March 2019 - Four Minute Books

Salt: A World History Summary

March 28, 2019November 20, 2020 Jim Farina

1-Sentence-Summary: Salt: A World History explores how the everyday mineral we know as table salt has shaped human civilization through the centuries, causing wars and the rise and fall of empires.

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Rest Summary

March 21, 2019December 9, 2020 Luke Rowley

1-Sentence-Summary: Rest examines why traditional methods of working too long and hard are inefficient compared to working less, resting, and playing to accomplish your best work.

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The Rise Summary

March 14, 2019December 9, 2020 Niklas Goeke

1-Sentence-Summary: The Rise explains the integral role of failure in all creative endeavors and provides examples of great thinkers who thrived because they viewed failure as a necessary part of their journey towards mastery.

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How Luck Happens Summary

March 7, 2019November 20, 2020 Clara Lobina

1-Sentence-Summary: How Luck Happens shows you how to foster your own luck by creating the conditions for it to manifest itself in your work, love and all other aspects of life.

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