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Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
October 1, 2024
Rating: 4.1/5
Summary: A moving story is designed to convey a single moment in time (climax), it shows a transformation of a character (arc), and keeps the audience engaged through techniques like stakes and surprise.
Summary: A moving story is designed to convey a single moment in time (climax), it shows a transformation of a character (arc), and keeps the audience engaged through techniques like stakes and surprise.

Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours
March 10, 2024
Rating: 4.74/5
Summary: Find a lucrative business idea by following Noah Kagan’s process: get started and overcome your fear of asking, brainstorm and validate business ideas, leverage media for growth, start marketing, and remember to be happy.
Summary: Find a lucrative business idea by following Noah Kagan’s process: get started and overcome your fear of asking, brainstorm and validate business ideas, leverage media for growth, start marketing, and remember to be happy.

Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
April 1, 2022
Rating: 4.8/5
Summary: David Goggins, arguably the hardest human on earth, learned to conquer his mind, overcome adversity, and achieve what many thought was impossible.
Summary: David Goggins, arguably the hardest human on earth, learned to conquer his mind, overcome adversity, and achieve what many thought was impossible.

Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome
November 18, 2021
Rating: 3.9/5
Summary: Your health is directly linked to the health of the organisms in your gut, and the best way to get a healthy gut is to eat a wide variety of plants.
Summary: Your health is directly linked to the health of the organisms in your gut, and the best way to get a healthy gut is to eat a wide variety of plants.

The Proof is in the Plants: How Science Shows a Plant-Based Diet Could Save Your Life (and the Planet)
November 10, 2021
Rating: 4.6/5
Summary: A plant-predominant diet (85-100% plants) is the optimal diet for human health, planetary health, and animal welfare, and it’s not too difficult to implement.
Summary: A plant-predominant diet (85-100% plants) is the optimal diet for human health, planetary health, and animal welfare, and it’s not too difficult to implement.

The Art of Thinking Clearly
November 4, 2021
Rating: 3.7/5
Summary: Think more clearly by learning 99 of the biggest “cognitive errors” – repeated failures to think clearly that humans tend to make.
Summary: Think more clearly by learning 99 of the biggest “cognitive errors” – repeated failures to think clearly that humans tend to make.

The Richest Man in Babylon
November 3, 2021
Rating: 4.1/5
Summary: Save money and use it wisely, and you will acquire wealth like the citizens of ancient Babylon.
Summary: Save money and use it wisely, and you will acquire wealth like the citizens of ancient Babylon.

The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
November 2, 2021
Rating: 4.1/5
Summary: People’s financial decisions are guided more by our psychology than by our mathematical calculations, thus our finances are subject to all the quirks and biases of the human psyche.
Summary: People’s financial decisions are guided more by our psychology than by our mathematical calculations, thus our finances are subject to all the quirks and biases of the human psyche.

Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual
November 1, 2021
Rating: 4/5
Summary: A retired Navy SEAL officer’s life philosophy that’s based on the idea that discipline is the best way to reach your true potential.
Summary: A retired Navy SEAL officer’s life philosophy that’s based on the idea that discipline is the best way to reach your true potential.

How Not To Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
October 15, 2021
Rating: 5/5
Summary: Dr. Greger has found an overwhelming amount of evidence showing that a whole food plant based diet is the best way to stop, treat, or even reverse the most deadly human diseases.
Summary: Dr. Greger has found an overwhelming amount of evidence showing that a whole food plant based diet is the best way to stop, treat, or even reverse the most deadly human diseases.