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Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Renowned professor of psychology Jordan B. Peterson draws from science, tradition, and his varied clinical experience to explain what it takes to live a rich, meaningful life in his book, 12 Rules for Life. In this enthralling title, Jordan Peterson distills life’s most important lessons into 12 digestible rules that anyone can use to better their life and the lives of the people around them.

Author and culture critic Ben Shapiro tells in no uncertain terms how Americans are ruining their nation by forsaking the values and virtues that their Founding Fathers believed in. If the people don’t stop being angry and ungrateful at the country that has offered them so much, then the struggle for America’s soul will be lost forever.

In Winners Take All, Anand Giridharadas bursts the great myth that large corporations are the key drivers of social change and poverty reduction. He provides critical evidence that shows just how self-serving these large donations are, highlighting the behind-the-scenes machinations that keep the system skewed in favor of the wealthy. Giridharadas pulls no punches as he exposes the inner workings of what he calls MarketWorld, a reference to the philanthropic individuals and companies that make a killing off the misery of poor people.

In Range, author and journalist David Epstein exposes the fallacy behind the specialization myth and how society benefits more when people are generalists. It is those who seek broad experience in diverse fields that become innovative and creative problem-solvers ready to tackle problems that seem unfamiliar and complex.

This is an audio summary and analysis of Daniel Coyle’s The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Author Daniel Coyle shares the secrets to creating a successful organizational culture. Drawing from various examples, Coyle shows that everyone from companies to comedy troupes can have success with three simple conditions.

Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not these books are for you, this audio summary bundle is here to help. Each summary includes key takeaways and analysis of the original book to help you quickly absorb the author's wisdom in a distilled and easy-to-digest format.

Nassir Nicholas Taleb challenges conventions about success, change, and equanimity in his best-selling book Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life. Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. If you'd like to purchase the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.

This is an audio summary and analysis of the book Mind to Matter by Dawson Church. Quickly learn how you can focus your own energy to physically alter the world around and within you and connect with a higher plane of existence.

This is an audio summary and analysis of Hans Rosling's groundbreaking book, Factfulness. Intended as a companion to the original book, this summary includes a synopsis of the original book, Rosling's original quiz, an editorial review, background on the author, and more.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Author and physician Atul Gawande analyzes the diverse and problematic landscape of end-of-life care. By providing examples of the good and bad, Gawande shows that we as a society can do much better for the elderly and dying.

Stephen Hawking’s final book is a brilliant yet succinct look into some of the biggest questions that face humanity, such as "Where did it all begin?" and "Is time travel possible?" While the first six questions look towards issues science may already be able to answer (at least to some degree), the last four questions focus on Hawking’s outlook for the future of humanity, Earth, and our civilization.

This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original audiobook. Noah Harari will challenge the way you look at the world, the future, and yourself in his third number-one best-selling book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.

Best-selling Bulletproof Diet author Dave Asprey puts together life-improving tips from some of the most successful people on the planet. Game Changers will certainly encourage you to re-examine some of your life choices and habits, even if it doesn’t turn you into a full-blown biohacker!

This is an audio summary that includes a synopsis of the original book, chapter-by-chapter summaries, an editorial review, and much more.

(Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book). Lifestyle blogger Rachel Hollis has built a career out of being honest about how she’s trying to live her best life. In Girl, Wash Your Face, Hollis serves up all the lies she’s told herself over the years, to encourage us all to start seeing the most basic truth: it is up to you to live the life you want to live. Don't miss out on this ZIP Reads summary of Rachael Hollis' funny, heartwarming, and honest take on motherhood, success, authenticity, and life.

In Infinite Powers, Strogatz attempts to show us the link between the universe and calculus. Everything human civilization has created has been based on some form of calculus, including cellphones, radios, HIV drugs, and human genome technology. Strogatz makes a compelling argument that without integral and differential equations, there would be no modern civilization. Infinite Powers is a classic description of the history, development, and future of calculus, as well as the phenomenal mathematicians who mastered it.

Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. If you'd like to purchase the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible. Management expert Morten T. Hansen reveals the secrets behind top performance and productivity. He presents a compelling case for working less while still achieving more without compromising your work-life balance.

Educated, is a no-holds-barred memoir of her life growing up in an ultra-conservative survivalist Mormon family in Idaho in the 1990s. This is the inspirational story of how, having never been inside a classroom till she was seventeen, Westover went on to study at Cambridge and Harvard and write a book that has been lauded by people like Bill Gates and Barack Obama. This is also the story of the other America that, despite existing in our midst, continues to be suspect of the government and disowns children who try to join the mainstream.

Author Michael Pollan digs through decades of research and plays human guinea pig to illustrate the potential of psychedelics to alter the mind. Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. If you'd like to purchase the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.

Steven Pinker wants to prove that we are living in a world that is better off than it has ever been, and it will only continue to get better. In Enlightenment Now, Pinker argues that the best tools we have come from the 18th century ideals of reason, science, progress, and humanism, and we can leverage them in very 21st century ways by using data to tell the story of our modern world. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)