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In I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t) (2007), Brené Brown explores the causes and impact of shame, as well as its remedies. She directly addresses women and provides strategies and practices to create what she calls “shame resilience". (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.) Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee traces the gradual decimation and confinement of Native Americans during the second half of the 19th century. The narrative makes clear why the Native Americans grew increasingly distrustful of their white American conquerors, faced as they were with a heap of broken promises that ultimately fractured their spirits. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that the leading cause for death in 2030 will be cancer, followed by hepatitis and Alzheimer’s disease. But in seven years, you’ll have a whole new body. How can you make it a good one? In Your Journey to Aging Well, you'll learn the four major components of good health: water, exercise, quality food, and sleep - and you'll learn how to maximize these components to take control of your health to age well. By changing just one of your habits, it will resonate throughout your body. 

Narcissists manipulate and hurt people. They seek to make your life an extension of theirs and delete your boundaries. They dehumanize you! Can you relate to any of the statements above? You don’t have to go through this pain for a moment longer. No one can hurt you if you choose not to be hurt. Would you like to know how to recover and heal from the emotional abuse a toxic relationship has placed on you? Get this audiobook now, and get ready to finally heal, recover, and learn how to love yourself once again.

A terminal cancer patient who demonstrates boundless compassion and optimism in the face of her disease. An applauded professional who always encourages and celebrates the accomplishments of his colleagues...Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

This is a summary of Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen. It is a novel about marriage and love in a small English village during the Georgian era. Word has spread among the residents that a wealthy, unmarried man has rented the manor Netherfield Park....

Educated (2018) by Tara Westover is a memoir about how an uneducated young woman raised in the remote mountains of Idaho came to earn a doctorate from Cambridge University. Raised outside of society, in a violent household run by Mormon fundamentalists, Tara never saw herself as a person with choices or prospects...

Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals (2019) by entrepreneur, influencer, and bestselling author Rachel Hollis is a self-help guide for women who want to pursue their dreams. Hollis’s advice comes from her own firsthand experiences as an enterprising woman, building her own business from scratch.... 

Almost Everything: Notes on Hope (2018) by best-selling author Anne Lamott is a collection of essays on finding glimmers of optimism even amid great turbulence. Just before her sixty-first birthday, Lamott wrote these essays to share the wisdom she has gleaned from her many decades of living with her grandson and niece. Listen to this in-depth summary by Swift Reads to learn more.

Full Disclosure (2018) by Stormy Daniels is the adult film star’s tell-all memoir, with special emphasis on her relationship with Donald Trump. While her association with Trump was brief, its aftermath has been long and painful, with no end in sight.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)  

In The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win (2018), authors Jocko Willink and Leif Babin show how key military principles apply to leaders who work in corporate settings. As former Navy SEALs, Willink and Babin have extensive experience guiding their fellow warriors through life-or-death situations in combat.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)  

Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs (2018) explores how Apple creates its products through the perspective of a programmer who worked at the corporation for more than a decade. Author and software engineer Ken Kocienda uses stories from his time at Apple to demonstrate how the company pushes its employees to solve seemingly impossible programming problems...(Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect (2018) explores an underutilized science called causal inference, a tactic that mimics humanity’s natural ability to determine a cause by observing an effect. By employing causal inference, scientists are able to mathematically determine the causes and effects of a given phenomenon.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)  

Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body’s Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free (2011), by physician Joel Fuhrman, explains how to use nutrition to prevent disease and increase longevity. In Fuhrman’s view, when people adopt a diet high in micronutrients, they fuel their cells with nutrition needed to allow their immune systems to function at optimal levels.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an acclaimed novel about the glamour and moral bankruptcy of the Jazz Age. The title refers to Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire who is the talk of his ritzy Long Island community. Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

Alex & Me (2008) is an account of Irene Pepperberg’s relationship with her African grey parrot, Alex, whom she studied in order to demonstrate that birds have sophisticated cognitive abilities. Pepperberg traces her childhood and the many hurdles she scaled in the scientific community.... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, (2018) by veteran Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou, is a briskly paced narrative of the rise and fall of Theranos, the company that perpetrated perhaps the biggest fraud in medical technology history. The book follows the central characters in the company’s saga, especially Elizabeth Holmes, its founder.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Fail Until You Don’t: Fight. Grind. Repeat (2018), by Bobby Bones, is a motivational self-help book designed to help readers of all backgrounds, and particularly those from disadvantaged upbringings, succeed in life. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

In her 2013 memoir, I Am Malala, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai describes her life as a young girl growing up in the Swat Valley of Pakistan. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimized Practices for Waking, Working, Learning, Eating, Training, Playing, Sleeping, and Sex (2018), by Aubrey Marcus, is a self-help book that features diet, exercise, mindfulness, and productivity tips designed to help people tweak their health and performance. By walking through a hypothetical perfect day from morning till night, Marcus shares a wealth of knowledge shaped by his professional experience and informed by medical science. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.)