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Spirituality Book Summaries

All the Beauty in the World
by Patrick Bringley • 2023
He guarded Picassos and Rembrandts for a decade. Grief brought him there; stillness made him stay.
4.01
27k+
All the Beauty in the World Summary
All the Beauty in the World
He guarded Picassos and Rembrandts for a decade. Grief brought him there; stillness made him stay.
by Patrick Bringley 2023 240 pages
4.01
27k+ ratings
The Joy of Living
by Yongey Mingyur • 2007
Lasting happiness is a brain skill. A Tibetan master's method trains it in minutes a day.
4.26
8k+
The Joy of Living Summary
The Joy of Living
Lasting happiness is a brain skill. A Tibetan master's method trains it in minutes a day.
by Yongey Mingyur 2007 272 pages
4.26
8k+ ratings
Inner Engineering
by Sadhguru • 2016
Joy is the default state of a properly tuned human being. The tuning instructions are here.
4.19
21k+
Inner Engineering Summary
Inner Engineering
Joy is the default state of a properly tuned human being. The tuning instructions are here.
by Sadhguru 2016 288 pages
4.19
21k+ ratings
Creativity
by Osho • 1999
Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.
4.18
3k+
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.
by Osho 1999 208 pages
4.18
3k+ ratings
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
4.03
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Summary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877 32 pages
4.03
43k+ ratings
The Present
by Spencer Johnson • 1981
A vision of the spirit realm reveals the church's deadliest foe isn't sin, but self-righteousness.
3.92
10k+
The Present Summary
The Present
A vision of the spirit realm reveals the church's deadliest foe isn't sin, but self-righteousness.
by Spencer Johnson 1981
3.92
10k+ ratings
The Varieties of Religious Experience
by William James • 1902
Religion's engine isn't church or creed, but solitary people feeling an unseen presence.
3.99
13k+
The Varieties of Religious Experience Summary
The Varieties of Religious Experience
Religion's engine isn't church or creed, but solitary people feeling an unseen presence.
by William James 1902 519 pages
3.99
13k+ ratings
The Fifth Agreement
by Miguel Ruiz • 2009
The Toltec path to freedom adds a fifth step: question every belief, then listen for the truth.
4.11
18k+
The Fifth Agreement Summary
The Fifth Agreement
The Toltec path to freedom adds a fifth step: question every belief, then listen for the truth.
by Miguel Ruiz 2009 248 pages
4.11
18k+ ratings
Altered Traits
by Daniel Goleman • 2017
The neuroscience is in: meditation does more than relax you. It permanently rewires your brain.
3.90
5k+
Altered Traits Summary
Altered Traits
The neuroscience is in: meditation does more than relax you. It permanently rewires your brain.
by Daniel Goleman 2017 336 pages
3.90
5k+ ratings
The Power of Your Attitude
by Stan Toler • 2016
Seven attitude choices ripple through your thoughts and habits until they rewrite your future.
4.27
192
The Power of Your Attitude Summary
The Power of Your Attitude
Seven attitude choices ripple through your thoughts and habits until they rewrite your future.
by Stan Toler 2016 192 pages
4.27
192 ratings
The Evolving Self
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1993
Your genes program you, your culture scripts you. Conscious evolution teaches you to override both.
4.05
1k+
The Evolving Self Summary
The Evolving Self
Your genes program you, your culture scripts you. Conscious evolution teaches you to override both.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1993
4.05
1k+ ratings
Ganbatte!
by Albert Liebermann • 2021
Japan's art of getting back up: why steady, imperfect effort works better than luck or willpower.
3.79
500+
Ganbatte! Summary
Ganbatte!
Japan's art of getting back up: why steady, imperfect effort works better than luck or willpower.
by Albert Liebermann 2021 160 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
The Secret of the Nagas
by Amish Tripathi • 2011
Chasing the Naga who attacked his wife, a savior uncovers a truth that redefines good and evil.
4.11
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The Secret of the Nagas Summary
The Secret of the Nagas
Chasing the Naga who attacked his wife, a savior uncovers a truth that redefines good and evil.
by Amish Tripathi 2011 398 pages
4.11
94k+ ratings
Freedom from the Known
by J. Krishnamurti • 1969
Your attempts to become free are movements of the same prison. Real freedom has no method.
4.29
12k+
Freedom from the Known Summary
Freedom from the Known
Your attempts to become free are movements of the same prison. Real freedom has no method.
by J. Krishnamurti 1969 144 pages
4.29
12k+ ratings
Battle Cry
by Jason Wilson • 2021
Christian men were taught to bury their feelings. The faith-rooted path back to authentic strength.
4.32
500+
Battle Cry Summary
Battle Cry
Christian men were taught to bury their feelings. The faith-rooted path back to authentic strength.
by Jason Wilson 2021 224 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
A neurosurgeon spent years facing other people's death. Terminal lung cancer at 36 made it personal.
4.41
800k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air
A neurosurgeon spent years facing other people's death. Terminal lung cancer at 36 made it personal.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016 229 pages
4.41
800k+ ratings
Radical
by David Platt • 2010
The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.
4.17
70k+
Radical Summary
Radical
The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.
by David Platt 2010 230 pages
4.17
70k+ ratings
Surprised by Joy
by C.S. Lewis • 1955
One desire no pleasure could satisfy broke C.S. Lewis's atheism.
4.06
69k+
Surprised by Joy Summary
Surprised by Joy
One desire no pleasure could satisfy broke C.S. Lewis's atheism.
by C.S. Lewis 1955 185 pages
4.06
69k+ ratings
The Wisdom of the Enneagram
by Don Richard Riso • 1999
A map of nine personality ruts and the attention practice that gets you out.
4.22
7k+
The Wisdom of the Enneagram Summary
The Wisdom of the Enneagram
A map of nine personality ruts and the attention practice that gets you out.
by Don Richard Riso 1999 391 pages
4.22
7k+ ratings
Bible Doctrine
by Wayne Grudem • 1999
What the whole Bible teaches about God, humanity, and salvation, organized into one coherent map.
4.35
1k+
Bible Doctrine Summary
Bible Doctrine
What the whole Bible teaches about God, humanity, and salvation, organized into one coherent map.
by Wayne Grudem 1999 528 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Pathways to Bliss
by Joseph Campbell • 2004
Ancient myth holds a complete map to a meaningful life. Here is how to follow it.
4.33
3k+
Pathways to Bliss Summary
Pathways to Bliss
Ancient myth holds a complete map to a meaningful life. Here is how to follow it.
by Joseph Campbell 2004 224 pages
4.33
3k+ ratings
Getting Past Your Past
by Francine Shapiro • 2012
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
4.07
3k+
Getting Past Your Past Summary
Getting Past Your Past
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
by Francine Shapiro 2012 344 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
The Power of Meaning
by Emily Esfahani Smith • 2017
Happiness fades; meaning lasts. The elements of a good life that hold up when happiness doesn't.
4.02
4k+
The Power of Meaning Summary
The Power of Meaning
Happiness fades; meaning lasts. The elements of a good life that hold up when happiness doesn't.
by Emily Esfahani Smith 2017 7 pages
4.02
4k+ ratings
The Cost of Ambition
by Miroslav Volf • 2025
Superiority is a cage you build yourself. A theologian's case for ambition that needs no rivals.
4.06
196
The Cost of Ambition Summary
The Cost of Ambition
Superiority is a cage you build yourself. A theologian's case for ambition that needs no rivals.
by Miroslav Volf 2025 208 pages
4.06
196 ratings
Aspects in Astrology
by Sue Tompkins • 1993
Your birth chart has ten planets. How they talk to each other is the whole story.
4.24
500+
Aspects in Astrology Summary
Aspects in Astrology
Your birth chart has ten planets. How they talk to each other is the whole story.
by Sue Tompkins 1993 312 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Buddha's Brain
by Rick Hanson • 2009
Turn fleeting positive moments into lasting neural change, and rewire your brain for happiness.
4.01
15k+
Buddha's Brain Summary
Buddha's Brain
Turn fleeting positive moments into lasting neural change, and rewire your brain for happiness.
by Rick Hanson 2009 252 pages
4.01
15k+ ratings
Awakening Your Ikigai
by Ken Mogi • 2017
The Japanese art of finding purpose in morning coffee and spring blossoms, not career milestones.
3.57
17k+
Awakening Your Ikigai Summary
Awakening Your Ikigai
The Japanese art of finding purpose in morning coffee and spring blossoms, not career milestones.
by Ken Mogi 2017 224 pages
3.57
17k+ ratings
The Power of Birthdays, Stars & Numbers
by Saffi Crawford • 1998
366 birth dates, each decoded through the combined forces of planets, fixed stars, and numbers.
4.20
500+
The Power of Birthdays, Stars & Numbers Summary
The Power of Birthdays, Stars & Numbers
366 birth dates, each decoded through the combined forces of planets, fixed stars, and numbers.
by Saffi Crawford 1998 840 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Living Clean
by Unknown • 2012
The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.
4.58
500+
Living Clean Summary
Living Clean
The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.
by Unknown 2012 258 pages
4.58
500+ ratings
Humility
by Andrew Murray • 1895
Your greatest virtue is the one you resist most: becoming nothing so God can be everything.
4.40
10k+
Humility Summary
Humility
Your greatest virtue is the one you resist most: becoming nothing so God can be everything.
by Andrew Murray 1895 63 pages
4.40
10k+ ratings
The Spirituality of Imperfection
by Ernest Kurtz • 1992
The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.
4.12
3k+
The Spirituality of Imperfection Summary
The Spirituality of Imperfection
The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.
by Ernest Kurtz 1992 304 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
The Tao of Pooh
by Benjamin Hoff • 1982
Pooh has no brain and no plan, yet accidentally masters life. The clever animals fail by trying.
4.01
100k+
The Tao of Pooh Summary
The Tao of Pooh
Pooh has no brain and no plan, yet accidentally masters life. The clever animals fail by trying.
by Benjamin Hoff 1982 176 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Soul Mates
by Thomas Moore • 1994
Your relationship problems are not bugs. They are the whole point: the engine of your becoming.
3.93
5k+
Soul Mates Summary
Soul Mates
Your relationship problems are not bugs. They are the whole point: the engine of your becoming.
by Thomas Moore 1994 304 pages
3.93
5k+ ratings
Sacred Hoops
by Phil Jackson • 1995
Two NBA dynasties, one unlikely playbook: Zen meditation, Lakota wisdom, and the quieting of self.
4.03
5k+
Sacred Hoops Summary
Sacred Hoops
Two NBA dynasties, one unlikely playbook: Zen meditation, Lakota wisdom, and the quieting of self.
by Phil Jackson 1995 240 pages
4.03
5k+ ratings
Bradshaw On
by John Bradshaw • 1985
Your family taught you to feel fundamentally wrong. The path to recover the self you buried.
4.12
1k+
Bradshaw On Summary
Bradshaw On
Your family taught you to feel fundamentally wrong. The path to recover the self you buried.
by John Bradshaw 1985 336 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
The Believer's Authority
by Kenneth E. Hagin • 1979
The authority over sickness, poverty, and demonic attack is already yours. How to use it.
4.60
2k+
The Believer's Authority Summary
The Believer's Authority
The authority over sickness, poverty, and demonic attack is already yours. How to use it.
by Kenneth E. Hagin 1979 96 pages
4.60
2k+ ratings
30 Lessons for Living
by Karl Pillemer • 2011
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
4.11
2k+
30 Lessons for Living Summary
30 Lessons for Living
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
by Karl Pillemer 2011 290 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Heaven is for Real
by Todd Burpo • 2010
His appendix burst. In surgery, a four-year-old meets the sister his parents never told him existed.
4.04
300k+
Heaven is for Real Summary
Heaven is for Real
His appendix burst. In surgery, a four-year-old meets the sister his parents never told him existed.
by Todd Burpo 2010 162 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
The Middle Passage
by James Hollis • 1993
Your midlife crisis is not a breakdown. It is the psyche evicting the false self.
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2k+
The Middle Passage Summary
The Middle Passage
Your midlife crisis is not a breakdown. It is the psyche evicting the false self.
by James Hollis 1993 127 pages
4.45
2k+ ratings
Forgotten God
by Francis Chan • 2009
The Spirit lives inside you. So why does your life look indistinguishable from your neighbor's?
4.13
54k+
Forgotten God Summary
Forgotten God
The Spirit lives inside you. So why does your life look indistinguishable from your neighbor's?
by Francis Chan 2009 167 pages
4.13
54k+ ratings
Hearing God
by Dallas Willard • 1984
God speaks through thoughts and circumstances. Recognizing his voice is a skill you can learn.
4.21
6k+
Hearing God Summary
Hearing God
God speaks through thoughts and circumstances. Recognizing his voice is a skill you can learn.
by Dallas Willard 1984 305 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
The Rhythm of Life
by Matthew Kelly • 1999
Four needs, one rhythm: the small choices that make a life you actually want to live.
4.22
3k+
The Rhythm of Life Summary
The Rhythm of Life
Four needs, one rhythm: the small choices that make a life you actually want to live.
by Matthew Kelly 1999 320 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Coffee Self-Talk
by Kristen Helmstetter • 2022
A 5-minute bedtime ritual to rewire your brain and manifest the life you want.
3.75
1k+
Coffee Self-Talk Summary
Coffee Self-Talk
A 5-minute bedtime ritual to rewire your brain and manifest the life you want.
by Kristen Helmstetter 2022 256 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Intelligence
by Osho • 2004
You were born intelligent. Fear, education, and ego buried it. The cure is subtraction.
4.11
1k+
Intelligence Summary
Intelligence
You were born intelligent. Fear, education, and ego buried it. The cure is subtraction.
by Osho 2004 208 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life
by Drunvalo Melchizedek • 2000
Humanity once breathed through the pineal gland. A geometric energy field may be the path back.
4.42
1k+
The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life Summary
The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life
Humanity once breathed through the pineal gland. A geometric energy field may be the path back.
by Drunvalo Melchizedek 2000 251 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
The Secret Gratitude Book
by Rhonda Byrne • 2007
What you thank for, you attract more of. The daily gratitude practice that rewires your focus.
4.37
1k+
The Secret Gratitude Book Summary
The Secret Gratitude Book
What you thank for, you attract more of. The daily gratitude practice that rewires your focus.
by Rhonda Byrne 2007 192 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)
by Miyamoto Musashi • 1645
A dying samurai's 21 rules, decoded by a monk, a warrior, a teacher, and two businessmen.
3.98
1k+
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone) Summary
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)
A dying samurai's 21 rules, decoded by a monk, a warrior, a teacher, and two businessmen.
by Miyamoto Musashi 1645 276 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Book of Life
by J. Krishnamurti • 1995
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
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1k+
The Book of Life Summary
The Book of Life
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
by J. Krishnamurti 1995 400 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Three Magic Words
by Uell Stanley Andersen • 1977
A single intelligence connects everything. Your convictions tell it what to create.
4.32
500+
Three Magic Words Summary
Three Magic Words
A single intelligence connects everything. Your convictions tell it what to create.
by Uell Stanley Andersen 1977
4.32
500+ ratings
Bhagwat Gita ; An Easy To Read, Rare, English Translation Of The Greatest Book Of Hindu Philosophy
by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
The battlefield is life. Do your duty, drop the outcome, and discover what cannot die.
4.19
82k+
Bhagwat Gita ; An Easy To Read, Rare, English Translation Of The Greatest Book Of Hindu Philosophy Summary
Bhagwat Gita ; An Easy To Read, Rare, English Translation Of The Greatest Book Of Hindu Philosophy
The battlefield is life. Do your duty, drop the outcome, and discover what cannot die.
by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
4.19
82k+ ratings
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