253 Book Summaries in English & Khmer

Short, clear summaries of the best nonfiction books on money, habits, focus, mindset, leadership and more. Each one takes about ten minutes a day and can be read or listened to in English or Khmer.

សង្ខេបសៀវភៅល្អៗ ចំនួន 253 ក្បាល ជាភាសាខ្មែរ និងអង់គ្លេស — អាន ឬស្តាប់ ១០ នាទីក្នុងមួយថ្ងៃ។

• Money · លុយ
• Habits · ទម្លាប់
• Focus · ការផ្តោត
• Mindset · ផ្នត់គំនិត
• Leadership · ភាពជាអ្នកដឹកនាំ
• History · ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ
• Philosophy · ទស្សនវិជ្ជា
• Marketing · ទីផ្សារ
• Business · អាជីវកម្ម
• Communication · ទំនាក់ទំនង
• Psychology · ចិត្តវិទ្យា
• Design · ការរចនា
• Strategy · យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ
• Economics · សេដ្ឋកិច្ច
• Parenting · ការចិញ្ចឹមកូន
• Education & Work · ការសិក្សា និងការងារ
• Health & Wellness · សុខភាព និងសុខុមាលភាព
• Science · វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ
• Technology · technology
• Literature & Classics · អក្សរសិល្ប៍

Money books

• Die with ZeroBill Perkins
• Fooled by RandomnessNassim Nicholas Taleb
• I Will Teach You to Be RichRamit Sethi
• I Will Teach You to Be Rich: The JournalRamit Sethi
• Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your WealthNick Maggiulli
• Rich Dad Poor DadRobert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter
• The Art of Spending MoneyMorgan Housel
• The Ascent of MoneyNiall Ferguson
• The Automatic MillionaireDavid Bach
• The Little Book of Common Sense InvestingJohn C. Bogle
• The Millionaire Next DoorThomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
• The Next Millionaire Next DoorThomas J. Stanley and Sarah Stanley Fallaw
• The Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel
• The Richest Man in BabylonGeorge S. Clason
• The Simple Path to WealthJ.L. Collins
• The Total Money Makeover WorkbookDave Ramsey
• Your Money or Your LifeVicki Robin and Joe Dominguez

Habits books

• Atomic HabitsJames Clear
• Make Your BedWilliam H. McRaven
• Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Hacking Laziness, Building Self-Discipline, and Overcoming ProcrastinationNils Salzgeber
• The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life.Robin Sharma
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey
• The Compound EffectDarren Hardy
• The Miracle MorningHal Elrod
• The Power of HabitCharles Duhigg
• Tiny Habits ToolkitBJ Fogg

Focus books

• Deep WorkCal Newport
• Digital MinimalismCal Newport
• Eat That Frog!Brian Tracy
• EssentialismGreg McKeown
• Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for MortalsOliver Burkeman
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free ProductivityDavid Allen
• How to Do NothingJenny Odell
• Stolen FocusJohann Hari
• The One ThingGary Keller and Jay Papasan
• The Power of LessLeo Babauta

Mindset books

• 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to ChaosJordan B. Peterson
• Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the OddsDavid Goggins
• Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday
• Grit: The Power of Passion and PerseveranceAngela Duckworth
• MindsetCarol S. Dweck
• Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War WithinDavid Goggins
• Putting the Power of Your Subconscious Mind to Work: Reach New Levels of Career SuccessJoseph Murphy
• Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized WorldDavid Epstein
• Same as EverMorgan Housel
• The 50th Law50 Cent and Robert Greene
• The AlchemistPaulo Coelho
• The Almanack of Naval RavikantEric Jorgenson
• The Art of HappinessThe Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler
• The Courage to Be DislikedIchiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
• The Four Agreementsdon Miguel Ruiz
• The Magic of Thinking BigDavid J. Schwartz
• The Monk Who Sold His FerrariRobin Sharma
• The Obstacle Is the WayRyan Holiday
• The Power of NowEckhart Tolle
• The SecretRhonda Byrne
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckMark Manson
• Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and LifeChin-Ning Chu
• Think Like a MonkJay Shetty
• Think and Grow RichNapoleon Hill
• Thinking in BetsAnnie Duke
• Who Will Cry When You Die?Robin Sharma

Leadership books

• Good to GreatJim Collins
• HBR Emotional Intelligence Ultimate Boxed Set (14 Books)Harvard Business Review
• High Output ManagementAndrew S. Grove
• PrinciplesRay Dalio
• Radical CandorKim Scott
• Start With WhySimon Sinek
• Steve JobsWalter Isaacson
• The 4 Disciplines of ExecutionChris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling
• The Campaign Manager: Running and Winning Local ElectionsCatherine Shaw
• The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni

History books

• A History of CambodiaDavid Chandler
• A People's History of the United StatesHoward Zinn
• Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918Katja Hoyer
• Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical TechnologyChris Miller
• Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of ChinaEzra F. Vogel
• Empire of the Summer MoonS. C. Gwynne
• First They Killed My FatherLoung Ung
• From Third World to First: The Singapore Story 1965–2000Lee Kuan Yew
• Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern WorldJack Weatherford
• How Democracies DieSteven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
• Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann
• Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon JohnsonRobert A. Caro
• Mein Kampf: A critical summary of a dangerous bookAdolf Hitler
• On TyrannyTimothy Snyder
• Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari
• Stay Alive, My SonPin Yathay with John Man
• Survival in the Killing FieldsHaing Ngor with Roger Warner
• The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has DeclinedSteven Pinker
• The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx and Frederick Engels
• The Devil in the White CityErik Larson
• The Diary of a Young GirlAnne Frank
• The GateFrançois Bizot
• The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital RevolutionWalter Isaacson
• The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli
• The Travels of Fa-Hien: A Chinese monk's pilgrimage to the Buddhist landsFa-Hien
• Why We're PolarizedEzra Klein

Philosophy books

• Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
• Catching FireSuzanne Collins
• Homo Deus: A Brief History of TomorrowYuval Noah Harari
• Letters from a StoicSeneca (translated by Robin Campbell)
• MeditationsMarcus Aurelius (translated by Meric Casaubon)
• MockingjaySuzanne Collins
• Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell
• On LoveAlain de Botton
• SiddharthaHermann Hesse
• Sophie's WorldJostein Gaarder
• Tao Te ChingLao Tzu (modern paraphrase by John McDonald)
• The Analects of ConfuciusConfucius
• The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of LivingRyan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
• The DhammapadaTranslated by Eknath Easwaran
• The EnchiridionEpictetus (translated by Elizabeth Carter)
• The God DelusionRichard Dawkins
• The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins
• The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupéry
• The Problem of PainC. S. Lewis
• The RepublicPlato
• The Sayings of MenciusMencius
• Zen Mind, Beginner's MindShunryu Suzuki

Marketing books

• $100M LeadsAlex Hormozi
• Breakthrough AdvertisingEugene M. Schwartz
• Building a StoryBrand 2.0Donald Miller
• Contagious: Why Things Catch OnJonah Berger
• Epic Content Marketing: How to Tell a Different Story, Break Through the Clutter, and Win More Customers by Marketing LessJoe Pulizzi
• Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This: The Classic Guide to Creating Great AdsLuke Sullivan and Sam Bennett
• Ogilvy on AdvertisingDavid Ogilvy
• Positioning: The Battle for Your MindAl Ries and Jack Trout
• Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being RemarkableSeth Godin
• The 1-Page Marketing PlanAllan Dib
• The One Hour Content Plan: A Year's Worth of Blog Post Ideas in 60 MinutesMeera Kothand
• This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to SeeSeth Godin
• Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media ManipulatorRyan Holiday

Business books

• $100M Money ModelsAlex Hormozi
• $100M OffersAlex Hormozi
• Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma BuiltDuncan Clark
• Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley StartupJohn Carreyrou
• Barbarians at the GateBryan Burrough and John Helyar
• Co-IntelligenceEthan Mollick
• Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic FutureAshlee Vance
• Financial Intelligence for EntrepreneursKaren Berman and Joe Knight
• Made in Japan: Akio Morita and SonyAkio Morita with Edwin M. Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura
• Never Lose a Customer AgainJoey Coleman
• Profit FirstMike Michalowicz
• ReworkJason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NikePhil Knight
• The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things RightAtul Gawande
• The E-Myth RevisitedMichael E. Gerber
• The Lean StartupEric Ries
• The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers and Learn if Your Business Is a Good IdeaRob Fitzpatrick
• The Personal MBAJosh Kaufman
• The Psychology of Selling: Increase Your Sales Faster and Easier Than You Ever Thought PossibleBrian Tracy
• The Smartest Guys in the RoomBethany McLean and Peter Elkind
• The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest ManufacturerJeffrey K. Liker
• Zero to OnePeter Thiel with Blake Masters

Communication books

• Crucial ConversationsJoseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Emily Gregory
• Getting to YesRoger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will TalkAdele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• How to Talk to AnyoneLeil Lowndes
• How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie
• Made to StickChip Heath and Dan Heath
• Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a TimeKeith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz
• Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss with Tahl Raz
• Read People Like a BookPatrick King
• The Five Love LanguagesGary Chapman

Psychology books

• AttachedAmir Levine and Rachel Heller
• BlinkMalcolm Gladwell
• Bowling AloneRobert D. Putnam
• Calm Your ThoughtsNick Trenton
• David and GoliathMalcolm Gladwell
• Dopamine NationAnna Lembke
• FactfulnessHans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund
• Games People Play: The Psychology of Human RelationshipsEric Berne
• In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative PeopleGeorge K. Simon
• Influence: Science and PracticeRobert B. Cialdini
• ItStephen King
• Lost ConnectionsJohann Hari
• Make It StickPeter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel
• Man’s Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl
• Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime UnitJohn E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker
• Outliers: The Story of SuccessMalcolm Gladwell
• Peak: Secrets from the New Science of ExpertiseAnders Ericsson and Robert Pool
• Pre-SuasionRobert B. Cialdini
• Predictably IrrationalDan Ariely
• QuietSusan Cain
• Set Boundaries, Find PeaceNedra Glover Tawwab
• The Art of SeductionRobert Greene
• The Art of Thinking ClearlyRolf Dobelli
• The Cases That Haunt UsJohn Douglas and Mark Olshaker
• The Laws of Human NatureRobert Greene
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big DifferenceMalcolm Gladwell
• The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual DesireDavid Deida
• The Whole-Brain ChildDaniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
• Think AgainAdam Grant
• Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman

Design books

• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being CreativeAustin Kleon
• The Design of Everyday ThingsDonald A. Norman

Strategy books

• Blue Ocean StrategyW. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
• Coup d'État: A Practical HandbookEdward N. Luttwak
• Good Strategy Bad StrategyRichard Rumelt
• Modern StrategyColin S. Gray
• On WarCarl von Clausewitz
• The 33 Strategies of WarRobert Greene
• The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene
• The Art of WarSun Tzu
• The Book of Five RingsMiyamoto Musashi
• The Coming WaveMustafa Suleyman with Michael Bhaskar
• The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human NatureRobert Greene
• The Dictator's HandbookBruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith

Economics books

• Economics in One LessonHenry Hazlitt
• FreakonomicsSteven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
• How Asia WorksJoe Studwell
• NudgeRichard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
• The Road to SerfdomF. A. Hayek
• The Undercover EconomistTim Harford
• The Wealth of NationsAdam Smith
• Why Nations FailDaron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Parenting books

• CribsheetEmily Oster
• Good InsideBecky Kennedy
• Hunt, Gather, ParentMichaeleen Doucleff
• No-Drama DisciplineDaniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
• The Anxious GenerationJonathan Haidt

Education & Work books

• After Bac II: Choose Your Next StepKamSophy
• After University: Build Your Working Life in CambodiaKamSophy
• MasteryRobert Greene
• Show Your Work!Austin Kleon
• So Good They Can’t Ignore YouCal Newport
• UltralearningScott H. Young
• University in Phnom Penh: Learn Beyond the DegreeKamSophy

Health & Wellness books

• BreathJames Nestor
• Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy LifeHéctor García and Francesc Miralles
• Outlive: The Science & Art of LongevityPeter Attia, MD with Bill Gifford
• Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and DreamsMatthew Walker, PhD

Science books

• Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson
• The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben
• Thinking in SystemsDonella H. Meadows

Technology books

• Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAIKaren Hao
• HookedNir Eyal with Ryan Hoover
• Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceMax Tegmark

Literature & Classics books

• Crime and PunishmentFyodor Dostoevsky
• DraculaBram Stoker
• FrankensteinMary Shelley
• Les MiserablesVictor Hugo
• Peter PanJ. M. Barrie
• Romance of the Three KingdomsLuo Guanzhong
• Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare
• The Brothers KaramazovFyodor Dostoevsky
• The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald
• The OdysseyHomer
• The Shi-King: The Book of OdesTraditionally compiled by Confucius
• The Sorrows of Han: A Chinese playAnonymous (Yuan dynasty)
• To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee
• War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy