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Self Help Book Summaries

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
Wired for Story
by Lisa Cron • 2012
Your reader's brain evolved to crave story. Neuroscience now knows what it expects from yours.
4.20
5k+
Wired for Story Summary
Wired for Story
Your reader's brain evolved to crave story. Neuroscience now knows what it expects from yours.
by Lisa Cron 2012 272 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Quiet
by Susan Cain • 2012
Introverts aren't failed extroverts. The science and strategies that make quiet a hidden advantage.
4.07
400k+
Quiet Summary
Quiet
Introverts aren't failed extroverts. The science and strategies that make quiet a hidden advantage.
by Susan Cain 2012 332 pages
4.07
400k+ ratings
The Upside of Irrationality
by Dan Ariely • 2010
Irrationality's upside: biases that warp judgment also fuel motivation, meaning, and persistence.
4.03
35k+
The Upside of Irrationality Summary
The Upside of Irrationality
Irrationality's upside: biases that warp judgment also fuel motivation, meaning, and persistence.
by Dan Ariely 2010 334 pages
4.03
35k+ ratings
The Worry Cure
by Robert L. Leahy • 2005
You worry because you believe it protects you. Break that belief and the cycle collapses.
3.92
1k+
The Worry Cure Summary
The Worry Cure
You worry because you believe it protects you. Break that belief and the cycle collapses.
by Robert L. Leahy 2005 336 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Lives of the Stoics
by Ryan Holiday • 2020
Shipwreck, slavery, and empire: the Stoic art of living, taught by the lives that forged it.
4.03
7k+
Lives of the Stoics Summary
Lives of the Stoics
Shipwreck, slavery, and empire: the Stoic art of living, taught by the lives that forged it.
by Ryan Holiday 2020 352 pages
4.03
7k+ ratings
Useful Delusions
by Shankar Vedantam • 2021
Self-deception isn't a flaw. It's what holds relationships, nations, and economies together.
3.84
1k+
Useful Delusions Summary
Useful Delusions
Self-deception isn't a flaw. It's what holds relationships, nations, and economies together.
by Shankar Vedantam 2021 259 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Habits of the Household
by Justin Whitmel Earley • 2021
Your child is shaped by breakfast and bedtime more than by church. A guide for parents.
4.54
25k+
Habits of the Household Summary
Habits of the Household
Your child is shaped by breakfast and bedtime more than by church. A guide for parents.
by Justin Whitmel Earley 2021 226 pages
4.54
25k+ ratings
Execution
by Larry Bossidy • 2006
Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.
3.87
26k+
Execution Summary
Execution
Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.
by Larry Bossidy 2006 270 pages
3.87
26k+ ratings
The Book of Numbers
by Aaron Clarey • 2020
A man holds a 0.0007% lottery ticket for a happy marriage. The ticket costs $260,000.
4.10
500+
The Book of Numbers Summary
The Book of Numbers
A man holds a 0.0007% lottery ticket for a happy marriage. The ticket costs $260,000.
by Aaron Clarey 2020 110 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
The Prosperous Coach
by Steve Chandler • 2013
Skip the marketing funnel. One powerful conversation creates more clients than any sales pitch.
4.32
2k+
The Prosperous Coach Summary
The Prosperous Coach
Skip the marketing funnel. One powerful conversation creates more clients than any sales pitch.
by Steve Chandler 2013 284 pages
4.32
2k+ ratings
Young Forever
by Mark Hyman • 2023
Your biological age can reverse. The systems that drive aging and the protocol that resets them.
3.87
4k+
Young Forever Summary
Young Forever
Your biological age can reverse. The systems that drive aging and the protocol that resets them.
by Mark Hyman 2023 352 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
The Natural
by Richard La Ruina • 2012
Overcome social anxiety and attract women using daily drills and a three-part persona system.
3.75
500+
The Natural Summary
The Natural
Overcome social anxiety and attract women using daily drills and a three-part persona system.
by Richard La Ruina 2012 224 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
The Magic of Manifesting
by Ryuu Shinohara • 2019
Fifteen techniques for tuning your inner frequency until the life you want picks up the signal.
4.23
1k+
The Magic of Manifesting Summary
The Magic of Manifesting
Fifteen techniques for tuning your inner frequency until the life you want picks up the signal.
by Ryuu Shinohara 2019 148 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Whole Brain Living
by Jill Bolte Taylor • 2021
Your brain runs four distinct characters. You can learn to choose which one is in charge.
4.13
1k+
Whole Brain Living Summary
Whole Brain Living
Your brain runs four distinct characters. You can learn to choose which one is in charge.
by Jill Bolte Taylor 2021 304 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Meaningful
by Bernadette Jiwa • 2015
Why solving the problems people have stopped noticing builds brands they never stop loving.
3.71
500+
Meaningful Summary
Meaningful
Why solving the problems people have stopped noticing builds brands they never stop loving.
by Bernadette Jiwa 2015 176 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
Baby Steps Millionaires
by Dave Ramsey • 2022
Seven steps to a million dollars on an ordinary income, no shortcuts required.
3.91
6k+
Baby Steps Millionaires Summary
Baby Steps Millionaires
Seven steps to a million dollars on an ordinary income, no shortcuts required.
by Dave Ramsey 2022 222 pages
3.91
6k+ ratings
Write It Down, Make It Happen
by Henriette Anne Klauser • 2000
Your brain deletes most opportunities before you notice. Writing tells it what to look for.
4.01
3k+
Write It Down, Make It Happen Summary
Write It Down, Make It Happen
Your brain deletes most opportunities before you notice. Writing tells it what to look for.
by Henriette Anne Klauser 2000 250 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
The Body Is Not an Apology
by Sonya Renee Taylor • 2018
Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.
4.21
31k+
The Body Is Not an Apology Summary
The Body Is Not an Apology
Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.
by Sonya Renee Taylor 2018 137 pages
4.21
31k+ ratings
Wild Power
by Alexandra Pope • 2017
The menstrual cycle isn't a burden. It's a spiritual initiation with its own map.
4.13
1k+
Wild Power Summary
Wild Power
The menstrual cycle isn't a burden. It's a spiritual initiation with its own map.
by Alexandra Pope 2017 269 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
by Maartje Willems • 2021
Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.
3.18
1k+
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing Summary
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.
by Maartje Willems 2021 160 pages
3.18
1k+ ratings
Discover Your Destiny
by Robin Sharma • 2004
A spiritual map from the prison of pleasing others to the freedom of your authentic life.
3.94
4k+
Discover Your Destiny Summary
Discover Your Destiny
A spiritual map from the prison of pleasing others to the freedom of your authentic life.
by Robin Sharma 2004 230 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
All It Takes Is a Goal
by Jon Acuff • 2023
Three goal zones that keep you out of burnout and make your biggest ambitions inevitable.
4.56
2k+
All It Takes Is a Goal Summary
All It Takes Is a Goal
Three goal zones that keep you out of burnout and make your biggest ambitions inevitable.
by Jon Acuff 2023 272 pages
4.56
2k+ ratings
Way of the Turtle
by Curtis Faith • 2007
A famous bet: teach novices two weeks of rules and they'll beat the pros. They did.
3.83
2k+
Way of the Turtle Summary
Way of the Turtle
A famous bet: teach novices two weeks of rules and they'll beat the pros. They did.
by Curtis Faith 2007 288 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
50 Psychology Classics
by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2006
Skip the list. Fifty landmark books on the mind, distilled to what they actually teach.
4.03
5k+
50 Psychology Classics Summary
50 Psychology Classics
Skip the list. Fifty landmark books on the mind, distilled to what they actually teach.
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2006 312 pages
4.03
5k+ ratings
The Laws of Connection
by David Robson • 2024
Social bonds predict longevity better than diet or exercise. The skills to build them are learnable.
3.74
434
The Laws of Connection Summary
The Laws of Connection
Social bonds predict longevity better than diet or exercise. The skills to build them are learnable.
by David Robson 2024 320 pages
3.74
434 ratings
All Marketers Are Liars
by Seth Godin • 2005
Great marketing never changes minds; it frames a story consumers already believe and tells it true.
3.88
16k+
All Marketers Are Liars Summary
All Marketers Are Liars
Great marketing never changes minds; it frames a story consumers already believe and tells it true.
by Seth Godin 2005 208 pages
3.88
16k+ ratings
Blue Ocean Shift
by W. Chan Kim • 2017
A field-tested system for growing by creating new demand, not fighting over what already exists.
3.90
1k+
Blue Ocean Shift Summary
Blue Ocean Shift
A field-tested system for growing by creating new demand, not fighting over what already exists.
by W. Chan Kim 2017 336 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done
by Harvard Business Review • 2010
Longer hours don't work. The fix: 90-minute focus blocks, ruthless priorities, and real renewal.
3.93
500+
HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Summary
HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done
Longer hours don't work. The fix: 90-minute focus blocks, ruthless priorities, and real renewal.
by Harvard Business Review 2010 208 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
The Interior Design Handbook
by Frida Ramstedt • 2019
The spatial geometry, layered lighting, and color theory pros use to build a room that works.
4.14
2k+
The Interior Design Handbook Summary
The Interior Design Handbook
The spatial geometry, layered lighting, and color theory pros use to build a room that works.
by Frida Ramstedt 2019 240 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
I Hear You
by Michael S. Sorensen • 2017
One listening skill that calms arguments, deepens connection, and costs nothing but attention.
4.17
10k+
I Hear You Summary
I Hear You
One listening skill that calms arguments, deepens connection, and costs nothing but attention.
by Michael S. Sorensen 2017 149 pages
4.17
10k+ ratings
The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People
by Shahida Arabi • 2020
Highly sensitive people attract manipulators. Spot the tactics, break the chemistry, stay free.
3.85
3k+
The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People Summary
The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People
Highly sensitive people attract manipulators. Spot the tactics, break the chemistry, stay free.
by Shahida Arabi 2020 194 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
Sacred Contracts
by Caroline Myss • 2001
Your soul picked its curriculum before you were born. Archetypes hold the syllabus.
4.01
17k+
Sacred Contracts Summary
Sacred Contracts
Your soul picked its curriculum before you were born. Archetypes hold the syllabus.
by Caroline Myss 2001 530 pages
4.01
17k+ ratings
The Cult of Trump
by Steven Hassan • 2019
A four-part control system that locks in a president's followers and blinds them to how it works.
4.11
4k+
The Cult of Trump Summary
The Cult of Trump
A four-part control system that locks in a president's followers and blinds them to how it works.
by Steven Hassan 2019 320 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Endure
by Cameron R. Hanes • 2022
A bowhunter who runs ultramarathons before dawn on what the relentless grind builds.
4.02
11k+
Endure Summary
Endure
A bowhunter who runs ultramarathons before dawn on what the relentless grind builds.
by Cameron R. Hanes 2022 336 pages
4.02
11k+ ratings
INKED
by Jeb Blount • 2020
Get picked first. Then negotiate. The emotional control and leverage playbook for sales closers.
4.21
218
INKED Summary
INKED
Get picked first. Then negotiate. The emotional control and leverage playbook for sales closers.
by Jeb Blount 2020 309 pages
4.21
218 ratings
Art of the Long View, The
by Peter Schwartz • 1991
Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.
3.80
500+
Art of the Long View, The Summary
Art of the Long View, The
Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.
by Peter Schwartz 1991 258 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory
by Kevin Trudeau • 1997
Pictures stick. Words slide off. A thirty-minute daily method for remembering anything.
3.64
221
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory Summary
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory
Pictures stick. Words slide off. A thirty-minute daily method for remembering anything.
by Kevin Trudeau 1997 368 pages
3.64
221 ratings
Soulcraft
by Bill Plotkin • 2003
Your soul isn't found above. It waits in the dark descent most paths avoid.
4.26
1k+
Soulcraft Summary
Soulcraft
Your soul isn't found above. It waits in the dark descent most paths avoid.
by Bill Plotkin 2003 400 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
You Are Not So Smart
by David McRaney • 2011
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
3.86
36k+
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
by David McRaney 2011 302 pages
3.86
36k+ ratings
Why We Get Sick
by Benjamin Bikman • 2020
The hidden condition driving most chronic disease; the diet that reverses it.
4.11
6k+
Why We Get Sick Summary
Why We Get Sick
The hidden condition driving most chronic disease; the diet that reverses it.
by Benjamin Bikman 2020 280 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
On Combat
by Dave Grossman • 2004
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
4.29
4k+
On Combat Summary
On Combat
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
by Dave Grossman 2004 395 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Relationship OCD
by Sheva Rajaee MFT • 2022
Obsessive relationship doubts aren't intuition. A clinical guide to the therapy that quiets them.
4.41
500+
Relationship OCD Summary
Relationship OCD
Obsessive relationship doubts aren't intuition. A clinical guide to the therapy that quiets them.
by Sheva Rajaee MFT 2022 202 pages
4.41
500+ ratings
The No Complaining Rule
by Jon Gordon • 2008
Venting costs your team far more than you realize. A rule that redirects it into solutions.
3.84
5k+
The No Complaining Rule Summary
The No Complaining Rule
Venting costs your team far more than you realize. A rule that redirects it into solutions.
by Jon Gordon 2008 176 pages
3.84
5k+ ratings
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009 200 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Expecting Better
by Emily Oster • 2013
Pregnancy rules are based on fear, not data. An economist shows which you can safely ignore.
4.29
55k+
Expecting Better Summary
Expecting Better
Pregnancy rules are based on fear, not data. An economist shows which you can safely ignore.
by Emily Oster 2013 336 pages
4.29
55k+ ratings
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set
by Morgan Housel • 2022
Getting wealth and staying wealth are opposite skills, and most people only learn one.
4.29
304
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set Summary
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set
Getting wealth and staying wealth are opposite skills, and most people only learn one.
by Morgan Housel 2022 1023 pages
4.29
304 ratings
Mental Models
by Peter Hollins • 2019
Mental models to decide faster, regret less, and stop mistaking urgency for importance.
3.97
500+
Mental Models Summary
Mental Models
Mental models to decide faster, regret less, and stop mistaking urgency for importance.
by Peter Hollins 2019 257 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Sex Yourself
by Carlyle Jansen • 2015
How to master solo sex, amplify orgasm, and bring what you learn into any bedroom.
4.04
48
Sex Yourself Summary
Sex Yourself
How to master solo sex, amplify orgasm, and bring what you learn into any bedroom.
by Carlyle Jansen 2015 176 pages
4.04
48 ratings
First Things First
by Stephen R. Covey • 1996
Other people's priorities run your week. The planning ritual that puts your own back in charge.
4.12
43k+
First Things First Summary
First Things First
Other people's priorities run your week. The planning ritual that puts your own back in charge.
by Stephen R. Covey 1996 366 pages
4.12
43k+ ratings
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