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Getting Things Done Summary
Getting Things Done
The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen 2001 288 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Productivity
Business
Self Help
Ready for Anything Summary
Ready for Anything
52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done
by David Allen 2005 192 pages
3.85
5k+ ratings
Productivity
Business
Self Help
If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules Summary
If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules
Ten Rules for Being Human as Introduced in Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Cherie Carter-Scott 1998 160 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Spirituality
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life
by Richard Paul 2002 358 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
Feeling Good Summary
Feeling Good
The New Mood Therapy
by David D. Burns 1999 706 pages
4.05
32k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Luck Factor Summary
The Luck Factor
The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind
by Richard Wiseman 2004 240 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Rewire Your Brain Summary
Rewire Your Brain
Think Your Way to a Better Life
by John B. Arden 2010 256 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Brain
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook Summary
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
by Edmund J. Bourne 1995 428 pages
4.08
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work
Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others
by Richard Carlson 1998 272 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff With Your Family Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff With Your Family
by Richard Carlson 1998 272 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Parenting
Family
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff
Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
by Richard Carlson 2019 272 pages
4
93k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Living the 7 Habits Summary
Living the 7 Habits
The Courage to Change
by Stephen R. Covey 2000 335 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
The 8th Habit Summary
The 8th Habit
From Effectiveness to Greatness
by Stephen R. Covey 2004 411 pages
4.02
22k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
Flow Summary
Flow
The Psychology of Optimal Experience
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1990 303 pages
4.11
82k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Hope and Help for Your Nerves Summary
Hope and Help for Your Nerves
by Claire Weekes 1990 208 pages
4.26
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Now Habit Summary
The Now Habit
A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
by Neil A. Fiore 2007 224 pages
3.87
16k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
The Happiness Project Summary
The Happiness Project
by Gretchen Rubin 2009 301 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Psychology
59 Seconds Summary
59 Seconds
Think a Little, Change a Lot
by Richard Wiseman 2010 357 pages
3.8
10k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Improv Wisdom Summary
Improv Wisdom
Don't Prepare, Just Show Up
by Patricia Ryan Madson 2005 160 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
How To Win Friends and Influence People Summary
How To Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie 2010 285 pages
4.22
1M+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Multipliers Summary
Multipliers
How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
by Liz Wiseman 2010 292 pages
3.99
13k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
The 4-Hour Body Summary
The 4-Hour Body
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
by Timothy Ferriss 2010 608 pages
3.72
36k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Fitness
The Happiness Trap Summary
The Happiness Trap
How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT
by Russ Harris 2008 240 pages
4.12
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Crush It! Summary
Crush It!
Why Now Is the Time to Cash in on Your Passion
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2009 150 pages
3.87
32k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Entrepreneurship
Lateral Thinking Summary
Lateral Thinking
by Edward de Bono 2009 272 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Lombardi Rules Summary
The Lombardi Rules
26 Lessons from Vince Lombardi — The World's Greatest Coach
by Vince Lombardi 2002 64 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Leadership
Sports
Business
The Book of Secrets Summary
The Book of Secrets
Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life
by Deepak Chopra 2005 270 pages
3.99
8k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Practicing Mind Summary
The Practicing Mind
Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life
by Thomas M. Sterner
3.96
8k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 2009 466 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Real Happiness Summary
Real Happiness
The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program
by Sharon Salzberg 2010 225 pages
3.98
6k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager Summary
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager
How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership
by David R. Caruso 2004 320 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Management
Leadership
Business
Adapt Summary
Adapt
Why Success Always Starts with Failure
by Tim Harford 2011 320 pages
3.88
4k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Psychology
The Art of Choosing Summary
The Art of Choosing
by Sheena Iyengar 2011 368 pages
3.84
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
A Whole New Mind Summary
A Whole New Mind
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by Daniel H. Pink 2006 294 pages
3.92
29k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Knock 'em Dead 2011 Summary
Knock 'em Dead 2011
The Ultimate Job Search Guide
by Martin Yate CPC 2010 384 pages
3.96
100+ ratings
Business
Reference
Self Help
Negotiate This! Summary
Negotiate This!
By Caring, But Not T-H-A-T Much
by Herb Cohen 2006 400 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
The Monk and the Riddle Summary
The Monk and the Riddle
The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living
by Randy Komisar 2001 208 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
The Art of Possibility Summary
The Art of Possibility
Transforming Professional and Personal Life
by Rosamund Stone Zander 2000 206 pages
3.93
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
The 10X Rule Summary
The 10X Rule
The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
by Grant Cardone 2011 240 pages
3.93
27k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Evil Plans Summary
Evil Plans
Having Fun on the Road to World Domination
by Hugh MacLeod 2011 192 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Art
The Star Principle Summary
The Star Principle
by Richard Koch 2010 272 pages
4.19
100+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Personal Development
Living in the Light Summary
Living in the Light
Follow Your Inner Guidance to Create a New Life and a New World
by Shakti Gawain 2011 240 pages
4.09
5k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
New Age
Willpower Summary
Willpower
Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
by Roy F. Baumeister 2011 304 pages
3.95
20k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Summary
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
by Tina Seelig 2009 208 pages
3.81
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
10 Powerful Tools for Life and Work
by Marilee G. Adams 2009 240 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Leadership
Business
Necessary Endings Summary
Necessary Endings
The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward
by Henry Cloud 2011 238 pages
4.27
5k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
EntreLeadership Summary
EntreLeadership
20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches
by Dave Ramsey 2011 320 pages
4.19
13k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Drive Summary
Drive
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Daniel H. Pink 2009
3.95
100k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
What Got You Here Won't Get You There Summary
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
How Successful People Become Even More Successful
by Marshall Goldsmith 2010 256 pages
3.96
29k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
We Are All Weird Summary
We Are All Weird
by Seth Godin 2011 112 pages
3.55
4k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Sociology
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