• A Year in Interviews: Part II
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 40 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 9 getAbstract summaries (8 books with a total of 1970 pages and one article) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2357 minutes (about 40 hours). Learn more.
    A Year in Interviews: Part II

    getAbstract was honored to speak to a number of renowned authors and thought leaders this year. Here are some of the insights we gleaned from a year in author interviews.

  • Our Favorite Books of 2020
    The good old days, when we could still lie in each other's arms: The getAbstract team at the kickoff in Bavaria (Germany) in January 2020. if you turn 180 degrees, you'll see Neuschwanstein Castle.
    This 6 min. read saves you up to 41 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 7 getAbstract summaries (6 books with a total of 2024 pages and one video) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2423 minutes (about 41 hours). Learn more.
    Our Favorite Books of 2020

    Even a messed-up year can produce fantastic new releases. Here, getAbstract team members share their summary favorites.

  • getAbstract names its books of the year in the 20th getAbstract International Book Award
    getAbstract names its books of the year in the 20th getAbstract International Book Award

    getAbstract, the leading provider of compressed knowledge, presents the getAbstract International Book Award for the 20th time.

  • Vote for Your Book of the Year!
    Vote for Your Book of the Year!

    For the 20th anniversary edition of the getAbstract International Book Award, readers are invited to cast their votes for the Readers’ Choice Award.

  • The Selection Criteria
    The Selection Criteria

    Discover how our jury narrowed down over 10,000 recent releases to just 10 finalists, before selecting the shortlist – and finally the winners.

  • “Passivity Is Depressing, Activity Is Energizing.”
    Rosabeth Moss Kanter / Photo: Jason Grow
    This 6 min. read saves you up to 7 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 320 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 378 minutes (about 7 hours). Learn more.
    “Passivity Is Depressing, Activity Is Energizing.”

    The doyenne of leadership experts, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, on the importance of advanced leadership in times of crisis, more diversity at the executive level, and the need to reinvent institutions.