Self Help Book Summaries

The Emotional Incest Syndrome Summary
The Emotional Incest Syndrome
What to do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life
by Patricia Love 1990 304 pages
4.19
507 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy Summary
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy
by Julie Schwartz Gottman 2014 289 pages
4.30
638 ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Counselling
Goal Setting Summary
Goal Setting
The Ultimate Guide To Achieving Goals That Truly Excite You
by Thibaut Meurisse 2015 170 pages
4.18
109 ratings
Self Help
Depression & Other Magic Tricks Summary
Depression & Other Magic Tricks
by Sabrina Benaim 2017 75 pages
3.74
16.7K ratings
Poetry
Mental Health
Mental Illness
On the Brink of Everything Summary
On the Brink of Everything
Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old
by Parker J. Palmer 2018 198 pages
4.06
1.9K ratings
Spirituality
Memoir
Philosophy
Buddhism without Beliefs Summary
Buddhism without Beliefs
A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
by Stephen Batchelor 1997 127 pages
4.01
9.9K ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Type Talk Summary
Type Talk
The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and Work
by Otto Kroeger 1988 289 pages
4.03
2.0K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
In Search of Excellence Summary
In Search of Excellence
Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies
by Thomas J. Peters 1982 384 pages
3.91
13.7K ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Living in the Light Summary
Living in the Light
A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation
by Shakti Gawain 1985 224 pages
4.09
5.3K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
New Age
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Summary
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There
by Tara Schuster 2002 318 pages
3.89
22.8K ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Mental Health
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
A Personalized Recovery Program For Living With Uncertainty
by Jonathan Grayson 2003 320 pages
4.32
476 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
How to Walk Summary
How to Walk
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013 120 pages
4.17
2.7K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Winning Through Intimidation Summary
Winning Through Intimidation
by Robert J. Ringer 1974 304 pages
3.95
990 ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
The Vital Spark Summary
The Vital Spark
Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire
by Lisa Marchiano 2024 272 pages
4.47
263 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Feminism
Radical Self Love Summary
Radical Self Love
A Guide to Loving Yourself and Living Your Dream
by Gala Darling 2015 206 pages
3.67
1.6K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Spirituality
Run Your Butt Off! Summary
Run Your Butt Off!
A Breakthrough Plan to Lose Weight and Start Running
by Sarah Lorge Butler 2011 304 pages
3.76
555 ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
I Want This to Work Summary
I Want This to Work
An Inclusive Guide to Navigating the Most Difficult Relationship Issues We Face in the Modern Age
by Elizabeth Earnshaw 2021 272 pages
4.14
1.9K ratings
Relationships
Self Help
Psychology
The Deepest Acceptance Summary
The Deepest Acceptance
Radical Awakening in Ordinary Life
by Jeff Foster 2012 288 pages
4.29
616 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
How to Hug a Porcupine Summary
How to Hug a Porcupine
Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years
by Julie A. Ross 2008 224 pages
3.79
1.1K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning
by Jack Canfield 1997 353 pages
3.94
19.4K ratings
Short Stories
Self Help
Inspirational
How to Tell a Story Summary
How to Tell a Story
The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
by Meg Bowles 2022 336 pages
3.86
2.3K ratings
Writing
Self Help
Business
Negotiating the Impossible Summary
Negotiating the Impossible
How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts
by Deepak Malhotra 2016 224 pages
4.17
803 ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
The Remix Summary
The Remix
How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace
by Lindsey Pollak 2019 300 pages
4.05
355 ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
What to Say When You Talk to Yourself Summary
What to Say When You Talk to Yourself
by Shad Helmstetter 1986 256 pages
4.14
17.0K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Irrationally yours Summary
Irrationally yours
On Missing Socks, Pick-up Lines and Other Existential Puzzles
by Dan Ariely 2015 219 pages
3.47
2.1K ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
How to Meditate Summary
How to Meditate
A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind
by Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn 2007 345 pages
4.17
5.1K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
A Job to Love Summary
A Job to Love
by The School of Life 2017 142 pages
4.03
1.4K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
The Daily Dad Summary
The Daily Dad
366 Meditations on Parenting, Love and Raising Great Kids
by Ryan Holiday 2023 432 pages
4.55
1.5K ratings
Parenting
Philosophy
Self Help
The Art of Showing Up Summary
The Art of Showing Up
How to Be There for Yourself and Your People
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2020 304 pages
3.78
2.6K ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Mental Health
The Montessori Toddler Summary
The Montessori Toddler
A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
by Simone Davies 2018 245 pages
4.29
13.8K ratings
Parenting
Education
Childrens
Unshrinking Summary
Unshrinking
How to Face Fatphobia
by Kate Manne 2024 297 pages
4.18
1.9K ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Health
Brave, Not Perfect Summary
Brave, Not Perfect
Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder
by Reshma Saujani 2019 208 pages
3.87
9.2K ratings
Self Help
Feminism
Personal Development
Untamed Summary
Untamed
by Glennon Doyle 2020 333 pages
3.98
491.4K ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Book Club
Your Grief, Your Way Summary
Your Grief, Your Way
A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss
by Shelby Forsythia 2020 208 pages
4.36
143 ratings
Grief
Self Help
Mental Health
The Long View Summary
The Long View
Career Strategies to Start Strong, Reach High and Go Far
by Brian Fetherstonhaugh 2016 249 pages
3.77
294 ratings
Business
Self Help
Soft Skills Summary
Soft Skills
The Software Developer's Life Manual
by John Z. Sonmez 2014 470 pages
3.84
2.8K ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
The Longevity Solution Summary
The Longevity Solution
Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life
by James DiNicolantonio 2019 394 pages
3.97
723 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Self Help
Couples That Work Summary
Couples That Work
How To Thrive in Love and at Work
by Jennifer Petriglieri 2019
4.15
710 ratings
Relationships
Parenting
Business
One Question Summary
One Question
Life-Changing Answers from Today's Leading Voices
by Ken Coleman 2013 224 pages
4.00
340 ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet Summary
I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet
Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working
by Shauna Niequist 2022 240 pages
4.00
13.2K ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Christian
Handcrafted Summary
Handcrafted
A Woodworker's Story
by Clint Harp 2018 239 pages
3.99
778 ratings
Biography
Memoir
Woodwork
Words That Work Summary
Words That Work
It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
by Frank Luntz 2006 350 pages
3.63
2.5K ratings
Communication
Business
Writing
Gorilla Mindset Summary
Gorilla Mindset
by Mike Cernovich 2015 179 pages
3.66
2.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Know Your Why Summary
Know Your Why
Finding and Fulfilling Your Calling in Life
by Ken Costa 2016 240 pages
4.11
342 ratings
Christian
Self Help
Personal Development
Designing Destiny Summary
Designing Destiny
by Kamlesh D. Patel 2019
4.53
486 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Glimmer Summary
Glimmer
How Design Can Transform Your Life, and Maybe Even the World
by Warren Berger 2009 352 pages
4.06
467 ratings
Design
Business
Psychology
Aspiration Summary
Aspiration
The Agency of Becoming
by Agnes Callard 2018 304 pages
3.76
189 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving
Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
by Elisabeth KΓΌbler-Ross 2005 256 pages
4.32
4.4K ratings
Psychology
Grief
Self Help
On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 155 pages
4.22
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
Raising Resilient Children Summary
Raising Resilient Children
Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
by Robert B. Brooks 2001 336 pages
3.97
453 ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Family
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