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Executive Summaries Are Great
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Executive summaries are great! Most good ideas can be summarized in twenty-five words or less.Many non-fiction books are padded with excess verbiage. Reading a good summary or in-depth review of a book can be as useful as reading the book itself. There are periodicals that review and/or summarize popular books - a valuable resource worth exploring.Can't find a summary of a book? Try reading the last paragraph of each chapter. Make your own summary for later reference - try to express each chapter as one paragraph, or one sentence.Summaries aren't a good replacement for fiction, which is about the journey, not just the destination.
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