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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20 Minute Books

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Why Nations Fail - Book Summary 23.11.2023 33:15

"The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson Category: Politics

Fukushima - Book Summary 23.11.2023 23:50

"The Story of a Nuclear Disaster" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Lochbaum, Edwin Lyman, Susan Q. Stranahan and the Union of Concerned Scientists Category: Nature & the Environment

Fast Food Nation - Book Summary 23.11.2023 29:03

"The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Eric Schlosser Category: Health & Nutrition

Why We Get the Wrong Politicians - Book Summary 22.11.2023 29:12

"A quick tour of British politics" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Isabel Hardman Category: Politics

Navalny - Book Summary 22.11.2023 23:56

"Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future?" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jan Matti Dollbaum, Morvan Lallouet and Ben Noble Category: Biography & Memoir

Mighty Be Our Powers - Book Summary 22.11.2023 29:58

"How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Leymah Gbowee with Carol Mithers Category: Biography & Memoir

A River in Darkness - Book Summary 22.11.2023 24:23

"One Man’s Escape from North Korea" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Masaji Ishikawa Category: Biography & Memoir

Faith Still Moves Mountains - Book Summary 22.11.2023 13:53

"Miraculous Stories of the Healing Power of Prayer" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Harris Faulkner Category: History

On Tyranny - Book Summary 22.11.2023 19:57

"Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Timothy Snyder Category: Politics

Jerusalem - Book Summary 22.11.2023 46:53

"The Biography" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore Category: History

Letter to the American Church - Book Summary 22.11.2023 28:06

"A Call for Christians and Church Leaders to Learn From the Past" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Eric Metaxas Category: History

Back Channel to Cuba - Book Summary 22.11.2023 42:07

"The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: William M. LeoGrande & Peter Kornbluh Category: History

Liars, Leakers, and Liberals - Book Summary 21.11.2023 31:18

"The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Judge Jeanine Pirro Category: Politics

In Praise Of Love - Book Summary 21.11.2023 21:49

"An Ode to Romance, Relationships, and Sex" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Alain Badiou Category: Philosophy

Falling Upward - Book Summary 21.11.2023 24:08

"A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard Rohr Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Food Fix - Book Summary 21.11.2023 29:58

"How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities, and Our Planet – One Bite at a Time" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Mark Hyman Category: Health & Nutrition

What’s Our Problem? - Book Summary 21.11.2023 17:37

"A Self-Help Book for Societies" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Tim Urban Category: History

The Social Contract - Book Summary 21.11.2023 22:41

"A cornerstone in modern political and social thought" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau Category: Philosophy

Impeachment - Book Summary 21.11.2023 21:33

"An American History" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jeffrey A. Engel, Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali and Peter Baker Category: History

The End of Power - Book Summary 21.11.2023 31:17

"From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn’t What It Used To Be" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Moisés Naím Category: Politics

I Alone Can Fix It - Book Summary 20.11.2023 31:59

"Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker Category: Politics

Only the Paranoid Survive - Book Summary 20.11.2023 23:04

"Transform apocalypse into opportunity" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Andrew S. Grove Category: Entrepreneurship

Why The West Rules – For Now - Book Summary 20.11.2023 31:00

"The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ian Morris Category: History

Richard Nixon - Book Summary 20.11.2023 33:44

"The Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: John A. Farrell Category: Biography & Memoir

Saved - Book Summary 20.11.2023 18:38

"A War Reporter’s Mission to Make It Home" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Benjamin Hall Category: Biography & Memoir