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Spirituality Book Summaries

Brida
by Paulo Coelho • 1990
A young Irishwoman asks a magus to unlock her power. He unlocks a centuries-old bond instead.
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Brida Summary
Brida
A young Irishwoman asks a magus to unlock her power. He unlocks a centuries-old bond instead.
by Paulo Coelho 1990 212 pages
3.51
84k+ ratings
Loving What Is
by Byron Katie • 2002
Four blunt questions dismantle any painful thought. The reversal shows you what you've been hiding.
4.07
25k+
Loving What Is Summary
Loving What Is
Four blunt questions dismantle any painful thought. The reversal shows you what you've been hiding.
by Byron Katie 2002 321 pages
4.07
25k+ ratings
The Crisis of the Modern World
by René Guénon • 1927
Modernity is a spiritual dark age, and the West's greatest achievements are its diagnostic symptoms.
4.09
2k+
The Crisis of the Modern World Summary
The Crisis of the Modern World
Modernity is a spiritual dark age, and the West's greatest achievements are its diagnostic symptoms.
by René Guénon 1927 136 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Mindfulness
by J. Mark G. Williams • 2011
An 8-week program of micro-meditations to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and burnout.
4.00
13k+
Mindfulness Summary
Mindfulness
An 8-week program of micro-meditations to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and burnout.
by J. Mark G. Williams 2011 288 pages
4.00
13k+ ratings
Switchwords
by Liz Dean • 2015
Single words can bypass your inner resistance and attract what affirmations never could.
4.05
150
Switchwords Summary
Switchwords
Single words can bypass your inner resistance and attract what affirmations never could.
by Liz Dean 2015 160 pages
4.05
150 ratings
How to Influence People
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
The foundation of influence isn't a better pitch; it's character that serves people until they grow.
4.18
500+
How to Influence People Summary
How to Influence People
The foundation of influence isn't a better pitch; it's character that serves people until they grow.
by John C. Maxwell 2013 208 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
You Can Heal Your Life
by Louise L. Hay • 1984
Your self-criticism becomes your back pain. The classic guide to thinking yourself well.
4.15
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You Can Heal Your Life Summary
You Can Heal Your Life
Your self-criticism becomes your back pain. The classic guide to thinking yourself well.
by Louise L. Hay 1984 253 pages
4.15
86k+ ratings
Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records
by Kevin J. Todeschi • 1998
Every soul's history lives in one database. Cayce accessed it. Its contents may explain your life.
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Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records Summary
Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records
Every soul's history lives in one database. Cayce accessed it. Its contents may explain your life.
by Kevin J. Todeschi 1998 181 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
The Well-Lived Life
by Gladys McGarey • 2023
What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.
4.26
4k+
The Well-Lived Life Summary
The Well-Lived Life
What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.
by Gladys McGarey 2023 256 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
Be Healed
by Bob Schuchts • 2014
Deep healing isn't just therapy. For Catholics, it's what the sacraments were designed to do.
4.40
1k+
Be Healed Summary
Be Healed
Deep healing isn't just therapy. For Catholics, it's what the sacraments were designed to do.
by Bob Schuchts 2014 209 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Swamplands of the Soul
by James Hollis • 1996
Grief, doubt, and loneliness are not breakdowns; they are the only path to a meaningful life.
4.38
1k+
Swamplands of the Soul Summary
Swamplands of the Soul
Grief, doubt, and loneliness are not breakdowns; they are the only path to a meaningful life.
by James Hollis 1996 157 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
No Death, No Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2002
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
4.22
6k+
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002 210 pages
4.22
6k+ ratings
The Worm at the Core
by Sheldon Solomon • 2015
Your culture, your self-esteem, your gods: all of it is armor against the fear of death.
4.10
1k+
The Worm at the Core Summary
The Worm at the Core
Your culture, your self-esteem, your gods: all of it is armor against the fear of death.
by Sheldon Solomon 2015 274 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Grow a New Body
by Alberto Villoldo • 2015
Flip the body's aging switches: shamanic fasting and plant intelligence to awaken 500 repair genes.
4.17
1k+
Grow a New Body Summary
Grow a New Body
Flip the body's aging switches: shamanic fasting and plant intelligence to awaken 500 repair genes.
by Alberto Villoldo 2015 297 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Corpus Hermeticum
by Hermes Trismegistus
A divine being unpacks the cosmos, the soul's torments, and the key to becoming divine before death.
4.17
500+
Corpus Hermeticum Summary
Corpus Hermeticum
A divine being unpacks the cosmos, the soul's torments, and the key to becoming divine before death.
by Hermes Trismegistus 70 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Happiness
by Matthieu Ricard • 2003
Happiness is a skill. A scientist-monk on the mental training that physically reshapes your brain.
4.09
8k+
Happiness Summary
Happiness
Happiness is a skill. A scientist-monk on the mental training that physically reshapes your brain.
by Matthieu Ricard 2003 304 pages
4.09
8k+ ratings
Safe People
by Henry Cloud • 1995
Bad relationships aren't bad luck. Why you keep choosing unsafe people, and how to stop.
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5k+
Safe People Summary
Safe People
Bad relationships aren't bad luck. Why you keep choosing unsafe people, and how to stop.
by Henry Cloud 1995 199 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
A Joseph Campbell Companion
by Joseph Campbell • 1991
The mythologist's guide to a meaningful life: find your deepest pull, walk toward what scares you.
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2k+
A Joseph Campbell Companion Summary
A Joseph Campbell Companion
The mythologist's guide to a meaningful life: find your deepest pull, walk toward what scares you.
by Joseph Campbell 1991 298 pages
4.40
2k+ ratings
Demons
by Michael S. Heiser • 2020
The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.
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500+
Demons Summary
Demons
The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.
by Michael S. Heiser 2020 344 pages
4.34
500+ ratings
Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2012
The mindfulness practice for fear: stop running, breathe, and look at what is actually there.
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9k+
Fear Summary
Fear
The mindfulness practice for fear: stop running, breathe, and look at what is actually there.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2012 164 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
The Koran
by Anonymous
One God, one final messenger: the revelation that calls every soul to judgment.
4.38
73k+
The Koran Summary
The Koran
One God, one final messenger: the revelation that calls every soul to judgment.
by Anonymous 463 pages
4.38
73k+ ratings
Chanakya Neeti
by Ashwini Parashar • 2009
A 2,300-year-old manual for leading nations, reading people, and conquering your own worst impulses.
3.95
500+
Chanakya Neeti Summary
Chanakya Neeti
A 2,300-year-old manual for leading nations, reading people, and conquering your own worst impulses.
by Ashwini Parashar 2009 200 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
How Forests Think
by Eduardo Kohn • 2013
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
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1k+
How Forests Think Summary
How Forests Think
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
by Eduardo Kohn 2013 267 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Transcend
by Scott Barry Kaufman • 2020
Self-actualization is not the summit. A psychologist maps what lies beyond.
4.12
2k+
Transcend Summary
Transcend
Self-actualization is not the summit. A psychologist maps what lies beyond.
by Scott Barry Kaufman 2020 432 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Secret Language of Your Body
by Inna Segal • 2007
Decode your body's messages with color, energy, and visualization to heal.
4.29
500+
The Secret Language of Your Body Summary
The Secret Language of Your Body
Decode your body's messages with color, energy, and visualization to heal.
by Inna Segal 2007 216 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Total Freedom
by J. Krishnamurti • 1996
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
4.37
1k+
Total Freedom Summary
Total Freedom
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
by J. Krishnamurti 1996 384 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
The Art of Stillness
by Pico Iyer • 2014
Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.
3.73
8k+
The Art of Stillness Summary
The Art of Stillness
Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.
by Pico Iyer 2014 96 pages
3.73
8k+ ratings
No Limits
by John C. Maxwell • 2017
Capacity isn't one thing. It's seven. And the one you neglect sets your ceiling.
4.22
1k+
No Limits Summary
No Limits
Capacity isn't one thing. It's seven. And the one you neglect sets your ceiling.
by John C. Maxwell 2017 336 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
New Happy
by Stephanie Harrison • 2024
The culture's formula for happiness is broken. The real one: connection and contribution.
4.07
1k+
New Happy Summary
New Happy
The culture's formula for happiness is broken. The real one: connection and contribution.
by Stephanie Harrison 2024 288 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Basic Writings of C.G. Jung
by C.G. Jung • 1991
An inherited, universal psyche shapes your dreams, your gods, and who you keep becoming.
4.16
473
The Basic Writings of C.G. Jung Summary
The Basic Writings of C.G. Jung
An inherited, universal psyche shapes your dreams, your gods, and who you keep becoming.
by C.G. Jung 1991 600 pages
4.16
473 ratings
Recovery
by Russell Brand • 2017
Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.
3.93
12k+
Recovery Summary
Recovery
Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.
by Russell Brand 2017 288 pages
3.93
12k+ ratings
The Magic of Manifesting Money
by Ryuu Shinohara • 2020
15 techniques to manifest money by changing your frequency, not your effort. Wealth isn't work.
4.51
500+
The Magic of Manifesting Money Summary
The Magic of Manifesting Money
15 techniques to manifest money by changing your frequency, not your effort. Wealth isn't work.
by Ryuu Shinohara 2020 110 pages
4.51
500+ ratings
The Daily Stoic Journal
by Ryan Holiday • 2017
A year of Stoic writing: morning intentions, evening self-audit, a practice that builds steadiness.
4.33
1k+
The Daily Stoic Journal Summary
The Daily Stoic Journal
A year of Stoic writing: morning intentions, evening self-audit, a practice that builds steadiness.
by Ryan Holiday 2017 384 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Caring Enough to Confront
by David Augsburger • 1973
Conflict does not require cruelty. The skills to confront with honesty and care.
3.89
262
Caring Enough to Confront Summary
Caring Enough to Confront
Conflict does not require cruelty. The skills to confront with honesty and care.
by David Augsburger 1973 192 pages
3.89
262 ratings
Maturity
by Osho • 1999
Years make you old. Awareness makes you mature: a restored innocence that finally sees clearly.
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1k+
Maturity Summary
Maturity
Years make you old. Awareness makes you mature: a restored innocence that finally sees clearly.
by Osho 1999 208 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Cross and the Switchblade
by David Wilkerson • 1963
A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.
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60k+
The Cross and the Switchblade Summary
The Cross and the Switchblade
A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.
by David Wilkerson 1963 176 pages
4.27
60k+ ratings
Right Thing. Right Now
by Ryan Holiday • 2024
Justice is a Stoic practice: integrity, forgiveness, and the courage to never look away.
4.13
6k+
Right Thing. Right Now Summary
Right Thing. Right Now
Justice is a Stoic practice: integrity, forgiveness, and the courage to never look away.
by Ryan Holiday 2024 368 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
The Honeymoon Effect
by Bruce H. Lipton • 2013
5% of your mind wants the honeymoon to last. The tools to reprogram the other 95%.
3.97
1k+
The Honeymoon Effect Summary
The Honeymoon Effect
5% of your mind wants the honeymoon to last. The tools to reprogram the other 95%.
by Bruce H. Lipton 2013 193 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Realizing the Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle • 2003
How to silence compulsive thinking, accept pain, and find the peace already here in this moment.
4.15
1k+
Realizing the Power of Now Summary
Realizing the Power of Now
How to silence compulsive thinking, accept pain, and find the peace already here in this moment.
by Eckhart Tolle 2003 6 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Happiness Hypothesis
by Jonathan Haidt • 2006
Reason is not the driver; it is the spokesman for a much larger emotional system.
4.09
45k+
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Reason is not the driver; it is the spokesman for a much larger emotional system.
by Jonathan Haidt 2006 297 pages
4.09
45k+ ratings
Color, Form, and Magic
by Nicole Pivirotto • 2021
Color and shape are spells you're already casting. Here's how to wield them on purpose.
3.58
84
Color, Form, and Magic Summary
Color, Form, and Magic
Color and shape are spells you're already casting. Here's how to wield them on purpose.
by Nicole Pivirotto 2021 112 pages
3.58
84 ratings
Indaba My Children
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa • 1964
Before Africa wrote, it remembered: the Bantu sacred history from creation to a future messiah.
4.41
450
Indaba My Children Summary
Indaba My Children
Before Africa wrote, it remembered: the Bantu sacred history from creation to a future messiah.
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa 1964 696 pages
4.41
450 ratings
The First and Last Freedom
by J. Krishnamurti • 1975
Thought creates the thinker, then time, then fear. The end of this illusion is freedom itself.
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4k+
The First and Last Freedom Summary
The First and Last Freedom
Thought creates the thinker, then time, then fear. The end of this illusion is freedom itself.
by J. Krishnamurti 1975 288 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
The Holotropic Mind
by Stanislav Grof • 1992
The brain filters consciousness, it doesn't make it. What birth imprints and altered states reveal.
4.02
1k+
The Holotropic Mind Summary
The Holotropic Mind
The brain filters consciousness, it doesn't make it. What birth imprints and altered states reveal.
by Stanislav Grof 1992 240 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Go Higher
by Big Sean • 2025
A rapper's practices for turning inner chaos into purpose, without losing yourself in the climb.
4.29
500+
Go Higher Summary
Go Higher
A rapper's practices for turning inner chaos into purpose, without losing yourself in the climb.
by Big Sean 2025 288 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
On the Shortness of Life
by Seneca
Life feels short because we hand our hours to people and pursuits that don't matter.
4.16
46k+
On the Shortness of Life Summary
On the Shortness of Life
Life feels short because we hand our hours to people and pursuits that don't matter.
by Seneca 106 pages
4.16
46k+ ratings
10% Happier
by Dan Harris • 2014
A skeptical journalist's case for meditation: a 10% happiness gain with no mysticism required.
3.91
100k+
10% Happier Summary
10% Happier
A skeptical journalist's case for meditation: a 10% happiness gain with no mysticism required.
by Dan Harris 2014 256 pages
3.91
100k+ ratings
What Are Biblical Values?
by John J. Collins • 2019
The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.
4.07
153
What Are Biblical Values? Summary
What Are Biblical Values?
The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.
by John J. Collins 2019 296 pages
4.07
153 ratings
Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion
by Émile Coué • 1920
Imagination always beats willpower, no exceptions. The method for aiming it at healing instead.
3.84
1k+
Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion Summary
Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion
Imagination always beats willpower, no exceptions. The method for aiming it at healing instead.
by Émile Coué 1920 52 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Yoga Nidra
by Satyananda Saraswati • 1976
Body asleep, mind alert: the tantric method for releasing tension and making a resolve that holds.
4.33
1k+
Yoga Nidra Summary
Yoga Nidra
Body asleep, mind alert: the tantric method for releasing tension and making a resolve that holds.
by Satyananda Saraswati 1976
4.33
1k+ ratings
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