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Self Help Book Summaries

The Voice of Knowledge
by Miguel Ruiz • 2000
Your mental narrator is a liar. Rewrite its story using a Toltec practice for inner peace.
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9k+
The Voice of Knowledge Summary
The Voice of Knowledge
Your mental narrator is a liar. Rewrite its story using a Toltec practice for inner peace.
by Miguel Ruiz 2000 249 pages
4.21
9k+ ratings
48 Laws of Spiritual Power
by Frank Viola • 2022
Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.
4.68
148
48 Laws of Spiritual Power Summary
48 Laws of Spiritual Power
Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.
by Frank Viola 2022 272 pages
4.68
148 ratings
How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff • 1954
The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.
3.84
18k+
How to Lie with Statistics Summary
How to Lie with Statistics
The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.
by Darrell Huff 1954 142 pages
3.84
18k+ ratings
The Procrastination Equation
by Piers Steel • 2010
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
3.72
3k+
The Procrastination Equation Summary
The Procrastination Equation
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
by Piers Steel 2010 320 pages
3.72
3k+ ratings
The Practicing Mind
by Thomas M. Sterner • 2006
Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.
3.96
8k+
The Practicing Mind Summary
The Practicing Mind
Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.
by Thomas M. Sterner 2006 116 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing
by James Montier • 2010
Your portfolio's worst enemy is your own wiring. The habits that short-circuit it.
4.10
2k+
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing Summary
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing
Your portfolio's worst enemy is your own wiring. The habits that short-circuit it.
by James Montier 2010 236 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Antidote
by Oliver Burkeman • 2012
Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.
4.04
16k+
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.
by Oliver Burkeman 2012 236 pages
4.04
16k+ ratings
Gut Feelings
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2007
Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.
3.69
2k+
Gut Feelings Summary
Gut Feelings
Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2007 288 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
The Speed Reading Book
by Tony Buzan • 1977
Your eyes can read 1,000 words per minute. The bottleneck is how you move them across the page.
3.55
2k+
The Speed Reading Book Summary
The Speed Reading Book
Your eyes can read 1,000 words per minute. The bottleneck is how you move them across the page.
by Tony Buzan 1977 235 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
80/20 Sales and Marketing
by Perry Marshall • 2013
You stopped at the first 80/20. Inside your top 20 percent hides another richer 20 percent.
4.19
1k+
80/20 Sales and Marketing Summary
80/20 Sales and Marketing
You stopped at the first 80/20. Inside your top 20 percent hides another richer 20 percent.
by Perry Marshall 2013 230 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Rich AF
by Vivian Tu • 2023
Your salary is your greatest wealth tool: negotiate it higher, then invest the gap.
4.06
9k+
Rich AF Summary
Rich AF
Your salary is your greatest wealth tool: negotiate it higher, then invest the gap.
by Vivian Tu 2023 336 pages
4.06
9k+ ratings
Tiny Beautiful Things
by Cheryl Strayed • 2012
Online, an advice columnist bared her own wounds to answer strangers' letters about love and loss.
4.15
100k+
Tiny Beautiful Things Summary
Tiny Beautiful Things
Online, an advice columnist bared her own wounds to answer strangers' letters about love and loss.
by Cheryl Strayed 2012 353 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
The Book of Awakening
by Mark Nepo • 1999
The life you want hides inside the one you have. A poet's year of daily unearthing.
4.22
10k+
The Book of Awakening Summary
The Book of Awakening
The life you want hides inside the one you have. A poet's year of daily unearthing.
by Mark Nepo 1999 436 pages
4.22
10k+ ratings
Leveling Up
by Ryan Leak • 2022
Twelve questions that close the gap between the life you have and the one you want.
4.26
500+
Leveling Up Summary
Leveling Up
Twelve questions that close the gap between the life you have and the one you want.
by Ryan Leak 2022 222 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
3.98
1k+
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015 154 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Systems Thinker
by Albert Rutherford • 2018
The mental models and feedback tools that crack the problems linear thinking only makes worse.
3.49
356
The Systems Thinker Summary
The Systems Thinker
The mental models and feedback tools that crack the problems linear thinking only makes worse.
by Albert Rutherford 2018 323 pages
3.49
356 ratings
Progress Principle
by Teresa Amabile • 2011
Twelve thousand work diaries reveal the single best motivator: it is not recognition or pay.
3.84
1k+
Progress Principle Summary
Progress Principle
Twelve thousand work diaries reveal the single best motivator: it is not recognition or pay.
by Teresa Amabile 2011 260 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Anxiously Attached
by Jessica Baum LMHC • 2022
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
4.01
4k+
Anxiously Attached Summary
Anxiously Attached
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
by Jessica Baum LMHC 2022 303 pages
4.01
4k+ ratings
Everyday Business Storytelling
by Janine Kurnoff • 2021
Business presentations fail because they lack story. A simple framework that fixes this.
4.31
268
Everyday Business Storytelling Summary
Everyday Business Storytelling
Business presentations fail because they lack story. A simple framework that fixes this.
by Janine Kurnoff 2021 288 pages
4.31
268 ratings
The Bondage Breaker
by Neil T. Anderson • 1990
You don't need a dramatic exorcism to break spiritual bondage; confronting lies sets you free.
4.20
8k+
The Bondage Breaker Summary
The Bondage Breaker
You don't need a dramatic exorcism to break spiritual bondage; confronting lies sets you free.
by Neil T. Anderson 1990 274 pages
4.20
8k+ ratings
Your First Year in Network Marketing
by Mark Yarnell • 1998
First year in network marketing: how to handle rejection, train recruits, and stop micromanaging.
4.03
1k+
Your First Year in Network Marketing Summary
Your First Year in Network Marketing
First year in network marketing: how to handle rejection, train recruits, and stop micromanaging.
by Mark Yarnell 1998 304 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
by Ramani Durvasula • 2015
A psychologist's roadmap for surviving a narcissist: staying intact, or leaving without a scar.
4.45
2k+
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Summary
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A psychologist's roadmap for surviving a narcissist: staying intact, or leaving without a scar.
by Ramani Durvasula 2015 157 pages
4.45
2k+ ratings
Creative Visualization
by Shakti Gawain • 1978
Turning your imagination into a precision tool for health, wealth, and relationships.
4.12
26k+
Creative Visualization Summary
Creative Visualization
Turning your imagination into a precision tool for health, wealth, and relationships.
by Shakti Gawain 1978 175 pages
4.12
26k+ ratings
Powerful Focus
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021
A seven-day focus reset that begins where productivity tools fail: with what you actually value.
4.15
1k+
Powerful Focus Summary
Powerful Focus
A seven-day focus reset that begins where productivity tools fail: with what you actually value.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2021 86 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Rewire Your Anxious Brain
by Catherine M. Pittman • 2015
Anxiety runs on two brain circuits. Treat both to retrain the fear response.
4.11
5k+
Rewire Your Anxious Brain Summary
Rewire Your Anxious Brain
Anxiety runs on two brain circuits. Treat both to retrain the fear response.
by Catherine M. Pittman 2015 232 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Truth Detector
by Jack Schafer • 2020
How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.
4.22
368
The Truth Detector Summary
The Truth Detector
How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.
by Jack Schafer 2020 288 pages
4.22
368 ratings
Girls That Invest
by Simran Kaur​ • 2022
Why saving loses and investing wins: a straightforward guide to the stock market, made for women.
4.50
9k+
Girls That Invest Summary
Girls That Invest
Why saving loses and investing wins: a straightforward guide to the stock market, made for women.
by Simran Kaur​ 2022 215 pages
4.50
9k+ ratings
Getting Past No
by William Ury • 1991
Push a stubborn counterpart and they dig in harder. Five counterintuitive moves that earn agreement.
3.99
6k+
Getting Past No Summary
Getting Past No
Push a stubborn counterpart and they dig in harder. Five counterintuitive moves that earn agreement.
by William Ury 1991 208 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
The Inner Game of Work
by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1999
You are one inner critic away from better work. The tennis coach's method for sidelining it.
3.95
500+
The Inner Game of Work Summary
The Inner Game of Work
You are one inner critic away from better work. The tennis coach's method for sidelining it.
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1999 256 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
What It Takes
by Stephen A. Schwarzman • 2019
The Blackstone playbook: think bigger, hire sharper, lose less, and treat every failure as tuition.
4.14
9k+
What It Takes Summary
What It Takes
The Blackstone playbook: think bigger, hire sharper, lose less, and treat every failure as tuition.
by Stephen A. Schwarzman 2019 400 pages
4.14
9k+ ratings
Light on Yoga
by B.K.S. Iyengar • 1966
The 600-photo manual that turned a set of postures into a complete spiritual discipline.
4.29
10k+
Light on Yoga Summary
Light on Yoga
The 600-photo manual that turned a set of postures into a complete spiritual discipline.
by B.K.S. Iyengar 1966 544 pages
4.29
10k+ ratings
The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People And The 8th Habit
by Stephen R. Covey • 2004
Why your personality tricks eventually fail, and the seven character shifts that actually work.
4.21
2k+
The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People And The 8th Habit Summary
The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People And The 8th Habit
Why your personality tricks eventually fail, and the seven character shifts that actually work.
by Stephen R. Covey 2004
4.21
2k+ ratings
How To Develop Self-Confidence
by Dale Carnegie • 2011
Speak well and a career opens: the preparation, delivery, and mindset that build lasting confidence.
4.11
8k+
How To Develop Self-Confidence Summary
How To Develop Self-Confidence
Speak well and a career opens: the preparation, delivery, and mindset that build lasting confidence.
by Dale Carnegie 2011 256 pages
4.11
8k+ ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation
by Deepak Malhotra • 2019
Deals fall apart after the ink dries. Ten HBR articles on negotiating for the long haul.
3.73
363
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation
Deals fall apart after the ink dries. Ten HBR articles on negotiating for the long haul.
by Deepak Malhotra 2019 208 pages
3.73
363 ratings
Many Lives, Many Masters
by Brian L. Weiss • 1988
A skeptical psychiatrist hypnotizes a patient and uncovers 86 past lives and messages from beyond.
4.17
84k+
Many Lives, Many Masters Summary
Many Lives, Many Masters
A skeptical psychiatrist hypnotizes a patient and uncovers 86 past lives and messages from beyond.
by Brian L. Weiss 1988 219 pages
4.17
84k+ ratings
The Warrior Ethos
by Steven Pressfield • 2011
Why Spartans prized the shield above the sword, and what that says about living well.
4.07
5k+
The Warrior Ethos Summary
The Warrior Ethos
Why Spartans prized the shield above the sword, and what that says about living well.
by Steven Pressfield 2011 112 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Never Eat Alone
by Keith Ferrazzi • 2005
Networking without generosity is collecting contacts. The real work begins before you have to ask.
3.84
51k+
Never Eat Alone Summary
Never Eat Alone
Networking without generosity is collecting contacts. The real work begins before you have to ask.
by Keith Ferrazzi 2005 309 pages
3.84
51k+ ratings
Mastering Trading Psychology
by Andrew Aziz • 2020
The missing edge is not another strategy: a mind that endures uncertainty and resists self-sabotage.
4.30
472
Mastering Trading Psychology Summary
Mastering Trading Psychology
The missing edge is not another strategy: a mind that endures uncertainty and resists self-sabotage.
by Andrew Aziz 2020 410 pages
4.30
472 ratings
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
by Ina Garten • 2024
From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.
4.22
100k+
Be Ready When the Luck Happens Summary
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.
by Ina Garten 2024 307 pages
4.22
100k+ ratings
Quiet Power
by Susan Cain • 2012
The quietest kid in class has an edge. Here's how to use it.
3.91
6k+
Quiet Power Summary
Quiet Power
The quietest kid in class has an edge. Here's how to use it.
by Susan Cain 2012 277 pages
3.91
6k+ ratings
I'm Just Saying
by Milan Kordestani • 2023
The skill of civil discourse: self-awareness, listening, and the mental focus to stay in the room.
4.25
7k+
I'm Just Saying Summary
I'm Just Saying
The skill of civil discourse: self-awareness, listening, and the mental focus to stay in the room.
by Milan Kordestani 2023 268 pages
4.25
7k+ ratings
Unleash the Power of Storytelling
by Rob Biesenbach • 2018
Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.
3.74
1k+
Unleash the Power of Storytelling Summary
Unleash the Power of Storytelling
Bullet points put people to sleep. One simple story structure makes them feel and act instead.
by Rob Biesenbach 2018 180 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Alpha Male Strategies
by AMS Alpha Male Strategies • 2018
Purpose makes you irresistible. The playbook for attracting women without chasing them.
4.37
421
Alpha Male Strategies Summary
Alpha Male Strategies
Purpose makes you irresistible. The playbook for attracting women without chasing them.
by AMS Alpha Male Strategies 2018 140 pages
4.37
421 ratings
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition
by Kelly Starrett • 2013
Your body didn't break. It's just out of position. Here's the manual for putting it back.
4.38
6k+
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition Summary
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition
Your body didn't break. It's just out of position. Here's the manual for putting it back.
by Kelly Starrett 2013 400 pages
4.38
6k+ ratings
The First 90 Days
by Michael D. Watkins • 2003
Promoted on old strengths, fired for leaning on them. A diagnostic playbook for 90 days.
3.85
38k+
The First 90 Days Summary
The First 90 Days
Promoted on old strengths, fired for leaning on them. A diagnostic playbook for 90 days.
by Michael D. Watkins 2003 304 pages
3.85
38k+ ratings
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer
by Robert T. Kiyosaki • 2017
The financial system punishes savers and rewards debtors. Here is how to switch sides.
3.83
2k+
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer Summary
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer
The financial system punishes savers and rewards debtors. Here is how to switch sides.
by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2017 272 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Sales Management. Simplified.
by Mike Weinberg • 2015
The blunt playbook for sales managers: cut the noise, and own what actually drives results.
4.37
1k+
Sales Management. Simplified. Summary
Sales Management. Simplified.
The blunt playbook for sales managers: cut the noise, and own what actually drives results.
by Mike Weinberg 2015 224 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Catalyst
by Jonah Berger • 2020
Pushing harder makes people dig in. Real persuasion works by removing the obstacles in their path.
3.92
3k+
Catalyst Summary
Catalyst
Pushing harder makes people dig in. Real persuasion works by removing the obstacles in their path.
by Jonah Berger 2020 276 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
What Every Woman Wants in a Man/What Every Man Wants in a Woman
by John Hagee • 2001
Ten biblical non-negotiables for a lasting marriage, half for him, half for her.
3.99
237
What Every Woman Wants in a Man/What Every Man Wants in a Woman Summary
What Every Woman Wants in a Man/What Every Man Wants in a Woman
Ten biblical non-negotiables for a lasting marriage, half for him, half for her.
by John Hagee 2001 322 pages
3.99
237 ratings
Untangled
by Lisa Damour • 2016
Why your daughter's coldness, mood swings, and rebellion are proof she's growing, not falling apart.
4.52
19k+
Untangled Summary
Untangled
Why your daughter's coldness, mood swings, and rebellion are proof she's growing, not falling apart.
by Lisa Damour 2016 352 pages
4.52
19k+ ratings
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