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Personal Development Book Summaries

The Sell
by Fredrik Eklund • 2015
A top broker's playbook: sell anything by being unforgettable, not by being slick.
3.77
2k+
The Sell Summary
The Sell
A top broker's playbook: sell anything by being unforgettable, not by being slick.
by Fredrik Eklund 2015 322 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Calm
by The School of Life • 2016
Calm is a skill philosophy can teach, and breathing exercises never will.
4.02
1k+
Calm Summary
Calm
Calm is a skill philosophy can teach, and breathing exercises never will.
by The School of Life 2016
4.02
1k+ ratings
How to Be Miserable
by Randy J. Paterson • 2016
Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.
3.99
2k+
How to Be Miserable Summary
How to Be Miserable
Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.
by Randy J. Paterson 2016 248 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
The Numerology Guidebook
by Michelle Buchanan • 2013
Decode your birth date and name to uncover your purpose, strengths, and ideal timing for every year.
4.15
158
The Numerology Guidebook Summary
The Numerology Guidebook
Decode your birth date and name to uncover your purpose, strengths, and ideal timing for every year.
by Michelle Buchanan 2013 312 pages
4.15
158 ratings
How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen
by Joanna Faber • 2021
Your kid is melting down in aisle three. Respond without punishment, bribes, or losing your mind.
4.34
1k+
How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen Summary
How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen
Your kid is melting down in aisle three. Respond without punishment, bribes, or losing your mind.
by Joanna Faber 2021 397 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why
by Kim Wehle • 2022
The lawyer's toolkit for untangling problems, now for your family, health, and ballot-box choices.
3.36
310
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why Summary
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why
The lawyer's toolkit for untangling problems, now for your family, health, and ballot-box choices.
by Kim Wehle 2022 208 pages
3.36
310 ratings
Breaking Addiction
by Lance Dodes • 2011
Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.
3.88
304
Breaking Addiction Summary
Breaking Addiction
Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.
by Lance Dodes 2011 221 pages
3.88
304 ratings
How to Become a Rainmaker
by Jeffrey J. Fox • 2000
Prepare at your desk, win at the door: the rainmaker's playbook for turning problems into profit.
3.88
3k+
How to Become a Rainmaker Summary
How to Become a Rainmaker
Prepare at your desk, win at the door: the rainmaker's playbook for turning problems into profit.
by Jeffrey J. Fox 2000 192 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition
by Gerald G. Jampolsky • 1979
The fear that runs your life can be undone, not by fighting but by choosing love.
4.14
3k+
Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition Summary
Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition
The fear that runs your life can be undone, not by fighting but by choosing love.
by Gerald G. Jampolsky 1979 160 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Start From Zero
by Dane Maxwell • 2020
A solopreneur's blueprint: create assets that pay you, not another job that owns you.
4.01
147
Start From Zero Summary
Start From Zero
A solopreneur's blueprint: create assets that pay you, not another job that owns you.
by Dane Maxwell 2020 309 pages
4.01
147 ratings
How to Have Creative Ideas
by Edward de Bono • 2007
62 exercises: take a random word, forge a connection, and retrain the brain to think sideways.
3.69
420
How to Have Creative Ideas Summary
How to Have Creative Ideas
62 exercises: take a random word, forge a connection, and retrain the brain to think sideways.
by Edward de Bono 2007 192 pages
3.69
420 ratings
26 Marathons
by Meb Keflezighi • 2019
26 marathons taught an Olympian that patience outruns talent, and the hardest miles teach the most.
4.19
5k+
26 Marathons Summary
26 Marathons
26 marathons taught an Olympian that patience outruns talent, and the hardest miles teach the most.
by Meb Keflezighi 2019 256 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
The Science of Positivity
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2013
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
3.60
500+
The Science of Positivity Summary
The Science of Positivity
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2013 224 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Rediscover Catholicism
by Matthew Kelly • 2002
Catholicism feels broken. The fix starts with seven ancient practices, not a committee.
4.19
5k+
Rediscover Catholicism Summary
Rediscover Catholicism
Catholicism feels broken. The fix starts with seven ancient practices, not a committee.
by Matthew Kelly 2002 317 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
A Better Way to Live
by Og Mandino • 1990
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
4.31
1k+
A Better Way to Live Summary
A Better Way to Live
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
by Og Mandino 1990 144 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
It's Our Ship
by D. Michael Abrashoff • 2008
Why the best captains make themselves unnecessary: a former commander's rules for shared ownership.
3.95
343
It's Our Ship Summary
It's Our Ship
Why the best captains make themselves unnecessary: a former commander's rules for shared ownership.
by D. Michael Abrashoff 2008
3.95
343 ratings
The Fun Habit
by Mike Rucker • 2023
Fun is a trainable skill. Two daily hours of practice, and a system to find them.
3.70
2k+
The Fun Habit Summary
The Fun Habit
Fun is a trainable skill. Two daily hours of practice, and a system to find them.
by Mike Rucker 2023 288 pages
3.70
2k+ ratings
The Last Arrow
by Erwin Raphael McManus • 2017
Not called to caution. A faith-driven argument for betting your entire life on now.
4.23
2k+
The Last Arrow Summary
The Last Arrow
Not called to caution. A faith-driven argument for betting your entire life on now.
by Erwin Raphael McManus 2017 210 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Hacking Classroom Management
by Mike Roberts • 2017
Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.
3.95
272
Hacking Classroom Management Summary
Hacking Classroom Management
Ten classroom shifts that replace control with trust, and why autonomy works better than rules.
by Mike Roberts 2017 161 pages
3.95
272 ratings
Shiva Sutras
by Sukhabodhananda • 2008
Shiva is a state of consciousness, not a deity. The ancient sutras for inhabiting it yourself.
4.38
125
Shiva Sutras Summary
Shiva Sutras
Shiva is a state of consciousness, not a deity. The ancient sutras for inhabiting it yourself.
by Sukhabodhananda 2008 250 pages
4.38
125 ratings
Automate Your Busywork
by Aytekin Tank • 2023
Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.
3.29
391
Automate Your Busywork Summary
Automate Your Busywork
Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.
by Aytekin Tank 2023 256 pages
3.29
391 ratings
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It
by William Walker Atkinson • 1911
Forget the memory tricks. An extraordinary memory is built on three habits you already practice.
3.75
500+
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It Summary
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It
Forget the memory tricks. An extraordinary memory is built on three habits you already practice.
by William Walker Atkinson 1911 100 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People
by Marcus Warner • 2023
Your brain's default is fear. Four 15-minute habits can change the operating system to joy.
3.89
166
The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People Summary
The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People
Your brain's default is fear. Four 15-minute habits can change the operating system to joy.
by Marcus Warner 2023 192 pages
3.89
166 ratings
Hello, Habits
by Fumio Sasaki • 2018
Willpower burns out by noon. Habits don't. How to build the routines that carry you.
3.62
3k+
Hello, Habits Summary
Hello, Habits
Willpower burns out by noon. Habits don't. How to build the routines that carry you.
by Fumio Sasaki 2018 304 pages
3.62
3k+ ratings
3 Vital Questions
by David Emerald • 2019
Stop reacting to drama and start creating outcomes: the three questions that refocus your workplace.
4.22
144
3 Vital Questions Summary
3 Vital Questions
Stop reacting to drama and start creating outcomes: the three questions that refocus your workplace.
by David Emerald 2019 226 pages
4.22
144 ratings
The Upside of Uncertainty
by Nathan Furr • 2022
Small bets beat master plans when the future is unknowable: the full playbook.
3.78
268
The Upside of Uncertainty Summary
The Upside of Uncertainty
Small bets beat master plans when the future is unknowable: the full playbook.
by Nathan Furr 2022 320 pages
3.78
268 ratings
Rhythms of Renewal
by Rebekah Lyons • 2019
The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.
4.08
7k+
Rhythms of Renewal Summary
Rhythms of Renewal
The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.
by Rebekah Lyons 2019 304 pages
4.08
7k+ ratings
Energy Leadership
by Bruce D. Schneider • 2007
Most leaders drain energy rather than build it. Seven levels of consciousness mark the difference.
4.01
500+
Energy Leadership Summary
Energy Leadership
Most leaders drain energy rather than build it. Seven levels of consciousness mark the difference.
by Bruce D. Schneider 2007 240 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Breaking the Jewish Code
by Perry Stone • 2009
Twelve ancient Jewish practices that unlock health, wealth, and family blessing for believers today.
4.05
437
Breaking the Jewish Code Summary
Breaking the Jewish Code
Twelve ancient Jewish practices that unlock health, wealth, and family blessing for believers today.
by Perry Stone 2009 259 pages
4.05
437 ratings
Self-Care for People with ADHD
by Sasha Hamdani • 2023
Over a hundred self-care strategies designed for the ADHD brain, not the neurotypical one.
3.75
2k+
Self-Care for People with ADHD Summary
Self-Care for People with ADHD
Over a hundred self-care strategies designed for the ADHD brain, not the neurotypical one.
by Sasha Hamdani 2023 192 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Breakup Bootcamp
by Amy Chan • 2020
Decode the attachment wounds your breakup exposed before you pick the next one.
4.18
500+
Breakup Bootcamp Summary
Breakup Bootcamp
Decode the attachment wounds your breakup exposed before you pick the next one.
by Amy Chan 2020 336 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Daily Inspiration for the Purpose Driven Life
by Rick Warren • 2003
A 40-day plan to trade aimless days for a life built around five enduring purposes.
4.39
5k+
Daily Inspiration for the Purpose Driven Life Summary
Daily Inspiration for the Purpose Driven Life
A 40-day plan to trade aimless days for a life built around five enduring purposes.
by Rick Warren 2003 319 pages
4.39
5k+ ratings
Presence
by Peter M. Senge • 2004
Change fails not from bad strategy but from the unexamined mind of the strategist.
4.07
1k+
Presence Summary
Presence
Change fails not from bad strategy but from the unexamined mind of the strategist.
by Peter M. Senge 2004 289 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Think and Grow Rich / The Richest Man in Babylon
by Napoleon Hill • 2007
The 1937 formula that taught millions to convert a fixed desire into money, step by step.
4.13
139
Think and Grow Rich / The Richest Man in Babylon Summary
Think and Grow Rich / The Richest Man in Babylon
The 1937 formula that taught millions to convert a fixed desire into money, step by step.
by Napoleon Hill 2007 264 pages
4.13
139 ratings
Clarity
by Jamie Smart • 2013
Your mind defaults to clarity. The belief that events cause your feelings is the only fog.
3.72
500+
Clarity Summary
Clarity
Your mind defaults to clarity. The belief that events cause your feelings is the only fog.
by Jamie Smart 2013 280 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
by Haemin Sunim • 2012
A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.
4.02
48k+
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.
by Haemin Sunim 2012 113 pages
4.02
48k+ ratings
Move to Millions
by Darnyelle Jervey Harmon • 2023
Seven figures takes a system, not more hustle. The framework for scaling without the burnout.
4.28
8k+
Move to Millions Summary
Move to Millions
Seven figures takes a system, not more hustle. The framework for scaling without the burnout.
by Darnyelle Jervey Harmon 2023 310 pages
4.28
8k+ ratings
Unf*ck Your Anxiety
by Faith G. Harper • 2021
Anxiety is a brain circuit, not a character flaw. The evidence-based plan for rewiring it.
3.54
1k+
Unf*ck Your Anxiety Summary
Unf*ck Your Anxiety
Anxiety is a brain circuit, not a character flaw. The evidence-based plan for rewiring it.
by Faith G. Harper 2021 127 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
The Lessons of Love
by Melody Beattie • 2013
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
4.02
257
The Lessons of Love Summary
The Lessons of Love
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013 240 pages
4.02
257 ratings
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
by Kate Kelly • 1993
ADHD isn't a moral failing. Practical strategies that work with your brain's wiring, not against it.
3.88
3k+
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! Summary
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
ADHD isn't a moral failing. Practical strategies that work with your brain's wiring, not against it.
by Kate Kelly 1993 464 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
The Celestine Vision
by James Redfield • 1997
Quantum physics and mysticism agree: life speaks through coincidence. Learn the language.
4.09
7k+
The Celestine Vision Summary
The Celestine Vision
Quantum physics and mysticism agree: life speaks through coincidence. Learn the language.
by James Redfield 1997 288 pages
4.09
7k+ ratings
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns
by Gitta Jacob • 2012
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
3.96
2k+
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns Summary
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
by Gitta Jacob 2012 200 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
by Sharon Heller • 2002
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
3.90
500+
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight Summary
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
by Sharon Heller 2002 384 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Surviving to Drive
by Guenther Steiner • 2023
Formula 1's most candid team boss on what breaks leaders at full speed, and how to rebuild.
4.1
10k+
Surviving to Drive Summary
Surviving to Drive
Formula 1's most candid team boss on what breaks leaders at full speed, and how to rebuild.
by Guenther Steiner 2023 304 pages
4.1
10k+ ratings
How to Feel Confident
by Leil Lowndes • 2009
Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.
3.63
239
How to Feel Confident Summary
How to Feel Confident
Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.
by Leil Lowndes 2009 288 pages
3.63
239 ratings
How to be a Productivity Ninja
by Graham Allcott • 2014
Time management is dead. Guard your attention instead: a system for doing less and achieving more.
3.73
2k+
How to be a Productivity Ninja Summary
How to be a Productivity Ninja
Time management is dead. Guard your attention instead: a system for doing less and achieving more.
by Graham Allcott 2014 343 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Talent Delusion
by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic • 2017
The 80/20 rule applies to talent. Stop guessing who's in the 20 percent: data has the answer.
3.88
233
The Talent Delusion Summary
The Talent Delusion
The 80/20 rule applies to talent. Stop guessing who's in the 20 percent: data has the answer.
by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 2017 304 pages
3.88
233 ratings
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
by Tara Schuster • 2002
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
3.88
24k+
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Summary
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
by Tara Schuster 2002 318 pages
3.88
24k+ ratings
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
by Eric Barker • 2017
The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.
4.11
17k+
Barking Up the Wrong Tree Summary
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.
by Eric Barker 2017 320 pages
4.11
17k+ ratings
Game of Work, The
by Charles Coonradt • 1999
Why people work harder at games than at jobs, and five rules for stealing that energy.
3.83
156
Game of Work, The Summary
Game of Work, The
Why people work harder at games than at jobs, and five rules for stealing that energy.
by Charles Coonradt 1999 192 pages
3.83
156 ratings
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