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Self Help Book Summaries

Make Today Count
by John C. Maxwell • 2008
Your daily decisions, not big breakthroughs, build your future. The few areas to focus on.
4.16
2k+
Make Today Count Summary
Make Today Count
Your daily decisions, not big breakthroughs, build your future. The few areas to focus on.
by John C. Maxwell 2008
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Success Principles
by Jack Canfield • 2015
Own every outcome. Design every day. The rest of success is just following the blueprint.
4.26
35k+
The Success Principles Summary
The Success Principles
Own every outcome. Design every day. The rest of success is just following the blueprint.
by Jack Canfield 2015 624 pages
4.26
35k+ ratings
Destiny of Souls
by Michael Newton • 2000
You chose this life. A hypnotherapist’s thousands of case studies show how and why.
4.35
9k+
Destiny of Souls Summary
Destiny of Souls
You chose this life. A hypnotherapist’s thousands of case studies show how and why.
by Michael Newton 2000 432 pages
4.35
9k+ ratings
The Sedona Method
by Hale Dwoskin • 2003
One repeated question dissolves fear, resistance, wanting. Let go and the goals chase you instead.
3.93
1k+
The Sedona Method Summary
The Sedona Method
One repeated question dissolves fear, resistance, wanting. Let go and the goals chase you instead.
by Hale Dwoskin 2003 436 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
The Effective Executive
by Peter F. Drucker • 1966
The difference between a busy executive and an effective one: five habits, zero charisma required.
4.08
37k+
The Effective Executive Summary
The Effective Executive
The difference between a busy executive and an effective one: five habits, zero charisma required.
by Peter F. Drucker 1966 240 pages
4.08
37k+ ratings
The Alter Ego Effect
by Todd Herman • 2019
Build an alter ego. Name it. Switch it on. Let it do what scares you.
3.96
4k+
The Alter Ego Effect Summary
The Alter Ego Effect
Build an alter ego. Name it. Switch it on. Let it do what scares you.
by Todd Herman 2019 259 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
The South Beach Diet Supercharged
by Arthur Agatston • 2008
Two weeks to reset cravings, then interval training burns what the diet leaves behind.
3.66
1k+
The South Beach Diet Supercharged Summary
The South Beach Diet Supercharged
Two weeks to reset cravings, then interval training burns what the diet leaves behind.
by Arthur Agatston 2008 352 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
The Art of Noticing
by Rob Walker • 2019
The cure for autopilot: 131 exercises that train your eye and fill your creative well.
3.77
2k+
The Art of Noticing Summary
The Art of Noticing
The cure for autopilot: 131 exercises that train your eye and fill your creative well.
by Rob Walker 2019 256 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Meditations for Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
by Joe Dispenza • 2013
A meditation method for unhooking emotional addictions and rewiring your brain into someone new.
4.28
500+
Meditations for Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself Summary
Meditations for Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
A meditation method for unhooking emotional addictions and rewiring your brain into someone new.
by Joe Dispenza 2013 2 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Things No One Taught Us About Love
by Vex King • 2024
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
4.06
2k+
Things No One Taught Us About Love Summary
Things No One Taught Us About Love
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
by Vex King 2024 307 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Rewire
by Nicole Vignola • 2024
The brain reshapes itself, not stretches. The science of breaking the cycles that hold you back.
4.20
2k+
Rewire Summary
Rewire
The brain reshapes itself, not stretches. The science of breaking the cycles that hold you back.
by Nicole Vignola 2024 354 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Reality Transurfing 5
by Vadim Zeland • 2004
Reality holds a hidden field of outcomes. Your thoughts alone decide which one materializes.
4.47
500+
Reality Transurfing 5 Summary
Reality Transurfing 5
Reality holds a hidden field of outcomes. Your thoughts alone decide which one materializes.
by Vadim Zeland 2004 122 pages
4.47
500+ ratings
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
by Kevin Dutton • 2012
The traits behind the worst crimes also fuel top surgeons and CEOs. The difference is degree.
3.74
14k+
The Wisdom of Psychopaths Summary
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
The traits behind the worst crimes also fuel top surgeons and CEOs. The difference is degree.
by Kevin Dutton 2012 222 pages
3.74
14k+ ratings
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook
by Joseph Sugarman • 2006
Your first sentence must earn the second. Here's how to build copy readers can't stop reading.
4.14
1k+
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook Summary
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook
Your first sentence must earn the second. Here's how to build copy readers can't stop reading.
by Joseph Sugarman 2006 368 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Now Habit
by Neil A. Fiore • 1988
Why putting recreation on your calendar first is the most effective way to end procrastination.
3.87
17k+
The Now Habit Summary
The Now Habit
Why putting recreation on your calendar first is the most effective way to end procrastination.
by Neil A. Fiore 1988 206 pages
3.87
17k+ ratings
Price Action Trading Secrets
by Rayner Teo • 2021
Price already tells you everything. How to read it, manage risk, and stop guessing.
4.25
1k+
Price Action Trading Secrets Summary
Price Action Trading Secrets
Price already tells you everything. How to read it, manage risk, and stop guessing.
by Rayner Teo 2021 147 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Hold On to Your Kids
by Gordon Neufeld • 2004
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
4.15
12k+
Hold On to Your Kids Summary
Hold On to Your Kids
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
by Gordon Neufeld 2004 368 pages
4.15
12k+ ratings
David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2013
Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.
3.97
100k+
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath
Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013 305 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
The Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle
You become virtuous by acting virtuously. The original manual for the well-lived life.
4.00
61k+
The Nicomachean Ethics Summary
The Nicomachean Ethics
You become virtuous by acting virtuously. The original manual for the well-lived life.
by Aristotle 329 pages
4.00
61k+ ratings
Discipline Equals Freedom
by Jocko Willink • 2017
Self-mastery starts at 4:30 AM and doesn't care about your excuses.
4.09
18k+
Discipline Equals Freedom Summary
Discipline Equals Freedom
Self-mastery starts at 4:30 AM and doesn't care about your excuses.
by Jocko Willink 2017 209 pages
4.09
18k+ ratings
Likeable Badass
by Alison Fragale • 2024
How women get the respect they deserve: blend warmth and competence, and build an army of advocates.
4.24
3k+
Likeable Badass Summary
Likeable Badass
How women get the respect they deserve: blend warmth and competence, and build an army of advocates.
by Alison Fragale 2024 256 pages
4.24
3k+ ratings
Entrepreneur Revolution
by Daniel Priestley • 2013
How to rewire your brain for entrepreneurship, build a business that runs on assets, not overtime.
4.04
1k+
Entrepreneur Revolution Summary
Entrepreneur Revolution
How to rewire your brain for entrepreneurship, build a business that runs on assets, not overtime.
by Daniel Priestley 2013 232 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Power
by Rhonda Byrne • 2010
Love is the engine of manifestation. The instructions for running your life on it.
4.08
32k+
The Power Summary
The Power
Love is the engine of manifestation. The instructions for running your life on it.
by Rhonda Byrne 2010 272 pages
4.08
32k+ ratings
Learning How to Learn
by Barbara Oakley • 2018
Why cramming fails: what a 25-minute timer can actually teach you about learning.
4.38
2k+
Learning How to Learn Summary
Learning How to Learn
Why cramming fails: what a 25-minute timer can actually teach you about learning.
by Barbara Oakley 2018 255 pages
4.38
2k+ ratings
The Obstacle Is the Way
by Ryan Holiday • 2014
When something blocks your path, stop seeing a wall and start seeing a raw material.
4.15
100k+
The Obstacle Is the Way Summary
The Obstacle Is the Way
When something blocks your path, stop seeing a wall and start seeing a raw material.
by Ryan Holiday 2014 202 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain de Botton • 2000
Six philosophers diagnose six everyday miseries, from unpopularity to heartbreak.
4.01
34k+
The Consolations of Philosophy Summary
The Consolations of Philosophy
Six philosophers diagnose six everyday miseries, from unpopularity to heartbreak.
by Alain de Botton 2000 265 pages
4.01
34k+ ratings
Financial Intelligence
by Karen Berman • 2013
Accounting hides more judgment than math. A manager's guide to the numbers that actually matter.
4.13
5k+
Financial Intelligence Summary
Financial Intelligence
Accounting hides more judgment than math. A manager's guide to the numbers that actually matter.
by Karen Berman 2013 304 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
The Income Factory
by Steven Bavaria • 2020
Build wealth without stock gains. A high-yield system that doubles your income every seven years.
3.87
282
The Income Factory Summary
The Income Factory
Build wealth without stock gains. A high-yield system that doubles your income every seven years.
by Steven Bavaria 2020 256 pages
3.87
282 ratings
Dare
by Barry McDonagh • 2015
Panic hits: don't fight it, demand the full attack. Four steps to break the anxiety cycle.
4.30
5k+
Dare Summary
Dare
Panic hits: don't fight it, demand the full attack. Four steps to break the anxiety cycle.
by Barry McDonagh 2015 244 pages
4.30
5k+ ratings
How Not to Age
by Michael Greger • 2023
Genes are not your aging fate. Diet is, and here is the science, food by food.
4.25
3k+
How Not to Age Summary
How Not to Age
Genes are not your aging fate. Diet is, and here is the science, food by food.
by Michael Greger 2023 640 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
Tribes
by Seth Godin • 2008
Forget titles. Real leadership is an idea, the courage to be wrong, and a tribe.
3.80
42k+
Tribes Summary
Tribes
Forget titles. Real leadership is an idea, the courage to be wrong, and a tribe.
by Seth Godin 2008 162 pages
3.80
42k+ ratings
Immunity to Change
by Robert Kegan • 2009
Change efforts fail because they target symptoms, not the hidden immune system keeping you stuck.
3.98
2k+
Immunity to Change Summary
Immunity to Change
Change efforts fail because they target symptoms, not the hidden immune system keeping you stuck.
by Robert Kegan 2009 340 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Willpower
by Roy F. Baumeister • 2011
Willpower depletes with every decision, runs on glucose, and strengthens with practice.
3.95
20k+
Willpower Summary
Willpower
Willpower depletes with every decision, runs on glucose, and strengthens with practice.
by Roy F. Baumeister 2011 291 pages
3.95
20k+ ratings
The Velvet Rage
by Alan Downs • 2005
Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.
4.06
12k+
The Velvet Rage Summary
The Velvet Rage
Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.
by Alan Downs 2005 252 pages
4.06
12k+ ratings
Counterfeit Gods
by Timothy J. Keller • 2009
Your heart constantly turns good things into false gods, and they all run out of power.
4.37
20k+
Counterfeit Gods Summary
Counterfeit Gods
Your heart constantly turns good things into false gods, and they all run out of power.
by Timothy J. Keller 2009 213 pages
4.37
20k+ ratings
Hard Times Create Strong Men
by Stefan Aarnio • 2019
Why being nice ruined a generation of men, and what to practice instead.
4.08
1k+
Hard Times Create Strong Men Summary
Hard Times Create Strong Men
Why being nice ruined a generation of men, and what to practice instead.
by Stefan Aarnio 2019 554 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Free to Focus
by Michael Hyatt • 2019
More impact, less effort: what to delete, delegate, and automate first.
4.06
7k+
Free to Focus Summary
Free to Focus
More impact, less effort: what to delete, delegate, and automate first.
by Michael Hyatt 2019 250 pages
4.06
7k+ ratings
Punished by Rewards
by Alfie Kohn • 1993
What if the rewards we give for good behavior are the very thing undermining it?
4.17
4k+
Punished by Rewards Summary
Punished by Rewards
What if the rewards we give for good behavior are the very thing undermining it?
by Alfie Kohn 1993 398 pages
4.17
4k+ ratings
Sex at Dawn
by Christopher Ryan • 2010
Monogamy is a recent agricultural invention. Our bodies and desires never agreed to it.
3.97
31k+
Sex at Dawn Summary
Sex at Dawn
Monogamy is a recent agricultural invention. Our bodies and desires never agreed to it.
by Christopher Ryan 2010 416 pages
3.97
31k+ ratings
Data-Driven Marketing
by Mark Jeffery • 2010
Fifteen metrics for speaking the CFO's language and proving marketing's worth in hard numbers.
3.90
500+
Data-Driven Marketing Summary
Data-Driven Marketing
Fifteen metrics for speaking the CFO's language and proving marketing's worth in hard numbers.
by Mark Jeffery 2010 320 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
by Deepak Chopra • 1994
Seven laws that turn success from a grind into a graceful unfolding.
4.18
84k+
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Summary
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
Seven laws that turn success from a grind into a graceful unfolding.
by Deepak Chopra 1994 100 pages
4.18
84k+ ratings
Influence et manipulation
by Robert Cialdini • 2017
Hidden triggers decide when you say yes, and you can learn to recognize them.
4.03
500+
Influence et manipulation Summary
Influence et manipulation
Hidden triggers decide when you say yes, and you can learn to recognize them.
by Robert Cialdini 2017 408 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Go Pro - 7 Steps to Becoming a Network Marketing Professional
by Eric Worre • 2013
Network marketing needs no luck. Seven repeatable skills for a duplicable income while others quit.
4.25
8k+
Go Pro - 7 Steps to Becoming a Network Marketing Professional Summary
Go Pro - 7 Steps to Becoming a Network Marketing Professional
Network marketing needs no luck. Seven repeatable skills for a duplicable income while others quit.
by Eric Worre 2013 117 pages
4.25
8k+ ratings
Mindfulness
by Joseph Goldstein • 2013
The Buddha's own meditation manual: a step-by-step path to lasting freedom from suffering.
4.38
2k+
Mindfulness Summary
Mindfulness
The Buddha's own meditation manual: a step-by-step path to lasting freedom from suffering.
by Joseph Goldstein 2013 480 pages
4.38
2k+ ratings
How Not to Die
by Michael Greger • 2015
Heart disease reversed with a fork. The science, the exact foods, and the daily targets.
4.41
50k+
How Not to Die Summary
How Not to Die
Heart disease reversed with a fork. The science, the exact foods, and the daily targets.
by Michael Greger 2015 576 pages
4.41
50k+ ratings
What My Bones Know
by Stephanie Foo • 2022
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
4.49
78k+
What My Bones Know Summary
What My Bones Know
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
by Stephanie Foo 2022 352 pages
4.49
78k+ ratings
Tools of Titans
by Timothy Ferriss • 2016
Morning routines, failure lessons, and decision rules from 200 top performers, ready to steal.
4.10
45k+
Tools of Titans Summary
Tools of Titans
Morning routines, failure lessons, and decision rules from 200 top performers, ready to steal.
by Timothy Ferriss 2016 673 pages
4.10
45k+ ratings
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age
by Dale Carnegie • 2011
Carnegie updated for screens: earning trust and influence when body language is no longer there.
3.93
15k+
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age Summary
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age
Carnegie updated for screens: earning trust and influence when body language is no longer there.
by Dale Carnegie 2011 272 pages
3.93
15k+ ratings
Body Language
by Allan Pease • 2006
Your body is talking: gestures, zones, and micro-signals that expose what words conceal.
3.86
4k+
Body Language Summary
Body Language
Your body is talking: gestures, zones, and micro-signals that expose what words conceal.
by Allan Pease 2006 152 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
The Art Of Living
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2017
We are made of everything else. We survive our bodies. The peace we seek is already here.
4.44
11k+
The Art Of Living Summary
The Art Of Living
We are made of everything else. We survive our bodies. The peace we seek is already here.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2017 206 pages
4.44
11k+ ratings
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