Self Help Book Summaries

Bringing Out the Best in People Summary
Bringing Out the Best in People
How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel
by Alan Loy McGinnis 1985 192 pages
4.30
3k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Writing Tools Summary
Writing Tools
50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark 2006 260 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Language
The Fighter's Mind Summary
The Fighter's Mind
Inside the Mental Game
by Sam Sheridan 2010 283 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Martial Arts
Sports
Psychology
The Friendship Factor Summary
The Friendship Factor
Revised, 25th Anniversary Edition
by Alan Loy McGinnis 1978 208 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Psychology
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
Walking the Buddha's Path
by Henepola Gunaratana 2001 288 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Dalai Lama XIV 1998 322 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Happy Money Summary
Happy Money
The Science of Smarter Spending
by Elizabeth Dunn 2013 224 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Finance
Psychology
Self Help
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 120 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
Kale and Coffee Summary
Kale and Coffee
A Renegade's Guide to Health, Happiness, and Longevity
by Kevin Gianni 2015 248 pages
3.57
100+ ratings
Health
Food
Self Help
Brain Rules Summary
Brain Rules
12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
by John Medina 2008 301 pages
4.01
33k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
This Year You Write Your Novel Summary
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley 2007 111 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Writing Down the Bones Summary
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie Goldberg 1986 336 pages
4.21
30k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear
Comforting Wisdom for Life
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002 208 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
A Whole New Mind Summary
A Whole New Mind
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by Daniel H. Pink 2004 275 pages
3.92
29k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Happier at Home Summary
Happier at Home
Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life
by Gretchen Rubin 2012 10 pages
3.54
19k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Personal Development
Search Inside Yourself Summary
Search Inside Yourself
The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness
by Chade-Meng Tan 2012 288 pages
4.04
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Tiny Beautiful Things Summary
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
by Cheryl Strayed 2012 354 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Essays
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain 1965 344 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet Cookbook Summary
The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet Cookbook
More than 150 Recipes to Help You Lose Weight and Stay Healthy for Life
by Mark Hyman 2015 320 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Health
Cookbooks
Food
The Gift of Failure Summary
The Gift of Failure
How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
by Jessica Lahey 2014 243 pages
4.14
7k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
The Marriage of Sense and Soul Summary
The Marriage of Sense and Soul
Integrating Science and Religion
by Ken Wilber 1998 223 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
The Tell Summary
The Tell
The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths about Who We Are
by Matthew Hertenstein 2013 288 pages
3.19
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Toward a Psychology of Being Summary
Toward a Psychology of Being
by Abraham H. Maslow 1961 274 pages
4.17
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Anatomy of Peace Summary
The Anatomy of Peace
Resolving the Heart of Conflict
by Arbinger Institute 2015 288 pages
4.19
16k+ ratings
Self Help
Leadership
Psychology
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Powerful Strategies That Will Make You Improve Decisions And Think Smarter
by Harvey Segler 2015 66 pages
2.96
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Learning Summary
Learning
How To Become a Genius & Expert In Any Subject With Accelerated Learning
by Harvey Segler 2015 79 pages
3.02
100+ ratings
Self Help
Education
The Narcissist You Know Summary
The Narcissist You Know
Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About-Me Age
by Joseph Burgo 2015 272 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Summary
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager
by Kory Kogon 2015 256 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Self Help
Presence Summary
Presence
Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
by Amy Cuddy 2015 352 pages
3.90
18k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Spark Joy Summary
Spark Joy
An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
by Marie Kondō 2012 291 pages
3.88
43k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Reference
Switchwords Summary
Switchwords
How to Use One Word to Get What You Want
by Liz Dean 2015 178 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
Obliquity Summary
Obliquity
Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
by John Kay 2010 224 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Business
Economics
Psychology
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
The Myth of the Objective
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015 154 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Business
First, Break All the Rules Summary
First, Break All the Rules
What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
by Marcus Buckingham 1998 271 pages
3.94
41k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Upside of Your Dark Side Summary
The Upside of Your Dark Side
Why Being Your Whole Self β€” Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment
by Todd Kashdan 2014 304 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis
Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt 2006 297 pages
4.10
42k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Confidence Game Summary
The Confidence Game
Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
by Maria Konnikova 2015 352 pages
3.66
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The End of Average Summary
The End of Average
How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness
by Todd Rose 2016 256 pages
4.05
4k+ ratings
Education
Psychology
Business
Writing to Learn Summary
Writing to Learn
How to Write β€” And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
by William Zinsser 1988 272 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Writing
Education
Self Help
Breaking Addiction Summary
Breaking Addiction
A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction
by Lance Dodes 2011 221 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
A Guide to the Good Life Summary
A Guide to the Good Life
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
by William B. Irvine 2008 326 pages
4.19
26k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times Summary
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times
by Stephen R. Covey 2009 110 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Management
Sit Like a Buddha Summary
Sit Like a Buddha
A Pocket Guide to Meditation
by Lodro Rinzler 2014 128 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Self Help
Buddhism
Spirituality
Happy for No Reason Summary
Happy for No Reason
7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
by Marci Shimoff 2008 420 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Art of Work Summary
The Art of Work
by Jeff Goins 2015 212 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Thou Shall Prosper Summary
Thou Shall Prosper
Ten Commandments For Making Money
by Daniel Lapin 2002 362 pages
4.26
3k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Money
Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich! Summary
Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich!
by Randy Gage 2006 224 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Missing Out Summary
Missing Out
In Praise of the Unlived Life
by Adam Phillips 2012 224 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Primary Greatness Summary
Primary Greatness
The 12 Levers of Success
by Stephen R. Covey 2015 224 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Heal Your Body Summary
Heal Your Body
The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them
by Louise L. Hay 1976 96 pages
4.34
20k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Spirituality
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