“Never Split the Difference” by Christopher Voss is one of the best and most detailed books about negotiation, coming from an author with decades of experience as a business consultant and FBI hostage negotiator. Below are the 5 most important takeaways from the book, followed by the full summary of each chapter. The Power of …
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Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics” is a foundational text in Western philosophy, especially in the realm of ethics. Below are it’s five most important concepts, followed by a full chapter-by-chapter summary. The Concept of Eudaimonia (Happiness or Flourishing): Aristotle claims that the ultimate end or purpose of human life is to achieve happiness or flourishing (eudaimonia). This …
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A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope and Tsar, Metternich and Guizot, French Radicals and German police-spies. Where is the party in opposition that has not been decried as communistic by its opponents in power? …
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Chapter 1: The Boy Who Lived Mr. and Mrs. Dursley and their son, Dudley, live at number four, Privet Drive. They pride themselves on being perfectly normal and have a strong aversion to anything unusual or mysterious. Mr. Dursley is the director of a firm called Grunnings, which manufactures drills. The Dursleys have a secret …
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“The Demon-Haunted World” by Carl Sagan is a passionate plea for reason, science, and education as tools to combat ignorance, superstition, and misinformation. It’s lessons are many, but the 5 main takeaways are listed below. Chapter 1: The Most Precious Thing The Value of Science: The chapter begins with a quote from Albert Einstein: “All …
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