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Self Help Book Summaries

The Naked Now
by Richard Rohr • 2009
God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.
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5k+
The Naked Now Summary
The Naked Now
God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.
by Richard Rohr 2009 187 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Black Box Thinking
by Matthew Syed • 2015
Two 747s of patients die daily from preventable errors. The psychology that keeps us blind.
4.28
14k+
Black Box Thinking Summary
Black Box Thinking
Two 747s of patients die daily from preventable errors. The psychology that keeps us blind.
by Matthew Syed 2015 336 pages
4.28
14k+ ratings
The Laws of Connection
by David Robson • 2024
Social bonds predict longevity better than diet or exercise. The skills to build them are learnable.
3.74
434
The Laws of Connection Summary
The Laws of Connection
Social bonds predict longevity better than diet or exercise. The skills to build them are learnable.
by David Robson 2024 320 pages
3.74
434 ratings
Blueprint for Revolution
by Srdja Popovic • 2015
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
4.30
2k+
Blueprint for Revolution Summary
Blueprint for Revolution
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
by Srdja Popovic 2015 304 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
On Combat
by Dave Grossman • 2004
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
4.29
4k+
On Combat Summary
On Combat
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
by Dave Grossman 2004 395 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Leveling Up
by Ryan Leak • 2022
Twelve questions that close the gap between the life you have and the one you want.
4.26
500+
Leveling Up Summary
Leveling Up
Twelve questions that close the gap between the life you have and the one you want.
by Ryan Leak 2022 222 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Ignited Minds
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2002
Turn India's one billion minds into a superpower: a scientist-president's manifesto.
4.03
11k+
Ignited Minds Summary
Ignited Minds
Turn India's one billion minds into a superpower: a scientist-president's manifesto.
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2002 222 pages
4.03
11k+ ratings
To Sell Is Human
by Daniel H. Pink • 2012
You spend 40% of your workday selling. You just don't call it that.
3.87
26k+
To Sell Is Human Summary
To Sell Is Human
You spend 40% of your workday selling. You just don't call it that.
by Daniel H. Pink 2012 272 pages
3.87
26k+ ratings
59 Seconds
by Richard Wiseman • 2009
Visualizing success backfires. Gratitude, touch, and a plant on your desk work better.
3.79
10k+
59 Seconds Summary
59 Seconds
Visualizing success backfires. Gratitude, touch, and a plant on your desk work better.
by Richard Wiseman 2009 357 pages
3.79
10k+ ratings
Lives of the Stoics
by Ryan Holiday • 2020
Shipwreck, slavery, and empire: the Stoic art of living, taught by the lives that forged it.
4.03
7k+
Lives of the Stoics Summary
Lives of the Stoics
Shipwreck, slavery, and empire: the Stoic art of living, taught by the lives that forged it.
by Ryan Holiday 2020 352 pages
4.03
7k+ ratings
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory
by Kevin Trudeau • 1997
Pictures stick. Words slide off. A thirty-minute daily method for remembering anything.
3.64
221
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory Summary
Kevin Trudeau's Mega Memory
Pictures stick. Words slide off. A thirty-minute daily method for remembering anything.
by Kevin Trudeau 1997 368 pages
3.64
221 ratings
The Truth Detector
by Jack Schafer • 2020
How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.
4.22
368
The Truth Detector Summary
The Truth Detector
How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.
by Jack Schafer 2020 288 pages
4.22
368 ratings
Gut Feelings
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2007
Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.
3.69
2k+
Gut Feelings Summary
Gut Feelings
Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2007 288 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Feck Perfuction
by James Victore • 2019
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
4.04
1k+
Feck Perfuction Summary
Feck Perfuction
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
by James Victore 2019 160 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Authentic Happiness
by Martin E.P. Seligman • 2002
Happiness is half genetic, but the other half can be learned. The science that shows you how.
3.92
12k+
Authentic Happiness Summary
Authentic Happiness
Happiness is half genetic, but the other half can be learned. The science that shows you how.
by Martin E.P. Seligman 2002 336 pages
3.92
12k+ ratings
Ultimate Guide to Kink
by Tristan Taormino • 2012
A practical guide to BDSM: how to play hard, communicate clearly, and care deeply.
4.06
500+
Ultimate Guide to Kink Summary
Ultimate Guide to Kink
A practical guide to BDSM: how to play hard, communicate clearly, and care deeply.
by Tristan Taormino 2012 464 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Soulcraft
by Bill Plotkin • 2003
Your soul isn't found above. It waits in the dark descent most paths avoid.
4.26
1k+
Soulcraft Summary
Soulcraft
Your soul isn't found above. It waits in the dark descent most paths avoid.
by Bill Plotkin 2003 400 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Happy Money
by Elizabeth Dunn • 2013
More money won't make you happier. Where you put it will.
3.68
3k+
Happy Money Summary
Happy Money
More money won't make you happier. Where you put it will.
by Elizabeth Dunn 2013 224 pages
3.68
3k+ ratings
Effortless Mastery
by Kenny Werner • 1996
Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.
4.22
2k+
Effortless Mastery Summary
Effortless Mastery
Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.
by Kenny Werner 1996 192 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
3.98
1k+
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015 154 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
How to Build a Billion Dollar App
by George Berkowski • 2014
A billion dollars comes from one of five models. Know yours before you scale.
4.12
1k+
How to Build a Billion Dollar App Summary
How to Build a Billion Dollar App
A billion dollars comes from one of five models. Know yours before you scale.
by George Berkowski 2014 480 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Case In Point
by Marc P. Cosentino • 2001
Frameworks, drills, and practice cases: the system that turns consulting interviews into offers.
3.97
2k+
Case In Point Summary
Case In Point
Frameworks, drills, and practice cases: the system that turns consulting interviews into offers.
by Marc P. Cosentino 2001 228 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Quiet
by Susan Cain • 2012
Introverts aren't failed extroverts. The science and strategies that make quiet a hidden advantage.
4.07
400k+
Quiet Summary
Quiet
Introverts aren't failed extroverts. The science and strategies that make quiet a hidden advantage.
by Susan Cain 2012 332 pages
4.07
400k+ ratings
The Procrastination Equation
by Piers Steel • 2010
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
3.72
3k+
The Procrastination Equation Summary
The Procrastination Equation
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
by Piers Steel 2010 320 pages
3.72
3k+ ratings
The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist
by Debbie Mirza • 2017
Covert narcissists hide behind kindness. How to recognize invisible abuse and find your way back.
4.29
3k+
The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist Summary
The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist
Covert narcissists hide behind kindness. How to recognize invisible abuse and find your way back.
by Debbie Mirza 2017 228 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
The Book of Numbers
by Aaron Clarey • 2020
A man holds a 0.0007% lottery ticket for a happy marriage. The ticket costs $260,000.
4.10
500+
The Book of Numbers Summary
The Book of Numbers
A man holds a 0.0007% lottery ticket for a happy marriage. The ticket costs $260,000.
by Aaron Clarey 2020 110 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
INKED
by Jeb Blount • 2020
Get picked first. Then negotiate. The emotional control and leverage playbook for sales closers.
4.21
218
INKED Summary
INKED
Get picked first. Then negotiate. The emotional control and leverage playbook for sales closers.
by Jeb Blount 2020 309 pages
4.21
218 ratings
The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People
by Shahida Arabi • 2020
Highly sensitive people attract manipulators. Spot the tactics, break the chemistry, stay free.
3.85
3k+
The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People Summary
The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People
Highly sensitive people attract manipulators. Spot the tactics, break the chemistry, stay free.
by Shahida Arabi 2020 194 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
Raving Fans
by Ken Blanchard • 1992
A Yaqui sorcerer teaches his reluctant apprentice to dismantle reality as he knows it.
3.84
10k+
Raving Fans Summary
Raving Fans
A Yaqui sorcerer teaches his reluctant apprentice to dismantle reality as he knows it.
by Ken Blanchard 1992 137 pages
3.84
10k+ ratings
You Are Not So Smart
by David McRaney • 2011
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
3.86
36k+
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
by David McRaney 2011 302 pages
3.86
36k+ ratings
Frogs Into Princes
by Richard Bandler • 1979
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
3.97
1k+
Frogs Into Princes Summary
Frogs Into Princes
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
by Richard Bandler 1979 194 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Cultures of Growth
by Mary C. Murphy • 2024
Mindset is cultural, not personal. Your workplace is quietly deciding whether you grow or stagnate.
3.90
500+
Cultures of Growth Summary
Cultures of Growth
Mindset is cultural, not personal. Your workplace is quietly deciding whether you grow or stagnate.
by Mary C. Murphy 2024 349 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
The Inner Game of Work
by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1999
You are one inner critic away from better work. The tennis coach's method for sidelining it.
3.95
500+
The Inner Game of Work Summary
The Inner Game of Work
You are one inner critic away from better work. The tennis coach's method for sidelining it.
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1999 256 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Radical Focus
by Christina Wodtke • 2016
The OKR playbook: one qualitative goal, a few measured results, a weekly cadence that forces focus.
3.96
4k+
Radical Focus Summary
Radical Focus
The OKR playbook: one qualitative goal, a few measured results, a weekly cadence that forces focus.
by Christina Wodtke 2016 179 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
Why We Get Sick
by Benjamin Bikman • 2020
The hidden condition driving most chronic disease; the diet that reverses it.
4.11
6k+
Why We Get Sick Summary
Why We Get Sick
The hidden condition driving most chronic disease; the diet that reverses it.
by Benjamin Bikman 2020 280 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
Rewire Your Anxious Brain
by Catherine M. Pittman • 2015
Anxiety runs on two brain circuits. Treat both to retrain the fear response.
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5k+
Rewire Your Anxious Brain Summary
Rewire Your Anxious Brain
Anxiety runs on two brain circuits. Treat both to retrain the fear response.
by Catherine M. Pittman 2015 232 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
One Small Step Can Change Your Life
by Robert Maurer • 2009
Your brain fights big goals like threats. The workaround is embarrassingly small steps.
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9k+
One Small Step Can Change Your Life Summary
One Small Step Can Change Your Life
Your brain fights big goals like threats. The workaround is embarrassingly small steps.
by Robert Maurer 2009 228 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Mirror Work
by Louise L. Hay • 1984
A 21-day mirror practice that turns your harshest inner critic into your strongest ally.
4.28
1k+
Mirror Work Summary
Mirror Work
A 21-day mirror practice that turns your harshest inner critic into your strongest ally.
by Louise L. Hay 1984 208 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Anxiously Attached
by Jessica Baum LMHC • 2022
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
4.01
4k+
Anxiously Attached Summary
Anxiously Attached
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
by Jessica Baum LMHC 2022 303 pages
4.01
4k+ ratings
What It Takes
by Stephen A. Schwarzman • 2019
The Blackstone playbook: think bigger, hire sharper, lose less, and treat every failure as tuition.
4.14
9k+
What It Takes Summary
What It Takes
The Blackstone playbook: think bigger, hire sharper, lose less, and treat every failure as tuition.
by Stephen A. Schwarzman 2019 400 pages
4.14
9k+ ratings
Sales Management. Simplified.
by Mike Weinberg • 2015
The blunt playbook for sales managers: cut the noise, and own what actually drives results.
4.37
1k+
Sales Management. Simplified. Summary
Sales Management. Simplified.
The blunt playbook for sales managers: cut the noise, and own what actually drives results.
by Mike Weinberg 2015 224 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Sociopath
by Patric Gagne • 2024
Five stages explain why men pursue glory, build empires, and disappear into silence. Learn the map.
3.74
100k+
Sociopath Summary
Sociopath
Five stages explain why men pursue glory, build empires, and disappear into silence. Learn the map.
by Patric Gagne 2024 368 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits
by Companion Works • 2021
A workbook that turns behavior-change principles into daily exercises, so tiny habits stick.
4.17
176
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits Summary
Workbook for James Clear's Atomic Habits
A workbook that turns behavior-change principles into daily exercises, so tiny habits stick.
by Companion Works 2021 118 pages
4.17
176 ratings
8 Rules of Love
by Jay Shetty • 2023
A former monk's rules for love: solitude first, purpose over partner, and conflict solved together.
3.90
30k+
8 Rules of Love Summary
8 Rules of Love
A former monk's rules for love: solitude first, purpose over partner, and conflict solved together.
by Jay Shetty 2023 309 pages
3.90
30k+ ratings
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
by Babette Rothschild • 2009
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
4.23
487
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Summary
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
by Babette Rothschild 2009 192 pages
4.23
487 ratings
Creative Visualization
by Shakti Gawain • 1978
Turning your imagination into a precision tool for health, wealth, and relationships.
4.12
26k+
Creative Visualization Summary
Creative Visualization
Turning your imagination into a precision tool for health, wealth, and relationships.
by Shakti Gawain 1978 175 pages
4.12
26k+ ratings
Sacred Marriage Gift Edition
by Gary L. Thomas • 2000
Marriage is for your holiness, not your happiness. That one shift reframes every conflict.
4.26
20k+
Sacred Marriage Gift Edition Summary
Sacred Marriage Gift Edition
Marriage is for your holiness, not your happiness. That one shift reframes every conflict.
by Gary L. Thomas 2000 464 pages
4.26
20k+ ratings
Many Lives, Many Masters
by Brian L. Weiss • 1988
A skeptical psychiatrist hypnotizes a patient and uncovers 86 past lives and messages from beyond.
4.17
84k+
Many Lives, Many Masters Summary
Many Lives, Many Masters
A skeptical psychiatrist hypnotizes a patient and uncovers 86 past lives and messages from beyond.
by Brian L. Weiss 1988 219 pages
4.17
84k+ ratings
Convince Them in 90 Seconds or Less
by Nicholas Boothman • 2002
The first 90 seconds decide if you connect or crash. A tactical playbook for those moments.
3.97
1k+
Convince Them in 90 Seconds or Less Summary
Convince Them in 90 Seconds or Less
The first 90 seconds decide if you connect or crash. A tactical playbook for those moments.
by Nicholas Boothman 2002 304 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
The ADHD Effect on Marriage
by Melissa Orlov • 2010
The non-ADHD partner needs treatment too. Six steps to break the ADHD marriage cycle.
3.92
3k+
The ADHD Effect on Marriage Summary
The ADHD Effect on Marriage
The non-ADHD partner needs treatment too. Six steps to break the ADHD marriage cycle.
by Melissa Orlov 2010 233 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
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