Authors: Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel and Peter C. Brown

Book length: 336 pages

Excerpt: Recalling facts and concepts from memory makes learning stick better than review by rereading.

Author: Isra Yazicioglu

Excerpt: We repeatedly observe natural actors accomplishing results beyond their apparent power, showing that they must be empowered through an unseen One who enables a minute seed to flourish into a huge tree, a tree to bear fruit, etc.

Author: Jonathan Brown

Excerpt: Ibn ‘Abbās: “It is not fitting for anyone to pass judgment on behalf of God regarding His creation, nor to assign them to Paradise or Hell.”

Author: Shad Helmstetter

Book length: 224 pages

Excerpt: As much as 77% of everything we think is negative, counterproductive, and works against us.

Author: Muntasir Zaman

Book length: 151 pages

Excerpt: Ibn Hajar: The dwellings of ancient civilizations indicate that they were not drastically tall.

Author: Matthew Dicks

Book length: 370 pages

Excerpt: The audience wants to see the protagonist ultimately
triumph, but they want suffering first; struggle and strife make stories great.

Author: Khalid Baig

Book length: 384 pages

Excerpt: Despite having reservations about a consensus on the prohibition of music, al-Shawkānī maintained that it remained doubtful, and a Muslim should avoid doubtful things.

Author: John Gottman

Book length: 295 pages

Excerpt: Neither spouse recognizes the value of a marriage until after the
separation is complete.

Author: Shahrul Hussain

Book length: 175 pages

Excerpt: The hadith of the Prophet ﷺ cursing women who visit graves is interpreted to be addressing those who go for the sake of crying aloud and wailing.

Author: Matthew Walker

Book length: 368 pages

Excerpt: A study found that time spent asleep helped cement newly learned information while an equivalent time spent awake was hazardous to recently acquired memories.