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Self Help Book Summaries

A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence
by David Walton • 2012
Get Smart about Emotion
3.65
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Summary
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence
Get Smart about Emotion
by David Walton 2012 197 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins)
by Linda A. Hill • 2017
4.21
318
Business
Management
Professional Development
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins) Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins)
by Linda A. Hill 2017 152 pages
4.21
318 ratings
Business
Management
Professional Development
How to Fix a Broken Heart
by Guy Winch • 2018
4.15
3k+
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
How to Fix a Broken Heart Summary
How to Fix a Broken Heart
by Guy Winch 2018 120 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated
by David Rock • 2009
Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long
4.09
11k+
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated Summary
Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated
Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long
by David Rock 2009 309 pages
4.09
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Humans Are Underrated
by Geoff Colvin • 2015
What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will
3.79
500+
Business
Technology
Psychology
Humans Are Underrated Summary
Humans Are Underrated
What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will
by Geoff Colvin 2015 262 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Business
Technology
Psychology
Teach Students How to Learn
by Saundra Yancy McGuire • 2015
Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation
4.18
489
Teaching
Education
Psychology
Teach Students How to Learn Summary
Teach Students How to Learn
Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation
by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2015 288 pages
4.18
489 ratings
Teaching
Education
Psychology
Emergency
by Neil Strauss • 2009
This Book Will Save Your Life
3.81
5k+
Survival
Self Help
Travel
Emergency Summary
Emergency
This Book Will Save Your Life
by Neil Strauss 2009 432 pages
3.81
5k+ ratings
Survival
Self Help
Travel
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
by Karen Armstrong • 2010
3.81
3k+
Religion
Spirituality
Self Help
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life Summary
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
by Karen Armstrong 2010 241 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Self Help
Nail It then Scale It
by Nathan Furr • 2010
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation: The lean startup book to help entrepreneurs launch a high-growth business
4.12
500+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Nail It then Scale It Summary
Nail It then Scale It
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation: The lean startup book to help entrepreneurs launch a high-growth business
by Nathan Furr 2010 260 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
by Steven Novella • 2018
How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
4.39
4k+
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
by Steven Novella 2018 512 pages
4.39
4k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
My Journey
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2013
Transforming Dreams into Actions
4.43
6k+
Biography
Autobiography
India
My Journey Summary
My Journey
Transforming Dreams into Actions
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2013 147 pages
4.43
6k+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
India
The Anxious Truth
by Drew Linsalata • 2020
A Step-By-Step Guide To Understanding and Overcoming Panic, Anxiety, and Agoraphobia
4.50
306
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Anxious Truth Summary
The Anxious Truth
A Step-By-Step Guide To Understanding and Overcoming Panic, Anxiety, and Agoraphobia
by Drew Linsalata 2020 386 pages
4.50
306 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
On Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review • 2015
3.93
2k+
Business
Psychology
Leadership
On Emotional Intelligence Summary
On Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review 2015 166 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
How To Talk To Absolutely Anyone
by Mark Rhodes • 2013
Confident Communication for Work, Life and Relationships
3.22
500+
Communication
Personal Development
Self Help
How To Talk To Absolutely Anyone Summary
How To Talk To Absolutely Anyone
Confident Communication for Work, Life and Relationships
by Mark Rhodes 2013 240 pages
3.22
500+ ratings
Communication
Personal Development
Self Help
The Origins of You
by Vienna Pharaon • 2023
How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love
4.41
3k+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Origins of You Summary
The Origins of You
How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love
by Vienna Pharaon 2023 301 pages
4.41
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
3.86
1k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS
Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015 260 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
The Vision Driven Leader
by Michael Hyatt • 2020
10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, and Scale Your Business
4.16
1k+
Leadership
Business
Management
The Vision Driven Leader Summary
The Vision Driven Leader
10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, and Scale Your Business
by Michael Hyatt 2020 238 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Train Your Brain For Success
by Roger Seip • 2012
Read Smarter, Remember More, and Break Your Own Records
4.03
450
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
Train Your Brain For Success Summary
Train Your Brain For Success
Read Smarter, Remember More, and Break Your Own Records
by Roger Seip 2012 256 pages
4.03
450 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
Dialogues and Essays
by Seneca
4.30
1k+
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Dialogues and Essays Summary
Dialogues and Essays
by Seneca 304 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess • 2018
3.81
275
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Empathy Effect Summary
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess 2018 256 pages
3.81
275 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
This Is Not a T-Shirt
by Bobby Hundreds • 2019
A Brand, a Culture, a Community--a Life in Streetwear
4.21
1k+
Business
Fashion
Memoir
This Is Not a T-Shirt Summary
This Is Not a T-Shirt
A Brand, a Culture, a Community--a Life in Streetwear
by Bobby Hundreds 2019 338 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Business
Fashion
Memoir
10 Days to Faster Reading
by The Princeton Language Institute • 2001
3.84
3k+
Self Help
Productivity
Business
10 Days to Faster Reading Summary
10 Days to Faster Reading
by The Princeton Language Institute 2001 206 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Business
How to Make Someone Fall in Love With You in 90 Minutes or Less
by Nicholas Boothman • 2008
3.53
308
Self Help
Psychology
Love
How to Make Someone Fall in Love With You in 90 Minutes or Less Summary
How to Make Someone Fall in Love With You in 90 Minutes or Less
by Nicholas Boothman 2008 322 pages
3.53
308 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Love
The 5 Choices
by Kory Kogon • 2011
The Path to Extraordinary Productivity
3.88
1k+
Business
Productivity
Self Help
The 5 Choices Summary
The 5 Choices
The Path to Extraordinary Productivity
by Kory Kogon 2011 288 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Business
Productivity
Self Help
The Most Important Thing Illuminated
by Howard Marks • 2011
Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
4.32
16k+
Finance
Business
Economics
The Most Important Thing Illuminated Summary
The Most Important Thing Illuminated
Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
by Howard Marks 2011 248 pages
4.32
16k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2023
Five Questions for Building the Best Possible Relationships
3.50
500+
Business
Leadership
Self Help
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone Summary
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone
Five Questions for Building the Best Possible Relationships
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2023 258 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Your Brain Is Always Listening
by Daniel G. Amen • 2021
Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups
3.69
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Your Brain Is Always Listening Summary
Your Brain Is Always Listening
Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups
by Daniel G. Amen 2021
3.69
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Twelve and a Half
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2021
Leveraging the Emotional Ingredients Necessary for Business Success
3.79
2k+
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Twelve and a Half Summary
Twelve and a Half
Leveraging the Emotional Ingredients Necessary for Business Success
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2021 202 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai
by Anthony Raymond • 2019
Focus, Cure Procrastination, & Increase Personal Productivity.
4.15
195
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai Summary
How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai
Focus, Cure Procrastination, & Increase Personal Productivity.
by Anthony Raymond 2019 231 pages
4.15
195 ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React
by Charles R. Swindoll • 2023
Cultivating Inner Strength and Embracing Hope When Life is Not What You Expected
4.30
250
Self Help
Christian
Christianity
Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React Summary
Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React
Cultivating Inner Strength and Embracing Hope When Life is Not What You Expected
by Charles R. Swindoll 2023 222 pages
4.30
250 ratings
Self Help
Christian
Christianity
Flip Thinking
by Berthold Gunster • 2015
The Life-Changing Art of Turning Problems into Opportunities
3.76
291
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Flip Thinking Summary
Flip Thinking
The Life-Changing Art of Turning Problems into Opportunities
by Berthold Gunster 2015 320 pages
3.76
291 ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Just F*cking Do It
by Noor Hibbert • 2019
Stop Playing Small. Transform Your Life.
3.88
1k+
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Just F*cking Do It Summary
Just F*cking Do It
Stop Playing Small. Transform Your Life.
by Noor Hibbert 2019 256 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
F*ck Feelings
by Michael I. Bennett • 2015
One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems
3.46
5k+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
F*ck Feelings Summary
F*ck Feelings
One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems
by Michael I. Bennett 2015 384 pages
3.46
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women
4.13
6k+
Feminism
Psychology
Self Help
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick
How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women
by Renee Engeln 2017 358 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
Feminism
Psychology
Self Help
Doing Good Better
by William MacAskill • 2015
How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
4.17
7k+
Philosophy
Self Help
Economics
Doing Good Better Summary
Doing Good Better
How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
by William MacAskill 2015
4.17
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Economics
The Choice
by Og Mandino • 1984
A Surprising New Message of Hope
4.32
5k+
Self Help
Inspirational
Business
The Choice Summary
The Choice
A Surprising New Message of Hope
by Og Mandino 1984 176 pages
4.32
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Business
How to Analyze People
by James W. Williams • 2018
Dark Psychology - Dark Secrets to Analyze and Influence Anyone Using Body Language, Human Psychology, Subliminal Persuasion and NLP
2.76
500+
Psychology
Self Help
Dark
How to Analyze People Summary
How to Analyze People
Dark Psychology - Dark Secrets to Analyze and Influence Anyone Using Body Language, Human Psychology, Subliminal Persuasion and NLP
by James W. Williams 2018 90 pages
2.76
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Dark
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory
by Stephen W. Porges • 2013
The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe
4.17
500+
Psychology
Health
Mental Health
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory
The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe
by Stephen W. Porges 2013 271 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Psychology
Health
Mental Health
Rise Sister Rise
by Rebecca Campbell • 2016
4.21
3k+
Spirituality
Self Help
Feminism
Rise Sister Rise Summary
Rise Sister Rise
by Rebecca Campbell 2016 320 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Feminism
Self Matters
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2001
Creating Your Life from the Inside Out
3.66
12k+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Self Matters Summary
Self Matters
Creating Your Life from the Inside Out
by Phillip C. McGraw 2001 318 pages
3.66
12k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Art of People
by Dave Kerpen • 2016
11 Simple People Skills That Will Get You Everything You Want
3.38
1k+
Self Help
Business
Psychology
The Art of People Summary
The Art of People
11 Simple People Skills That Will Get You Everything You Want
by Dave Kerpen 2016 288 pages
3.38
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015
Dopamine, Endorphin, Oxytocin, Serotonin
4.01
6k+
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Meet Your Happy Chemicals Summary
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
Dopamine, Endorphin, Oxytocin, Serotonin
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 200 pages
4.01
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Happy Brain
by Dean Burnett • 2018
The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why
3.70
2k+
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Happy Brain Summary
The Happy Brain
The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why
by Dean Burnett 2018
3.70
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1987
The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence
3.93
500+
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence
by Nathaniel Branden 1987 176 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Be As You Are
by Ramana Maharshi • 1985
The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi
4.28
2k+
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
Be As You Are Summary
Be As You Are
The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi
by Ramana Maharshi 1985 311 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Menopause Manifesto
by Jennifer Gunter • 2021
Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
4.06
9k+
Health
Feminism
Science
The Menopause Manifesto Summary
The Menopause Manifesto
Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
by Jennifer Gunter 2021 369 pages
4.06
9k+ ratings
Health
Feminism
Science
Voluntary Simplicity
by Duane Elgin • 1981
Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich
3.62
1k+
Self Help
Philosophy
Sustainability
Voluntary Simplicity Summary
Voluntary Simplicity
Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich
by Duane Elgin 1981 240 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Sustainability
A Job to Love
by The School of Life • 2017
A practical guide to finding fulfilling work by better understanding yourself
4.02
1k+
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
A Job to Love Summary
A Job to Love
A practical guide to finding fulfilling work by better understanding yourself
by The School of Life 2017 192 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Love Yourself First!
by Marc Reklau • 2018
Boost your self-esteem in 30 Days
4.26
1k+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Growth
Love Yourself First! Summary
Love Yourself First!
Boost your self-esteem in 30 Days
by Marc Reklau 2018 202 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Growth
Quantum-Touch
by Richard Gordon • 1999
The Power to Heal
4.19
500+
Health
Spirituality
Self Help
Quantum-Touch Summary
Quantum-Touch
The Power to Heal
by Richard Gordon 1999 278 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Health
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