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Relationships Book Summaries

Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder
by Jerold J. Kreisman • 2018
Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.
3.94
358
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder Summary
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder
Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.
by Jerold J. Kreisman 2018 202 pages
3.94
358 ratings
Teach Your Children Well
by Madeline Levine • 2012
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
3.93
1k+
Teach Your Children Well Summary
Teach Your Children Well
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
by Madeline Levine 2012 297 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
The Enneagram
by Helen Palmer • 1988
Nine trance states masquerading as personality. An ancient map for identifying yours and waking up.
3.91
2k+
The Enneagram Summary
The Enneagram
Nine trance states masquerading as personality. An ancient map for identifying yours and waking up.
by Helen Palmer 1988 393 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
How to Become an Alpha Male
by John Alexander • 2005
Stop chasing. The body language, eye contact, and conversation shifts that make women pursue you.
3.77
311
How to Become an Alpha Male Summary
How to Become an Alpha Male
Stop chasing. The body language, eye contact, and conversation shifts that make women pursue you.
by John Alexander 2005 270 pages
3.77
311 ratings
Captivating
by John Eldredge • 2005
Three core longings live in every woman's heart. This journal leads you into reclaiming them.
4.08
416
Captivating Summary
Captivating
Three core longings live in every woman's heart. This journal leads you into reclaiming them.
by John Eldredge 2005 272 pages
4.08
416 ratings
How to Talk to Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere
by Chris Widener • 2013
Stop trying to be interesting. Connection starts when you become the one who asks the questions.
3.34
1k+
How to Talk to Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere Summary
How to Talk to Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere
Stop trying to be interesting. Connection starts when you become the one who asks the questions.
by Chris Widener 2013 25 pages
3.34
1k+ ratings
Seduction
by Rachel O'Neill • 2018
How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.
4.59
41
Seduction Summary
Seduction
How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.
by Rachel O'Neill 2018 256 pages
4.59
41 ratings
Friends
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2021
Your brain caps your real friends at about 150. The rest is gossip.
3.63
500+
Friends Summary
Friends
Your brain caps your real friends at about 150. The rest is gossip.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2021 432 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2023
One conversation, a handful of questions: how to design safe, thriving working relationships.
3.50
500+
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone Summary
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone
One conversation, a handful of questions: how to design safe, thriving working relationships.
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2023 258 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
How to Fix a Broken Heart
by Guy Winch • 2018
Your brain treats heartbreak like drug withdrawal. So why does nobody tell you how to detox?
4.15
3k+
How to Fix a Broken Heart Summary
How to Fix a Broken Heart
Your brain treats heartbreak like drug withdrawal. So why does nobody tell you how to detox?
by Guy Winch 2018 120 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
The Origins of You
by Vienna Pharaon • 2023
Your childhood shaped how you love. Spot the patterns from your past and finally break them.
4.41
3k+
The Origins of You Summary
The Origins of You
Your childhood shaped how you love. Spot the patterns from your past and finally break them.
by Vienna Pharaon 2023 301 pages
4.41
3k+ ratings
I Kissed Dating Goodbye
by Joshua Harris • 1997
Dating is broken. The fix: friendship, boundaries, and bringing your community into the huddle.
3.49
21k+
I Kissed Dating Goodbye Summary
I Kissed Dating Goodbye
Dating is broken. The fix: friendship, boundaries, and bringing your community into the huddle.
by Joshua Harris 1997 235 pages
3.49
21k+ ratings
Inner Bonding
by Margaret Paul • 1992
Why you keep abandoning your inner child, and a structured practice for making it stop.
4.29
500+
Inner Bonding Summary
Inner Bonding
Why you keep abandoning your inner child, and a structured practice for making it stop.
by Margaret Paul 1992 226 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Communication Skills Training
by Ian Tuhovsky • 2015
The NLP playbook for reading people, building instant rapport, and dismantling mental blocks.
3.87
500+
Communication Skills Training Summary
Communication Skills Training
The NLP playbook for reading people, building instant rapport, and dismantling mental blocks.
by Ian Tuhovsky 2015 218 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Created to be His Help Meet
by Debi Pearl • 2004
God gave wives one job: help your husband succeed. This book shows what that actually requires.
3.57
3k+
Created to be His Help Meet Summary
Created to be His Help Meet
God gave wives one job: help your husband succeed. This book shows what that actually requires.
by Debi Pearl 2004 297 pages
3.57
3k+ ratings
Love is a Story
by Robert J. Sternberg • 1998
You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.
3.74
271
Love is a Story Summary
Love is a Story
You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.
by Robert J. Sternberg 1998 256 pages
3.74
271 ratings
The Come as You Are Workbook
by Emily Nagoski • 2019
Science-backed exercises mapping sexual response and clearing what blocks your path to pleasure.
4.19
383
The Come as You Are Workbook Summary
The Come as You Are Workbook
Science-backed exercises mapping sexual response and clearing what blocks your path to pleasure.
by Emily Nagoski 2019 193 pages
4.19
383 ratings
The Assertiveness Guide for Women
by Julie de Azevedo Hanks • 2016
Speak up, set limits, stop people-pleasing. The missing piece is your attachment style.
3.95
500+
The Assertiveness Guide for Women Summary
The Assertiveness Guide for Women
Speak up, set limits, stop people-pleasing. The missing piece is your attachment style.
by Julie de Azevedo Hanks 2016 224 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
The Art of Showing Up
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2020
The friendships you want require skills nobody taught you, starting with showing up for yourself.
3.77
2k+
The Art of Showing Up Summary
The Art of Showing Up
The friendships you want require skills nobody taught you, starting with showing up for yourself.
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2020 304 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess • 2018
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
3.81
275
The Empathy Effect Summary
The Empathy Effect
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
by Helen Riess 2018 256 pages
3.81
275 ratings
The Montessori Toddler
by Simone Davies • 2018
Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.
4.28
15k+
The Montessori Toddler Summary
The Montessori Toddler
Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.
by Simone Davies 2018 245 pages
4.28
15k+ ratings
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy
by Julie Schwartz Gottman • 2014
Three minutes of conflict predict a couple's future. The clinical playbook for changing the outcome.
4.30
500+
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy Summary
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy
Three minutes of conflict predict a couple's future. The clinical playbook for changing the outcome.
by Julie Schwartz Gottman 2014 288 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools
by Jane Nelsen • 2016
Forty-nine tools that turn daily conflict into skill-building moments, no punishment required.
4.28
327
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools Summary
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools
Forty-nine tools that turn daily conflict into skill-building moments, no punishment required.
by Jane Nelsen 2016 384 pages
4.28
327 ratings
Coping with Difficult People
by Robert M. Bramson • 1981
Difficult people fall into types. What drives each one, and the exact moves that defuse them.
3.77
500+
Coping with Difficult People Summary
Coping with Difficult People
Difficult people fall into types. What drives each one, and the exact moves that defuse them.
by Robert M. Bramson 1981 240 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
The Art of Captivating Conversation
by Patrick King • 2020
Scripts and structures that turn the awkward into the effortless, no natural charisma required.
3.42
224
The Art of Captivating Conversation Summary
The Art of Captivating Conversation
Scripts and structures that turn the awkward into the effortless, no natural charisma required.
by Patrick King 2020 113 pages
3.42
224 ratings
The Power of the Other
by Henry Cloud • 2016
The right kind of connection rewires your brain. The wrong three drain it. How to tell.
4.04
2k+
The Power of the Other Summary
The Power of the Other
The right kind of connection rewires your brain. The wrong three drain it. How to tell.
by Henry Cloud 2016 256 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Option B
by Sheryl Sandberg • 2017
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
3.84
57k+
Option B Summary
Option B
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
by Sheryl Sandberg 2017 226 pages
3.84
57k+ ratings
365 Thank Yous
by John Kralik • 2010
One thank-you note a day, one year, one life pulled back from the brink.
3.91
4k+
365 Thank Yous Summary
365 Thank Yous
One thank-you note a day, one year, one life pulled back from the brink.
by John Kralik 2010 240 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
The 80/80 Marriage
by Nate Klemp • 2021
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
3.90
2k+
The 80/80 Marriage Summary
The 80/80 Marriage
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
by Nate Klemp 2021 240 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
You Can Heal Your Heart
by Louise L. Hay • 2014
Your thoughts after loss can either trap you or free you. Here's the difference.
4.11
1k+
You Can Heal Your Heart Summary
You Can Heal Your Heart
Your thoughts after loss can either trap you or free you. Here's the difference.
by Louise L. Hay 2014 182 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Getting to Yes with Yourself
by William Ury • 2015
Negotiation fails because of what you bring, not what they do. The fix starts with you.
3.96
2k+
Getting to Yes with Yourself Summary
Getting to Yes with Yourself
Negotiation fails because of what you bring, not what they do. The fix starts with you.
by William Ury 2015 208 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Your Pocket Therapist
by Annie Zimmerman • 2024
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
4.37
1k+
Your Pocket Therapist Summary
Your Pocket Therapist
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
by Annie Zimmerman 2024 336 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
by Kristen Welch • 2016
One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.
3.99
6k+
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Summary
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.
by Kristen Welch 2016 272 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
Deeper Dating
by Ken Page • 2014
Hidden vulnerabilities, not polished pickup moves, attract the love that lasts.
3.99
500+
Deeper Dating Summary
Deeper Dating
Hidden vulnerabilities, not polished pickup moves, attract the love that lasts.
by Ken Page 2014 264 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Goodbye to Shy
by Leil Lowndes • 2006
Shyness isn't permanent: 85 techniques to retrain your body language, conversations, and self-image.
3.39
405
Goodbye to Shy Summary
Goodbye to Shy
Shyness isn't permanent: 85 techniques to retrain your body language, conversations, and self-image.
by Leil Lowndes 2006 272 pages
3.39
405 ratings
The Rules of Love
by Richard Templar • 2008
Before you find the one, become the one. Twelve rules for love that outlasts the lust.
3.88
2k+
The Rules of Love Summary
The Rules of Love
Before you find the one, become the one. Twelve rules for love that outlasts the lust.
by Richard Templar 2008 223 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
A Widow's Story
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2011
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
3.76
4k+
A Widow's Story Summary
A Widow's Story
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2011 432 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
The Truth About Children and Divorce
by Robert E. Emery • 2004
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
4.12
215
The Truth About Children and Divorce Summary
The Truth About Children and Divorce
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
by Robert E. Emery 2004 348 pages
4.12
215 ratings
Reclaiming Conversation
by Sherry Turkle • 2015
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
3.80
5k+
Reclaiming Conversation Summary
Reclaiming Conversation
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
by Sherry Turkle 2015 448 pages
3.80
5k+ ratings
Rozdělené Self
by R.D. Laing • 1960
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
4.11
6k+
Rozdělené Self Summary
Rozdělené Self
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
by R.D. Laing 1960 230 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook
by Adrian Kulp • 2018
From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.
3.98
2k+
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook Summary
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook
From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.
by Adrian Kulp 2018 292 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Setting Boundaries That Stick
by Juliane Taylor Shore • 2023
Boundaries fail when you feel unsafe. Rewire your brain's threat response, and the words stick.
4.32
260
Setting Boundaries That Stick Summary
Setting Boundaries That Stick
Boundaries fail when you feel unsafe. Rewire your brain's threat response, and the words stick.
by Juliane Taylor Shore 2023 176 pages
4.32
260 ratings
How to Become a People Magnet
by Marc Reklau • 2018
People care mostly about themselves. Sixty-two strategies that use that fact to make you magnetic.
3.85
3k+
How to Become a People Magnet Summary
How to Become a People Magnet
People care mostly about themselves. Sixty-two strategies that use that fact to make you magnetic.
by Marc Reklau 2018 160 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
The Four Tendencies
by Gretchen Rubin • 2017
Every habit system ignores how you respond to rules. Four profiles that finally fix it.
3.83
24k+
The Four Tendencies Summary
The Four Tendencies
Every habit system ignores how you respond to rules. Four profiles that finally fix it.
by Gretchen Rubin 2017 257 pages
3.83
24k+ ratings
Dear Dolly
by Dolly Alderton • 2022
Love, shame, heartbreak, and the friends who outgrow you: an agony aunt's most honest answers.
3.78
44k+
Dear Dolly Summary
Dear Dolly
Love, shame, heartbreak, and the friends who outgrow you: an agony aunt's most honest answers.
by Dolly Alderton 2022 224 pages
3.78
44k+ ratings
The Masculinity Manifesto
by Ryan Michler • 2022
Stop apologizing for your masculine traits. A field manual for turning them into earned authority.
4.20
206
The Masculinity Manifesto Summary
The Masculinity Manifesto
Stop apologizing for your masculine traits. A field manual for turning them into earned authority.
by Ryan Michler 2022 223 pages
4.20
206 ratings
Discipline Without Damage
by Vanessa Lapointe • 2016
Why punishment backfires, and how to get well-behaved kids through connection and calm authority.
3.94
500+
Discipline Without Damage Summary
Discipline Without Damage
Why punishment backfires, and how to get well-behaved kids through connection and calm authority.
by Vanessa Lapointe 2016 256 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Attract The Right Girl
by Bruce Bryans • 2012
Define ten non-negotiables, become a man with options, and let her pursue the relationship.
3.80
110
Attract The Right Girl Summary
Attract The Right Girl
Define ten non-negotiables, become a man with options, and let her pursue the relationship.
by Bruce Bryans 2012 117 pages
3.80
110 ratings
Dodging Energy Vampires
by Christiane Northrup • 2018
Why draining people make you physically sick, and the spiritual practice that makes you immune.
3.83
2k+
Dodging Energy Vampires Summary
Dodging Energy Vampires
Why draining people make you physically sick, and the spiritual practice that makes you immune.
by Christiane Northrup 2018 199 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Modern Friendship
by Anna Goldfarb • 2024
Not all friends are the same tier. A system for categorizing, maintaining, and deepening each one.
3.74
500+
Modern Friendship Summary
Modern Friendship
Not all friends are the same tier. A system for categorizing, maintaining, and deepening each one.
by Anna Goldfarb 2024 288 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
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