EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief

Self Help Book Summaries

Trust Life
by Louise L. Hay • 2018
A year of daily teachings that rewire self-criticism into self-trust, one morning at a time.
4.40
415
Trust Life Summary
Trust Life
A year of daily teachings that rewire self-criticism into self-trust, one morning at a time.
by Louise L. Hay 2018 400 pages
4.40
415 ratings
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
by Elif Shafak • 2020
We have never been more connected, nor more divided. Storytelling, not information, is the bridge.
3.95
8k+
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division Summary
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
We have never been more connected, nor more divided. Storytelling, not information, is the bridge.
by Elif Shafak 2020 45 pages
3.95
8k+ ratings
Miracles Happen
by Brian L. Weiss • 2011
Your body remembers lives your mind has forgotten. A psychiatrist shows how remembering heals.
4.27
2k+
Miracles Happen Summary
Miracles Happen
Your body remembers lives your mind has forgotten. A psychiatrist shows how remembering heals.
by Brian L. Weiss 2011 368 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Everyday Zen
by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1989
The real Zen training ground: your boss, your partner, and the emotions you'd rather avoid.
4.16
6k+
Everyday Zen Summary
Everyday Zen
The real Zen training ground: your boss, your partner, and the emotions you'd rather avoid.
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1989 240 pages
4.16
6k+ ratings
Be What You Wish
by Neville Goddard • 2015
Rewrite the past, reshape the future: a daily imagination practice that changes what happens next.
4.32
500+
Be What You Wish Summary
Be What You Wish
Rewrite the past, reshape the future: a daily imagination practice that changes what happens next.
by Neville Goddard 2015 46 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Sensitive
by Jenn Granneman • 2023
Your sensitive brain processes more deeply. Stop surviving the overload and start using that edge.
4.06
3k+
Sensitive Summary
Sensitive
Your sensitive brain processes more deeply. Stop surviving the overload and start using that edge.
by Jenn Granneman 2023 275 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
1k+
Slack Summary
Slack
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001 240 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Little Book of Skin Care
by Charlotte Cho • 2015
Why Korean women wash twice, layer hydration, and never skip the step Westerners ignore.
3.94
5k+
The Little Book of Skin Care Summary
The Little Book of Skin Care
Why Korean women wash twice, layer hydration, and never skip the step Westerners ignore.
by Charlotte Cho 2015 224 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Working with Difficult People
by Amy Cooper Hakim • 1990
How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.
3.24
190
Working with Difficult People Summary
Working with Difficult People
How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.
by Amy Cooper Hakim 1990 352 pages
3.24
190 ratings
A Mother's Reckoning
by Sue Klebold • 2016
She thought her son was a typical teenager. Later she learned he was plotting Columbine.
4.14
46k+
A Mother's Reckoning Summary
A Mother's Reckoning
She thought her son was a typical teenager. Later she learned he was plotting Columbine.
by Sue Klebold 2016 305 pages
4.14
46k+ ratings
Go Put Your Strengths to Work
by Marcus Buckingham • 2008
Map your energy, not your time: a weekly method to spend more hours on your strengths.
3.97
4k+
Go Put Your Strengths to Work Summary
Go Put Your Strengths to Work
Map your energy, not your time: a weekly method to spend more hours on your strengths.
by Marcus Buckingham 2008 320 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
Most failures of expertise come from treating one kind of problem as if it were another.
3.99
1k+
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses Summary
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
Most failures of expertise come from treating one kind of problem as if it were another.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 120 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
How to Think like a Philosopher
by Julian Baggini • 2023
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
3.95
429
How to Think like a Philosopher Summary
How to Think like a Philosopher
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
by Julian Baggini 2023 336 pages
3.95
429 ratings
The Fight for Female
by Lisa Bevere • 2024
The war on womanhood is spiritual. Reclaim your God-given identity with weapons that win.
4.31
500+
The Fight for Female Summary
The Fight for Female
The war on womanhood is spiritual. Reclaim your God-given identity with weapons that win.
by Lisa Bevere 2024 208 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Design Your Thinking
by Pavan Soni • 2020
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
4.62
283
Design Your Thinking Summary
Design Your Thinking
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
by Pavan Soni 2020 332 pages
4.62
283 ratings
The Power of Different
by Gail Saltz • 2017
Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.
4.07
1k+
The Power of Different Summary
The Power of Different
Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.
by Gail Saltz 2017 256 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
How to Win at the Sport of Business
by Mark Cuban • 2011
The only capital you need is effort: staying cheap, mastering sales, and outworking competitors.
4.04
7k+
How to Win at the Sport of Business Summary
How to Win at the Sport of Business
The only capital you need is effort: staying cheap, mastering sales, and outworking competitors.
by Mark Cuban 2011 67 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
True Style
by G. Bruce Boyer • 2015
Your clothes speak before you do. The grammar of timeless menswear, decoded item by item.
3.87
421
True Style Summary
True Style
Your clothes speak before you do. The grammar of timeless menswear, decoded item by item.
by G. Bruce Boyer 2015 272 pages
3.87
421 ratings
Change Your Brain Every Day
by Daniel G. Amen • 2023
Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.
3.97
500+
Change Your Brain Every Day Summary
Change Your Brain Every Day
Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.
by Daniel G. Amen 2023 416 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Help Thanks Wow
by Anne Lamott • 2012
A simple framework for prayer, tested in the messiest moments of one writer's life.
4.01
22k+
Help Thanks Wow Summary
Help Thanks Wow
A simple framework for prayer, tested in the messiest moments of one writer's life.
by Anne Lamott 2012 102 pages
4.01
22k+ ratings
Cyrus the Great
by Larry Hedrick • 2007
How an ancient king turned a minor tribe into an empire: the leadership lessons history forgot.
4.23
500+
Cyrus the Great Summary
Cyrus the Great
How an ancient king turned a minor tribe into an empire: the leadership lessons history forgot.
by Larry Hedrick 2007 320 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
On Love and Loneliness
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
4.22
1k+
On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 155 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Undistracted
by Bob Goff • 2022
Your distractions reveal what you actually worship. Trade the noise for genuine purpose and joy.
4.21
9k+
Undistracted Summary
Undistracted
Your distractions reveal what you actually worship. Trade the noise for genuine purpose and joy.
by Bob Goff 2022 233 pages
4.21
9k+ ratings
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
3.94
208
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003 196 pages
3.94
208 ratings
Notes on a Nervous Planet
by Matt Haig • 2018
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
3.94
56k+
Notes on a Nervous Planet Summary
Notes on a Nervous Planet
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
by Matt Haig 2018 299 pages
3.94
56k+ ratings
Getting to Maybe
by Richard Michael Fischl • 1999
Knew every rule but got a median grade? Law exams test something else entirely.
3.78
1k+
Getting to Maybe Summary
Getting to Maybe
Knew every rule but got a median grade? Law exams test something else entirely.
by Richard Michael Fischl 1999 348 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness
by Richard Carlson • 1997
Unhappiness is a thinking habit, not a life sentence. The off switch is simpler than therapy.
3.98
1k+
Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness Summary
Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness
Unhappiness is a thinking habit, not a life sentence. The off switch is simpler than therapy.
by Richard Carlson 1997 192 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Logo Design Love
by David Airey • 2011
The autistic brain is wired differently, not broken. Its strengths offer an overlooked path.
4.2
4k+
Logo Design Love Summary
Logo Design Love
The autistic brain is wired differently, not broken. Its strengths offer an overlooked path.
by David Airey 2011 220 pages
4.2
4k+ ratings
The Message Game
by Ice White • 2020
A direct method for turning matches into dates: stop texting, start screening, take the lead.
4.19
201
The Message Game Summary
The Message Game
A direct method for turning matches into dates: stop texting, start screening, take the lead.
by Ice White 2020 231 pages
4.19
201 ratings
Silent Sales Machine 10.0
by Jim Cockrum • 2012
Find the audience, sell what they want: the multi-platform method for unsinkable online income.
3.82
323
Silent Sales Machine 10.0 Summary
Silent Sales Machine 10.0
Find the audience, sell what they want: the multi-platform method for unsinkable online income.
by Jim Cockrum 2012 156 pages
3.82
323 ratings
The Power of Noticing
by Max H. Bazerman • 2014
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
3.40
437
The Power of Noticing Summary
The Power of Noticing
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
by Max H. Bazerman 2014 240 pages
3.40
437 ratings
Zero Negativity
by Ant Middleton • 2020
A special forces operator's method: cut negativity, court discomfort, turn failure into fuel.
3.98
2k+
Zero Negativity Summary
Zero Negativity
A special forces operator's method: cut negativity, court discomfort, turn failure into fuel.
by Ant Middleton 2020 336 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Living Forward
by Michael Hyatt • 2016
Drifting is a planning gap, not a character flaw. The one-day fix for reclaiming direction.
3.89
5k+
Living Forward Summary
Living Forward
Drifting is a planning gap, not a character flaw. The one-day fix for reclaiming direction.
by Michael Hyatt 2016 208 pages
3.89
5k+ ratings
Listen, Love, Repeat
by Karen Ehman • 2016
People hint at their loneliness every day; learn to hear it and respond with grace.
4.20
1k+
Listen, Love, Repeat Summary
Listen, Love, Repeat
People hint at their loneliness every day; learn to hear it and respond with grace.
by Karen Ehman 2016 256 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
by Bond Halbert • 2016
The editing craft: how to shear off every word that gives a reader permission to leave.
4.34
149
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III Summary
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
The editing craft: how to shear off every word that gives a reader permission to leave.
by Bond Halbert 2016 108 pages
4.34
149 ratings
Sorprende a tu mente
by Ana Ibáñez • 2023
Turn fear into focus, anxiety into calm, distraction into creativity. Brain retraining starts here.
4.26
500+
Sorprende a tu mente Summary
Sorprende a tu mente
Turn fear into focus, anxiety into calm, distraction into creativity. Brain retraining starts here.
by Ana Ibáñez 2023 282 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Ageless Brain
by Julia VanTine • 2018
Keep your mind sharp: the diet, exercise, sleep, and purpose that cut Alzheimer's risk.
3.56
187
Ageless Brain Summary
Ageless Brain
Keep your mind sharp: the diet, exercise, sleep, and purpose that cut Alzheimer's risk.
by Julia VanTine 2018 352 pages
3.56
187 ratings
The OCD Workbook
by Bruce M. Hyman • 1999
Skip the ritual, sit with the fear, and let your brain learn the alarm is false.
3.98
446
The OCD Workbook Summary
The OCD Workbook
Skip the ritual, sit with the fear, and let your brain learn the alarm is false.
by Bruce M. Hyman 1999 256 pages
3.98
446 ratings
Brag Better
by Meredith Fineman • 2020
The loudest get the recognition. How the quietly competent can learn to claim theirs.
3.56
500+
Brag Better Summary
Brag Better
The loudest get the recognition. How the quietly competent can learn to claim theirs.
by Meredith Fineman 2020 288 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
A New Kind of Diversity
by Tim Elmore • 2022
Five generations. Five formative stories. The playbook for bridging the gap without stereotyping.
4.07
272
A New Kind of Diversity Summary
A New Kind of Diversity
Five generations. Five formative stories. The playbook for bridging the gap without stereotyping.
by Tim Elmore 2022 296 pages
4.07
272 ratings
Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time
by John Boik • 2004
What five market legends did to turn small sums into fortunes, and the rules they followed.
4.09
188
Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time Summary
Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time
What five market legends did to turn small sums into fortunes, and the rules they followed.
by John Boik 2004 162 pages
4.09
188 ratings
How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov • 2001
Three metrics size up a chess position. They read a boardroom too, a grandmaster shows.
3.81
3k+
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
Three metrics size up a chess position. They read a boardroom too, a grandmaster shows.
by Garry Kasparov 2001 288 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
100 Days to Brave
by Annie F. Downs • 2017
A hundred devotions for choosing courage daily, long before the fear ever subsides.
4.24
4k+
100 Days to Brave Summary
100 Days to Brave
A hundred devotions for choosing courage daily, long before the fear ever subsides.
by Annie F. Downs 2017 240 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget
by Sadhguru • 2013
Learn to stop the mind's suffering machinery and transform your body into a tool for transcendence.
4.30
3k+
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget Summary
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget
Learn to stop the mind's suffering machinery and transform your body into a tool for transcendence.
by Sadhguru 2013 193 pages
4.30
3k+ ratings
Keep Your Love On
by Danny Silk • 2013
Fear made you a controller or a doormat. The connection skills that make you neither.
4.46
4k+
Keep Your Love On Summary
Keep Your Love On
Fear made you a controller or a doormat. The connection skills that make you neither.
by Danny Silk 2013 163 pages
4.46
4k+ ratings
Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex
by Amy J.L. Baker • 2014
When your ex turns your child against you, the strategies to protect your bond.
4.13
500+
Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex Summary
Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex
When your ex turns your child against you, the strategies to protect your bond.
by Amy J.L. Baker 2014 224 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Profit First for Contractors
by Shawn Van Dyke • 2018
Busy but broke is the contractor's trap. The fix: allocate profit before expenses, not after.
4.39
183
Profit First for Contractors Summary
Profit First for Contractors
Busy but broke is the contractor's trap. The fix: allocate profit before expenses, not after.
by Shawn Van Dyke 2018 226 pages
4.39
183 ratings
Imagine
by Jonah Lehrer • 2012
Why cities, outsiders, and arguments produce more breakthroughs than solitary genius ever does.
3.98
54k+
Imagine Summary
Imagine
Why cities, outsiders, and arguments produce more breakthroughs than solitary genius ever does.
by Jonah Lehrer 2012 279 pages
3.98
54k+ ratings
The Trauma of Everyday Life
by Mark Epstein • 2013
Trauma lives in ordinary loss, not just catastrophe. The Buddha's own wound shows the way through.
3.79
1k+
The Trauma of Everyday Life Summary
The Trauma of Everyday Life
Trauma lives in ordinary loss, not just catastrophe. The Buddha's own wound shows the way through.
by Mark Epstein 2013 240 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Happiness
by Richard Layard • 2005
We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.
3.70
1k+
Happiness Summary
Happiness
We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.
by Richard Layard 2005 320 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Aug 26,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel