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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 M. Gottman 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
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 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 Middle Passage Summary
The Middle Passage
From Misery to Meaning in Midlife
by James Hollis 1993 128 pages
4.44
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
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 Answer to How Is Yes Summary
The Answer to How Is Yes
Acting on What Matters
by Peter Block 2003 202 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Personal Development
The Honeymoon Effect Summary
The Honeymoon Effect
The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth
by Bruce H. Lipton 2013 193 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Self Help
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication
by Harvard Business School Press 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 Kübler-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 S. 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
6 Months to 6 Figures Summary
6 Months to 6 Figures
“The Fastest Way to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Regardless of the Economy”
by Peter Voogd 2014 176 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
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
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
Verbal Judo Summary
Verbal Judo
The Gentle Art of Persuasion
by George J. Thompson 2013 224 pages
3.84
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Communication
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)
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
by Harville Hendrix 2007 384 pages
4.05
13k+ ratings
Relationships
Self Help
Psychology
The Art of Persuasion Summary
The Art of Persuasion
Winning Without Intimidation
by Bob Burg 2013 238 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
The Art of Taking Action Summary
The Art of Taking Action
Lessons from Japanese Psychology
by Gregg Krech 2014 236 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Productivity
Difficult Conversations Summary
Difficult Conversations
How to Discuss What Matters Most
by Douglas Stone 2010 352 pages
4.07
18k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
Getting Things Done Summary
Getting Things Done
The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen 2015 352 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Productivity
Business
Self Help
Sleep Smarter Summary
Sleep Smarter
21 Proven Tips to Sleep Your Way To a Better Body, Better Health and Bigger Success
by Shawn Stevenson 2014 160 pages
3.97
8k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Personal Development
Rich Habits Summary
Rich Habits
The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals
by Thomas C. Corley 2010 94 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Self Help
Rewire Summary
Rewire
Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior
by Richard O'Connor 2014 304 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Most Good You Can Do Summary
The Most Good You Can Do
How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically
by Peter Singer 2015 211 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Economics
The Road to Character Summary
The Road to Character
by David Brooks 2015 320 pages
3.66
24k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Turn the Ship Around! Summary
Turn the Ship Around!
A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
by L. David Marquet 2013 272 pages
4.24
18k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
A Complaint Free World Summary
A Complaint Free World
How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted
by Will Bowen 2013 306 pages
3.9
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
How to Deal With Difficult People Summary
How to Deal With Difficult People
Smart Tactics for Overcoming the Problem People in Your Life
by Gill Hasson 2015 208 pages
3.48
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
Scaling Up Excellence Summary
Scaling Up Excellence
Getting to More Without Settling For Less
by Robert I. Sutton 2014 304 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature Summary
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature
The Science of Success
by Richard Koch 2014
3.69
100+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
48 Days to the Work You Love Revised Edition Summary
48 Days to the Work You Love Revised Edition
by Dan Miller 2010 240 pages
3.81
5k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century Summary
Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century
The Six-Step Plan to Unlock Your Master-Mind
by Colin Rose 2011 417 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Education
Psychology
Self Help
The 3rd Alternative Summary
The 3rd Alternative
Solving Life's Most Difficult Problems
by Stephen R. Covey 2011 454 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
The 80/20 Individual Summary
The 80/20 Individual
The Nine Essentials of 80/20 Success at Work
by Richard Koch 2003 282 pages
3.62
100+ ratings
Business
Productivity
Personal Development
Seducing Strangers Summary
Seducing Strangers
How to Get People to Buy What You're Selling
by Josh Weltman 2015 192 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Business
Personal Development
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