A Boutique Library Offering Timeless Wisdom
Books you’ll fall in love with. Ideas that will make you rethink your place in the world. Strategies that will help you developed a passion for learning and doing.
Book Summaries, Sure. But It’s More Than That
I help people lost in the online verse full of shallow, surface content read, think, and act better.
In particular, I travel the narrow corridors of big and small libraries searching for books that have the potential to change our minds – for good. Once a title proves itself that it’s worthy of a spot on my shelf, I patiently unpack the key strategies and shape the vital lessons in insightful narratives.
The end result is a carefully curated bibliotheca consisting of 130+ book summaries (The Library).
An Arsenal for Clear Thinking
Maintaining our everyday focus on the most important thing is vital. But what is the most important thing?
After years of struggling to find the answer to this question. It finally arrived. It’s – based on my experience – our ability to think clearly.
Clear thinking means:
- Reasoning without being influenced by our biases.
- Quickly spotting, and then easily dismissing the trivial from the essential.
- Understanding that insights are important to understand. But true learning happens by doing.
How this can be achieved?
It’s always the same: The quality of your thinking is heavily influenced by the quality of the information you consume on a daily basis.
I am committed to providing lifelong learners who decide to join my membership outstanding brain food in the form of bespoke book summaries.
My underlying desire is to help members of the Library metamorphose from mere spectators and consumers to people eager to partake in the journey of life.
I want to equip you with insights from some of the best books, so you can slay the inner and outer monsters trying to dismay your progress along the way up.
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The Proof is Others
Here is what other readers—like you—are saying about my work:
“I LOVE what you’re doing. What you’ve curated is rare, incredible, and insanely important. I actually even print out your summaries, cut the pages, and glue them together into small books I can take with me and use on the go.”
Jeremy
“I think you are the best thing since sliced bread. WOW! is all I can say. I showed my colleagues your website and they were blown away. I could spend hours on your site. Thank you!”
Deb
“This website is… how do you say it? Relevant!! Finally! I’ve found something which can help me become more productive. Thanks a lot!“
Laura Seaver
“I love your content and I am totally sure that you are going to save my life. You’re the man, that probably saved me hundreds of hours reading and procrastination. You inspired me to write a blog about health and nutrition. Thanks again!”
Phil
“I have been following Ivaylo for some time and interchanged some emails about a Greene’s book. The part that really got me is the completely different approach he have on the subject of the book. Is not the book in few words, is more the essence of the book, what the author hide between the lines.“
Francisco Q.
“10/10 love this site. Mostly objective (some subjectivity interjected) reviews of the actual content. It’s saved me a lot of time and money on disappointing books and made me reconsider others.”
Natascha Stevko
“I haven’t been able to log out of your site. Like clockwork, I find myself coming here every evening to read more, to learn more and to do more from it. Your summaries are very well written, very actionable and very thoughtfully presented.”
Rishi Bhatnagar
Who Runs The Library?
Ivaylo Durmonski (aka the person running this whole site). I’m a voracious reader, librarian, and writer obsessed with helping people transition from passive online consumers to active mindful go-getters with a sense of purpose.
I believe that reading good literature can improve humanity for the better. But solely reading, is not enough.
The topics I publish on my site are combining learnings from a range of disciplines – psychology, philosophy, business, finance, productivity, and more. My conviction is that if we expose ourselves to a blend of studies, we can produce something – an idea, a lifestyle – that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Plainly, by distilling the essentials, I help readers understand and apply the concepts from literature gems.
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Potential Questions and Answers:
Why become a Library member?
Create consistency in your reading. Understand the main ideas from great books and engage with the content like never before. Fresh ideas every single month. A gentle push to sit, think, and decide how to use the insights from some of the best books out there – not just consume the material and never use it again.
I just found your site. Are you another self-proclaimed guru?
Not at all. I’m just an ordinary guy who reads a lot. I started this site to note the most important things I learn from the books I read. I don’t promise eternal existence or six figures income. My summaries are designed to give you the essential info from the best books on the market and inspire you to make a positive change in your life. Still, I don’t believe I have all the answers.
What happens when you sign up?
The account that will be created when you register will unlock all the book summaries published on my site – over 130 currently – for as long as you’re a member. Plus, access to Think Workbooks and Manuals for Mortals. Additionally, your email will be added to my twice-a-month newsletter (if you’re still not a subscriber).
Are your summaries replacements of the books?
My book summaries are not a replacement of the books themselves. By no means, do I want to discourage you from reading books – quite the opposite. My hope here is to inspire you to read more. My summaries represent a compressed view of the ideas shared by the author narrated by me.
There are free book summaries online? Why ask for money?
Indeed, there are. While I too love free stuff online, the only way I can continue doing what I’m doing is by getting paid for it. And since I don’t want to stuff my site with ads, prompt you to buy t-shirts, or promote Audible like many other content creators, the membership option is the best way to keep this project running.
Still, why not free?
Running a website is not free, you know? There are certain costs involved: You have to pay for hosting, domain name, email services, etc. But these things are nothing compared to the real cost: time. I need a lot of time to read the actual books and later summarize them. Besides, people don’t really appreciate free stuff. If you’re indeed interested in making the most out of the books out there, paying for the content will nudge you to take action.
Do you offer refunds? Can I cancel?
Yes and Yes. If you suddenly decide that you don’t want to be a member of my site I can refund the payment in full within the first 14 days – simply contact me. Also, if you become a member and if you decide to cancel you can do so from the account area you’ll have access to as a member at any given moment.
More questions?
I will be happy to answer them. If you have more questions in regards to The Library Membership, you can send me an email at hi@durmonski.com.