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Personal Development Book Summaries

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager
by Kory Kogon • 2015
Running projects without the title: a framework for delivering results when you lack authority.
4.05
2k+
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Summary
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager
Running projects without the title: a framework for delivering results when you lack authority.
by Kory Kogon 2015 224 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
60 Seconds and You're Hired!
by Robin Ryan • 1994
The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.
3.96
500+
60 Seconds and You're Hired! Summary
60 Seconds and You're Hired!
The one-minute pitch and five-strength framework that make employers see you as the answer.
by Robin Ryan 1994 208 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Rock Your Network Marketing Business
by Sarah Robbins • 2013
Five daily contacts, one personal story, and a system your team can copy without you.
4.05
1k+
Rock Your Network Marketing Business Summary
Rock Your Network Marketing Business
Five daily contacts, one personal story, and a system your team can copy without you.
by Sarah Robbins 2013 109 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
by Anna Quindlen • 2000
The office won't matter at the end. In under 100 pages, what will.
3.96
10k+
A Short Guide to a Happy Life Summary
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
The office won't matter at the end. In under 100 pages, what will.
by Anna Quindlen 2000 50 pages
3.96
10k+ ratings
The Untethered Soul at Work
by Michael A. Singer • 2019
Work stress lives in your head, not the office. The awareness practice that sets you free.
4.13
500+
The Untethered Soul at Work Summary
The Untethered Soul at Work
Work stress lives in your head, not the office. The awareness practice that sets you free.
by Michael A. Singer 2019 0 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
The Irresistible Introvert
by Michaela Chung • 2016
Stop acting extroverted. The introvert's playbook for energy, presence, and magnetic quiet.
3.39
1k+
The Irresistible Introvert Summary
The Irresistible Introvert
Stop acting extroverted. The introvert's playbook for energy, presence, and magnetic quiet.
by Michaela Chung 2016 199 pages
3.39
1k+ ratings
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future
by Benjamin P. Hardy • 2016
Your later self is a stranger you rob daily. Three moves to get on their side.
3.74
500+
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future Summary
How to Consciously Design Your Ideal Future
Your later self is a stranger you rob daily. Three moves to get on their side.
by Benjamin P. Hardy 2016 140 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
The Law Is for All
by Aleister Crowley • 1975
A century-old channeled text declares your deepest purpose the only law, and guilt the only sin.
4.25
384
The Law Is for All Summary
The Law Is for All
A century-old channeled text declares your deepest purpose the only law, and guilt the only sin.
by Aleister Crowley 1975 302 pages
4.25
384 ratings
Welcome to Management
by Ryan Hawk • 2020
Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.
4.00
494
Welcome to Management Summary
Welcome to Management
Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.
by Ryan Hawk 2020 240 pages
4.00
494 ratings
The Elevated Communicator
by Maryanne O'Brien • 2021
Four communication styles shape every conversation at work. Learn to adapt without losing yourself.
3.65
266
The Elevated Communicator Summary
The Elevated Communicator
Four communication styles shape every conversation at work. Learn to adapt without losing yourself.
by Maryanne O'Brien 2021 218 pages
3.65
266 ratings
Executive Toughness
by Jason Selk • 2011
Two minutes a day: the sports-psychology system that turns executives into finishers.
4.21
500+
Executive Toughness Summary
Executive Toughness
Two minutes a day: the sports-psychology system that turns executives into finishers.
by Jason Selk 2011 225 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Raising Critical Thinkers
by Julie Bogart • 2022
Critical thinking isn't fact-checking. It starts with self-awareness and the courage to be wrong.
3.99
2k+
Raising Critical Thinkers Summary
Raising Critical Thinkers
Critical thinking isn't fact-checking. It starts with self-awareness and the courage to be wrong.
by Julie Bogart 2022 345 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
The Mastery of Life
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2021
You're living by rules you never agreed to. A Toltec guide to rewriting them.
4.50
432
The Mastery of Life Summary
The Mastery of Life
You're living by rules you never agreed to. A Toltec guide to rewriting them.
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2021 240 pages
4.50
432 ratings
Balancing Heaven and Earth
by Robert A. Johnson • 1998
Under the ice at eleven: a realm of light. A memoir of holding heaven and earth together.
4.38
500+
Balancing Heaven and Earth Summary
Balancing Heaven and Earth
Under the ice at eleven: a realm of light. A memoir of holding heaven and earth together.
by Robert A. Johnson 1998 320 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
What I Know for Sure
by Oprah Winfrey • 2014
Oprah's most personal lessons on joy, resilience, and the power of owning your story.
4.13
47k+
What I Know for Sure Summary
What I Know for Sure
Oprah's most personal lessons on joy, resilience, and the power of owning your story.
by Oprah Winfrey 2014 240 pages
4.13
47k+ ratings
Procrastinate on Purpose
by Rory Vaden • 2015
You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.
3.93
1k+
Procrastinate on Purpose Summary
Procrastinate on Purpose
You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.
by Rory Vaden 2015 236 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Creating Magic
by Lee Cockerell • 2008
Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.
4.27
3k+
Creating Magic Summary
Creating Magic
Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.
by Lee Cockerell 2008 290 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
The Power of Different
by Gail Saltz • 2017
Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.
4.07
1k+
The Power of Different Summary
The Power of Different
Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.
by Gail Saltz 2017 256 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Move
by Patty Azzarello • 2017
Execution is where strategies die. How to keep momentum alive and push through the stalled phase.
4.22
266
Move Summary
Move
Execution is where strategies die. How to keep momentum alive and push through the stalled phase.
by Patty Azzarello 2017 304 pages
4.22
266 ratings
Mind Full to Mindful
by Om Swami • 2018
Sitting still, walking slowly, sipping tea: a Zen monk's small acts for a quiet mind.
4.41
1k+
Mind Full to Mindful Summary
Mind Full to Mindful
Sitting still, walking slowly, sipping tea: a Zen monk's small acts for a quiet mind.
by Om Swami 2018 194 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
How to Be Like Mike
by Pat Williams • 2001
His edge wasn't talent. It was a mental playbook you can run.
4.31
346
How to Be Like Mike Summary
How to Be Like Mike
His edge wasn't talent. It was a mental playbook you can run.
by Pat Williams 2001 368 pages
4.31
346 ratings
The Upside of Your Dark Side
by Todd Kashdan • 2014
Negative emotions aren't bugs. They're features, and using them well beats chasing happiness.
3.83
1k+
The Upside of Your Dark Side Summary
The Upside of Your Dark Side
Negative emotions aren't bugs. They're features, and using them well beats chasing happiness.
by Todd Kashdan 2014 304 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
The CEO Factory
by Sudhir Sitapati • 2019
The management system that made one Indian subsidiary a global CEO factory: no flash, all frugality.
4.34
1k+
The CEO Factory Summary
The CEO Factory
The management system that made one Indian subsidiary a global CEO factory: no flash, all frugality.
by Sudhir Sitapati 2019 206 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
What Are You Hungry For?
by Deepak Chopra • 2013
Most weight loss fails because it treats the body, not the story the mind is telling.
3.73
2k+
What Are You Hungry For? Summary
What Are You Hungry For?
Most weight loss fails because it treats the body, not the story the mind is telling.
by Deepak Chopra 2013 304 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
Never Go Back
by Henry Cloud • 2014
Your failed patterns aren't a willpower problem. They're a going-it-alone problem.
4.26
1k+
Never Go Back Summary
Never Go Back
Your failed patterns aren't a willpower problem. They're a going-it-alone problem.
by Henry Cloud 2014 272 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Sensitive Is the New Strong
by Anita Moorjani • 2021
Stop absorbing everyone's emotions. Protect your energy and make sensitivity work for you.
3.96
1k+
Sensitive Is the New Strong Summary
Sensitive Is the New Strong
Stop absorbing everyone's emotions. Protect your energy and make sensitivity work for you.
by Anita Moorjani 2021 203 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
How To Win Friends And Influence People (Unabridged)
by Dale Carnegie • 2010
Why a smile, a name remembered, and real curiosity open more doors than rank.
4.13
3k+
How To Win Friends And Influence People (Unabridged) Summary
How To Win Friends And Influence People (Unabridged)
Why a smile, a name remembered, and real curiosity open more doors than rank.
by Dale Carnegie 2010 333 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
The Nice Girl Syndrome
by Beverly Engel • 2008
Niceness is a magnet for abuse. The tools for replacing it with anger, boundaries, and safety.
3.84
500+
The Nice Girl Syndrome Summary
The Nice Girl Syndrome
Niceness is a magnet for abuse. The tools for replacing it with anger, boundaries, and safety.
by Beverly Engel 2008 256 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
The Little Book of Hermetic Principles
by Amber D. Browne • 2022
Seven ancient principles for healing your energy, changing your thoughts, and remaking your reality.
3.92
12
The Little Book of Hermetic Principles Summary
The Little Book of Hermetic Principles
Seven ancient principles for healing your energy, changing your thoughts, and remaking your reality.
by Amber D. Browne 2022 144 pages
3.92
12 ratings
The High-Performance Entrepreneur
by Subroto Bagchi • 2006
A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.
3.91
500+
The High-Performance Entrepreneur Summary
The High-Performance Entrepreneur
A complete founder's roadmap: from deciding you are ready to ringing the bell at IPO.
by Subroto Bagchi 2006 256 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Outrageous Openness
by Tosha Silver • 2011
Stop running the show. A spiritual guide to surrender where the divine handles the details.
4.24
5k+
Outrageous Openness Summary
Outrageous Openness
Stop running the show. A spiritual guide to surrender where the divine handles the details.
by Tosha Silver 2011 240 pages
4.24
5k+ ratings
Holotropic Breathwork
by Stanislav Grof • 2010
Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.
3.87
500+
Holotropic Breathwork Summary
Holotropic Breathwork
Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.
by Stanislav Grof 2010 243 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Intentional Living
by John C. Maxwell • 2015
Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.
4.20
1k+
Intentional Living Summary
Intentional Living
Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.
by John C. Maxwell 2015 288 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov • 2001
Three metrics size up a chess position. They read a boardroom too, a grandmaster shows.
3.81
3k+
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
Three metrics size up a chess position. They read a boardroom too, a grandmaster shows.
by Garry Kasparov 2001 288 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
How To Eat, Move And Be Healthy!
by Paul Chek • 2004
Stop fighting your own biology at every meal. Find your metabolic type and eat accordingly.
4.29
500+
How To Eat, Move And Be Healthy! Summary
How To Eat, Move And Be Healthy!
Stop fighting your own biology at every meal. Find your metabolic type and eat accordingly.
by Paul Chek 2004 255 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
On Fear
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Fear isn't something you have; it's something thought creates between past and future.
4.32
500+
On Fear Summary
On Fear
Fear isn't something you have; it's something thought creates between past and future.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 115 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
The Motivation Hacker
by Nick Winter • 2013
You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.
3.73
2k+
The Motivation Hacker Summary
The Motivation Hacker
You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.
by Nick Winter 2013 138 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Great Work of Your Life
by Stephen Cope • 2012
The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.
4.32
3k+
The Great Work of Your Life Summary
The Great Work of Your Life
The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.
by Stephen Cope 2012 272 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
The Connected Parent
by Karyn Purvis • 2020
Scripts and sensory rhythms that build trust when a child never learned it in infancy.
4.53
1k+
The Connected Parent Summary
The Connected Parent
Scripts and sensory rhythms that build trust when a child never learned it in infancy.
by Karyn Purvis 2020 187 pages
4.53
1k+ ratings
Stop Procrastinating
by Nils Salzgeber • 2017
Why five minutes of work beats motivation, and the emotion skills that make it stick.
4.19
500+
Stop Procrastinating Summary
Stop Procrastinating
Why five minutes of work beats motivation, and the emotion skills that make it stick.
by Nils Salzgeber 2017 115 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Let it Go
by T.D. Jakes • 2010
Unforgiveness is a slow poison. A pastor shows the biblical antidote, from diagnosis to release.
4.34
1k+
Let it Go Summary
Let it Go
Unforgiveness is a slow poison. A pastor shows the biblical antidote, from diagnosis to release.
by T.D. Jakes 2010 272 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Speed Mathematics
by Bill Handley • 2003
Calculate faster than a calculator using only a pencil, a circle, and simple subtraction.
3.98
146
Speed Mathematics Summary
Speed Mathematics
Calculate faster than a calculator using only a pencil, a circle, and simple subtraction.
by Bill Handley 2003 320 pages
3.98
146 ratings
The Power Of Less
by Leo Babauta • 2008
Do less but better: why limits beat willpower, and the 30-day system for permanent habits.
3.71
10k+
The Power Of Less Summary
The Power Of Less
Do less but better: why limits beat willpower, and the 30-day system for permanent habits.
by Leo Babauta 2008 170 pages
3.71
10k+ ratings
How to Walk
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2013
Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.
4.16
3k+
How to Walk Summary
How to Walk
Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013 120 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Happiness Is the Way
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2019
A mental shift that transforms frustration into fulfillment, without changing anything outside you.
4.27
500+
Happiness Is the Way Summary
Happiness Is the Way
A mental shift that transforms frustration into fulfillment, without changing anything outside you.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2019 208 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Girl, Wash Your Face
by Rachel Hollis • 2018
Your limiting beliefs are reversible lies. A personal, story-driven manual for unlearning them.
3.57
200k+
Girl, Wash Your Face Summary
Girl, Wash Your Face
Your limiting beliefs are reversible lies. A personal, story-driven manual for unlearning them.
by Rachel Hollis 2018 220 pages
3.57
200k+ ratings
Fight Like a Girl
by Lisa Bevere • 2006
Stop hiding your femininity. It's your God-given edge for mending a broken world.
3.99
500+
Fight Like a Girl Summary
Fight Like a Girl
Stop hiding your femininity. It's your God-given edge for mending a broken world.
by Lisa Bevere 2006
3.99
500+ ratings
Walking to Destiny
by Christopher M. Snider • 2023
Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.
4.11
133
Walking to Destiny Summary
Walking to Destiny
Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.
by Christopher M. Snider 2023 324 pages
4.11
133 ratings
Compelling People
by John Neffinger • 2013
The two traits behind every social judgment, and why projecting only one always backfires.
3.72
1k+
Compelling People Summary
Compelling People
The two traits behind every social judgment, and why projecting only one always backfires.
by John Neffinger 2013 304 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
You Can Sell
by Shiv Khera • 2010
Trust the seller, then trust the product. A complete sales method built on that sequence.
3.84
500+
You Can Sell Summary
You Can Sell
Trust the seller, then trust the product. A complete sales method built on that sequence.
by Shiv Khera 2010 290 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
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