Self Help Book Summaries

Soft-Wired Summary
Soft-Wired
How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Can Change Your Life
by Michael Merzenich 2013 227 pages
3.99
363 ratings
Neuroscience
Psychology
Science
The Desire Map Summary
The Desire Map
by Danielle LaPorte 2012 288 pages
3.91
8.3K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Spirituality
Humility Is the New Smart Summary
Humility Is the New Smart
Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
by Edward D. Hess 2017 224 pages
3.61
534 ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
Self-Awareness Summary
Self-Awareness
by Harvard Business Review 2018 103 pages
3.83
724 ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Switchers Summary
Switchers
How Smart Professionals Change Careers - and Seize Success
by Dawn Graham 2018 269 pages
3.83
506 ratings
Business
Self Help
Buisness
Building an Empire Summary
Building an Empire
The Most Complete Blueprint to Building a Massive Network Marketing Business
by Brian Carruthers 2014 272 pages
4.40
474 ratings
Business
Personal Development
Self Help
The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women Summary
The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women
Balance Your Hormones to Lose Weight, Lower Stress, and Optimize Health
by Megan Ramos 2023 268 pages
4.24
859 ratings
Health
Food
Self Help
Launching a Leadership Revolution Summary
Launching a Leadership Revolution
Mastering the Five Levels of Influence
by Chris Brady 2005 288 pages
4.37
3.0K ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Manual Summary
The Manual
A Philosopher's Guide to Life
by Epictetus 60 pages
4.25
34.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Teach Students How to Learn Summary
Teach Students How to Learn
Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation
by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2015 288 pages
4.19
457 ratings
Teaching
Education
Psychology
Very Good Lives Summary
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
by J.K. Rowling 2015 74 pages
4.09
28.6K ratings
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
How to Read People Like a Book Summary
How to Read People Like a Book
Speed-Read, Analyze, and Understand Anyone's Body Language, Emotions, and Thoughts
by Chase Hill 2023 186 pages
3.83
84 ratings
Self Help
Life Strategies Summary
Life Strategies
Doing What Works, Doing What Matters
by Phillip C. McGraw 1999 384 pages
3.63
7.5K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress Summary
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress
A Handbook for the Overworked, Overscheduled, and Overwhelmed
by Rita Emmett 2008 208 pages
3.45
281 ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Business
Start, Stay, or Leave Summary
Start, Stay, or Leave
The Art of Decision Making
by Trey Gowdy 2023 288 pages
4.33
808 ratings
Self Help
Politics
Business
The Highly Sensitive Person Summary
The Highly Sensitive Person
How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine N. Aron 1996 251 pages
3.84
52.3K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Monk and the Riddle Summary
The Monk and the Riddle
The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
by Randy Komisar 2000 192 pages
3.87
3.0K ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Summary
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
by Karyl McBride 2008 272 pages
4.20
11.0K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Social Security Made Simple Summary
Social Security Made Simple
Social Security Retirement Benefits and Related Planning Topics Explained in 100 Pages or Less
by Mike Piper 2012 92 pages
4.15
258 ratings
Finance
Personal Finance
Self Help
Deeper Dating Summary
Deeper Dating
How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy
by Ken Page 2014 264 pages
3.99
541 ratings
Relationships
Self Help
Psychology
The Power of Spiritual Intelligence Summary
The Power of Spiritual Intelligence
10 ways to tap into your spiritual genius
by Tony Buzan 2001
3.67
273 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Thank You for Being Late Summary
Thank You for Being Late
An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
by Thomas L. Friedman 2016 486 pages
3.88
11.4K ratings
Business
Politics
Economics
Intuitive Tarot Summary
Intuitive Tarot
31 Days to Learn to Read Tarot Cards and Develop Your Intuition
by Brigit Esselmont 2019 200 pages
4.07
239 ratings
Tarot
Witchcraft
Divination
The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself Summary
The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself
by Mike Bechtle 2021 224 pages
4.21
126 ratings
Self Help
Christian
How To
How to Be Enough Summary
How to Be Enough
Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists
by Ellen Hendriksen 2025 320 pages
4.10
466 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Habits of a Happy Brain Summary
Habits of a Happy Brain
Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 238 pages
4.02
5.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Buddha Summary
Buddha
A Story of Enlightenment
by Deepak Chopra 2007 288 pages
3.93
12.1K ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Religion
Writing Fiction for Dummies Summary
Writing Fiction for Dummies
by Randy Ingermanson 2009 384 pages
4.10
1.6K ratings
Writing
Self Help
Reference
Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual Summary
Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual
Trauma-Informed Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD & Substance Abuse
by Frank G. Anderson 2017 162 pages
4.36
687 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
The Attributes Summary
The Attributes
25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance
by Rich Diviney 2021 304 pages
4.15
907 ratings
Self Help
Leadership
Business
Drawing on the Artist Within Summary
Drawing on the Artist Within
An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers
by Betty Edwards 1986 256 pages
4.06
7.4K ratings
Art
Drawing
Reference
The Way of the Fearless Writer Summary
The Way of the Fearless Writer
by Beth Kempton 2023 272 pages
4.39
343 ratings
Writing
Spirituality
Crafts
Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse Summary
Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse
by Gregory L. Jantz 1995 224 pages
4.08
245 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Abuse
The Existentialist's Survival Guide Summary
The Existentialist's Survival Guide
How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age
by Gordon Marino 2018 272 pages
3.69
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Wealthy Barber Summary
The Wealthy Barber
The Common Sense Guide to Successful Financial Planning
by David Chilton 2002 197 pages
4.02
10.8K ratings
Finance
Personal Finance
Business
Bring Your Human to Work Summary
Bring Your Human to Work
10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That Is Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World
by Erica Keswin 2018 224 pages
3.70
271 ratings
Business
Historical Romance
Leadership
The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism Summary
The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism
Evidence-Based Skills to Help You Let Go of Self-Criticism, Build Self-Esteem, and Find Balance
by Sharon Martin 2019 240 pages
4.16
249 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World Summary
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
by Dalai Lama XIV 2008 368 pages
3.71
1.6K ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
The Way of the SEAL Summary
The Way of the SEAL
Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed
by Mark Divine 2013 224 pages
3.94
2.5K ratings
Leadership
Self Help
Business
Curious Summary
Curious
The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
by Ian Leslie 2014 310 pages
4.03
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Kintsugi Wellness Summary
Kintsugi Wellness
The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit
by Candice Kumai 2018 331 pages
3.76
860 ratings
Self Help
Health
Japan
The Chemistry of Calm Summary
The Chemistry of Calm
A Powerful, Drug-Free Plan to Quiet Your Fears and Overcome Your Anxiety
by Henry Emmons 2010 288 pages
3.79
1.1K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Choose FI Summary
Choose FI
Your Blueprint to Financial Independence
by Chris Mamula 2019 334 pages
4.17
2.2K ratings
Finance
Personal Finance
Money
The Menopause Manifesto Summary
The Menopause Manifesto
Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
by Jen Gunter 2021 400 pages
4.08
7.8K ratings
Health
Feminism
Science
Kids Are Worth It! Summary
Kids Are Worth It!
Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
by Barbara Coloroso 1994 352 pages
4.21
1.6K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
Beyond Codependency Summary
Beyond Codependency
And Getting Better All the Time
by Melody Beattie 1989 252 pages
4.22
3.7K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
The Success Principles for Teens Summary
The Success Principles for Teens
How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
by Jack Canfield 2008 272 pages
4.10
198 ratings
Self Help
Childrens
Teen
The Wisdom of Wallace D. Wattles - Including Summary
The Wisdom of Wallace D. Wattles - Including
The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Great & The Science of Being Well
by Wallace D. Wattles 2006 156 pages
4.19
502 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Duped Summary
Duped
Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception
by Timothy R. Levine 2019 384 pages
3.52
190 ratings
Psychology
Science
Social
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family
Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chaos from Taking Over Your Life
by Richard Carlson 1998 273 pages
3.93
1.3K ratings
Self Help
Parenting
Family
Home
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