min

The Big Picture - Book Summary

"On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sean M. Carroll Category: Science

Dec 07, 202323 min

The Female Brain - Book Summary

"A Comprehensive New Look at What Makes Us Women" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Louann Brizendine Category: Psychology

Dec 07, 202326 min

Through the Language Glass - Book Summary

"Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Guy Deutscher Category: Communication Skills

Dec 07, 202332 min
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