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Self Help Book Summaries

Adulting
by Kelly Williams Brown • 2013
From changing your oil to keeping your friends, 468 steps that replace panic with competence.
3.70
14k+
Adulting Summary
Adulting
From changing your oil to keeping your friends, 468 steps that replace panic with competence.
by Kelly Williams Brown 2013 273 pages
3.70
14k+ ratings
The Memory Illusion
by Julia Shaw • 2016
You can be led to remember a crime you never committed; the method is just conversation.
3.94
2k+
The Memory Illusion Summary
The Memory Illusion
You can be led to remember a crime you never committed; the method is just conversation.
by Julia Shaw 2016
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Opposable Mind
by Roger L. Martin • 2007
The best leaders refuse to choose between opposites. They build a third answer that beats both.
3.76
1k+
The Opposable Mind Summary
The Opposable Mind
The best leaders refuse to choose between opposites. They build a third answer that beats both.
by Roger L. Martin 2007 224 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Rewire Your OCD Brain
by Catherine M. Pittman • 2021
Your brain's threat detector is stuck on alert. Retrain it so obsessive thoughts lose power.
4.17
461
Rewire Your OCD Brain Summary
Rewire Your OCD Brain
Your brain's threat detector is stuck on alert. Retrain it so obsessive thoughts lose power.
by Catherine M. Pittman 2021 231 pages
4.17
461 ratings
How to Meet Your Self
by Dr. Nicole LePera • 2022
A body-based workbook for unlearning childhood conditioning and meeting who you were before.
4.12
1k+
How to Meet Your Self Summary
How to Meet Your Self
A body-based workbook for unlearning childhood conditioning and meeting who you were before.
by Dr. Nicole LePera 2022 256 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
EQ Applied
by Justin Bariso • 2018
Most EQ books stop at empathy. This one teaches you to spot and counter emotional manipulation.
3.79
500+
EQ Applied Summary
EQ Applied
Most EQ books stop at empathy. This one teaches you to spot and counter emotional manipulation.
by Justin Bariso 2018 210 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Scrum Mastery
by Geoff Watts • 2013
How great ScrumMasters earn trust, provoke growth, and build teams that no longer need them.
4.23
1k+
Scrum Mastery Summary
Scrum Mastery
How great ScrumMasters earn trust, provoke growth, and build teams that no longer need them.
by Geoff Watts 2013 288 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse
by Andreas Moritz • 1998
A 6-day at-home protocol clears gallstones from the liver, the underlying cause of chronic illness.
4.17
1k+
The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse Summary
The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse
A 6-day at-home protocol clears gallstones from the liver, the underlying cause of chronic illness.
by Andreas Moritz 1998 248 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Untangle Your Emotions
by Jennie Allen • 2024
What if emotions were messengers, not threats? A Christian path from suppression to listening.
4.17
8k+
Untangle Your Emotions Summary
Untangle Your Emotions
What if emotions were messengers, not threats? A Christian path from suppression to listening.
by Jennie Allen 2024 227 pages
4.17
8k+ ratings
The Behavioral Investor
by Doctor Daniel Crosby • 2018
Markets run on psychology, not math. Your ancient brain needs systems, not instinct, to invest.
4.03
500+
The Behavioral Investor Summary
The Behavioral Investor
Markets run on psychology, not math. Your ancient brain needs systems, not instinct, to invest.
by Doctor Daniel Crosby 2018 280 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
It's On Me
by Sara Kuburic • 2023
Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.
4.06
2k+
It's On Me Summary
It's On Me
Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.
by Sara Kuburic 2023 288 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
The Barefoot Investor
by Scott Pape • 2016
Five accounts, one system: automate your money, crush debt, and build real wealth without a budget.
4.37
21k+
The Barefoot Investor Summary
The Barefoot Investor
Five accounts, one system: automate your money, crush debt, and build real wealth without a budget.
by Scott Pape 2016 296 pages
4.37
21k+ ratings
Beat the Bank
by Larry Bates • 2018
Double your retirement returns by changing where, not what, you invest. The Canadian blueprint.
4.44
1k+
Beat the Bank Summary
Beat the Bank
Double your retirement returns by changing where, not what, you invest. The Canadian blueprint.
by Larry Bates 2018 208 pages
4.44
1k+ ratings
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child
by Robert J. Mac Kenzie • 2001
Strong-willed kids test limits. A discipline method that teaches them rules without the drama.
4.17
2k+
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child Summary
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child
Strong-willed kids test limits. A discipline method that teaches them rules without the drama.
by Robert J. Mac Kenzie 2001 354 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Ask
by Ryan Levesque • 2015
What they don't want teaches more than what they do. One survey builds the whole funnel.
3.66
2k+
Ask Summary
Ask
What they don't want teaches more than what they do. One survey builds the whole funnel.
by Ryan Levesque 2015 193 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits
by Verne Harnish • 2002
A single-page plan, a weekly huddle, and the bottleneck rule to scale your firm past chaos.
3.96
3k+
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits Summary
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits
A single-page plan, a weekly huddle, and the bottleneck rule to scale your firm past chaos.
by Verne Harnish 2002 176 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Not a Diet Book
by James Smith • 2020
The fitness industry sold you complexity. A trainer hands back the four things you actually need.
4.09
5k+
Not a Diet Book Summary
Not a Diet Book
The fitness industry sold you complexity. A trainer hands back the four things you actually need.
by James Smith 2020 320 pages
4.09
5k+ ratings
The Power of Saying No
by Vanessa Patrick • 2023
Why saying no feels terrible and the values-first method that makes it stick.
3.50
260
The Power of Saying No Summary
The Power of Saying No
Why saying no feels terrible and the values-first method that makes it stick.
by Vanessa Patrick 2023 336 pages
3.50
260 ratings
Mastering the Complex Sale
by Jeff Thull • 2003
In complex sales, pitching kills deals. Prove the problem first, then co-design the solution.
3.91
457
Mastering the Complex Sale Summary
Mastering the Complex Sale
In complex sales, pitching kills deals. Prove the problem first, then co-design the solution.
by Jeff Thull 2003 304 pages
3.91
457 ratings
Beyond Winning
by Robert Mnookin • 2000
Common ground opens the door. Differences close the deal. Three tensions no negotiator escapes.
3.72
243
Beyond Winning Summary
Beyond Winning
Common ground opens the door. Differences close the deal. Three tensions no negotiator escapes.
by Robert Mnookin 2000 368 pages
3.72
243 ratings
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method
by Per Kristiansen • 2014
End the lopsided meeting: a hands-on method that builds strategy and buy-in, brick by brick.
3.66
140
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method Summary
Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method
End the lopsided meeting: a hands-on method that builds strategy and buy-in, brick by brick.
by Per Kristiansen 2014 240 pages
3.66
140 ratings
Somatics
by Thomas Hanna • 1988
Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.
4.18
500+
Somatics Summary
Somatics
Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.
by Thomas Hanna 1988 176 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Free Play
by Stephen Nachmanovitch • 1990
Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.
4.20
3k+
Free Play Summary
Free Play
Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.
by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1990 256 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder
by Rebecca Branstetter • 2013
The brain skills that control planning, focus, and self-control: how to build them in your child.
4.05
102
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder
The brain skills that control planning, focus, and self-control: how to build them in your child.
by Rebecca Branstetter 2013 256 pages
4.05
102 ratings
The Psychology of Wealth
by Charles Richards • 2011
Prosperity isn't in the bank account. It starts with what you believe you deserve.
3.36
215
The Psychology of Wealth Summary
The Psychology of Wealth
Prosperity isn't in the bank account. It starts with what you believe you deserve.
by Charles Richards 2011 258 pages
3.36
215 ratings
Who Owns the Ice House?
by Clifton L. Taulbert • 2010
An ice seller in the segregated South mastered timeless principles most business books ignore.
3.89
500+
Who Owns the Ice House? Summary
Who Owns the Ice House?
An ice seller in the segregated South mastered timeless principles most business books ignore.
by Clifton L. Taulbert 2010 178 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Sparks of Genius
by Michele Root-Bernstein • 2000
Creative breakthroughs share a common toolkit, and it operates before language kicks in.
3.88
475
Sparks of Genius Summary
Sparks of Genius
Creative breakthroughs share a common toolkit, and it operates before language kicks in.
by Michele Root-Bernstein 2000 416 pages
3.88
475 ratings
Unshakeable
by Tony Robbins • 2017
Markets correct every year. Use them. The fee-cutting, panic-proofing playbook for retiring richer.
4.06
17k+
Unshakeable Summary
Unshakeable
Markets correct every year. Use them. The fee-cutting, panic-proofing playbook for retiring richer.
by Tony Robbins 2017 256 pages
4.06
17k+ ratings
The Seven Decisions
by Andy Andrews • 2014
Seven choices that break the loops of blame, hesitation, and giving up too soon.
4.30
1k+
The Seven Decisions Summary
The Seven Decisions
Seven choices that break the loops of blame, hesitation, and giving up too soon.
by Andy Andrews 2014 198 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
You Are Not a Rock
by Mark Freeman • 2018
The path to mental health is feeling, not numbing. A step-by-step guide to accepting discomfort.
4.32
500+
You Are Not a Rock Summary
You Are Not a Rock
The path to mental health is feeling, not numbing. A step-by-step guide to accepting discomfort.
by Mark Freeman 2018 272 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
The Healing Wisdom of Africa
by Malidoma Patrice Somé • 1999
A West African elder's ritual and community practices for restoring the purpose you forgot.
4.48
474
The Healing Wisdom of Africa Summary
The Healing Wisdom of Africa
A West African elder's ritual and community practices for restoring the purpose you forgot.
by Malidoma Patrice Somé 1999 352 pages
4.48
474 ratings
Sex in Human Loving
by Eric Berne • 1970
You think you choose your partners. Three ego states and a childhood script do.
3.62
364
Sex in Human Loving Summary
Sex in Human Loving
You think you choose your partners. Three ego states and a childhood script do.
by Eric Berne 1970 272 pages
3.62
364 ratings
Communion with God
by Neale Donald Walsch • 2002
Your reality runs on false beliefs. Recognizing them as tools, not truths, wakes the divine within.
4.36
1k+
Communion with God Summary
Communion with God
Your reality runs on false beliefs. Recognizing them as tools, not truths, wakes the divine within.
by Neale Donald Walsch 2002 237 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal
by Joseph Telushkin • 1996
Break the cycle of gossip, anger, and shaming with ancient wisdom on the power of speech.
4.36
500+
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal Summary
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal
Break the cycle of gossip, anger, and shaming with ancient wisdom on the power of speech.
by Joseph Telushkin 1996 240 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Breathing Under Water
by Richard Rohr • 2011
The 12 steps aren't just for alcoholics: they map the spiritual disease every human shares.
4.32
5k+
Breathing Under Water Summary
Breathing Under Water
The 12 steps aren't just for alcoholics: they map the spiritual disease every human shares.
by Richard Rohr 2011 176 pages
4.32
5k+ ratings
Do the Work
by Steven Pressfield • 2011
Identify the enemy that stops you from starting, then follow a battle plan to finish.
3.97
20k+
Do the Work Summary
Do the Work
Identify the enemy that stops you from starting, then follow a battle plan to finish.
by Steven Pressfield 2011 112 pages
3.97
20k+ ratings
Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing
by John E. Sarno • 1998
Your back pain may be emotional, not structural. See the mind's defense and symptoms dissolve.
4.03
3k+
Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing Summary
Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing
Your back pain may be emotional, not structural. See the mind's defense and symptoms dissolve.
by John E. Sarno 1998 120 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Terror, Love and Brainwashing
by Alexandra Stein • 2017
The need to belong, turned into a weapon: the psychology that explains totalist control.
4.00
500+
Terror, Love and Brainwashing Summary
Terror, Love and Brainwashing
The need to belong, turned into a weapon: the psychology that explains totalist control.
by Alexandra Stein 2017 236 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
The Witch's Book of Self-Care
by Arin Murphy-Hiscock • 2018
Turn your bath into a ritual, your kitchen into an apothecary: a witch's guide to self-care.
3.90
4k+
The Witch's Book of Self-Care Summary
The Witch's Book of Self-Care
Turn your bath into a ritual, your kitchen into an apothecary: a witch's guide to self-care.
by Arin Murphy-Hiscock 2018 225 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
A Little Light On The Spiritual Laws
by Diana Cooper • 2000
Your thoughts, your resistance, and gratitude are all magnets. The laws that govern what they draw.
4.30
500+
A Little Light On The Spiritual Laws Summary
A Little Light On The Spiritual Laws
Your thoughts, your resistance, and gratitude are all magnets. The laws that govern what they draw.
by Diana Cooper 2000 224 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
The Silent Language of Leaders
by Carol Kinsey Goman • 2010
Seven seconds of body language can sabotage a leader's message. The cues to fix first.
3.60
500+
The Silent Language of Leaders Summary
The Silent Language of Leaders
Seven seconds of body language can sabotage a leader's message. The cues to fix first.
by Carol Kinsey Goman 2010 288 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough
by Burt Berkson • 1998
It enters every cell, neutralizes toxins, heals nerves; the protocol that puts it to work.
4.14
78
The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough Summary
The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough
It enters every cell, neutralizes toxins, heals nerves; the protocol that puts it to work.
by Burt Berkson 1998 192 pages
4.14
78 ratings
Demystifying Disability
by Emily Ladau • 2021
Practical allyship for a world designed without you: language, etiquette, and dismantling ableism.
4.38
4k+
Demystifying Disability Summary
Demystifying Disability
Practical allyship for a world designed without you: language, etiquette, and dismantling ableism.
by Emily Ladau 2021 176 pages
4.38
4k+ ratings
Just Shut Up and Do It
by Brian Tracy • 2016
Why writing down ten goals and circling one beats every elaborate planning system.
4.07
1k+
Just Shut Up and Do It Summary
Just Shut Up and Do It
Why writing down ten goals and circling one beats every elaborate planning system.
by Brian Tracy 2016 112 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
It's the Way You Say It
by Carol A. Fleming • 2010
Fix the vocal problems you cannot hear: from mumbling and speed to monotone and stage fright.
3.63
500+
It's the Way You Say It Summary
It's the Way You Say It
Fix the vocal problems you cannot hear: from mumbling and speed to monotone and stage fright.
by Carol A. Fleming 2010 264 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Alkalize or Die
by Theodore A. Baroody • 1991
Every illness stems from one internal state. The correction is an eating ratio and distilled water.
3.78
239
Alkalize or Die Summary
Alkalize or Die
Every illness stems from one internal state. The correction is an eating ratio and distilled water.
by Theodore A. Baroody 1991 242 pages
3.78
239 ratings
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
by Douglas Davis • 2016
The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.
4.00
392
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design Summary
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.
by Douglas Davis 2016 208 pages
4.00
392 ratings
We Do
by PsyD Stan Tatkin • 2018
A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.
4.18
493
We Do Summary
We Do
A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.
by PsyD Stan Tatkin 2018 224 pages
4.18
493 ratings
Superconnector
by Scott Gerber • 2018
Why the best-connected people skip the networking events and what they do instead.
3.55
434
Superconnector Summary
Superconnector
Why the best-connected people skip the networking events and what they do instead.
by Scott Gerber 2018 288 pages
3.55
434 ratings
Facing Violence
by Rory Miller • 2011
Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.
4.25
1k+
Facing Violence Summary
Facing Violence
Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.
by Rory Miller 2011 242 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
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