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Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships
by Patricia L. Papernow • 2013
Stepparents feel like outsiders, parents feel torn. The fix is structural, not personal.
4.47
147
Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships Summary
Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships 89%
Stepparents feel like outsiders, parents feel torn. The fix is structural, not personal.
by Patricia L. Papernow 2013
4.47
147 ratings
Building Love Together in Blended Families
by Gary Chapman • 2020
Stepfamily love takes years, not days. The roadmap for staying when connection feels impossible.
4.09
463
Building Love Together in Blended Families Summary
Building Love Together in Blended Families 88%
Stepfamily love takes years, not days. The roadmap for staying when connection feels impossible.
by Gary Chapman 2020
4.09
463 ratings
Teach Them to Work
by Mary Beeke • 2021
Work is not a curse. Teach your children to treat it as a calling.
4.35
583
Teach Them to Work Summary
Teach Them to Work 87%
Work is not a curse. Teach your children to treat it as a calling.
by Mary Beeke 2021
4.35
583 ratings
Teaching Johnny to Think
by Leonard Peikoff • 2014
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
4.13
159
Teaching Johnny to Think Summary
Teaching Johnny to Think 87%
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
by Leonard Peikoff 2014
4.13
159 ratings
Teaching Children Responsibility
by Linda Eyre • 1982
The LDS classic that shows how chores, rules, and faith build responsible kids.
3.98
251
Teaching Children Responsibility Summary
Teaching Children Responsibility 87%
The LDS classic that shows how chores, rules, and faith build responsible kids.
by Linda Eyre 1982
3.98
251 ratings
The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family
by Patrick Lencioni • 2008
A whiteboard, a weekly check-in, and one priority: how a CEO runs her household like her best team.
4.03
2k+
The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family Summary
The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family 87%
A whiteboard, a weekly check-in, and one priority: how a CEO runs her household like her best team.
by Patrick Lencioni 2008
4.03
2k+ ratings
Have a New Kid by Friday
by Kevin Leman • 2008
Five days to change your child's attitude by changing the parent they receive every morning.
3.83
4k+
Have a New Kid by Friday Summary
Have a New Kid by Friday 87%
Five days to change your child's attitude by changing the parent they receive every morning.
by Kevin Leman 2008
3.83
4k+ ratings
Bring Up Genius!
by László Polgár • 1989
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
4.05
758
Bring Up Genius! Summary
Bring Up Genius! 87%
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
by László Polgár 1989
4.05
758 ratings
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
by Stephen R. Covey • 2014
Classic productivity habits, remade for families: shared purpose, protected time, real listening.
4.13
12k+
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Summary
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families 87%
Classic productivity habits, remade for families: shared purpose, protected time, real listening.
by Stephen R. Covey 2014
4.13
12k+ ratings
Laying Down the Law
by Ruth Peters • 2002
The parenting playbook that replaces negotiation with clear consequences, so a single 'no' sticks.
3.69
29
Laying Down the Law Summary
Laying Down the Law 87%
The parenting playbook that replaces negotiation with clear consequences, so a single 'no' sticks.
by Ruth Peters 2002
3.69
29 ratings
Couples That Work
by Jennifer Petriglieri • 2019
Three transitions define every dual-career marriage. The couples who thrive navigate them as a team.
4.15
744
Couples That Work Summary
Couples That Work 87%
Three transitions define every dual-career marriage. The couples who thrive navigate them as a team.
by Jennifer Petriglieri 2019
4.15
744 ratings
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
by Charles J. Sykes • 2007
Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.
3.70
283
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School Summary
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School 86%
Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.
by Charles J. Sykes 2007
3.70
283 ratings
Boundaries with Kids
by Henry Cloud • 2001
The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.
4.31
5k+
Boundaries with Kids Summary
Boundaries with Kids 86%
The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.
by Henry Cloud 2001
4.31
5k+ ratings
Positive Discipline
by Jane Nelsen • 1981
Stop punishing and start teaching: the discipline framework that builds capable, self-reliant kids.
4.24
4k+
Positive Discipline Summary
Positive Discipline 86%
Stop punishing and start teaching: the discipline framework that builds capable, self-reliant kids.
by Jane Nelsen 1981
4.24
4k+ ratings
How to Live
by Derek Sivers • 2021
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
4.16
3k+
How to Live Summary
How to Live 86%
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
by Derek Sivers 2021
4.16
3k+ ratings
Cleaning House
by Kay Wills Wyma • 2012
Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.
3.72
3k+
Cleaning House Summary
Cleaning House 86%
Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.
by Kay Wills Wyma 2012
3.72
3k+ ratings
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood
by Jim Fay • 2000
How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.
4.12
6k+
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Summary
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood 86%
How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.
by Jim Fay 2000
4.12
6k+ ratings
Teaching Your Children Values
by Linda Eyre • 1993
How to pass on 12 core values without lectures: your own behavior and age-appropriate practice.
4.15
727
Teaching Your Children Values Summary
Teaching Your Children Values 86%
How to pass on 12 core values without lectures: your own behavior and age-appropriate practice.
by Linda Eyre 1993
4.15
727 ratings
Born to Win
by Kevin Leman • 2009
Ambition that wins at work can lose at life. A plan for firstborns to keep both.
4.11
167
Born to Win Summary
Born to Win 86%
Ambition that wins at work can lose at life. A plan for firstborns to keep both.
by Kevin Leman 2009
4.11
167 ratings
Fair Play
by Eve Rodsky • 2019
End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.
3.58
26k+
Fair Play Summary
Fair Play 86%
End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.
by Eve Rodsky 2019
3.58
26k+ ratings
Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts
by Les Parrott III • 2001
Second marriages have worse odds. Nine questions to ask before you walk down the aisle again.
4.02
183
Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts Summary
Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts 86%
Second marriages have worse odds. Nine questions to ask before you walk down the aisle again.
by Les Parrott III 2001
4.02
183 ratings
How Will You Measure Your Life?
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2012
Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.
4.05
38k+
How Will You Measure Your Life? Summary
How Will You Measure Your Life? 86%
Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2012
4.05
38k+ ratings
The Birth Order Book
by Kevin Leman • 1984
Your birth order explains your personality, career, and marriage. Learn the pattern and use it.
3.79
8k+
The Birth Order Book Summary
The Birth Order Book 86%
Your birth order explains your personality, career, and marriage. Learn the pattern and use it.
by Kevin Leman 1984
3.79
8k+ ratings
A Better Way to Live
by Og Mandino • 1990
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
4.31
2k+
A Better Way to Live Summary
A Better Way to Live 86%
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
by Og Mandino 1990
4.31
2k+ ratings
Simplicity Parenting
by Kim John Payne • 2009
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
4.22
16k+
Simplicity Parenting Summary
Simplicity Parenting 86%
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
by Kim John Payne 2009
4.22
16k+ ratings
The Brave Learner
by Julie Bogart • 2019
How to run a homeschool that thrives on curiosity and connection, not curriculum and checklists.
4.17
7k+
The Brave Learner Summary
The Brave Learner 86%
How to run a homeschool that thrives on curiosity and connection, not curriculum and checklists.
by Julie Bogart 2019
4.17
7k+ ratings
Hell Yeah or No
by Derek Sivers • 2020
If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.
4.17
5k+
Hell Yeah or No Summary
Hell Yeah or No 86%
If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.
by Derek Sivers 2020
4.17
5k+ ratings
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children
by Tom Sturges • 2008
76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.
2.00
1
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children Summary
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children 86%
76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.
by Tom Sturges 2008
2.00
1 ratings
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen
by Robert J. MacKenzie • 2015
Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.
4.09
58
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen Summary
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen 86%
Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.
by Robert J. MacKenzie 2015
4.09
58 ratings
11 Rules For Life
by Chetan Bhagat • 2024
The system is stacked against you. Here are the rules for climbing anyway.
4.22
893
11 Rules For Life Summary
11 Rules For Life 86%
The system is stacked against you. Here are the rules for climbing anyway.
by Chetan Bhagat 2024
4.22
893 ratings
Fed Up
by Gemma Hartley • 2018
Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.
3.72
4k+
Fed Up Summary
Fed Up 86%
Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.
by Gemma Hartley 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
The Daily Dad
by Ryan Holiday • 2023
366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.
4.54
2k+
The Daily Dad Summary
The Daily Dad 86%
366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.
by Ryan Holiday 2023
4.54
2k+ ratings
Family Wisdom
by Robin Sharma • 2000
Lead yourself to lead your family: the vision, rituals, and habits that make a household thrive.
3.99
2k+
Family Wisdom Summary
Family Wisdom 86%
Lead yourself to lead your family: the vision, rituals, and habits that make a household thrive.
by Robin Sharma 2000
3.99
2k+ ratings
This I Believe
by Dan Gediman • 2011
When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.
4.14
51
This I Believe Summary
This I Believe 86%
When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.
by Dan Gediman 2011
4.14
51 ratings
The Concise Mastery
by Robert Greene • 2014
Mastery is trainable. The apprenticeship model from history's greatest minds shows you how.
4.37
2k+
The Concise Mastery Summary
The Concise Mastery 86%
Mastery is trainable. The apprenticeship model from history's greatest minds shows you how.
by Robert Greene 2014
4.37
2k+ ratings
The Heart of Success
by Om Swami • 2019
A monk's six principles for success where integrity and daily effort beat any business strategy.
4.43
256
The Heart of Success Summary
The Heart of Success 86%
A monk's six principles for success where integrity and daily effort beat any business strategy.
by Om Swami 2019
4.43
256 ratings
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers
by Gary Chapman • 2000
Teens hear love in distinct emotional dialects. Learn to speak your teen's, and the silence breaks.
4.15
4k+
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Summary
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers 86%
Teens hear love in distinct emotional dialects. Learn to speak your teen's, and the silence breaks.
by Gary Chapman 2000
4.15
4k+ ratings
Unfinished Business
by Anne-Marie Slaughter • 2015
Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.
3.91
3k+
Unfinished Business Summary
Unfinished Business 86%
Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.
by Anne-Marie Slaughter 2015
3.91
3k+ ratings
Dark Horse
by Todd Rose • 2018
Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.
3.83
1k+
Dark Horse Summary
Dark Horse 86%
Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.
by Todd Rose 2018
3.83
1k+ ratings
The Baby Decision
by Merle Bombardieri • 1981
Deciding parenthood or childfree life: the classic guide for the choice no one discusses.
4.19
2k+
The Baby Decision Summary
The Baby Decision 86%
Deciding parenthood or childfree life: the classic guide for the choice no one discusses.
by Merle Bombardieri 1981
4.19
2k+ ratings
The Good Enough Parent
by The School of Life • 2021
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
4.12
807
The Good Enough Parent Summary
The Good Enough Parent 86%
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
by The School of Life 2021
4.12
807 ratings
One Word That Will Change Your Life
by Jon Gordon • 2012
Replace your entire resolution list with a single word, and watch it reorder your year.
3.88
3k+
One Word That Will Change Your Life Summary
One Word That Will Change Your Life 86%
Replace your entire resolution list with a single word, and watch it reorder your year.
by Jon Gordon 2012
3.88
3k+ ratings
How to Be Better at Almost Everything
by Pat Flynn • 2019
Forget mastery. Stack several skills to 80% instead, and build a career specialists can't touch.
3.45
1k+
How to Be Better at Almost Everything Summary
How to Be Better at Almost Everything 86%
Forget mastery. Stack several skills to 80% instead, and build a career specialists can't touch.
by Pat Flynn 2019
3.45
1k+ ratings
Siblings Without Rivalry
by Adele Faber • 1972
Why equal treatment backfires and the skills that make sibling fights shorter and less frequent.
4.19
17k+
Siblings Without Rivalry Summary
Siblings Without Rivalry 86%
Why equal treatment backfires and the skills that make sibling fights shorter and less frequent.
by Adele Faber 1972
4.19
17k+ ratings
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools
by Jane Nelsen • 2016
Forty-nine tools that turn daily conflict into skill-building moments, no punishment required.
4.28
327
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools Summary
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools 86%
Forty-nine tools that turn daily conflict into skill-building moments, no punishment required.
by Jane Nelsen 2016
4.28
327 ratings
Bringing Up Girls
by James C. Dobson • 2008
Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.
3.91
3k+
Bringing Up Girls Summary
Bringing Up Girls 86%
Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.
by James C. Dobson 2008
3.91
3k+ ratings
What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad
by Michael Farris • 2004
A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.
3.93
118
What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad Summary
What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad 86%
A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.
by Michael Farris 2004
3.93
118 ratings
Make Your Creative Dreams Real
by SARK • 2004
Five-minute actions to start creating when procrastination and perfectionism have you stuck.
4.10
1k+
Make Your Creative Dreams Real Summary
Make Your Creative Dreams Real 86%
Five-minute actions to start creating when procrastination and perfectionism have you stuck.
by SARK 2004
4.10
1k+ ratings
Summary
by Goldmine Reads • 2018
Twelve rules, rooted in psychology and biology, for replacing daily chaos with lasting meaning.
2.50
2
Summary Summary
Summary 86%
Twelve rules, rooted in psychology and biology, for replacing daily chaos with lasting meaning.
by Goldmine Reads 2018
2.50
2 ratings
The Vanishing American Adult
by Ben Sasse • 2017
Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.
4.03
6k+
The Vanishing American Adult Summary
The Vanishing American Adult 86%
Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.
by Ben Sasse 2017
4.03
6k+ ratings
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