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Inspirational Book Summaries

The In-Between
by Jeff Goins • 2013
Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.
3.75
500+
The In-Between Summary
The In-Between
Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.
by Jeff Goins 2013 176 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Practical Theology
by Peter Kreeft • 2014
The most abstract theologian in history left us the most practical guide to joy.
4.52
210
Practical Theology Summary
Practical Theology
The most abstract theologian in history left us the most practical guide to joy.
by Peter Kreeft 2014 378 pages
4.52
210 ratings
Magic. You Are It. Be It.
by Gary M. Douglas • 2008
Magic isn't forced, it's received. Ask lightly, acknowledge everything, and reinvent yourself daily.
4.55
238
Magic. You Are It. Be It. Summary
Magic. You Are It. Be It.
Magic isn't forced, it's received. Ask lightly, acknowledge everything, and reinvent yourself daily.
by Gary M. Douglas 2008 146 pages
4.55
238 ratings
Lord, I Want To Be Whole
by Stormie Omartian • 2000
The prayer habits that reach wounds no amount of insight can touch.
4.38
466
Lord, I Want To Be Whole Summary
Lord, I Want To Be Whole
The prayer habits that reach wounds no amount of insight can touch.
by Stormie Omartian 2000 237 pages
4.38
466 ratings
A Piece of Cake
by Cupcake Brown • 2006
Orphaned, prostituted, addicted to crack, and living behind a dumpster. She became a lawyer.
4.26
38k+
A Piece of Cake Summary
A Piece of Cake
Orphaned, prostituted, addicted to crack, and living behind a dumpster. She became a lawyer.
by Cupcake Brown 2006 472 pages
4.26
38k+ ratings
Practicing the Presence
by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1984
You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.
4.51
349
Practicing the Presence Summary
Practicing the Presence
You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.
by Joel S. Goldsmith 1984 144 pages
4.51
349 ratings
Get Off Your But
by Sean Stephenson • 2009
Every excuse starts with 'but.' A therapist who broke 200 bones shows how to silence yours.
3.95
1k+
Get Off Your But Summary
Get Off Your But
Every excuse starts with 'but.' A therapist who broke 200 bones shows how to silence yours.
by Sean Stephenson 2009 240 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
It's Not About You
by Tom Rath • 2019
Your life has a deadline. Everything that outlasts it was built for someone else.
4.02
8k+
It's Not About You Summary
It's Not About You
Your life has a deadline. Everything that outlasts it was built for someone else.
by Tom Rath 2019 38 pages
4.02
8k+ ratings
Happiness Is an Inside Job
by Sylvia Boorstein • 2007
Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.
3.90
500+
Happiness Is an Inside Job Summary
Happiness Is an Inside Job
Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.
by Sylvia Boorstein 2007 176 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Men Who Love Fierce Women
by Leroy Wagner • 2016
Married to a strong-willed woman? The answer is not withdrawal but leading through service.
4.08
123
Men Who Love Fierce Women Summary
Men Who Love Fierce Women
Married to a strong-willed woman? The answer is not withdrawal but leading through service.
by Leroy Wagner 2016 240 pages
4.08
123 ratings
365 Days Of Inspiration
by Napoleon Hill • 1995
365 daily doses of the original success philosophy: reprogram your mind, then your habits.
4.22
258
365 Days Of Inspiration Summary
365 Days Of Inspiration
365 daily doses of the original success philosophy: reprogram your mind, then your habits.
by Napoleon Hill 1995 372 pages
4.22
258 ratings
Nothing Scares Me
by Scott Allan • 2017
Confidence doesn't come first. Action does. A guide to moving before you feel ready.
4.12
258
Nothing Scares Me Summary
Nothing Scares Me
Confidence doesn't come first. Action does. A guide to moving before you feel ready.
by Scott Allan 2017 152 pages
4.12
258 ratings
Extravagant Worship
by Darlene Zschech • 2001
Your worship team is a battleground, not a stage. A playbook for unity and emotional grit.
4.29
500+
Extravagant Worship Summary
Extravagant Worship
Your worship team is a battleground, not a stage. A playbook for unity and emotional grit.
by Darlene Zschech 2001 222 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Holy Spirit
by Reinhard Bonnke • 2017
Power is for the yielded, not the worthy. The evidence: a prayer language you never learned.
4.47
155
Holy Spirit Summary
Holy Spirit
Power is for the yielded, not the worthy. The evidence: a prayer language you never learned.
by Reinhard Bonnke 2017 208 pages
4.47
155 ratings
Praying for Strangers
by River Jordan • 2011
One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.
4.09
500+
Praying for Strangers Summary
Praying for Strangers
One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.
by River Jordan 2011 352 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Love Without Conditions
by Paul Ferrini • 1993
Fear taught you to judge, hide, and cling. Love unlearns all three.
4.40
500+
Love Without Conditions Summary
Love Without Conditions
Fear taught you to judge, hide, and cling. Love unlearns all three.
by Paul Ferrini 1993 177 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Be All You Can Be
by John C. Maxwell • 1987
Redefining success as contribution, not acquisition: a faith-driven path to your full potential.
4.21
500+
Be All You Can Be Summary
Be All You Can Be
Redefining success as contribution, not acquisition: a faith-driven path to your full potential.
by John C. Maxwell 1987 180 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
The Reality Revolution
by Brian Scott • 2020
A guided method for shifting into a parallel life where the problem is already solved.
4.28
224
The Reality Revolution Summary
The Reality Revolution
A guided method for shifting into a parallel life where the problem is already solved.
by Brian Scott 2020 400 pages
4.28
224 ratings
Real-Life Romance
by Rhonda Stoppe • 2018
True love stories from real couples who waited, forgave, and built their marriages on faith.
4.05
61
Real-Life Romance Summary
Real-Life Romance
True love stories from real couples who waited, forgave, and built their marriages on faith.
by Rhonda Stoppe 2018 240 pages
4.05
61 ratings
Becoming Wise
by Krista Tippett • 2016
Wisdom is a practice, not a possession. Every ordinary life contains everything it requires.
4.08
5k+
Becoming Wise Summary
Becoming Wise
Wisdom is a practice, not a possession. Every ordinary life contains everything it requires.
by Krista Tippett 2016 288 pages
4.08
5k+ ratings
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance
by Haim Shapira • 2009
Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.
4.15
500+
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance Summary
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance
Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.
by Haim Shapira 2009 192 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Life Makeovers
by Cheryl Richardson • 2000
One change per week for a year: the method that outlasts every crash self-improvement program.
3.92
500+
Life Makeovers Summary
Life Makeovers
One change per week for a year: the method that outlasts every crash self-improvement program.
by Cheryl Richardson 2000 209 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition
by Anne Wilson Schaef • 1990
Overwork is an inherited addiction. Daily meditations to interrupt the pattern.
4.10
500+
Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition Summary
Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition
Overwork is an inherited addiction. Daily meditations to interrupt the pattern.
by Anne Wilson Schaef 1990 400 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Fresh Air
by Chris Hodges • 2012
Faith gone windless: trading religious obligation for a daily relationship with God that breathes.
4.26
500+
Fresh Air Summary
Fresh Air
Faith gone windless: trading religious obligation for a daily relationship with God that breathes.
by Chris Hodges 2012 240 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Friend-ish
by Kelly Needham • 2019
Asking friendships to do what only God can do leaves them hollow. Here's the biblical repair.
4.22
1k+
Friend-ish Summary
Friend-ish
Asking friendships to do what only God can do leaves them hollow. Here's the biblical repair.
by Kelly Needham 2019 224 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Fashioned to Reign
by Kris Vallotton • 2013
God didn't put women in the back seat. The church did. The biblical case for equality.
4.31
500+
Fashioned to Reign Summary
Fashioned to Reign
God didn't put women in the back seat. The church did. The biblical case for equality.
by Kris Vallotton 2013 257 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Choosing to SEE
by Mary Beth Chapman • 2010
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
4.29
15k+
Choosing to SEE Summary
Choosing to SEE
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
by Mary Beth Chapman 2010 289 pages
4.29
15k+ ratings
Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit
by Christopher J.H. Wright • 2017
Nine qualities, one fruit: the character the Spirit grows when you let go of the checklist.
4.18
500+
Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit Summary
Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit
Nine qualities, one fruit: the character the Spirit grows when you let go of the checklist.
by Christopher J.H. Wright 2017 168 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Small Pleasures
by The School of Life • 2016
Grand joys exhaust us. The quiet daily pleasures already hold the meaning we're chasing.
3.89
1k+
Small Pleasures Summary
Small Pleasures
Grand joys exhaust us. The quiet daily pleasures already hold the meaning we're chasing.
by The School of Life 2016 248 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
The Master's Indwelling
by Andrew Murray • 2012
A saved but stagnant life: forgiven yet defeated. The breakthrough waits beyond surrender.
4.45
500+
The Master's Indwelling Summary
The Master's Indwelling
A saved but stagnant life: forgiven yet defeated. The breakthrough waits beyond surrender.
by Andrew Murray 2012 78 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Anyway
by Kent M. Keith • 2001
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
4.09
500+
Anyway Summary
Anyway
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
by Kent M. Keith 2001 152 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Operation Ironman
by George Mahood • 2015
Spinal surgery to Ironman in 4 months. Couldn't swim, no bike, never run a marathon.
4.52
2k+
Operation Ironman Summary
Operation Ironman
Spinal surgery to Ironman in 4 months. Couldn't swim, no bike, never run a marathon.
by George Mahood 2015 315 pages
4.52
2k+ ratings
Elle & Coach
by Stefany Shaheen • 2015
Her eight-year-old's blood sugar hit 964. A service dog named Coach took the night shift.
4.35
482
Elle & Coach Summary
Elle & Coach
Her eight-year-old's blood sugar hit 964. A service dog named Coach took the night shift.
by Stefany Shaheen 2015 238 pages
4.35
482 ratings
Solitude
by Terry Waite • 2017
Solitude can crush or transform. A former hostage maps its extremes, from Beirut to the deathbed.
3.78
108
Solitude Summary
Solitude
Solitude can crush or transform. A former hostage maps its extremes, from Beirut to the deathbed.
by Terry Waite 2017 233 pages
3.78
108 ratings
The Power of Being a Woman
by Michelle McKinney Hammond • 2004
Influence beats authority every time. A Christian guide to the quiet power women already have.
4.22
208
The Power of Being a Woman Summary
The Power of Being a Woman
Influence beats authority every time. A Christian guide to the quiet power women already have.
by Michelle McKinney Hammond 2004 336 pages
4.22
208 ratings
Conversation Peace
by Mary A. Kassian • 2004
Better relationships do not come from better words, but from a changed heart.
4.07
147
Conversation Peace Summary
Conversation Peace
Better relationships do not come from better words, but from a changed heart.
by Mary A. Kassian 2004 272 pages
4.07
147 ratings
The Fifth Vital
by Mike Majlak • 2020
A thousand-dollar heroin habit. A shattered ankle. A dying grandfather. Then, Logan Paul's podcast.
4.32
2k+
The Fifth Vital Summary
The Fifth Vital
A thousand-dollar heroin habit. A shattered ankle. A dying grandfather. Then, Logan Paul's podcast.
by Mike Majlak 2020 308 pages
4.32
2k+ ratings
Waking Up in Paris
by Sonia Choquette • 2018
Divorced and alone in Paris, she confronts the one person she never learned to love: herself.
3.86
500+
Waking Up in Paris Summary
Waking Up in Paris
Divorced and alone in Paris, she confronts the one person she never learned to love: herself.
by Sonia Choquette 2018 248 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Prayer
by Oliver Powell • 2016
365 prayers that move you from reciting words to meaning them, one day at a time.
4.53
180
Prayer Summary
Prayer
365 prayers that move you from reciting words to meaning them, one day at a time.
by Oliver Powell 2016 169 pages
4.53
180 ratings
It Happens After Prayer
by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2013
Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.
4.29
251
It Happens After Prayer Summary
It Happens After Prayer
Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.
by H.B. Charles Jr. 2013 176 pages
4.29
251 ratings
Now You're Speaking My Language
by Gary Chapman • 2007
The four dimensions of intimacy your marriage needs, and the one conversation that feeds them all.
4.01
500+
Now You're Speaking My Language Summary
Now You're Speaking My Language
The four dimensions of intimacy your marriage needs, and the one conversation that feeds them all.
by Gary Chapman 2007 224 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
More Than the Tattooed Mormon
by Al Carraway • 2015
A skeptic New Yorker with tattoos found a faith she never wanted, and it changed everything.
4.23
2k+
More Than the Tattooed Mormon Summary
More Than the Tattooed Mormon
A skeptic New Yorker with tattoos found a faith she never wanted, and it changed everything.
by Al Carraway 2015 143 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Becoming a King
by Morgan Snyder • 2020
From father wound to king: a path out of performance and brokenness into the strength of sonship.
4.11
1k+
Becoming a King Summary
Becoming a King
From father wound to king: a path out of performance and brokenness into the strength of sonship.
by Morgan Snyder 2020 240 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Girl Walks Out of a Bar
by Lisa F. Smith • 2016
A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.
4.14
7k+
Girl Walks Out of a Bar Summary
Girl Walks Out of a Bar
A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.
by Lisa F. Smith 2016 288 pages
4.14
7k+ ratings
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe • 2012
She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.
3.81
56k+
The End of Your Life Book Club Summary
The End of Your Life Book Club
She had terminal cancer. He had questions. They started a book club instead of saying goodbye.
by Will Schwalbe 2012 336 pages
3.81
56k+ ratings
Getting Back to Happy
by Marc Chernoff • 2018
Daily rituals, not big goals, change lives. Small practices for the happiness you already hold.
3.78
500+
Getting Back to Happy Summary
Getting Back to Happy
Daily rituals, not big goals, change lives. Small practices for the happiness you already hold.
by Marc Chernoff 2018 272 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership
by Joan Garry • 2017
A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.
4.28
331
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership Summary
Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership
A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.
by Joan Garry 2017 256 pages
4.28
331 ratings
Listening to the Animals
by Noel Fitzpatrick • 2018
Bullied Irish farm boy to bionic cats: a memoir of a vet who changed animal medicine.
4.26
3k+
Listening to the Animals Summary
Listening to the Animals
Bullied Irish farm boy to bionic cats: a memoir of a vet who changed animal medicine.
by Noel Fitzpatrick 2018 384 pages
4.26
3k+ ratings
Selling You
by Napoleon Hill • 1988
Everyone sells. Here are the rules for making your personality your greatest asset.
4.15
283
Selling You Summary
Selling You
Everyone sells. Here are the rules for making your personality your greatest asset.
by Napoleon Hill 1988 6 pages
4.15
283 ratings
The Heart To Start
by David Kadavy • 2017
Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.
4.16
1k+
The Heart To Start Summary
The Heart To Start
Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.
by David Kadavy 2017 140 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
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