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Personal Development Book Summaries

Real Life
by Sharon Salzberg • 2023
A meditation teacher explains why you feel stuck and what to do that isn't fighting or fixing.
4.21
486
Real Life Summary
Real Life
A meditation teacher explains why you feel stuck and what to do that isn't fighting or fixing.
by Sharon Salzberg 2023 208 pages
4.21
486 ratings
The Joy Diet
by Martha N. Beck • 2003
Most joy strategies skip the first step: fifteen minutes of utter stillness before anything else.
3.96
1k+
The Joy Diet Summary
The Joy Diet
Most joy strategies skip the first step: fifteen minutes of utter stillness before anything else.
by Martha N. Beck 2003 240 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Sports Betting to Win
by Steve Ward • 2011
Ten principles that turn sports betting from a hobby into a hedge fund: process over picks.
4.16
32
Sports Betting to Win Summary
Sports Betting to Win
Ten principles that turn sports betting from a hobby into a hedge fund: process over picks.
by Steve Ward 2011 196 pages
4.16
32 ratings
Healthy Aging
by Andrew Weil • 2005
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
3.87
1k+
Healthy Aging Summary
Healthy Aging
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
by Andrew Weil 2005 384 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
6 Months to 6 Figures
by Peter Voogd • 2014
Clarity, confidence, and your five closest contacts: the 180-day lever for six figures.
4.01
1k+
6 Months to 6 Figures Summary
6 Months to 6 Figures
Clarity, confidence, and your five closest contacts: the 180-day lever for six figures.
by Peter Voogd 2014 176 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Zero Waste Home
by Bea Johnson • 2013
A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.
3.75
7k+
Zero Waste Home Summary
Zero Waste Home
A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.
by Bea Johnson 2013 304 pages
3.75
7k+ ratings
Why Are We Yelling
by Buster Benson • 2019
Disagreements can deepen relationships once you learn to read what your anxiety is signaling.
3.60
1k+
Why Are We Yelling Summary
Why Are We Yelling
Disagreements can deepen relationships once you learn to read what your anxiety is signaling.
by Buster Benson 2019 288 pages
3.60
1k+ ratings
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change
by Connirae Andreas • 1987
Your habits and beliefs have a sensory code. Learn to rewrite it, often in minutes.
3.94
105
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change Summary
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change
Your habits and beliefs have a sensory code. Learn to rewrite it, often in minutes.
by Connirae Andreas 1987 218 pages
3.94
105 ratings
Chillpreneur
by Denise Duffield-Thomas • 2019
Break up with hustle culture: a guide for women who want profit without the burnout.
4.34
1k+
Chillpreneur Summary
Chillpreneur
Break up with hustle culture: a guide for women who want profit without the burnout.
by Denise Duffield-Thomas 2019 304 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
How To Start a Business without Any Money
by Rachel Bridge • 2012
Find a gap, get paid first, and use the free tools: the zero-capital startup formula.
3.55
190
How To Start a Business without Any Money Summary
How To Start a Business without Any Money
Find a gap, get paid first, and use the free tools: the zero-capital startup formula.
by Rachel Bridge 2012 304 pages
3.55
190 ratings
Sex on the Brain
by Daniel G. Amen • 2007
Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.
3.72
300
Sex on the Brain Summary
Sex on the Brain
Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2007 304 pages
3.72
300 ratings
Meditation As Medicine
by Dharma Singh Khalsa • 2002
A four-part meditation protocol that aims at glands and energy centers, not just tranquility.
4.21
494
Meditation As Medicine Summary
Meditation As Medicine
A four-part meditation protocol that aims at glands and energy centers, not just tranquility.
by Dharma Singh Khalsa 2002 320 pages
4.21
494 ratings
Mindfulness on the Go
by Jan Chozen Bays • 2014
Think you're too busy to meditate? Everyday moments can become meditation in under a minute.
4.2
362
Mindfulness on the Go Summary
Mindfulness on the Go
Think you're too busy to meditate? Everyday moments can become meditation in under a minute.
by Jan Chozen Bays 2014 248 pages
4.2
362 ratings
Manifesting
by Kris Ferraro • 2021
Why waiting is the enemy of getting what you want, and a practical method for creating it now.
4.13
156
Manifesting Summary
Manifesting
Why waiting is the enemy of getting what you want, and a practical method for creating it now.
by Kris Ferraro 2021 240 pages
4.13
156 ratings
Open to Work
by Ryan Roslansky • 2026
The threat isn't robots. It's the competitor who adopted AI. A 90-day playbook.
3.44
391
Open to Work Summary
Open to Work
The threat isn't robots. It's the competitor who adopted AI. A 90-day playbook.
by Ryan Roslansky 2026 224 pages
3.44
391 ratings
Believe and Achieve
by W. Clement Stone • 1987
A seventeen-point system for achievement, starting with the one mental shift that unlocks the rest.
4.16
173
Believe and Achieve Summary
Believe and Achieve
A seventeen-point system for achievement, starting with the one mental shift that unlocks the rest.
by W. Clement Stone 1987 329 pages
4.16
173 ratings
I'm Afraid Debbie From Marketing Has Left for the Day
by Morten Münster • 2019
Why motivation fails and how environment design wins: the playbook for real-world behavior change.
4.08
1k+
I'm Afraid Debbie From Marketing Has Left for the Day Summary
I'm Afraid Debbie From Marketing Has Left for the Day
Why motivation fails and how environment design wins: the playbook for real-world behavior change.
by Morten Münster 2019
4.08
1k+ ratings
365 Science of Mind
by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes • 2001
A year of daily New Thought wisdom: your mind creates your world, and prayer trains it.
4.64
240
365 Science of Mind Summary
365 Science of Mind
A year of daily New Thought wisdom: your mind creates your world, and prayer trains it.
by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes 2001 593 pages
4.64
240 ratings
Your Music and People
by Derek Sivers • 2020
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
4.40
500+
Your Music and People Summary
Your Music and People
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
by Derek Sivers 2020 136 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Quitter
by Jon Acuff • 2011
Quitting is often a trap. A plan to build your dream job while keeping your day job.
3.91
7k+
Quitter Summary
Quitter
Quitting is often a trap. A plan to build your dream job while keeping your day job.
by Jon Acuff 2011 242 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Boy Meets Girl
by Joshua Harris • 2000
Courtship is more than rules: honoring God through patience, community, and purity at every stage.
3.71
16k+
Boy Meets Girl Summary
Boy Meets Girl
Courtship is more than rules: honoring God through patience, community, and purity at every stage.
by Joshua Harris 2000 227 pages
3.71
16k+ ratings
The No Self, No Problem Workbook
by Chris Niebauer • 2023
Your sense of self is a left-brain fiction. Neuroscience and Buddhist practices to see through it.
4.35
151
The No Self, No Problem Workbook Summary
The No Self, No Problem Workbook
Your sense of self is a left-brain fiction. Neuroscience and Buddhist practices to see through it.
by Chris Niebauer 2023 181 pages
4.35
151 ratings
Leading Change Without Losing It
by Carey Nieuwhof • 2012
Loud objections magnify a small minority. Five strategies to lead change without losing your soul.
4.33
181
Leading Change Without Losing It Summary
Leading Change Without Losing It
Loud objections magnify a small minority. Five strategies to lead change without losing your soul.
by Carey Nieuwhof 2012 125 pages
4.33
181 ratings
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work
by Harvard Business Review • 2011
Working more hours backfires. The real fix: manage your energy, reframe stress, protect your sleep.
3.71
287
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work Summary
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work
Working more hours backfires. The real fix: manage your energy, reframe stress, protect your sleep.
by Harvard Business Review 2011 192 pages
3.71
287 ratings
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
by De La Plata • 2013
You are not the voice in your head. Observing it opens a stillness suffering cannot touch.
4.33
241
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Summary
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
You are not the voice in your head. Observing it opens a stillness suffering cannot touch.
by De La Plata 2013 8 pages
4.33
241 ratings
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization
by Jeffrey J. Fox • 1998
A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.
3.82
1k+
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization Summary
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization
A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.
by Jeffrey J. Fox 1998 192 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Leapfrog
by Nathalie Molina Niño • 2018
Smarter money, real influence, and corporate clients: the shortcut playbook for women founders.
4.28
194
Leapfrog Summary
Leapfrog
Smarter money, real influence, and corporate clients: the shortcut playbook for women founders.
by Nathalie Molina Niño 2018 256 pages
4.28
194 ratings
Introverted Mom
by Jamie C. Martin • 2019
Your need for quiet isn't a parenting flaw. Strategies to reclaim calm, energy, and joy.
4.02
3k+
Introverted Mom Summary
Introverted Mom
Your need for quiet isn't a parenting flaw. Strategies to reclaim calm, energy, and joy.
by Jamie C. Martin 2019 240 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School
by Chris Haroun • 2015
The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.
3.83
207
101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School Summary
101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School
The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.
by Chris Haroun 2015 140 pages
3.83
207 ratings
You Become What You think
by Shubham Kumar Singh • 2023
Becoming the woman a serious man commits to: the ten skills beyond beauty and chemistry.
4.01
500+
You Become What You think Summary
You Become What You think
Becoming the woman a serious man commits to: the ten skills beyond beauty and chemistry.
by Shubham Kumar Singh 2023 186 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
The Art of Being Unreasonable
by Eli Broad • 2012
Defy convention, do your homework, take the risk: the mindset that built two Fortune 500 companies.
3.51
500+
The Art of Being Unreasonable Summary
The Art of Being Unreasonable
Defy convention, do your homework, take the risk: the mindset that built two Fortune 500 companies.
by Eli Broad 2012 256 pages
3.51
500+ ratings
How To Stop Worrying And Start Living & How To Make Friends And Influence People
by Dale Carnegie • 2016
One book, two legacies: a system to quiet worry, a playbook for making anyone like you.
4.22
349
How To Stop Worrying And Start Living & How To Make Friends And Influence People Summary
How To Stop Worrying And Start Living & How To Make Friends And Influence People
One book, two legacies: a system to quiet worry, a playbook for making anyone like you.
by Dale Carnegie 2016 727 pages
4.22
349 ratings
Growing Great Employees
by Erika Andersen • 2006
How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.
4.00
5k+
Growing Great Employees Summary
Growing Great Employees
How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.
by Erika Andersen 2006 304 pages
4.00
5k+ ratings
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
by Gillian Butler • 1999
Your social fears predict catastrophe. Cross-examine them with CBT tools until they lose their hold.
3.79
500+
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Summary
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
Your social fears predict catastrophe. Cross-examine them with CBT tools until they lose their hold.
by Gillian Butler 1999 259 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
The Little Book of Main Street Money
by Jonathan Clements • 2009
Forget stock tips: the plain rules that make ordinary savers richer than most hotshot investors.
3.80
355
The Little Book of Main Street Money Summary
The Little Book of Main Street Money
Forget stock tips: the plain rules that make ordinary savers richer than most hotshot investors.
by Jonathan Clements 2009 224 pages
3.80
355 ratings
Millionth Circle
by Jean Shinoda Bolen • 1999
The smallest unit of revolution is a circle of women. One more might tip everything.
4.07
440
Millionth Circle Summary
Millionth Circle
The smallest unit of revolution is a circle of women. One more might tip everything.
by Jean Shinoda Bolen 1999 108 pages
4.07
440 ratings
The Ripple Effect
by Greg Wells • 2017
Health isn't four separate projects. Fix your sleep and your diet, exercise, and focus follow.
3.76
1k+
The Ripple Effect Summary
The Ripple Effect
Health isn't four separate projects. Fix your sleep and your diet, exercise, and focus follow.
by Greg Wells 2017 302 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Tantra Made Easy
by Shashi Solluna • 2018
Tantra without the mystery: heal sexual shame, circulate energy, and turn the bedroom into a temple.
4.23
48
Tantra Made Easy Summary
Tantra Made Easy
Tantra without the mystery: heal sexual shame, circulate energy, and turn the bedroom into a temple.
by Shashi Solluna 2018 273 pages
4.23
48 ratings
FEARLESS APPROACH
by Joe Ducard • 2017
Approach women until rejection stops hurting, options multiply, and confidence becomes your default.
4.26
118
FEARLESS APPROACH Summary
FEARLESS APPROACH
Approach women until rejection stops hurting, options multiply, and confidence becomes your default.
by Joe Ducard 2017 88 pages
4.26
118 ratings
Business Strategy
by Brian Tracy • 2015
The strategic planning step most businesses skip, and why it makes everything else fall into place.
3.87
246
Business Strategy Summary
Business Strategy
The strategic planning step most businesses skip, and why it makes everything else fall into place.
by Brian Tracy 2015 112 pages
3.87
246 ratings
Taming Your Outer Child
by Susan Anderson • 2011
Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.
4.12
458
Taming Your Outer Child Summary
Taming Your Outer Child
Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.
by Susan Anderson 2011 296 pages
4.12
458 ratings
Why We Make Mistakes
by Joseph T. Hallinan • 2009
Your brain edits reality, rewrites your memories, and is certain you're above average.
3.91
9k+
Why We Make Mistakes Summary
Why We Make Mistakes
Your brain edits reality, rewrites your memories, and is certain you're above average.
by Joseph T. Hallinan 2009 256 pages
3.91
9k+ ratings
Your Brain on Sex
by Stanley Siegel • 2011
What you find hottest is a coded message from your childhood. Decoding it changes everything.
3.97
122
Your Brain on Sex Summary
Your Brain on Sex
What you find hottest is a coded message from your childhood. Decoding it changes everything.
by Stanley Siegel 2011 272 pages
3.97
122 ratings
The Nuclear Effect
by Scott Oldford • 2020
Six systems hold up a seven-figure online business. Ignore one, and more money creates more chaos.
3.64
226
The Nuclear Effect Summary
The Nuclear Effect
Six systems hold up a seven-figure online business. Ignore one, and more money creates more chaos.
by Scott Oldford 2020 280 pages
3.64
226 ratings
What Women Want Men to Know
by Barbara De Angelis • 2001
She isn't complicated, she's just built different. The blueprint for a woman's emotional circuitry.
3.66
500+
What Women Want Men to Know Summary
What Women Want Men to Know
She isn't complicated, she's just built different. The blueprint for a woman's emotional circuitry.
by Barbara De Angelis 2001 481 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick
by Gene Stone • 2010
Caloric restriction, cold showers, and the other ancient secrets of people who never fall ill.
3.43
500+
The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick Summary
The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick
Caloric restriction, cold showers, and the other ancient secrets of people who never fall ill.
by Gene Stone 2010 212 pages
3.43
500+ ratings
Zen Jiu Jitsu - White to Blue
by Oliver Staark • 2013
For white belts who hit the wall: the mental playbook that turns plateaus into promotions.
3.94
500+
Zen Jiu Jitsu - White to Blue Summary
Zen Jiu Jitsu - White to Blue
For white belts who hit the wall: the mental playbook that turns plateaus into promotions.
by Oliver Staark 2013 118 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Clean Gut
by Alejandro Junger • 2013
A 21-day gut repair program that traces chronic illness to a single, overlooked root cause.
3.78
2k+
Clean Gut Summary
Clean Gut
A 21-day gut repair program that traces chronic illness to a single, overlooked root cause.
by Alejandro Junger 2013 256 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Gnar Country
by Steven Kotler • 2023
Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.
3.56
309
Gnar Country Summary
Gnar Country
Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.
by Steven Kotler 2023 304 pages
3.56
309 ratings
Crazy Sexy Diet
by Kris Carr • 2010
A cancer survivor's pH-balancing plan: daily green juice, weekly fasting, a body that heals.
4.11
5k+
Crazy Sexy Diet Summary
Crazy Sexy Diet
A cancer survivor's pH-balancing plan: daily green juice, weekly fasting, a body that heals.
by Kris Carr 2010 230 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
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