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Get the main key insights from this summary of Donella H. Meadows’ Thinking in Systems in just a short listen.

As a small business owner, your business is the clearest reflection of who you are and what you want from life. Michael E. Gerber explains this and more in The E-Myth Revisited. Step by step, Gerber shows how to shift your focus away from what your business is producing, and toward how well your business is producing it for your customers.

Get the main key insights from this summary of S. C. Gwynne’s Empire of the Summer Moon in just a short listen.

If you have wondered how people are exploited into the sex trade and how they recover, then you will find this book detailing several enthralling stories to be a fascinating story.

No time to read/listen to the original book? Get the main key insights from Summary of Saifedean Ammous’ The Bitcoin Standard in 23 minutes or less.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this Summary of Rob Lowe’s Stories I Only Tell My Friends in 23 minutes or less. Most actors are artists who shape their lives and legacies through mixed and harsh experiences. They are constantly at the mercy of script writers, directors, producers, critics, and audiences. In Stories I Only Tell My Friends (2011), Rob Lowe uncovers the burdens he endured as a child and the many ups and downs he experienced in building his acting career.

No time to read/listen to the original book? Get the main key insights from Summary of Martha Beck’s The Way of Integrity in 23 minutes or less.

We often forget that between the US president and all assailants stands a proud, largely unseen force. They protect democracy by defending the president. And, though the Secret Service has been known for its dedication and perfection in the face of unfathomable difficulties, it is now in grave danger. Zero Fail (2021) follows the decline through decades, leadership changes, and game-changing global events.

Get the main key ideas from this summary of Tochi Onyebuchi’s Riot Baby in just a short listen.

Do you keep getting ever so close to making a sale, before the prospect declines? If so, it might benefit you to learn a secret or two about the sales profession. In Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale (1985, reissued 2004), you will learn several crucial tricks that will help you get to that close. Did you know that one of the main reasons salespeople don’t get their close is because they never actually ask their prospects if they want to buy? Ziglar helps you avoid this, and several other common mistakes.

Get the main key ideas from this summary of Brandon Turner’s The Book on Rental Property Investing in just a short listen

In How The Word Is Passed (2021), Clint Smith chronicles his journey to multiple monuments and sites, exploring the history of Black slavery in America through the stories and events each one of them represents. Clint reflects on the places he visited, and the stories he heard from multiple tour guides, highlighting the importance of keeping the history of Black people’s struggle alive and running in the blood of up-and-coming and future generations.

In Out of the Cave (2021), Chris Hodges delves into the causes of depression and offers transformative hope and spiritual power to help us win the battle. Out of the Cave teaches us how to remove the stigma of depression and recognize that we're not alone; how our temperament and view of God influence how we deal with depression; and how to take a holistic approach to wellness - mind, body, and soul.

Wilson’s book, The Wreckage of My Presence (2021), is her unflinching thoughts and feelings about a smattering of subjects, from cults and spin classes (which aren’t all that different) to the reality of spiritual healers in Hollywood. But the book also dives into much deeper and intimate issues, like Wilson’s never-ending struggles with her weight as an actress, the pressures with raising children, and most prominently, the death of her mother.

No time to read? Get the main key ideas from this Summary of Jennie Allen’s Get Out of Your Head in 23 minutes or less. Jennie Allen’s Get Out of Your Head (2020) offers faith-based tips and techniques for taking charge of thoughts that spin out of control. We tend to dwell on things that we wish were different, yet this merely deepens our emotional emptiness.

In Barbarians at the Gate (1989), Bryan Burrough and John Helyar narrate the chaotic battles that ensued after news broke that food and tobacco giant RJR Nabisco was seeking an LBO as a solution for the drop in stock prices caused in part by CEO Ross Johnson’s restlessness and gravitation towards extreme actions and risks. What followed was a sequence of shocking surprises and interferences. The end result was the biggest deal done to date, although it wasn’t Johnson who harvested its glory.

Leah Guy’s Overcoming Toxic Emotions (2021) teaches you how to create positive change, live happier, and have better relationships with yourself and others for years to come through your own resources, determination, and spirit. Change is constant, regardless of our past, and making the choice to acknowledge change brings opportunities along with the unknown.

Get the main key insights from this summary of Tarana Burke and Brené Brown’s You Are Your Best Thing in just a short listen.

No time to listen? Get the main key insights from this summary of Andy Stanley’s Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets in 23 minutes or less. A few key insights from chapter one: Life’s all about making choices, every day. We all have moments when we aren't sure what to do. Some of us make quick decisions, while others can never have enough information before making a decision. But, in the end, we are where we are as a result of our choices.

No time to read/listen to the original book? Get the main key insights from Summary of Shane Parrish’s The Great Mental Models in 23 minutes or less.