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Self Help Book Summaries

Why We Want You To Be Rich
by Donald J. Trump • 2006
Safety-first investing is the new risk. Why control, leverage, and real estate beat diversification.
3.99
18k+
Why We Want You To Be Rich Summary
Why We Want You To Be Rich
Safety-first investing is the new risk. Why control, leverage, and real estate beat diversification.
by Donald J. Trump 2006 345 pages
3.99
18k+ ratings
Lincoln on Leadership
by Donald T. Phillips • 1993
He filled his cabinet with rivals and still won the war. Lincoln's playbook for tough times.
4.16
7k+
Lincoln on Leadership Summary
Lincoln on Leadership
He filled his cabinet with rivals and still won the war. Lincoln's playbook for tough times.
by Donald T. Phillips 1993 193 pages
4.16
7k+ ratings
Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare
by Shahida Arabi • 2016
Master the narcissist's tactics to break free, heal, and never be love bombed again.
4.19
1k+
Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare Summary
Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare
Master the narcissist's tactics to break free, heal, and never be love bombed again.
by Shahida Arabi 2016 598 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Serendipity Mindset
by Christian Busch • 2020
The luck that changes careers isn't random: it follows rules anyone can learn.
3.68
500+
The Serendipity Mindset Summary
The Serendipity Mindset
The luck that changes careers isn't random: it follows rules anyone can learn.
by Christian Busch 2020
3.68
500+ ratings
The Heart of Business
by Hubert Joly • 2021
Purpose beats profit as strategy. A CEO's playbook for winning by serving every stakeholder first.
4.23
1k+
The Heart of Business Summary
The Heart of Business
Purpose beats profit as strategy. A CEO's playbook for winning by serving every stakeholder first.
by Hubert Joly 2021 256 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Total Money Makeover
by Dave Ramsey • 2007
Ten conversations that fix what couples therapy takes years to untangle.
4.22
98k+
The Total Money Makeover Summary
The Total Money Makeover
Ten conversations that fix what couples therapy takes years to untangle.
by Dave Ramsey 2007 229 pages
4.22
98k+ ratings
Traveling Light
by Max Lucado • 2001
God never handed you anxiety, shame, and grief. Psalm 23 shows how to hand them back.
4.25
13k+
Traveling Light Summary
Traveling Light
God never handed you anxiety, shame, and grief. Psalm 23 shows how to hand them back.
by Max Lucado 2001 220 pages
4.25
13k+ ratings
12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD
by Russell A. Barkley • 2020
ADHD isn't defiance; your child's executive age trails 30% behind. What to do instead of punishment.
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12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD Summary
12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD
ADHD isn't defiance; your child's executive age trails 30% behind. What to do instead of punishment.
by Russell A. Barkley 2020 205 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche • 1992
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
4.21
32k+
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Summary
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
by Sogyal Rinpoche 1992 441 pages
4.21
32k+ ratings
The Dance of Fear
by Harriet Lerner • 2004
Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction. Decode its signals and act before avoidance takes over.
3.99
2k+
The Dance of Fear Summary
The Dance of Fear
Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction. Decode its signals and act before avoidance takes over.
by Harriet Lerner 2004 238 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Awakened Imagination
by Neville Goddard • 1954
Your imagination shapes reality. Rewrite the past, inhabit the outcome, and change your world.
4.40
1k+
Awakened Imagination Summary
Awakened Imagination
Your imagination shapes reality. Rewrite the past, inhabit the outcome, and change your world.
by Neville Goddard 1954 130 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Meditations on Violence
by Rory Miller • 2008
Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.
4.33
1k+
Meditations on Violence Summary
Meditations on Violence
Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.
by Rory Miller 2008 202 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
by Chögyam Trungpa • 1973
The spiritual path has a built-in trap: the self seeking transcendence is still a self seeking.
4.22
8k+
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Summary
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
The spiritual path has a built-in trap: the self seeking transcendence is still a self seeking.
by Chögyam Trungpa 1973 272 pages
4.22
8k+ ratings
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming
by Dylan Tuccillo • 2012
You forget ninety percent of your dreams in ten minutes. Learn to wake up inside them.
3.96
2k+
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming Summary
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming
You forget ninety percent of your dreams in ten minutes. Learn to wake up inside them.
by Dylan Tuccillo 2012 274 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Anal Pleasure & Health
by Jack Morin • 1980
The anus stores stress and contains the keys to pleasure. Release one to find the other.
4.18
230
Anal Pleasure & Health Summary
Anal Pleasure & Health
The anus stores stress and contains the keys to pleasure. Release one to find the other.
by Jack Morin 1980 275 pages
4.18
230 ratings
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
by Daniel C. Dennett • 2013
A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.
3.78
4k+
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Summary
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.
by Daniel C. Dennett 2013 496 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat
by David Greene • 2019
Recover your down payment through refinancing and deploy it again: the rental scaling method.
4.39
2k+
Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat Summary
Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat
Recover your down payment through refinancing and deploy it again: the rental scaling method.
by David Greene 2019 192 pages
4.39
2k+ ratings
Humble Inquiry
by Edgar H. Schein • 2013
Your workplace defaults to telling. The missing skill: questions asked from genuine not-knowing.
3.72
4k+
Humble Inquiry Summary
Humble Inquiry
Your workplace defaults to telling. The missing skill: questions asked from genuine not-knowing.
by Edgar H. Schein 2013 144 pages
3.72
4k+ ratings
How to Die
by Seneca • 2017
Death is not your punishment but your release: a Roman's guide to the ultimate freedom.
4.02
2k+
How to Die Summary
How to Die
Death is not your punishment but your release: a Roman's guide to the ultimate freedom.
by Seneca 2017 230 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Nature of Consciousness
by Rupert Spira • 2013
Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.
4.41
3k+
The Nature of Consciousness Summary
The Nature of Consciousness
Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.
by Rupert Spira 2013 205 pages
4.41
3k+ ratings
The First-Time Manager
by Loren B. Belker • 1978
The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.
3.82
2k+
The First-Time Manager Summary
The First-Time Manager
The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.
by Loren B. Belker 1978 306 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Talking Zen
by Alan W. Watts • 1994
The self you defend is a social fiction. Zen undoes it, and that undoing is freedom.
4.25
199
Talking Zen Summary
Talking Zen
The self you defend is a social fiction. Zen undoes it, and that undoing is freedom.
by Alan W. Watts 1994 208 pages
4.25
199 ratings
HBR at 100
by Harvard Business Review • 2022
The HBR century: articles that outlived every management fad and still teach leaders how to think.
3.97
337
HBR at 100 Summary
HBR at 100
The HBR century: articles that outlived every management fad and still teach leaders how to think.
by Harvard Business Review 2022 400 pages
3.97
337 ratings
50/50
by Dean Karnazes • 2008
Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.
3.78
4k+
50/50 Summary
50/50
Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.
by Dean Karnazes 2008 333 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
The Servant
by James C. Hunter • 1998
Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.
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10k+
The Servant Summary
The Servant
Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.
by James C. Hunter 1998 187 pages
4
10k+ ratings
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
4.01
464
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Summary
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971 234 pages
4.01
464 ratings
Think Again
by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong • 2018
Turn arguments from fights into tools: spot the fallacies, build sound cases, refute with civility.
3.34
500+
Think Again Summary
Think Again
Turn arguments from fights into tools: spot the fallacies, build sound cases, refute with civility.
by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 2018 288 pages
3.34
500+ ratings
Anything You Want
by Derek Sivers • 2011
Your business doesn't have to grow. One founder built a $20M company by refusing to.
4.11
24k+
Anything You Want Summary
Anything You Want
Your business doesn't have to grow. One founder built a $20M company by refusing to.
by Derek Sivers 2011 88 pages
4.11
24k+ ratings
Strengths Based Leadership
by Tom Rath • 2007
Your team needs four distinct strengths. You probably hired people just like you.
3.95
14k+
Strengths Based Leadership Summary
Strengths Based Leadership
Your team needs four distinct strengths. You probably hired people just like you.
by Tom Rath 2007 266 pages
3.95
14k+ ratings
Our Iceberg Is Melting
by John P. Kotter • 2005
A penguin colony on a breaking iceberg: the parable that teaches how to lead change.
3.76
17k+
Our Iceberg Is Melting Summary
Our Iceberg Is Melting
A penguin colony on a breaking iceberg: the parable that teaches how to lead change.
by John P. Kotter 2005 160 pages
3.76
17k+ ratings
Say It Well
by Terry Szuplat • 2024
A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.
4.17
483
Say It Well Summary
Say It Well
A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.
by Terry Szuplat 2024 352 pages
4.17
483 ratings
Energy Medicine
by Donna Eden • 1998
Nine invisible energy systems run your body. Learn to talk to them with your hands.
4.34
3k+
Energy Medicine Summary
Energy Medicine
Nine invisible energy systems run your body. Learn to talk to them with your hands.
by Donna Eden 1998 432 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Managing the Unexpected
by Karl E. Weick • 2001
The safest organizations stay safe by acting like disaster is always one small oversight away.
3.78
500+
Managing the Unexpected Summary
Managing the Unexpected
The safest organizations stay safe by acting like disaster is always one small oversight away.
by Karl E. Weick 2001 208 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
New Business Road Test
by John W. Mullins • 2003
Most business plans should never be written. The pre-plan gauntlet that proves an idea first.
3.97
5k+
New Business Road Test Summary
New Business Road Test
Most business plans should never be written. The pre-plan gauntlet that proves an idea first.
by John W. Mullins 2003 284 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
Personal Finance for Dummies
by Eric Tyson • 1994
No income can survive a spending problem: the guide that repairs your entire financial life.
3.82
2k+
Personal Finance for Dummies Summary
Personal Finance for Dummies
No income can survive a spending problem: the guide that repairs your entire financial life.
by Eric Tyson 1994 480 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
The Power of Body Language
by Joe Navarro • 2009
Most body language advice starts with the face. An ex-FBI agent starts with the feet.
4.09
500+
The Power of Body Language Summary
The Power of Body Language
Most body language advice starts with the face. An ex-FBI agent starts with the feet.
by Joe Navarro 2009 0 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
The Mask of Masculinity
by Lewis Howes • 2017
Men perform toughness, silence, and control because the alternative feels like weakness. It isn't.
3.98
2k+
The Mask of Masculinity Summary
The Mask of Masculinity
Men perform toughness, silence, and control because the alternative feels like weakness. It isn't.
by Lewis Howes 2017 256 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Healing Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2005
The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.
4.08
2k+
Healing Trauma Summary
Healing Trauma
The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.
by Peter A. Levine 2005 46 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Childhood Disrupted
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa • 2015
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
4.27
3k+
Childhood Disrupted Summary
Childhood Disrupted
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015 304 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
A World Without Email
by Cal Newport • 2021
Knowledge workers check email every six minutes. The remedy is structural, not personal.
3.88
6k+
A World Without Email Summary
A World Without Email
Knowledge workers check email every six minutes. The remedy is structural, not personal.
by Cal Newport 2021 320 pages
3.88
6k+ ratings
What to Expect When You're Expecting
by Heidi Murkoff • 1984
The month by month companion that tells you what's normal, what's not, and when to worry.
3.82
61k+
What to Expect When You're Expecting Summary
What to Expect When You're Expecting
The month by month companion that tells you what's normal, what's not, and when to worry.
by Heidi Murkoff 1984 649 pages
3.82
61k+ ratings
Productivity Project
by Chris Bailey • 2016
Time management is overrated. A year-long experiment reveals productivity's real pillars.
3.94
9k+
Productivity Project Summary
Productivity Project
Time management is overrated. A year-long experiment reveals productivity's real pillars.
by Chris Bailey 2016 304 pages
3.94
9k+ ratings
Living with a SEAL
by Jesse Itzler • 2015
A Navy SEAL lives with a millionaire for 31 days. One condition: total obedience.
4.28
21k+
Living with a SEAL Summary
Living with a SEAL
A Navy SEAL lives with a millionaire for 31 days. One condition: total obedience.
by Jesse Itzler 2015 272 pages
4.28
21k+ ratings
Curse of the High IQ
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
The higher your IQ climbs past 130, the more society punishes you for it.
3.52
500+
Curse of the High IQ Summary
Curse of the High IQ
The higher your IQ climbs past 130, the more society punishes you for it.
by Aaron Clarey 2016 154 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Dianetics
by L. Ron Hubbard • 2007
Recordings of pain and unconsciousness script every irrational fear and psychosomatic illness.
3.67
309
Dianetics Summary
Dianetics
Recordings of pain and unconsciousness script every irrational fear and psychosomatic illness.
by L. Ron Hubbard 2007 294 pages
3.67
309 ratings
Set Your Voice Free
by Donna Frazier • 1999
Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.
3.92
468
Set Your Voice Free Summary
Set Your Voice Free
Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.
by Donna Frazier 1999 320 pages
3.92
468 ratings
Inspiration
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2007
You don't need a plan. Inspiration arrives the moment you stop pretending you're in charge.
4.19
7k+
Inspiration Summary
Inspiration
You don't need a plan. Inspiration arrives the moment you stop pretending you're in charge.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2007 268 pages
4.19
7k+ ratings
Straight-Line Leadership
by Dusan Djukich • 2011
Your inner posture, not your workload, determines your results. The tools for fixing it.
4.47
295
Straight-Line Leadership Summary
Straight-Line Leadership
Your inner posture, not your workload, determines your results. The tools for fixing it.
by Dusan Djukich 2011 248 pages
4.47
295 ratings
The Hacking of the American Mind
by Robert H. Lustig • 2017
Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.
4.09
3k+
The Hacking of the American Mind Summary
The Hacking of the American Mind
Your brain's pleasure and happiness circuits are separate. Industry amplifies one, mutes the other.
by Robert H. Lustig 2017 352 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Surrender to Love
by David G. Benner • 2003
Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder. It's about letting yourself be loved at your worst.
4.39
2k+
Surrender to Love Summary
Surrender to Love
Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder. It's about letting yourself be loved at your worst.
by David G. Benner 2003 112 pages
4.39
2k+ ratings
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