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Self Help Book Summaries

Through Time Into Healing
by Brian L. Weiss • 1992
Heal the trauma your body remembers from a life you have forgotten.
4.20
4k+
Through Time Into Healing Summary
Through Time Into Healing
Heal the trauma your body remembers from a life you have forgotten.
by Brian L. Weiss 1992 202 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
Six Thinking Hats
by Edward de Bono • 2017
Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.
3.71
13k+
Six Thinking Hats Summary
Six Thinking Hats
Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.
by Edward de Bono 2017 192 pages
3.71
13k+ ratings
The Dating Playbook For Men
by Andrew Ferebee • 2015
The self-reliant, emotionally present man attracts more than any line. A system that builds him.
4.06
500+
The Dating Playbook For Men Summary
The Dating Playbook For Men
The self-reliant, emotionally present man attracts more than any line. A system that builds him.
by Andrew Ferebee 2015 320 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Pulling Your Own Strings
by Wayne W. Dyer • 1978
The 1978 anti-victim handbook: draw lines, say no, and stop handing over the strings.
4.07
2k+
Pulling Your Own Strings Summary
Pulling Your Own Strings
The 1978 anti-victim handbook: draw lines, say no, and stop handing over the strings.
by Wayne W. Dyer 1978 288 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Teach Like a PIRATE
by Dave Burgess • 2012
The showmanship secrets that make students lean in, even for the topic you dread teaching.
3.99
7k+
Teach Like a PIRATE Summary
Teach Like a PIRATE
The showmanship secrets that make students lean in, even for the topic you dread teaching.
by Dave Burgess 2012 198 pages
3.99
7k+ ratings
The Anxious Achiever
by Morra Aarons-Mele • 2023
Anxiety is your engine, not your enemy. The leadership framework for keeping it from backfiring.
4.02
500+
The Anxious Achiever Summary
The Anxious Achiever
Anxiety is your engine, not your enemy. The leadership framework for keeping it from backfiring.
by Morra Aarons-Mele 2023 249 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Waking Up in 5D
by Maureen J. St. Germain • 2017
Stop news, drop coffee, and ask 50 daily questions to open a fear-free reality.
4.08
500+
Waking Up in 5D Summary
Waking Up in 5D
Stop news, drop coffee, and ask 50 daily questions to open a fear-free reality.
by Maureen J. St. Germain 2017 262 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Midlife
by Kieran Setiya • 2017
A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.
3.56
2k+
Midlife Summary
Midlife
A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.
by Kieran Setiya 2017 189 pages
3.56
2k+ ratings
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2016
Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.
4.35
1k+
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations
Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2016 172 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
The EOS Life
by Gino Wickman • 2021
Five linked targets for designing an entrepreneurial life you don't need a vacation from.
3.95
500+
The EOS Life Summary
The EOS Life
Five linked targets for designing an entrepreneurial life you don't need a vacation from.
by Gino Wickman 2021 157 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Monsters and Magical Sticks
by Steven Heller • 1988
Use everyday trance states to change the beliefs you didn't know were driving you.
4.31
448
Monsters and Magical Sticks Summary
Monsters and Magical Sticks
Use everyday trance states to change the beliefs you didn't know were driving you.
by Steven Heller 1988 230 pages
4.31
448 ratings
The Little Book That Beats the Market
by Joel Greenblatt • 1999
Two metrics, one screen: find good companies at bargain prices and outperform the market.
3.98
8k+
The Little Book That Beats the Market Summary
The Little Book That Beats the Market
Two metrics, one screen: find good companies at bargain prices and outperform the market.
by Joel Greenblatt 1999 176 pages
3.98
8k+ ratings
Make Epic Money
by Ankur Warikoo • 2024
Why starting with pocket change in your twenties beats a high salary in your forties.
3.82
500+
Make Epic Money Summary
Make Epic Money
Why starting with pocket change in your twenties beats a high salary in your forties.
by Ankur Warikoo 2024
3.82
500+ ratings
The Power of Neuroplasticity
by Shad Helmstetter • 2014
Your inner voice is writing your brain's wiring. Take control and rewire it on purpose.
4.23
500+
The Power of Neuroplasticity Summary
The Power of Neuroplasticity
Your inner voice is writing your brain's wiring. Take control and rewire it on purpose.
by Shad Helmstetter 2014 291 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
At Zero
by Joe Vitale • 2013
Four private phrases, repeated daily, clear what blocks inspiration. No fixing the world required.
4.08
500+
At Zero Summary
At Zero
Four private phrases, repeated daily, clear what blocks inspiration. No fixing the world required.
by Joe Vitale 2013 240 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Letter to My Daughter
by Maya Angelou • 1987
Her life counsel on courage, honesty, and grace, addressed to the daughters she never had.
4.09
35k+
Letter to My Daughter Summary
Letter to My Daughter
Her life counsel on courage, honesty, and grace, addressed to the daughters she never had.
by Maya Angelou 1987 192 pages
4.09
35k+ ratings
Above the Line
by Urban Meyer • 2015
Most people react on autopilot. Champions pause and choose. A coach's playbook for the difference.
4.14
2k+
Above the Line Summary
Above the Line
Most people react on autopilot. Champions pause and choose. A coach's playbook for the difference.
by Urban Meyer 2015 254 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
Make Your Bed
by William H. McRaven • 2020
Ten lessons from SEAL training that turn a simple bed into a force of discipline.
3.82
500+
Make Your Bed Summary
Make Your Bed
Ten lessons from SEAL training that turn a simple bed into a force of discipline.
by William H. McRaven 2020 144 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Addiction and Grace
by Gerald G. May • 1988
Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.
4.20
1k+
Addiction and Grace Summary
Addiction and Grace
Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.
by Gerald G. May 1988 216 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Confidence
by Harvard Business Review • 2019
Confidence is a skill, not a trait. HBR's guide to building it and quieting self-doubt.
3.82
500+
Confidence Summary
Confidence
Confidence is a skill, not a trait. HBR's guide to building it and quieting self-doubt.
by Harvard Business Review 2019 176 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
The Haunted Self
by Onno van der Hart • 2006
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
4.44
393
The Haunted Self Summary
The Haunted Self
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
by Onno van der Hart 2006 440 pages
4.44
393 ratings
Release Your Brakes
by James W. Newman • 1977
Underperformance is rarely a motivation problem. It is a braking problem, and the fix is learnable.
4.33
237
Release Your Brakes Summary
Release Your Brakes
Underperformance is rarely a motivation problem. It is a braking problem, and the fix is learnable.
by James W. Newman 1977
4.33
237 ratings
Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen
by Mara Branscombe • 2023
Seven archetypes already run your life. The practical rituals that make each one an ally.
3.64
92
Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen Summary
Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen
Seven archetypes already run your life. The practical rituals that make each one an ally.
by Mara Branscombe 2023 256 pages
3.64
92 ratings
Making Things Happen
by Scott Berkun • 2001
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
3.97
5k+
Making Things Happen Summary
Making Things Happen
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
by Scott Berkun 2001 408 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
That Little Voice In Your Head
by Mo Gawdat • 2022
Your brain runs on glitchy code. Here's how to debug it and reclaim your happiness.
4.05
500+
That Little Voice In Your Head Summary
That Little Voice In Your Head
Your brain runs on glitchy code. Here's how to debug it and reclaim your happiness.
by Mo Gawdat 2022 397 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
How to Live
by Derek Sivers • 2021
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
4.16
3k+
How to Live Summary
How to Live
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
by Derek Sivers 2021
4.16
3k+ ratings
How to Think Like Socrates
by Donald J. Robertson • 2024
Relentless questioning got Socrates killed. It can also make you wiser, calmer, and harder to fool.
4.15
500+
How to Think Like Socrates Summary
How to Think Like Socrates
Relentless questioning got Socrates killed. It can also make you wiser, calmer, and harder to fool.
by Donald J. Robertson 2024 342 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Bold
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2015
Tech that doubles in power yearly is creating billion-dollar openings. Here is the playbook.
3.97
9k+
Bold Summary
Bold
Tech that doubles in power yearly is creating billion-dollar openings. Here is the playbook.
by Peter H. Diamandis 2015 336 pages
3.97
9k+ ratings
Missing Out
by Adam Phillips • 2012
Your regrets are not ghosts; they are the hidden architecture of your personality.
3.47
2k+
Missing Out Summary
Missing Out
Your regrets are not ghosts; they are the hidden architecture of your personality.
by Adam Phillips 2012 224 pages
3.47
2k+ ratings
Secrets of Dynamic Communications
by Ken Davis • 1991
One sentence first, then a full preparation system that builds talks audiences actually remember.
4.06
350
Secrets of Dynamic Communications Summary
Secrets of Dynamic Communications
One sentence first, then a full preparation system that builds talks audiences actually remember.
by Ken Davis 1991 162 pages
4.06
350 ratings
The Courage to Be Happy
by Ichiro Kishimi • 2024
Adlerian psychology in practice: interpersonal courage, love as decision, respect without praise.
3.82
1k+
The Courage to Be Happy Summary
The Courage to Be Happy
Adlerian psychology in practice: interpersonal courage, love as decision, respect without praise.
by Ichiro Kishimi 2024 304 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Your Faith is Your Fortune
by Neville Goddard • 1941
The Bible, read as a map of consciousness, becomes a manual for remaking your life.
4.49
1k+
Your Faith is Your Fortune Summary
Your Faith is Your Fortune
The Bible, read as a map of consciousness, becomes a manual for remaking your life.
by Neville Goddard 1941 84 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
The Power of Discipline
by Brian Tracy • 2008
A savings floor, an exercise minimum, and the one trait that makes both automatic.
3.72
500+
The Power of Discipline Summary
The Power of Discipline
A savings floor, an exercise minimum, and the one trait that makes both automatic.
by Brian Tracy 2008 109 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
A More Beautiful Question
by Warren Berger • 2014
Innovators share one habit: they question like children. A method for reclaiming that lost skill.
3.96
6k+
A More Beautiful Question Summary
A More Beautiful Question
Innovators share one habit: they question like children. A method for reclaiming that lost skill.
by Warren Berger 2014 272 pages
3.96
6k+ ratings
Six Questions of Socrates
by Christopher Phillips • 2004
Socrates' six questions, asked around the world, reveal the good life has no single answer.
3.70
389
Six Questions of Socrates Summary
Six Questions of Socrates
Socrates' six questions, asked around the world, reveal the good life has no single answer.
by Christopher Phillips 2004 320 pages
3.70
389 ratings
The Fred Factor
by Mark Sanborn • 2002
Treat every envelope like a masterpiece. A mailman's four rules for winning at work.
3.88
7k+
The Fred Factor Summary
The Fred Factor
Treat every envelope like a masterpiece. A mailman's four rules for winning at work.
by Mark Sanborn 2002 112 pages
3.88
7k+ ratings
The Compassionate Samurai
by Brian Klemmer • 2007
Power and compassion aren't opposites. The most effective people refuse to choose between them.
4.09
500+
The Compassionate Samurai Summary
The Compassionate Samurai
Power and compassion aren't opposites. The most effective people refuse to choose between them.
by Brian Klemmer 2007 245 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Out of the Shadows
by Patrick J. Carnes • 1983
Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.
4.10
1k+
Out of the Shadows Summary
Out of the Shadows
Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.
by Patrick J. Carnes 1983 240 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Brief
by Joseph McCormack • 2014
Why your expertise works against you: say half as much for twice the impact.
3.72
1k+
Brief Summary
Brief
Why your expertise works against you: say half as much for twice the impact.
by Joseph McCormack 2014 256 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Age of Opportunity
by Paul David Tripp • 1997
Stop surviving the teen years and start shaping your child's heart: a biblical game plan.
4.45
2k+
Age of Opportunity Summary
Age of Opportunity
Stop surviving the teen years and start shaping your child's heart: a biblical game plan.
by Paul David Tripp 1997 291 pages
4.45
2k+ ratings
Celebration of Discipline
by Richard J. Foster • 1978
A guide to making prayer, fasting, and simplicity into tools of freedom rather than duty.
4.21
40k+
Celebration of Discipline Summary
Celebration of Discipline
A guide to making prayer, fasting, and simplicity into tools of freedom rather than duty.
by Richard J. Foster 1978 288 pages
4.21
40k+ ratings
Awe
by Dacher Keltner • 2023
Awe is a weekly event, not a mountaintop prize. It quiets the ego and expands compassion.
3.62
4k+
Awe Summary
Awe
Awe is a weekly event, not a mountaintop prize. It quiets the ego and expands compassion.
by Dacher Keltner 2023 335 pages
3.62
4k+ ratings
Delegation and Supervision
by Brian Tracy • 2013
Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.
4.09
500+
Delegation and Supervision Summary
Delegation and Supervision
Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.
by Brian Tracy 2013 112 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
by Tessa White • 2023
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
4.26
500+
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
by Tessa White 2023 256 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
The Strategist
by Cynthia A. Montgomery • 2012
Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.
3.86
1k+
The Strategist Summary
The Strategist
Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.
by Cynthia A. Montgomery 2012 189 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Value-Based Fees
by Alan Weiss • 2002
Stop selling your time. The method for pricing consulting on the value clients actually receive.
4.05
1k+
Value-Based Fees Summary
Value-Based Fees
Stop selling your time. The method for pricing consulting on the value clients actually receive.
by Alan Weiss 2002 207 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Art of Coaching
by Elena Aguilar • 2013
A coaching playbook for changing teacher practice by reaching the person behind it.
4.28
1k+
The Art of Coaching Summary
The Art of Coaching
A coaching playbook for changing teacher practice by reaching the person behind it.
by Elena Aguilar 2013 368 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Conversations on Love
by Natasha Lunn • 2021
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.
4.20
48k+
Conversations on Love Summary
Conversations on Love
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.
by Natasha Lunn 2021 320 pages
4.20
48k+ ratings
Trade Mindfully
by Gary Dayton • 2014
Trading errors aren't a discipline problem. The psychology that turns reactivity into consistency.
4.45
170
Trade Mindfully Summary
Trade Mindfully
Trading errors aren't a discipline problem. The psychology that turns reactivity into consistency.
by Gary Dayton 2014 312 pages
4.45
170 ratings
The Technology Fallacy
by Gerald C. Kane • 2019
Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.
3.98
328
The Technology Fallacy Summary
The Technology Fallacy
Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.
by Gerald C. Kane 2019 280 pages
3.98
328 ratings
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