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Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail
by Rom Brafman • 2011
Six traits that explain why some people rise when everything says they will fall.
3.99
554
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail Summary
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail 90%
Six traits that explain why some people rise when everything says they will fall.
by Rom Brafman 2011
3.99
554 ratings
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 89%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
My Next Breath
by Jeremy Renner • 2025
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
4.15
42k+
My Next Breath Summary
My Next Breath 89%
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
by Jeremy Renner 2025
4.15
42k+ ratings
The Reality Slap
by Russ Harris • 2011
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
4.08
2k+
The Reality Slap Summary
The Reality Slap 89%
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
by Russ Harris 2011
4.08
2k+ ratings
David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2013
Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.
3.97
192k+
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath 89%
Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013
3.97
192k+ ratings
The Other Side of Happiness
by Brock Bastian • 2018
We stripped pain from modern life and got anxiety in return. The antidote: deliberate discomfort.
3.87
313
The Other Side of Happiness Summary
The Other Side of Happiness 89%
We stripped pain from modern life and got anxiety in return. The antidote: deliberate discomfort.
by Brock Bastian 2018
3.87
313 ratings
Didn't See That Coming
by Rachel Hollis • 2020
Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.
3.64
18k+
Didn't See That Coming Summary
Didn't See That Coming 89%
Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.
by Rachel Hollis 2020
3.64
18k+ ratings
T is for Transformation
by Shaun T. • 2017
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
4.22
2k+
T is for Transformation Summary
T is for Transformation 89%
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
by Shaun T. 2017
4.22
2k+ ratings
The Flipside
by Adam J. Jackson • 2009
Job loss, illness, or setback: every crisis hides an opening, and finding it is a trainable skill.
4.03
187
The Flipside Summary
The Flipside 89%
Job loss, illness, or setback: every crisis hides an opening, and finding it is a trainable skill.
by Adam J. Jackson 2009
4.03
187 ratings
The Beauty of Dusk
by Frank Bruni • 2022
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
4.06
4k+
The Beauty of Dusk Summary
The Beauty of Dusk 89%
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
by Frank Bruni 2022
4.06
4k+ ratings
Lessons for Living
by Phil Stutz • 2023
Your anger, shame, and grief are hidden fuel. Concrete techniques to transform them into momentum.
4.20
1k+
Lessons for Living Summary
Lessons for Living 89%
Your anger, shame, and grief are hidden fuel. Concrete techniques to transform them into momentum.
by Phil Stutz 2023
4.20
1k+ ratings
Resilience
by Steven M. Southwick • 2012
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
3.87
435
Resilience Summary
Resilience 89%
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
by Steven M. Southwick 2012
3.87
435 ratings
Unstoppable
by Nick Vujicic • 2012
Born without limbs, suicidal at ten, he learned: believing is not enough. Faith must move.
4.06
2k+
Unstoppable Summary
Unstoppable 89%
Born without limbs, suicidal at ten, he learned: believing is not enough. Faith must move.
by Nick Vujicic 2012
4.06
2k+ ratings
The Obstacle Is the Way
by Ryan Holiday • 2014
Your obstacles are fuel, not fate. The Stoic art of turning every setback into a breakthrough.
4.15
101k+
The Obstacle Is the Way Summary
The Obstacle Is the Way 89%
Your obstacles are fuel, not fate. The Stoic art of turning every setback into a breakthrough.
by Ryan Holiday 2014
4.15
101k+ ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
593
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors 89%
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014
3.53
593 ratings
The Book of Charlie
by David von Drehle • 2023
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
3.98
12k+
The Book of Charlie Summary
The Book of Charlie 89%
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
by David von Drehle 2023
3.98
12k+ ratings
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!
by Robert H. Schuller • 1984
Outlast any crisis: the classic playbook for retraining your mind and solving problems creatively.
4.19
3k+
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do! Summary
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do! 89%
Outlast any crisis: the classic playbook for retraining your mind and solving problems creatively.
by Robert H. Schuller 1984
4.19
3k+ ratings
Life Is Hard
by Kieran Setiya • 2022
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
3.54
2k+
Life Is Hard Summary
Life Is Hard 89%
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
by Kieran Setiya 2022
3.54
2k+ ratings
Resilience
by Eric Greitens • 2015
Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.
4.22
4k+
Resilience Summary
Resilience 89%
Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.
by Eric Greitens 2015
4.22
4k+ ratings
The Blink of an Eye
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
4.09
467
The Blink of an Eye Summary
The Blink of an Eye 89%
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018
4.09
467 ratings
Life Without Limits
by Nick Vujicic • 2007
No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.
4.11
9k+
Life Without Limits Summary
Life Without Limits 89%
No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.
by Nick Vujicic 2007
4.11
9k+ ratings
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui
by Patrick Ussher • 2014
You control only your judgments. The Stoic daily routine that turns that principle into resilience.
3.79
319
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui Summary
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui 88%
You control only your judgments. The Stoic daily routine that turns that principle into resilience.
by Patrick Ussher 2014
3.79
319 ratings
And Never Stop Dancing
by Gordon Livingston • 2006
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
3.75
505
And Never Stop Dancing Summary
And Never Stop Dancing 88%
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
by Gordon Livingston 2006
3.75
505 ratings
Option B
by Sheryl Sandberg • 2017
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
3.84
57k+
Option B Summary
Option B 88%
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
by Sheryl Sandberg 2017
3.84
57k+ ratings
Resilient Grieving
by Lucy Hone • 2024
Resilience after loss is not a character trait. It's a skill set, and it's teachable.
4.29
861
Resilient Grieving Summary
Resilient Grieving 88%
Resilience after loss is not a character trait. It's a skill set, and it's teachable.
by Lucy Hone 2024
4.29
861 ratings
Beautiful Scars
by Kilee Brookbank • 2017
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
4.29
41
Beautiful Scars Summary
Beautiful Scars 88%
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
by Kilee Brookbank 2017
4.29
41 ratings
Supernormal
by Meg Jay • 2017
The most resilient people pay a hidden price: the exhausting, lifelong work of seeming normal.
4.31
1k+
Supernormal Summary
Supernormal 88%
The most resilient people pay a hidden price: the exhausting, lifelong work of seeming normal.
by Meg Jay 2017
4.31
1k+ ratings
Undeniable
by Cameron R. Hanes • 2025
A bowhunter's approach to mental armor: show up daily, seek discomfort, back yourself completely.
4.02
2k+
Undeniable Summary
Undeniable 88%
A bowhunter's approach to mental armor: show up daily, seek discomfort, back yourself completely.
by Cameron R. Hanes 2025
4.02
2k+ ratings
Rebound
by Carrie Jackson Cheadle • 2019
Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.
4.19
341
Rebound Summary
Rebound 88%
Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.
by Carrie Jackson Cheadle 2019
4.19
341 ratings
Rain of Gold
by Victor Villaseñor • 1991
Why your best successes sow your worst defeats, and the one shift that breaks the cycle.
4.50
8k+
Rain of Gold Summary
Rain of Gold 88%
Why your best successes sow your worst defeats, and the one shift that breaks the cycle.
by Victor Villaseñor 1991
4.50
8k+ ratings
You Have a Brain
by Ben Carson • 2015
A brain surgeon's teen playbook: the reading habit, the anger cure, and one relentless mother.
4.35
1k+
You Have a Brain Summary
You Have a Brain 88%
A brain surgeon's teen playbook: the reading habit, the anger cure, and one relentless mother.
by Ben Carson 2015
4.35
1k+ ratings
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2012
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
4.22
714
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival 88%
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012
4.22
714 ratings
Your Happily Ever After
by Dieter F. Uchtdorf • 2011
Every trial serves a purpose. Your happy ending is real, and the map is already drawn.
4.65
2k+
Your Happily Ever After Summary
Your Happily Ever After 88%
Every trial serves a purpose. Your happy ending is real, and the map is already drawn.
by Dieter F. Uchtdorf 2011
4.65
2k+ ratings
From Failure to Success
by Martin Meadows • 2017
Why resilience comes from reframing failure, choosing your discomforts, and knowing when to quit.
3.91
87
From Failure to Success Summary
From Failure to Success 88%
Why resilience comes from reframing failure, choosing your discomforts, and knowing when to quit.
by Martin Meadows 2017
3.91
87 ratings
Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield • 2009
The recession took their jobs, homes, and savings. 101 people share how they rebuilt anyway.
3.90
160
Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Soul 88%
The recession took their jobs, homes, and savings. 101 people share how they rebuilt anyway.
by Jack Canfield 2009
3.90
160 ratings
It's Okay Not to Be Okay
by Sheila Walsh • 2018
Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.
4.38
2k+
It's Okay Not to Be Okay Summary
It's Okay Not to Be Okay 88%
Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.
by Sheila Walsh 2018
4.38
2k+ ratings
The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain de Botton • 2000
Six philosophers diagnose six everyday miseries, from unpopularity to heartbreak.
4.01
34k+
The Consolations of Philosophy Summary
The Consolations of Philosophy 88%
Six philosophers diagnose six everyday miseries, from unpopularity to heartbreak.
by Alain de Botton 2000
4.01
34k+ ratings
Calm Within the Storm
by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe • 2021
Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.
4.25
285
Calm Within the Storm Summary
Calm Within the Storm 88%
Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.
by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 2021
4.25
285 ratings
Uncaged
by Frank Shamrock • 2012
Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.
3.65
96
Uncaged Summary
Uncaged 88%
Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.
by Frank Shamrock 2012
3.65
96 ratings
The Gift
by Edith Eger • 2020
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
4.43
21k+
The Gift Summary
The Gift 88%
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
by Edith Eger 2020
4.43
21k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
by Jack Canfield • 1997
Real stories from teens about surviving the years that feel impossible, and coming out stronger.
3.94
20k+
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 88%
Real stories from teens about surviving the years that feel impossible, and coming out stronger.
by Jack Canfield 1997
3.94
20k+ ratings
The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday
Ego and passion feel like fuel, act like rust. The case for humility, failure, and process.
4.40
172
The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy Summary
The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy 88%
Ego and passion feel like fuel, act like rust. The case for humility, failure, and process.
by Ryan Holiday
4.40
172 ratings
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
by Jack Canfield • 1998
Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.
3.98
7k+
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Summary
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II 88%
Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.
by Jack Canfield 1998
3.98
7k+ ratings
You Are Worth It
by Kyle Carpenter • 2019
He fell on a grenade and survived. The recovery required something rarer than courage.
4.64
3k+
You Are Worth It Summary
You Are Worth It 88%
He fell on a grenade and survived. The recovery required something rarer than courage.
by Kyle Carpenter 2019
4.64
3k+ ratings
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do
by Amy Morin • 2014
Thirteen behaviors to quit, not habits to add. The counterintuitive path to mental strength.
3.91
29k+
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do Summary
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do 88%
Thirteen behaviors to quit, not habits to add. The counterintuitive path to mental strength.
by Amy Morin 2014
3.91
29k+ ratings
Peacebunny Island
by Caleb Smith • 2021
He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.
4.13
208
Peacebunny Island Summary
Peacebunny Island 88%
He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.
by Caleb Smith 2021
4.13
208 ratings
Daily Self-Discipline
by Martin Meadows • 2015
Forget the motivational quotes. Daily doses of voluntary discomfort build the discipline that lasts.
3.56
1k+
Daily Self-Discipline Summary
Daily Self-Discipline 88%
Forget the motivational quotes. Daily doses of voluntary discomfort build the discipline that lasts.
by Martin Meadows 2015
3.56
1k+ ratings
Welcoming the Unwelcome
by Pema Chödrön • 2019
A Buddhist nun's radical instruction: stop avoiding your pain and let it teach you.
4.36
4k+
Welcoming the Unwelcome Summary
Welcoming the Unwelcome 88%
A Buddhist nun's radical instruction: stop avoiding your pain and let it teach you.
by Pema Chödrön 2019
4.36
4k+ ratings
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives
by John Volanthen • 2021
What finding the Thai boys taught a cave diver about staying calm when everything fails.
3.96
646
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives Summary
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives 88%
What finding the Thai boys taught a cave diver about staying calm when everything fails.
by John Volanthen 2021
3.96
646 ratings
Saved
by Benjamin Hall • 2023
An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.
4.56
5k+
Saved Summary
Saved 88%
An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.
by Benjamin Hall 2023
4.56
5k+ ratings
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