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Self Improvement Book Summaries

Ananda
by Acharya Prashant • 2022
Chasing happiness guarantees you lose; real joy demands disillusionment and the courage to suffer.
4.50
42
Ananda Summary
Ananda
Chasing happiness guarantees you lose; real joy demands disillusionment and the courage to suffer.
by Acharya Prashant 2022 348 pages
4.50
42 ratings
Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook
by Lucy Leu • 2003
A workbook that trains you to hear the need behind every complaint, including your own.
4.35
500+
Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook Summary
Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook
A workbook that trains you to hear the need behind every complaint, including your own.
by Lucy Leu 2003 224 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
The Genius Zone
by Gay Hendricks • 2021
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
3.71
500+
The Genius Zone Summary
The Genius Zone
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
by Gay Hendricks 2021 182 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
Light Touch Manifestations
by Richard Dotts • 2015
Desperation repels. Stillness attracts. Manifestation works opposite to how most people try.
4.54
118
Light Touch Manifestations Summary
Light Touch Manifestations
Desperation repels. Stillness attracts. Manifestation works opposite to how most people try.
by Richard Dotts 2015 74 pages
4.54
118 ratings
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny
by Adam Khoo • 2004
Your neurology is identical to a billionaire's. The programming manual for closing the gap.
4.28
500+
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny Summary
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny
Your neurology is identical to a billionaire's. The programming manual for closing the gap.
by Adam Khoo 2004 348 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Master Your Success
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2020
You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.
4.48
189
Master Your Success Summary
Master Your Success
You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2020 334 pages
4.48
189 ratings
Living in the Light
by Shakti Gawain • 1985
Your overridden intuition knows how to redesign your relationships, your work, and your body.
4.09
5k+
Living in the Light Summary
Living in the Light
Your overridden intuition knows how to redesign your relationships, your work, and your body.
by Shakti Gawain 1985 240 pages
4.09
5k+ ratings
The Secret
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2001
Most leaders burn out pushing harder. The ones who last pull by serving. Five practices.
4.06
2k+
The Secret Summary
The Secret
Most leaders burn out pushing harder. The ones who last pull by serving. Five practices.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2001 125 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Ultimate Confidence
by Marisa Peer • 2009
Born confident, then life chipped it away. The practical path back to your original self-assurance.
4.35
395
Ultimate Confidence Summary
Ultimate Confidence
Born confident, then life chipped it away. The practical path back to your original self-assurance.
by Marisa Peer 2009 256 pages
4.35
395 ratings
The Pyramid Mind
by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
4.65
145
The Pyramid Mind Summary
The Pyramid Mind
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
by Vlad Beliavsky 2023 368 pages
4.65
145 ratings
Your Grief, Your Way
by Shelby Forsythia • 2020
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
4.34
159
Your Grief, Your Way Summary
Your Grief, Your Way
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
by Shelby Forsythia 2020 196 pages
4.34
159 ratings
Change Anything
by Kerry Patterson • 2011
Willpower loses. Change means aligning your people, your environment, and your incentives.
3.89
4k+
Change Anything Summary
Change Anything
Willpower loses. Change means aligning your people, your environment, and your incentives.
by Kerry Patterson 2011 287 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
Creating Money
by Sanaya Roman • 1988
Money follows inner state, not hustle. How to become magnetic to abundance from the inside out.
4.38
1k+
Creating Money Summary
Creating Money
Money follows inner state, not hustle. How to become magnetic to abundance from the inside out.
by Sanaya Roman 1988 288 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Spirit Hacking
by Shaman Durek • 2019
Why chaos is the call, not the crisis: shamanic practices for turning upheaval into awakening.
3.90
500+
Spirit Hacking Summary
Spirit Hacking
Why chaos is the call, not the crisis: shamanic practices for turning upheaval into awakening.
by Shaman Durek 2019 303 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Your Life As Art
by Robert Fritz • 2002
Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.
4.21
131
Your Life As Art Summary
Your Life As Art
Forget fixing beliefs. Change comes from the gap between what you want and what you have.
by Robert Fritz 2002 254 pages
4.21
131 ratings
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work
by Richard Carlson • 1998
Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.
3.86
1k+
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work
Simple, bite-sized strategies to keep office irritations from hijacking your mood and your career.
by Richard Carlson 1998 284 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Think Remarkable
by Guy Kawasaki • 2024
Nine habits remarkable people share, distilled from hundreds of interviews into one roadmap.
3.70
330
Think Remarkable Summary
Think Remarkable
Nine habits remarkable people share, distilled from hundreds of interviews into one roadmap.
by Guy Kawasaki 2024 224 pages
3.70
330 ratings
The 10% Entrepreneur
by Patrick J. McGinnis • 2016
Keep your job, build a venture on the side: a practical system for making it work.
3.70
1k+
The 10% Entrepreneur Summary
The 10% Entrepreneur
Keep your job, build a venture on the side: a practical system for making it work.
by Patrick J. McGinnis 2016
3.70
1k+ ratings
Telling Yourself the Truth
by William Backus • 1980
Your emotional turmoil has less to do with circumstances than with the lies you tell yourself.
4.19
1k+
Telling Yourself the Truth Summary
Telling Yourself the Truth
Your emotional turmoil has less to do with circumstances than with the lies you tell yourself.
by William Backus 1980 228 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Science of Positivity
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2013
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
3.60
500+
The Science of Positivity Summary
The Science of Positivity
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2013 224 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It
by William Walker Atkinson • 1911
Forget the memory tricks. An extraordinary memory is built on three habits you already practice.
3.75
500+
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It Summary
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It
Forget the memory tricks. An extraordinary memory is built on three habits you already practice.
by William Walker Atkinson 1911 100 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Start From Zero
by Dane Maxwell • 2020
A solopreneur's blueprint: create assets that pay you, not another job that owns you.
4.01
147
Start From Zero Summary
Start From Zero
A solopreneur's blueprint: create assets that pay you, not another job that owns you.
by Dane Maxwell 2020 309 pages
4.01
147 ratings
The Fun Habit
by Mike Rucker • 2023
Fun is a trainable skill. Two daily hours of practice, and a system to find them.
3.70
2k+
The Fun Habit Summary
The Fun Habit
Fun is a trainable skill. Two daily hours of practice, and a system to find them.
by Mike Rucker 2023 288 pages
3.70
2k+ ratings
Real Happiness
by Sharon Salzberg • 2011
Meditation stripped of mysticism: three trainable skills, one breath, and a 28-day start.
3.99
6k+
Real Happiness Summary
Real Happiness
Meditation stripped of mysticism: three trainable skills, one breath, and a 28-day start.
by Sharon Salzberg 2011 225 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
by Haemin Sunim • 2012
A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.
4.02
48k+
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.
by Haemin Sunim 2012 113 pages
4.02
48k+ ratings
Calm Within the Storm
by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe • 2021
Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.
4.25
285
Calm Within the Storm Summary
Calm Within the Storm
Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.
by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 2021 208 pages
4.25
285 ratings
How to Tell a Story
by Meg Bowles • 2022
Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.
3.86
2k+
How to Tell a Story Summary
How to Tell a Story
Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.
by Meg Bowles 2022 288 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Just Your Type
by Paul D. Tieger • 2000
Stop fighting your partner's personality: the type code that turns friction into connection.
3.97
356
Just Your Type Summary
Just Your Type
Stop fighting your partner's personality: the type code that turns friction into connection.
by Paul D. Tieger 2000
3.97
356 ratings
How to be a Productivity Ninja
by Graham Allcott • 2014
Time management is dead. Guard your attention instead: a system for doing less and achieving more.
3.73
2k+
How to be a Productivity Ninja Summary
How to be a Productivity Ninja
Time management is dead. Guard your attention instead: a system for doing less and achieving more.
by Graham Allcott 2014 343 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Science of Intelligent Decision Making
by Peter Hollins • 2018
Cut through analysis paralysis with psychology-backed methods that lead to faster, better decisions.
3.89
157
The Science of Intelligent Decision Making Summary
The Science of Intelligent Decision Making
Cut through analysis paralysis with psychology-backed methods that lead to faster, better decisions.
by Peter Hollins 2018 204 pages
3.89
157 ratings
Wheat Belly Total Health
by William Davis • 2014
Remove grains to heal autoimmunity, fix your gut, and lose weight. The complete plan.
4.04
500+
Wheat Belly Total Health Summary
Wheat Belly Total Health
Remove grains to heal autoimmunity, fix your gut, and lose weight. The complete plan.
by William Davis 2014 418 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Conquering Shame and Codependency
by Darlene Lancer • 2014
Shame drives codependency. Eight steps to disarm the inner critic and reclaim the self you lost.
4.22
422
Conquering Shame and Codependency Summary
Conquering Shame and Codependency
Shame drives codependency. Eight steps to disarm the inner critic and reclaim the self you lost.
by Darlene Lancer 2014 248 pages
4.22
422 ratings
4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work--Anywhere!
by Bento C. Leal III • 2017
Communication that skips the blame, builds connection, and works anywhere. Master it in twelve days.
3.81
1k+
4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work--Anywhere! Summary
4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work--Anywhere!
Communication that skips the blame, builds connection, and works anywhere. Master it in twelve days.
by Bento C. Leal III 2017 100 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
by Tara Schuster • 2002
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
3.88
24k+
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Summary
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
by Tara Schuster 2002 318 pages
3.88
24k+ ratings
Affirmations for the Inner Child
by Rokelle Lerner • 1990
Daily words for the child within: the boundaries, self-trust, and softness chaos never taught.
4.41
219
Affirmations for the Inner Child Summary
Affirmations for the Inner Child
Daily words for the child within: the boundaries, self-trust, and softness chaos never taught.
by Rokelle Lerner 1990 384 pages
4.41
219 ratings
The Power of Social Intelligence
by Tony Buzan • 2008
Your words carry less than half the message. Learn to master the rest.
3.45
500+
The Power of Social Intelligence Summary
The Power of Social Intelligence
Your words carry less than half the message. Learn to master the rest.
by Tony Buzan 2008 160 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
the habbit of winning
by Prakash Iyer • 2011
Sports parables that teach persistence, generosity, and why even winners must define enough.
4.16
1k+
the habbit of winning Summary
the habbit of winning
Sports parables that teach persistence, generosity, and why even winners must define enough.
by Prakash Iyer 2011 248 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
People Styles at Work...And Beyond
by Robert Bolton • 1996
People clash in predictable ways. The fix is bending your style toward theirs when it counts.
3.80
446
People Styles at Work...And Beyond Summary
People Styles at Work...And Beyond
People clash in predictable ways. The fix is bending your style toward theirs when it counts.
by Robert Bolton 1996 240 pages
3.80
446 ratings
Relationship Rescue
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2000
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
3.65
1k+
Relationship Rescue Summary
Relationship Rescue
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2000 368 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Investing with She’s on the Money
by Victoria Devine • 2022
A $500 monthly habit can turn into $1.25 million. This is the step-by-step plan.
3.88
1k+
Investing with She’s on the Money Summary
Investing with She’s on the Money
A $500 monthly habit can turn into $1.25 million. This is the step-by-step plan.
by Victoria Devine 2022 315 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
What Matters Most
by James Hollis • 2008
The life you want lies beyond fear, ambiguity, and a real reckoning with death.
4.30
500+
What Matters Most Summary
What Matters Most
The life you want lies beyond fear, ambiguity, and a real reckoning with death.
by James Hollis 2008 288 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
19 Tiny Habits That Lead To Huge Results
by Nicolas Cole • 2020
Big goals fail. Nineteen tiny habits that compound, build self-trust, and change everything.
4.28
145
19 Tiny Habits That Lead To Huge Results Summary
19 Tiny Habits That Lead To Huge Results
Big goals fail. Nineteen tiny habits that compound, build self-trust, and change everything.
by Nicolas Cole 2020 132 pages
4.28
145 ratings
Living Sober
by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1975
Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.
4.35
1k+
Living Sober Summary
Living Sober
Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.
by Alcoholics Anonymous 1975 87 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Couples That Work
by Jennifer Petriglieri • 2019
Three transitions define every dual-career marriage. The couples who thrive navigate them as a team.
4.15
500+
Couples That Work Summary
Couples That Work
Three transitions define every dual-career marriage. The couples who thrive navigate them as a team.
by Jennifer Petriglieri 2019 272 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Trust Yourself
by Melody Wilding • 2021
High sensitivity meets high ambition: stop overthinking and make your emotions fuel your career.
4.14
500+
Trust Yourself Summary
Trust Yourself
High sensitivity meets high ambition: stop overthinking and make your emotions fuel your career.
by Melody Wilding 2021 256 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Reclaim Your Brain
by Joseph A. Annibali • 2015
Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.
3.65
500+
Reclaim Your Brain Summary
Reclaim Your Brain
Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.
by Joseph A. Annibali 2015 304 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth
by Richard Paul Evans • 2004
Wealth is a decision, not a number: five principles that turn a paycheck into a fortune.
3.93
2k+
The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth Summary
The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth
Wealth is a decision, not a number: five principles that turn a paycheck into a fortune.
by Richard Paul Evans 2004 160 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
The Body Image Workbook
by Thomas F. Cash • 2008
Unlearn negative body image by targeting the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that sustain it.
3.95
260
The Body Image Workbook Summary
The Body Image Workbook
Unlearn negative body image by targeting the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that sustain it.
by Thomas F. Cash 2008 232 pages
3.95
260 ratings
Life Lessons From Nietzsche
by John Armstrong • 2013
Your critics are right, suffering is useful: Nietzsche's nine rules for a harder life.
3.40
500+
Life Lessons From Nietzsche Summary
Life Lessons From Nietzsche
Your critics are right, suffering is useful: Nietzsche's nine rules for a harder life.
by John Armstrong 2013 120 pages
3.40
500+ ratings
Messages
by Matthew McKay • 1983
The skills every conversation needs: listening past words, expressing fully, resolving conflict.
3.97
500+
Messages Summary
Messages
The skills every conversation needs: listening past words, expressing fully, resolving conflict.
by Matthew McKay 1983 310 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
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