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Self Help Book Summaries

The Common Rule
by Justin Whitmel Earley • 2019
The habits you don't think about are forming your soul. A Christian framework for reclaiming them.
4.32
8k+
The Common Rule Summary
The Common Rule
The habits you don't think about are forming your soul. A Christian framework for reclaiming them.
by Justin Whitmel Earley 2019 193 pages
4.32
8k+ ratings
Lies My Doctor Told Me
by Ken D. Berry • 2017
Your doctor's advice on fat, dairy, and exercise is wrong. The research that fixes it.
4.39
3k+
Lies My Doctor Told Me Summary
Lies My Doctor Told Me
Your doctor's advice on fat, dairy, and exercise is wrong. The research that fixes it.
by Ken D. Berry 2017 198 pages
4.39
3k+ ratings
Questions and Answers on Conversations with God
by Neale Donald Walsch • 1999
God doesn't judge, punish, or hand down rules. The Q&A that answers every objection.
4.06
127
Questions and Answers on Conversations with God Summary
Questions and Answers on Conversations with God
God doesn't judge, punish, or hand down rules. The Q&A that answers every objection.
by Neale Donald Walsch 1999 402 pages
4.06
127 ratings
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
by Carmine Gallo • 2005
The nine habits that let some speakers hold every room, distilled from the best in business.
3.87
305
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators Summary
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
The nine habits that let some speakers hold every room, distilled from the best in business.
by Carmine Gallo 2005 140 pages
3.87
305 ratings
The Truth About Children and Divorce
by Robert E. Emery • 2004
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
4.12
215
The Truth About Children and Divorce Summary
The Truth About Children and Divorce
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
by Robert E. Emery 2004 348 pages
4.12
215 ratings
Time-Blocking
by Luke Seavers • 2021
40% of your workday vanishes switching tasks. Time-block three essentials and silence the noise.
4.16
281
Time-Blocking Summary
Time-Blocking
40% of your workday vanishes switching tasks. Time-block three essentials and silence the noise.
by Luke Seavers 2021 150 pages
4.16
281 ratings
Play Anything
by Ian Bogost • 2016
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
3.17
500+
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
by Ian Bogost 2016 288 pages
3.17
500+ ratings
Building a Better Law Practice
by Jeremy W. Richter • 2019
The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.
3.73
11
Building a Better Law Practice Summary
Building a Better Law Practice
The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.
by Jeremy W. Richter 2019 215 pages
3.73
11 ratings
The Smell of Rain on Dust
by Martin Prechtel • 2015
Grief out loud is the highest praise. Our silence around it fuels addiction, revenge, and war.
4.26
500+
The Smell of Rain on Dust Summary
The Smell of Rain on Dust
Grief out loud is the highest praise. Our silence around it fuels addiction, revenge, and war.
by Martin Prechtel 2015 184 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Rules of Management
by Richard Templar • 2005
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
3.87
1k+
Rules of Management Summary
Rules of Management
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
by Richard Templar 2005 208 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
3.92
6k+
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas Summary
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
by Dan S. Kennedy 1996 272 pages
3.92
6k+ ratings
A Million Thoughts
by Om Swami • 2016
A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.
4.61
1k+
A Million Thoughts Summary
A Million Thoughts
A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.
by Om Swami 2016 362 pages
4.61
1k+ ratings
Change Your Life in Seven Days
by Paul McKenna • 2004
A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.
3.71
1k+
Change Your Life in Seven Days Summary
Change Your Life in Seven Days
A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.
by Paul McKenna 2004 242 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Love Warrior
by Glennon Doyle Melton • 2016
After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.
4.07
74k+
Love Warrior Summary
Love Warrior
After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.
by Glennon Doyle Melton 2016 272 pages
4.07
74k+ ratings
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook
by John C. Maxwell • 2006
Most leadership happens from the middle. A playbook for influencing up, down, and across.
4.13
167
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook Summary
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook
Most leadership happens from the middle. A playbook for influencing up, down, and across.
by John C. Maxwell 2006 288 pages
4.13
167 ratings
This Is Woman's Work
by Dominique Christina • 2015
A poet's map of seven inner selves, and the one you've been most afraid to meet.
4.34
142
This Is Woman's Work Summary
This Is Woman's Work
A poet's map of seven inner selves, and the one you've been most afraid to meet.
by Dominique Christina 2015 208 pages
4.34
142 ratings
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook
by Adrian Kulp • 2018
From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.
3.98
2k+
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook Summary
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook
From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.
by Adrian Kulp 2018 292 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus also includes Mars and Venus in the Bedroom
by John Gray • 2009
He withdraws, she talks: not a personality flaw, but a different emotional operating system.
3.77
500+
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus also includes Mars and Venus in the Bedroom Summary
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus also includes Mars and Venus in the Bedroom
He withdraws, she talks: not a personality flaw, but a different emotional operating system.
by John Gray 2009 492 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Keto Diet
by Josh Axe • 2019
Reset your metabolism in 30 days: burn fat, balance hormones, and boost brain function.
3.74
1k+
Keto Diet Summary
Keto Diet
Reset your metabolism in 30 days: burn fat, balance hormones, and boost brain function.
by Josh Axe 2019 299 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Rozdělené Self
by R.D. Laing • 1960
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
4.11
6k+
Rozdělené Self Summary
Rozdělené Self
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
by R.D. Laing 1960 230 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
The Rules of Money
by Richard Templar • 2007
Making money is one skill, keeping it another. One hundred rules to master both.
3.75
500+
The Rules of Money Summary
The Rules of Money
Making money is one skill, keeping it another. One hundred rules to master both.
by Richard Templar 2007 225 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Total Meditation
by Deepak Chopra • 2020
Meditation does not end when the timer chimes. A method for the other 23 hours.
3.93
1k+
Total Meditation Summary
Total Meditation
Meditation does not end when the timer chimes. A method for the other 23 hours.
by Deepak Chopra 2020 336 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Get a Financial Life
by Beth Kobliner • 1996
Pocket change at 25 becomes wealth by 65. The money moves every young adult needs.
3.90
3k+
Get a Financial Life Summary
Get a Financial Life
Pocket change at 25 becomes wealth by 65. The money moves every young adult needs.
by Beth Kobliner 1996 352 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
Fierce Conversations
by Susan Scott • 2002
The conversation you're avoiding is costing you. Seven steps for finally having it.
4.00
10k+
Fierce Conversations Summary
Fierce Conversations
The conversation you're avoiding is costing you. Seven steps for finally having it.
by Susan Scott 2002 280 pages
4.00
10k+ ratings
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition
by Harvard Crimson • 2005
Get inside the admissions reader's head. Fifty real Harvard essays, dissected line by line.
3.89
243
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition Summary
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition
Get inside the admissions reader's head. Fifty real Harvard essays, dissected line by line.
by Harvard Crimson 2005 208 pages
3.89
243 ratings
Great Leaders Have No Rules
by Kevin E. Kruse • 2019
Open doors and politeness are costing you your team's trust. The counterintuitive fix.
4.03
341
Great Leaders Have No Rules Summary
Great Leaders Have No Rules
Open doors and politeness are costing you your team's trust. The counterintuitive fix.
by Kevin E. Kruse 2019 224 pages
4.03
341 ratings
Long Story Short
by Margot Leitman • 2015
Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.
3.80
1k+
Long Story Short Summary
Long Story Short
Your life is a goldmine of stories. The practical guide to mining it and captivating any audience.
by Margot Leitman 2015 320 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
The Disease Delusion
by Jeffrey S. Bland • 2014
Chronic disease is not your genetic fate; your habits control the balance of seven internal systems.
4.19
500+
The Disease Delusion Summary
The Disease Delusion
Chronic disease is not your genetic fate; your habits control the balance of seven internal systems.
by Jeffrey S. Bland 2014 432 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Deliver Me From Negative Self-Talk
by Lynn R. Davis • 2012
Self-talk shapes your world. Trade the inner critic for spoken faith that builds a better future.
4.16
500+
Deliver Me From Negative Self-Talk Summary
Deliver Me From Negative Self-Talk
Self-talk shapes your world. Trade the inner critic for spoken faith that builds a better future.
by Lynn R. Davis 2012 240 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
The Total Money Makeover Workbook
by Dave Ramsey • 2003
Smallest debt first, then the next. Interest rates do not matter. Momentum does.
4.28
3k+
The Total Money Makeover Workbook Summary
The Total Money Makeover Workbook
Smallest debt first, then the next. Interest rates do not matter. Momentum does.
by Dave Ramsey 2003 256 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
The Book of Charlie
by David von Drehle • 2023
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
3.98
12k+
The Book of Charlie Summary
The Book of Charlie
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
by David von Drehle 2023 194 pages
3.98
12k+ ratings
Futureproof
by Kevin Roose • 2021
Three traits make you AI-proof. Building them is a practice, not a talent.
3.94
2k+
Futureproof Summary
Futureproof
Three traits make you AI-proof. Building them is a practice, not a talent.
by Kevin Roose 2021 250 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Way of the Warrior Kid
by Jocko Willink • 2018
Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.
4.63
2k+
Way of the Warrior Kid Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid
Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.
by Jocko Willink 2018 224 pages
4.63
2k+ ratings
The Eye of Spirit
by Ken Wilber • 1997
Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.
4.17
277
The Eye of Spirit Summary
The Eye of Spirit
Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.
by Ken Wilber 1997 456 pages
4.17
277 ratings
How to Become a People Magnet
by Marc Reklau • 2018
People care mostly about themselves. Sixty-two strategies that use that fact to make you magnetic.
3.85
3k+
How to Become a People Magnet Summary
How to Become a People Magnet
People care mostly about themselves. Sixty-two strategies that use that fact to make you magnetic.
by Marc Reklau 2018 160 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
Dear Dolly
by Dolly Alderton • 2022
Love, shame, heartbreak, and the friends who outgrow you: an agony aunt's most honest answers.
3.78
44k+
Dear Dolly Summary
Dear Dolly
Love, shame, heartbreak, and the friends who outgrow you: an agony aunt's most honest answers.
by Dolly Alderton 2022 224 pages
3.78
44k+ ratings
In Search of Excellence
by Thomas J. Peters • 1982
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
3.91
13k+
In Search of Excellence Summary
In Search of Excellence
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
by Thomas J. Peters 1982 400 pages
3.91
13k+ ratings
The Four Tendencies
by Gretchen Rubin • 2017
Every habit system ignores how you respond to rules. Four profiles that finally fix it.
3.83
24k+
The Four Tendencies Summary
The Four Tendencies
Every habit system ignores how you respond to rules. Four profiles that finally fix it.
by Gretchen Rubin 2017 257 pages
3.83
24k+ ratings
Psychedelics
by David J. Nutt • 2023
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
4.36
500+
Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
by David J. Nutt 2023 307 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Setting Boundaries That Stick
by Juliane Taylor Shore • 2023
Boundaries fail when you feel unsafe. Rewire your brain's threat response, and the words stick.
4.32
260
Setting Boundaries That Stick Summary
Setting Boundaries That Stick
Boundaries fail when you feel unsafe. Rewire your brain's threat response, and the words stick.
by Juliane Taylor Shore 2023 176 pages
4.32
260 ratings
The Miracle Equation
by Hal Elrod • 2017
Two choices, made daily, turn your most ambitious goals from long shots into certainties.
4.16
2k+
The Miracle Equation Summary
The Miracle Equation
Two choices, made daily, turn your most ambitious goals from long shots into certainties.
by Hal Elrod 2017 256 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Rock Warrior's Way
by Arno Ilgner • 2003
The mind fails before the body on hard climbs. Samurai mental training for the wall.
4.29
2k+
The Rock Warrior's Way Summary
The Rock Warrior's Way
The mind fails before the body on hard climbs. Samurai mental training for the wall.
by Arno Ilgner 2003 176 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
Chasing Excellence
by Ben Bergeron • 2017
Why CrossFit's champions credit their mindset, not their muscles, and how to build yours.
4.35
5k+
Chasing Excellence Summary
Chasing Excellence
Why CrossFit's champions credit their mindset, not their muscles, and how to build yours.
by Ben Bergeron 2017 202 pages
4.35
5k+ ratings
Deep Dive
by Rich Horwath • 2008
Most managers skim the surface. Three skills that turn scattered effort into strategic advantage.
3.76
195
Deep Dive Summary
Deep Dive
Most managers skim the surface. Three skills that turn scattered effort into strategic advantage.
by Rich Horwath 2008 229 pages
3.76
195 ratings
Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain
by Marilee Sprenger • 2020
Your calm is the classroom's most powerful SEL tool. A brain-based guide to emotional intelligence.
4.01
282
Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain Summary
Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain
Your calm is the classroom's most powerful SEL tool. A brain-based guide to emotional intelligence.
by Marilee Sprenger 2020 220 pages
4.01
282 ratings
The Fashion Designer Survival Guide
by Mary Gehlhar • 2005
Design school taught you to sketch. This teaches you to sell, source, and stay solvent.
3.96
369
The Fashion Designer Survival Guide Summary
The Fashion Designer Survival Guide
Design school taught you to sketch. This teaches you to sell, source, and stay solvent.
by Mary Gehlhar 2005 304 pages
3.96
369 ratings
Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth
by Avery Carl • 2021
Vacation rentals that triple long-term cash, managed from anywhere in thirty minutes a week.
4.50
500+
Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth Summary
Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth
Vacation rentals that triple long-term cash, managed from anywhere in thirty minutes a week.
by Avery Carl 2021 140 pages
4.50
500+ ratings
Fast. Feast. Repeat.
by Gin Stephens • 2020
Lose weight without forbidding any food: the intermittent fasting plan where fat loss is the bonus.
4.30
10k+
Fast. Feast. Repeat. Summary
Fast. Feast. Repeat.
Lose weight without forbidding any food: the intermittent fasting plan where fat loss is the bonus.
by Gin Stephens 2020 344 pages
4.30
10k+ ratings
Ethics
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer • 2004
The problem isn't your discipline; it's the script in your head that reality never follows.
4.18
2k+
Ethics Summary
Ethics
The problem isn't your discipline; it's the script in your head that reality never follows.
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 2004 608 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
When Heaven Invades Earth
by Bill Johnson • 2005
Miracles were never meant to be rare. A normal faith invades; it doesn't just endure.
4.38
4k+
When Heaven Invades Earth Summary
When Heaven Invades Earth
Miracles were never meant to be rare. A normal faith invades; it doesn't just endure.
by Bill Johnson 2005 192 pages
4.38
4k+ ratings
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