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Transitions
by William Bridges • 2004
Real transformation requires an ending, then an empty gap. Skip the gap and nothing genuine begins.
4.03
4k+
Transitions Summary
Transitions 88%
Real transformation requires an ending, then an empty gap. Skip the gap and nothing genuine begins.
by William Bridges 2004
4.03
4k+ ratings
101 Secrets for Your Twenties
by Paul Angone • 2013
No dream job, no friend group, no clue: 101 secrets for the decade that refuses to make sense.
3.53
2k+
101 Secrets for Your Twenties Summary
101 Secrets for Your Twenties 88%
No dream job, no friend group, no clue: 101 secrets for the decade that refuses to make sense.
by Paul Angone 2013
3.53
2k+ ratings
The Other Side of Chaos
by Margaret Silf • 2011
Life's breakdowns are not detours. A spiritual guide for making the most of the in-between.
3.99
106
The Other Side of Chaos Summary
The Other Side of Chaos 88%
Life's breakdowns are not detours. A spiritual guide for making the most of the in-between.
by Margaret Silf 2011
3.99
106 ratings
Passages
by Gail Sheehy • 1976
A hidden timetable governs adult life: predictable crises that are not breakdowns but breakthroughs.
3.87
2k+
Passages Summary
Passages 88%
A hidden timetable governs adult life: predictable crises that are not breakdowns but breakthroughs.
by Gail Sheehy 1976
3.87
2k+ ratings
The Stormy Search for the Self
by Christina Grof • 1990
Mental breakdown or spiritual breakthrough? The map for telling them apart and surviving both.
4.08
288
The Stormy Search for the Self Summary
The Stormy Search for the Self 88%
Mental breakdown or spiritual breakthrough? The map for telling them apart and surviving both.
by Christina Grof 1990
4.08
288 ratings
The Seasons of Life
by Jim Rohn • 1981
Four seasons, one cycle: the attitude you bring to each is the whole game.
4.32
2k+
The Seasons of Life Summary
The Seasons of Life 88%
Four seasons, one cycle: the attitude you bring to each is the whole game.
by Jim Rohn 1981
4.32
2k+ ratings
Didn't See That Coming
by Rachel Hollis • 2020
Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.
3.64
18k+
Didn't See That Coming Summary
Didn't See That Coming 88%
Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.
by Rachel Hollis 2020
3.64
18k+ ratings
Broken Open
by Elizabeth Lesser • 2004
Your crisis is a curriculum. A spiritual map through loss, failure, and heartbreak.
4.03
8k+
Broken Open Summary
Broken Open 88%
Your crisis is a curriculum. A spiritual map through loss, failure, and heartbreak.
by Elizabeth Lesser 2004
4.03
8k+ ratings
101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties
by Paul Angone • 2018
One hundred and one questions for the decade that doesn't come with a manual.
3.68
692
101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties Summary
101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties 88%
One hundred and one questions for the decade that doesn't come with a manual.
by Paul Angone 2018
3.68
692 ratings
How Successful People Grow
by John C. Maxwell • 2014
Growth is never automatic. Fifteen practices that turn daily discipline into lasting progress.
4.23
1k+
How Successful People Grow Summary
How Successful People Grow 88%
Growth is never automatic. Fifteen practices that turn daily discipline into lasting progress.
by John C. Maxwell 2014
4.23
1k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
by Jack Canfield • 1998
Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.
3.98
7k+
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Summary
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II 88%
Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.
by Jack Canfield 1998
3.98
7k+ ratings
Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis
by Alexandra Robbins • 2004
You're not behind. You're not broken. The rules for navigating the decade everyone finds hardest.
3.38
331
Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis Summary
Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis 87%
You're not behind. You're not broken. The rules for navigating the decade everyone finds hardest.
by Alexandra Robbins 2004
3.38
331 ratings
Quarterlife Crisis
by Alexandra Robbins • 2001
The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.
3.19
1k+
Quarterlife Crisis Summary
Quarterlife Crisis 87%
The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.
by Alexandra Robbins 2001
3.19
1k+ 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 87%
The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.
by Melody Beattie 2002
4.13
319 ratings
What Matters Most
by James Hollis • 2008
The life you want lies beyond fear, ambiguity, and a real reckoning with death.
4.30
852
What Matters Most Summary
What Matters Most 87%
The life you want lies beyond fear, ambiguity, and a real reckoning with death.
by James Hollis 2008
4.30
852 ratings
Beautiful Scars
by Kilee Brookbank • 2017
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
4.29
41
Beautiful Scars Summary
Beautiful Scars 87%
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
by Kilee Brookbank 2017
4.29
41 ratings
Way of the Warrior Kid
by Jocko Willink • 2017
A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.
4.51
5k+
Way of the Warrior Kid Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid 87%
A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.
by Jocko Willink 2017
4.51
5k+ ratings
Life Is in the Transitions
by Bruce Feiler • 2020
A disruption every 12 to 18 months. The skills of the people who navigated them best.
3.94
3k+
Life Is in the Transitions Summary
Life Is in the Transitions 87%
A disruption every 12 to 18 months. The skills of the people who navigated them best.
by Bruce Feiler 2020
3.94
3k+ ratings
Plan B
by Pete Wilson • 2010
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
4.08
1k+
Plan B Summary
Plan B 87%
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
by Pete Wilson 2010
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Second Mountain
by David Brooks • 2019
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
3.76
13k+
The Second Mountain Summary
The Second Mountain 87%
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
by David Brooks 2019
3.76
13k+ ratings
The Journey of Soul Initiation
by Bill Plotkin • 2021
A five-phase blueprint for shedding your old self and discovering your unique ecological purpose.
4.39
132
The Journey of Soul Initiation Summary
The Journey of Soul Initiation 87%
A five-phase blueprint for shedding your old self and discovering your unique ecological purpose.
by Bill Plotkin 2021
4.39
132 ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
593
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors 87%
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014
3.53
593 ratings
I Don't Want To Grow Up
by Scott Stillman • 2021
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
4.08
2k+
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 87%
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
by Scott Stillman 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Wisdom Pattern
by Richard Rohr • 2020
Collapse is not the end; it is the middle of the only pattern that produces wisdom.
4.43
618
The Wisdom Pattern Summary
The Wisdom Pattern 87%
Collapse is not the end; it is the middle of the only pattern that produces wisdom.
by Richard Rohr 2020
4.43
618 ratings
Halftime
by Bob Buford • 1995
You climbed the ladder. It's leaning against the wrong wall. A midlife playbook for realignment.
3.88
2k+
Halftime Summary
Halftime 87%
You climbed the ladder. It's leaning against the wrong wall. A midlife playbook for realignment.
by Bob Buford 1995
3.88
2k+ ratings
The Heart To Start
by David Kadavy • 2017
Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.
4.16
1k+
The Heart To Start Summary
The Heart To Start 87%
Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.
by David Kadavy 2017
4.16
1k+ ratings
Rain of Gold
by Victor Villaseñor • 1991
Why your best successes sow your worst defeats, and the one shift that breaks the cycle.
4.50
8k+
Rain of Gold Summary
Rain of Gold 87%
Why your best successes sow your worst defeats, and the one shift that breaks the cycle.
by Victor Villaseñor 1991
4.50
8k+ ratings
Quarterlife
by Satya Doyle Byock • 2022
Between 16 and 36, a developmental crisis hits: meaning and security pull in opposite directions.
3.96
4k+
Quarterlife Summary
Quarterlife 87%
Between 16 and 36, a developmental crisis hits: meaning and security pull in opposite directions.
by Satya Doyle Byock 2022
3.96
4k+ ratings
Way of the Warrior Kid
by Jocko Willink • 2018
Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.
4.63
2k+
Way of the Warrior Kid Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid 87%
Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.
by Jocko Willink 2018
4.63
2k+ ratings
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 87%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
The Daimon and the Soul of the West
by Bernardo Kastrup • 2025
Restlessness is nature's demand for sacrifice over happiness; surrendering to it is liberation.
4.31
129
The Daimon and the Soul of the West Summary
The Daimon and the Soul of the West 87%
Restlessness is nature's demand for sacrifice over happiness; surrendering to it is liberation.
by Bernardo Kastrup 2025
4.31
129 ratings
T is for Transformation
by Shaun T. • 2017
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
4.22
2k+
T is for Transformation Summary
T is for Transformation 87%
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
by Shaun T. 2017
4.22
2k+ ratings
When Life Changes or You Wish It Would
by Carol Adrienne • 2002
Every upheaval follows a hidden sequence. Spot your stage, and the next step gets clear.
3.77
35
When Life Changes or You Wish It Would Summary
When Life Changes or You Wish It Would 87%
Every upheaval follows a hidden sequence. Spot your stage, and the next step gets clear.
by Carol Adrienne 2002
3.77
35 ratings
Midlife
by Kieran Setiya • 2017
A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.
3.56
3k+
Midlife Summary
Midlife 87%
A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.
by Kieran Setiya 2017
3.56
3k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul
by Jack Canfield • 2005
Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.
4.13
3k+
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul 87%
Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.
by Jack Canfield 2005
4.13
3k+ ratings
Freedom and Destiny
by Rollo May • 1981
The struggle with limits, not their absence, is the source of human freedom and creativity.
4.24
299
Freedom and Destiny Summary
Freedom and Destiny 87%
The struggle with limits, not their absence, is the source of human freedom and creativity.
by Rollo May 1981
4.24
299 ratings
Finding Your Own North Star
by Martha N. Beck • 1997
Your body already knows your purpose. The four stages of hearing it clearly.
4.02
8k+
Finding Your Own North Star Summary
Finding Your Own North Star 87%
Your body already knows your purpose. The four stages of hearing it clearly.
by Martha N. Beck 1997
4.02
8k+ ratings
The Seasons of God
by Richard Blackaby • 2012
Your life has seasons you never noticed. Recognize them, and turn survival into thriving.
4.10
159
The Seasons of God Summary
The Seasons of God 87%
Your life has seasons you never noticed. Recognize them, and turn survival into thriving.
by Richard Blackaby 2012
4.10
159 ratings
The Blink of an Eye
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
4.09
467
The Blink of an Eye Summary
The Blink of an Eye 87%
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018
4.09
467 ratings
One Word That Will Change Your Life
by Jon Gordon • 2012
Replace your entire resolution list with a single word, and watch it reorder your year.
3.88
3k+
One Word That Will Change Your Life Summary
One Word That Will Change Your Life 87%
Replace your entire resolution list with a single word, and watch it reorder your year.
by Jon Gordon 2012
3.88
3k+ ratings
Love Warrior
by Glennon Doyle Melton • 2016
After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.
4.07
75k+
Love Warrior Summary
Love Warrior 87%
After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.
by Glennon Doyle Melton 2016
4.07
75k+ ratings
Undisruptable
by Aidan McCullen • 2021
Most people reinvent only after a crisis. The S-curve shows how to do it first.
4.49
125
Undisruptable Summary
Undisruptable 87%
Most people reinvent only after a crisis. The S-curve shows how to do it first.
by Aidan McCullen 2021
4.49
125 ratings
The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together
by Mary Traina • 2014
Quarterlife stuck? A full-life reset plan for career, money, health, dating, and friendships.
3.43
272
The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together Summary
The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together 87%
Quarterlife stuck? A full-life reset plan for career, money, health, dating, and friendships.
by Mary Traina 2014
3.43
272 ratings
Disrupt Yourself
by Whitney Johnson • 2015
6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.
3.73
1k+
Disrupt Yourself Summary
Disrupt Yourself 87%
6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.
by Whitney Johnson 2015
3.73
1k+ ratings
Dream Big
by Bob Goff • 2020
You have a calling that scares you. Here's how to silence the doubts and start moving.
4.29
8k+
Dream Big Summary
Dream Big 87%
You have a calling that scares you. Here's how to silence the doubts and start moving.
by Bob Goff 2020
4.29
8k+ ratings
The Stories We Live By
by Dan P. McAdams • 1993
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
3.97
288
The Stories We Live By Summary
The Stories We Live By 87%
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
by Dan P. McAdams 1993
3.97
288 ratings
Maps of Meaning
by Jordan B. Peterson • 1999
Meaning demands sacrifice and truth. The easy path leads nowhere. Here is what works instead.
4.03
7k+
Maps of Meaning Summary
Maps of Meaning 87%
Meaning demands sacrifice and truth. The easy path leads nowhere. Here is what works instead.
by Jordan B. Peterson 1999
4.03
7k+ ratings
The Genius Zone
by Gay Hendricks • 2021
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
3.71
841
The Genius Zone Summary
The Genius Zone 87%
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
by Gay Hendricks 2021
3.71
841 ratings
The Book of Mistakes
by Skip Prichard • 2018
What if you stopped chasing someone else's definition of success and started designing your own?
4.16
734
The Book of Mistakes Summary
The Book of Mistakes 87%
What if you stopped chasing someone else's definition of success and started designing your own?
by Skip Prichard 2018
4.16
734 ratings
The Story of You
by Ian Morgan Cron • 2021
Nine types, nine childhood stories. The Enneagram map for outgrowing the one you didn't choose.
3.94
2k+
The Story of You Summary
The Story of You 87%
Nine types, nine childhood stories. The Enneagram map for outgrowing the one you didn't choose.
by Ian Morgan Cron 2021
3.94
2k+ ratings
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