Originally published in 1937, Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich is widely acknowledged as a foundational text in the field of self-help literature. The book mainly revolves around the themes of The Mystical Power of Positive Thinking, Setting Goals and Persistence, and Desire and Motivation in Personal and Financial Growth. Through anecdotes and practical strategies that Hill claims came from his intimate knowledge of business luminaries such as Andrew Carnegie, Hill promises to catalyze personal... Read Think and Grow Rich Summary

Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011), written by Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman, examines how people exercise judgment and make decisions. It draws from Kahneman’s long career—particularly his collaboration with fellow psychologist Amos Tversky beginning in 1969—identifying the mechanisms, biases, and perspectives that constitute human decision-making. Its 38 chapters provide detailed information affecting disciplines ranging from mathematics to law. The book was named one of the best books of 2011 by The New York Times and The... Read Thinking, Fast and Slow Summary

Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H. Meadows was originally published in 2008, twelve years after the author’s death in 1996. Meadows was an environmental scientist, systems analyst, and writer who gained international recognition as a lead author of The Limits to Growth (1972), a groundbreaking study that used computer modeling to examine the consequences of exponential economic and population growth in a world of finite resources. Meadows’s expertise in systems dynamics and environmental... Read Thinking in Systems Summary

Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life explains how to win at nearly any competition, from poker and product marketing to politics and warfare, using game theory. Published in 1991 by economics professors Avinash K. Dixit of Princeton University and Barry J. Nalebuff of Yale University, the work became an international bestseller. The eBook version of the 1993 re-issue forms the basis for this study guide. SummaryIn life, people often vie... Read Thinking Strategically Summary

Think Like a Freak is a nonfiction book published in 2014 by Steven D. Levitt, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, and Stephen J. Dubner, a journalist based in New York City. It is a follow-up to the authors’ successful books Freakonomics (2005) and SuperFreakonomics (2009), and ties in with their blog and podcast, which can be found at freakonomics.com. A fourth book in the series, When to Rob a Bank, was... Read Think Like a Freak Summary

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate is Naomi Klein's fourth book. Published in 2014, it explores the issue of climate change from an anticapitalistic political perspective and considers whether contemporary market-driven policies are adequate for responding to the global crisis. The book won the 2014 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction and was adapted into a documentary by Avi Lewis.Klein is a Canadian author, filmmaker, and activist whose work centers on anticapitalist critique... Read This Changes Everything Summary

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends is a bestselling nonfiction book written by former New York Times lead cybersecurity journalist Nicole Perlroth. Published in 2021, this book recounts Perlroth’s years-long investigation into the shadowy global market for “zero-day exploits”— critical security vulnerabilities in software that are discovered, weaponized, and utilized by governments, criminals, and mercenaries all around the world. Perlroth introduces the fundamentals of hacking, provides insight into the US government’s role in... Read This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends Summary

This is Your Mind on Plants was written by American author Michael Pollan and was published in 2022 by Penguin Books. Pollan, whose previous works include The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Cooked, and How to Change Your Mind, has spent decades writing about food systems, gardening, nature, and human psychology. In his work Pollan shares three separate essays that explore some of the world’s most prominent drugs—opium, caffeine, and mescaline—and the plants that produce them. He also... Read This Is Your Mind on Plants Summary

Thrive is a nonfiction book by Arianna Huffington, a Greek American journalist, businesswoman, and wellness guru. In Thrive, Huffington advocates for a holistic approach to success that includes not only material prosperity but also physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Published in 2014, Thrive added to the growing interest in examining stress and burnout caused by American work culture and standards of success. Huffington points out, “To live the lives we truly want and deserve, and... Read Thrive Summary

Tightrope: Americans Reaching For Hope (Alfred A. Knopf, 2020) is a nonfiction book written by the journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, who are also married. The book chronicles the individual impact of the American approach to poverty and offers prescriptions for how the United States can adopt a more human approach to those who are struggling with deprivation, addiction, and despair. Upon its release, the book was a New York Times best seller.Plot SummaryThe... Read Tightrope Summary

Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything, written by BJ Fogg and published in 2019, is a self-improvement guide that shows how people can create big differences in their lives by making very small changes in their habits. The book is based on modern theories of human behavior; its methods use rewards, not punishments, to lock in new habits that support people’s aspirations for better health, improved relationships, and more success at work and... Read Tiny Habits Summary

Ron Chernow’s Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1998) is a comprehensive, 676-page biography of a complex man who became one of America’s most controversial business moguls, as well as its foremost philanthropist. Chernow, the author of Grant (2017), The House of Morgan (1990) and Alexander Hamilton (2004), the latter of which inspired a Broadway musical, has established himself as a celebrated biographer of leading figures in US economic history.John D. Rockefeller (whom... Read Titan Summary

Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves, written by American journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, is a nonfiction work published in 2009. The subtitle accurately describes what the work accomplishes, and the book is the product of “more than five hundred hours of interviews with more than two hundred individuals who participated directly in the events surrounding the financial crisis” (vii). Sorkin, a... Read Too Big To Fail Summary

Seth Godin’s Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us (2008) is a motivational book based on two key ideas: First, tribe formation is part of human nature; second, thanks to the power of the Internet, anyone can spearhead this tribe formation and change the world. All you need, says the author, is the desire to cause change, the ability to connect people, and the openness to a true leadership role. From boisterous rock band members... Read Tribes Summary

Harvard economics professor Edward Glaeser brings new life and controversy to the study of urban areas with his book Triumph of The City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier (2011). The 2011 Penguin Books edition is the subject of this guide. Glaeser amasses evidence from his own research and elsewhere to prove the critical importance of cities to the progress of humanity. His thesis is that the many personal interconnections... Read Triumph of the City Summary

Trump: The Art of the Deal is a 1987 memoir and business advice book by Donald J. Trump, co-written with journalist Tony Schwartz. The book provides insights into Trump’s business practices, personal experiences, and the strategies he employed to achieve success in the real estate industry. It combines autobiographical anecdotes with practical guidance on negotiation and deal-making. This guide is based on the 2015 Ballantine Books edition of The Art of the Deal.SummaryThe Art of the... Read Trump: The Art of the Deal Summary

Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point (2023) is a nonfiction book written by Harvard political scientists Drs. Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. The book has two goals. First, the authors demonstrate how the US, through its antiquated political institutions, is uniquely susceptible to authoritarian rule compared to other established western democracies. Second, the authors show how to reverse the democratic backslide currently facing the country. To build rapport with readers... Read Tyranny of the Minority Summary

The book’s first part, “Incentives,” introduces the key conflict: Wiener, a 25-year-old Brooklyn native, desires “momentum” and fulfilment in her professional life but has tired of her job as an underpaid assistant at a Manhattan literary agency. After a brief stint at a New York e-book startup, she secures a customer support position at a mobile analytics company in San Francisco. She optimistically immerses herself in the workplace culture, shrugging off incidents of sexism, the... Read Uncanny Valley Summary

Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara chronicles the journey of Eleven Madison Park (EMP) as Guidara transforms it from a moderately respected New York City restaurant to the top restaurant in the world. Published in 2022, the book has already impacted popular culture—it’s been featured on TV shows such as The Bear and Billions. In Unreasonable Hospitality, Guidara imparts business insights through a personal lens. The... Read Unreasonable Hospitality Summary

Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis (2019) is a work of nonfiction by Jared Diamond, in which he applies the research from personal therapy to identify how nations navigate national crises. He compares the resolutions of national crises in seven countries and identifies unfolding crises in the United States (US), Japan, and the world. A retired professor of geography and author of other popular works, such as Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of... Read Upheaval Summary