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Every Tuesday, a new book summary! Embark on a journey of knowledge with the "20 Minute Books" podcast, your free gateway to invaluable insights distilled from best-selling non-fiction books. Spanning categories such as Business, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, and more we transform influential works into engaging (roughly) 20-minute summaries. Perfect for commuters, budding entrepreneurs, or book enthusiasts, join me as I distill key takeaways from a world of wisdom, offering a rich library of book summaries directly to your ears. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your knowledge landscape in a time-efficient manner.

  • 27 minutes 18 seconds
    Helgoland - Book Summary
    "Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution"
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    Author: Carlo Rovelli
    Category: Science
    23 December 2025, 9:00 am
  • 29 minutes 48 seconds
    Proust and the Squid - Book Summary
    "The Story and Science of the Reading Brain"
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    Author: Maryanne Wolf
    Category: Science
    16 December 2025, 9:00 am
  • 26 minutes 41 seconds
    How Music Works - Book Summary
    "How circumstance and creativity collide in tune"
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    Author: David Byrne
    Category: Science
    9 December 2025, 9:00 am
  • 29 minutes 15 seconds
    Keep Going - Book Summary
    "10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad"
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    Author: Austin Kleon
    Category: Creativity
    2 December 2025, 9:11 am
  • 22 minutes 38 seconds
    The Souls of Black Folk - Book Summary
    "An account of the conditions of African Americans after the end of slavery"
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    Author: W.E.B. Du Bois
    Category: History
    25 November 2025, 9:00 am
  • 29 minutes 47 seconds
    Maid - Book Summary
    "Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive"
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    Author: Stephanie Land
    Category: Biography & Memoir
    18 November 2025, 9:00 am
  • 23 minutes 30 seconds
    Smarter Not Harder - Book Summary
    "The Biohacker's Guide to Getting the Body and Mind You Want"
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    Author: Dave Asprey
    Category: Health & Nutrition
    11 November 2025, 9:00 am
  • 29 minutes 9 seconds
    The School of Life - Book Summary
    "An Emotional Education"
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    Author: Alain de Botton and The School of Life
    Category: Mindfulness & Happiness
    4 November 2025, 9:00 am
  • 34 minutes 6 seconds
    The God Delusion - Book Summary
    "The Science behind Atheism"
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    Author: Richard Dawkins
    Category: Philosophy
    28 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 30 minutes 47 seconds
    Talking to Strangers - Book Summary
    "What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know"
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    Author: Malcolm Gladwell
    Category: Psychology
    21 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 31 minutes 47 seconds
    Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Book Summary
    "What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money – That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!"
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    Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
    Category: Money & Investments
    14 October 2025, 9:00 am
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