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To Sell is Human Summary
To Sell is Human
The Surprising Truth About Moving Others
by Daniel H. Pink 2012 272 pages
3.88
25k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
The Desire Map Summary
The Desire Map
by Danielle LaPorte 2012 288 pages
3.91
8k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Spirituality
How to Hug a Porcupine Summary
How to Hug a Porcupine
Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life
by June Eding 2009 160 pages
3.13
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
The Diamond Cutter Summary
The Diamond Cutter
The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life
by Michael Roach 2000 240 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Business
Spirituality
Buddhism
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness Summary
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
by Donald J. Robertson 2013 224 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Words Can Change Your Brain Summary
Words Can Change Your Brain
12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy
by Andrew B. Newberg 2012 272 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Millionaire Master Plan Summary
The Millionaire Master Plan
Your Personalized Path to Financial Success
by Roger James Hamilton 2014 288 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Business
Finance
Money
Fluent Forever Summary
Fluent Forever
How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
by Gabriel Wyner 2014 326 pages
4.08
11k+ ratings
Language
Self Help
Linguistics
Negotiating Your Salary Summary
Negotiating Your Salary
How To Make $1,000 A Minute
by Jack Chapman 1996 172 pages
3.74
100+ ratings
Business
Economics
Personal Development
The Organized Mind Summary
The Organized Mind
Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
by Daniel J. Levitin 2014 528 pages
3.65
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Overcoming Perfectionism Summary
Overcoming Perfectionism
by Roz Shafran 2010 256 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Curious Summary
Curious
The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
by Ian Leslie 2014 310 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Emotional First Aid Summary
Emotional First Aid
Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries
by Guy Winch 2013 304 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The How of Happiness Summary
The How of Happiness
A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2007 384 pages
3.90
10k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
How We Learn Summary
How We Learn
The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
by Benedict Carey 2014 272 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Education
Psychology
Science
Smartcuts Summary
Smartcuts
How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success
by Shane Snow 2014 272 pages
3.88
6k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness
by Daniel G. Amen 1998 337 pages
3.97
12k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
The Secret Summary
The Secret
What Great Leaders Know and Do
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2001 125 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Self-Analysis Summary
Self-Analysis
by Karen Horney 1942 312 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Self Help
Handbook to Higher Consciousness Summary
Handbook to Higher Consciousness
by Ken Keyes Jr. 1973 215 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
Who's Pulling Your Strings? How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life Summary
Who's Pulling Your Strings? How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life
by Harriet B. Braiker 1955 260 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
The Rules of Wealth Summary
The Rules of Wealth
A Personal Code For Prosperity
by Richard Templar 2006 256 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Self Help
The Marshmallow Test Summary
The Marshmallow Test
Mastering Self-Control
by Walter Mischel 2014 336 pages
3.72
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Dalai Lama XIV 1998 322 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Everybody Writes Summary
Everybody Writes
Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
by Ann Handley 2014 415 pages
3.97
6k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger Summary
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger
The Advanced Guide to Building Muscle, Staying Lean, and Getting Strong
by Michael Matthews 2014 360 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Fitness
Health
Self Help
Taming Your Gremlin Summary
Taming Your Gremlin
A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way
by Rick Carson 1983 192 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Dance of Connection Summary
The Dance of Connection
How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate
by Harriet Lerner 2001 256 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
The Rise of Superman Summary
The Rise of Superman
Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
by Steven Kotler 2014 256 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Personal Development
What Makes Love Last? Summary
What Makes Love Last?
How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal
by John M. Gottman 2012 304 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Relationships
Psychology
Self Help
The Power Of Less Summary
The Power Of Less
The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential
by Leo Babauta 2008 170 pages
3.72
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Personal Development
The Happiness of Pursuit Summary
The Happiness of Pursuit
Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
by Chris Guillebeau 2014 304 pages
3.71
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Travel
Personal Development
Charisma on Command Summary
Charisma on Command
Inspire, Impress, and Energize Everyone You Meet
by Charlie Houpert 2014 238 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
One Small Step Can Change Your Life Summary
One Small Step Can Change Your Life
The Kaizen Way
by Robert Maurer 2009 228 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
New Passages Summary
New Passages
Mapping Your Life Across Time
by Gail Sheehy 1995 528 pages
3.69
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Being Logical Summary
Being Logical
A Guide to Good Thinking
by D.Q. McInerny 2004 160 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Self Help
Rethinking Positive Thinking Summary
Rethinking Positive Thinking
Inside the New Science of Motivation
by Gabriele Oettingen 2014 240 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Not Always So Summary
Not Always So
Practicing the True Spirit of Zen
by Shunryu Suzuki 2002 176 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Philosophy
The Middle Passage Summary
The Middle Passage
From Misery to Meaning in Midlife
by James Hollis 1993 127 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
When Things Fall Apart Summary
When Things Fall Apart
Heart Advice for Difficult Times
by Pema Chödrön 1996 148 pages
4.28
59k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD Summary
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD
An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals
by Lidia Zylowska 2012 256 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book Summary
The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book
by Travis Bradberry 2003 185 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Leadership
The Answer to How Is Yes Summary
The Answer to How Is Yes
Acting on What Matters
by Peter Block 2003 202 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Personal Development
The Honeymoon Effect Summary
The Honeymoon Effect
The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth
by Bruce H. Lipton 2013 193 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Health
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication
by Harvard Business Publishing 2013 190 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Leadership
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know Summary
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know
by Jim Camp 2002 288 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Communication
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving
Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005 256 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Death
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO Summary
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO
A Remarkable Story about Living Your Heart's Desires
by Robin S. Sharma 2002 240 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Undoing Depression Summary
Undoing Depression
What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
by Richard O'Connor 1997 368 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Best Place to Work Summary
The Best Place to Work
The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace
by Ron Friedman 2014 352 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Psychology
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