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Self Help Book Summaries

The Dictionary of Body Language
by Joe Navarro • 2018
Your body broadcasts what words hide. A field guide to the honest signals you miss.
3.69
2k+
The Dictionary of Body Language Summary
The Dictionary of Body Language
Your body broadcasts what words hide. A field guide to the honest signals you miss.
by Joe Navarro 2018 208 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
The PARA Method
by Tiago Forte • 2023
Four folders, one minute: the organizing system that follows your projects instead of your subjects.
4.08
3k+
The PARA Method Summary
The PARA Method
Four folders, one minute: the organizing system that follows your projects instead of your subjects.
by Tiago Forte 2023 208 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 1999
Speak without attacking, hear without defending, and ask for what you want without demanding it.
4.33
50k+
Nonviolent Communication Summary
Nonviolent Communication
Speak without attacking, hear without defending, and ask for what you want without demanding it.
by Marshall B. Rosenberg 1999 244 pages
4.33
50k+ ratings
I Don't Love You Anymore
by Rithvik Singh • 2024
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
3.86
3k+
I Don't Love You Anymore Summary
I Don't Love You Anymore
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
by Rithvik Singh 2024 146 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2017
Turn scattered notes into a thinking network that writes your drafts and kills the blank-page dread.
4.07
13k+
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes
Turn scattered notes into a thinking network that writes your drafts and kills the blank-page dread.
by Sönke Ahrens 2017 171 pages
4.07
13k+ ratings
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
by J.D. Rockefeller • 2020
38 letters from Rockefeller to his son: what the world's richest man wanted his heir to know.
4.45
1k+
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son Summary
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
38 letters from Rockefeller to his son: what the world's richest man wanted his heir to know.
by J.D. Rockefeller 2020 187 pages
4.45
1k+ ratings
Profit First
by Mike Michalowicz • 2014
Pay profit first, run your business on the rest. Parkinson's Law, applied to your checking account.
4.26
14k+
Profit First Summary
Profit First
Pay profit first, run your business on the rest. Parkinson's Law, applied to your checking account.
by Mike Michalowicz 2014 224 pages
4.26
14k+ ratings
The Pilgrimage
by Paulo Coelho • 1987
Sword denied, a man walks the Camino guided by a mentor whose lessons are spiritual combat.
3.65
68k+
The Pilgrimage Summary
The Pilgrimage
Sword denied, a man walks the Camino guided by a mentor whose lessons are spiritual combat.
by Paulo Coelho 1987 280 pages
3.65
68k+ ratings
DotCom Secrets
by Russell Brunson • 2011
Giving away free products can triple your customers; the system that turns each one into $66.
4.23
6k+
DotCom Secrets Summary
DotCom Secrets
Giving away free products can triple your customers; the system that turns each one into $66.
by Russell Brunson 2011 275 pages
4.23
6k+ ratings
Factfulness
by Hans Rosling • 2018
A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.
4.35
200k+
Factfulness Summary
Factfulness
A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.
by Hans Rosling 2018 342 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
The 33 Strategies Of War
by Robert Greene • 2001
Treat life like a military campaign: 33 strategies to outmaneuver rivals and control every outcome.
4.23
20k+
The 33 Strategies Of War Summary
The 33 Strategies Of War
Treat life like a military campaign: 33 strategies to outmaneuver rivals and control every outcome.
by Robert Greene 2001 500 pages
4.23
20k+ ratings
The Art of Manliness
by Brett McKay • 2009
The skills, manners, and virtues your grandfather knew that modern life stopped teaching.
3.90
3k+
The Art of Manliness Summary
The Art of Manliness
The skills, manners, and virtues your grandfather knew that modern life stopped teaching.
by Brett McKay 2009 288 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
Discipline Is Destiny
by Ryan Holiday • 2022
Self-control begins in the body. Build it there first, and everything else gets easier.
4.25
23k+
Discipline Is Destiny Summary
Discipline Is Destiny
Self-control begins in the body. Build it there first, and everything else gets easier.
by Ryan Holiday 2022 312 pages
4.25
23k+ ratings
Die With Zero
by Bill Perkins • 2020
Most people die with too much money and too few memories. A plan for fixing the ratio.
3.89
37k+
Die With Zero Summary
Die With Zero
Most people die with too much money and too few memories. A plan for fixing the ratio.
by Bill Perkins 2020 240 pages
3.89
37k+ ratings
Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes
by Neal D. Barnard • 2006
The fat blocking your insulin lives inside your cells. A low-fat vegan diet clears it.
4.23
1k+
Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes Summary
Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes
The fat blocking your insulin lives inside your cells. A low-fat vegan diet clears it.
by Neal D. Barnard 2006 288 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Never Finished
by David Goggins • 2022
Your mind quits before your body has to. Here is how to override that signal.
4.39
47k+
Never Finished Summary
Never Finished
Your mind quits before your body has to. Here is how to override that signal.
by David Goggins 2022 312 pages
4.39
47k+ ratings
Never Split the Difference
by Chris Voss • 2016
How an FBI negotiator builds trust, reads the room, and gets what he wants without compromise.
4.34
200k+
Never Split the Difference Summary
Never Split the Difference
How an FBI negotiator builds trust, reads the room, and gets what he wants without compromise.
by Chris Voss 2016 274 pages
4.34
200k+ ratings
The 12 Week Year
by Brian P. Moran • 2009
Annual plans invite delay. A 12-week cycle with weekly scoring creates the urgency to execute.
3.86
19k+
The 12 Week Year Summary
The 12 Week Year
Annual plans invite delay. A 12-week cycle with weekly scoring creates the urgency to execute.
by Brian P. Moran 2009 208 pages
3.86
19k+ ratings
Cribsheet
by Emily Oster • 2019
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
4.13
45k+
Cribsheet Summary
Cribsheet
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
by Emily Oster 2019 352 pages
4.13
45k+ ratings
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
by Baek Se-hee • 2018
She craved rice cakes and wanted to disappear. These are the therapy sessions that followed.
3.21
100k+
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki Summary
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
She craved rice cakes and wanted to disappear. These are the therapy sessions that followed.
by Baek Se-hee 2018 208 pages
3.21
100k+ ratings
Flow
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1990
The most fulfilling moments come not from rest, but from pushing yourself to your limit.
4.11
89k+
Flow Summary
Flow
The most fulfilling moments come not from rest, but from pushing yourself to your limit.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1990 322 pages
4.11
89k+ ratings
A Return to Love
by Marianne Williamson • 1992
A Course in Miracles made plain: forgiveness as the single mental move that undoes fear.
4.25
38k+
A Return to Love Summary
A Return to Love
A Course in Miracles made plain: forgiveness as the single mental move that undoes fear.
by Marianne Williamson 1992 336 pages
4.25
38k+ ratings
So Good They Can't Ignore You
by Cal Newport • 2012
Skill comes first. Passion follows. A system for earning autonomy, mission, and work you love.
4.07
50k+
So Good They Can't Ignore You Summary
So Good They Can't Ignore You
Skill comes first. Passion follows. A system for earning autonomy, mission, and work you love.
by Cal Newport 2012 288 pages
4.07
50k+ ratings
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman • 1995
Your emotional brain reacts before thought. That half-second shapes your career and relationships.
4.06
100k+
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence
Your emotional brain reacts before thought. That half-second shapes your career and relationships.
by Daniel Goleman 1995 351 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Thank You for Arguing
by Jay Heinrichs • 2007
Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.
3.56
7k+
Thank You for Arguing Summary
Thank You for Arguing
Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.
by Jay Heinrichs 2007 457 pages
3.56
7k+ ratings
Traction
by Gino Wickman • 2007
A single system to align your team, force accountability, and end the chaos that stalls growth.
4.13
16k+
Traction Summary
Traction
A single system to align your team, force accountability, and end the chaos that stalls growth.
by Gino Wickman 2007 246 pages
4.13
16k+ ratings
It Didn't Start with You
by Mark Wolynn • 2016
Your worst fears may not be yours. They could belong to your grandmother.
3.55
39k+
It Didn't Start with You Summary
It Didn't Start with You
Your worst fears may not be yours. They could belong to your grandmother.
by Mark Wolynn 2016 256 pages
3.55
39k+ ratings
Ultralearning
by Scott H. Young • 2019
Intense self-study beats the classroom. Principles for learning hard skills in months, not years.
3.95
15k+
Ultralearning Summary
Ultralearning
Intense self-study beats the classroom. Principles for learning hard skills in months, not years.
by Scott H. Young 2019 304 pages
3.95
15k+ ratings
Building a Storybrand
by Donald Miller • 2017
Stop making your brand the hero. A story framework that clears the fog so customers buy.
4.26
26k+
Building a Storybrand Summary
Building a Storybrand
Stop making your brand the hero. A story framework that clears the fog so customers buy.
by Donald Miller 2017 240 pages
4.26
26k+ ratings
Contagious
by Jonah Berger • 2013
The science of why people share: research-backed levers for making your ideas spread.
3.98
33k+
Contagious Summary
Contagious
The science of why people share: research-backed levers for making your ideas spread.
by Jonah Berger 2013 210 pages
3.98
33k+ ratings
ACT Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition
by Steve Harvey • 2009
Three things every man is wired to do, and what happens when a woman lets him.
3.77
52k+
ACT Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition Summary
ACT Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition
Three things every man is wired to do, and what happens when a woman lets him.
by Steve Harvey 2009 304 pages
3.77
52k+ ratings
Dark Psychology and Manipulation
by Brandon Goleman • 2019
Manipulators bank on you not knowing their playbook. This is the playbook.
3.43
116
Dark Psychology and Manipulation Summary
Dark Psychology and Manipulation
Manipulators bank on you not knowing their playbook. This is the playbook.
by Brandon Goleman 2019 177 pages
3.43
116 ratings
Range
by David Epstein • 2019
Childhood specialization is overrated. Generalists who sample widely solve the hardest problems.
4.13
80k+
Range Summary
Range
Childhood specialization is overrated. Generalists who sample widely solve the hardest problems.
by David Epstein 2019 352 pages
4.13
80k+ ratings
Just One Thing
by Michael Mosley • 2022
Cold showers, squats, singing: surprising small habits that sharpen your brain and extend your life.
4.05
3k+
Just One Thing Summary
Just One Thing
Cold showers, squats, singing: surprising small habits that sharpen your brain and extend your life.
by Michael Mosley 2022 206 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
Atomic Habbits
by James Clear • 2018
The system that makes good habits automatic and bad ones impossible.
4.27
500+
Atomic Habbits Summary
Atomic Habbits
The system that makes good habits automatic and bad ones impossible.
by James Clear 2018 320 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Dopamine Nation
by Anna Lembke • 2021
Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.
3.88
89k+
Dopamine Nation Summary
Dopamine Nation
Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.
by Anna Lembke 2021 291 pages
3.88
89k+ ratings
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
by John C. Bogle • 2007
Why the only guaranteed way to capture stock market returns costs next to nothing.
4.15
26k+
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing Summary
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
Why the only guaranteed way to capture stock market returns costs next to nothing.
by John C. Bogle 2007 240 pages
4.15
26k+ ratings
10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2002
Success and inner peace come by making one shift: releasing your grip on outcomes.
4.25
4k+
10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace Summary
10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace
Success and inner peace come by making one shift: releasing your grip on outcomes.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2002 186 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
The Mom Test
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2013
Everyone's lying about your business idea. Especially your mom. A method for getting real answers.
4.37
13k+
The Mom Test Summary
The Mom Test
Everyone's lying about your business idea. Especially your mom. A method for getting real answers.
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2013 138 pages
4.37
13k+ ratings
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
by Ramit Sethi • 2009
A six-week plan to automate your finances so you can spend on what you love, guilt-free.
4.20
63k+
I Will Teach You to Be Rich Summary
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
A six-week plan to automate your finances so you can spend on what you love, guilt-free.
by Ramit Sethi 2009 274 pages
4.20
63k+ ratings
BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0)
by Jim Collins • 2001
Build a company that outlasts you: the leadership, people, and focus that create enduring greatness.
4.39
2k+
BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0) Summary
BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0)
Build a company that outlasts you: the leadership, people, and focus that create enduring greatness.
by Jim Collins 2001 344 pages
4.39
2k+ ratings
How to Not Die Alone
by Logan Ury • 2021
Your dating instincts are sabotaging you. A behavioral scientist rewires the search for love.
3.96
19k+
How to Not Die Alone Summary
How to Not Die Alone
Your dating instincts are sabotaging you. A behavioral scientist rewires the search for love.
by Logan Ury 2021 352 pages
3.96
19k+ ratings
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
by Walter C. Willett • 2001
What to eat, from Harvard's top nutritionist: no fads, no forbidden foods, just decades of evidence.
4.11
2k+
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy Summary
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
What to eat, from Harvard's top nutritionist: no fads, no forbidden foods, just decades of evidence.
by Walter C. Willett 2001 432 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
7 Rules of Power
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2022
Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.
4.01
1k+
7 Rules of Power Summary
7 Rules of Power
Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2022
4.01
1k+ ratings
Storyworthy
by Matthew Dicks • 2018
Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.
4.26
8k+
Storyworthy Summary
Storyworthy
Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.
by Matthew Dicks 2018 368 pages
4.26
8k+ ratings
Everything Is F*cked
by Mark Manson • 2019
Hope is the enemy: emotions rule, pain is the point, freedom is the cage you choose.
3.67
98k+
Everything Is F*cked Summary
Everything Is F*cked
Hope is the enemy: emotions rule, pain is the point, freedom is the cage you choose.
by Mark Manson 2019 288 pages
3.67
98k+ ratings
Noise
by Daniel Kahneman • 2021
You know about bias. The bigger judgment error is noise: the random scatter no one is auditing.
3.67
16k+
Noise Summary
Noise
You know about bias. The bigger judgment error is noise: the random scatter no one is auditing.
by Daniel Kahneman 2021 419 pages
3.67
16k+ ratings
The Like Switch
by Jack Schafer • 2015
An FBI agent's field manual for getting anyone to trust you, open up, and say yes.
3.89
7k+
The Like Switch Summary
The Like Switch
An FBI agent's field manual for getting anyone to trust you, open up, and say yes.
by Jack Schafer 2015 288 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1994
Self-esteem is not a personality trait; it's a practice. And without it, talent won't save you.
4.11
13k+
Six Pillars of Self-Esteem Summary
Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is not a personality trait; it's a practice. And without it, talent won't save you.
by Nathaniel Branden 1994 341 pages
4.11
13k+ ratings
The Obstacle Is the Way
by Ryan Holiday • 2014
Your obstacles are fuel, not fate. The Stoic art of turning every setback into a breakthrough.
4.15
100k+
The Obstacle Is the Way Summary
The Obstacle Is the Way
Your obstacles are fuel, not fate. The Stoic art of turning every setback into a breakthrough.
by Ryan Holiday 2014 201 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
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