7 Minute Books: Free Book Summaries

“The CEO's Real Job Isn't the Product, It's the Org” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Startup CXO Author: Matt Blumberg Category: Career Growth, Workplace & Company Culture, Startups & Entrepreneurship, Motivation & Self-Improvement What if the founder's...

“Baldwin, Kennedy, and the Conversation America Still Can't Have” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: What Truth Sounds Like Author: Michael Eric Dyson Category: Culture & Society Why does a single disastrous meeting from 1963 still feel like it's happening right now? Sam and...

“Five Mental Habits That Turn Mistakes Into Momentum” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: The Five Elements of Effective Thinking Author: Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird Category: Career Growth, Focus, Habits & Productivity, Learning & Education Can you actually explain the P...

“East of Eden: The One Word That Sets You Free” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: East of Eden Author: John Steinbeck Category: Culture & Society, Parenting & Family Life, Writing, Language & Storytelling, Philosophy & Big Ideas What if the oldest question in the world —...

“Why Working Yourself to Death Is Bad Business” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: ReWork Author: Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson Category: Startups & Entrepreneurship, Memoirs & Life Stories, Workplace & Company Culture What if the sixteen-hour workday isn't her...

“Forty-Three Years in a Six-by-Nine Cell, and He Refused to Hate” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Solitary Author: Albert Woodfox Category: Culture & Society, Memoirs & Life Stories What does forty-three years in a six-by-nine cell do to a person's capacity for compassion?...

“Why Your Worst Year Might Be Your Best Teacher” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Falling Upward Author: Richard Rohr Category: Faith, Spirituality & Meaning, Personal Growth What if the worst year of your life was actually the beginning of the real one? Sam and Sophie open Richard...

“Keller's Bridge Between Belief and Unbelief” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: The Reason For God Author: Timothy Keller Category: Faith, Spirituality & Meaning Can you hold a real conversation about faith without either side turning into a caricature? Sam and Sophie open the e...

“Institutions, Not Geography: Why Some Nations Thrive and Others Stay Trapped” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Why Nations Fail Author: Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson Category: Politics & Current Affairs, Economics & Global Markets Why do some countries end up rich whil...

“Stop Waiting for Permission: Arlan Hamilton's Blueprint for Building Wealth from Nothing” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Your First Million Author: Arlan Hamilton Category: Personal Finance & Investing, Career Growth, Motivation & Self-Improvement, Startups & Entrepr...

“Why the Car Won (And Why It's Not the End of the Story)” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: A Brief History of Motion Author: Tom Standage Category: World History, Economics & Global Markets, Culture & Society, Nature, Climate & Environment What if the car didn't wi...

“Why Smarter Effort Beats More Effort” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: 10x Is Easier Than 2x Author: Dan Sullivan with Benjamin Hardy Category: Focus, Habits & Productivity, Motivation & Self-Improvement, Career Growth, Startups & Entrepreneurship What if the goal you'...

“Why Most Meetings and Parties Fail, and How to Fix Them” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: The Art of Gathering Author: Priya Parker Category: Culture & Society, Career Growth, Mindfulness & Wellbeing Priya Parker says we don't gather too much — we gather poorly. Sam and So...

“Why the Ten Thousand Hour Rule Is Basically a Myth” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Mastery Author: Tony Wagner, Ulrik Juul Christensen Category: Technology & Innovation, Career Growth, Motivation & Self-Improvement, Learning & Education What if the ten thousand hour rule...

“Why Smart Is a Skill, Not a Birthright” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Get Smart! Author: Brian Tracy Category: Leadership & Team Building, Focus, Habits & Productivity, Motivation & Self-Improvement Brian Tracy thinks intelligence isn't something you're born wi...

“The Letter Nobody Meant to Read” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Dear Madam President Author: Jennifer Palmieri Category: Culture & Society, Politics & Current Affairs What do you write to the first woman who will sit in the Oval Office, when the woman you believed would be th...

“Why Discomfort Is the Forge That Makes You Unbreakable” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Embrace the Suck Author: Brent Gleeson Category: Career Growth, Focus, Habits & Productivity, Motivation & Self-Improvement, Faith, Spirituality & Meaning Does the phrase "embrace...

“The Economist Who Says It's a Moral Science” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Economics for the Common Good Author: Jean Tirole Category: Economics & Global Markets Can economics actually be a moral science, or is that just a nice phrase for a cold toolkit? Sam and Sophie open...

“One Girl's Escape From North Korea, and the Truth That Set Her Free” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: In Order to Live Author: Yeonmi Park Category: Memoirs & Life Stories, Culture & Society, Motivation & Self-Improvement, Politics & Current Affairs What does it ac...

“The Ghost Story You Inherited Without Knowing It” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: It Didn't Start With You Author: Mark Wolynn Category: Psychology & Human Behavior, Parenting & Family Life, Mindfulness & Wellbeing What if your worst anxiety isn't even yours? Sam...

“Why Civilizations Go Quiet When the Alarm Sounds” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: The Watchman's Rattle Author: Rebecca D. Costa Category: Science & Discovery, Decision-Making & Critical Thinking, Nature, Climate & Environment, Culture & Society What if civilizati...

“Stop Guessing, Start Testing: The Conversion Framework” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: You Should Test That! Author: Chris Goward Category: Sales, Branding & Marketing, Startups & Entrepreneurship, Career Growth, Motivation & Self-Improvement If you had to guess why most...

“Why the Best Leaders Stop Trying to Win” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Conscious Leadership Author: John Mackey, Steve McIntosh and Carter Phipps Category: Leadership & Team Building, Workplace & Company Culture, Creativity in Business, Technology & Innovation Is the old...

“Your Mood Isn't Random, It's Just Energy and Tension” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: The Origin of Everyday Moods Author: Robert E. Thayer Category: Personal Growth, Psychology & Human Behavior Why can the exact same afternoon feel completely different on two different...

“Why Your Feelings Are Smarter Than You Think” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Emotional Author: Leonard Mlodinow Category: Personal Growth, Psychology & Human Behavior, Science & Discovery, Philosophy & Big Ideas What if everything you were taught about logic versus feelin...