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Self Help Book Summaries

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
by Steve Harvey • 2009
What a man's job, title, and income reveal about his intentions: a playbook for commitment.
3.77
52k+
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man Summary
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
What a man's job, title, and income reveal about his intentions: a playbook for commitment.
by Steve Harvey 2009 232 pages
3.77
52k+ ratings
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
by Daniel C. Dennett • 2013
A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.
3.78
4k+
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Summary
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.
by Daniel C. Dennett 2013 496 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
The Book on Investing in Real Estate With No (and Low) Money Down
by Brandon Turner • 2014
No cash? Eight financing strategies that let someone else fund your real estate portfolio.
4.18
2k+
The Book on Investing in Real Estate With No (and Low) Money Down Summary
The Book on Investing in Real Estate With No (and Low) Money Down
No cash? Eight financing strategies that let someone else fund your real estate portfolio.
by Brandon Turner 2014 187 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Raising a Secure Child
by Kent Hoffman • 2017
Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.
4.22
1k+
Raising a Secure Child Summary
Raising a Secure Child
Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.
by Kent Hoffman 2017 280 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Bending Reality
by Victoria Song • 2021
The internal shift that turns improbable outcomes into ordinary results.
4.52
500+
Bending Reality Summary
Bending Reality
The internal shift that turns improbable outcomes into ordinary results.
by Victoria Song 2021 190 pages
4.52
500+ ratings
Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich
by Robert T. Kiyosaki • 2010
The financial playbook schools never taught: how to build assets that pay you while you sleep.
4.02
2k+
Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich Summary
Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich
The financial playbook schools never taught: how to build assets that pay you while you sleep.
by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2010
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Narcissist in Your Life
by Julie L. Hall • 2019
The exit from a narcissist's grip begins with the family role you never chose.
4.33
1k+
The Narcissist in Your Life Summary
The Narcissist in Your Life
The exit from a narcissist's grip begins with the family role you never chose.
by Julie L. Hall 2019 320 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Turning the Flywheel
by Jim Collins • 2019
Four to six linked components, pushed relentlessly, compound into decades of unstoppable momentum.
4.20
2k+
Turning the Flywheel Summary
Turning the Flywheel
Four to six linked components, pushed relentlessly, compound into decades of unstoppable momentum.
by Jim Collins 2019 46 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Getting More
by Stuart Diamond • 2010
Negotiation is mostly about emotions and relationships; the substance is barely a rounding error.
4.09
3k+
Getting More Summary
Getting More
Negotiation is mostly about emotions and relationships; the substance is barely a rounding error.
by Stuart Diamond 2010 416 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
New Business Road Test
by John W. Mullins • 2003
Most business plans should never be written. The pre-plan gauntlet that proves an idea first.
3.97
5k+
New Business Road Test Summary
New Business Road Test
Most business plans should never be written. The pre-plan gauntlet that proves an idea first.
by John W. Mullins 2003 284 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
Plato, Not Prozac!
by Lou Marinoff • 1999
A five-step method that uses philosophy to solve life's everyday problems, no couch required.
3.47
2k+
Plato, Not Prozac! Summary
Plato, Not Prozac!
A five-step method that uses philosophy to solve life's everyday problems, no couch required.
by Lou Marinoff 1999 320 pages
3.47
2k+ ratings
The Wonder Weeks
by Hetty van de Rijt • 1992
When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.
3.89
6k+
The Wonder Weeks Summary
The Wonder Weeks
When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.
by Hetty van de Rijt 1992 493 pages
3.89
6k+ ratings
Someday Is Today
by Matthew Dicks • 2022
A creative's guide to reclaiming hours, failing forward, and succeeding without being a jerk.
3.86
1k+
Someday Is Today Summary
Someday Is Today
A creative's guide to reclaiming hours, failing forward, and succeeding without being a jerk.
by Matthew Dicks 2022 344 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Socrates Express
by Eric Weiner • 2020
A ticket, a train, and the dead philosophers who can still teach you how to live.
4.14
4k+
The Socrates Express Summary
The Socrates Express
A ticket, a train, and the dead philosophers who can still teach you how to live.
by Eric Weiner 2020 352 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
What's Our Problem?
by Tim Urban • 2023
A society can think like a scientist or a zealot. Right now, the zealot is in charge.
4.24
5k+
What's Our Problem? Summary
What's Our Problem?
A society can think like a scientist or a zealot. Right now, the zealot is in charge.
by Tim Urban 2023 746 pages
4.24
5k+ ratings
Foolproof
by Sander van der Linden • 2023
Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.
3.97
500+
Foolproof Summary
Foolproof
Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.
by Sander van der Linden 2023 366 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
The Comfort Zone
by Kristen Butler • 2023
Stop forcing yourself out of your comfort zone. Growth thrives where you feel safe.
4.01
432
The Comfort Zone Summary
The Comfort Zone
Stop forcing yourself out of your comfort zone. Growth thrives where you feel safe.
by Kristen Butler 2023 336 pages
4.01
432 ratings
Psychology For Dummies
by Adam Cash • 2002
A plain-English map of the mind: what drives you, why you forget, how to think clearer.
3.74
1k+
Psychology For Dummies Summary
Psychology For Dummies
A plain-English map of the mind: what drives you, why you forget, how to think clearer.
by Adam Cash 2002 370 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition
by Gary Klein • 1998
Your best decisions skip the options list. How firefighters, nurses, and commanders really decide.
3.97
3k+
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition Summary
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition
Your best decisions skip the options list. How firefighters, nurses, and commanders really decide.
by Gary Klein 1998 360 pages
3.97
3k+ ratings
The Power of Nunchi
by Euny Hong • 2019
The Korean art of reading any room: how it turns anxiety into an advantage.
3.42
2k+
The Power of Nunchi Summary
The Power of Nunchi
The Korean art of reading any room: how it turns anxiety into an advantage.
by Euny Hong 2019 240 pages
3.42
2k+ ratings
3-D Negotiation
by David A. Lax • 2006
Most of a negotiation's outcome is determined before anyone speaks. Here is how to shape it.
3.88
3k+
3-D Negotiation Summary
3-D Negotiation
Most of a negotiation's outcome is determined before anyone speaks. Here is how to shape it.
by David A. Lax 2006 304 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
A Whack on the Side of the Head
by Roger Von Oech • 1973
Creativity is blocked not by lack of talent but by rules you forgot you were following.
3.95
2k+
A Whack on the Side of the Head Summary
A Whack on the Side of the Head
Creativity is blocked not by lack of talent but by rules you forgot you were following.
by Roger Von Oech 1973 256 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
by Chögyam Trungpa • 1973
The spiritual path has a built-in trap: the self seeking transcendence is still a self seeking.
4.22
8k+
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Summary
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
The spiritual path has a built-in trap: the self seeking transcendence is still a self seeking.
by Chögyam Trungpa 1973 272 pages
4.22
8k+ ratings
Change
by Damon Centola • 2021
Social change doesn't spread virally. The network margins, not influencers, hold the real leverage.
4.06
500+
Change Summary
Change
Social change doesn't spread virally. The network margins, not influencers, hold the real leverage.
by Damon Centola 2021 352 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Meditations on Violence
by Rory Miller • 2008
Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.
4.33
1k+
Meditations on Violence Summary
Meditations on Violence
Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.
by Rory Miller 2008 202 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Lincoln on Leadership
by Donald T. Phillips • 1993
He filled his cabinet with rivals and still won the war. Lincoln's playbook for tough times.
4.16
7k+
Lincoln on Leadership Summary
Lincoln on Leadership
He filled his cabinet with rivals and still won the war. Lincoln's playbook for tough times.
by Donald T. Phillips 1993 193 pages
4.16
7k+ ratings
Ramayana Unravelled
by Ami Ganatra • 2022
Rama's reign was a blueprint, not myth. Governance and moral principles hiding in the ancient epic.
4.38
500+
Ramayana Unravelled Summary
Ramayana Unravelled
Rama's reign was a blueprint, not myth. Governance and moral principles hiding in the ancient epic.
by Ami Ganatra 2022 236 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Beyond Positive Thinking
by Robert Anthony • 2004
Positive thinking is filtered through belief. A method that starts with how life actually works.
4.22
500+
Beyond Positive Thinking Summary
Beyond Positive Thinking
Positive thinking is filtered through belief. A method that starts with how life actually works.
by Robert Anthony 2004 179 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Tribe
by Sebastian Junger • 2016
The paradox of belonging: why modern comfort leaves us empty, and shared hardship makes us whole.
4.02
49k+
Tribe Summary
Tribe
The paradox of belonging: why modern comfort leaves us empty, and shared hardship makes us whole.
by Sebastian Junger 2016 182 pages
4.02
49k+ ratings
Living with a SEAL
by Jesse Itzler • 2015
A Navy SEAL lives with a millionaire for 31 days. One condition: total obedience.
4.28
21k+
Living with a SEAL Summary
Living with a SEAL
A Navy SEAL lives with a millionaire for 31 days. One condition: total obedience.
by Jesse Itzler 2015 272 pages
4.28
21k+ ratings
The Serendipity Mindset
by Christian Busch • 2020
The luck that changes careers isn't random: it follows rules anyone can learn.
3.68
500+
The Serendipity Mindset Summary
The Serendipity Mindset
The luck that changes careers isn't random: it follows rules anyone can learn.
by Christian Busch 2020
3.68
500+ ratings
Childhood Disrupted
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa • 2015
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
4.27
3k+
Childhood Disrupted Summary
Childhood Disrupted
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015 304 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People
by Les Giblin • 1956
Human nature runs on self-esteem: the practical playbook for turning that need into influence.
4.28
14k+
How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People Summary
How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People
Human nature runs on self-esteem: the practical playbook for turning that need into influence.
by Les Giblin 1956 196 pages
4.28
14k+ ratings
The Color Code
by Taylor Hartman • 1987
Four colors, four core motives: the simple personality map that makes every relationship navigable.
3.91
3k+
The Color Code Summary
The Color Code
Four colors, four core motives: the simple personality map that makes every relationship navigable.
by Taylor Hartman 1987 288 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Care of the Soul
by Thomas Moore • 1988
What if depression, failure, and heartbreak are doing necessary work that happiness never could?
3.98
18k+
Care of the Soul Summary
Care of the Soul
What if depression, failure, and heartbreak are doing necessary work that happiness never could?
by Thomas Moore 1988 312 pages
3.98
18k+ ratings
The Body Remembers
by Babette Rothschild • 2000
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
4.28
2k+
The Body Remembers Summary
The Body Remembers
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
by Babette Rothschild 2000 208 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Starting Strength
by Mark Rippetoe • 2005
Five barbell lifts and one rule: add weight every session. Everything else is noise.
4.44
10k+
Starting Strength Summary
Starting Strength
Five barbell lifts and one rule: add weight every session. Everything else is noise.
by Mark Rippetoe 2005 362 pages
4.44
10k+ ratings
Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion
by Jay Heinrichs • 2025
Win the argument with your laziest self: rhetoric's lost art of inward persuasion.
3.56
108
Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion Summary
Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion
Win the argument with your laziest self: rhetoric's lost art of inward persuasion.
by Jay Heinrichs 2025 288 pages
3.56
108 ratings
Wanting
by Luke Burgis • 2021
Everything you want, you learned to want by watching someone else. The question is who.
3.79
4k+
Wanting Summary
Wanting
Everything you want, you learned to want by watching someone else. The question is who.
by Luke Burgis 2021 304 pages
3.79
4k+ ratings
Energy Medicine
by Donna Eden • 1998
Nine invisible energy systems run your body. Learn to talk to them with your hands.
4.34
3k+
Energy Medicine Summary
Energy Medicine
Nine invisible energy systems run your body. Learn to talk to them with your hands.
by Donna Eden 1998 432 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Winning the Loser's Game, Seventh Edition
by Charles D. Ellis • 1985
The pros took over the market. Their collective skill made beating them a losing bet.
3.94
1k+
Winning the Loser's Game, Seventh Edition Summary
Winning the Loser's Game, Seventh Edition
The pros took over the market. Their collective skill made beating them a losing bet.
by Charles D. Ellis 1985 304 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
No Bad Kids
by Janet Lansbury • 2014
Stop punishing and distracting: the respectful way to set limits that preserves trust.
4.26
11k+
No Bad Kids Summary
No Bad Kids
Stop punishing and distracting: the respectful way to set limits that preserves trust.
by Janet Lansbury 2014 162 pages
4.26
11k+ ratings
The Mask of Masculinity
by Lewis Howes • 2017
Men perform toughness, silence, and control because the alternative feels like weakness. It isn't.
3.98
2k+
The Mask of Masculinity Summary
The Mask of Masculinity
Men perform toughness, silence, and control because the alternative feels like weakness. It isn't.
by Lewis Howes 2017 256 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
How to Talk to Anyone
by Patrick King • 2022
Everyone wants conversations to end sooner. Specific techniques to make yours the exception.
3.56
404
How to Talk to Anyone Summary
How to Talk to Anyone
Everyone wants conversations to end sooner. Specific techniques to make yours the exception.
by Patrick King 2022 205 pages
3.56
404 ratings
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success
by John Wooden • 2004
Winning isn't success. A legendary coach reveals the character framework that actually produces it.
4.10
1k+
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success Summary
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success
Winning isn't success. A legendary coach reveals the character framework that actually produces it.
by John Wooden 2004 163 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Fast 800
by Michael Mosley • 2018
Eight hundred calories a day can put diabetes into remission. The protocol that makes it stick.
3.73
7k+
The Fast 800 Summary
The Fast 800
Eight hundred calories a day can put diabetes into remission. The protocol that makes it stick.
by Michael Mosley 2018 252 pages
3.73
7k+ ratings
Start.
by Jon Acuff • 2013
A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.
3.96
7k+
Start. Summary
Start.
A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.
by Jon Acuff 2013 272 pages
3.96
7k+ ratings
Get a Grip
by Gino Wickman • 2012
Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.
4.19
1k+
Get a Grip Summary
Get a Grip
Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.
by Gino Wickman 2012 336 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming
by Dylan Tuccillo • 2012
You forget ninety percent of your dreams in ten minutes. Learn to wake up inside them.
3.96
2k+
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming Summary
A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming
You forget ninety percent of your dreams in ten minutes. Learn to wake up inside them.
by Dylan Tuccillo 2012 274 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Bible Study Guide
by Lysa TerKeurst • 2018
A step-by-step Bible study for navigating the gap between shattered expectations and steady faith.
4.29
38k+
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Bible Study Guide Summary
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Bible Study Guide
A step-by-step Bible study for navigating the gap between shattered expectations and steady faith.
by Lysa TerKeurst 2018 176 pages
4.29
38k+ ratings
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