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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.
Mayflower - Book Summary
"A Story of Courage, Community, and War" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Nathaniel Philbrick Category: History
21:0528/10/2023
The Lean Startup - Book Summary
"How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Eric Ries Category: Entrepreneurship
26:3027/10/2023
To Pixar and Beyond - Book Summary
"My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Lawrence Levy Category: Biography & Memoir
28:3027/10/2023
Dear Founder - Book Summary
"Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Maynard Webb and Carlye Adler Category: Entrepreneurship
23:2327/10/2023
Vaporized - Book Summary
"Solid Strategies For Success in a Dematerialized World" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Robert Tercek Category: Entrepreneurship
21:0427/10/2023
Communicate to Influence - Book Summary
"How to Inspire Your Audience to Action" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Ben Decker & Kelly Decker Category: Communication Skills
26:1727/10/2023
Startupland - Book Summary
"How Three Guys Risked Everything to Turn an Idea into a Global Business" Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Mikkel Svane Category: Entrepreneurship
20:3127/10/2023
Marriage Be Hard - Book Summary
"12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Kevin and Melissa Fredericks Category: Communication Skills
12:2227/10/2023
Boundaries - Book Summary
"When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Henry Cloud and John Townsend Category: Personal Development
26:4927/10/2023
Make No Small Plans - Book Summary
"Lessons on Thinking Big, Chasing Dreams, and Building Community" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Elliott Bisnow, Brett Leve, Jeff Rosenthal and Jeremy Schwartz Category: Career & Success
23:5327/10/2023
Write Your Business Plan - Book Summary
"Get Your Plan in Place and Your Business Off the Ground" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Category: Entrepreneurship
21:1227/10/2023
Good Boundaries and Goodbyes - Book Summary
"Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Lysa TerKeurst Category: Communication Skills
16:0426/10/2023
Brief - Book Summary
"Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Joseph McCormack Category: Communication Skills
19:5826/10/2023
Extreme Ownership - Book Summary
"How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Category: Management & Leadership
18:2726/10/2023
Difficult Conversations - Book Summary
"How to Discuss What Matters Most" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen Category: Communication Skills
17:1725/10/2023
The 48 Laws of Power - Book Summary
"The secret methods to getting what you want" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Robert Greene Category: Career & Success
20:3125/10/2023
Radical Collaboration - Book Summary
"Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: James W. Tamm and Ronald J. Luyet Category: Communication Skills
20:0625/10/2023
Why Are We Yelling? - Book Summary
"The Art of Productive Disagreement" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Buster Benson Category: Communication Skills
26:1925/10/2023
How To Read Literature Like A Professor - Book Summary
"A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Thomas C. Foster Category: Communication Skills
18:1124/10/2023
The Power of Now - Book Summary
"A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Eckhart Tolle Category: Mindfulness & Happiness
24:1524/10/2023
Missing Each Other - Book Summary
"How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Edward Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra Category: Communication Skills
24:4824/10/2023
The Sense of Style - Book Summary
"The Thinking Personβs Guide to Writing in the 21st Century" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Steven Pinker Category: Communication Skills
23:3424/10/2023
Attached - Book Summary
"The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find β and Keep β Love" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller Category: Psychology
22:0323/10/2023
Psycho-Cybernetics - Book Summary
"A New Technique for Using Your Subconscious Power" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Maxwell Maltz Category: Personal Development
21:3022/10/2023
If You Tell - Book Summary
"A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Gregg Olsen Category: Biography & Memoir
22:5221/10/2023
Normal People - Book Summary
"A Novel" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Sally Rooney Category: Communication Skills
19:1920/10/2023
The Untethered Soul - Book Summary
"The Journey Beyond Yourself" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Michael A. Singer Category: Mindfulness & Happiness
16:4219/10/2023
The Mountain Is You - Book Summary
"Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Brianna Wiest Category: Personal Development
18:3618/10/2023
Think and Grow Rich - Book Summary
"The secrets of 40 millionaires' wealth, revealed" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Napoleon Hill Category: Career & Success
20:0317/10/2023
Mad Honey - Book Summary
"A Novel" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan Category: Sex & Relationships
19:2716/10/2023
The Kite Runner - Book Summary
"An Emotional Story of Betrayal and Redemption in 1970s Afghanistan" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Khaled Hosseini Category: History
22:0615/10/2023
Hillbilly Elegy - Book Summary
"A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: J.D. Vance Category: Biography & Memoir
19:2214/10/2023
Crying in H Mart - Book Summary
"A Memoir" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Michelle Zauner Category: Biography & Memoir
22:4014/10/2023
Born a Crime - Book Summary
"Stories from a South African Childhood" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Trevor Noah Category: Biography & Memoir
22:5213/10/2023
A Peopleβs History of the United States - Book Summary
"A brilliant and moving history of the American people" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Howard Zinn Category: History
40:1506/10/2023
The 5 AM Club - Book Summary
"Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life." π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Robin Sharma Category: Career & Success
22:0606/10/2023
You Are a Badass - Book Summary
"How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Jen Sincero Category: Personal Development
21:2806/10/2023
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? - Book Summary
"Everyday Tools for Lifeβs Ups & Downs" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Julie Smith Category: Personal Development
19:0506/10/2023
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow - Book Summary
"A Novel" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Gabrielle Zevin Category: Creativity
18:1106/10/2023
Who Moved My Cheese? - Book Summary
"An Amazing Way to Deal With Change in Your Work and in Your Life" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Spencer Johnson Category: Personal Development
17:0406/10/2023
All About Love - Book Summary
"New Visions" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: bell hooks Category: Sex & Relationships
19:1006/10/2023
The Wealth of Nations - Book Summary
"The most influential economic book of all time" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Adam Smith Category: Economics
13:2606/10/2023
When Breath Becomes Air - Book Summary
"Finding hope in the face of insurmountable odds" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Paul Kalanithi Category: Biography & Memoir
24:4206/10/2023
The Sun Does Shine - Book Summary
"How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Anthony Ray Hinton and Lara Love Hardin Category: Biography & Memoir
34:3606/10/2023
The Silk Roads - Book Summary
"A New History of the World" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Peter Frankopan Category: History
32:0706/10/2023
The Prince - Book Summary
"Machiavelli's classic text on leadership and politics" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: NiccolΓ² Machiavelli Category: Management & Leadership
28:4206/10/2023
The Story of My Life - Book Summary
"The inspiring story of Helen Kellerβs triumph over blindness and deafness" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Helen Keller Category: Biography & Memoir
14:0306/10/2023
The Intelligent Investor - Book Summary
"The Definitive Book on Value Investing" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Benjamin Graham and comments by Jason Zweig Category: Money & Investments
22:4406/10/2023
The Biology of Belief - Book Summary
"Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Bruce H. Lipton Category: Religion & Spirituality
23:5806/10/2023
The Art of Seduction - Book Summary
"An examination of the amoral game and techniques of seducers" π For more insights, check out the full book here π Transcript and written book summary available here for free ποΈ Author: Robert Greene Category: Communication Skills
21:1406/10/2023