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Emotional Advantage
by Randy Taran • 2019
Sadness, fear, anger: not flaws but a navigation system you never learned to read.
3.93
340
Emotional Advantage Summary
Emotional Advantage 85%
Sadness, fear, anger: not flaws but a navigation system you never learned to read.
by Randy Taran 2019
3.93
340 ratings
Practical Spirituality
by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 2005
The method that taught millions to talk was always a spiritual practice, just unnamed.
4.33
148
Practical Spirituality Summary
Practical Spirituality 85%
The method that taught millions to talk was always a spiritual practice, just unnamed.
by Marshall B. Rosenberg 2005
4.33
148 ratings
Mr Salary
by Sally Rooney • 2016
For her dying father, she returns to Dublin and the older man she has never left.
3.73
43k+
Mr Salary Summary
Mr Salary 85%
For her dying father, she returns to Dublin and the older man she has never left.
by Sally Rooney 2016
3.73
43k+ ratings
A Gentle Reminder
by Bianca Sparacino • 2021
Kind permission to heal at your own pace, love without armor, and finally choose yourself.
4.25
22k+
A Gentle Reminder Summary
A Gentle Reminder 85%
Kind permission to heal at your own pace, love without armor, and finally choose yourself.
by Bianca Sparacino 2021
4.25
22k+ ratings
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child
by John M. Gottman • 1997
Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.
4.19
7k+
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child Summary
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child 85%
Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.
by John M. Gottman 1997
4.19
7k+ ratings
This Is All
by Aidan Chambers • 2005
Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.
4.31
2k+
This Is All Summary
This Is All 85%
Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.
by Aidan Chambers 2005
4.31
2k+ ratings
I Don't Love You Anymore
by Rithvik Singh • 2024
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
3.86
3k+
I Don't Love You Anymore Summary
I Don't Love You Anymore 85%
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
by Rithvik Singh 2024
3.86
3k+ ratings
Atlas of the Heart
by Brené Brown • 2021
Most of us can name five emotions. Here are the other eighty-two.
4.32
99k+
Atlas of the Heart Summary
Atlas of the Heart 85%
Most of us can name five emotions. Here are the other eighty-two.
by Brené Brown 2021
4.32
99k+ ratings
Love Notes
by Aimee Brown • 2023
A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.
3.98
572
Love Notes Summary
Love Notes 84%
A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.
by Aimee Brown 2023
3.98
572 ratings
The Archaeology of Mind
by Jaak Panksepp • 2012
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
4.44
410
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind 84%
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
by Jaak Panksepp 2012
4.44
410 ratings
Pieces of the Night
by Jennifer Hartmann • 2026
Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.
4.17
8k+
Pieces of the Night Summary
Pieces of the Night 84%
Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.
by Jennifer Hartmann 2026
4.17
8k+ ratings
The Sea of Tranquility
by Katja Millay • 2012
A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.
4.28
89k+
The Sea of Tranquility Summary
The Sea of Tranquility 84%
A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.
by Katja Millay 2012
4.28
89k+ ratings
I Hear You
by Michael S. Sorensen • 2017
One listening skill that calms arguments, deepens connection, and costs nothing but attention.
4.17
11k+
I Hear You Summary
I Hear You 84%
One listening skill that calms arguments, deepens connection, and costs nothing but attention.
by Michael S. Sorensen 2017
4.17
11k+ ratings
If I Stay
by Gayle Forman • 2009
Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.
3.91
972k+
If I Stay Summary
If I Stay 84%
Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.
by Gayle Forman 2009
3.91
972k+ ratings
Your Self-Confident Baby
by Magda Gerber • 1997
Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.
4.10
1k+
Your Self-Confident Baby Summary
Your Self-Confident Baby 84%
Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.
by Magda Gerber 1997
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery
by Calvin D. Banyan • 2002
Small triggers, huge reactions: old pain echoing into today. A method for breaking the cycle.
3.91
152
The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery Summary
The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery 84%
Small triggers, huge reactions: old pain echoing into today. A method for breaking the cycle.
by Calvin D. Banyan 2002
3.91
152 ratings
The School of Life
by Alain de Botton • 2019
A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.
4.23
10k+
The School of Life Summary
The School of Life 84%
A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.
by Alain de Botton 2019
4.23
10k+ ratings
Small Worlds
by Caleb Azumah Nelson • 2023
A London trumpeter carries a love he cannot name and a father's silence in his chest.
4.26
12k+
Small Worlds Summary
Small Worlds 84%
A London trumpeter carries a love he cannot name and a father's silence in his chest.
by Caleb Azumah Nelson 2023
4.26
12k+ ratings
Saying What's Real
by Susan M. Campbell • 2005
Relationships fail in the gap between actual feeling and polite speech. Seven practices to close it.
4.05
149
Saying What's Real Summary
Saying What's Real 84%
Relationships fail in the gap between actual feeling and polite speech. Seven practices to close it.
by Susan M. Campbell 2005
4.05
149 ratings
Guitar Notes
by Mary Amato • 2012
A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.
4.04
6k+
Guitar Notes Summary
Guitar Notes 84%
A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.
by Mary Amato 2012
4.04
6k+ ratings
The Collected Regrets of Clover
by Mikki Brammer • 2023
A death doula collects the dying's final regrets. A new neighbor asks what hers are.
4.16
126k+
The Collected Regrets of Clover Summary
The Collected Regrets of Clover 84%
A death doula collects the dying's final regrets. A new neighbor asks what hers are.
by Mikki Brammer 2023
4.16
126k+ ratings
Before My Heart Stops
by Paul Cardall • 2010
He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.
3.98
392
Before My Heart Stops Summary
Before My Heart Stops 84%
He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.
by Paul Cardall 2010
3.98
392 ratings
Running on Empty
by Jonice Webb • 2012
The childhood you can't complain about might be the one that left you hollow.
4.18
11k+
Running on Empty Summary
Running on Empty 84%
The childhood you can't complain about might be the one that left you hollow.
by Jonice Webb 2012
4.18
11k+ ratings
Love for Imperfect Things
by Haemin Sunim • 2016
The relief of accepting yourself as you already are: Buddhist wisdom for a kinder, quieter life.
4.20
16k+
Love for Imperfect Things Summary
Love for Imperfect Things 84%
The relief of accepting yourself as you already are: Buddhist wisdom for a kinder, quieter life.
by Haemin Sunim 2016
4.20
16k+ ratings
Running on Empty No More
by Jonice Webb • 2017
The unseen gap from childhood wrecking your relationships, and the specific skills to repair them.
4.21
1k+
Running on Empty No More Summary
Running on Empty No More 84%
The unseen gap from childhood wrecking your relationships, and the specific skills to repair them.
by Jonice Webb 2017
4.21
1k+ ratings
Anyway
by Kent M. Keith • 2001
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
4.09
665
Anyway Summary
Anyway 84%
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
by Kent M. Keith 2001
4.09
665 ratings
No Bad Kids
by Janet Lansbury • 2014
Stop punishing and distracting: the respectful way to set limits that preserves trust.
4.26
12k+
No Bad Kids Summary
No Bad Kids 84%
Stop punishing and distracting: the respectful way to set limits that preserves trust.
by Janet Lansbury 2014
4.26
12k+ ratings
El amor, las mujeres y la vida
by Mario Benedetti • 1995
Love as daily resistance to death: a poet's half-century of intimacy, absence, and stubborn hope.
4.21
6k+
El amor, las mujeres y la vida Summary
El amor, las mujeres y la vida 84%
Love as daily resistance to death: a poet's half-century of intimacy, absence, and stubborn hope.
by Mario Benedetti 1995
4.21
6k+ ratings
Inciting Joy
by Ross Gay • 2022
Why skateboarders share everything: a poet's case for joy in grief and refusal to be useful.
4.13
6k+
Inciting Joy Summary
Inciting Joy 84%
Why skateboarders share everything: a poet's case for joy in grief and refusal to be useful.
by Ross Gay 2022
4.13
6k+ ratings
How to Heal Your Inner Child
by Simon Chapple • 2021
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
3.76
177
How to Heal Your Inner Child Summary
How to Heal Your Inner Child 84%
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
by Simon Chapple 2021
3.76
177 ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 84%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
Bright Side
by Kim Holden • 2014
A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.
4.29
63k+
Bright Side Summary
Bright Side 84%
A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.
by Kim Holden 2014
4.29
63k+ ratings
Lost & Found
by Kathryn Schulz • 2022
A father lost, a wife found: the discovery that grief and joy are not opposites.
4.11
10k+
Lost & Found Summary
Lost & Found 84%
A father lost, a wife found: the discovery that grief and joy are not opposites.
by Kathryn Schulz 2022
4.11
10k+ ratings
Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child
by James Williams • 2014
Why some children feel everything more deeply, and what they actually need.
4.04
351
Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child Summary
Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child 84%
Why some children feel everything more deeply, and what they actually need.
by James Williams 2014
4.04
351 ratings
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
by John Koenig • 2018
The feelings you've always had finally have names: an invented dictionary for the human condition.
4.45
6k+
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Summary
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows 84%
The feelings you've always had finally have names: an invented dictionary for the human condition.
by John Koenig 2018
4.45
6k+ ratings
Los días en los que más te quise
by Amy Neff • 2024
After a lifetime of love, they give their family one year to say goodbye.
4.02
15k+
Los días en los que más te quise Summary
Los días en los que más te quise 84%
After a lifetime of love, they give their family one year to say goodbye.
by Amy Neff 2024
4.02
15k+ ratings
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
by Susan Piver • 2009
Your heartbreak is the raw material for wisdom. Buddhist practices to make that transformation real.
4.14
1k+
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart Summary
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart 84%
Your heartbreak is the raw material for wisdom. Buddhist practices to make that transformation real.
by Susan Piver 2009
4.14
1k+ ratings
Porcelain
by Moby • 2016
A sober Christian in 1990s rave culture: the paradox, the crash, and the hospice room.
3.98
4k+
Porcelain Summary
Porcelain 84%
A sober Christian in 1990s rave culture: the paradox, the crash, and the hospice room.
by Moby 2016
3.98
4k+ ratings
A Wish for Us
by Tillie Cole • 2018
She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.
4.32
26k+
A Wish for Us Summary
A Wish for Us 84%
She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.
by Tillie Cole 2018
4.32
26k+ ratings
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein • 1964
A tree loves a boy and gives him everything she has, across a lifetime of taking.
4.39
1.2M+
The Giving Tree Summary
The Giving Tree 84%
A tree loves a boy and gives him everything she has, across a lifetime of taking.
by Shel Silverstein 1964
4.39
1.2M+ ratings
The Heart-Mind Matrix
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 2012
Failed nurturing traps us in survival mode; the heart's intelligence offers a biological escape.
4.16
85
The Heart-Mind Matrix Summary
The Heart-Mind Matrix 84%
Failed nurturing traps us in survival mode; the heart's intelligence offers a biological escape.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 2012
4.16
85 ratings
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies
by Steven J. Stein • 2009
Master the emotional skills that get you hired, promoted, and connected. IQ alone won't do it.
3.63
241
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies Summary
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies 84%
Master the emotional skills that get you hired, promoted, and connected. IQ alone won't do it.
by Steven J. Stein 2009
3.63
241 ratings
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum • 1986
Life's most elusive wisdom is hidden in the rules you mastered by age five.
4.00
25k+
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Summary
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten 84%
Life's most elusive wisdom is hidden in the rules you mastered by age five.
by Robert Fulghum 1986
4.00
25k+ ratings
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2021
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
3.78
4k+
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 84%
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2021
3.78
4k+ ratings
Smitten
by Lauren Rowe • 2020
A shy songwriter meets her favorite band's bassist, sparking a slow-burn romance that defies fame.
3.98
5k+
Smitten Summary
Smitten 84%
A shy songwriter meets her favorite band's bassist, sparking a slow-burn romance that defies fame.
by Lauren Rowe 2020
3.98
5k+ ratings
The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon • 2016
Her immune system keeps her prisoner. The new boy next door makes her want to escape.
3.95
360k+
The Sun Is Also a Star Summary
The Sun Is Also a Star 84%
Her immune system keeps her prisoner. The new boy next door makes her want to escape.
by Nicola Yoon 2016
3.95
360k+ ratings
The Healing Power of Sound
by Mitchell L. Gaynor MD • 2002
Sound that heals: an oncologist shows how vibrations from bowls and voice beat illness.
4.20
179
The Healing Power of Sound Summary
The Healing Power of Sound 84%
Sound that heals: an oncologist shows how vibrations from bowls and voice beat illness.
by Mitchell L. Gaynor MD 2002
4.20
179 ratings
Thank You for Leaving
by Rithvik Singh • 2025
A poetic guide to healing a broken heart: how vulnerability, friendship, and tiny joys repair you.
3.99
1k+
Thank You for Leaving Summary
Thank You for Leaving 84%
A poetic guide to healing a broken heart: how vulnerability, friendship, and tiny joys repair you.
by Rithvik Singh 2025
3.99
1k+ ratings
This Is What It Sounds Like
by Susan Rogers • 2022
A former Prince engineer turned neuroscientist decodes your music taste.
3.82
4k+
This Is What It Sounds Like Summary
This Is What It Sounds Like 84%
A former Prince engineer turned neuroscientist decodes your music taste.
by Susan Rogers 2022
3.82
4k+ ratings
Every Song Ever
by Ben Ratliff • 2016
Genre is a filing system, not a listening guide. Twenty perceptual filters for the streaming age.
3.29
910
Every Song Ever Summary
Every Song Ever 84%
Genre is a filing system, not a listening guide. Twenty perceptual filters for the streaming age.
by Ben Ratliff 2016
3.29
910 ratings
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