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Self Help Book Summaries

The Pragmatic Programmer
by Andy Hunt • 1999
The habits and instincts that turn junior coders into trusted pros: a programmer's survival guide.
4.33
24k+
The Pragmatic Programmer Summary
The Pragmatic Programmer
The habits and instincts that turn junior coders into trusted pros: a programmer's survival guide.
by Andy Hunt 1999 321 pages
4.33
24k+ ratings
The Creative Habit
by Twyla Tharp • 2003
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
4.09
42k+
The Creative Habit Summary
The Creative Habit
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
by Twyla Tharp 2003 268 pages
4.09
42k+ ratings
I and Thou
by Martin Buber • 1923
Life divides into two modes: treating the world as an object, or meeting it as a presence.
4.07
11k+
I and Thou Summary
I and Thou
Life divides into two modes: treating the world as an object, or meeting it as a presence.
by Martin Buber 1923 192 pages
4.07
11k+ ratings
The Worry Trick
by David A. Carbonell • 2016
Your mind's alarm system has been tricked. The counterintuitive way to disarm chronic worry.
3.78
2k+
The Worry Trick Summary
The Worry Trick
Your mind's alarm system has been tricked. The counterintuitive way to disarm chronic worry.
by David A. Carbonell 2016 232 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Rewire Your Brain
by John B. Arden • 2010
Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.
3.88
1k+
Rewire Your Brain Summary
Rewire Your Brain
Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.
by John B. Arden 2010 256 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
The Birth Order Book
by Kevin Leman • 1984
Your birth order explains your personality, career, and marriage. Learn the pattern and use it.
3.79
8k+
The Birth Order Book Summary
The Birth Order Book
Your birth order explains your personality, career, and marriage. Learn the pattern and use it.
by Kevin Leman 1984 352 pages
3.79
8k+ ratings
Beyond Order
by Jordan B. Peterson • 2021
Order alone will not save you. Twelve rules for navigating the chaos that comes anyway.
4.14
30k+
Beyond Order Summary
Beyond Order
Order alone will not save you. Twelve rules for navigating the chaos that comes anyway.
by Jordan B. Peterson 2021 432 pages
4.14
30k+ ratings
My Grandmother's Hands
by Resmaa Menakem • 2017
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
4.38
11k+
My Grandmother's Hands Summary
My Grandmother's Hands
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
by Resmaa Menakem 2017 311 pages
4.38
11k+ ratings
Bounce
by Matthew Syed • 2010
World-class performance is earned, not inborn: ten years of structured, feedback-driven failure.
4.06
9k+
Bounce Summary
Bounce
World-class performance is earned, not inborn: ten years of structured, feedback-driven failure.
by Matthew Syed 2010 320 pages
4.06
9k+ ratings
The Vagus Nerve Reset
by Anna Ferguson • 2023
Polyvagal theory, practical: daily exercises that coax your nervous system out of survival mode.
3.56
1k+
The Vagus Nerve Reset Summary
The Vagus Nerve Reset
Polyvagal theory, practical: daily exercises that coax your nervous system out of survival mode.
by Anna Ferguson 2023 272 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits
by Companion Works • 2021
A workbook that turns behavior-change principles into daily exercises, so tiny habits stick.
4.17
176
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits Summary
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits
A workbook that turns behavior-change principles into daily exercises, so tiny habits stick.
by Companion Works 2021 118 pages
4.17
176 ratings
The Optimism Bias
by Tali Sharot • 2011
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
3.78
1k+
The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
by Tali Sharot 2011 272 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
by Tony Attwood • 2006
Not broken, just a different operating system. A lifetime guide to supporting the Asperger's mind.
4.23
3k+
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome Summary
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
Not broken, just a different operating system. A lifetime guide to supporting the Asperger's mind.
by Tony Attwood 2006 400 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
The Magic of Believing
by Claude M. Bristol • 1948
Your subconscious takes orders. Here is the 1948 playbook for giving it the right ones.
4.21
5k+
The Magic of Believing Summary
The Magic of Believing
Your subconscious takes orders. Here is the 1948 playbook for giving it the right ones.
by Claude M. Bristol 1948 126 pages
4.21
5k+ ratings
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
by Frederick Salomon Perls • 1968
Therapy transcripts that proved a risky claim: awareness itself is the cure, not a step toward it.
4.12
1k+
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim Summary
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
Therapy transcripts that proved a risky claim: awareness itself is the cure, not a step toward it.
by Frederick Salomon Perls 1968 322 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Into the Magic Shop
by James R. Doty • 2016
A magic shop gave him everything he wanted; losing it all taught him what he actually needed.
4.23
28k+
Into the Magic Shop Summary
Into the Magic Shop
A magic shop gave him everything he wanted; losing it all taught him what he actually needed.
by James R. Doty 2016 287 pages
4.23
28k+ ratings
Wild Mind
by Bill Plotkin • 2013
The psyche has four compass points. Most people barely use two and wonder why they feel incomplete.
4.32
500+
Wild Mind Summary
Wild Mind
The psyche has four compass points. Most people barely use two and wonder why they feel incomplete.
by Bill Plotkin 2013 320 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
30 Days—Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
by Marc Reklau • 2014
One small daily exercise for 30 days: a habit reboot that works when motivation doesn't.
4.12
4k+
30 Days—Change Your Habits, Change Your Life Summary
30 Days—Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
One small daily exercise for 30 days: a habit reboot that works when motivation doesn't.
by Marc Reklau 2014 202 pages
4.12
4k+ ratings
Black Box Thinking
by Matthew Syed • 2015
Two 747s of patients die daily from preventable errors. The psychology that keeps us blind.
4.28
14k+
Black Box Thinking Summary
Black Box Thinking
Two 747s of patients die daily from preventable errors. The psychology that keeps us blind.
by Matthew Syed 2015 336 pages
4.28
14k+ ratings
To Sell Is Human
by Daniel H. Pink • 2012
You spend 40% of your workday selling. You just don't call it that.
3.87
26k+
To Sell Is Human Summary
To Sell Is Human
You spend 40% of your workday selling. You just don't call it that.
by Daniel H. Pink 2012 272 pages
3.87
26k+ ratings
The Little Book of Market Wizards
by Jack D. Schwager • 2014
Risk discipline, self-knowledge, and patience: the real edge of the world's best traders, distilled.
4.24
1k+
The Little Book of Market Wizards Summary
The Little Book of Market Wizards
Risk discipline, self-knowledge, and patience: the real edge of the world's best traders, distilled.
by Jack D. Schwager 2014 208 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
SYSTEMology
by David Jenyns • 2020
Your business runs you. A repeatable method to flip that, starting with your vital processes.
4.21
500+
SYSTEMology Summary
SYSTEMology
Your business runs you. A repeatable method to flip that, starting with your vital processes.
by David Jenyns 2020 219 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
The Go-Giver
by Bob Burg • 2007
A sorcerer teaches his student that reality is a bubble, and how to step outside it.
4.33
30k+
The Go-Giver Summary
The Go-Giver
A sorcerer teaches his student that reality is a bubble, and how to step outside it.
by Bob Burg 2007
4.33
30k+ ratings
Your Erroneous Zones
by Wayne W. Dyer • 1978
You manufacture your own unhappiness. This 1970s blueprint shows you how to stop the assembly line.
4.01
21k+
Your Erroneous Zones Summary
Your Erroneous Zones
You manufacture your own unhappiness. This 1970s blueprint shows you how to stop the assembly line.
by Wayne W. Dyer 1978 320 pages
4.01
21k+ ratings
Multipliers
by Liz Wiseman • 2010
Two leaders, comparable teams: one gets twice the brainpower. Five habits explain the gap.
3.99
16k+
Multipliers Summary
Multipliers
Two leaders, comparable teams: one gets twice the brainpower. Five habits explain the gap.
by Liz Wiseman 2010 288 pages
3.99
16k+ ratings
Being in Love
by Osho • 2008
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
3.99
3k+
Being in Love Summary
Being in Love
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
by Osho 2008 256 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
The Universe Has Your Back
by Gabrielle Bernstein • 2016
Stop fighting. A surrender practice that rewires fear into faith, one day at a time.
3.99
27k+
The Universe Has Your Back Summary
The Universe Has Your Back
Stop fighting. A surrender practice that rewires fear into faith, one day at a time.
by Gabrielle Bernstein 2016 200 pages
3.99
27k+ ratings
The Power of Attachment
by Diane Poole Heller • 2019
Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.
4.26
3k+
The Power of Attachment Summary
The Power of Attachment
Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.
by Diane Poole Heller 2019 224 pages
4.26
3k+ ratings
Golf is Not a Game of Perfect
by Bob Rotella • 1995
A sports psychologist explains why the golfers who score lowest think least about their swing.
4.36
7k+
Golf is Not a Game of Perfect Summary
Golf is Not a Game of Perfect
A sports psychologist explains why the golfers who score lowest think least about their swing.
by Bob Rotella 1995 234 pages
4.36
7k+ ratings
Never Enough
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace • 2023
High-achieving schools now produce an at-risk generation, and the fix isn't what parents expect.
4.13
7k+
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough
High-achieving schools now produce an at-risk generation, and the fix isn't what parents expect.
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace 2023 320 pages
4.13
7k+ ratings
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know
by Jim Camp • 2002
Invite an early no. The system where rejection, not agreement, drives the real conversation.
4.11
2k+
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know Summary
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know
Invite an early no. The system where rejection, not agreement, drives the real conversation.
by Jim Camp 2002 288 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
The Inner Work of Relationships
by Mathew Micheletti • 2024
Your fights are symptoms of childhood wounds; healing them together is how conscious love is built.
4.27
279
The Inner Work of Relationships Summary
The Inner Work of Relationships
Your fights are symptoms of childhood wounds; healing them together is how conscious love is built.
by Mathew Micheletti 2024 438 pages
4.27
279 ratings
How to Do Nothing
by Jenny Odell • 2019
Your attention is being mined. The most radical response: do nothing.
3.65
56k+
How to Do Nothing Summary
How to Do Nothing
Your attention is being mined. The most radical response: do nothing.
by Jenny Odell 2019 232 pages
3.65
56k+ ratings
Peak Mind
by Amishi P. Jha • 2021
Attention is a trainable resource. The minimum effective dose: 12 minutes a day, five days a week.
4.03
2k+
Peak Mind Summary
Peak Mind
Attention is a trainable resource. The minimum effective dose: 12 minutes a day, five days a week.
by Amishi P. Jha 2021 368 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Law of Attraction
by Michael J. Losier • 2003
Vague wants repel; precise ones magnetize. The method for turning complaints into targets.
4.03
11k+
Law of Attraction Summary
Law of Attraction
Vague wants repel; precise ones magnetize. The method for turning complaints into targets.
by Michael J. Losier 2003
4.03
11k+ ratings
Narcissistic Mothers
by Caroline Foster • 2021
Narcissistic mothers install a critic in your head. Evict it and reclaim your life.
4.19
1k+
Narcissistic Mothers Summary
Narcissistic Mothers
Narcissistic mothers install a critic in your head. Evict it and reclaim your life.
by Caroline Foster 2021 125 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Science of Selling
by David Hoffeld • 2016
Evidence beats instinct: a sales playbook built on decision science, with close rates up 92%.
3.99
500+
The Science of Selling Summary
The Science of Selling
Evidence beats instinct: a sales playbook built on decision science, with close rates up 92%.
by David Hoffeld 2016 288 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Come Into My Trading Room
by Alexander Elder • 2002
Why most traders fail, and the mental, analytical, and money rules the survivors follow.
4.08
1k+
Come Into My Trading Room Summary
Come Into My Trading Room
Why most traders fail, and the mental, analytical, and money rules the survivors follow.
by Alexander Elder 2002 320 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Crucial Conversations
by Emily Gregory • 2021
Hard conversations follow a pattern. Repeatable skills for staying in dialogue when it matters most.
4.04
1k+
Crucial Conversations Summary
Crucial Conversations
Hard conversations follow a pattern. Repeatable skills for staying in dialogue when it matters most.
by Emily Gregory 2021 1 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Daily Rituals
by Mason Currey • 2013
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
3.65
21k+
Daily Rituals Summary
Daily Rituals
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
by Mason Currey 2013 278 pages
3.65
21k+ ratings
The Peacemaker
by Ken Sande • 1990
Lawsuits and cold shoulders aren't the Christian way. The alternative begins with your own heart.
4.29
6k+
The Peacemaker Summary
The Peacemaker
Lawsuits and cold shoulders aren't the Christian way. The alternative begins with your own heart.
by Ken Sande 1990 322 pages
4.29
6k+ ratings
Solitude
by Anthony Storr • 1988
Relationships aren't the only way to live fully. A psychiatrist on the creative force of solitude.
3.90
2k+
Solitude Summary
Solitude
Relationships aren't the only way to live fully. A psychiatrist on the creative force of solitude.
by Anthony Storr 1988 216 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors
by Daniel Goleman • 2002
A leader's mood ripples through the entire organization; the best know how to steer it.
3.91
11k+
Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors Summary
Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors
A leader's mood ripples through the entire organization; the best know how to steer it.
by Daniel Goleman 2002 356 pages
3.91
11k+ ratings
Feck Perfuction
by James Victore • 2019
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
4.04
1k+
Feck Perfuction Summary
Feck Perfuction
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
by James Victore 2019 160 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Visual Mba
by Jason Barron • 2019
An MBA in sketches: the frameworks of leadership, finance, and strategy, minus the classroom.
3.74
2k+
The Visual Mba Summary
The Visual Mba
An MBA in sketches: the frameworks of leadership, finance, and strategy, minus the classroom.
by Jason Barron 2019 257 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Why You Act the Way You Do
by Tim LaHaye • 1987
Anger, fear, or depression? Your temperament blend triggers them. Spiritual practices override it.
4.00
500+
Why You Act the Way You Do Summary
Why You Act the Way You Do
Anger, fear, or depression? Your temperament blend triggers them. Spiritual practices override it.
by Tim LaHaye 1987 336 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair
by Linda J. MacDonald • 2010
For the unfaithful: own the damage, live transparently, and accept the pace your spouse sets.
4.36
482
How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair Summary
How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair
For the unfaithful: own the damage, live transparently, and accept the pace your spouse sets.
by Linda J. MacDonald 2010 98 pages
4.36
482 ratings
The Golden Future
by Diana Cooper • 2023
Higher-dimensional Earth by 2032: what fades (money, phones, competition) and what awakens instead.
4.26
197
The Golden Future Summary
The Golden Future
Higher-dimensional Earth by 2032: what fades (money, phones, competition) and what awakens instead.
by Diana Cooper 2023 293 pages
4.26
197 ratings
Fear
by Osho • 2007
Fear is the ego's shadow, not the world's warning. Awareness dissolves it; love dispels it.
4.13
2k+
Fear Summary
Fear
Fear is the ego's shadow, not the world's warning. Awareness dissolves it; love dispels it.
by Osho 2007 192 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
by Babette Rothschild • 2009
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
4.23
487
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Summary
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
by Babette Rothschild 2009 192 pages
4.23
487 ratings
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