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1984

1984

George Orwell

1949

Fiction Science Fiction

The novel 1984, written by George Orwell, is a dystopian depiction of a totalitarian future society where the government,…

Adultere

Adultere

Ernest Hemingway

2010

Literary Fiction

The book you're referring to is likely 'The Adulteress' is not a book by Ernest Hemingway, however, I found that 'The Garden…

Be Your Future Self Now

Benjamin Hardy

Hardy's central move is a reframe: identity isn't something you discover by looking backward at your history, it's something…

Can't Hurt Me

David Goggins

Part memoir, part brutal self-improvement manual, Goggins traces his transformation from an abused, overweight, learning-disabled…

Daring Greatly

Brené Brown

Brown's book is built on a reframing of vulnerability: not as weakness, but as the essential birthplace of courage, creativity,…

Dear Debbie

Freida McFadden

2026

Published January 2026, this is a tonal departure for McFadden — closer to dark comedy and revenge fiction than her usual…

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Newport defines "deep work" as professional activity performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that pushes…

Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Henry Kissinger

1994

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

1940

Fiction Classic +1 more

The novel tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to a republican guerrilla…

Four Thousand Weeks

Oliver Burkeman

Burkeman's starting point is a stark statistic: the average human life is roughly four thousand weeks long, and most productivity…

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

1818

Fiction Classic

A novel by English author Mary Shelley that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient…

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

J.K. Rowling

1997

Fiction Fantasy

The first novel in the Harry Potter series, following Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage.

High Performance Habits

Brendon Burchard

Based on Burchard's large-scale research/coaching data, this book identifies six habits that statistically distinguish long-term…

Indistractable

Nir Eyal & Julie Li

Eyal, previously known for Hooked (a book on building habit-forming products), turns his attention to the opposite problem:…

It

It

Stephen King

1986

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

It Ends With Us

It Ends With Us

Colleen Hoover

2012

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

It Starts with Us

It Starts with Us

Colleen Hoover

2022

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

It's Not Her

Mary Kubica

2026

Courtney Gray's peaceful family vacation at a secluded lake resort is shattered when a scream from the neighboring cottage…

Kissinger

Kissinger

Walter Isaacson

1992

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

Mindset

Carol S. Dweck

Dweck's foundational distinction is between a "fixed mindset" — the belief that abilities like intelligence and talent are…

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

1934

Fiction Mystery

Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a wealthy American passenger aboard the Orient Express train.

My Husband's Wife

Alice Feeney

2026

Eden Fox, an artist on the verge of her first big gallery exhibition, returns from a run to the home she and her husband…

Nixon and Kissinger

Nixon and Kissinger

Robert Dallek

2007

Nixon and Kissinger, written by Robert Dallek, is a historical biography that explores the complex relationship between…

On China

On China

Henry Kissinger

2011

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

1967

Fiction Historical Fiction

The multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founds the town of Macondo.

Outlive

Peter Attia

Attia, a physician specializing in longevity medicine, distinguishes between "Medicine 2.0" — the reactive, disease-treatment…

Positive Intelligence

Shirzad Chamine

Chamine, drawing on his work in executive coaching and neuroscience, argues that most people operate at a fraction of their…

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

1813

Fiction Classic +1 more

Pride and Prejudice follows the emotional development of protagonist Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty…

Range

David Epstein

Epstein challenges the "10,000-hours," early-specialization model of success (popularized by Malcolm Gladwell and Anders…

Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller

James Patterson

2026

The 34th entry in Patterson's long-running Alex Cross series functions as a prequel/companion piece to the 1993 original,…

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

1811

Fiction Classic +1 more

The novel follows the three Dashwood sisters as they must move with their widowed mother from the estate on which they grew…

Sideshow

Sideshow

William Shawcross

1979

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

1998

The 48 Laws of Power is a self-help book written by Robert Greene, first published in 1998. The book delves into the strategies…

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk

Van der Kolk, a psychiatrist and one of the most influential trauma researchers of the past four decades, argues that traumatic…

The Crash

Freida McFadden

2026

Published in January 2025, this standalone thriller follows Tegan Werner, a 23-year-old pregnant woman working double shifts…

The End of Mental Illness

Daniel Amen

Amen, a psychiatrist known for his brain-imaging (SPECT) clinical work, argues that psychiatry has relied too heavily on…

The Gifts of Imperfection

Brené Brown

This earlier Brown book lays out ten guideposts for what she calls "Wholehearted Living" — a way of engaging with the world…

The Grand Chessboard

The Grand Chessboard

Zbigniew Brzezinski

1997

The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives is a non-fiction book written by Zbigniew Brzezinski,…

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

1925

Fiction Classic

A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions…

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

1937

Fiction Fantasy

A children's fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. It follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins to win a share of the…

The Housemaid

Freida McFadden

2026

McFadden's breakout 2022 thriller and the first in what became a bestselling series. Millie Calloway, an ex-convict struggling…

The Intruder

Freida McFadden

2026

A dual-timeline psychological thriller set primarily in an isolated New Hampshire cabin. In the present ("Now"), Casey Carter…

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

1954

Fiction Fantasy

An epic high fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book The Hobbit,…

The Mountain Is You

Brianna Wiest

Wiest's book is a psychologically grounded exploration of self-sabotage — why people repeatedly undermine their own goals,…

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

1952

Fiction Classic

The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out…

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

Housel's core argument is that financial success is less about what you know and more about how you behave — "soft skills"…

The Secret of Secrets

Dan Brown

2026

Released in September 2025, this is the sixth Robert Langdon novel and Brown's first in eight years. Langdon travels to…

The Secret of Secrets

Dan Brown

2026

Released in September 2025, this is the sixth Robert Langdon novel and Brown's first in eight years. Langdon travels to…

The Widow

John Grisham

Published in October 2025, The Widow marks a genre shift for Grisham: his first true whodunit, layered onto his familiar…

Think Again

Adam Grant

Grant's thesis is that intelligence is traditionally measured by the ability to think and learn, but in a fast-changing…

This Story Might Save Your Life

Tiffany Crum

2026

Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world — a show built around "against all odds" survival…

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

1960

Fiction Classic

A novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic…

Twisted Lies

Twisted Lies

Ana Huang

2022

Twisted Lies is a romantic suspense novel by Ana Huang. The story revolves around Dr. Sophia Pierce, a successful and independent…

Ugly Love

Ugly Love

Colleen Hoover

2014

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

1869

Fiction Historical Fiction

A literary work mixed with chapters on history and philosophy by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published serially,…

What Happened to You?

Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey

Structured as an extended dialogue between child psychiatrist and trauma researcher Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey, the book…

World order

World order

Henry Kissinger

1975

No summary available from OpenLibrary.

You Are a Badass

Jen Sincero

Sincero's book is a high-energy, conversationally written entry in the personal development genre, blending self-help psychology…

تاريخ العلوم

تاريخ العلوم

Claude Brezinski

2015

No summary available from OpenLibrary.