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The Procrastination Equation Summary
The Procrastination Equation
How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done
by Piers Steel 2010 320 pages
3.71
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking Summary
Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking
by Daniel C. Dennett 2013 496 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Conquest of Happiness Summary
The Conquest of Happiness
by Bertrand Russell 1930 183 pages
4.02
15k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Man’s Search for Meaning Summary
Man’s Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl 1946 165 pages
4.38
700k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Finding Flow Summary
Finding Flow
The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1995 181 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs Summary
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
by Carmine Gallo 2009 272 pages
4.08
7k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Self Help
Getting Past No Summary
Getting Past No
Negotiating in Difficult Situations
by William Ury 1991 208 pages
3.98
6k+ ratings
Business
Communication
Psychology
Letters from a Stoic Summary
Letters from a Stoic
by Seneca 254 pages
4.34
49k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Mastery Summary
Mastery
by Robert Greene 2012 318 pages
4.26
45k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide Summary
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Living with BPD
by Alexander L. Chapman 2007 256 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Stop Walking on Eggshells Summary
Stop Walking on Eggshells
Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder
by Paul T. Mason 1998 258 pages
4.01
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion
Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head [Extract]
by Bruce M. Hood 2011 349 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Emotions Revealed Summary
Emotions Revealed
Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life
by Paul Ekman 2003 304 pages
4.03
7k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything Summary
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything
Yes, Anything
by Albert Ellis 2000 215 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Zen Golf Summary
Zen Golf
Mastering the Mental Game
by Joseph Parent 2002 224 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Sports
Psychology
Self Help
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming
Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child
by John Bradshaw 1990 304 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Why Meditate Summary
Why Meditate
Working with Thoughts and Emotions
by Matthieu Ricard 2008 168 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Fear Summary
Fear
A Powerful Guide to Overcoming Uncertainties and Personal Terrors, and Finding Peace and Freedom from Anxiety, by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2012 164 pages
4.15
8k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Great Work of Your Life Summary
The Great Work of Your Life
by Stephen Cope 2012 304 pages
4.32
2k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The First 20 Minutes Summary
The First 20 Minutes
Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer
by Gretchen Reynolds 2012 288 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
Health
Science
Fitness
Spy the Lie Summary
Spy the Lie
Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception
by Philip Houston 2012 272 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
How To Deliver A TED Talk Summary
How To Deliver A TED Talk
Secrets Of The World's Most Inspiring Presentations
by Jeremey Donovan 2012 107 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It Summary
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
by Kamal Ravikant 2012 59 pages
3.87
15k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Mindless Eating Summary
Mindless Eating
Why We Eat More Than We Think
by Brian Wansink 2006 276 pages
3.93
12k+ ratings
Health
Food
Psychology
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain Summary
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain
How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
by Sharon Begley 2007 304 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Adulting Summary
Adulting
How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
by Kelly Williams Brown 2013 273 pages
3.70
14k+ ratings
Self Help
Humor
Adult
It's Not All About Me Summary
It's Not All About Me
The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone
by Robin Dreeke 2011 102 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking Summary
The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
by Edward B. Burger 2012 168 pages
4.00
7k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Myths of Happiness Summary
The Myths of Happiness
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2012 320 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The First 20 Hours Summary
The First 20 Hours
How to Learn Anything...Fast
by Josh Kaufman 2013 288 pages
3.46
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
The Journeys of Socrates Summary
The Journeys of Socrates
by Dan Millman 2005 336 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Constructive Living Summary
Constructive Living
by David K. Reynolds 1984 120 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Super Reading Secrets Summary
Super Reading Secrets
by Howard Stephen Berg 1992 256 pages
3.80
100+ ratings
Self Help
Choose Yourself Summary
Choose Yourself
Be Happy, Make Millions, Live the Dream
by James Altucher 2013 276 pages
3.82
13k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
What You're Really Meant to Do Summary
What You're Really Meant to Do
A Roadmap for Meeting Your Unique Potential
by Robert Steven Kaplan 2013 240 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Case in Point 5 Summary
Case in Point 5
Complete Case Interview Preparation
by Marc P. Cosentino 2001 186 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Business
Reference
Self Help
Fat Chance Summary
Fat Chance
Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease
by Robert H. Lustig 2012 320 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
Health
Food
Science
The Body Image Workbook Summary
The Body Image Workbook
An Eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks
by Thomas F. Cash 2008 232 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Psychology
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind
How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
by Maria Konnikova 2013 273 pages
3.54
8k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Power of Starting Something Stupid Summary
The Power of Starting Something Stupid
How to Crush Fear, Make Dreams Happen, and Live without Regret
by Richie Norton 2012 294 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Conscious Dreaming Summary
Conscious Dreaming
A Spiritual Path for Everyday Life
by Robert Moss 1996 384 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
The Trauma of Everyday Life Summary
The Trauma of Everyday Life
by Mark Epstein 2013 240 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Philosophy
Wheat Belly Summary
Wheat Belly
Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health
by William Davis 2011 292 pages
3.72
31k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Dip Summary
The Dip
A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit
by Seth Godin 2007 80 pages
3.79
36k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Magnificent Mind at Any Age Summary
Magnificent Mind at Any Age
Natural Ways to Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential
by Daniel G. Amen 2008 352 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
Bullied Summary
Bullied
What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear
by Carrie Goldman 2012 368 pages
3.88
100+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
The Art of Communicating Summary
The Art of Communicating
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013 176 pages
4.11
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Buddhism
Communication
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty Summary
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves
by Dan Ariely 2012 264 pages
3.93
16k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling Summary
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling
Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative
by Stephen Denning 2005 360 pages
3.60
100+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Communication
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition
by Angela Ackerman 2012 308 pages
4.52
6k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
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