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Self Help Book Summaries

The Secrets of Happy Families
by Bruce Feiler • 2013
Startup strategies for your family: morning checklists, weekly meetings, and a smarter way to fight.
3.98
6k+
The Secrets of Happy Families Summary
The Secrets of Happy Families
Startup strategies for your family: morning checklists, weekly meetings, and a smarter way to fight.
by Bruce Feiler 2013 292 pages
3.98
6k+ ratings
The Choice
by Og Mandino • 1984
Success cost him his family. Quitting cost him security. The final choice cost him everything.
4.32
5k+
The Choice Summary
The Choice
Success cost him his family. Quitting cost him security. The final choice cost him everything.
by Og Mandino 1984 176 pages
4.32
5k+ ratings
How to Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind
by Joseph Murphy • 2017
A 52-week reprogramming of your subconscious: the hidden gatekeeper between desire and reality.
3.94
122
How to Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind Summary
How to Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind
A 52-week reprogramming of your subconscious: the hidden gatekeeper between desire and reality.
by Joseph Murphy 2017 366 pages
3.94
122 ratings
The Five Levels of Attachment
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2001
A Toltec method for measuring how tightly your beliefs grip you, and how to loosen them.
4.23
5k+
The Five Levels of Attachment Summary
The Five Levels of Attachment
A Toltec method for measuring how tightly your beliefs grip you, and how to loosen them.
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2001 176 pages
4.23
5k+ ratings
Playing It My Way
by Sachin Tendulkar • 2014
Twenty-four years carrying a billion hopes, and the mental rules that made it possible.
3.94
11k+
Playing It My Way Summary
Playing It My Way
Twenty-four years carrying a billion hopes, and the mental rules that made it possible.
by Sachin Tendulkar 2014 496 pages
3.94
11k+ ratings
Ordering Your Private World
by Gordon MacDonald • 1983
Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.
4.20
5k+
Ordering Your Private World Summary
Ordering Your Private World
Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.
by Gordon MacDonald 1983 240 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Hostage at the Table
by George Kohlrieser • 2006
A hostage negotiator reveals your organization's most dangerous place: the conflict nobody names.
4.07
500+
Hostage at the Table Summary
Hostage at the Table
A hostage negotiator reveals your organization's most dangerous place: the conflict nobody names.
by George Kohlrieser 2006 272 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Rewire
by Richard O'Connor • 2014
Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.
3.82
1k+
Rewire Summary
Rewire
Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.
by Richard O'Connor 2014 304 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Nail It then Scale It
by Nathan Furr • 2010
Most startups die building what nobody needs. Find a real pain, solve it tight, grow only then.
4.12
500+
Nail It then Scale It Summary
Nail It then Scale It
Most startups die building what nobody needs. Find a real pain, solve it tight, grow only then.
by Nathan Furr 2010 260 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
The Little Book of Value Investing
by Christopher H. Browne • 2006
Buy stocks on sale, protect the downside, let time compound the discount across global markets.
4.11
3k+
The Little Book of Value Investing Summary
The Little Book of Value Investing
Buy stocks on sale, protect the downside, let time compound the discount across global markets.
by Christopher H. Browne 2006 208 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
A Million Little Miracles
by Mark Batterson • 2024
Reframe your life around the unnoticed miracles in every heartbeat, cell, and sunrise.
4.33
500+
A Million Little Miracles Summary
A Million Little Miracles
Reframe your life around the unnoticed miracles in every heartbeat, cell, and sunrise.
by Mark Batterson 2024 272 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Kokoro
by Beth Kempton • 2022
The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.
4.13
500+
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro
The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.
by Beth Kempton 2022 272 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
The Rugged Entrepreneur
by Scott Andrew • 2021
Work ethic, mental toughness, and foresight: the old-school virtues that power modern disruption.
3.82
22
The Rugged Entrepreneur Summary
The Rugged Entrepreneur
Work ethic, mental toughness, and foresight: the old-school virtues that power modern disruption.
by Scott Andrew 2021 239 pages
3.82
22 ratings
Wealth Exposed
by M.J. DeMarco • 2020
The safe career path is a cage. Build a system that earns time, not just money.
3.85
500+
Wealth Exposed Summary
Wealth Exposed
The safe career path is a cage. Build a system that earns time, not just money.
by M.J. DeMarco 2020 55 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
The Hermetica
by Tim Freke • 1997
An Egyptian sage hid a complete spiritual philosophy for a later age; it's now unearthed.
4.16
1k+
The Hermetica Summary
The Hermetica
An Egyptian sage hid a complete spiritual philosophy for a later age; it's now unearthed.
by Tim Freke 1997 160 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Neuro Web Design
by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2008
The conscious mind is your site's last reader. Design for the ones that decide first.
3.85
500+
Neuro Web Design Summary
Neuro Web Design
The conscious mind is your site's last reader. Design for the ones that decide first.
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2008 168 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Critical Thinking
by Harvey Segler • 2015
Marketing and the crowd shape your choices. A questioning method to take them back.
2.96
173
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Marketing and the crowd shape your choices. A questioning method to take them back.
by Harvey Segler 2015 66 pages
2.96
173 ratings
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
4.01
6k+
Meet Your Happy Chemicals Summary
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 200 pages
4.01
6k+ ratings
Your Brain Is Always Listening
by Daniel G. Amen • 2021
The past installed invisible scripts in your brain. A playbook for spotting and rewriting them.
3.69
1k+
Your Brain Is Always Listening Summary
Your Brain Is Always Listening
The past installed invisible scripts in your brain. A playbook for spotting and rewriting them.
by Daniel G. Amen 2021
3.69
1k+ ratings
Why We Lie
by David Livingstone Smith • 2004
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
3.62
260
Why We Lie Summary
Why We Lie
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
by David Livingstone Smith 2004 256 pages
3.62
260 ratings
Essentials of Negotiation
by Roy J. Lewicki • 1996
Turn negotiation from instinct into strategy. Map power, build leverage, refuse bad deals.
3.75
484
Essentials of Negotiation Summary
Essentials of Negotiation
Turn negotiation from instinct into strategy. Map power, build leverage, refuse bad deals.
by Roy J. Lewicki 1996 304 pages
3.75
484 ratings
Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper • 2003
A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.
4.14
36k+
Don't Waste Your Life Summary
Don't Waste Your Life
A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.
by John Piper 2003 192 pages
4.14
36k+ ratings
Zen Golf
by Joseph Parent • 2002
For golfers who think too much: Buddhist mindfulness to quiet the mind and trust the body.
4.23
3k+
Zen Golf Summary
Zen Golf
For golfers who think too much: Buddhist mindfulness to quiet the mind and trust the body.
by Joseph Parent 2002 224 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
As You Think
by James Allen • 1987
Circumstances don't just happen. They grow from your thoughts. The classic on pulling up the roots.
4.09
1k+
As You Think Summary
As You Think
Circumstances don't just happen. They grow from your thoughts. The classic on pulling up the roots.
by James Allen 1987 96 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
3.74
11k+
Shop Class as Soulcraft Summary
Shop Class as Soulcraft
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2009 241 pages
3.74
11k+ ratings
The Law of Divine Compensation
by Marianne Williamson • 2014
The universe pays back every lack. But only when your thinking comes from love, not fear.
4.10
4k+
The Law of Divine Compensation Summary
The Law of Divine Compensation
The universe pays back every lack. But only when your thinking comes from love, not fear.
by Marianne Williamson 2014 208 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Infinite Self
by Stuart Wilde • 1996
Stop thinking your way to God. The awareness training that opens the door logic keeps shut.
4.36
500+
Infinite Self Summary
Infinite Self
Stop thinking your way to God. The awareness training that opens the door logic keeps shut.
by Stuart Wilde 1996 242 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Mind is the Master
by James Allen • 2009
Circumstance, health, and character all trace back to one source: the thoughts you rehearse.
4.53
268
Mind is the Master Summary
Mind is the Master
Circumstance, health, and character all trace back to one source: the thoughts you rehearse.
by James Allen 2009 882 pages
4.53
268 ratings
The 5 Apology Languages
by Gary Chapman • 2022
You apologize; they don't forgive. The problem isn't your sincerity, it's their repair language.
4.09
500+
The 5 Apology Languages Summary
The 5 Apology Languages
You apologize; they don't forgive. The problem isn't your sincerity, it's their repair language.
by Gary Chapman 2022 208 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Your Sacred Self
by Wayne W. Dyer • 1996
Stop chasing. Twelve shifts from ego noise to the divine presence you already are.
4.17
1k+
Your Sacred Self Summary
Your Sacred Self
Stop chasing. Twelve shifts from ego noise to the divine presence you already are.
by Wayne W. Dyer 1996 400 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Law of the Garbage Truck
by David J. Pollay • 2010
How to sidestep other people's negativity without ever passing your own along.
3.73
500+
The Law of the Garbage Truck Summary
The Law of the Garbage Truck
How to sidestep other people's negativity without ever passing your own along.
by David J. Pollay 2010 244 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
How To Start A Cult
by Jody Raynsford • 2021
Forget brand loyalty. Build a following so devoted your customers do the recruiting for you.
3.89
88
How To Start A Cult Summary
How To Start A Cult
Forget brand loyalty. Build a following so devoted your customers do the recruiting for you.
by Jody Raynsford 2021 270 pages
3.89
88 ratings
The Art of Teaching Children
by Phillip Done • 2022
What three decades inside a classroom teach you about children that no training program covers.
4.41
356
The Art of Teaching Children Summary
The Art of Teaching Children
What three decades inside a classroom teach you about children that no training program covers.
by Phillip Done 2022 455 pages
4.41
356 ratings
Positive Leadership
by Kim S. Cameron • 2008
A nuclear cleanup finished six decades early. The leadership approach that explains how.
3.74
500+
Positive Leadership Summary
Positive Leadership
A nuclear cleanup finished six decades early. The leadership approach that explains how.
by Kim S. Cameron 2008 144 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Wooden on Leadership
by John Wooden • 2005
The coach who won ten titles in twelve years reveals why he never mentioned winning.
4.40
4k+
Wooden on Leadership Summary
Wooden on Leadership
The coach who won ten titles in twelve years reveals why he never mentioned winning.
by John Wooden 2005 302 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
The One-Minute Workout
by Martin Gibala • 2017
Long cardio may be unnecessary. The lab data behind the shortest effective workout.
4.06
500+
The One-Minute Workout Summary
The One-Minute Workout
Long cardio may be unnecessary. The lab data behind the shortest effective workout.
by Martin Gibala 2017 272 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
HBR Guide to Coaching Employees
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014
Stop fixing problems. Start coaching. A conversation blueprint that builds self-sufficient teams.
3.91
382
HBR Guide to Coaching Employees Summary
HBR Guide to Coaching Employees
Stop fixing problems. Start coaching. A conversation blueprint that builds self-sufficient teams.
by Harvard Business Publishing 2014 192 pages
3.91
382 ratings
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
by Meg Meeker • 2014
Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.
3.91
3k+
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Summary
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.
by Meg Meeker 2014 368 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Hold On To Your N.U.T.s*
by Wayne M. Levine • 2007
Define your non-negotiables, hold the line, and run the romance without losing who you are.
3.98
330
Hold On To Your N.U.T.s* Summary
Hold On To Your N.U.T.s*
Define your non-negotiables, hold the line, and run the romance without losing who you are.
by Wayne M. Levine 2007 226 pages
3.98
330 ratings
Better Conversations
by Jim Knight • 2015
Why most workplace conversations fail, and the eight skills that fix them.
3.97
500+
Better Conversations Summary
Better Conversations
Why most workplace conversations fail, and the eight skills that fix them.
by Jim Knight 2015 256 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Forgiving What You Can't Forget
by Lysa TerKeurst • 2020
Forgive the facts, heal the impact. The Christian roadmap for doing both without excusing the pain.
4.10
26k+
Forgiving What You Can't Forget Summary
Forgiving What You Can't Forget
Forgive the facts, heal the impact. The Christian roadmap for doing both without excusing the pain.
by Lysa TerKeurst 2020 288 pages
4.10
26k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul
by Jack Canfield • 1996
101 stories to spark a little hope and remind you of your resilience.
3.96
4k+
Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul
101 stories to spark a little hope and remind you of your resilience.
by Jack Canfield 1996 351 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
Mansfield's Book of Manly Men
by Stephen Mansfield • 2013
Deeds, not words: four commitments that turn male posturing into actual manhood.
4.24
1k+
Mansfield's Book of Manly Men Summary
Mansfield's Book of Manly Men
Deeds, not words: four commitments that turn male posturing into actual manhood.
by Stephen Mansfield 2013 304 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
The Rule
by Larry Hite • 2019
One rule about losses built a dyslexic outsider's fortune. The same logic works everywhere.
3.92
351
The Rule Summary
The Rule
One rule about losses built a dyslexic outsider's fortune. The same logic works everywhere.
by Larry Hite 2019 256 pages
3.92
351 ratings
Helping People Change
by Richard E. Boyatzis • 2019
Coaching that fixes problems shuts the brain down. Coaching that asks about aspirations opens it up.
3.92
500+
Helping People Change Summary
Helping People Change
Coaching that fixes problems shuts the brain down. Coaching that asks about aspirations opens it up.
by Richard E. Boyatzis 2019 217 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence
by David Walton • 2012
85% of what separates top leaders is emotional skill. The manual for building it.
3.65
1k+
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Summary
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence
85% of what separates top leaders is emotional skill. The manual for building it.
by David Walton 2012 197 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
by Beverly E. Jones • 2016
Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.
3.76
304
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO Summary
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.
by Beverly E. Jones 2016 224 pages
3.76
304 ratings
NLP Workbook
by Joseph O'Connor • 2001
The NLP toolkit in one workbook: set outcomes, anchor resourceful states, and model excellence.
3.94
412
NLP Workbook Summary
NLP Workbook
The NLP toolkit in one workbook: set outcomes, anchor resourceful states, and model excellence.
by Joseph O'Connor 2001 306 pages
3.94
412 ratings
The Art of Civilized Conversation
by Margaret Shepherd • 2005
Conversation is a craft anyone can learn: a guide to small talk, listening, and disagreeing well.
3.59
500+
The Art of Civilized Conversation Summary
The Art of Civilized Conversation
Conversation is a craft anyone can learn: a guide to small talk, listening, and disagreeing well.
by Margaret Shepherd 2005 240 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
by Gillian Butler • 1999
Turn down the volume on social fear: a structured CBT program for building everyday confidence.
3.79
500+
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Summary
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
Turn down the volume on social fear: a structured CBT program for building everyday confidence.
by Gillian Butler 1999 336 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
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