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Relationships Book Summaries

The Stories We Live By
by Dan P. McAdams • 1993
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
3.97
288
The Stories We Live By Summary
The Stories We Live By
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
by Dan P. McAdams 1993 336 pages
3.97
288 ratings
What Successful People Know About Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 2016
You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.
3.97
281
What Successful People Know About Leadership Summary
What Successful People Know About Leadership
You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.
by John C. Maxwell 2016 176 pages
3.97
281 ratings
Delivered from Distraction
by Edward M. Hallowell • 2004
Managing ADD isn't about fixing what's wrong; it's about fueling what's right.
4.11
5k+
Delivered from Distraction Summary
Delivered from Distraction
Managing ADD isn't about fixing what's wrong; it's about fueling what's right.
by Edward M. Hallowell 2004 380 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
The 5 Gears
by Jeremie Kubicek • 2015
Different rooms demand different versions of you. Six gears for being the right one.
3.80
375
The 5 Gears Summary
The 5 Gears
Different rooms demand different versions of you. Six gears for being the right one.
by Jeremie Kubicek 2015 240 pages
3.80
375 ratings
Should You Leave?
by Peter D. Kramer • 1997
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
3.99
149
Should You Leave? Summary
Should You Leave?
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
by Peter D. Kramer 1997 320 pages
3.99
149 ratings
Narcissistic Lovers
by Cynthia Zayn • 2007
Worshipped, then discarded: recognize the cycle, break free, and rebuild on your own terms.
4.02
351
Narcissistic Lovers Summary
Narcissistic Lovers
Worshipped, then discarded: recognize the cycle, break free, and rebuild on your own terms.
by Cynthia Zayn 2007 208 pages
4.02
351 ratings
Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians
by Rachel Pepper • 1999
You don't get a conception manual. This one covers donors, fertility, and the invisible partner.
3.72
179
Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians Summary
Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians
You don't get a conception manual. This one covers donors, fertility, and the invisible partner.
by Rachel Pepper 1999 288 pages
3.72
179 ratings
Approval Addiction
by Joyce Meyer • 2002
Your need for approval is an addiction. The escape route starts where human opinion ends.
4.37
4k+
Approval Addiction Summary
Approval Addiction
Your need for approval is an addiction. The escape route starts where human opinion ends.
by Joyce Meyer 2002 272 pages
4.37
4k+ ratings
I Had a Nice Time And Other Lies...
by The Betches • 2016
Self-worth first, texting never: the tough-love dating playbook for millennial women.
3.66
1k+
I Had a Nice Time And Other Lies... Summary
I Had a Nice Time And Other Lies...
Self-worth first, texting never: the tough-love dating playbook for millennial women.
by The Betches 2016 354 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
I Need Your Love - Is That True?
by Byron Katie • 2005
You don't need anyone's approval to feel loved. The self-inquiry process that proves it.
4.22
3k+
I Need Your Love - Is That True? Summary
I Need Your Love - Is That True?
You don't need anyone's approval to feel loved. The self-inquiry process that proves it.
by Byron Katie 2005 288 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Napkin Notes
by Garth Callaghan • 2013
826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.
4.18
500+
Napkin Notes Summary
Napkin Notes
826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.
by Garth Callaghan 2013 256 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Bounce
by Robert J. Wicks • 2009
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
3.77
110
Bounce Summary
Bounce
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
by Robert J. Wicks 2009 216 pages
3.77
110 ratings
Manhood for Amateurs
by Michael Chabon • 2009
Fatherhood is the one job where failing every day means you're probably doing it right.
3.73
8k+
Manhood for Amateurs Summary
Manhood for Amateurs
Fatherhood is the one job where failing every day means you're probably doing it right.
by Michael Chabon 2009 306 pages
3.73
8k+ ratings
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary
by Juno Dawson • 2021
The trans and nonbinary guidebook: pronouns, hormones, dating, and the joy of living authentically.
4.32
1k+
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary Summary
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary
The trans and nonbinary guidebook: pronouns, hormones, dating, and the joy of living authentically.
by Juno Dawson 2021 226 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II
by Pierre Alex Jeanty • 2016
The hidden emotional world of men: loneliness, hunger for love, wounds that turn them cold.
4.35
220
Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II Summary
Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II
The hidden emotional world of men: loneliness, hunger for love, wounds that turn them cold.
by Pierre Alex Jeanty 2016 190 pages
4.35
220 ratings
Attraction, Love, Sex
by Simon LeVay • 2023
Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary paradox. Why it persists, and everything that follows.
3.49
43
Attraction, Love, Sex Summary
Attraction, Love, Sex
Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary paradox. Why it persists, and everything that follows.
by Simon LeVay 2023 311 pages
3.49
43 ratings
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church
by David Instone-Brewer • 2003
Most churches get divorce wrong. The Bible's other grounds were forgotten for centuries.
4.31
282
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church Summary
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church
Most churches get divorce wrong. The Bible's other grounds were forgotten for centuries.
by David Instone-Brewer 2003 213 pages
4.31
282 ratings
Messy Beautiful Friendship
by Christine Hoover • 2017
Friendship is built, not found: vulnerability, hospitality, and words that anchor us to eternity.
4.31
1k+
Messy Beautiful Friendship Summary
Messy Beautiful Friendship
Friendship is built, not found: vulnerability, hospitality, and words that anchor us to eternity.
by Christine Hoover 2017 242 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
How to Be a Better Person
by Kate Hanley • 2018
Four hundred tiny actions for becoming a better person, no life overhaul required.
3.91
169
How to Be a Better Person Summary
How to Be a Better Person
Four hundred tiny actions for becoming a better person, no life overhaul required.
by Kate Hanley 2018 224 pages
3.91
169 ratings
A Fierce Love
by Shauna Shanks • 2017
Her husband asked for a divorce. She fought back with love, and uncovered a spiritual battle.
4.31
466
A Fierce Love Summary
A Fierce Love
Her husband asked for a divorce. She fought back with love, and uncovered a spiritual battle.
by Shauna Shanks 2017 240 pages
4.31
466 ratings
Character Strengths Matter
by Shannon Polly • 2015
Your best traits are already inside you. The science-backed method for finding and using them.
4.14
110
Character Strengths Matter Summary
Character Strengths Matter
Your best traits are already inside you. The science-backed method for finding and using them.
by Shannon Polly 2015 250 pages
4.14
110 ratings
Attracting Genuine Love
by Gay Hendricks • 2004
Your hidden patterns sabotage your love life. Body-based practices to clear them for good.
4.10
51
Attracting Genuine Love Summary
Attracting Genuine Love
Your hidden patterns sabotage your love life. Body-based practices to clear them for good.
by Gay Hendricks 2004 106 pages
4.10
51 ratings
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
by John Bowlby • 1979
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
4.06
383
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds Summary
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
by John Bowlby 1979 224 pages
4.06
383 ratings
Emotional Sobriety
by Tian Dayton • 2007
The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.
4.26
486
Emotional Sobriety Summary
Emotional Sobriety
The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.
by Tian Dayton 2007 315 pages
4.26
486 ratings
Happy Ever After
by Paul Dolan • 2019
Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.
3.66
500+
Happy Ever After Summary
Happy Ever After
Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.
by Paul Dolan 2019 256 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg • 2006
The resilience playbook for parents: build self-assurance, strong connections, and stress skills.
4.15
54
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens Summary
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
The resilience playbook for parents: build self-assurance, strong connections, and stress skills.
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg 2006 300 pages
4.15
54 ratings
This Is Your Do-Over
by Michael F. Roizen • 2015
You control 75 percent of your health. Seven rules for rewriting what your genes started.
3.70
269
This Is Your Do-Over Summary
This Is Your Do-Over
You control 75 percent of your health. Seven rules for rewriting what your genes started.
by Michael F. Roizen 2015 384 pages
3.70
269 ratings
How to Stay Sane
by Philippa Perry • 2012
Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.
3.79
3k+
How to Stay Sane Summary
How to Stay Sane
Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.
by Philippa Perry 2012 160 pages
3.79
3k+ ratings
Hot and Unbothered
by Yana Tallon-Hicks • 2022
Your sex life improves when you stop performing and start asking for what you actually want.
4.27
298
Hot and Unbothered Summary
Hot and Unbothered
Your sex life improves when you stop performing and start asking for what you actually want.
by Yana Tallon-Hicks 2022 464 pages
4.27
298 ratings
The Designing for Growth Field Book
by Jeanne Liedtka • 2013
A school falls under one student's spell. The destruction his charm leaves behind is just beginning.
4.05
153
The Designing for Growth Field Book Summary
The Designing for Growth Field Book
A school falls under one student's spell. The destruction his charm leaves behind is just beginning.
by Jeanne Liedtka 2013 133 pages
4.05
153 ratings
You Can Have What You Want
by Michael Neill • 2006
Most people postpone happiness until they succeed. Reverse the order and the goals get bigger.
4.11
151
You Can Have What You Want Summary
You Can Have What You Want
Most people postpone happiness until they succeed. Reverse the order and the goals get bigger.
by Michael Neill 2006 274 pages
4.11
151 ratings
Real Men Don't Text
by Ruthie Dean • 2013
Phone calls, not texts: one dating rule that screens out casual interest and attracts commitment.
3.93
167
Real Men Don't Text Summary
Real Men Don't Text
Phone calls, not texts: one dating rule that screens out casual interest and attracts commitment.
by Ruthie Dean 2013 240 pages
3.93
167 ratings
Talking Back to Purity Culture
by Rachel Joy Watson • 2020
Purity culture promised protection but delivered shame. The recovery starts with grace, not rules.
4.30
1k+
Talking Back to Purity Culture Summary
Talking Back to Purity Culture
Purity culture promised protection but delivered shame. The recovery starts with grace, not rules.
by Rachel Joy Watson 2020 204 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
What We Carry
by Maya Shanbhag Lang • 2020
Alzheimer's erases her mother, and a daughter learns the family stories she carried were fictions.
4.32
4k+
What We Carry Summary
What We Carry
Alzheimer's erases her mother, and a daughter learns the family stories she carried were fictions.
by Maya Shanbhag Lang 2020 306 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
Seven Letters from Paris
by Samantha Verant • 2014
$20,000 in debt, walking dogs; she found seven old letters from a Parisian and replied.
3.55
2k+
Seven Letters from Paris Summary
Seven Letters from Paris
$20,000 in debt, walking dogs; she found seven old letters from a Parisian and replied.
by Samantha Verant 2014 269 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
How to Make Him Burn with Desire
by Lanie Stevens • 2013
Male desire is mental. Visualization techniques that spark attraction without changing how you look.
3.84
140
How to Make Him Burn with Desire Summary
How to Make Him Burn with Desire
Male desire is mental. Visualization techniques that spark attraction without changing how you look.
by Lanie Stevens 2013 91 pages
3.84
140 ratings
A Year of Living Consciously
by Gay Hendricks • 1998
365 daily reflections that turn self-awareness and responsibility from concepts into a lived year.
4.12
234
A Year of Living Consciously Summary
A Year of Living Consciously
365 daily reflections that turn self-awareness and responsibility from concepts into a lived year.
by Gay Hendricks 1998 400 pages
4.12
234 ratings
First Comes Love
by Marion Winik • 1996
She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.
4.14
441
First Comes Love Summary
First Comes Love
She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.
by Marion Winik 1996
4.14
441 ratings
Tantra
by Shashi Solluna • 2016
Turn sex into a spiritual practice by circulating energy upward instead of releasing it outward.
3.40
10
Tantra Summary
Tantra
Turn sex into a spiritual practice by circulating energy upward instead of releasing it outward.
by Shashi Solluna 2016 272 pages
3.40
10 ratings
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500+
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023 287 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Twenty-Two
by Allison Trowbridge • 2017
Twenty-two letters on purpose, love, failure, and faith for the young woman still figuring it out.
3.57
500+
Twenty-Two Summary
Twenty-Two
Twenty-two letters on purpose, love, failure, and faith for the young woman still figuring it out.
by Allison Trowbridge 2017 288 pages
3.57
500+ ratings
Married to the Military
by Meredith Leyva • 2003
Deployments, moves, career stalls, pay surprises: the manual military spouses were never given.
3.61
417
Married to the Military Summary
Married to the Military
Deployments, moves, career stalls, pay surprises: the manual military spouses were never given.
by Meredith Leyva 2003 208 pages
3.61
417 ratings
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
by Jon G. Allen • 2008
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
4.31
39
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008 433 pages
4.31
39 ratings
Satan, You Can’t Have My Marriage
by Iris Delgado • 2012
Your marriage has an enemy that wants it destroyed: the weapons and strategies to fight back.
4.39
69
Satan, You Can’t Have My Marriage Summary
Satan, You Can’t Have My Marriage
Your marriage has an enemy that wants it destroyed: the weapons and strategies to fight back.
by Iris Delgado 2012 160 pages
4.39
69 ratings
Always Know What To Say - Easy Ways To Approach And Talk To Anyone
by Peter W. Murphy • 2011
Start conversations with anyone, avoid awkward silences, and leave people glad they met you.
3.25
4k+
Always Know What To Say - Easy Ways To Approach And Talk To Anyone Summary
Always Know What To Say - Easy Ways To Approach And Talk To Anyone
Start conversations with anyone, avoid awkward silences, and leave people glad they met you.
by Peter W. Murphy 2011 94 pages
3.25
4k+ ratings
Perfectly Queer
by Jillian Abby • 2023
A girl held her hand, and her perfect suburban life stopped making sense.
4.46
236
Perfectly Queer Summary
Perfectly Queer
A girl held her hand, and her perfect suburban life stopped making sense.
by Jillian Abby 2023 288 pages
4.46
236 ratings
The Psychology of Persuasion
by Kevin Hogan • 1996
Why do some people get what they want? Nine predictable laws and how to master them.
3.90
500+
The Psychology of Persuasion Summary
The Psychology of Persuasion
Why do some people get what they want? Nine predictable laws and how to master them.
by Kevin Hogan 1996 288 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters
by Karen C.L. Anderson • 2018
She shaped the story you carry about yourself. Rewriting it is how you get free.
3.54
500+
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters Summary
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters
She shaped the story you carry about yourself. Rewriting it is how you get free.
by Karen C.L. Anderson 2018 200 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
The Gratitude Project
by Jeremy Adam Smith • 2020
The science of why thank-you notes change your health, and the practices that make gratitude stick.
3.69
172
The Gratitude Project Summary
The Gratitude Project
The science of why thank-you notes change your health, and the practices that make gratitude stick.
by Jeremy Adam Smith 2020 248 pages
3.69
172 ratings
The Kid
by Dan Savage • 1999
Two gay men. One homeless birth mother. And the open adoption goodbye nobody warned them about.
4.05
8k+
The Kid Summary
The Kid
Two gay men. One homeless birth mother. And the open adoption goodbye nobody warned them about.
by Dan Savage 1999 246 pages
4.05
8k+ ratings
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