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Self Help Book Summaries

12 Months to $1 Million
by Ryan Daniel Moran • 2020
Build a physical product brand to seven figures. The 12-month playbook: launch, scale, cash out.
4.20
2k+
12 Months to $1 Million Summary
12 Months to $1 Million
Build a physical product brand to seven figures. The 12-month playbook: launch, scale, cash out.
by Ryan Daniel Moran 2020 220 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Cultish
by Amanda Montell • 2021
The secret grammar shared by Jim Jones, your spin instructor, and the QAnon guy next door.
3.80
100k+
Cultish Summary
Cultish
The secret grammar shared by Jim Jones, your spin instructor, and the QAnon guy next door.
by Amanda Montell 2021 309 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Never Eat Alone
by Keith Ferrazzi • 2005
Networking without generosity is collecting contacts. The real work begins before you have to ask.
3.84
51k+
Never Eat Alone Summary
Never Eat Alone
Networking without generosity is collecting contacts. The real work begins before you have to ask.
by Keith Ferrazzi 2005 309 pages
3.84
51k+ ratings
Raising Boys
by Steve Biddulph • 1997
Boys grow through phases, not years. What each one demands from the adults who love them.
3.73
4k+
Raising Boys Summary
Raising Boys
Boys grow through phases, not years. What each one demands from the adults who love them.
by Steve Biddulph 1997 224 pages
3.73
4k+ ratings
The Self-Driven Child
by William Stixrud • 2018
Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.
4.33
7k+
The Self-Driven Child Summary
The Self-Driven Child
Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.
by William Stixrud 2018 384 pages
4.33
7k+ ratings
Personality Plus
by Florence Littauer • 1983
Identify your personality blend among four ancient types, then learn to read and adapt to anyone.
4.19
10k+
Personality Plus Summary
Personality Plus
Identify your personality blend among four ancient types, then learn to read and adapt to anyone.
by Florence Littauer 1983 208 pages
4.19
10k+ ratings
Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them
by Susan Forward • 1986
The charm overwhelms. The cruelty comes later. How to recognize the cycle before it erases you.
4.12
2k+
Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them Summary
Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them
The charm overwhelms. The cruelty comes later. How to recognize the cycle before it erases you.
by Susan Forward 1986 304 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
by Judith S. Beck • 1995
CBT made clinical: session maps, case formulation, and the skills that turn worksheets into change.
4.22
3k+
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Summary
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
CBT made clinical: session maps, case formulation, and the skills that turn worksheets into change.
by Judith S. Beck 1995 432 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set
by Morgan Housel • 2022
Getting wealth and staying wealth are opposite skills, and most people only learn one.
4.29
304
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set Summary
The Psychology of Money, Hyperfocus, Eat That Frog!, How to Talk to Anyone 4 Books Collection Set
Getting wealth and staying wealth are opposite skills, and most people only learn one.
by Morgan Housel 2022 1023 pages
4.29
304 ratings
How to Be a Stoic
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2017
Why Stoicism still works: daily exercises to untangle emotions and reframe setbacks as training.
4.03
14k+
How to Be a Stoic Summary
How to Be a Stoic
Why Stoicism still works: daily exercises to untangle emotions and reframe setbacks as training.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2017 289 pages
4.03
14k+ ratings
100 Ways to Motivate Yourself
by Steve Chandler • 2006
Motivation is a skill you can build. A hundred mental switches for activating it on demand.
4.01
7k+
100 Ways to Motivate Yourself Summary
100 Ways to Motivate Yourself
Motivation is a skill you can build. A hundred mental switches for activating it on demand.
by Steve Chandler 2006 223 pages
4.01
7k+ ratings
The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need
by Joanna Martine Woolfolk • 1982
A manual for reading the Moon, houses, and aspects. Sun signs are just the opening line.
4.28
5k+
The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need Summary
The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need
A manual for reading the Moon, houses, and aspects. Sun signs are just the opening line.
by Joanna Martine Woolfolk 1982 461 pages
4.28
5k+ ratings
I Can Make You Rich
by Paul McKenna • 2007
Your unconscious mind has a setting that caps your income. The manual for turning it up.
3.74
469
I Can Make You Rich Summary
I Can Make You Rich
Your unconscious mind has a setting that caps your income. The manual for turning it up.
by Paul McKenna 2007 307 pages
3.74
469 ratings
Sex Yourself
by Carlyle Jansen • 2015
How to master solo sex, amplify orgasm, and bring what you learn into any bedroom.
4.04
48
Sex Yourself Summary
Sex Yourself
How to master solo sex, amplify orgasm, and bring what you learn into any bedroom.
by Carlyle Jansen 2015 176 pages
4.04
48 ratings
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps
by Allan Pease • 1998
He hunts silence. She gathers words. Your friction is biology, not character.
3.75
11k+
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps Summary
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps
He hunts silence. She gathers words. Your friction is biology, not character.
by Allan Pease 1998
3.75
11k+ ratings
Trauma
by Paul Conti • 2021
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
3.73
2k+
Trauma Summary
Trauma
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
by Paul Conti 2021 200 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
Soccer IQ
by Dan Blank • 2012
Eighty rules that turn soccer reactions into soccer decisions: play faster by thinking smarter.
4.28
1k+
Soccer IQ Summary
Soccer IQ
Eighty rules that turn soccer reactions into soccer decisions: play faster by thinking smarter.
by Dan Blank 2012 133 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Marketing Artificial Intelligence
by Paul Roetzer • 2022
How to separate AI hype from real marketing use cases, and what to automate first.
3.66
132
Marketing Artificial Intelligence Summary
Marketing Artificial Intelligence
How to separate AI hype from real marketing use cases, and what to automate first.
by Paul Roetzer 2022 256 pages
3.66
132 ratings
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
by 50 Cent • 2020
Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.
4.33
9k+
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter Summary
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.
by 50 Cent 2020 304 pages
4.33
9k+ ratings
Amp It Up
by Frank Slootman • 2022
You're moving too slow and tolerating too much. A three-time CEO's guide to fixing both.
4.01
3k+
Amp It Up Summary
Amp It Up
You're moving too slow and tolerating too much. A three-time CEO's guide to fixing both.
by Frank Slootman 2022 191 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
Creative Confidence
by Tom Kelley • 2013
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
3.97
14k+
Creative Confidence Summary
Creative Confidence
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
by Tom Kelley 2013 288 pages
3.97
14k+ ratings
Antinet Zettelkasten
by Scott P. Scheper • 2022
The four-part analog system that produces books and breakthroughs, no digital tool required.
3.73
261
Antinet Zettelkasten Summary
Antinet Zettelkasten
The four-part analog system that produces books and breakthroughs, no digital tool required.
by Scott P. Scheper 2022 739 pages
3.73
261 ratings
You Are Here
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2004
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
4.30
12k+
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004 165 pages
4.30
12k+ ratings
The Psychology of Investing
by John R. Nofsinger • 2001
Your portfolio's biggest enemy isn't the market. It's the biases you don't know you have.
4.01
278
The Psychology of Investing Summary
The Psychology of Investing
Your portfolio's biggest enemy isn't the market. It's the biases you don't know you have.
by John R. Nofsinger 2001 116 pages
4.01
278 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams
by Jon R. Katzenbach • 2013
Debate without damage, decide without deadlock: the HBR rules for teams that perform.
3.82
370
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams
Debate without damage, decide without deadlock: the HBR rules for teams that perform.
by Jon R. Katzenbach 2013 208 pages
3.82
370 ratings
The Circadian Code
by Satchin Panda • 2018
Your body's clock rules your weight, sleep, and health. Learn to set it.
4.16
5k+
The Circadian Code Summary
The Circadian Code
Your body's clock rules your weight, sleep, and health. Learn to set it.
by Satchin Panda 2018 288 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Crush It!
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2001
Your passion can pay: the social media blueprint for building a business that lasts.
3.87
33k+
Crush It! Summary
Crush It!
Your passion can pay: the social media blueprint for building a business that lasts.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2001 150 pages
3.87
33k+ ratings
ADKAR
by Jeffrey M. Hiatt • 2006
Five stages that turn change resistance into daily habit, where top-down mandates alone fail.
3.85
1k+
ADKAR Summary
ADKAR
Five stages that turn change resistance into daily habit, where top-down mandates alone fail.
by Jeffrey M. Hiatt 2006 146 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
The Dhandho Investor
by Mohnish Pabrai • 2007
Buy simple businesses at steep discounts and bet heavily: the motel owner's stock method.
4.22
9k+
The Dhandho Investor Summary
The Dhandho Investor
Buy simple businesses at steep discounts and bet heavily: the motel owner's stock method.
by Mohnish Pabrai 2007 208 pages
4.22
9k+ ratings
Untangled
by Lisa Damour • 2016
Why your daughter's coldness, mood swings, and rebellion are proof she's growing, not falling apart.
4.52
19k+
Untangled Summary
Untangled
Why your daughter's coldness, mood swings, and rebellion are proof she's growing, not falling apart.
by Lisa Damour 2016 352 pages
4.52
19k+ ratings
Life Without Limits
by Nick Vujicic • 2007
No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.
4.11
9k+
Life Without Limits Summary
Life Without Limits
No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.
by Nick Vujicic 2007 238 pages
4.11
9k+ ratings
Spirit-Controlled Temperament
by Tim LaHaye • 1966
Your inborn weaknesses need not define you: how the Holy Spirit reshapes temperament from within.
4.12
1k+
Spirit-Controlled Temperament Summary
Spirit-Controlled Temperament
Your inborn weaknesses need not define you: how the Holy Spirit reshapes temperament from within.
by Tim LaHaye 1966 256 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Life's Amazing Secrets
by Gaur Gopal Das • 2018
Life drifts out of alignment in four places. A monk's spiritual practice for keeping them steady.
4.23
9k+
Life's Amazing Secrets Summary
Life's Amazing Secrets
Life drifts out of alignment in four places. A monk's spiritual practice for keeping them steady.
by Gaur Gopal Das 2018 208 pages
4.23
9k+ ratings
Attitude 101
by John C. Maxwell • 2002
Your attitude is the one leadership variable you can control. A short primer on mastering it.
4.21
3k+
Attitude 101 Summary
Attitude 101
Your attitude is the one leadership variable you can control. A short primer on mastering it.
by John C. Maxwell 2002 112 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
48 Laws of Spiritual Power
by Frank Viola • 2022
Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.
4.68
148
48 Laws of Spiritual Power Summary
48 Laws of Spiritual Power
Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.
by Frank Viola 2022 272 pages
4.68
148 ratings
Attitude Is Everything
by Jeff Keller • 1999
Your attitude filters every outcome. A method for rewiring that filter, one thought at a time.
4.21
13k+
Attitude Is Everything Summary
Attitude Is Everything
Your attitude filters every outcome. A method for rewiring that filter, one thought at a time.
by Jeff Keller 1999 129 pages
4.21
13k+ ratings
Hell Yeah or No
by Derek Sivers • 2020
If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.
4.17
4k+
Hell Yeah or No Summary
Hell Yeah or No
If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.
by Derek Sivers 2020
4.17
4k+ ratings
Tiny Beautiful Things
by Cheryl Strayed • 2012
Online, an advice columnist bared her own wounds to answer strangers' letters about love and loss.
4.15
100k+
Tiny Beautiful Things Summary
Tiny Beautiful Things
Online, an advice columnist bared her own wounds to answer strangers' letters about love and loss.
by Cheryl Strayed 2012 353 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Linchpin
by Seth Godin • 2010
Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.
3.83
46k+
Linchpin Summary
Linchpin
Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.
by Seth Godin 2010 257 pages
3.83
46k+ ratings
Writing That Works
by Kenneth Roman • 1981
From emails to proposals, the enduring rules for business writing that gets read and gets results.
3.72
1k+
Writing That Works Summary
Writing That Works
From emails to proposals, the enduring rules for business writing that gets read and gets results.
by Kenneth Roman 1981 210 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Immediate Action
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021
Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.
4.13
2k+
Immediate Action Summary
Immediate Action
Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2021 66 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Back Mechanic
by Stuart McGill • 2015
Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.
4.50
1k+
Back Mechanic Summary
Back Mechanic
Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.
by Stuart McGill 2015 303 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
by Timothy A. Pychyl • 2013
Tomorrow's motivation is a myth your brain sells you. Here's what actually interrupts the pattern.
3.77
5k+
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle Summary
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle
Tomorrow's motivation is a myth your brain sells you. Here's what actually interrupts the pattern.
by Timothy A. Pychyl 2013 128 pages
3.77
5k+ ratings
The Formula
by Albert-László Barabási • 2018
Talent hits a ceiling. Success doesn't. The network science of who actually rises, and why.
4.17
2k+
The Formula Summary
The Formula
Talent hits a ceiling. Success doesn't. The network science of who actually rises, and why.
by Albert-László Barabási 2018 320 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
The Great Cholesterol Myth
by Jonny Bowden • 2012
Cholesterol doesn't drive heart attacks. Inflammation does. What to test, eat, and do instead.
4.33
3k+
The Great Cholesterol Myth Summary
The Great Cholesterol Myth
Cholesterol doesn't drive heart attacks. Inflammation does. What to test, eat, and do instead.
by Jonny Bowden 2012 240 pages
4.33
3k+ ratings
Better Sex Through Mindfulness
by Lori A. Brotto • 2018
Desire often follows arousal, not the reverse. Mindfulness exercises that help women close that gap.
4.02
500+
Better Sex Through Mindfulness Summary
Better Sex Through Mindfulness
Desire often follows arousal, not the reverse. Mindfulness exercises that help women close that gap.
by Lori A. Brotto 2018 272 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
The Naked Warrior
by Pavel Tsatsouline • 2003
Two bodyweight moves, ancient tension secrets, and a practice method that never exhausts you.
4.06
1k+
The Naked Warrior Summary
The Naked Warrior
Two bodyweight moves, ancient tension secrets, and a practice method that never exhausts you.
by Pavel Tsatsouline 2003 218 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Warrior Poet Way
by John Lovell • 2023
Most men pick strength or sensitivity. This book makes you choose both.
4.37
1k+
The Warrior Poet Way Summary
The Warrior Poet Way
Most men pick strength or sensitivity. This book makes you choose both.
by John Lovell 2023 287 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
The Stoic Challenge
by William B. Irvine • 2019
See adversity as a resilience workout: reframe a setback fast enough and the anger never arrives.
3.74
6k+
The Stoic Challenge Summary
The Stoic Challenge
See adversity as a resilience workout: reframe a setback fast enough and the anger never arrives.
by William B. Irvine 2019 192 pages
3.74
6k+ ratings
The Drunkard's Walk
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2008
Success isn't as earned as you think. Probability decides more outcomes than talent ever does.
3.95
24k+
The Drunkard's Walk Summary
The Drunkard's Walk
Success isn't as earned as you think. Probability decides more outcomes than talent ever does.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2008 317 pages
3.95
24k+ ratings
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