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Good Leaders Ask Great Questions Summary
Good Leaders Ask Great Questions
Your Foundation for Successful Leadership
by John C. Maxwell 2014 320 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
F*ck Feelings Summary
F*ck Feelings
One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems
by Michael I. Bennett 2015 384 pages
3.46
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Game of Life and How to Play It Summary
The Game of Life and How to Play It
by Florence Scovel Shinn 1978 95 pages
4.08
16k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
Very Good Lives Summary
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
by J.K. Rowling 2015 74 pages
4.09
28k+ ratings
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
SuperBetter Summary
SuperBetter
A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient - Powered by the Science of Games
by Jane McGonigal 2015 15 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Refuse to Choose! Summary
Refuse to Choose!
Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams
by Barbara Sher 2006 288 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Dance of Fear Summary
The Dance of Fear
Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self
by Harriet Lerner 2004 238 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Mindfulness for Dummies Summary
Mindfulness for Dummies
by Shamash Alidina 2010 312 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Seeing What Others Don't Summary
Seeing What Others Don't
The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights
by Gary Klein 2013 304 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Surrender Experiment Summary
The Surrender Experiment
My Journey into Life's Perfection
by Michael A. Singer 2015 252 pages
4.08
18k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Power of Focus Summary
The Power of Focus
by Jack Canfield 2000 310 pages
4.14
6k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
The Gifts of Imperfection Summary
The Gifts of Imperfection
by Brené Brown 2010 137 pages
4.25
200k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Grit to Great Summary
Grit to Great
How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary
by Linda Kaplan Thaler 2015 160 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
The Art of Learning Summary
The Art of Learning
A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
by Josh Waitzkin 2007 265 pages
4.04
20k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Magic Words Summary
Magic Words
The Science and Secrets Behind Seven Words That Motivate, Engage, and Influence
by Tim David 2014 160 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Leadership
Procrastinate on Purpose Summary
Procrastinate on Purpose
5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time
by Rory Vaden 2015 236 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Business
Productivity
Self Help
Dream Year Summary
Dream Year
Make the Leap from a Job You Hate to a Life You Love
by Ben Arment 2014 256 pages
3.68
100+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Focus Summary
Focus
A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction
by Leo Babauta 2010 121 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
Winners Summary
Winners
by Alastair Campbell 2015 350 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Rethinking Narcissism Summary
Rethinking Narcissism
The Bad — and Surprising Good--About Feeling Special
by Craig Malkin 2015 256 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Present Summary
The Present
The Secret to Enjoying Your Work and Life, Now!
by Spencer Johnson 1981 109 pages
3.91
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Steal the Show Summary
Steal the Show
From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances in Your Life
by Michael Port 2015 272 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Communication
Change Anything Summary
Change Anything
The New Science of Personal Success
by Kerry Patterson 2011 262 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
How to Have a Beautiful Mind Summary
How to Have a Beautiful Mind
by Edward de Bono 2004 232 pages
3.60
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Confidence Code Summary
The Confidence Code
The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
by Katty Kay 2014 272 pages
3.72
15k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Fanatical Prospecting Summary
Fanatical Prospecting
The Ultimate Guide to Opening Sales Conversations and Filling the Pipeline by Leveraging Social Selling, Telephone, Email, Text, and Cold Calling
by Jeb Blount 2015 304 pages
4.26
6k+ ratings
Business
Buisness
Self Help
Poke the Box Summary
Poke the Box
by Seth Godin 2011 85 pages
3.77
14k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Black Box Thinking Summary
Black Box Thinking
Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do
by Matthew Syed 2015 336 pages
4.28
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Reality-Based Leadership Summary
Reality-Based Leadership
Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses Into Results
by Cy Wakeman 2010 192 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Problem Solving 101 Summary
Problem Solving 101
A Simple Book for Smart People
by Ken Watanabe 2007 111 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Summary
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
by Marie Kondō 2010 213 pages
3.88
300k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
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
Conquest of Mind Summary
Conquest of Mind
Take Charge of Your Thoughts and Reshape Your Life Through Meditation
by Eknath Easwaran 1988 224 pages
4.31
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
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
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Dalai Lama XIV 1998 322 pages
4.17
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
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
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
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
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 — 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 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 — And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
by William Zinsser 1988 272 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Writing
Education
Self Help
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