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Relationships Book Summaries

Emotional Literacy
by Claude M. Steiner • 1997
How to feel fully again: the skills of emotional recognition, honest communication, and love.
4.23
209
Emotional Literacy Summary
Emotional Literacy
How to feel fully again: the skills of emotional recognition, honest communication, and love.
by Claude M. Steiner 1997 275 pages
4.23
209 ratings
Love Smart
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2005
Stop dating as a hobby. A plan for becoming the partner the right man commits to.
3.55
1k+
Love Smart Summary
Love Smart
Stop dating as a hobby. A plan for becoming the partner the right man commits to.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2005 283 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Don't Call It Love
by Patrick J. Carnes • 1991
A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.
4.18
243
Don't Call It Love Summary
Don't Call It Love
A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.
by Patrick J. Carnes 1991 448 pages
4.18
243 ratings
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
by Elisa Medhus • 2001
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
3.78
175
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves Summary
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
by Elisa Medhus 2001 304 pages
3.78
175 ratings
Unmasking Narcissism
by Mark Ettensohn • 2016
Recognize the two faces of narcissism, set boundaries that actually hold, and stop taking the bait.
4.04
500+
Unmasking Narcissism Summary
Unmasking Narcissism
Recognize the two faces of narcissism, set boundaries that actually hold, and stop taking the bait.
by Mark Ettensohn 2016 186 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Reinforcements
by Heidi Grant • 2018
People are twice as willing to help as you think. The problem is the ask.
3.81
290
Reinforcements Summary
Reinforcements
People are twice as willing to help as you think. The problem is the ask.
by Heidi Grant 2018 208 pages
3.81
290 ratings
Spiritual Divorce
by Debbie Ford • 2001
Divorce unveils you. How shadow work and surrender turn a split into a spiritual awakening.
4.01
431
Spiritual Divorce Summary
Spiritual Divorce
Divorce unveils you. How shadow work and surrender turn a split into a spiritual awakening.
by Debbie Ford 2001 224 pages
4.01
431 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
The Calculus of Friendship
by Steven H. Strogatz • 2009
They traded calculus problems by mail for thirty years. The equations said what they couldn't.
3.87
404
The Calculus of Friendship Summary
The Calculus of Friendship
They traded calculus problems by mail for thirty years. The equations said what they couldn't.
by Steven H. Strogatz 2009 184 pages
3.87
404 ratings
Dirty Minds
by Kayt Sukel • 2012
Romantic love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine. Heartbreak is neurological withdrawal.
3.55
447
Dirty Minds Summary
Dirty Minds
Romantic love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine. Heartbreak is neurological withdrawal.
by Kayt Sukel 2012 288 pages
3.55
447 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
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
Letting Go
by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988
From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.
3.68
388
Letting Go Summary
Letting Go
From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.
by Karen Levin Coburn 1988 448 pages
3.68
388 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
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
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
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US
by Danielle Crittenden • 1999
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
3.71
454
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US Summary
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
by Danielle Crittenden 1999 208 pages
3.71
454 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
How To Raise A Boy
by Michael C. Reichert • 2019
Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.
3.55
500+
How To Raise A Boy Summary
How To Raise A Boy
Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.
by Michael C. Reichert 2019 336 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
The Making of Men
by Arne Rubinstein • 2013
Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.
4.17
159
The Making of Men Summary
The Making of Men
Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.
by Arne Rubinstein 2013 288 pages
4.17
159 ratings
This Is How
by Augusten Burroughs • 2012
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
3.68
13k+
This Is How Summary
This Is How
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
by Augusten Burroughs 2012 230 pages
3.68
13k+ ratings
We're All Mad Here
by Claire Eastham • 2016
The brain, the meds, and daily moves that shrink social anxiety, from someone who lived it.
3.86
475
We're All Mad Here Summary
We're All Mad Here
The brain, the meds, and daily moves that shrink social anxiety, from someone who lived it.
by Claire Eastham 2016 200 pages
3.86
475 ratings
The Etiquette Advantage in Business
by Peter Post • 2014
Competence gets you hired. Dining skills, email habits, and small talk get you promoted.
3.73
89
The Etiquette Advantage in Business Summary
The Etiquette Advantage in Business
Competence gets you hired. Dining skills, email habits, and small talk get you promoted.
by Peter Post 2014 352 pages
3.73
89 ratings
Sacred Companions
by David G. Benner • 2002
Sacred companions help you hear God, not human advice. Here's how to be one.
4.29
500+
Sacred Companions Summary
Sacred Companions
Sacred companions help you hear God, not human advice. Here's how to be one.
by David G. Benner 2002 240 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Brave
by Margie Warrell • 2015
Bravery is a practice, not a personality. Fifty small acts to build it into reflex.
4.02
175
Brave Summary
Brave
Bravery is a practice, not a personality. Fifty small acts to build it into reflex.
by Margie Warrell 2015 250 pages
4.02
175 ratings
Spousonomics
by Paula Szuchman • 2011
Nine economic rules for who does the dishes, how you fight, and what happens in bed.
3.70
1k+
Spousonomics Summary
Spousonomics
Nine economic rules for who does the dishes, how you fight, and what happens in bed.
by Paula Szuchman 2011 335 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Making Small Groups Work
by Henry Cloud • 2003
Polite conversation never changed anyone. How to build a group where growth actually happens.
3.86
357
Making Small Groups Work Summary
Making Small Groups Work
Polite conversation never changed anyone. How to build a group where growth actually happens.
by Henry Cloud 2003 306 pages
3.86
357 ratings
God Wears Lipstick
by Karen Berg • 2005
Kabbalah says women arrive spiritually whole. The work is learning to wield what you already have.
3.93
500+
God Wears Lipstick Summary
God Wears Lipstick
Kabbalah says women arrive spiritually whole. The work is learning to wield what you already have.
by Karen Berg 2005 273 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
The Lost Art of Good Conversation
by Sakyong Mipham • 2017
Great conversation isn't about being clever. It's about being present. And presence can be trained.
3.57
1k+
The Lost Art of Good Conversation Summary
The Lost Art of Good Conversation
Great conversation isn't about being clever. It's about being present. And presence can be trained.
by Sakyong Mipham 2017 240 pages
3.57
1k+ ratings
The Friendship Crisis
by Marla Paul • 2004
Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.
3.18
254
The Friendship Crisis Summary
The Friendship Crisis
Why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and the concrete steps that actually work.
by Marla Paul 2004 224 pages
3.18
254 ratings
Boundaries
by Henry Cloud • 1995
Say no without losing connection: a biblical path from guilt to freedom.
4.32
1k+
Boundaries Summary
Boundaries
Say no without losing connection: a biblical path from guilt to freedom.
by Henry Cloud 1995 219 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
The Sugar Jar
by Yasmine Cheyenne • 2022
A jar, some sugar, a lid: the visual boundary practice that stops people-pleasing before it starts.
3.96
500+
The Sugar Jar Summary
The Sugar Jar
A jar, some sugar, a lid: the visual boundary practice that stops people-pleasing before it starts.
by Yasmine Cheyenne 2022 282 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
by Laura Schlessinger • 1996
Modern self-help says follow your heart. This book says your heart is a lousy compass.
3.77
481
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience Summary
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
Modern self-help says follow your heart. This book says your heart is a lousy compass.
by Laura Schlessinger 1996 269 pages
3.77
481 ratings
The Everything Guide to Narcissistic Personality Disorder
by Cynthia Lechan Goodman • 2011
Recognize the red flags, build emotional armor, and know when to walk away.
3.74
99
The Everything Guide to Narcissistic Personality Disorder Summary
The Everything Guide to Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Recognize the red flags, build emotional armor, and know when to walk away.
by Cynthia Lechan Goodman 2011 304 pages
3.74
99 ratings
When Loving Him Is Hurting You
by David Hawkins • 2017
Name the manipulation, set boundaries that hold, and rebuild a life you recognize.
4.29
436
When Loving Him Is Hurting You Summary
When Loving Him Is Hurting You
Name the manipulation, set boundaries that hold, and rebuild a life you recognize.
by David Hawkins 2017 242 pages
4.29
436 ratings
The Joy of Connections
by Ruth Westheimer • 2024
100 ways to beat loneliness, from the 95-year-old therapist who lost everyone and rebuilt.
3.63
500+
The Joy of Connections Summary
The Joy of Connections
100 ways to beat loneliness, from the 95-year-old therapist who lost everyone and rebuilt.
by Ruth Westheimer 2024 176 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
The Child Code
by Danielle Dick • 2021
Your child's personality is written in DNA. Work with it rather than fight it.
3.79
163
The Child Code Summary
The Child Code
Your child's personality is written in DNA. Work with it rather than fight it.
by Danielle Dick 2021 272 pages
3.79
163 ratings
The Etiquette of Illness
by Susan P. Halpern • 2004
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
3.76
500+
The Etiquette of Illness Summary
The Etiquette of Illness
What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.
by Susan P. Halpern 2004 256 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Permission to Come Home
by Jenny Wang • 2022
Your family gave you a survival map. A psychologist shows Asian Americans how to draw their own.
4.43
1k+
Permission to Come Home Summary
Permission to Come Home
Your family gave you a survival map. A psychologist shows Asian Americans how to draw their own.
by Jenny Wang 2022 288 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Partnering
by Jean Oelwang • 2022
Lone genius is a myth. The world changes through deep partnerships, rituals, and shared purpose.
3.77
195
Partnering Summary
Partnering
Lone genius is a myth. The world changes through deep partnerships, rituals, and shared purpose.
by Jean Oelwang 2022 320 pages
3.77
195 ratings
In the Shadows of the Net
by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001
The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.
3.85
121
In the Shadows of the Net Summary
In the Shadows of the Net
The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.
by Patrick J. Carnes 2001 244 pages
3.85
121 ratings
Date Your Wife
by Justin Buzzard • 2012
The husband is the problem and the solution: a gospel playbook for dating your wife again.
3.78
500+
Date Your Wife Summary
Date Your Wife
The husband is the problem and the solution: a gospel playbook for dating your wife again.
by Justin Buzzard 2012 160 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
by Michelle Icard • 2023
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
4.10
180
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success Summary
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
by Michelle Icard 2023 288 pages
4.10
180 ratings
A Curious Mind
by Brian Grazer • 2014
What a Hollywood producer learned from decades of asking total strangers for one-hour conversations.
3.41
6k+
A Curious Mind Summary
A Curious Mind
What a Hollywood producer learned from decades of asking total strangers for one-hour conversations.
by Brian Grazer 2014 320 pages
3.41
6k+ ratings
Become a Powerful Femme Fatale
by Luna Barnes • 2023
Master a specific feminine archetype and become the most confident, magnetic person in the room.
2
33
Become a Powerful Femme Fatale Summary
Become a Powerful Femme Fatale
Master a specific feminine archetype and become the most confident, magnetic person in the room.
by Luna Barnes 2023 25 pages
2
33 ratings
Families And How To Survive Them
by John Cleese • 1983
You didn't choose your partner by accident. Childhood wrote the job description.
3.94
1k+
Families And How To Survive Them Summary
Families And How To Survive Them
You didn't choose your partner by accident. Childhood wrote the job description.
by John Cleese 1983 304 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline
by Carl Pickhardt • 2011
The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.
3.60
30
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline
The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.
by Carl Pickhardt 2011 304 pages
3.60
30 ratings
Master Your Attachment Style
by Scott A Young • 2021
Four ways people push love away. Learn yours, leverage its hidden strengths, and stop the pattern.
4.10
143
Master Your Attachment Style Summary
Master Your Attachment Style
Four ways people push love away. Learn yours, leverage its hidden strengths, and stop the pattern.
by Scott A Young 2021 194 pages
4.10
143 ratings
Everything Isn't Terrible
by Kathleen Smith • 2019
Your anxiety isn't a defect. It's a pattern you can observe, interrupt, and outgrow.
4.06
1k+
Everything Isn't Terrible Summary
Everything Isn't Terrible
Your anxiety isn't a defect. It's a pattern you can observe, interrupt, and outgrow.
by Kathleen Smith 2019 224 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Warrior, Magician, Lover, King
by Rod Boothroyd • 2018
Four inner figures drive every man. Healing the childhood wounds that distort them.
4.30
156
Warrior, Magician, Lover, King Summary
Warrior, Magician, Lover, King
Four inner figures drive every man. Healing the childhood wounds that distort them.
by Rod Boothroyd 2018 216 pages
4.30
156 ratings
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