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Self Help Book Summaries

Coaching for Performance
by John Whitmore • 1992
Telling shuts people down. Four simple conversation stages unlock their best thinking instead.
4.09
3k+
Coaching for Performance Summary
Coaching for Performance
Telling shuts people down. Four simple conversation stages unlock their best thinking instead.
by John Whitmore 1992 240 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Napoleon Hill's Keys to Success
by Napoleon Hill • 1994
Recruit your mind, your network, and your habits into a single achievement machine.
4.28
2k+
Napoleon Hill's Keys to Success Summary
Napoleon Hill's Keys to Success
Recruit your mind, your network, and your habits into a single achievement machine.
by Napoleon Hill 1994 258 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Choice Theory
by William Glasser • 1998
Misery is a choice you make, not something that happens to you. You can unmake it.
4.01
3k+
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory
Misery is a choice you make, not something that happens to you. You can unmake it.
by William Glasser 1998 364 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
The 6 Types of Working Genius
by Patrick Lencioni • 2022
Two kinds of work light you up; two crush your spirit. A simple model for knowing the difference.
4.13
9k+
The 6 Types of Working Genius Summary
The 6 Types of Working Genius
Two kinds of work light you up; two crush your spirit. A simple model for knowing the difference.
by Patrick Lencioni 2022 181 pages
4.13
9k+ ratings
Passionate Marriage
by David Schnarch • 1997
Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.
4.15
3k+
Passionate Marriage Summary
Passionate Marriage
Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.
by David Schnarch 1997 448 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
How to Love Better
by Yung Pueblo • 2025
The secret to loving another person starts with yourself, and it's not about attachment or control.
4.05
3k+
How to Love Better Summary
How to Love Better
The secret to loving another person starts with yourself, and it's not about attachment or control.
by Yung Pueblo 2025 352 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
Unmasking Autism
by Devon Price • 2022
Autistic camouflage is a draining daily act that ends in burnout. Unmask and reclaim yourself.
4.32
25k+
Unmasking Autism Summary
Unmasking Autism
Autistic camouflage is a draining daily act that ends in burnout. Unmask and reclaim yourself.
by Devon Price 2022 288 pages
4.32
25k+ ratings
Laziness Does Not Exist
by Devon Price • 2021
Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.
3.90
11k+
Laziness Does Not Exist Summary
Laziness Does Not Exist
Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.
by Devon Price 2021 256 pages
3.90
11k+ ratings
Disarming the Narcissist
by Wendy T. Behary • 2008
Stop being outplayed: the narcissist is playing your childhood programming, and you can rewrite it.
3.69
3k+
Disarming the Narcissist Summary
Disarming the Narcissist
Stop being outplayed: the narcissist is playing your childhood programming, and you can rewrite it.
by Wendy T. Behary 2008 224 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Charisma On Command
by Charlie Houpert • 2014
Charisma isn't a gift. It's a set of learnable skills you practice like an athlete.
4.01
500+
Charisma On Command Summary
Charisma On Command
Charisma isn't a gift. It's a set of learnable skills you practice like an athlete.
by Charlie Houpert 2014 238 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Neurodiversity
by Thomas Armstrong • 2010
The medical model calls them disorders. Neurodiversity calls them the source of human creativity.
3.85
1k+
Neurodiversity Summary
Neurodiversity
The medical model calls them disorders. Neurodiversity calls them the source of human creativity.
by Thomas Armstrong 2010 289 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
The Art and Science of Technical Analysis
by Adam H. Grimes • 2012
Four setups repeat in every market. Surviving traders know them, size them, and wait.
4.27
365
The Art and Science of Technical Analysis Summary
The Art and Science of Technical Analysis
Four setups repeat in every market. Surviving traders know them, size them, and wait.
by Adam H. Grimes 2012 480 pages
4.27
365 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books)
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2011
HBR's six-volume leadership curriculum: strategy, tough feedback, and the daily practice of leading.
4.39
353
HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books) Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books)
HBR's six-volume leadership curriculum: strategy, tough feedback, and the daily practice of leading.
by Harvard Business Publishing 2011 1200 pages
4.39
353 ratings
Quantum Healing
by Deepak Chopra • 1989
How consciousness heals the body: the ancient wisdom and modern science of spontaneous remission.
4.15
6k+
Quantum Healing Summary
Quantum Healing
How consciousness heals the body: the ancient wisdom and modern science of spontaneous remission.
by Deepak Chopra 1989 346 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
Only Love Is Real
by Brian L. Weiss • 1998
Two patients, one shared past: a psychiatrist uncovers a love that has already spanned millennia.
4.18
19k+
Only Love Is Real Summary
Only Love Is Real
Two patients, one shared past: a psychiatrist uncovers a love that has already spanned millennia.
by Brian L. Weiss 1998 192 pages
4.18
19k+ ratings
Let's Talk Money
by Monika Halan • 2018
An organizing system for your money that separates spending from saving before willpower runs out.
4.43
4k+
Let's Talk Money Summary
Let's Talk Money
An organizing system for your money that separates spending from saving before willpower runs out.
by Monika Halan 2018 204 pages
4.43
4k+ ratings
Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings
by Eric Robertson • 2019
Break free from overthinking and transform every emotion into a source of strength.
3.65
500+
Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings Summary
Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings
Break free from overthinking and transform every emotion into a source of strength.
by Eric Robertson 2019 189 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
The Courage to be Happy / The Courage To Be Disliked
by Ichiro Kishimi
Soulmates are a myth keeping you lonely. The Adlerian alternative to waiting for love.
4.28
500+
The Courage to be Happy / The Courage To Be Disliked Summary
The Courage to be Happy / The Courage To Be Disliked
Soulmates are a myth keeping you lonely. The Adlerian alternative to waiting for love.
by Ichiro Kishimi
4.28
500+ ratings
Finding Ultra
by Rich Roll • 2012
At 39, he couldn't climb stairs; at 41 he finished a 320-mile triathlon on plants.
4.02
27k+
Finding Ultra Summary
Finding Ultra
At 39, he couldn't climb stairs; at 41 he finished a 320-mile triathlon on plants.
by Rich Roll 2012 288 pages
4.02
27k+ ratings
Snakes in Suits
by Paul Babiak • 2006
Nearly one in thirty executives is a psychopath, and charm is their favorite credential.
3.68
4k+
Snakes in Suits Summary
Snakes in Suits
Nearly one in thirty executives is a psychopath, and charm is their favorite credential.
by Paul Babiak 2006 352 pages
3.68
4k+ ratings
Open When...
by Julie Smith • 2024
A psychologist's letter for every emotional crisis: turn to yours and find the way through.
3.82
2k+
Open When... Summary
Open When...
A psychologist's letter for every emotional crisis: turn to yours and find the way through.
by Julie Smith 2024 380 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Rethinking Positive Thinking
by Gabriele Oettingen • 2014
Visualizing success can drain motivation. The missing step is naming what is really stopping you.
3.69
1k+
Rethinking Positive Thinking Summary
Rethinking Positive Thinking
Visualizing success can drain motivation. The missing step is naming what is really stopping you.
by Gabriele Oettingen 2014 240 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Generation Z Unfiltered
by Tim Elmore • 2019
Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.
4.06
500+
Generation Z Unfiltered Summary
Generation Z Unfiltered
Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.
by Tim Elmore 2019 311 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Wild at Heart Revised and Updated
by John Eldredge • 2001
Stop being a nice, bored Christian and become the man you were created to be.
3.95
89k+
Wild at Heart Revised and Updated Summary
Wild at Heart Revised and Updated
Stop being a nice, bored Christian and become the man you were created to be.
by John Eldredge 2001 272 pages
3.95
89k+ ratings
Be Your Future Self Now
by Benjamin P. Hardy • 2022
Your brain is already placing bets on who you'll become. Why not pick the winner.
4.29
2k+
Be Your Future Self Now Summary
Be Your Future Self Now
Your brain is already placing bets on who you'll become. Why not pick the winner.
by Benjamin P. Hardy 2022 256 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant!
by George Lakoff • 2004
Argue in your opponent's words and you've already lost. How frames, not facts, control politics.
3.97
7k+
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant! Summary
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant!
Argue in your opponent's words and you've already lost. How frames, not facts, control politics.
by George Lakoff 2004 192 pages
3.97
7k+ ratings
Love and Will
by Rollo May • 1969
Apathy, violence, and empty sex: three symptoms of a culture fleeing eros and abandoning will.
4.13
2k+
Love and Will Summary
Love and Will
Apathy, violence, and empty sex: three symptoms of a culture fleeing eros and abandoning will.
by Rollo May 1969 352 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway
by Susan Jeffers • 1999
The hidden belief that feeds every fear, and the practical system that starves it.
4.00
37k+
Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway Summary
Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway
The hidden belief that feeds every fear, and the practical system that starves it.
by Susan Jeffers 1999 224 pages
4.00
37k+ ratings
Writing Tools
by Roy Peter Clark • 2006
Start strong, say less, build momentum: a fifty-tool kit for better writing.
4.20
5k+
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools
Start strong, say less, build momentum: a fifty-tool kit for better writing.
by Roy Peter Clark 2006 260 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
500 Social Media Marketing Tips
by Andrew Macarthy • 2012
Turn social media into a growth engine: platform-specific tactics from profile tweaks to $5 ads.
3.67
500+
500 Social Media Marketing Tips Summary
500 Social Media Marketing Tips
Turn social media into a growth engine: platform-specific tactics from profile tweaks to $5 ads.
by Andrew Macarthy 2012 197 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
Healing the Shame That Binds You
by John Bradshaw • 1988
When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.
4.09
12k+
Healing the Shame That Binds You Summary
Healing the Shame That Binds You
When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.
by John Bradshaw 1988 339 pages
4.09
12k+ ratings
Everything I Know About Love
by Dolly Alderton • 2018
MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.
3.93
500k+
Everything I Know About Love Summary
Everything I Know About Love
MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.
by Dolly Alderton 2018 329 pages
3.93
500k+ ratings
Invisible Influence
by Jonah Berger • 2016
Almost every choice you make was shaped by someone else. You just never noticed.
3.70
3k+
Invisible Influence Summary
Invisible Influence
Almost every choice you make was shaped by someone else. You just never noticed.
by Jonah Berger 2016 272 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
A Way of Being
by Carl R. Rogers • 1980
Genuineness, acceptance, deep listening: three keys to growth that work beyond the therapy room.
4.21
3k+
A Way of Being Summary
A Way of Being
Genuineness, acceptance, deep listening: three keys to growth that work beyond the therapy room.
by Carl R. Rogers 1980 395 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
The Intelligence Trap
by David Robson • 2019
Intelligence can make you more biased, not less. The trap is hidden in how smart people reason.
3.99
3k+
The Intelligence Trap Summary
The Intelligence Trap
Intelligence can make you more biased, not less. The trap is hidden in how smart people reason.
by David Robson 2019 314 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
Ethics for the Real World
by Ronald A. Howard • 2008
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
4.02
5k+
Ethics for the Real World Summary
Ethics for the Real World
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
by Ronald A. Howard 2008 226 pages
4.02
5k+ ratings
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
by Russell A. Barkley • 2010
ADHD breaks the link from knowing to doing. Clinical tools for reconnecting them.
3.85
3k+
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD Summary
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
ADHD breaks the link from knowing to doing. Clinical tools for reconnecting them.
by Russell A. Barkley 2010 294 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
The Go-Getter
by Peter B. Kyne • 1920
A lumber baron's impossible errand tests whether a wounded veteran's persistence has any limits.
4.15
9k+
The Go-Getter Summary
The Go-Getter
A lumber baron's impossible errand tests whether a wounded veteran's persistence has any limits.
by Peter B. Kyne 1920 64 pages
4.15
9k+ ratings
How Minds Change
by David McRaney • 2022
Facts alone don't change minds: the science of persuasion and a method that does.
4.12
3k+
How Minds Change Summary
How Minds Change
Facts alone don't change minds: the science of persuasion and a method that does.
by David McRaney 2022 353 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Brainfluence
by Roger Dooley • 2011
100 neuromarketing tactics for the 95 percent of decisions that happen below conscious awareness.
3.96
1k+
Brainfluence Summary
Brainfluence
100 neuromarketing tactics for the 95 percent of decisions that happen below conscious awareness.
by Roger Dooley 2011 304 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Become What You Are
by Alan W. Watts • 1955
The self you're trying to improve is exactly what's in the way.
4.07
6k+
Become What You Are Summary
Become What You Are
The self you're trying to improve is exactly what's in the way.
by Alan W. Watts 1955 146 pages
4.07
6k+ ratings
The Power of Awareness
by Neville Goddard • 1951
Reality is inner speech made solid. The concise 1951 manual for melting and recasting your own.
4.39
5k+
The Power of Awareness Summary
The Power of Awareness
Reality is inner speech made solid. The concise 1951 manual for melting and recasting your own.
by Neville Goddard 1951 162 pages
4.39
5k+ ratings
Managing Oneself
by Peter F. Drucker • 1999
Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.
3.98
14k+
Managing Oneself Summary
Managing Oneself
Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.
by Peter F. Drucker 1999 72 pages
3.98
14k+ ratings
Win Every Argument
by Mehdi Hasan • 2023
A veteran interviewer's playbook for winning arguments, from the dinner table to live television.
4.06
4k+
Win Every Argument Summary
Win Every Argument
A veteran interviewer's playbook for winning arguments, from the dinner table to live television.
by Mehdi Hasan 2023 336 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting
by Harvard Business Review • 2020
Ten presentation skills from HBR's archives: what to say, how to stand, and when to apologize.
3.72
183
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting
Ten presentation skills from HBR's archives: what to say, how to stand, and when to apologize.
by Harvard Business Review 2020 219 pages
3.72
183 ratings
All You Need To Know About the Music Business
by Donald S. Passman • 2013
How a record deal really works: the fine print that decides whether you get rich.
4.28
2k+
All You Need To Know About the Music Business Summary
All You Need To Know About the Music Business
How a record deal really works: the fine print that decides whether you get rich.
by Donald S. Passman 2013 464 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
A General Theory of Love
by Thomas Lewis • 2000
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
4.10
4k+
A General Theory of Love Summary
A General Theory of Love
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
by Thomas Lewis 2000 274 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Burnout
by Emily Nagoski • 2019
Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.
3.92
65k+
Burnout Summary
Burnout
Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.
by Emily Nagoski 2019 277 pages
3.92
65k+ ratings
The JOLT Effect
by Matthew Dixon • 2022
Most deals aren't lost to competitors. They're lost to the customer's fear of choosing wrong.
4.10
500+
The JOLT Effect Summary
The JOLT Effect
Most deals aren't lost to competitors. They're lost to the customer's fear of choosing wrong.
by Matthew Dixon 2022 254 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Say What You Mean
by Oren Jay Sofer • 2018
Mindfulness meets communication: stay present, speak from needs, and listen without defensiveness.
4.14
3k+
Say What You Mean Summary
Say What You Mean
Mindfulness meets communication: stay present, speak from needs, and listen without defensiveness.
by Oren Jay Sofer 2018 304 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
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