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Spirituality Book Summaries

Non-Violent Communication Training Course
by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 2006
Four steps to replace blame with honest need-expression, and turn every argument into connection.
4.48
167
Non-Violent Communication Training Course Summary
Non-Violent Communication Training Course
Four steps to replace blame with honest need-expression, and turn every argument into connection.
by Marshall B. Rosenberg 2006
4.48
167 ratings
How to Do the Right Thing
by Seneca • 2023
Seneca judged himself each night before judging others. An ancient practice for fairness.
3.74
218
How to Do the Right Thing Summary
How to Do the Right Thing
Seneca judged himself each night before judging others. An ancient practice for fairness.
by Seneca 2023 288 pages
3.74
218 ratings
Made for Friendship
by Drew Hunter • 2018
The original design for friendship that busyness forgot, and the biblical story that restores it.
4.29
1k+
Made for Friendship Summary
Made for Friendship
The original design for friendship that busyness forgot, and the biblical story that restores it.
by Drew Hunter 2018
4.29
1k+ ratings
The Zen of Therapy
by Mark Epstein • 2022
Meditative presence heals what interpretation alone cannot. A Buddhist psychiatrist shows how.
3.94
1k+
The Zen of Therapy Summary
The Zen of Therapy
Meditative presence heals what interpretation alone cannot. A Buddhist psychiatrist shows how.
by Mark Epstein 2022 304 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Me I Want to Be
by John Ortberg Jr. • 2009
Your best self isn't someone else. The habits that open you to the Spirit's flow.
4.13
4k+
The Me I Want to Be Summary
The Me I Want to Be
Your best self isn't someone else. The habits that open you to the Spirit's flow.
by John Ortberg Jr. 2009 272 pages
4.13
4k+ ratings
When Religion Hurts You
by Laura E. Anderson • 2023
Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.
4.38
1k+
When Religion Hurts You Summary
When Religion Hurts You
Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.
by Laura E. Anderson 2023 240 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Doctor Strange and Philosophy
by Mark D. White • 2018
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
4.27
44
Doctor Strange and Philosophy Summary
Doctor Strange and Philosophy
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
by Mark D. White 2018 288 pages
4.27
44 ratings
The Children of Tomorrow
by Om Swami • 2019
A monk's quiet rules for raising self-reliant, emotionally whole children, no punishment required.
4.49
310
The Children of Tomorrow Summary
The Children of Tomorrow
A monk's quiet rules for raising self-reliant, emotionally whole children, no punishment required.
by Om Swami 2019 190 pages
4.49
310 ratings
Sastun
by Rosita Arvigo • 1994
A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.
4.38
500+
Sastun Summary
Sastun
A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.
by Rosita Arvigo 1994 208 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
The Beauty of Dusk
by Frank Bruni • 2022
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
4.06
4k+
The Beauty of Dusk Summary
The Beauty of Dusk
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
by Frank Bruni 2022 316 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
The Desire Map
by Danielle LaPorte • 2012
Goal-setting is backwards. Pick the feelings you want first; the right goals follow.
3.91
8k+
The Desire Map Summary
The Desire Map
Goal-setting is backwards. Pick the feelings you want first; the right goals follow.
by Danielle LaPorte 2012 288 pages
3.91
8k+ ratings
Daring to Trust
by David Richo • 2010
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
3.96
500+
Daring to Trust Summary
Daring to Trust
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
by David Richo 2010 226 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
You Can Work Your Own Miracles
by Napoleon Hill • 1971
Shape your reality through mental attitude: the overlooked power that determines what comes to you.
3.89
310
You Can Work Your Own Miracles Summary
You Can Work Your Own Miracles
Shape your reality through mental attitude: the overlooked power that determines what comes to you.
by Napoleon Hill 1971 160 pages
3.89
310 ratings
So Sad Today
by Melissa Broder • 2016
A vomit fetish, an open marriage, and the internet addiction that makes it all bearable.
3.80
17k+
So Sad Today Summary
So Sad Today
A vomit fetish, an open marriage, and the internet addiction that makes it all bearable.
by Melissa Broder 2016 206 pages
3.80
17k+ ratings
Quantum Enigma
by Bruce Rosenblum • 2006
Quantum theory: nothing is real until it's seen. The one loophole points straight at consciousness.
4.13
2k+
Quantum Enigma Summary
Quantum Enigma
Quantum theory: nothing is real until it's seen. The one loophole points straight at consciousness.
by Bruce Rosenblum 2006 230 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Better Together
by Pam Barnhill • 2018
A daily gathering for reading aloud and memory work: anchor your homeschool, deepen your family.
4.34
1k+
Better Together Summary
Better Together
A daily gathering for reading aloud and memory work: anchor your homeschool, deepen your family.
by Pam Barnhill 2018 178 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Samurai Wisdom
by Thomas Cleary • 2009
The samurai way balances culture and combat: rules for self-mastery, leadership, and reading people.
4.03
97
Samurai Wisdom Summary
Samurai Wisdom
The samurai way balances culture and combat: rules for self-mastery, leadership, and reading people.
by Thomas Cleary 2009 256 pages
4.03
97 ratings
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma
by Deepak Chopra • 2011
Consciousness reshapes your biology, your genes, and how you age: here is the daily practice.
3.86
4k+
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma Summary
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma
Consciousness reshapes your biology, your genes, and how you age: here is the daily practice.
by Deepak Chopra 2011 368 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Mutant Message Down Under
by Marlo Morgan • 1990
An Aboriginal tribe burns an American's clothes and walks her barefoot across Australia for months.
3.78
23k+
Mutant Message Down Under Summary
Mutant Message Down Under
An Aboriginal tribe burns an American's clothes and walks her barefoot across Australia for months.
by Marlo Morgan 1990 187 pages
3.78
23k+ ratings
The Parent's Tao Te Ching
by William Martin • 1999
What a 2,500-year-old poem says about raising children: try less, trust more, and let them be.
4.53
1k+
The Parent's Tao Te Ching Summary
The Parent's Tao Te Ching
What a 2,500-year-old poem says about raising children: try less, trust more, and let them be.
by William Martin 1999 160 pages
4.53
1k+ ratings
The Great Partnership
by Jonathan Sacks • 2011
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
4.40
1k+
The Great Partnership Summary
The Great Partnership
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
by Jonathan Sacks 2011 370 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
The Call
by Rick Joyner • 2006
A vast demonic army rides on Christians who think they are serving God.
4.43
1k+
The Call Summary
The Call
A vast demonic army rides on Christians who think they are serving God.
by Rick Joyner 2006 160 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Psychology of the Future
by Stanislav Grof • 2000
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
4.27
302
Psychology of the Future Summary
Psychology of the Future
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
by Stanislav Grof 2000 362 pages
4.27
302 ratings
25 Questions You're Afraid to Ask About Love, Sex, and Intimacy
by Juli Slattery • 2015
25 frank Christian answers about sex: your bedroom and your faith are not separate things.
4.34
185
25 Questions You're Afraid to Ask About Love, Sex, and Intimacy Summary
25 Questions You're Afraid to Ask About Love, Sex, and Intimacy
25 frank Christian answers about sex: your bedroom and your faith are not separate things.
by Juli Slattery 2015 224 pages
4.34
185 ratings
Whatever Arises, Love That
by Matt Kahn • 2016
Love what hurts. A spiritual practice turning pain into awakening by relaxing the nervous system.
4.36
1k+
Whatever Arises, Love That Summary
Whatever Arises, Love That
Love what hurts. A spiritual practice turning pain into awakening by relaxing the nervous system.
by Matt Kahn 2016 232 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
The Power of Stillness
by Jacob Z. Hess • 2019
What your LDS practice gains when you stop doing and start being still.
4.43
1k+
The Power of Stillness Summary
The Power of Stillness
What your LDS practice gains when you stop doing and start being still.
by Jacob Z. Hess 2019 240 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
How to Relax
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2015
Breathe, walk, smile: a Zen master's three direct routes to deep, daily rest.
4.25
5k+
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax
Breathe, walk, smile: a Zen master's three direct routes to deep, daily rest.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 120 pages
4.25
5k+ ratings
The Urban Monk
by Pedram Shojai • 2016
Stop time, calm the chaos: a monk's toolkit for your commute, your kitchen, and your cubicle.
3.76
2k+
The Urban Monk Summary
The Urban Monk
Stop time, calm the chaos: a monk's toolkit for your commute, your kitchen, and your cubicle.
by Pedram Shojai 2016 288 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
L'arte di essere felici
by Seneca • 55
Fortune can take everything except your mind: a Roman's case for happiness beyond loss.
3.84
4k+
L'arte di essere felici Summary
L'arte di essere felici
Fortune can take everything except your mind: a Roman's case for happiness beyond loss.
by Seneca 55 128 pages
3.84
4k+ ratings
Science and Spiritual Practices
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2018
Spiritual practices change your biology. The harder question is what you are connecting to.
3.79
500+
Science and Spiritual Practices Summary
Science and Spiritual Practices
Spiritual practices change your biology. The harder question is what you are connecting to.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2018 240 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
The Master Plan of Evangelism
by Robert E. Coleman • 1962
Jesus didn't build a movement through mass appeal. He trained twelve ordinary men.
4.12
9k+
The Master Plan of Evangelism Summary
The Master Plan of Evangelism
Jesus didn't build a movement through mass appeal. He trained twelve ordinary men.
by Robert E. Coleman 1962 144 pages
4.12
9k+ ratings
The Tapping Solution
by Nick Ortner • 2013
A tapping sequence that drops cortisol 24% in one session, no therapist required.
4.03
2k+
The Tapping Solution Summary
The Tapping Solution
A tapping sequence that drops cortisol 24% in one session, no therapist required.
by Nick Ortner 2013 229 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Year with God
by Richard J. Foster • 1978
Ancient practices for turning faith from a Sunday belief into a daily, lived friendship with God.
4.21
40k+
Year with God Summary
Year with God
Ancient practices for turning faith from a Sunday belief into a daily, lived friendship with God.
by Richard J. Foster 1978 440 pages
4.21
40k+ ratings
Choices
by Melody Beattie • 2002
The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.
4.13
319
Choices Summary
Choices
The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.
by Melody Beattie 2002 272 pages
4.13
319 ratings
Walking With God
by Tim Gray • 2010
How twelve narrative periods unlock the Bible's single, unified plot from Genesis to the Church.
4.66
500+
Walking With God Summary
Walking With God
How twelve narrative periods unlock the Bible's single, unified plot from Genesis to the Church.
by Tim Gray 2010 304 pages
4.66
500+ ratings
The Lightmaker's Manifesto
by Karen Walrond • 2021
Passion can burn you out. Curiosity won't. A guide to activism that lasts.
4.17
1k+
The Lightmaker's Manifesto Summary
The Lightmaker's Manifesto
Passion can burn you out. Curiosity won't. A guide to activism that lasts.
by Karen Walrond 2021 245 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Love, Medicine & Miracles
by Bernie S. Siegel • 1986
A surgeon on the patients who beat the odds with self-love, imagery, and a fighting spirit.
4.26
4k+
Love, Medicine & Miracles Summary
Love, Medicine & Miracles
A surgeon on the patients who beat the odds with self-love, imagery, and a fighting spirit.
by Bernie S. Siegel 1986 242 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
The Kybalion
by Three Initiates • 2021
The universe is mind-made. Seven ancient laws show how, and you can prove each one yourself.
4.16
135
The Kybalion Summary
The Kybalion
The universe is mind-made. Seven ancient laws show how, and you can prove each one yourself.
by Three Initiates 2021 162 pages
4.16
135 ratings
Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year
by Beth Kempton • 2020
Some holiday traditions nourish you. Most just exhaust you. A method for telling them apart.
4.06
1k+
Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year Summary
Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year
Some holiday traditions nourish you. Most just exhaust you. A method for telling them apart.
by Beth Kempton 2020 268 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Gray Matter
by David I. Levy • 2011
A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.
4.21
1k+
Gray Matter Summary
Gray Matter
A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.
by David I. Levy 2011 304 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Psalm 91
by Peggy Joyce Ruth • 2004
The psalm soldiers carried into war: what it says, and how to make it yours.
4.35
500+
Psalm 91 Summary
Psalm 91
The psalm soldiers carried into war: what it says, and how to make it yours.
by Peggy Joyce Ruth 2004 248 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
The Science of Mind Management
by Swami Mukundananda • 2020
Ancient Vedic mind training: why desire keeps returning stronger, and the intellect can stop it.
4.46
500+
The Science of Mind Management Summary
The Science of Mind Management
Ancient Vedic mind training: why desire keeps returning stronger, and the intellect can stop it.
by Swami Mukundananda 2020 245 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
Give War and Peace a Chance
by Andrew D. Kaufman • 2014
What a 19th-century Russian novel knows about chaos, loss, and meaning in your life.
3.89
364
Give War and Peace a Chance Summary
Give War and Peace a Chance
What a 19th-century Russian novel knows about chaos, loss, and meaning in your life.
by Andrew D. Kaufman 2014 288 pages
3.89
364 ratings
The Way of the Monk
by Gaur Gopal Das • 2020
A monk's four-part framework for staying balanced when work, relationships, or purpose go flat.
4.09
354
The Way of the Monk Summary
The Way of the Monk
A monk's four-part framework for staying balanced when work, relationships, or purpose go flat.
by Gaur Gopal Das 2020
4.09
354 ratings
The Experience of Insight
by Joseph Goldstein • 1976
Watch the mind without controlling it: a classic guide to Buddhist insight meditation.
4.27
500+
The Experience of Insight Summary
The Experience of Insight
Watch the mind without controlling it: a classic guide to Buddhist insight meditation.
by Joseph Goldstein 1976 169 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Spiritual Direction
by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 2006
Why the path to God runs through silence, community, and choosing the lower place.
4.36
2k+
Spiritual Direction Summary
Spiritual Direction
Why the path to God runs through silence, community, and choosing the lower place.
by Henri J.M. Nouwen 2006 186 pages
4.36
2k+ ratings
Supernature
by Lyall Watson • 1973
The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.
4.10
500+
Supernature Summary
Supernature
The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.
by Lyall Watson 1973
4.10
500+ ratings
Fight Fair!
by Tim Downs • 2003
Approach conflict as cleanup, not combat: game plan for fighting without wounding the marriage.
4.14
154
Fight Fair! Summary
Fight Fair!
Approach conflict as cleanup, not combat: game plan for fighting without wounding the marriage.
by Tim Downs 2003 192 pages
4.14
154 ratings
The Soulmate Secret
by Arielle Ford • 2009
Declutter your home, write a list, and live as if your partner is already here.
3.95
1k+
The Soulmate Secret Summary
The Soulmate Secret
Declutter your home, write a list, and live as if your partner is already here.
by Arielle Ford 2009 256 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Cassandra Speaks
by Elizabeth Lesser • 2020
The myths we inherited were written by men. Rewriting them rewrites power itself.
4.05
5k+
Cassandra Speaks Summary
Cassandra Speaks
The myths we inherited were written by men. Rewriting them rewrites power itself.
by Elizabeth Lesser 2020 304 pages
4.05
5k+ ratings
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