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Self Help Book Summaries

Transcend
by Ray Kurzweil • 2009
A blueprint for extending healthspan by decades, blending today's science with daily habits.
3.86
1k+
Transcend Summary
Transcend
A blueprint for extending healthspan by decades, blending today's science with daily habits.
by Ray Kurzweil 2009 480 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Einstein Factor
by Win Wenger • 1995
A daily 10-minute exercise that reroutes your inner critic and raises your raw intelligence.
3.72
498
The Einstein Factor Summary
The Einstein Factor
A daily 10-minute exercise that reroutes your inner critic and raises your raw intelligence.
by Win Wenger 1995 352 pages
3.72
498 ratings
A Visionary Guide to Lucid Dreaming
by Lee Adams • 2021
How to wake up inside a dream, confront your shadow, and come back with something real.
4.38
112
A Visionary Guide to Lucid Dreaming Summary
A Visionary Guide to Lucid Dreaming
How to wake up inside a dream, confront your shadow, and come back with something real.
by Lee Adams 2021 220 pages
4.38
112 ratings
Focal Point
by Brian Tracy • 2001
One question reveals your most valuable task; a 0.1% daily habit compounds into a 1,004% decade.
4.05
1k+
Focal Point Summary
Focal Point
One question reveals your most valuable task; a 0.1% daily habit compounds into a 1,004% decade.
by Brian Tracy 2001 224 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Raising Human Beings
by Ross W. Greene • 2016
Most misbehavior is a skill deficit, not defiance. The partnership method that ends power struggles.
4.20
2k+
Raising Human Beings Summary
Raising Human Beings
Most misbehavior is a skill deficit, not defiance. The partnership method that ends power struggles.
by Ross W. Greene 2016 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
If Truth Be Told
by Om Swami • 2014
A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.
4.45
2k+
If Truth Be Told Summary
If Truth Be Told
A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.
by Om Swami 2014 266 pages
4.45
2k+ ratings
Mentoring 101
by John C. Maxwell • 2008
Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.
4.09
1k+
Mentoring 101 Summary
Mentoring 101
Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.
by John C. Maxwell 2008 128 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Paradigms
by Joel A. Barker • 1993
Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.
4.04
171
Paradigms Summary
Paradigms
Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.
by Joel A. Barker 1993 240 pages
4.04
171 ratings
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield • 1994
101 stories of ordinary people whose kindness, grit, and change of heart rewrote someone's world.
3.98
1k+
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
101 stories of ordinary people whose kindness, grit, and change of heart rewrote someone's world.
by Jack Canfield 1994
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Deadline Effect
by Christopher Cox • 2021
Tight deadlines improve accuracy. Seven strategies for using time pressure as a tool, not a trap.
2.90
347
The Deadline Effect Summary
The Deadline Effect
Tight deadlines improve accuracy. Seven strategies for using time pressure as a tool, not a trap.
by Christopher Cox 2021 240 pages
2.90
347 ratings
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers
by Gary Chapman • 2000
Teens hear love in distinct emotional dialects. Learn to speak your teen's, and the silence breaks.
4.15
4k+
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Summary
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers
Teens hear love in distinct emotional dialects. Learn to speak your teen's, and the silence breaks.
by Gary Chapman 2000 288 pages
4.15
4k+ ratings
Don't Feed the Monkey Mind
by Jennifer Shannon • 2017
Your go-to anxiety fixes are its fuel. How to starve the loop for good.
4.07
2k+
Don't Feed the Monkey Mind Summary
Don't Feed the Monkey Mind
Your go-to anxiety fixes are its fuel. How to starve the loop for good.
by Jennifer Shannon 2017 200 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Awakened Brain
by Lisa Miller • 2021
Your brain's spiritual circuitry, once engaged, cuts depression recurrence by up to 90 percent.
4.15
3k+
The Awakened Brain Summary
The Awakened Brain
Your brain's spiritual circuitry, once engaged, cuts depression recurrence by up to 90 percent.
by Lisa Miller 2021 252 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
The Art of Mental Training
by D.C. Gonzalez • 2013
Champions aren't born with nerve; they train it. The mental skills for performing when it counts.
3.91
2k+
The Art of Mental Training Summary
The Art of Mental Training
Champions aren't born with nerve; they train it. The mental skills for performing when it counts.
by D.C. Gonzalez 2013 138 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
How real is real?
by Paul Watzlawick • 1976
Reality is built from messages, not facts. Spies, dolphins, and a counting horse show why.
4.17
1k+
How real is real? Summary
How real is real?
Reality is built from messages, not facts. Spies, dolphins, and a counting horse show why.
by Paul Watzlawick 1976
4.17
1k+ ratings
Communication in Marriage
by Marcus Kusi • 2015
Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.
3.86
268
Communication in Marriage Summary
Communication in Marriage
Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.
by Marcus Kusi 2015 82 pages
3.86
268 ratings
The Art and Science of Communication
by P.S. Perkins • 2008
93% of communication is not your words. A guide to the rest.
3.33
36
The Art and Science of Communication Summary
The Art and Science of Communication
93% of communication is not your words. A guide to the rest.
by P.S. Perkins 2008 224 pages
3.33
36 ratings
The Spirit of Spinoza
by Neal Grossman • 2014
Spinoza's monism isn't abstract. Applied to the mind, it heals anxiety and dissolves fear of death.
4.42
62
The Spirit of Spinoza Summary
The Spirit of Spinoza
Spinoza's monism isn't abstract. Applied to the mind, it heals anxiety and dissolves fear of death.
by Neal Grossman 2014 276 pages
4.42
62 ratings
The Big Secret for the Small Investor
by Joel Greenblatt • 2011
Your index fund owns too much of overpriced stocks. Value-weighted indexing fixes the flaw.
3.71
1k+
The Big Secret for the Small Investor Summary
The Big Secret for the Small Investor
Your index fund owns too much of overpriced stocks. Value-weighted indexing fixes the flaw.
by Joel Greenblatt 2011 160 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking
by Harvard Business Review • 2023
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
3.92
198
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking Summary
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
by Harvard Business Review 2023 208 pages
3.92
198 ratings
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was
by Barbara Sher • 1994
You already know what you want; the buried clues and exercises that prove it.
3.79
7k+
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was Summary
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was
You already know what you want; the buried clues and exercises that prove it.
by Barbara Sher 1994 322 pages
3.79
7k+ ratings
Virus of the Mind
by Richard Brodie • 1995
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
3.69
1k+
Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
by Richard Brodie 1995 256 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Creating Character Arcs
by K.M. Weiland • 2016
Why your character believes a lie, and how that single flaw designs your entire plot.
4.31
3k+
Creating Character Arcs Summary
Creating Character Arcs
Why your character believes a lie, and how that single flaw designs your entire plot.
by K.M. Weiland 2016 215 pages
4.31
3k+ ratings
Rhinoceros Success
by Scott Alexander • 1980
So determined, so armored, so energetic that obstacles become irrelevancies you run through.
3.84
4k+
Rhinoceros Success Summary
Rhinoceros Success
So determined, so armored, so energetic that obstacles become irrelevancies you run through.
by Scott Alexander 1980 97 pages
3.84
4k+ ratings
The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet
by Michael Mosley • 2015
Eight hundred calories a day, eight weeks: the clinical protocol that reversed type 2 diabetes.
3.91
4k+
The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet Summary
The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet
Eight hundred calories a day, eight weeks: the clinical protocol that reversed type 2 diabetes.
by Michael Mosley 2015 256 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
Abba's Child
by Brennan Manning • 1994
You've spent a lifetime earning approval. God already gave it. The mask can come off.
4.31
10k+
Abba's Child Summary
Abba's Child
You've spent a lifetime earning approval. God already gave it. The mask can come off.
by Brennan Manning 1994 192 pages
4.31
10k+ ratings
Leading from the Middle
by Scott Mautz • 2021
Influence doesn't live in the corner office. It lives in the middle. Here's the playbook.
3.55
397
Leading from the Middle Summary
Leading from the Middle
Influence doesn't live in the corner office. It lives in the middle. Here's the playbook.
by Scott Mautz 2021 213 pages
3.55
397 ratings
The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2018
A lasting relationship starts with becoming the right person; seven secrets show how.
4.36
500+
The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships Summary
The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships
A lasting relationship starts with becoming the right person; seven secrets show how.
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2018 259 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
by Vivek H. Murthy • 2020
Chronic loneliness shortens lives more than smoking, and the antidote is hiding in plain sight.
4.22
8k+
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World Summary
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
Chronic loneliness shortens lives more than smoking, and the antidote is hiding in plain sight.
by Vivek H. Murthy 2020 352 pages
4.22
8k+ ratings
ketoCONTINUUM
by Annette Bosworth • 2021
Why most keto attempts fail, and the single blood ratio that changes everything.
4.63
459
ketoCONTINUUM Summary
ketoCONTINUUM
Why most keto attempts fail, and the single blood ratio that changes everything.
by Annette Bosworth 2021 489 pages
4.63
459 ratings
Zone to Win
by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2015
Large companies lose to disruption from structure, not blindness. The fix: four parallel zones.
3.85
1k+
Zone to Win Summary
Zone to Win
Large companies lose to disruption from structure, not blindness. The fix: four parallel zones.
by Geoffrey A. Moore 2015 143 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Body Language
by Julius Fast • 1970
Your body's secret language: it speaks before you do, and it rarely lies.
3.48
1k+
Body Language Summary
Body Language
Your body's secret language: it speaks before you do, and it rarely lies.
by Julius Fast 1970 183 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
How to Let Things Go
by Shunmyō Masuno • 2021
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
3.49
2k+
How to Let Things Go Summary
How to Let Things Go
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
by Shunmyō Masuno 2021 224 pages
3.49
2k+ ratings
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor
by Thomas C. Foster • 2020
No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.
3.01
500+
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor Summary
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor
No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.
by Thomas C. Foster 2020 336 pages
3.01
500+ ratings
Facing Your Giants
by Max Lucado • 2006
David's weapon wasn't a stone. It was looking at God while the giant taunted.
4.44
20k+
Facing Your Giants Summary
Facing Your Giants
David's weapon wasn't a stone. It was looking at God while the giant taunted.
by Max Lucado 2006 233 pages
4.44
20k+ ratings
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
by Daniel Klein • 2015
The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.
3.95
4k+
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.
by Daniel Klein 2015 210 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
Smart Couples Finish Rich
by David Bach • 2001
The nine-step system that builds couples' wealth, starting with one deposit nobody negotiates.
3.92
3k+
Smart Couples Finish Rich Summary
Smart Couples Finish Rich
The nine-step system that builds couples' wealth, starting with one deposit nobody negotiates.
by David Bach 2001 320 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
How to Read a Person Like a Book
by Gerard I. Nierenberg • 1971
You listen at 700 words per minute; people speak at 160. Learn to read the silence.
3.54
3k+
How to Read a Person Like a Book Summary
How to Read a Person Like a Book
You listen at 700 words per minute; people speak at 160. Learn to read the silence.
by Gerard I. Nierenberg 1971 192 pages
3.54
3k+ ratings
Coaching for Equity
by Elena Aguilar • 2020
Turn resistance, identity, and hard data into fuel for equity: a coaching blueprint.
4.44
500+
Coaching for Equity Summary
Coaching for Equity
Turn resistance, identity, and hard data into fuel for equity: a coaching blueprint.
by Elena Aguilar 2020 559 pages
4.44
500+ ratings
The Frequency
by Linda West • 2015
Match the vibration of your desire and it must appear; here's how to sustain it.
4.13
389
The Frequency Summary
The Frequency
Match the vibration of your desire and it must appear; here's how to sustain it.
by Linda West 2015 180 pages
4.13
389 ratings
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
by T. Edward Damer • 1980
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
3.99
208
Attacking Faulty Reasoning Summary
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
by T. Edward Damer 1980 256 pages
3.99
208 ratings
How to Be Enough
by Ellen Hendriksen • 2025
Perfectionism isn't the pursuit of flawlessness. It's the quiet conviction that you are not enough.
4.06
1k+
How to Be Enough Summary
How to Be Enough
Perfectionism isn't the pursuit of flawlessness. It's the quiet conviction that you are not enough.
by Ellen Hendriksen 2025 320 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Secret to Love, Health, and Money
by Rhonda Byrne • 2022
Want more money, love, and health? The difference between wanting and having is three steps.
4.18
1k+
The Secret to Love, Health, and Money Summary
The Secret to Love, Health, and Money
Want more money, love, and health? The difference between wanting and having is three steps.
by Rhonda Byrne 2022 352 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Building an Empire
by Brian Carruthers • 2014
The MLM builder's real formula: speed, a system anyone can copy, and rejection-deflecting skin.
4.40
500+
Building an Empire Summary
Building an Empire
The MLM builder's real formula: speed, a system anyone can copy, and rejection-deflecting skin.
by Brian Carruthers 2014 272 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Character Strengths and Virtues
by Christopher Peterson • 2004
The DSM's positive twin: 24 universal strengths, six virtues, and a science for what goes right.
4.25
363
Character Strengths and Virtues Summary
Character Strengths and Virtues
The DSM's positive twin: 24 universal strengths, six virtues, and a science for what goes right.
by Christopher Peterson 2004 800 pages
4.25
363 ratings
The Joyful Vegan
by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau • 2019
Stay vegan without the burnout: a guide to guilt, anger, and keeping your friends at dinner.
4.29
500+
The Joyful Vegan Summary
The Joyful Vegan
Stay vegan without the burnout: a guide to guilt, anger, and keeping your friends at dinner.
by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau 2019 304 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Dream Big
by Bob Goff • 2020
You have a calling that scares you. Here's how to silence the doubts and start moving.
4.29
8k+
Dream Big Summary
Dream Big
You have a calling that scares you. Here's how to silence the doubts and start moving.
by Bob Goff 2020 256 pages
4.29
8k+ ratings
The Product Book
by Product School • 2017
Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.
4.09
1k+
The Product Book Summary
The Product Book
Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.
by Product School 2017 314 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Science of Likability
by Patrick King • 2017
Earn trust, make friends, win people over: the social psychology tactics that actually work.
3.53
500+
The Science of Likability Summary
The Science of Likability
Earn trust, make friends, win people over: the social psychology tactics that actually work.
by Patrick King 2017 128 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
The Occult
by Colin Wilson • 1971
Magic is a manual for waking a latent human faculty that sharpens all of reality.
3.91
2k+
The Occult Summary
The Occult
Magic is a manual for waking a latent human faculty that sharpens all of reality.
by Colin Wilson 1971 800 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
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