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Get the Summary of M. Mitchell Waldrop's Complexity in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Brian Arthur, a Stanford University professor, felt disillusioned with traditional economics, which he found static and disconnected from the dynamic complexities of real-world markets. His concept of "increasing returns" suggested that success breeds further success in certain markets, challenging the equilibrium-focused theories...
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Get the Summary of Philip Ball's Beyond Weird in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Beyond Weird" by Philip Ball offers a deep dive into the perplexing world of quantum mechanics, a field that challenges our conventional understanding of reality. The book explores the evolution of quantum theory since its inception in the early 20th century, highlighting the ongoing quest to unravel its foundational principles. Ball...
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Get the Summary of Michio Kaku's Quantum Supremacy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Quantum Supremacy" by Michio Kaku chronicles the advent of quantum computing, a transformative technology that surpasses traditional supercomputers by exploiting atomic properties to tackle complex problems, such as simulating chemical reactions. This innovation has sparked a competitive race among tech giants like IBM, Google,...
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Get the Summary of Brian Greene's The Hidden Reality in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Hidden Reality" by Brian Greene explores the concept of parallel universes and the scientific theories that support their existence. The book delves into the evolution of the definition of "universe," which has expanded from everything in existence to the parts we can observe, and now to the idea of multiverses. Greene examines...
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Get the Summary of Russ Ramsey's Rembrandt Is in the Wind in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Rembrandt Is in the Wind" explores the concept that beauty emerges from healing and restoration. It highlights the importance of authenticity, using Vincent van Gogh's "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear" as an example of raw honesty. Van Gogh's time in the Saint-Paul asylum, despite mental illness and personal challenges,...
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Get the Summary of Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over 15 years - a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung and the unchallenged rise to power of his son, Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population.
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Get the Summary of Bill & Martin Dugard's O'Reilly Killing England in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: This breathtaking installment in Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's mega-bestselling Killing series transports readers to the most important era in our nation's history: the Revolutionary War. Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain's...
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Get the Summary Joseph E. Stiglitz's The Price of Inequality in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The top 1 percent of Americans control some 40 percent of the nation's wealth. But, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains in this best-selling critique of the economic status quo, this level of inequality is not inevitable. Rather, in recent years well-heeled interests have compounded their wealth...
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Get the Summary of Brian Kilmeade & Don Yaeger's Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Co-authors Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger have combined talents in the telling of yet another classic piece of American history. A punchy narrative of violence and liberation, the team has catapulted this renowned piece of history from bland textbook factual...
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Book Preview: Sam Quinones's “The Least of Us” (2021) is an in-depth analysis of drug use and addiction in America, and how it has been exacerbated by Mexican smugglers, drug traffickers, and pharmaceutical companies. Quinones chronicles the American opioid epidemic and explores the far-reaching damage generated by the meth and fentanyl crises. This follow-up to his bestseller...
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Get the Summary of Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" is the culmination of Michelle McNamara's life's work of investigating the legend of the Golden State Killer. It's a journal, it's a true crime file, and it’s a tale too gruesome to be true. The man McNamara christens The Golden State Killer raped and/or killed...
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Get the Summary of David Cay Johnston's It's Even Worse Than You Think in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: David Cay Johnston delivers on the promise to write a work that analyzes the decisions of the Trump administration in a cohesive manner. He skillfully outlines what damage Trump is doing to society. While there are many moral arguments made against its actions, there is a very large...
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Get the Summary of James Comey's A Higher Loyalty in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The #1 New York Times bestselling book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership is the first book written by former FBI Director James Comey. In this book, Comey shares his experiences from the past two decades he spent serving the American government. He explored what good leadership looks like...
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Get the Summary of Ben Shapiro's The Right Side of History in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In 2016, Ben Shapiro spoke at UC Berkeley. Hundreds of police officers were required from 10 UC campuses across the state to protect his speech, which was, ironically, about the necessity for free speech and rational debate.
He came to argue that Western civilization is in the midst of a crisis...
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Get the Summary of Steven Brill's Tailspin in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In this revelatory narrative covering the years 1967 to 2017, Steven Brill gives us a stunningly cogent picture of the broken system at the heart of our society. He shows us how, over the last half-century, America's core values - meritocracy, innovation, due process, free speech, and even democracy itself -...
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Get the Summary of Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb's I Am Malala in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank...
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Get the Summary of J. Anthony Allen's Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers" by J. Anthony Allen is a guide tailored for electronic music creators, focusing on the application of music theory within the context of modern production tools. The book emphasizes the importance of the producer's ear over strict adherence to theoretical...
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Book Preview:The National Rifle Association, which advocates for gun rights, rose to prominence by becoming one of the most powerful lobbying institutions in the United States, yet its political influence was considerably weakened following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.
Years of poor management, bad leadership, massive illegal profits, and excessive spending are...
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Get the Summary of Kate Moore's The Radium Girls in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore is a gruesome account of the effects of radium on young women who worked with radium-based paint in the first part of the twentieth century. Centering on two exploitative radium plants in Orange, New Jersey and Ottawa, Illinois,...
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Get the Summary of Neil Howe's The Fourth Turning Is Here in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Fourth Turning Is Here" by Neil Howe explores the cyclical patterns of American history, focusing on the current transformative period known as the Fourth Turning. The book posits that America is experiencing a profound societal shift, akin to past cycles that included the American Revolution and the Civil War. Howe...
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