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Inspirational Book Summaries

Level Up Your Life
by Steve Kamb • 2016
Design your real-life character sheet: quests, stats, and experience points for unlocking adventure.
4.05
2k+
Level Up Your Life Summary
Level Up Your Life
Design your real-life character sheet: quests, stats, and experience points for unlocking adventure.
by Steve Kamb 2016 274 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
Neverisms
by Mardy Grothe • 2011
The collected wisdom of a single word: what 'never' taught politics, business, love, and sports.
3.83
102
Neverisms Summary
Neverisms
The collected wisdom of a single word: what 'never' taught politics, business, love, and sports.
by Mardy Grothe 2011 384 pages
3.83
102 ratings
The Daily Stoic Journal
by Ryan Holiday • 2017
A year of Stoic writing: morning intentions, evening self-audit, a practice that builds steadiness.
4.33
1k+
The Daily Stoic Journal Summary
The Daily Stoic Journal
A year of Stoic writing: morning intentions, evening self-audit, a practice that builds steadiness.
by Ryan Holiday 2017 384 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Living the 7 Habits
by Stephen R. Covey • 2000
Seven principles changed their lives. Years later, they tell us what held, and what didn't.
3.96
1k+
Living the 7 Habits Summary
Living the 7 Habits
Seven principles changed their lives. Years later, they tell us what held, and what didn't.
by Stephen R. Covey 2000 335 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Cross and the Switchblade
by David Wilkerson • 1963
A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.
4.27
60k+
The Cross and the Switchblade Summary
The Cross and the Switchblade
A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.
by David Wilkerson 1963 176 pages
4.27
60k+ ratings
Right Thing. Right Now
by Ryan Holiday • 2024
Justice is a Stoic practice: integrity, forgiveness, and the courage to never look away.
4.13
6k+
Right Thing. Right Now Summary
Right Thing. Right Now
Justice is a Stoic practice: integrity, forgiveness, and the courage to never look away.
by Ryan Holiday 2024 368 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
On the Shortness of Life
by Seneca
Life feels short because we hand our hours to people and pursuits that don't matter.
4.16
46k+
On the Shortness of Life Summary
On the Shortness of Life
Life feels short because we hand our hours to people and pursuits that don't matter.
by Seneca 106 pages
4.16
46k+ ratings
The Sermon on the Mount
by Emmet Fox • 1935
A biblical sermon's success secret: thought creates reality, and one hard rule changes everything.
4.42
3k+
The Sermon on the Mount Summary
The Sermon on the Mount
A biblical sermon's success secret: thought creates reality, and one hard rule changes everything.
by Emmet Fox 1935 192 pages
4.42
3k+ ratings
The Universe Always Has a Plan
by Matt Kahn • 2020
Ten rules to release guilt, trust the universe, and find the gift in every hardship.
4.18
1k+
The Universe Always Has a Plan Summary
The Universe Always Has a Plan
Ten rules to release guilt, trust the universe, and find the gift in every hardship.
by Matt Kahn 2020 256 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Desert Flower
by Waris Dirie • 1998
At thirteen she fled a forced marriage into the desert. Ahead: London, runways, and the UN.
4.25
42k+
Desert Flower Summary
Desert Flower
At thirteen she fled a forced marriage into the desert. Ahead: London, runways, and the UN.
by Waris Dirie 1998 240 pages
4.25
42k+ ratings
The Power of Broke
by Daymond John • 2016
Necessity forces moves that money can't buy: why cash-poor founders win.
3.89
3k+
The Power of Broke Summary
The Power of Broke
Necessity forces moves that money can't buy: why cash-poor founders win.
by Daymond John 2016 288 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Lessons from a Sheep Dog
by W. Phillip Keller • 1982
A rescued sheepdog refuses every kindness until she approaches the man who set her free.
4.39
1k+
Lessons from a Sheep Dog Summary
Lessons from a Sheep Dog
A rescued sheepdog refuses every kindness until she approaches the man who set her free.
by W. Phillip Keller 1982 96 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman • 2005
A military-school orphan wanders Russia for decades, seeking the peace he was denied at birth.
4.35
3k+
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates
A military-school orphan wanders Russia for decades, seeking the peace he was denied at birth.
by Dan Millman 2005 336 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
More Than a Carpenter
by Josh McDowell • 1977
He studied the New Testament to debunk it. The evidence dismantled his skepticism instead.
4.26
33k+
More Than a Carpenter Summary
More Than a Carpenter
He studied the New Testament to debunk it. The evidence dismantled his skepticism instead.
by Josh McDowell 1977 128 pages
4.26
33k+ ratings
The Orthodox Study Bible
by Anonymous • 2008
A study Bible from the Septuagint, with commentary by the Church Fathers in the Orthodox tradition.
4.66
1k+
The Orthodox Study Bible Summary
The Orthodox Study Bible
A study Bible from the Septuagint, with commentary by the Church Fathers in the Orthodox tradition.
by Anonymous 2008 1856 pages
4.66
1k+ ratings
The Love Dare
by Stephen Kendrick • 2008
Forty daily dares that rebuild a marriage on love that lasts, even when the feelings don't.
4.39
62k+
The Love Dare Summary
The Love Dare
Forty daily dares that rebuild a marriage on love that lasts, even when the feelings don't.
by Stephen Kendrick 2008 256 pages
4.39
62k+ ratings
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
by Donald S. Whitney • 1991
Bible intake, prayer, fasting, service: why ten ancient habits still outpace every modern shortcut.
4.30
13k+
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life Summary
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Bible intake, prayer, fasting, service: why ten ancient habits still outpace every modern shortcut.
by Donald S. Whitney 1991 341 pages
4.30
13k+ ratings
The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield • 1993
An ancient manuscript in Peru predicts a spiritual transformation, and forces are moving to bury it.
3.74
100k+
The Celestine Prophecy Summary
The Celestine Prophecy
An ancient manuscript in Peru predicts a spiritual transformation, and forces are moving to bury it.
by James Redfield 1993 247 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
The Ideal Muslimah
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi • 2010
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
4.33
1k+
The Ideal Muslimah Summary
The Ideal Muslimah
How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.
by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi 2010 538 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents
by Deepak Chopra • 2008
Childhood success has an inner dimension, and it runs on a spiritual code most parents never teach.
4.07
1k+
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents Summary
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents
Childhood success has an inner dimension, and it runs on a spiritual code most parents never teach.
by Deepak Chopra 2008 160 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Discourses and Selected Writings
by Epictetus
Your peace hinges on one distinction: what is yours to control and what is not.
4.40
12k+
Discourses and Selected Writings Summary
Discourses and Selected Writings
Your peace hinges on one distinction: what is yours to control and what is not.
by Epictetus 276 pages
4.40
12k+ ratings
Healing the Soul of a Woman
by Joyce Meyer • 2018
Old wounds still run the show. A spiritual path to reclaiming your life from past pain.
4.42
1k+
Healing the Soul of a Woman Summary
Healing the Soul of a Woman
Old wounds still run the show. A spiritual path to reclaiming your life from past pain.
by Joyce Meyer 2018 253 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make
by Sean Covey • 2005
Six decisions in your teens determine the next fifty years. How to make them count.
4.02
2k+
The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make Summary
The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make
Six decisions in your teens determine the next fifty years. How to make them count.
by Sean Covey 2005 336 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Holier Than Thou
by Jackie Hill Perry • 2021
God is too pure to wrong you. Holiness is why he alone merits unguarded trust.
4.39
8k+
Holier Than Thou Summary
Holier Than Thou
God is too pure to wrong you. Holiness is why he alone merits unguarded trust.
by Jackie Hill Perry 2021 194 pages
4.39
8k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield • 1993
101 true stories where an ordinary person becomes the turning point in another's life.
3.96
41k+
Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Soul
101 true stories where an ordinary person becomes the turning point in another's life.
by Jack Canfield 1993 428 pages
3.96
41k+ ratings
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury • 1973
Write from obsession, trust the subconscious, and kill the inner critic before it speaks.
4.08
21k+
Zen in the Art of Writing Summary
Zen in the Art of Writing
Write from obsession, trust the subconscious, and kill the inner critic before it speaks.
by Ray Bradbury 1973 176 pages
4.08
21k+ ratings
Chanakya Neeti
by B.K. Chaturvedi • 2009
Ancient Indian wisdom on self-mastery: control desire, choose company wisely, let karma work.
3.74
500+
Chanakya Neeti Summary
Chanakya Neeti
Ancient Indian wisdom on self-mastery: control desire, choose company wisely, let karma work.
by B.K. Chaturvedi 2009 235 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
The Way of the Wizard
by Deepak Chopra • 1995
You have an inner guide who sees past illusion. Twenty lessons for letting it lead.
4.05
6k+
The Way of the Wizard Summary
The Way of the Wizard
You have an inner guide who sees past illusion. Twenty lessons for letting it lead.
by Deepak Chopra 1995 169 pages
4.05
6k+ ratings
Simple Abundance
by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 2019
365 daily readings that train your eye to notice the abundance hiding in plain sight.
4.42
500+
Simple Abundance Summary
Simple Abundance
365 daily readings that train your eye to notice the abundance hiding in plain sight.
by Sarah Ban Breathnach 2019 624 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Revive Your Heart
by Nouman Ali Khan • 2017
Faith that's just rules is dead. Here's how to put a living heart back inside your Islam.
4.47
2k+
Revive Your Heart Summary
Revive Your Heart
Faith that's just rules is dead. Here's how to put a living heart back inside your Islam.
by Nouman Ali Khan 2017 192 pages
4.47
2k+ ratings
The Shadow Effect
by Deepak Chopra • 2010
The traits you suppress are secretly running your life. A practice to reclaim their power.
3.88
3k+
The Shadow Effect Summary
The Shadow Effect
The traits you suppress are secretly running your life. A practice to reclaim their power.
by Deepak Chopra 2010 208 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Think and Grow Rich Every Day
by Napoleon Hill • 2010
A daily ritual that wires the most reliable wealth principles into your subconscious.
4.03
261
Think and Grow Rich Every Day Summary
Think and Grow Rich Every Day
A daily ritual that wires the most reliable wealth principles into your subconscious.
by Napoleon Hill 2010 450 pages
4.03
261 ratings
The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity
by Catherine Ponder • 1962
Clear what you do not use. More fills the gap. Twelve prosperity laws from 1962.
4.25
2k+
The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity Summary
The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity
Clear what you do not use. More fills the gap. Twelve prosperity laws from 1962.
by Catherine Ponder 1962 430 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Improv Wisdom
by Patricia Ryan Madson • 2005
Stop preparing. Say yes. Go for average. An improv teacher's rules for life on the fly.
4.00
2k+
Improv Wisdom Summary
Improv Wisdom
Stop preparing. Say yes. Go for average. An improv teacher's rules for life on the fly.
by Patricia Ryan Madson 2005 160 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars
by Patrick Lencioni • 2006
Bankrupt and bitter, a football coach learns from sports icons that mindset determines success.
4.05
4k+
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars Summary
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars
Bankrupt and bitter, a football coach learns from sports icons that mindset determines success.
by Patrick Lencioni 2006 224 pages
4.05
4k+ ratings
Psychocybernetic Principles for Creative Living
by Maxwell Maltz • 1979
Mental rehearsal fools your brain into success. The daily practice that rewires self-image.
4.18
500+
Psychocybernetic Principles for Creative Living Summary
Psychocybernetic Principles for Creative Living
Mental rehearsal fools your brain into success. The daily practice that rewires self-image.
by Maxwell Maltz 1979
4.18
500+ ratings
Traveling Light
by Max Lucado • 2001
God never handed you anxiety, shame, and grief. Psalm 23 shows how to hand them back.
4.25
13k+
Traveling Light Summary
Traveling Light
God never handed you anxiety, shame, and grief. Psalm 23 shows how to hand them back.
by Max Lucado 2001 220 pages
4.25
13k+ ratings
Secrets of the Secret Place
by Bob Sorge • 2000
The daily private meeting with God: why it matters more than everything else you do combined.
4.49
2k+
Secrets of the Secret Place Summary
Secrets of the Secret Place
The daily private meeting with God: why it matters more than everything else you do combined.
by Bob Sorge 2000 217 pages
4.49
2k+ ratings
The Shack
by William Paul Young • 2007
He lost his daughter and his faith. Then God wrote him a note.
3.84
600k+
The Shack Summary
The Shack
He lost his daughter and his faith. Then God wrote him a note.
by William Paul Young 2007 294 pages
3.84
600k+ ratings
Strengths Based Leadership
by Tom Rath • 2007
Your team needs four distinct strengths. You probably hired people just like you.
3.95
14k+
Strengths Based Leadership Summary
Strengths Based Leadership
Your team needs four distinct strengths. You probably hired people just like you.
by Tom Rath 2007 266 pages
3.95
14k+ ratings
The Servant
by James C. Hunter • 1998
Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.
4
10k+
The Servant Summary
The Servant
Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.
by James C. Hunter 1998 187 pages
4
10k+ ratings
Run Baby Run
by Nicky Cruz • 1969
His switchblade ruled a Brooklyn gang until an unarmed preacher walked in and refused to leave.
4.24
16k+
Run Baby Run Summary
Run Baby Run
His switchblade ruled a Brooklyn gang until an unarmed preacher walked in and refused to leave.
by Nicky Cruz 1969 352 pages
4.24
16k+ ratings
50/50
by Dean Karnazes • 2008
Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.
3.78
4k+
50/50 Summary
50/50
Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.
by Dean Karnazes 2008 333 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
Fearless
by Eric Blehm • 2012
Addiction. A jail cell. Then a spot on SEAL Team Six. The transformation of Adam Brown.
4.57
22k+
Fearless Summary
Fearless
Addiction. A jail cell. Then a spot on SEAL Team Six. The transformation of Adam Brown.
by Eric Blehm 2012 257 pages
4.57
22k+ ratings
Inspiration
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2007
You don't need a plan. Inspiration arrives the moment you stop pretending you're in charge.
4.19
7k+
Inspiration Summary
Inspiration
You don't need a plan. Inspiration arrives the moment you stop pretending you're in charge.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2007 268 pages
4.19
7k+ ratings
Surrender to Love
by David G. Benner • 2003
Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder. It's about letting yourself be loved at your worst.
4.39
2k+
Surrender to Love Summary
Surrender to Love
Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder. It's about letting yourself be loved at your worst.
by David G. Benner 2003 112 pages
4.39
2k+ ratings
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Bible Study Guide
by Lysa TerKeurst • 2018
A step-by-step Bible study for navigating the gap between shattered expectations and steady faith.
4.29
38k+
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Bible Study Guide Summary
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Bible Study Guide
A step-by-step Bible study for navigating the gap between shattered expectations and steady faith.
by Lysa TerKeurst 2018 176 pages
4.29
38k+ ratings
I Can Fix This
by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024
Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.
4.65
1k+
I Can Fix This Summary
I Can Fix This
Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.
by Kristina Kuzmic 2024 240 pages
4.65
1k+ ratings
The Magic Path of Intuition
by Florence Scovel Shinn • 2013
Train your intuition to receive, your words to create, and your trust to let go.
4.3
1k+
The Magic Path of Intuition Summary
The Magic Path of Intuition
Train your intuition to receive, your words to create, and your trust to let go.
by Florence Scovel Shinn 2013 128 pages
4.3
1k+ ratings
Power Thoughts
by Joyce Meyer • 2009
Stop fear, worry, and offense from running your mind: replace them with God's truth.
4.41
4k+
Power Thoughts Summary
Power Thoughts
Stop fear, worry, and offense from running your mind: replace them with God's truth.
by Joyce Meyer 2009 272 pages
4.41
4k+ ratings
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