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Get the Summary of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Be Useful in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke, but this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident.
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Get the Summary of Michael Finkel's The Art Thief in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession" recounts the astonishing tale of Stéphane Breitwieser, a notorious art thief, and his accomplice and girlfriend, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus. Breitwieser, driven by a passion for beauty rather than financial gain, meticulously plans and executes the theft of...
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#1 The hearing was held in the Law and Justice Center in Chehalis. There were more media present than spectators. The waiting area was full of people, some appearing for their own trials, and some whose presence there I could not pinpoint.
#2 Everyone hopes for a warm and loving gathering of family and friends, but there is always a subliminal fear that someone we love...
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Book Preview: #1 The climb up Lhotse was terrifying, but I was able to get over it and focus on the ropes. They turned into velvet ropes that led me toward a mysterious, exclusive nightclub.
#2 I have learned to make do with the jumar, which is an extension of me. I respect the jumar and bow to it every time I feel its steel teeth bite down on rope.
#3 At elevations like this, time...
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Book Preview: #1 I was sick on my birthday, and I drunkenly dialed my therapist to tell her about it. She thought I should go to the hospital, and I was so confused about why she was so worried.
#2 I am, in fact, stable now, and on a perfect day, when I am drinking a latte and wearing a feather-light, perfectly layered Zara scarf, I am joyful. I have a schmancy job in comedy that...
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Book Preview: #1 I drop two classes and get put on academic probation. I meet some kids from Foothill College at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting off campus. I change my major from biology to history and psychology.
#2 The Game was a method of getting through the hardened defenses of drug addicts, similar to AA, but it was actually a form of brainwashing. It lasted days, sometimes...
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#1 I had intended to spend the first act of 1776, a musical about the Declaration of Independence, ignoring the stage and staring at Abraham Lincoln's box from my balcony seat. But I was sucked into the play, and I spent the second act in the Lincoln Museum basement.
#2 The play gives the audience a sense of the anguish, embarrassment, and disappointment Adams and Jefferson...
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#1 Rene Enriquez, better known on the streets as Boxer, was a full-fledged member of the Mexican Mafia. He had participated in at least ten murders and had personal knowledge of seven more.
#2 Boxer's criminal career was a demonstration of the lifestyle of the Mexican Mafia, which did not care if its members were caught or went to prison. They adapted and became creatures...
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Book Preview: #1 I borrowed a VCR and struggled with the puzzle of plugs and cords. I pushed one tape in, and it started with Christmas in 1984. I saw a four-year-old girl in a velvet dress, her little neck swallowed by an enormous white lace collar. She had thick, straight-across bangs and braided pigtails.
#2 My father was a brilliant man who had spent his life immersed in tropical...
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Book Preview: #1 Dorothy Kilgallen was a reporter who died in 1965. She was known for her sharp wit and bold personality. She was precocious, and she had an interest in the creative world from a young age.
#2 Kilgallen's father encouraged her to write letters to the newspaper editor, which she did regularly. She became associate editor of The Erasmian, her school's literary magazine,...
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#1 There were many different groups and individuals involved in the planning and execution of Operation Anaconda, from the American generals to the Afghan soldiers who fought on the Americans' side.
#2 The author would like to thank Captain Nathan Self, the commander of A Company, 1st Ranger Battalion, for his time and assistance.
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#1 In 1967, a Marine sniper named Carlos Norman Hathcock II took aim from a hill in Vietnam and shot a boy who was transporting weapons for the Viet Cong. He never wanted to kill children, but he knew that children in war grow up quickly, and Marines die as fast from bullets fired by twelve-year-old boys as they do from bullets fired by men.
#2 The American forces in...
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Get the Summary of Casey Maxwell Clair's An Only Child and Her Sister in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Casey Maxwell Clair's memoir, "An Only Child and Her Sister," recounts her turbulent upbringing and the complex dynamics within her family. Clair's early life was marked by her mother Eve's neglect and her father Eddie's favoritism, which led to a strained relationship with her sister Christine. At thirteen,...
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#1 I was seven years old when my sister told me she would give me five dollars to run upstairs and take a picture of my parents having sex. I had no idea what sex was, but I did know that I needed to step up my wardrobe to be taken seriously in first grade.
#2 I was the oldest child, and when I got home from school, I was greeted by my sister and father. My sister and...
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Get the Summary of Joseph Campbell's The Heros Journey in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey" delves into his lifelong exploration of mythology, influenced by his Irish heritage, early mentorship, and academic pursuits. He emphasizes the cyclical nature of life, the importance of aligning with nature, and the role of sacred places. Campbell discusses symbols and mythic motifs that...
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Book Preview: #1 I am supposed to jump off a cliff and onto a zip wire, but I am terrified. I am here for Mike, my brother, who died of motor neurone disease. He left me a bucket list of things to do on his behalf.
#2 I was finally ready to jump, and I did so. I screamed Mike's name at the top of my lungs, and then I was caught by the second zip line. I laughed euphorically.
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#1 Stanley's luck was so good that he did not even realize how lucky he was. He had been born lucky, and he would go on to receive free tickets, a fellowship, and a bohemian loft apartment near the Chelsea Hotel.
#2 Boris's self-containment may be due in part to severe deafness. He was unable to hear what people were saying when he was young, and he feared that he might...
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Book Preview: #1 We were introduced one by one. The chairman of the department, Dr. John Harding, gave a brief history of orthopedic surgery at Mayo, and said we were lucky to be starting in orthopedics now. We were going to spend four years here, two as junior residents and two as senior residents.
#2 I was assigned to be the junior resident surgeon with Dr. Harding. I was scared...