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Book Summaries

Philosophy Book Summaries

(15 books)

The Bhagvad Gita: A Selection by Ramesh Balsekar

Ripples by Ramesh Balsekar

Dhammapada – Translated by Max Müller

Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna

The Way of Chuang Tzu – Translation by Thomas Merton

Awareness: The Key to Living by Osho

Learning to Silence the Mind by Osho

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

On the Shortness of Life by Seneca

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse

Fragments by Heraclitus

Freedom from the Known by J KrishnamurtiA book about freeing yourself from the past and the known.

The Manual for Living by Epictetus

The Mind by Osho


Personal Growth (Self-Help) Book Summaries

(17 books)

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

Thirty by Emily Maroutian

The Little Book of Lykke (aka The Key to Happiness) by Meik Wiking

How to Get Lucky by Max Gunther

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

The Art of the Good Life by Rolf Dobelli

From Poverty to Power by James Allen

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

Zen: The Art of Simple Living by Shunmyo Masuno

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker

ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier-Hansson

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Think and Win like Dhoni by Sfurti Sahare

The Monkey Theory by Sfurti Sahare


Money, Personal Finance, Investing Book Summaries

(10 Books)

Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier

The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks

The Single Best Investment by Lowell Miller

Dividend Growth Machine by Nathan Winklepleck

The Zurich Axioms by Max GuntherA book that challenges conventional wisdom about investing, money and risk.

Coffee Can Investing by Saurabh Mukherjea

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre

How to Become Rich by Devdutt Pattanaik

How to Day Trade for a Living by Andrew Aziz


Health Book Summaries

(2 books)

The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jason Fung

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker


Non Fiction Book Summaries

(3 books)

Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb


Fiction Book Reviews

(3 books)

The Supernova Era by Cixin Liu

The North Water by Ian McGuire

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan


Poetry Book Reviews

(1 books)

Poems for the Soul by Sanober Khan


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