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Intuition Summary
Intuition
Knowing Beyond Logic
by Osho 2001 208 pages
4.01
4k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
To Sell Is Human Summary
To Sell Is Human
The Surprising Truth About Moving Others
by Daniel H. Pink 2013 272 pages
3.88
24k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
The Desire Map Summary
The Desire Map
A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul
by Danielle LaPorte 2014 288 pages
3.91
8k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Spirituality
How to Hug a Porcupine Summary
How to Hug a Porcupine
Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life (Little Book. Big Idea.)
by Dr. Debbie Ellis June Eding 2009 160 pages
3.15
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness Summary
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
A Teach Yourself Guide
by Donald Robertson 2014 224 pages
4.15
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Words Can Change Your Brain Summary
Words Can Change Your Brain
12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intima cy
by Andrew Newberg 2012 267 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Fluent Forever Summary
Fluent Forever
How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
by Gabriel Wyner 2014 336 pages
4.08
11k+ ratings
Language
Self Help
Linguistics
Negotiating Your Salary Summary
Negotiating Your Salary
How To Make $1000 a Minute
by M.A. Jack Chapman 2011 198 pages
3.74
100+ ratings
Business
Personal Development
Economics
The Organized Mind Summary
The Organized Mind
Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
by Daniel J. Levitin 2014 528 pages
3.65
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Emotional First Aid Summary
Emotional First Aid
Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts
by Guy Winch Ph.D. 2014 304 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The End of Your World Summary
The End of Your World
Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment
by Adyashanti Adyashanti 2009 224 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
The How of Happiness Summary
The How of Happiness
A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2007 384 pages
3.9
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
How We Learn Summary
How We Learn
The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
by Benedict Carey 2014 272 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Education
Psychology
Science
Smartcuts Summary
Smartcuts
How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success
by Shane Snow 2014 272 pages
3.88
6k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL REV ED HIDDEN FORCES THAT SHAPE [Paperback] Summary
PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL REV ED HIDDEN FORCES THAT SHAPE [Paperback]
by Dan Ariely 2010 380 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness
by Daniel G. Amen 1999 337 pages
3.97
12k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
The Secret Summary
The Secret
What Great Leaders Know and Do
by Ken Blanchard 2007 125 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Self-Analysis Summary
Self-Analysis
by Karen Horney 1994 280 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Self Help
Who's Pulling Your Strings? Summary
Who's Pulling Your Strings?
How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life
by Harriet Braiker 2003 256 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
The Marshmallow Test Summary
The Marshmallow Test
Mastering Self-Control
by Walter Mischel 2014 336 pages
3.73
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Art Of Happiness Summary
The Art Of Happiness
A Handbook For Living
by Dalai Lama XIV
4.17
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Everybody Writes Summary
Everybody Writes
Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
by Ann Handley 2014 320 pages
3.97
6k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger Summary
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger
The Advanced Guide to Building Muscle, Staying Lean, and Getting Strong (The Bigger Leaner Stronger Series)
by Michael Matthews 2014 358 pages
4.2
1k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
The Dance of Connection Summary
The Dance of Connection
How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate
by Harriet Lerner 2002 272 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
The Rise of Superman Summary
The Rise of Superman
Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
by Steven Kotler 2014 256 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Personal Development
What Makes Love Last? Summary
What Makes Love Last?
How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal
by John Gottman Ph.D. 2012 304 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Relationships
Psychology
Self Help
The Power of Less Summary
The Power of Less
The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life
by Leo Babauta 2009 192 pages
3.72
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Personal Development
The Happiness of Pursuit Summary
The Happiness of Pursuit
Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
by Chris Guillebeau 2014 304 pages
3.70
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Travel
Personal Development
Charisma On Command Summary
Charisma On Command
Inspire, Impress, and Energize Everyone You Meet
by Charlie Houpert 2014 238 pages
4
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
One Small Step Can Change Your Life Summary
One Small Step Can Change Your Life
The Kaizen Way
by Robert Maurer Ph.D. 2004 228 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
New Passages Summary
New Passages
Mapping Your Life Across Time
by Gail Sheehy 1996 528 pages
3.68
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Being Logical Summary
Being Logical
A Guide to Good Thinking
by D.Q. McInerny 2004 160 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Self Help
Rethinking Positive Thinking Summary
Rethinking Positive Thinking
Inside the New Science of Motivation
by Gabriele Oettingen 2014 240 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD Summary
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD
An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals
by Lidia Zylowska MD 2012 224 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
Emotional Intelligence Quickbook Summary
Emotional Intelligence Quickbook
by Travis Bradberry 2003 128 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Leadership
The Honeymoon Effect Summary
The Honeymoon Effect
The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth
by Bruce H. Lipton Ph.D. Ph.D. 2013 193 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Self Help
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with featured article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion," by Jay A. Conger) Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with featured article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion," by Jay A. Conger)
by Harvard Business Review 2013 208 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Leadership
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know Summary
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know
by Jim Camp 2002 288 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Communication
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving
Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross 2005 256 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Death
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO Summary
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO
A Remarkable Story about Living Your Heart's Desires
by Robin Sharma 2003 240 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying Summary
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
by Bronnie Ware 2012 256 pages
3.79
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The Compound Effect Summary
The Compound Effect
by Darren Hardy 2012 176 pages
4.22
58k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
The 5 Choices Summary
The 5 Choices
The Path to Extraordinary Productivity
by Kory Kogon 2014 288 pages
3.9
1k+ ratings
Business
Productivity
Self Help
Bold Summary
Bold
How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World (Exponential Technology Series)
by Peter H. Diamandis 2015 336 pages
3.97
9k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing Summary
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing
Revised and Updated: Surviving Through and Recovering from the Five Stages That Accompany the Loss of Love
by Susan Anderson 2014 373 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
The Motivation Manifesto Summary
The Motivation Manifesto
9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power
by Brendon Burchard 2014 256 pages
4.01
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Self-made Billionaire Effect Summary
The Self-made Billionaire Effect
How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value
by John Sviokla 2014 256 pages
3.67
100+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
Better Than Before Summary
Better Than Before
What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits — to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life
by Gretchen Rubin 2015 322 pages
3.82
41k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Like Switch Summary
The Like Switch
An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over (1) (The Like Switch Series)
by Jack Schafer 2015 288 pages
3.9
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
Getting the Love You Want Summary
Getting the Love You Want
A Guide for Couples, 20th Anniversary Edition
by Harville Hendrix Ph.D. 2007 384 pages
4.05
13k+ ratings
Relationships
Self Help
Psychology
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