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Self Improvement Book Summaries

It Works How and Why
by Narcotic Anonymous • 1993
The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.
4.54
199
It Works How and Why Summary
It Works How and Why
The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.
by Narcotic Anonymous 1993 221 pages
4.54
199 ratings
Use Your Head
by Tony Buzan • 2003
A system for reading faster, remembering more, and thinking in pictures, not in lists.
3.87
1k+
Use Your Head Summary
Use Your Head
A system for reading faster, remembering more, and thinking in pictures, not in lists.
by Tony Buzan 2003 157 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Public Speaking for Success
by Dale Carnegie • 2006
Stage confidence isn't personality. It's what happens when preparation meets genuine conviction.
3.98
500+
Public Speaking for Success Summary
Public Speaking for Success
Stage confidence isn't personality. It's what happens when preparation meets genuine conviction.
by Dale Carnegie 2006 464 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
The Power of Unwavering Focus
by Dandapani • 2022
Your attention shapes your life, but nobody taught you to aim it. A former monk fills that gap.
4.30
500+
The Power of Unwavering Focus Summary
The Power of Unwavering Focus
Your attention shapes your life, but nobody taught you to aim it. A former monk fills that gap.
by Dandapani 2022
4.30
500+ ratings
How to Change
by Katy Milkman • 2021
Impulsivity, procrastination, laziness: each has a science-backed fix that needs zero willpower.
3.84
7k+
How to Change Summary
How to Change
Impulsivity, procrastination, laziness: each has a science-backed fix that needs zero willpower.
by Katy Milkman 2021 268 pages
3.84
7k+ ratings
How to Be Confident
by James Smith • 2022
Your brain is wired to expect failure. Here are the mental workouts that override the default.
3.67
1k+
How to Be Confident Summary
How to Be Confident
Your brain is wired to expect failure. Here are the mental workouts that override the default.
by James Smith 2022 271 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Pivot
by Jenny Blake • 2016
A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.
3.74
2k+
Pivot Summary
Pivot
A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.
by Jenny Blake 2016 288 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Do the Work
by Gary John Bishop • 2019
Self-talk built your limits. The no-excuses path to tearing them down through kept promises.
3.80
1k+
Do the Work Summary
Do the Work
Self-talk built your limits. The no-excuses path to tearing them down through kept promises.
by Gary John Bishop 2019 144 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
The Yamas & Niyamas
by Deborah Adele • 2009
Ten ancient principles for peace of mind that outwork any yoga pose.
4.51
7k+
The Yamas & Niyamas Summary
The Yamas & Niyamas
Ten ancient principles for peace of mind that outwork any yoga pose.
by Deborah Adele 2009 192 pages
4.51
7k+ ratings
The Advice Trap
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2020
Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.
4.10
2k+
The Advice Trap Summary
The Advice Trap
Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2020 267 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Good Energy Book
by Tess Whitehurst • 2012
A sea-salt bath for your living room: daily practices that keep your energy clear.
3.97
226
The Good Energy Book Summary
The Good Energy Book
A sea-salt bath for your living room: daily practices that keep your energy clear.
by Tess Whitehurst 2012 200 pages
3.97
226 ratings
Redeeming Your Time
by Jordan Raynor • 2021
Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.
4.45
1k+
Redeeming Your Time Summary
Redeeming Your Time
Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.
by Jordan Raynor 2021 256 pages
4.45
1k+ ratings
Bringing Out the Best in People
by Alan Loy McGinnis • 1985
Belief is a leader's most underused lever. Here is precisely how to pull it.
4.30
3k+
Bringing Out the Best in People Summary
Bringing Out the Best in People
Belief is a leader's most underused lever. Here is precisely how to pull it.
by Alan Loy McGinnis 1985 192 pages
4.30
3k+ ratings
Who Switched Off My Brain?
by Caroline Leaf • 2006
Most illness starts with a thought. A five-step method to stop toxic patterns before they take hold.
4.06
1k+
Who Switched Off My Brain? Summary
Who Switched Off My Brain?
Most illness starts with a thought. A five-step method to stop toxic patterns before they take hold.
by Caroline Leaf 2006 175 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Super Learning
by Peter Hollins • 2021
Rereading feels productive but wastes time. What to do instead for durable learning.
3.94
432
Super Learning Summary
Super Learning
Rereading feels productive but wastes time. What to do instead for durable learning.
by Peter Hollins 2021 225 pages
3.94
432 ratings
Self-Knowledge
by The School of Life • 2018
What drives you is mostly invisible. A practice for meeting the self you avoid.
3.99
2k+
Self-Knowledge Summary
Self-Knowledge
What drives you is mostly invisible. A practice for meeting the self you avoid.
by The School of Life 2018 93 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Miracle Morning Millionaires
by Hal Elrod • 2018
Before the world wakes: six daily practices that build a millionaire's mindset, energy, and income.
4.15
1k+
Miracle Morning Millionaires Summary
Miracle Morning Millionaires
Before the world wakes: six daily practices that build a millionaire's mindset, energy, and income.
by Hal Elrod 2018 235 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Fit For Life
by Harvey Diamond • 1985
The fruit-only morning: why food combining and body cycles make weight loss automatic.
3.80
2k+
Fit For Life Summary
Fit For Life
The fruit-only morning: why food combining and body cycles make weight loss automatic.
by Harvey Diamond 1985 368 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Anxious Perfectionist
by Clarissa W. Ong • 2022
Perfectionism feeds your anxiety. ACT starves it without lowering your standards.
3.97
500+
The Anxious Perfectionist Summary
The Anxious Perfectionist
Perfectionism feeds your anxiety. ACT starves it without lowering your standards.
by Clarissa W. Ong 2022 160 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Knock 'em Dead Job Interview
by Martin Yate • 1994
Five hidden criteria decide every hire. A system for satisfying them and walking out with the job.
3.99
324
Knock 'em Dead Job Interview Summary
Knock 'em Dead Job Interview
Five hidden criteria decide every hire. A system for satisfying them and walking out with the job.
by Martin Yate 1994 256 pages
3.99
324 ratings
The Complete Works of Florence Scovel Shinn
by Florence Scovel Shinn • 1988
Every word builds the house you live in tomorrow. The complete manual for choosing your materials.
3.64
6k+
The Complete Works of Florence Scovel Shinn Summary
The Complete Works of Florence Scovel Shinn
Every word builds the house you live in tomorrow. The complete manual for choosing your materials.
by Florence Scovel Shinn 1988 367 pages
3.64
6k+ ratings
Keep Sharp
by Sanjay Gupta • 2021
Exercise can cut your dementia risk in half. A neurosurgeon on the other changes that matter.
4.08
12k+
Keep Sharp Summary
Keep Sharp
Exercise can cut your dementia risk in half. A neurosurgeon on the other changes that matter.
by Sanjay Gupta 2021 336 pages
4.08
12k+ ratings
Hiding in the Bathroom
by Morra Aarons-Mele • 2017
Turn solitude and anxiety into career assets, even if you'd rather stay home.
3.08
500+
Hiding in the Bathroom Summary
Hiding in the Bathroom
Turn solitude and anxiety into career assets, even if you'd rather stay home.
by Morra Aarons-Mele 2017 304 pages
3.08
500+ ratings
Emotional
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2022
Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.
3.84
2k+
Emotional Summary
Emotional
Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2022 273 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Don't Believe Everything You Feel
by Robert L. Leahy • 2020
What you believe about your emotions hurts more than the emotions themselves. A workbook to undo it.
4.05
418
Don't Believe Everything You Feel Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Feel
What you believe about your emotions hurts more than the emotions themselves. A workbook to undo it.
by Robert L. Leahy 2020 218 pages
4.05
418 ratings
The Ultimate Introduction to NLP
by Richard Bandler • 2013
From NLP's co-creator: the original tools for editing the mental maps that run your life.
3.71
1k+
The Ultimate Introduction to NLP Summary
The Ultimate Introduction to NLP
From NLP's co-creator: the original tools for editing the mental maps that run your life.
by Richard Bandler 2013 160 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
by Martha Davis • 1980
Your breath, your muscles, your self-talk: a clinician's protocol for calming each one.
4.03
1k+
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook Summary
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
Your breath, your muscles, your self-talk: a clinician's protocol for calming each one.
by Martha Davis 1980 392 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Afformations®
by Noah St. John • 2013
Stop telling yourself statements you do not believe. Ask questions your mind cannot help but answer.
4.00
404
Afformations® Summary
Afformations®
Stop telling yourself statements you do not believe. Ask questions your mind cannot help but answer.
by Noah St. John 2013 264 pages
4.00
404 ratings
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
by Christopher K. Germer • 2009
Dismantle self-criticism not by fighting it, but by meeting your pain with mindfulness and kindness.
4.04
5k+
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion Summary
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
Dismantle self-criticism not by fighting it, but by meeting your pain with mindfulness and kindness.
by Christopher K. Germer 2009 306 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
How to Make Someone Fall in Love With You in 90 Minutes or Less
by Nicholas Boothman • 2008
In 90 minutes: the body language, questions, and self-disclosure that spark real romantic chemistry.
3.53
308
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
In 90 minutes: the body language, questions, and self-disclosure that spark real romantic chemistry.
by Nicholas Boothman 2008 322 pages
3.53
308 ratings
The Complex PTSD Workbook
by Arielle Schwartz • 2017
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
4.23
1k+
The Complex PTSD Workbook Summary
The Complex PTSD Workbook
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
by Arielle Schwartz 2017 191 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Awakened Imagination
by Neville Goddard • 1954
Your inner chatter writes your future; a single nightly practice rewrites it.
4.42
276
Awakened Imagination Summary
Awakened Imagination
Your inner chatter writes your future; a single nightly practice rewrites it.
by Neville Goddard 1954 81 pages
4.42
276 ratings
The Art of Self-Directed Learning
by Blake Boles • 2014
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
3.94
442
The Art of Self-Directed Learning Summary
The Art of Self-Directed Learning
No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.
by Blake Boles 2014 224 pages
3.94
442 ratings
The Essential Drucker
by Peter F. Drucker • 2000
Management converts expertise into organizational results. The essential principles, in one volume.
4.09
10k+
The Essential Drucker Summary
The Essential Drucker
Management converts expertise into organizational results. The essential principles, in one volume.
by Peter F. Drucker 2000
4.09
10k+ ratings
Mindful Self-Discipline
by Giovanni Dienstmann • 2021
Why willpower alone fails, and what to do instead: a discipline system built on awareness.
4.29
313
Mindful Self-Discipline Summary
Mindful Self-Discipline
Why willpower alone fails, and what to do instead: a discipline system built on awareness.
by Giovanni Dienstmann 2021 458 pages
4.29
313 ratings
How To Think Like Sherlock
by Daniel Smith • 2012
Most people look. Holmes noticed. Practical exercises that train your brain to do the same.
3.07
1k+
How To Think Like Sherlock Summary
How To Think Like Sherlock
Most people look. Holmes noticed. Practical exercises that train your brain to do the same.
by Daniel Smith 2012 192 pages
3.07
1k+ ratings
Time Magic
by Melissa Ambrosini • 2023
Your phone, inbox, and calendar are stealing sixteen years. The blueprint to steal them back.
3.56
280
Time Magic Summary
Time Magic
Your phone, inbox, and calendar are stealing sixteen years. The blueprint to steal them back.
by Melissa Ambrosini 2023 279 pages
3.56
280 ratings
Healing Your Lost Inner Child
by Robert Jackman • 2020
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
4.20
500+
Healing Your Lost Inner Child Summary
Healing Your Lost Inner Child
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
by Robert Jackman 2020 241 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
The Wise Men
by Walter Isaacson • 1997
Concentration is now rarer than talent. Rebuild it, protect it, and do the work machines cannot.
4.11
4k+
The Wise Men Summary
The Wise Men
Concentration is now rarer than talent. Rebuild it, protect it, and do the work machines cannot.
by Walter Isaacson 1997 864 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
The Mindful Way through Depression
by J. Mark G. Williams • 2007
When thinking makes depression worse, an eight-week mindfulness program breaks the cycle.
4.01
9k+
The Mindful Way through Depression Summary
The Mindful Way through Depression
When thinking makes depression worse, an eight-week mindfulness program breaks the cycle.
by J. Mark G. Williams 2007 273 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
The Jim Rohn Guides Complete Set
by Jim Rohn • 2014
Wealth, leadership, and a life you designed: the complete Jim Rohn system, in one volume.
4.48
184
The Jim Rohn Guides Complete Set Summary
The Jim Rohn Guides Complete Set
Wealth, leadership, and a life you designed: the complete Jim Rohn system, in one volume.
by Jim Rohn 2014 115 pages
4.48
184 ratings
ALPHA MALE BIBLE
by Sean Wayne • 2020
Inner and outer game for high-value men: confidence, charisma, attraction, purpose.
3.81
172
ALPHA MALE BIBLE Summary
ALPHA MALE BIBLE
Inner and outer game for high-value men: confidence, charisma, attraction, purpose.
by Sean Wayne 2020 123 pages
3.81
172 ratings
The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning
by Taylor Larimore • 2009
Boring index funds, tiny fees, forty years of patience: the math of a retirement that lasts.
4.13
1k+
The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning Summary
The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning
Boring index funds, tiny fees, forty years of patience: the math of a retirement that lasts.
by Taylor Larimore 2009 400 pages
4.13
1k+ 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
Think Ahead
by Craig Groeschel • 2024
Make your hardest decisions before you need them; coast on commitment when temptation hits.
4.46
1k+
Think Ahead Summary
Think Ahead
Make your hardest decisions before you need them; coast on commitment when temptation hits.
by Craig Groeschel 2024 288 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
Wake Up and Live!
by Dorothea Brande • 1936
Self-sabotage has a cause. This 1936 classic names it and gives you one simple countermove.
3.60
500+
Wake Up and Live! Summary
Wake Up and Live!
Self-sabotage has a cause. This 1936 classic names it and gives you one simple countermove.
by Dorothea Brande 1936 98 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Love Yourself First!
by Marc Reklau • 2018
Low self-esteem runs on blame, comparison, and self-criticism. A thirty-day reset for all three.
4.26
1k+
Love Yourself First! Summary
Love Yourself First!
Low self-esteem runs on blame, comparison, and self-criticism. A thirty-day reset for all three.
by Marc Reklau 2018 202 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
The HR Value Proposition
by Dave Ulrich • 2005
What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?
3.92
224
The HR Value Proposition Summary
The HR Value Proposition
What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?
by Dave Ulrich 2005 338 pages
3.92
224 ratings
Take the Stairs
by Rory Vaden • 2012
Choosing the hard thing today is the shortcut. Seven principles for a life without regret.
4.13
3k+
Take the Stairs Summary
Take the Stairs
Choosing the hard thing today is the shortcut. Seven principles for a life without regret.
by Rory Vaden 2012 224 pages
4.13
3k+ 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
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