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Get the Summary Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey's Driven to Distraction in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Procrastination. Disorganization. Distractibility. Millions of adults have long considered these the hallmarks of a lack of self-discipline. But, for many, these and other problems in school, at work and in social relationships are actually symptoms of an inborn neurological...
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Get the Summary of Jordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules for Life in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.
What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have...
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Get the Summary of Gary Zukav's The Seat of the Soul in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In The Seat of The Soul, Gary Zukav shares a powerful discovery he made after studying historical figures like Albert Einstein, William James, and the psychologist Carl Jung. Zukav believes that these thought-leaders (along with many others) developed their ground-breaking theories and game-changing...
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Book Preview: #1 Everyone has a role model, someone who pointed the way at a critical moment in their lives. These children were my role models. They obviously knew something I didn't and I was determined to figure it out.
#2 The debate over whether intelligence is fixed or not has been going on for centuries. Today, most experts agree that it's not fixed, and that people can change...
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Get the Summary of 50 Cent and Robert Greene's The 50th Law in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.Original book introduction: In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, best-selling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a "bible" for success in life and work, based on a single principle: fear nothing.
With intimate stories from 50 Cent's life on...
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Get the Summary of Michael Todd's Relationship Goals in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: DISCLAIMER: This book is a SUMMARY of Relationship Goals; How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex By Michael Todd. It is meant to be a companion, not a replacement, to the original book. Please note that this summary is not authorized, licensed, approved, or endorsed by the author or publisher of the...
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Get the Summary of William H. McRaven's Make Your Bed in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: SUMMARY OF MAKE YOUR BED BY ADMIRAL WILLIAM H. McRaven. McRaven uses the lessons he learned in his grueling Navy SEAL training to illustrate his guide to living your best life. He reinforces the instruction with examples of leaders throughout his career as a SEAL commander.
He shows us where he succeeded,...
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Get the Summary of Aubrey Marcus's Own the Day, Own Your Life in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: By reading this summary, you will learn how to improve your life by optimizing each area of activity.
You will also learn: how to eat better; how to sleep better; how to work better; how to rest better; how to have better intimate relationships.
In today's modern life, opportunities to take...
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Get the Summary of David Epstein's Range in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The Summary of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
When asked to review Range by David Epstein, Malcolm Gladwell wrote: "Epstein manages to make me thoroughly enjoy the experience of being told that everything I thought about something was wrong." In Range, Epstein knocks down...
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Get the Summary of Brené Brown's Braving the Wilderness in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: "True belonging doesn't require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are." Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives-experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy....
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Book Preview: #1 The calls to my radio show are coming from children who are being victimized by their parents. I try to give them a positive perspective on the situation.
#2 The price you have to pay for something you want is that it hurts when you lose it. The good part is that you get to see it. Children need to learn that these lessons are universal experiences, not just their...
12) Summary of Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish's How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen & How to Listen So
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Get the Summary of Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish's How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen & How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The renowned #1 New York Times bestselling authors share their advice and expertise with parents and teens in this accessible, indispensable guide to surviving adolescence.
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish transformed parenting...
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Get the Summary of Joe Dispenza's Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: As you read this summary, you will learn how relativity theory can be used to positively change your life and solve your problems.
You will also learn : to know yourself; to take back control of your life; to think like a visionary; to become who you want to be; to meditate
Changing...
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Get the Summary of Jeff Olson's The Slight Edge in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Learn About the Slight Edge That Will Bring Success and Happiness into Your Life in a Fraction of the Time It Takes to Read the Actual Book!
In the first chapter, Jeff Olson introduces his readers to the idea that every single person on this planet has the potential to turn either into a poor, unsuccessful...
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Get the Summary of Dan Millman's Way of the Peaceful Warrior in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: A book that could change your life: When Dan Millman was a young man, he expected that hard work would eventually bring a life of comfort, wisdom, and happiness. Yet, despite his many successes, he was haunted by the feeling that something was missing. Awakened by dark dreams one night, Dan...
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Get the Summary of Bobby Bones's Fail Until You Don't in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Bobby Bones is the youngest inductee ever into the National Radio Hall of Fame, alongside legends Dick Clark, Larry King, and Howard Stern. As "the most powerful man in country music" (Forbes), he has reached the peak of his profession and achieved his childhood dreams. Each weekday morning, more...
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Get the Summary of Gabrielle Bernstein's The Universe Has Your Back in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: With her own life lessons and struggles, as well as stories from clients and friends, Gabrielle Bernstein teaches the reader to trade fear for love. Through a general view of a personal higher being, she leads with love without stepping on religious ground. Connection to the higher power...
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Book Preview: #1 Behind the convenience store, in full view of a broken surveillance camera, a camping chair and a blood-stained blanket sit abandoned in the urban blight. A passerby peeks over the police tape and proclaims that the suspect got him three times in the back and once in the chest. But that is almost certainly not what happened.
#2 Erika Harden is a civilian crime scene...
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Get the Summary of Stephen Covey & A. Roger Merrill & Rebecca R. Merrill's First Things First in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well?
Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient?...
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Get the Summary of Steven C. Hayes & Spencer Smith's Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a new, scientifically based psychotherapy that takes a fresh look at why we suffer and even what it means to be mentally healthy. What if pain were a normal, unavoidable part of the human condition, but avoiding or trying...
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