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Self Help Book Summaries

How to Get People to Do Stuff
by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2013
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
3.82
500+
How to Get People to Do Stuff Summary
How to Get People to Do Stuff
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2013 216 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
The Irresistible Offer
by Mark Joyner • 2005
Three seconds to win a buyer. The offer design rules that make your product sell itself.
3.85
448
The Irresistible Offer Summary
The Irresistible Offer
Three seconds to win a buyer. The offer design rules that make your product sell itself.
by Mark Joyner 2005 240 pages
3.85
448 ratings
The Freelancer's Bible
by Sara Horowitz • 2012
Solo, steady, and secure: the playbook for turning freelance gigs into a career you control.
3.89
500+
The Freelancer's Bible Summary
The Freelancer's Bible
Solo, steady, and secure: the playbook for turning freelance gigs into a career you control.
by Sara Horowitz 2012 496 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Silence
by Erling Kagge • 2016
The rarest resource in a hyperconnected world is the one sound we keep drowning out.
3.76
13k+
Silence Summary
Silence
The rarest resource in a hyperconnected world is the one sound we keep drowning out.
by Erling Kagge 2016 131 pages
3.76
13k+ ratings
Glute Lab
by Bret Contreras • 2019
A program for the body's largest muscle, your key to strength, posture, and pain-free movement.
4.65
500+
Glute Lab Summary
Glute Lab
A program for the body's largest muscle, your key to strength, posture, and pain-free movement.
by Bret Contreras 2019 608 pages
4.65
500+ ratings
The Science of Social Intelligence
by Patrick King • 2017
Thirty-three studies that decode likability: when to talk less, what to reveal, how emotions spread.
3.85
239
The Science of Social Intelligence Summary
The Science of Social Intelligence
Thirty-three studies that decode likability: when to talk less, what to reveal, how emotions spread.
by Patrick King 2017 116 pages
3.85
239 ratings
Brave, Not Perfect
by Reshma Saujani • 2019
The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.
3.86
9k+
Brave, Not Perfect Summary
Brave, Not Perfect
The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.
by Reshma Saujani 2019 208 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
The Psychological Safety Playbook
by Karolin Helbig • 2023
Psychological safety is the secret to team performance. These are the concrete plays that build it.
4.14
314
The Psychological Safety Playbook Summary
The Psychological Safety Playbook
Psychological safety is the secret to team performance. These are the concrete plays that build it.
by Karolin Helbig 2023 166 pages
4.14
314 ratings
Trend Commandments
by Michael W. Covel • 2011
Trade the trend, not the news. A rules-based playbook for profiting without a crystal ball.
3.60
154
Trend Commandments Summary
Trend Commandments
Trade the trend, not the news. A rules-based playbook for profiting without a crystal ball.
by Michael W. Covel 2011 275 pages
3.60
154 ratings
The Index Card
by Helaine Olen • 2016
Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.
3.90
4k+
The Index Card Summary
The Index Card
Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.
by Helaine Olen 2016 256 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
The Conversion Code
by Chris Smith • 2016
Turn internet leads into appointments and closed deals: a system from clicks to contracts.
4.01
500+
The Conversion Code Summary
The Conversion Code
Turn internet leads into appointments and closed deals: a system from clicks to contracts.
by Chris Smith 2016 192 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Complete Collection of Swami Vivekananda - 9 Volumes
by Vivekananda • 1922
Your soul is already divine. Four distinct paths prove it inside your ordinary life.
4.61
2k+
Complete Collection of Swami Vivekananda - 9 Volumes Summary
Complete Collection of Swami Vivekananda - 9 Volumes
Your soul is already divine. Four distinct paths prove it inside your ordinary life.
by Vivekananda 1922 6353 pages
4.61
2k+ ratings
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
4.28
9k+
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
by Neil Gaiman 2013 80 pages
4.28
9k+ ratings
Outrageous Openness
by Tosha Silver • 2011
Stop running the show. A spiritual guide to surrender where the divine handles the details.
4.24
5k+
Outrageous Openness Summary
Outrageous Openness
Stop running the show. A spiritual guide to surrender where the divine handles the details.
by Tosha Silver 2011 240 pages
4.24
5k+ ratings
Stop Procrastinating
by Nils Salzgeber • 2017
Why five minutes of work beats motivation, and the emotion skills that make it stick.
4.19
500+
Stop Procrastinating Summary
Stop Procrastinating
Why five minutes of work beats motivation, and the emotion skills that make it stick.
by Nils Salzgeber 2017 115 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Mind Full to Mindful
by Om Swami • 2018
Sitting still, walking slowly, sipping tea: a Zen monk's small acts for a quiet mind.
4.41
1k+
Mind Full to Mindful Summary
Mind Full to Mindful
Sitting still, walking slowly, sipping tea: a Zen monk's small acts for a quiet mind.
by Om Swami 2018 194 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
60 Seconds and You're Hired!
by Robin Ryan • 1994
The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.
3.96
500+
60 Seconds and You're Hired! Summary
60 Seconds and You're Hired!
The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.
by Robin Ryan 1994 208 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
by Julie A. Fast • 2004
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
3.95
500+
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder Summary
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
by Julie A. Fast 2004 256 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Living in the Heart
by Drunvalo Melchizedek • 2003
A blind woman tracked satellites. The seeing-without-eyes secret: it begins inside the heart.
4.30
500+
Living in the Heart Summary
Living in the Heart
A blind woman tracked satellites. The seeing-without-eyes secret: it begins inside the heart.
by Drunvalo Melchizedek 2003 144 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Story Physics
by Larry Brooks • 2013
Great stories aren't magic. They're physics. Once you know the laws, broken drafts fix themselves.
3.92
475
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics
Great stories aren't magic. They're physics. Once you know the laws, broken drafts fix themselves.
by Larry Brooks 2013 248 pages
3.92
475 ratings
Liespotting
by Pamela Meyer • 2010
We catch barely half the lies told to us. Training starts with seven hidden facial signals.
3.51
2k+
Liespotting Summary
Liespotting
We catch barely half the lies told to us. Training starts with seven hidden facial signals.
by Pamela Meyer 2010 256 pages
3.51
2k+ ratings
The Great Work of Your Life
by Stephen Cope • 2012
The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.
4.32
3k+
The Great Work of Your Life Summary
The Great Work of Your Life
The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.
by Stephen Cope 2012 272 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
How to Walk
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2013
Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.
4.16
3k+
How to Walk Summary
How to Walk
Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013 120 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
How to Be Like Mike
by Pat Williams • 2001
His edge wasn't talent. It was a mental playbook you can run.
4.31
346
How to Be Like Mike Summary
How to Be Like Mike
His edge wasn't talent. It was a mental playbook you can run.
by Pat Williams 2001 368 pages
4.31
346 ratings
Girl, Wash Your Face
by Rachel Hollis • 2018
Your limiting beliefs are reversible lies. A personal, story-driven manual for unlearning them.
3.57
200k+
Girl, Wash Your Face Summary
Girl, Wash Your Face
Your limiting beliefs are reversible lies. A personal, story-driven manual for unlearning them.
by Rachel Hollis 2018 220 pages
3.57
200k+ ratings
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
by Michael Franzese • 2009
What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.
3.86
500+
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.
by Michael Franzese 2009 176 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
How to Deal With Difficult People
by Gill Hasson • 2014
Three types of difficult people, the script that disarms each, and the moment each script fails.
3.52
500+
How to Deal With Difficult People Summary
How to Deal With Difficult People
Three types of difficult people, the script that disarms each, and the moment each script fails.
by Gill Hasson 2014 208 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Mind over Medicine
by Lissa Rankin • 2013
Your mind can heal your body: clinical proof, and a life audit that prescribes the change.
4.11
3k+
Mind over Medicine Summary
Mind over Medicine
Your mind can heal your body: clinical proof, and a life audit that prescribes the change.
by Lissa Rankin 2013 259 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery
by Earl Nightingale • 1987
Your thoughts steer your life automatically. The rule for taking the wheel.
4.40
114
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery Summary
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery
Your thoughts steer your life automatically. The rule for taking the wheel.
by Earl Nightingale 1987 182 pages
4.40
114 ratings
Walking to Destiny
by Christopher M. Snider • 2023
Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.
4.11
133
Walking to Destiny Summary
Walking to Destiny
Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.
by Christopher M. Snider 2023 324 pages
4.11
133 ratings
Fight Like a Girl
by Lisa Bevere • 2006
Stop hiding your femininity. It's your God-given edge for mending a broken world.
3.99
500+
Fight Like a Girl Summary
Fight Like a Girl
Stop hiding your femininity. It's your God-given edge for mending a broken world.
by Lisa Bevere 2006
3.99
500+ ratings
Youtility
by Jay Baer • 2013
Turn your marketing into a free tool: replace ads with apps, and customers sell themselves.
3.99
1k+
Youtility Summary
Youtility
Turn your marketing into a free tool: replace ads with apps, and customers sell themselves.
by Jay Baer 2013 219 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
It’s Not Always Depression
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel • 2018
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
4.22
2k+
It’s Not Always Depression Summary
It’s Not Always Depression
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018 320 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Life Without Lack
by Dallas Willard • 2018
Freedom from anxiety and insufficiency, unlocked by Psalm 23's radical reframing of who God is.
4.43
2k+
Life Without Lack Summary
Life Without Lack
Freedom from anxiety and insufficiency, unlocked by Psalm 23's radical reframing of who God is.
by Dallas Willard 2018 224 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
Healing Spices
by Bharat B. Aggarwal • 2011
Fifty spices that fight disease: the research behind them, and the simple ways to cook with them.
4.39
493
Healing Spices Summary
Healing Spices
Fifty spices that fight disease: the research behind them, and the simple ways to cook with them.
by Bharat B. Aggarwal 2011 336 pages
4.39
493 ratings
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within
by Michael E. Gerber • 2008
Dream, story, system: the path anyone can follow to build a business that scales without them.
3.59
461
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within Summary
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within
Dream, story, system: the path anyone can follow to build a business that scales without them.
by Michael E. Gerber 2008 304 pages
3.59
461 ratings
Rebound
by Carrie Jackson Cheadle • 2019
Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.
4.19
341
Rebound Summary
Rebound
Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.
by Carrie Jackson Cheadle 2019 240 pages
4.19
341 ratings
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.
4.16
5k+
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Summary
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.
by John C. Maxwell 2013 157 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
The Emotion Thesaurus
by Angela Ackerman • 2012
Emotion drives story. This reference replaces clichéd sighs and shrugs with hundreds of body cues.
4.53
6k+
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus
Emotion drives story. This reference replaces clichéd sighs and shrugs with hundreds of body cues.
by Angela Ackerman 2012 164 pages
4.53
6k+ ratings
The Overflowing Brain
by Torkel Klingberg • 2007
Your brain juggles about seven items. That bottleneck shapes everything from distraction to ADHD.
3.52
318
The Overflowing Brain Summary
The Overflowing Brain
Your brain juggles about seven items. That bottleneck shapes everything from distraction to ADHD.
by Torkel Klingberg 2007 224 pages
3.52
318 ratings
Change the Culture, Change the Game
by Roger Connors • 2010
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
3.59
500+
Change the Culture, Change the Game Summary
Change the Culture, Change the Game
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
by Roger Connors 2010 240 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Somehow
by Anne Lamott • 2024
Love isn't soft. It's the floor under everything, the mending force in the rubble of life.
3.90
6k+
Somehow Summary
Somehow
Love isn't soft. It's the floor under everything, the mending force in the rubble of life.
by Anne Lamott 2024 204 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Mind Your Body
by Nicole J. Sachs • 2025
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
4.34
1k+
Mind Your Body Summary
Mind Your Body
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
by Nicole J. Sachs 2025 304 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
by Linda Åkeson McGurk • 2017
A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.
4.11
12k+
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather Summary
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.
by Linda Åkeson McGurk 2017 304 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
The Connected Parent
by Karyn Purvis • 2020
Scripts and sensory rhythms that build trust when a child never learned it in infancy.
4.53
1k+
The Connected Parent Summary
The Connected Parent
Scripts and sensory rhythms that build trust when a child never learned it in infancy.
by Karyn Purvis 2020 187 pages
4.53
1k+ ratings
Intentional Living
by John C. Maxwell • 2015
Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.
4.20
1k+
Intentional Living Summary
Intentional Living
Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.
by John C. Maxwell 2015 288 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Calculated Risks
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2002
How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.
3.96
500+
Calculated Risks Summary
Calculated Risks
How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2002 322 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
I Love Female Orgasm
by Dorian Solot • 2007
Most women need more than intercourse to orgasm. The anatomy, skills and communication that deliver.
4.08
500+
I Love Female Orgasm Summary
I Love Female Orgasm
Most women need more than intercourse to orgasm. The anatomy, skills and communication that deliver.
by Dorian Solot 2007 286 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
The Shredded Chef
by Michael Matthews • 2012
115 recipes that build muscle and strip fat, without calculators or bland chicken breasts.
3.85
1k+
The Shredded Chef Summary
The Shredded Chef
115 recipes that build muscle and strip fat, without calculators or bland chicken breasts.
by Michael Matthews 2012 312 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Mandela's Way
by Richard Stengel • 2009
Mandela's rules: why he led from behind, retired early, and saw his enemies as mentors.
4.11
3k+
Mandela's Way Summary
Mandela's Way
Mandela's rules: why he led from behind, retired early, and saw his enemies as mentors.
by Richard Stengel 2009 243 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
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