Hiroshima - Book Summary
"The Stories of Six Survivors of the Atomic Bomb" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: John Hersey Category: History
Apr 19, 2024•28 min
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.
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The Four - Book Summary
"The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Scott Galloway Category: Economics
Apr 19, 2024•31 min
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober - Book Summary
"Discovering a Happy, Healthy, Wealthy, Alcohol-Free Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Catherine Gray Category: Health & Nutrition
Apr 19, 2024•28 min
Scattered Minds - Book Summary
"The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gabor Maté Category: Health & Nutrition
Apr 18, 2024•20 min
At Home - Book Summary
"A Short History of Private Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Bill Bryson Category: History
Apr 18, 2024•21 min
Born Liars - Book Summary
"Why We Can’t Live Without Deceit" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ian Leslie Category: Psychology
Apr 18, 2024•28 min
Purity and Danger - Book Summary
"Investigations on the Human Obsession With Dirt and Cleanliness" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Mary Douglas Category: Religion & Spirituality
Apr 18, 2024•21 min
Napoleon the Great - Book Summary
"How Napoleon Conquered Europe and Changed the World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Andrew Roberts Category: Biography & Memoir
Apr 18, 2024•47 min
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Book Summary
"How to Heal from Difficult, Rejecting, or Self-involved Parents" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Lindsay C. Gibson Category: Parenting
Apr 17, 2024•27 min
Big Magic - Book Summary
"Creative Living Beyond Fear" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Category: Creativity
Apr 17, 2024•23 min
Destiny Disrupted - Book Summary
"A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Tamim Ansary Category: History
Apr 17, 2024•38 min
On Saudi Arabia - Book Summary
"Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines – and Future" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Karen Elliott House Category: Economics
Apr 17, 2024•30 min
Out of Office - Book Summary
"The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Peterson Category: Corporate Culture
Apr 16, 2024•25 min
How Children Succeed - Book Summary
"Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Paul Tough Category: Education
Apr 16, 2024•32 min
Expecting Better - Book Summary
"Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Emily Oster Category: Parenting
Apr 16, 2024•31 min
Lawrence in Arabia - Book Summary
"War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Scott Anderson Category: Biography & Memoir
Apr 16, 2024•59 min
From Silk to Silicon - Book Summary
"The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jeffrey E. Garten Category: Economics
Apr 16, 2024•25 min
Reasons to Stay Alive - Book Summary
"An optimistic memoir about depression and anxiety" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Matt Haig Category: Biography & Memoir
Apr 15, 2024•34 min
Liftoff - Book Summary
"Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Eric Berger Category: Biography & Memoir
Apr 15, 2024•32 min
Mindware - Book Summary
"Tools for Smart Thinking" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard E. Nisbett Category: Mindfulness & Happiness
Apr 15, 2024•18 min
Living Presence - Book Summary
"A Sufi Way to Mindfulness and the Essential Self" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Kabir Edmund Helminski Category: Mindfulness & Happiness
Apr 15, 2024•28 min
Cure - Book Summary
"A Journey Into the Science of Mind Over Body" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jo Marchant Category: Mindfulness & Happiness
Apr 15, 2024•37 min
The Refusal of Work - Book Summary
"The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Frayne Category: Corporate Culture
Apr 14, 2024•27 min
Loserthink - Book Summary
"How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Scott Adams Category: Psychology
Apr 14, 2024•22 min
The Light of Days - Book Summary
"The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Judy Batalion Category: History
Apr 14, 2024•40 min
Mindfulness - Book Summary
"An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Mark Williams and Danny Penman Category: Mindfulness & Happiness
Apr 14, 2024•29 min
How to Break Up with Your Phone - Book Summary
"The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Catherine Price Category: Personal Development
Apr 14, 2024•33 min
Anxiety at Work - Book Summary
"8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton with Anthony Gostick Category: Career & Success
Apr 13, 2024•28 min
The Last Safe Investment - Book Summary
"Spending Now to Increase Your True Wealth Forever" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Michael Ellsberg and Bryan Franklin Category: Career & Success
Apr 13, 2024•30 min
Bored and Brilliant - Book Summary
"How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Manoush Zomorodi Category: Creativity
Apr 13, 2024•29 min
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