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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.
On the Origin of Time - Book Summary
"Stephen Hawking's Final Theory" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Thomas Hertog Category: Education
22:5303/12/2023
Suggestible You - Book Summary
"The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Erik Vance Category: Health & Nutrition
25:4103/12/2023
The Science of Kissing - Book Summary
"What Our Lips Are Telling Us" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Sheril Kirshenbaum Category: Science
19:4103/12/2023
Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels - Book Summary
"How Human Values Evolve" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Ian Morris Category: History
29:3603/12/2023
Emotional - Book Summary
"How Feelings Shape Our Thinking" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Leonard Mlodinow Category: Personal Development
25:3103/12/2023
The Passion Paradox - Book Summary
"A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness Category: Personal Development
20:0103/12/2023
What If? 2 - Book Summary
"Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Randall Munroe Category: Science
19:5503/12/2023
Superintelligence - Book Summary
"Paths, Dangers, Strategies" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Nick Bostrom Category: Science
27:1502/12/2023
Calling Bullshit - Book Summary
"The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West Category: Personal Development
29:3802/12/2023
Livewired - Book Summary
"The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: David Eagleman Category: Science
24:3502/12/2023
In Praise of Walking - Book Summary
"The new science of how we walk and why itβs good for us" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Shane O'Mara Category: Health & Nutrition
22:4802/12/2023
The Great Mental Models - Book Summary
"General Thinking Concepts" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien Category: Personal Development
32:3302/12/2023
A General Theory of Love - Book Summary
"The science behind falling in love" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon Category: Science
28:0902/12/2023
Where Good Ideas Come From - Book Summary
"The Natural History of Innovation" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Steven Johnson Category: Creativity
24:4902/12/2023
The Emperor's New Mind - Book Summary
"Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Roger Penrose Category: Psychology
30:2602/12/2023
The Science of Living - Book Summary
"219 Reasons to Rethink Your Daily Routine" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Stuart Farrimond Category: Personal Development
21:2402/12/2023
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Book Summary
"A groundbreaking study in how science progresses" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Thomas S. Kuhn Category: Science
20:1602/12/2023
The Body Keeps the Score - Book Summary
"Mind, Brain and the Body in the Transformation of Trauma" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Bessel van der Kolk Category: Health & Nutrition
25:4701/12/2023
River of the Gods - Book Summary
"Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Candice Millard Category: History
22:3801/12/2023
The Genius of Dogs - Book Summary
"Discovering the Unique Intelligence of Manβs Best Friend" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods Category: Nature & the Environment
22:3901/12/2023
The Genius of Birds - Book Summary
"Behold the brilliance of birds!" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Jennifer Ackerman Category: Nature & the Environment
27:5001/12/2023
A Sky Full of Birds - Book Summary
"In Search of Murders, Murmurations and Britainβs Great Bird Gatherings" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Matt Merritt Category: Nature & the Environment
22:5801/12/2023
Cat - Book Summary
"How humanity fell in love with our feline companions" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Katharine M. Rogers Category: Nature & the Environment
18:2401/12/2023
The Fate of Food - Book Summary
"What Weβll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Amanda Little Category: Nature & the Environment
24:1301/12/2023
The Inner Life of Animals - Book Summary
"Love, Grief, and Compassion β Surprising Observations of a Hidden World" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Peter Wohlleben Category: Nature & the Environment
30:1501/12/2023
Wiser - Book Summary
"The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Dilip Jeste with Scott LaFee Category: Philosophy
21:2601/12/2023
The Demon-Haunted World - Book Summary
"Science as a Candle in the Dark" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Carl Sagan Category: Religion & Spirituality
29:3601/12/2023
Breath - Book Summary
"The New Science of a Lost Art" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: James Nestor Category: Health & Nutrition
25:5530/11/2023
The Right Side of History - Book Summary
"How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Ben Shapiro Category: Religion & Spirituality
28:1130/11/2023
Righteous Indignation - Book Summary
"Excuse Me While I Save the World!" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Andrew Breitbart Category: Politics
14:5830/11/2023
The Immortality Key - Book Summary
"The Secret History of the Religion with No Name" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Brian C. Muraresku Category: History
21:3930/11/2023
The Three Marriages - Book Summary
"Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: David Whyte Category: Religion & Spirituality
26:0830/11/2023
Keep Showing Up - Book Summary
"How To Stay Crazy In Love When Your Love Drives You Crazy" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Karen Ehman Category: Religion & Spirituality
22:5030/11/2023
Change Your Thoughts β Change Your Life - Book Summary
"Living the Wisdom of the Tao" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Wayne W. Dyer Category: Religion & Spirituality
21:1730/11/2023
Feral - Book Summary
"Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: George Monbiot Category: Nature & the Environment
27:1030/11/2023
We Are the Weather - Book Summary
"Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Jonathan Safran Foer Category: Nature & the Environment
25:2730/11/2023
Signs - Book Summary
"The Secret Language of the Universe" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Laura Lynne Jackson Category: Religion & Spirituality
19:1330/11/2023
Living Buddha, Living Christ - Book Summary
"Explore the common ground of Christianity and Buddhism" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Thich Nhat Hanh Category: Religion & Spirituality
27:1429/11/2023
Blueprint for Revolution - Book Summary
"How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Non-Violent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators or Simply Change the World" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Srdja Popovic and Matthew Miller Category: Politics
18:2529/11/2023
Attention Span - Book Summary
"A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Gloria Mark Category: Productivity
19:3329/11/2023
The Book of Eels - Book Summary
"Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Patrik Svensson Category: Nature & the Environment
27:5729/11/2023
Everybody, Always - Book Summary
"Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Bob Goff Category: Religion & Spirituality
22:0429/11/2023
Russian Roulette - Book Summary
"The Inside Story of Putinβs War on America and the Election of Donald Trump" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Michael Isikoff and David Corn Category: Politics
32:5529/11/2023
Metahuman - Book Summary
"Unleashing Your Infinite Potential" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Deepak Chopra Category: Religion & Spirituality
26:5629/11/2023
The Complete Kama Sutra - Book Summary
"The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: VΔtsyΔyana Category: Religion & Spirituality
25:4229/11/2023
The Power of Ritual - Book Summary
"Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Casper ter Kuile Category: Religion & Spirituality
26:4129/11/2023
Lesser Beasts - Book Summary
"A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Mark Essig Category: Nature & the Environment
27:0929/11/2023
Biohack Your Brain - Book Summary
"How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance and Power" Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Kristen Willeumier Category: Health & Nutrition
23:5128/11/2023
The Reason For God - Book Summary
"Belief In An Age Of Skepticism" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Timothy Keller Category: Religion & Spirituality
28:2728/11/2023
A Short History of Brexit - Book Summary
"From Brentry to Backstop" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Kevin OβRourke Category: Politics
32:5428/11/2023