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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
Think Twice Summary
Think Twice
Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
by Michael J. Mauboussin 2009 224 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Finance
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
Discourses and Selected Writings Summary
Discourses and Selected Writings
by Epictetus 276 pages
4.42
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
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
Invincible Summary
Invincible
The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence, and the Truths to Set You Free
by Brian F. Martin 2014 288 pages
4.58
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
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
Passionate Marriage Summary
Passionate Marriage
Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships
by David Schnarch 1997 448 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
Relationships
Psychology
Self Help
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
Scarcity Summary
Scarcity
Why Having Too Little Means So Much
by Sendhil Mullainathan 2013 304 pages
3.94
7k+ ratings
Psychology
Economics
Business
Hooked Summary
Hooked
How to Build Habit-Forming Products
by Nir Eyal 2013 256 pages
4.12
47k+ ratings
Business
Design
Psychology
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
The Art of Stillness Summary
The Art of Stillness
Adventures in Going Nowhere
by Pico Iyer 2014 96 pages
3.72
8k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Spirituality
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
The Narcissism Epidemic Summary
The Narcissism Epidemic
Living in the Age of Entitlement
by Jean M. Twenge 2009 352 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Cultural
Becoming a Resonant Leader Summary
Becoming a Resonant Leader
Develop Your Emotional Intelligence, Renew Your Relationships, Sustain Your Effectiveness
by Annie McKee 2008 256 pages
3.80
100+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Supercommunicator Summary
Supercommunicator
Explaining the Complicated So Anyone Can Understand
by Frank J. Pietrucha 2014 272 pages
3.35
50+ ratings
Business
Communication
Self Help
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
The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary
The Emotional Life of Your Brain
How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live โ€” and How You Can Change Them
by Richard J. Davidson 2012 304 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
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
This Is Water Summary
This Is Water
Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
by David Foster Wallace 2009 138 pages
4.47
35k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Self Help
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 Chรถdrรถn 1996 148 pages
4.28
59k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
No Mud, No Lotus Summary
No Mud, No Lotus
The Art of Transforming Suffering
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2014 128 pages
4.25
13k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Art of Social Media Summary
The Art of Social Media
Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki 2014 208 pages
3.56
2k+ ratings
Business
Social Media
Self Help
The Book of Afformations Summary
The Book of Afformations
Discovering the Missing Piece to Abundant Health, Wealth, Love, and Happiness
by Noah St. John 2013 223 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Structuring Your Novel Summary
Structuring Your Novel
Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
by K.M. Weiland 2013 295 pages
4.33
3k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary
The Writer's Guide to Character Traits
Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types
by Linda N. Edelstein 1999 332 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
The Small Big Summary
The Small Big
Small Changes That Spark Big Influence
by Steve J. Martin 2014 240 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Why "A" Students Work for "C" Students and "B" Students Work for the Government Summary
Why "A" Students Work for "C" Students and "B" Students Work for the Government
Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Education for Parents
by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2013 453 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Personal Finance
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship Summary
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
by Leslie Vernick 2007 247 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Relationships
Counselling
Psychology
ACT Made Simple Summary
ACT Made Simple
An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Russ Harris 2009 263 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Social Work
A Short Guide to a Happy Life Summary
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
by Anna Quindlen 2000 50 pages
3.96
9k+ ratings
Self Help
Essays
Memoir
Treat Your Own Knees Summary
Treat Your Own Knees
Simple Exercises to Build Strength, Flexibility, Responsiveness and Endurance
by Jim Johnson 2003 116 pages
3.98
100+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Medicine
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 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
The Teenage Brain Summary
The Teenage Brain
A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
by Frances E. Jensen 2014 384 pages
3.77
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Science
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking Summary
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking
A Revolutionary New Approach to Escaping from the Alcohol Trap
by Allen Carr 2005 272 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Psychology
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 Kรผbler-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
Silence Summary
Silence
The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 189 pages
4.29
7k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying Summary
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
by Bronnie Ware 2011 247 pages
3.78
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
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