Short Studies

Dreaming with Oak takes you on a journey into the world of the trees and plants. Through introducing concepts of active imagination, shamanic practices, and how to connect and dream with plant and tree spirits (and what that means), this short book provides insight, encouragement, and practical application for you to discover or strengthen your relationship with the plant and tree world in general, and oak in particular. Dreaming with Oak also shares some of the spiritual characteristics, healing properties, and folklore associated with oak.

So, what truly motivates us? Daniel Pink, in his remarkable book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us takes us on a journey to discover just that. In this review, we will discuss and analyze some of key concepts of the book. We will discover three main types of motivation, Motivation one-point-zero and Motivation two-point-zero, the latter of which still motivates us today. He later goes on to say that there is a better way, a Motivation three-point-zero. A motivation based upon the inner sense of fulfillment. Let us explore Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us and learn what exactly these three types of Motivation are and how they stack up next to one another.

Il femminicidio è un fenomeno criminale dilagante in molte parti del mondo e coinvolge donne di tutte le età e di tutte le culture. Si tratta quindi di un concetto complesso, che non viene utilizzato per indicare semplicemente che è stata uccisa una donna, ma che la causa di quella morte è la violenza maschile avvenuta in un contesto sociale che permette e avvalla la violenza degli uomini contro le donne.

The early church fathers who were under the apostle John were so horrified about what they learned about the Antichrist, they looked for him in their time with almost an obsession. In this audiobook you will learn the shocking truth about the Antichrist that has never been discovered and understand the early church father’s quest. This audiobook is the first to provide details out of Scripture that have never been revealed. It proves that the Antichrist is half devil and half man. Even more so it us an entity that is part of the Satanic hierarchy.

This short audiobook is an article taken from a newspaper called The Jewish South, from Richmond, Virginia, March 12, 1897. This is a 19th-century view of how the number seven has been used in cultures and religion.

Not many people will tell you that they are motivated by their jobs. In fact, we would wager that most people would say they are not motivated by their jobs at all and that if they didn't need the money, they wouldn't be at their current jobs. In other words, they are not motivated. Dan Ariely, in his book, Payoff, discusses what really motivates people and surprisingly, it is not money. What motivates is an underlying sense of meaning. Here we will summarize and analyze Payoff.

There is no doubt that the economic crisis of 2008 was one of the worst in recorded history. It was scary times. What is even scarier still is the fact that it's only a matter of time before another crisis will occur. In Thomas E. Wood's book Meltdown, he makes the case that the US Government was to blame for the 2008 meltdown and asks how the government can insure it doesn't happen again. In this edition of Summary Shorts, we will analyze and summarize the ideas put forth in Meltdown and learn how a future financial crisis can be avoided.

Shockingly a staggering amount of myths and lies circulate Bible prophecy news than in any other area of Biblical teachings. Satan has launched a serious attack on the reading of the fig tree. So successful is his campaign that cults have formed within the Evangelical end time watching community. Bible Prophecy is unfolding, that is an undeniable fact. This audiobook exposes the myths, lies, and cults and where they began, while providing God’s standard in the Bible for those in scripture who dealt with end time prophecies.

Despite Brazil being part of the BRIC nations, those with the most potential for growth in the global economy, Brazil is considered economically backwards in many ways. You get an idea of this when you look deeper into its politics and economic policies. In this edition of Summary Shorts, we will analyze and summarize the ideas put forth in Brazillionaires, a book that truly exposes the dark side of Brazil's rise and arguably its inexorable fall.

We all know that the mind is an incredible place. Despite this, the mind itself is not programmed to maximize our happiness. It is a repetition-loving mechanism and will often keep us stuck in old outdated patterns that may not serve us. These patterns often pass on from generation to generation. In the Code of the Extraordinary Mind, Vishen Lakhiani teaches us how to break through this outdated and generationally acquired programming to achieve the life we have always wanted. We will review and analyze Lakhiani's book.

The Internet changed everything. Alec Ross, in his book The Industries of the Future, discusses how technology has completely changed several industries both for the better and for the worse. In this volume of Summary Shorts, we will analyze, discuss, and summarize the core concepts of The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross.

We may not think of our brain as being a computer, but in many ways it very much is like a computer. It is just far more complex than even the most advanced computer out there that we know of. In light of this fact, it is possible to program our minds to change how we react and behave. One effective program we can use is called neuro-linguistic programming or NLP as we will call it going forward. Millions of people around the world have used NLP to change their lives.

We are simply inundated with diet and nutrition advice. It seems that every book contradicts the other. Each book has a different theory. However, there are some books out there that truly break the mold. Why We Get Fat is one of them. It shatters all the preconceived notions as to why we get fat and what we can do about it. In this edition of Summary Shorts, we will discuss, analyze and summarize the main points of Why We Get Fat.

In this summary, we will analyze, discuss, and summarize the key points in Tubes by Andrew Blum.

Pope Francis is one of the most interesting popes of modern times. In his book, The Name of God Is Mercy, he makes the point that God is not a God of judgment and punishment but one of love and mercy. In this edition of Summary Shorts, we will analyze and summarize the ideas put forth in The Name of God Is Mercy and learn more about this great Pope and his message of love.

In this review, we will analyze, discuss, and summarize the key points in The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse.

Doesn't it seem like some geographical areas seem to produce more innovation and invention than others? We have Silicon Valley which is the hub of all the top tech innovations. In the ancient past, we had Athens which was the founding city of western philosophy and genius; a genius that until this day informs our societies. In this review of the book The Geography of Genius, you'll hear about how Eric Weiner addresses why it seems as if some places are hotbeds for genius, innovation, and invention.

If you have been on top of the news as of late you would have heard of the various scandals and exposes of the rich and powerful sheltering their money in offshore tax havens. Tax havens are a very popular way for those who have the means to hide their assets from taxation as well as other legal proceedings. In this review of The Hidden Wealth of Nations by Gabriel Zucman, we will analyze, discuss, and summarize the book's key points.

In this edition of Summary Shorts, we will analyze and summarize the ideas put forth in Aja Raden's Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World and learn how the value of these gems and precious stones changed through history.

Through introducing concepts of active imagination, shamanic practices, and how to connect and dream with plant and tree spirits (and what that means), this short book provides insight, encouragement, and practical application for you to discover or strengthen your relationship with the plant and tree world in general, and with redwoods, in particular.