20 Minute Books

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Every Tuesday, a new book summary! Embark on a journey of knowledge with the "20 Minute Books" podcast, your free gateway to invaluable insights distilled from best-selling non-fiction books. Spanning categories such as Business, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, and more we transform influential works into engaging (roughly) 20-minute summaries. Perfect for commuters, budding entrepreneurs, or book enthusiasts, join me as I distill key takeaways from a world of wisdom, offering a rich library of book summaries directly to your ears. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your knowledge lan...

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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons - Book Summary 10.12.2023 35:24

"The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness and Recovery" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sam Kean Category: Science

The Man Who Solved the Market - Book Summary 10.12.2023 28:59

"How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gregory Zuckerman Category: Biography & Memoir

The Compass of Pleasure - Book Summary 10.12.2023 18:24

"How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning and Gambling Feel So Good" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David J. Linden Category: Psychology

The Talent Code - Book Summary 10.12.2023 25:42

"Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How." 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel Coyle Category: Education

Time Travel - Book Summary 10.12.2023 17:08

"A History" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: James Gleick Category: Science

The Selfish Gene - Book Summary 10.12.2023 36:21

"A landmark work in the field of biology and evolution" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard Dawkins Category: Science

Hacking Darwin - Book Summary 10.12.2023 31:51

"Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jamie Metzl Category: Science

Extra Life - Book Summary 10.12.2023 23:40

"A Short History of Living Longer" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Steven Johnson Category: Science

Rewire Your Anxious Brain - Book Summary 09.12.2023 18:38

"How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Catherine M. Pittman & Elizabeth M. Karle Category: Psychology

The People Vs Tech - Book Summary 09.12.2023 35:31

"How the Internet is Killing Democracy (And How We Save It)" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jamie Bartlett Category: Politics

The Red Queen - Book Summary 09.12.2023 26:16

"Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Matt Ridley Category: Science

Chernobyl - Book Summary 09.12.2023 28:32

"The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Serhii Plokhy Category: History

Enlightenment Now - Book Summary 09.12.2023 32:38

"The Case For Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Steven Pinker Category: Science

The Blank Slate - Book Summary 09.12.2023 45:39

"The Modern Denial of Human Nature" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Steven Pinker Category: Psychology

Adventures in the Anthropocene - Book Summary 09.12.2023 39:21

"A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gaia Vince Category: Nature & the Environment

The Fate of Rome - Book Summary 09.12.2023 24:12

"Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Kyle Harper Category: History

Chaos - Book Summary 09.12.2023 38:31

"Making a New Science" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: James Gleick Category: Science

The Epigenetics Revolution - Book Summary 09.12.2023 20:27

"How Modern Biology is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Nessa Carey Category: Science

A Brief History of Time - Book Summary 08.12.2023 34:54

"From the Big Bang to Black Holes" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Stephen Hawking Category: Science

The Order of Time - Book Summary 08.12.2023 23:47

"A trip through time with a leading theoretical physicist" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Carlo Rovelli Category: Philosophy

This Is Your Brain on Music - Book Summary 08.12.2023 26:08

"Understanding a Human Obsession" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel Levitin Category: Science

America Before - Book Summary 08.12.2023 31:26

"The Key to Earth’s Lost Civilization" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Graham Hancock Category: Science

The Uninhabitable Earth - Book Summary 08.12.2023 34:24

"A Story of the Future" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Wallace-Wells Category: Nature & the Environment

Outgrowing God - Book Summary 08.12.2023 27:42

"A Beginner’s Guide" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard Dawkins Category: Religion & Spirituality

The Magic of Reality - Book Summary 08.12.2023 34:00

"How We Know What’s Really True" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard Dawkins Category: Science