20 Minute Books

20minutebooks.com

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 4 seconds
    Bounce - Book Summary
    "The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    Author: Matthew Syed
    Category: Career & Success
    10 February 2026, 9:00 am
  • 22 minutes 53 seconds
    Content Rules - Book Summary
    "How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and more) that Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    Author: Ann Handley & C.C. Chapman
    Category: Marketing & Sales
    3 February 2026, 9:00 am
  • 22 minutes 35 seconds
    Can't Even - Book Summary
    "How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    Author: Anne Helen Petersen
    Category: Health & Nutrition
    27 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 23 minutes 36 seconds
    Antimatter - Book Summary
    "A must-read classic of modern science"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    Author: Frank Close
    Category: Science
    20 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 21 minutes 34 seconds
    Impromptu - Book Summary
    "Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    Author: Reid Hoffman with GPT-4
    Category: Creativity
    13 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 25 minutes 18 seconds
    The Strange Order of Things - Book Summary
    "Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    Author: Antonio Damasio
    Category: Science
    6 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 36 minutes 26 seconds
    Big Data - Book Summary
    "A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    Author: Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier
    Category: Technology & the Future
    30 December 2025, 9:00 am
  • 27 minutes 18 seconds
    Helgoland - Book Summary
    "Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    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"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    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"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    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"
    👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖
    Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️
    Author: Austin Kleon
    Category: Creativity
    2 December 2025, 9:11 am
  • More Episodes? Get the App