The Purpose Driven Life
Rick Warren's 40-day guide to Christian purpose, from worship and fellowship to growth, service and mission.
2,846-word summary · 13 min read
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Ferriss's 2007 manual for escaping the nine to five: define the dream, cut fake work, automate a small income, and travel now.
2,986-word summary · 13 min read
Steal Like an Artist
Kleon's 2012 illustrated guide gives ten principles for creative work, from borrowing openly and starting early to sharing, staying kind, and cutting the…
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Think and Grow Rich
Hill teaches desire, faith and autosuggestion, distilling lessons from Carnegie interviews into thirteen principles for success.
2,458-word summary · 11 min read
The Power of Now
Tolle argues pain comes from mind chatter and peace from full attention to now.
2,354-word summary · 10 min read
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
Marie Kondo teaches the KonMari method: keep only what sparks joy, tidied by category for a lasting home reset.
2,413-word summary · 11 min read
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Therapist Lori Gottlieb counsels John, Julie and Rita while seeing her own therapist Wendell after a breakup.
2,234-word summary · 10 min read
Untamed
Glennon Doyle leaves a strained marriage, falls for Abby Wambach, and rebuilds life around honesty and desire.
2,561-word summary · 11 min read
The Secret
Byrne argues like attracts like and teaches ask, believe, and receive for money, health, and love.
3,228-word summary · 14 min read
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz offers four Toltec agreements for personal freedom: impeccable word, detachment, curiosity, and effort.
2,289-word summary · 10 min read
The Five Love Languages
Chapman maps words, time, gifts, service, and touch through counseling stories and the empty love-tank idea.
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Quiet
Cain traces the Extrovert Ideal from Harvard Business School to open offices and defends the power of quiet.
2,898-word summary · 13 min read
The Power of Habit
Why we do what we do: the cue routine reward loop, keystone habits, and how companies and movements use the same science, from toothpaste to the bus boycott.
2,207-word summary · 10 min read
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Covey's famous framework for living by principle: seven habits that move from private victory to working well with others.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Blogger Mark Manson argues for fewer cares held better, through suffering, values, failure and saying no, with raw stories.
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Carnegie's 1936 guide to getting along offers plain habits for listening, praise, and persuasion. This summary walks through its parts, stories, limits, and…
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Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love retold: divorce, Italy for pleasure, India for practice, Bali for balance.
1,962-word summary · 9 min read