The best 92 Confidence books

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12 Rules For Life

12 Rules For Life

Jordan B. Peterson
An Antidote to Chaos
4.3 (2,401 ratings)

What's 12 Rules For Life about?

12 Rules For Life (2018) provides readers with an inventory of life’s most pressing concerns and the issues that have been present in the human psyche since ancient times. Author Jordan B. Peterson has collected some of the most enduring philosophical and religious assertions, as well as the lessons from our most cherished tales, to provide us with 12 guidelines to ensure a life of meaning. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, history and myth, these are clear and consistent principles that everyone can live by.

Who should read 12 Rules For Life?

  • Students of psychology
  • Readers seeking meaning in their lives
  • People interested in the lessons of mythology

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The Greatness Mindset

The Greatness Mindset

Lewis Howes
Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
4.3 (259 ratings)

What's The Greatness Mindset about?

The Greatness Mindset (2023) is a powerful guide to unlocking your full potential and living your best life. With personal stories, transformational strategies, and step-by-step guidance, you'll learn how to define your purpose, conquer self-doubt, and start your journey toward a rich, abundant future.

Who should read The Greatness Mindset?

  • Self-reinventors
  • Ambitious millennials
  • Goal-oriented achievers

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Stop Self-Sabotage

Stop Self-Sabotage

Dr. Judy Ho
Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, and Get Out of Your Own Way
4.3 (44 ratings)

What's Stop Self-Sabotage about?

Stop Self-Sabotage (2019) outlines a six-step guide to identifying and overcoming behaviors that counteract people’s ability to reach goals of all kinds. The clinically proven process includes exercises, practical advice, and real-life examples of how people have used the method to change their lives.

Who should read Stop Self-Sabotage?

  • Procrastinators
  • Anyone who struggles with motivation or willpower to achieve their goals
  • People looking to make positive changes quickly and efficiently

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Let That Sh*t Go

Let That Sh*t Go

Nina Purewal and Kate Petriw
Find Peace of Mind and Happiness in Your Everyday
4.3 (295 ratings)

What's Let That Sh*t Go about?

Let That Sh*t Go: Find Peace of Mind and Happiness in Your Everyday (2018) offers a trove of tools and tips to declutter your mind of all the crap that gets in the way of inner peace and joyful living. Its approach to mindfulness helps you to connect to what’s going on in your head and then use that awareness to build self love, authenticity, acceptance, perspective, and forgiveness. 

Who should read Let That Sh*t Go?

  • People interested in what mindfulness is and how to practice it
  • Busy people who feel too stressed or overwhelmed to enjoy life 
  • Anyone who wants to improve their daily happiness

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The Art of Manifesting

The Art of Manifesting

Carolyn Boyes
Tap into the power of the universe to live your best life
4.4 (22 ratings)

What's The Art of Manifesting about?

The Art of Manifesting (2023) is a handy guide to the practice of manifesting, or bringing the life you envision into reality. Packed with actionable advice and easy exercises, it shows how you can start to tune into the universe and transform your life. 

Who should read The Art of Manifesting?

  • Anyone looking to change their life
  • People curious about what manifesting is 
  • Those who know about manifesting and want to improve

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Unfu*k Yourself

Unfu*k Yourself

Gary John Bishop
Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life
4.6 (905 ratings)

What's Unfu*k Yourself about?

Unfu*k Yourself (2017) lays out an unpleasant truth: there’s only one thing that’s getting in the way of your best life, and that’s you. It provides a set of no-nonsense strategies designed to help you get out of your head, get out of your way, and begin living life on your own terms.

Who should read Unfu*k Yourself?

  • Self-saboteurs who can’t turn off their persistently negative inner monologue
  • Those trying to get out of their own way and go after their dreams
  • Anyone who’d like their life to be a little less, well, fu*ked

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DIRTY LAUNDRY

DIRTY LAUNDRY

Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery
Why adults with ADHD are so ashamed and what we can do to help
4.5 (19 ratings)

What's DIRTY LAUNDRY about?

Dirty Laundry (2023) is an honest and humorous glimpse into the daily chaos that is life with ADHD. Whether you’re diagnosed, undiagnosed, or just trying to better understand a loved one, these real-life stories and practical advice can help you learn from and live with the struggles of this chronic disorder.

Who should read DIRTY LAUNDRY?

  • Those living with ADHD who want their struggle to be seen.
  • Members of neurodivergent households looking for ways to best help the people they care about.
  • Anyone who needs to take the shame, judgment, or frustration out of living with ADHD.

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Flipnosis

Flipnosis

Kevin Dutton
The Art of Split-Second Persuasion
4.7 (18 ratings)

What's Flipnosis about?

Flipnosis (2010) looks at the role of persuasion in our lives, and the social and biological underpinnings that allow some people to quickly and successfully encourage and convince those around them. By examining the science and looking at real-world master persuaders – from magicians and advertisers to criminals and psychopaths – you too can tap into the art of persuasion.

Who should read Flipnosis?

  • Would-be social engineers, looking for a few tricks to improve their influence
  • Free-thinkers who want to make sure that their choices are, in fact, their own
  • Anyone who has been sold something they didn’t want, and were left wondering: What just happened?

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The Power of the Pussy

The Power of the Pussy

Kara King
How to Get What You Want from Men: Love, Respect, Commitment and More!
3.6 (61 ratings)

What's The Power of the Pussy about?

The Power of the Pussy (2014) shares the twelve secret “powers” that women can use to transform their lives by changing the ways they perceive men and dating. Through straight-forward advice and positive encouragement, author Kara King gives readers tools to break the cycle of bad relationships and create the life they want with the man of their dreams.

Who should read The Power of the Pussy?

  • Fans of self-help books
  • People interested in love and romance
  • Single women who want to have better dating experiences with men

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The Source

The Source

Dr. Tara Swart
The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain
4.0 (16 ratings)

What's The Source about?

The Source (2019) reveals the secret to mastering your mind. It draws on cognitive science and the author’s coaching experience to provide a four-step plan to fire up your brain and get what you want from life by becoming a new, confident you.

Who should read The Source?

  • Personal Development seekers
  • Stressed individuals looking to improve their mental health and well-being
  • Entrepreneurs and business leaders

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How We Heal

How We Heal

Alexandra Elle
Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free
4.4 (294 ratings)

What's How We Heal about?

How We Heal (2022) provides a detailed look at the complex and life-changing process of self-healing. Techniques are separated into a 4-step framework which provides encouragement, practical strategies, and journaling exercises to help you rediscover your inner power and cultivate a sense of inner peace.

Who should read How We Heal?

  • Fans of self-help books
  • Anyone who wants to learn about self-healing
  • People interested in mental health and wellness

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101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

Brianna Wiest
Philosophical Meditations That Will Change Your Life
4.4 (586 ratings)

What's 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think about?

101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think (2016) is an antidote to anxiety, but not in the way you think. Instead of mounting roadblocks against your darkest feelings, it encourages you to use them as agents of personal growth. Managing your thoughts will lead you toward the daily habits that will bring you fulfillment.

Who should read 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think?

  • People in their twenties trying to find purpose and meaning, and manage their anxiety
  • Thirtysomethings who want to understand how their past has shaped their present and how they can still salvage the future
  • Those who want to find joy and fulfillment in being themselves

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The Law of Success

The Law of Success

Napoleon Hill
The 15 Most Powerful Principles for Wealth, Health, and Happiness
4.6 (733 ratings)

What's The Law of Success about?

The Law of Success (1928) covers 15 valuable lessons that you can use to get motivated about turning your plans and dreams into reality. You can put these practical lessons into practice today. They’re designed to help you turn words into action, gain self-confidence, and thrive in any environment.

Who should read The Law of Success?

  • Inspiration seekers
  • Salespeople looking for tips on success
  • People interested in how to gain self-confidence

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Maximum Achievement

Maximum Achievement

Brian Tracy
Strategies and Skills that Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed
4.7 (637 ratings)

What's Maximum Achievement about?

Maximum Achievement (2011) is a step-by-step guide to unlocking your potential and achieving your personal idea of success. Based on a self-improvement seminar program, it uses practical exercises to demonstrate how you can transform your self-esteem, boost your performance, and set goals to take control over every aspect of your personal and professional life. 

Who should read Maximum Achievement?

  • People seeking professional growth
  • Anyone who wants to improve self-esteem
  • Those interested in personal self-improvement

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The Leader In You

The Leader In You

Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends, Influence People & Succeed in a Changing World
4.8 (397 ratings)

What's The Leader In You about?

The Leader in You (1993) reveals how tapping into your enthusiasm and creativity can help you connect more effectively and work more productively. Drawing on insights from leaders across a wide range of fields, this practical guide includes strategies to hone your leadership strengths, boost your self-confidence, and achieve your personal and professional goals.

Who should read The Leader In You?

  • Managers or employees striving to become effective leaders
  • People craving better relationships with friends and colleagues
  • Perennial worriers who want to reenergize their outlook on life

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I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t)

I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t)

Brené Brown
Making the Journey From “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough”
4.4 (430 ratings)

What's I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t) about?

I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t) (2008) is a guide to the visceral and thoroughly human emotion of shame. These blinks explain this complex feeling, discuss how it arises and describe ways in which empathy and connecting with one another can help humans heal.

Who should read I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t)?

  • People who feel shame and want to know how to deal with it
  • People who get angry for no reason and end up blaming others
  • People who want to develop their empathy skills

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Soundtracks

Soundtracks

Jon Acuff
The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
4.4 (324 ratings)

What's Soundtracks about?

Soundtracks (2021) is a simple guide to ending self-doubt, hesitation, and overthinking. Instead of being at the mercy of your fickle and often unhelpful thoughts, you’ll discover patterns of thinking that can strengthen you, make you happier, and bring you closer to achieving your goals.

Who should read Soundtracks?

  • Lifelong overthinkers who finally want to start taking action
  • Negative Nancies who need to inject some optimism into their lives
  • Anyone who lets self-doubt interfere with work, life goals, or relationships

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Daring Greatly

Daring Greatly

Brené Brown
How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
4.5 (550 ratings)

What's Daring Greatly about?

Daring Greatly explores how embracing one’s vulnerability and imperfection is necessary for achieving real engagement and social connection. Through explaining our deep-seated reasons for shame, and showing how to embrace our vulnerability, the author aims to provide guidance for a better private and professional life, and to initiate a fundamental transformation in our shame-based society which, according to the author, needs to adapt a new culture of vulnerability.

Who should read Daring Greatly?

  • Anyone who wants to start living courageously instead of hiding from challenges
  • Anyone who wants to learn how to build meaningful relationships with others, and with him or herself
  • Anyone who wants to raise their children so they’ll grow up to feel their own inherent worthiness

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Rising Strong

Rising Strong

Brené Brown
Everybody falls, but the key is knowing how to get up again
4.4 (387 ratings)

What's Rising Strong about?

Rising Strong (2015) is your guide to picking yourself up and dusting yourself off after a failure – and to becoming stronger, braver and kinder because of it. Whether you dream of being an entrepreneur or maintaining a loving relationship, these blinks supply you with the three vital steps to dealing with any struggle.

Who should read Rising Strong?

  • Entrepreneurs struggling with a fear of failure
  • Team leaders looking for new ways to improve communication
  • Individuals seeking guidance in dealing with disappointment, resentment and guilt

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People Skills

People Skills

Robert Bolton
How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts
4.4 (380 ratings)

What's People Skills about?

People Skills (1979) is a guidebook to learning effective communication skills. It illuminates the conversational roadblocks that impede good communication and damage relationships – and offers alternative methods for listening, asserting, and handling conflict.

Who should read People Skills?

  • Anyone interested in improving communication at home or at work
  • People who aspire to become better listeners
  • Those striving to be assertive rather than submissive or aggressive

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Existential Kink

Existential Kink

Carolyn Elliott
Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power
4.2 (29 ratings)

What's Existential Kink about?

Existential Kink (2020) invites you to transform your life by embracing your deepest desires and hidden shadows. Through a radical and intriguing journey, you'll discover the power of turning your “wrongness” into personal growth and self-acceptance. With the help of seven axioms and practical exercises, prepare to unleash your true potential and create positive change.

Who should read Existential Kink?

  • Spiritual explorers seeking personal growth
  • Fans of unconventional self-help methods
  • Individuals curious about shadow work

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Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Nedra Glover Tawwab
A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
4.6 (515 ratings)

What's Set Boundaries, Find Peace about?

Set Boundaries, Find Peace (2021) lays out everything you need to know about boundaries: what they are, why you need them, and how to implement them in your life right now. By breaking down the ins and outs of setting healthy boundaries, these blinks will leave you feeling confident and empowered to finally tackle those thorny conversations that you’ve been avoiding for so long.

Who should read Set Boundaries, Find Peace?

  • People-pleasers who don’t know how to say no
  • Couples that have trouble communicating
  • Anyone who finds setting boundaries especially difficult

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The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

Nathaniel Branden
The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field
4.4 (299 ratings)

What's The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem about?

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem shows us that building confidence in ourselves is just a matter of taking a few simple steps. Healthy self-esteem is something we can achieve not just as individuals, but in our relationships and communities too.

Who should read The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem?

  • Anyone interested in taking concrete steps to boost their own self-esteem
  • Anyone who’d like to learn how to build a culture that supports self-esteem

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No More Mr. Nice Guy!

No More Mr. Nice Guy!

Robert A. Glover
A Proven Plan for Getting what You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
4.3 (149 ratings)

What's No More Mr. Nice Guy! about?

No More Mr. Nice Guy (2000) is the Nice Guy’s guide to recovery. Learn how to stop seeking the approval of others, live your life the way you want to, and ultimately get the love, life, and sex that you crave but that your Nice Guy Syndrome actually stops you from achieving.

Who should read No More Mr. Nice Guy!?

  • Men who want to take control of their lives
  • Men who want to find love – and with it, good sex
  • Women who want to help their Nice Guy become the man they really want

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8 Secrets to Powerful Manifesting

8 Secrets to Powerful Manifesting

Mandy Morris
How to Create the Reality of Your Dreams
4.4 (376 ratings)

What's 8 Secrets to Powerful Manifesting about?

8 Secrets to Powerful Manifesting (2022) offers an eight-step approach to increasing your self-awareness, raising your energetic vibration, and bringing about your heart’s truest desires. 

Who should read 8 Secrets to Powerful Manifesting?

  • Anyone who wants to live more abundantly
  • People frustrated about unfulfilled dreams
  • Manifestors who aren’t seeing results as quickly as they’d like

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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Julie Smith
Everyday Tools for Life’s Ups & Downs
4.2 (881 ratings)

What's Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? about?

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (2022) is an empathetic and practical guide to improving and maintaining mental well-being. It offers bite-sized, actionable advice and coping strategies for anxiety, depression, unexpected setbacks, a lack of self-confidence, and more.

Who should read Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before??

  • People seeking relief from anxiety and depression
  • Those looking to support a loved one going through a hard time
  • Self-help fans eager for science-based perspectives

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The Power of One More

The Power of One More

Ed Mylett
The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success
3.9 (109 ratings)

What's The Power of One More about?

The Power of One More (2022) follows the idea that doing “one more” in any situation can bring you greatness and open up more opportunities.

Who should read The Power of One More?

  • High achievers
  • Self-improvement seekers
  • Anyone willing to welcome a lifestyle change

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Own Your Greatness

Own Your Greatness

Lisa Orbé-Austin & Richard Orbé-Austin
Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life
4.6 (484 ratings)

What's Own Your Greatness about?

Own Your Greatness (2020) is a guided workbook for people who constantly feel like imposters. Drawing on Drs. Lisa and Richard Orbé-Austin’s expertise, it helps you identify and overcome the tiggers, habits and thoughts that activate your imposter syndrome, so you can beat self-doubt and succeed in life.

Who should read Own Your Greatness?

  • People with a penchant for self-doubt
  • Counselors searching for new strategies
  • Imposter syndrome sufferers ready to take action

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The Power of Positive Thinking

The Power of Positive Thinking

Norman Vincent Peale
Think positively and get what you want
4.1 (235 ratings)

What's The Power of Positive Thinking about?

The Power of Positive Thinking is a self-declared manual for achieving happiness and overcoming even the most difficult problems. Focusing on our attitudes toward our life situations as well as our faith, the book acts as a guide to the way we can change our lives through a steadfast focus on positive outcomes – if we’re willing to make that choice.

Who should read The Power of Positive Thinking?

  • Anyone interested in living a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life
  • Anyone with a historical interest in religious and spiritual practices in the USA in the 1950s
  • Anyone interested in discovering a mix of psychological and religious thought and practices that lead to happiness and health

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The Lemonade Life

The Lemonade Life

Zack Friedman
How to Fuel Success, Create Happiness, and Conquer Anything
4.6 (497 ratings)

What's The Lemonade Life about?

The Lemonade Life (2019) is a hands-on guide to living life by design. It argues that most people settle for drudgery in their work, and make excuses for why things aren’t going to plan. But, in the end, the only person who can turn things around is you. If you’re willing to be authentic and bold in pursuit of your goals, you can live a life of fulfillment and adventure. The Lemonade Life demonstrates how to take practical steps to turn your dreams into reality.

Who should read The Lemonade Life?

  • Entrepreneurs itching for new tools to achieve their dreams
  • Anyone who hates their job and wants to make a change but doesn’t know how
  • Lifelong learners interested in new strategies for improving their lives

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Awaken The Giant Within

Awaken The Giant Within

Tony Robbins
How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny
4.4 (439 ratings)

What's Awaken The Giant Within about?

Awaken The Giant Within (1991) argues that, ultimately, we’re all in control of our own lives, and that by changing our habits, controlling our emotions and believing in those things we want to believe, we can make our ideal life a reality.

Who should read Awaken The Giant Within?

  • Anyone who wants to change his or her life
  • Anyone who is interested in making better decisions
  • Anyone who wants to take control of his or her destiny

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Self-Compassion

Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff
The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
4.6 (410 ratings)

What's Self-Compassion about?

Self-Compassion (2011) is an urgent call for us to be more kind to ourselves. Based on empirical psychological research, it looks at the causes and effects of the vicious self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy that plague many of our minds. It then shows us a healthier, more compassionate way to relate to ourselves.

Who should read Self-Compassion?

  • Self-critics
  • Self-doubters
  • Self-improvers

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Never Finished

Never Finished

David Goggins
Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
4.5 (1,006 ratings)

What's Never Finished about?

Never Finished (2022) is your guide to transforming into the person you never imagined you could be. It shares stories of setbacks and lessons learned that you can use to power through life's unending challenges.

Who should read Never Finished?

  • Injured athletes looking for motivation
  • Midlifers seeking a challenge
  • Anyone seeking to maximize their potential

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The Courage to Be Disliked

The Courage to Be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness
4.2 (677 ratings)

What's The Courage to Be Disliked about?

The Courage to Be Disliked (2018) takes a look at the psychology of Alfred Adler, the famous twentieth-century Austrian psychologist. Adler argued that we should care less about what other people think and the authors show how Adler’s philosophy can continue to benefit us today.

Who should read The Courage to Be Disliked?

  • Psychologists
  • Quiet souls with low self-esteem who want to find their place in the world
  • Mental health professionals

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Be the Love

Be the Love

Sarah Prout
Seven Ways to Unlock Your Heart and Manifest Happiness
4.5 (304 ratings)

What's Be the Love about?

Be the Love (2022) offers valuable insights on how to overcome the hardships of everyday life. It provides helpful tools and a mindset to thrive and become more resilient in the face of daily challenges. 

Who should read Be the Love?

  • Overwhelmed people seeking guidance
  • Anyone looking for a new practical philosophy
  • Fans of inspirational stories

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The Creative Act

The Creative Act

Rick Rubin
A Way of Being
4.6 (139 ratings)

What's The Creative Act about?

The Creative Act (2023) is a meditative manifesto about what it really means to be an artist. It contends that artists don’t have a monopoly on creativity – everyone is inherently creative. To access that creativity you just need to commit to a creative practice. By cultivating an awareness of the world around you and allowing yourself to make lots of mistakes, you’ll be able to revel in the creative process, instead of fearing it.

Who should read The Creative Act?

  • Music lovers looking for inspiration from a world-famous producer
  • Blocked creatives who want to get over their fears and start making cool stuff
  • Spiritual seekers who want to learn how to delight in the world around them

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Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

Stephanie M. Kriesberg
Quiet the Critical Voice in Your Head, Heal Self-Doubt, and Live the Life You Deserve
4.7 (27 ratings)

What's Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers about?

Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers (2022) explores the ramifications of having a narcissistic parent, and what you as an adult can do to release yourself from your mother’s toxic hold. Its toolkit will help you manage the difficult feelings that come with being raised by a narcissist – like self-doubt, shame, and anxiety – so that you can start living on your own terms. 

Who should read Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers?

  • Adults with controlling, manipulative, or domineering mothers
  • Those who have struggled with anxiety and insecurity since they were young
  • Anyone who has felt fundamentally flawed since they were a child

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The Imposter Cure

The Imposter Cure

Dr. Jessamy Hibberd
Escape the mind-trap of imposter syndrome
4.5 (408 ratings)

What's The Imposter Cure about?

The Imposter Cure (2019) provides strategies for increasing confidence, overcoming fears and doubts, and learning to see oneself through the eyes of others.

Who should read The Imposter Cure?

  • Anybody who feels like a fraud
  • Grown-ups who don’t feel grown up
  • Self-sabotagers

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Finish

Finish

Jon Acuff
Give Yourself the Gift of Done
4.4 (204 ratings)

What's Finish about?

Finish (2017) is a guidebook for anyone who loves starting new projects but always struggles to complete them. You’ll discover how the real enemy to getting things done isn’t laziness, but rather the voice of the disgruntled perfectionist we all have inside us. This valuable advice can help you reduce needless, self-imposed pressure, giving you the opportunity to finish what you’ve started and be more productive.

Who should read Finish?

  • Creative types struggling to finish projects
  • Anyone who wants to build their self-esteem
  • Ambitious people looking for new avenues of self-improvement

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Polysecure

Polysecure

Jessica Fern
Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
3.3 (194 ratings)

What's Polysecure about?

Polysecure (2020) unites attachment theory, which explains the different types of attachment people form with each other, with consensual nonmonogamy – the increasingly popular practice of having multiple romantic partners. By learning more about your attachment style, you can develop healthy relationship habits, even in nonmonogamy.

Who should read Polysecure?

  • Relationship geeks looking to learn about attachment theory
  • Couples considering opening up their relationships
  • Nonmonogamous folks who want to do it right

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The Discomfort Zone

The Discomfort Zone

Marcia Reynolds
How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations into Breakthroughs
3.8 (91 ratings)

What's The Discomfort Zone about?

The Discomfort Zone outlines a method for dealing with the tough, unpleasant conversations that all of us encounter from time to time. The key to successfully navigating them is truly listening to what other person has to say.

Who should read The Discomfort Zone?

  • Anyone who holds a leadership role
  • Anyone interested in improving their communication skills
  • Anyone who wants to become a better listener

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Presentation Advantage

Presentation Advantage

Kory Kogon
How to Inform and Persuade Any Audience
4.6 (293 ratings)

What's Presentation Advantage about?

The Presentation Advantage (2015) gives you the strategies you need to connect with your audience and get the results you want. Presentation happens everywhere from the boardroom to a first date. How you present yourself has everything to do with how much success you’ll achieve.

Who should read Presentation Advantage?

  • Anyone hoping to advance their career
  • People nervous about public speaking
  • Marketers, managers, and entrepreneurs

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Finding Your Element

Finding Your Element

Ken Robinson
How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life
4.3 (478 ratings)

What's Finding Your Element about?

Finding Your Element (2013) offers engaging advice on ways you might discover your true passions and talents, and then reorient your life to incorporate more time for them. Written with a keen sense of wit, Finding Your Element offers entertaining and inspiring wisdoms that will help you not only to be more productive but also to improve your overall happiness and quality of life.

Who should read Finding Your Element?

  • Anyone who would like to focus on their passions more
  • Anyone who'd like advice on how to discover their passions
  • Anyone interested in improving the quality of their life in general

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The Passion Paradox

The Passion Paradox

Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life
4.3 (274 ratings)

What's The Passion Paradox about?

The Passion Paradox (2019) uncovers the biology behind passion and shows how you can harness it to help achieve your dreams. The thrill of following your passion has a more serious side, however, because it can completely consume your life. By following the authors’ advice, you can live a life full of passion while still avoiding pitfalls along the way.

Who should read The Passion Paradox?

  • Young adults beginning to follow their dreams
  • Passionate people who’ve hit a roadblock on their journey toward success
  • Curious minds looking to understand the mechanisms behind passion

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Self-Love Workbook for Women

Self-Love Workbook for Women

Megan Logan
Release Self-Doubt, Build Self-Compassion, and Embrace Who You Are
4.7 (38 ratings)

What's Self-Love Workbook for Women about?

Self-Love Workbook for Women (2020) maps your journey towards creating a life-altering relationship with yourself. Whether your self-love foundation is shaky or firm, this book will help you develop skills to heal and self-nourish, through using awareness and mindfulness practices.

Who should read Self-Love Workbook for Women?

  • Anyone suffering from depression or low self worth 
  • Cynics and scrooges 
  • Goal-oriented entrepreneurs, young professionals, and caretakers

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Can We Talk?

Can We Talk?

Roberta Chinsky Matuson
Seven Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations at Work
4.5 (449 ratings)

What's Can We Talk? about?

Can We Talk? (2021) outlines the seven communication principles essential for successfully navigating difficult conversations in the workplace, be it asking for a promotion, delivering negative feedback, or resolving a professional conflict.

Who should read Can We Talk??

  • People who struggle to assert themselves at work
  • Employees who avoid having difficult conversations with their managers
  • Managers who wish they could communicate better with their teams

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Perfectly Confident

Perfectly Confident

Don A. Moore
How to Calibrate Your Decisions Wisely
4.1 (705 ratings)

What's Perfectly Confident about?

Perfectly Confident (2020) is an in-depth exploration of what confidence is and how we can leverage it effectively. Having too much confidence can be just as bad as having too little. But how do you strike the right balance and become perfectly confident? Drawing on psychology, economics, and his own research into business leadership, author Don A. Moore offers some insightful answers.

Who should read Perfectly Confident?

  • Leaders lacking confidence
  • People who want to get better at making decisions
  • Anyone who’s heard “fake it till you make it”

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Sizing People Up

Sizing People Up

Robin Dreeke and Cameron Stauth
A Veteran FBI Agent’s User Manual for Behavior Prediction
4.4 (246 ratings)

What's Sizing People Up about?

Sizing People Up (2020) explores the subtle behavioral clues that reveal someone’s true character and intentions. From divining people’s mindset to analyzing their language to understanding common behavioral patterns, these blinks reveal who you can trust – and who you definitely can’t. 

Who should read Sizing People Up?

  • Recruiters looking to up their game
  • Psychology buffs seeking fresh insights
  • Sales people wanting to develop their skills

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Resilience

Resilience

Mark McGuinness
Facing Down Rejection and Criticism on the Road to Success
4.4 (91 ratings)

What's Resilience about?

Resilience (2013) points the way to the true path to success. Making your dreams come true isn’t something that only happens in fairy tales; if you’re willing to put in the hard work and not shy away at the first sign of difficulty, you can pursue your dreams and live the life you’ve always wanted. All it takes is resilience – the ability to keep moving forward even when your inner voice is trying to stop you.

Who should read Resilience?

  • Artists and creative people
  • Dreamers who long for a better life
  • Entrepreneurs and other risk takers

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The Confidence Code

The Confidence Code

Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
The Science and Art of Self-Assurance: What Women Should Know
4.0 (114 ratings)

What's The Confidence Code about?

The Confidence Code explains how, in comparison with men, women lack confidence. It also explores the impact such lack of confidence has on women in various spheres of life, especially the business world, and offers advice on how women can increase their confidence.

Who should read The Confidence Code?

  • Women who want to increase their confidence
  • Parents of young girls who want to nurture confidence in them
  • Women who want to go far in business

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The Tools

The Tools

Phil Stutz & Barry Michels
5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower--and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion
4.4 (427 ratings)

What's The Tools about?

The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower—and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion (2012) outlines five mental exercises to immediately tackle common challenges that may be holding you back in life. The coauthors are therapists and include patient cases and sketches to elaborate on how to use each tool. 

Who should read The Tools?

  • People seeking immediately actionable methods for life improvement
  • Those frustrated with traditional therapy
  • Anyone looking to interact more positively with other people

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The Rational Male

The Rational Male

Rollo Tomassi
Sexual Strategy for Men and Insight Into the Red Pill Ideology
3.0 (60 ratings)

What's The Rational Male about?

The Rational Male (2013) implores men to adopt a pragmatic view of intersexual relationships founded on evolutionary and behavioral concepts. Waking up to the evidence, it argues, will set men on a course to prioritizing their needs over the survival instincts of women who currently (covertly) rule the roost.

Who should read The Rational Male?

  • Members of the Manospehere and Red Pill movement
  • Anyone trying to understand the key concepts of the Manosphere 
  • People looking to understand today’s gender conflicts

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Insight

Insight

Tasha Eurich
Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life
4.4 (145 ratings)

What's Insight about?

Insight (2017) takes you on a journey from self-blindness to self-awareness – a highly valuable, but surprisingly absent skill. Author Tasha Eurich explains what self-awareness is and why it’s a crucial quality to have. She identifies various obstacles to becoming self-aware and provides strategies to overcome them.

Who should read Insight?

  • Individuals who’d like to gain more self-awareness
  • Anyone coping with peers who lack self-awareness
  • Leaders who want to build a self-aware and successful team

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Psycho-Cybernetics

Psycho-Cybernetics

Maxwell Maltz
A New Technique for Using Your Subconscious Power
4.4 (229 ratings)

What's Psycho-Cybernetics about?

Psycho-Cybernetics (1960) is about human self-image, how it’s crafted and how it can drastically affect your happiness and success. These blinks describe how to use machine principles to feed your mind the right data and steer yourself toward a fulfilling life.

Who should read Psycho-Cybernetics?

  • Psychologists, neurologists and philosophers
  • People interested in the inner workings of the mind
  • Anyone in need of a boost

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Turning Pro

Turning Pro

Steven Pressfield
Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work
4.5 (183 ratings)

What's Turning Pro about?

Turning Pro (2012) sheds a light on why so many aspiring creatives and entrepreneurs fail to make their dreams a reality. It also explains how, by making a conscious decision to pursue your goals and reconfiguring your life, you can finally gain traction and embrace your true calling.

Who should read Turning Pro?

  • Aspiring artists with big dreams
  • Frustrated writers who struggle with productivity
  • Closet creatives who wish they had more courage

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The Storytelling Edge

The Storytelling Edge

Shane Snow and Joe Lazauskas
How to Transform Your Business, Stop Screaming into the Void, and Make People Love You
4.4 (284 ratings)

What's The Storytelling Edge about?

The Storytelling Edge (2018) is a study of communication by two content strategists who’ve taken an old Native American proverb to heart – “those who tell the stories run the world.” As Shane Snow and Joe Lazauskas assert, it doesn’t much matter if you’re an individual, a business, or a government: if you want to thrive in today’s world, you need to be able to tell your story as convincingly and fluently as possible.

Who should read The Storytelling Edge?

  • Marketing and advertising pros   
  • Brand managers and copywriters
  • Entrepreneurs looking for new ideas

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How the World Sees You

How the World Sees You

Sally Hogshead
Discover Your Highest Value Through the Science of Fascination
3.8 (146 ratings)

What's How the World Sees You about?

How the World Sees You (2014) offers a window into yourself, helping you discover what fascinates you and how you can be fascinating to other people. Find out how to use your unique personality to improve your performance and your chances of success, and learn how to read those around you so you can put together the perfect collaborative team.

Who should read How the World Sees You?

  • Business leaders who want to learn about team building
  • Employees stuck at a dead-end job
  • Professionals striving to better understand their personal skill set

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The Power of a Positive No

The Power of a Positive No

William Ury
How to Say No and Still Get to Yes
4.4 (154 ratings)

What's The Power of a Positive No about?

In The Power of a Positive No (2007), William Ury dives deep into the power of no. Since no is easily one of the strongest words in any language, people tend to misuse it or are afraid of using it for fear of upsetting someone. The Power of a Positive No tells you exactly how to stand up for yourself and deliver a firm refusal while resisting aggression and maintaining key relationships.

Who should read The Power of a Positive No?

  • Chronic people-pleasers and polite folks who struggle to assert themselves
  • Young professionals learning how to navigate workplace disputes
  • Anyone feeling powerless when it comes to establishing firm boundaries

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Acting with Power

Acting with Power

Deborah Gruenfeld
Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe
4.1 (128 ratings)

What's Acting with Power about?

Acting with Power (2020) takes the mystery out of power by breaking down what it actually is and how to use it effectively wherever we find ourselves. Borrowing techniques from the field of acting, these blinks also detail how to cope when we feel nervous or unprepared for powerful roles, or when we desire more power than we’ve been given.

Who should read Acting with Power?

  • Anyone who wants to wield power more effectively
  • People who are curious about power dynamics
  • Students of social psychology

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The Book of Boundaries

The Book of Boundaries

Melissa Urban
Set the Limits That Will Set You Free
4.2 (324 ratings)

What's The Book of Boundaries about?

The Book of Boundaries (2022) is a pragmatic and empowering guide to setting healthy relationship limits. It provides over 130 scripts to ensure you always have the right words to set boundaries and create healthier, happier relationships.

Who should read The Book of Boundaries?

  • Anxious parents
  • Time, energy, and space-conscious workers
  • Anyone who can’t say no

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Psychobabble

Psychobabble

Stephen Briers
Exploding the Myths of the Self-Help Generation
3.2 (144 ratings)

What's Psychobabble about?

Psychobabble explains how the self-help industry is misleading people, and why the human mind can't be swayed by catchy self-help mantras and lucid pop-psychology diagrams alone.

Who should read Psychobabble?

  • Anyone who reads self-help books but has not become a genius, a billionaire or even reasonably happy
  • Anyone interested in psychology
  • Anyone who feels overwhelmed by the constant pressure to improve themselves

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The Psychology of Winning

The Psychology of Winning

Denis Waitley
Ten Qualities of a Total Winner
4.4 (100 ratings)

What's The Psychology of Winning about?

The Psychology of Winning (1985) reveals the secret to becoming a winner in life. The author argues that there are ten qualities that a person must possess if he wants to achieve this positive, confident lifestyle. Each of these qualities is explained with the help of tangible real-life examples and accompanied by techniques that can help anyone adopt them.

Who should read The Psychology of Winning?

  • Anyone who wants to be a winner in life
  • Anyone who has bad “loser” habits they’d like to get rid of
  • Anyone who wants to adopt a positive lifestyle

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Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business)

Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business)

Tabitha Brown
Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom
4.1 (12 ratings)

What's Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business) about?

Feeding the Soul (2021) is a special blend of intimate memoir and self-help, with a few vegan recipes thrown in for good measure. Heartwarming and direct, Feeding the Soul will help guide you to listen to your inner voice, overcome self-doubt, and follow your passion.

Who should read Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business)?

  • People seeking funny and heartwarming affirmations from a Christian perspective
  • Anyone looking for a boost in motivation to keep following their dreams
  • Fans of the author’s online content

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Parenting

Parenting

Andy & Sandra Stanley
Getting It Right
4.7 (39 ratings)

What's Parenting about?

Parenting (2023) presents essential parenting principles in a format that is easy to follow and implement. By drawing on practical knowledge and experience, the authors illustrate the goals and steps required to raise a happy and healthy kid – whether you’re dealing with the sleepless frustration of a newborn or the emotional rollercoaster of a moody teenager.

Who should read Parenting?

  • Overwhelmed new parents who want a bit of direction in their chaotic lives
  • Frustrated moms and dads looking for a fresh perspective on classic problems
  • Expecting couples who want to have a solid foundation from the very start

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You Do You

You Do You

Sarah Knight
How to Be Who You Are and Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want
4.0 (269 ratings)

What's You Do You about?

You Do You (2017) is part broadside against the enforcers of silly norms and part invitation to rethink our relationships with ourselves. Packed with no-nonsense truth-telling, these blinks suggest that whatever you’ve been told to the contrary, there’s nothing wrong with being you – warts and all. In fact, Sarah Knight argues, embracing your true self is the surest path to getting what you want out of life. 

Who should read You Do You?

  • Individualists and contrarians 
  • Conformists tired of living by the rules
  • Freedom fighters in search of happiness

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As We Speak

As We Speak

Peter Meyers and Shann Nix
How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick
4.6 (75 ratings)

What's As We Speak about?

Whether you want to speak more effectively at business meetings or deliver a memorable school presentation, As We Speak (2012) outlines the proper techniques to win over an audience in a matter of seconds. You’ll learn how to move and talk with purpose and get your message across.

Who should read As We Speak?

  • Anyone preparing for an important presentation
  • People looking to improve communication skills
  • Students or professionals nervous about public speaking

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The Alter Ego Effect

The Alter Ego Effect

Todd Herman
The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life
4.5 (94 ratings)

What's The Alter Ego Effect about?

The Alter Ego Effect (2019) is a guide to achieving your goals through the use of alter egos. Featuring numerous examples of successful people who have created alter egos, it offers clear, practical strategies for success in every area of life.

Who should read The Alter Ego Effect?

  • Frustrated creatives seeking to improve their performance
  • People who are curious about identity and the concept of alter egos
  • Clark Kents ready for their phone booth transformation

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The Truth About Trust

The Truth About Trust

David DeSteno
How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More
4.1 (62 ratings)

What's The Truth About Trust about?

The Truth About Trust (2014) not only explores what trust exactly means, but also how it impacts almost every single aspect of our everyday lives. The author’s own extensive research and progressive experiments from the fields of psychology, economics and biology reveal the surprising ways in which trust deeply matters.

Who should read The Truth About Trust?

  • Anyone interested in the the crucial role trust plays in the psychology of relationships
  • Anyone who wants to learn how they can better detect another person’s trustworthiness
  • Anyone wondering about the origins of social emotions like trust

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Split the Pie

Split the Pie

Barry Nalebuff
A Radical New Way to Negotiate
4.1 (272 ratings)

What's Split the Pie about?

Split the Pie (2022) reveals a new approach to how everyone should be negotiating. While negotiations often bring out the worst in people, it doesn’t have to be this way. By employing the “pie” approach, you can enter into any negotiation with the confidence that you’ll end up with your fair share.

Who should read Split the Pie?

  • Employees looking to negotiate a fair pay rise;
  • Students of business and management;
  • Anyone curious about the psychology behind negotiation.

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Why Are We Yelling?

Why Are We Yelling?

Buster Benson
The Art of Productive Disagreement
4.4 (105 ratings)

What's Why Are We Yelling? about?

In Why Are We Yelling? (2019) Buster Benson destigmatizes disagreement. Arguments aren’t bad, says Benson, unless they’re unproductive. What’s more, learning to disagree well can help you strengthen your personal relationships, perform better professionally, and broaden your perspective on the world. 

Who should read Why Are We Yelling??

  • News addicts who feel freaked out about today’s polarized political landscape
  • Conflict-phobes who would rather do anything other than argue
  • Frazzled couples who can’t stop rehashing that one tired fight over and over again

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Return on Ambition

Return on Ambition

Nicolai Chen Nielsen and Nicolai Tillisch
A Radical Approach to Your Achievement, Growth, and Well-Being
4.4 (282 ratings)

What's Return on Ambition about?

Return on Ambition (2021) is a sensible and pragmatic guide for attaining success and achieving your goals. Based on the habits and strategies employed by high-performing and notable people, it gives insights that you can immediately apply to your own life.

Who should read Return on Ambition?

  • Ambitious types looking to get an edge
  • Plateaued professionals looking to break through to the next level
  • Anyone looking to optimize their workflow

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Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron
A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes
4.2 (51 ratings)

What's Chasing Excellence about?

Chasing Excellence (2017) provides a revealing look at the mental toughness that is required of athletes who hope to be among the world’s best. Ben Bergeron takes readers behind the scenes to see what it takes to train for world-class competitions, and just how important mental fitness is to an athlete’s overall strength.

Who should read Chasing Excellence?

  • Anyone who aspires to excellence
  • Athletes who want to strengthen their mental muscle
  • Trainers and coaches

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Professional Troublemaker

Professional Troublemaker

Luvvie Ajayi Jones
The Fear-Fighter Manual
4.4 (179 ratings)

What's Professional Troublemaker about?

Professional Troublemaker (2021) is a guide to overcoming the fear that stops us from being our best selves and living our truest values. From friendships to honesty and responsibility to kindness, the author explores the touchstones of a meaningful life – boldly urging us to speak up for what we really deserve.

Who should read Professional Troublemaker?

  • Scaredy-cats who need to learn to live with gumption
  • Nice people not getting results by just being nice
  • Control freaks who need to learn to take a break

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Fear Less

Fear Less

Pippa Grange
Face Not-Good-Enough to Replace Your Doubts, Achieve Your Goals, and Unlock Your Success
4.3 (342 ratings)

What's Fear Less about?

Fear Less (2021) highlights the countless ways that fear infiltrates our lives, negatively impacting our work, relationships, and personal satisfaction. We may not even realize that we’re afraid, but identifying our underlying anxieties and insecurities is the first step to leading a more fulfilling, fearless life.

Who should read Fear Less?

  • Perfectionists who feel they’re never quite good enough
  • Private people who struggle with honesty and intimacy
  • Nervous fliers, anxious parents, commitment-phobes, and anyone else who’s afraid

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It’s Not You

It’s Not You

Sara Eckel
27 (Wrong) Reasons You’re Single
4.4 (65 ratings)

What's It’s Not You about?

It’s Not You (2014) is an antidote to the stereotypical dating guides that offer advice that isn’t relevant to today’s modern lifestyles. Here you’ll discover why you no longer need to panic about being single after you turn 30 and why marriage needn’t be regarded as key to your happiness. This is a guide to help today’s single women navigate a dating world that is quite different than it was just a generation ago.

Who should read It’s Not You?

  • Single women in their thirties
  • Married women who are afraid of leaving a toxic relationship
  • Anyone who feels guilty about being single

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I Don't Agree

I Don't Agree

Michael Brown
Why we can’t stop fighting – and how to get great stuff done despite our differences
4.0 (221 ratings)

What's I Don't Agree about?

I Don’t Agree (2020) is a practical guide to improving your conflict resolution skills. Disagreement is seen as bad, and even scary. But, actually, conflict can be a powerful engine for growth if you know how to deal with it effectively. I Don’t Agree provides ten practical strategies that will help you become an expert in dealing with conflict in all areas of your life.

Who should read I Don't Agree?

  • Employees seeking to improve their collaborations
  • Anyone wanting to resolve a bitter argument
  • Parents who want to learn how to teach conflict resolution skills to their kids

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The Loudest Guest

The Loudest Guest

Amy Silver
How to Change and Control Your Relationship with Fear
4.2 (169 ratings)

What's The Loudest Guest about?

The Loudest Guest (2020) is a six-step guide to controlling your fear and taking back control of your life. It offers practical advice on how to recognize your fear, evaluate how it affects you, and choose when and how you listen to it. Fear may be at the party, but he doesn’t have to be your loudest guest.

Who should read The Loudest Guest?

  • Courage seekers
  • People who experience anxiety
  • Worriers, doubters, and perfectionists

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The Rise

The Rise

Mike Sielski
Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
4.3 (225 ratings)

What's The Rise about?

The Rise (2022) provides an intimate account of the early years of Kobe Bryant’s career. It explores the influences that helped Bryant become so passionate about basketball and shows how his remarkable talent helped transform his suburban high school team into a state championship winner. It also reveals how Bryant carefully crafted his legacy from an early age, displaying an advanced media savvy he would employ throughout his career.

Who should read The Rise?

  • Fans of Kobe Bryant interested in the early influences that shaped his career
  • Memoir lovers curious to find out more about the formative years of a sports icon

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Performing Under Pressure

Performing Under Pressure

Hendrie Weisinger & J.P. Pawliw-Fry
The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most
4.1 (63 ratings)

What's Performing Under Pressure about?

Performing Under Pressure (2015) offers a guide to building confidence and overcoming high-pressure situations to achieve your loftiest goals. You’ll discover why it’s difficult to perform when the stakes are high and learn practical strategies to help you conquer performance stress.

Who should read Performing Under Pressure?

  • People who struggle working under pressure
  • Scientists or students looking at performance-related stress issues
  • Athletes, students or anyone preparing for a high-stakes event

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What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?

What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?

Michal Oshman
Discover a Life Filled with Purpose and Joy Through the Secrets of Jewish Wisdom
4.2 (197 ratings)

What's What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid? about?

What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid? (2021) tells the story of how the author learned to cope with her feelings of anxiety and depression by getting in touch with her Jewish roots. The author shares what she’s learned and shows how anyone can benefit from the insights of Jewish wisdom. 

Who should read What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid??

  • Anyone coping with depression and anxiety
  • Parents looking for guidance
  • People who want to be better leaders

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Be Fearless

Be Fearless

Jean Case
5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose
4.2 (166 ratings)

What's Be Fearless about?

Be Fearless (2019) offers an inspirational look at what it takes to change the world. Author Jean Case looks to her own experience with game-changing technology as well as those she admires in areas such as business, exploration and philanthropy. Whether it’s anthropologist Jane Goodall or investor Warren Buffett, Case shows that all of the most influential people are characterized by one significant quality: fearlessness.

Who should read Be Fearless?

  • Those who feel that fear is holding them back
  • Entrepreneurs and philanthropists
  • People eager to make a difference in the world

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You're Invited

You're Invited

Jon Levy
The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence
4.5 (280 ratings)

What's You're Invited about?

You’re Invited (2021) is your guide to creating connections and building communities around what personally matters most. It reveals the key things you need to know about behavioral psychology in order to design events that best fit your business and values – and shows how you can make a real difference in the world.

Who should read You're Invited?

  • Business leaders looking to create a more supportive company culture
  • Introverts craving connection without the social pressure
  • Social justice activists looking to increase engagement

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SuperBetter

SuperBetter

Jane McGonigal
A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver, and More Resilient
4.1 (47 ratings)

What's SuperBetter about?

SuperBetter (2015) teaches you how to overcome major challenges by harnessing the power of games. Whether you’re getting over an illness, writing a novel or trying to become a vegetarian, the game of SuperBetter can revolutionize your life and get you where you want to go.

Who should read SuperBetter?

  • People facing a big challenge in life
  • Anyone interested in the power of games

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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Amy Chua
Raise your children, the South East Asian way
3.9 (59 ratings)

What's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother about?

Amy Chua was born in the United States to strict Chinese immigrant parents who pushed her to work hard and succeed instead of coddling and encouraging her. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011) is about her experience of raising her third-generation kids according to her parents’ old-school beliefs. Chua offers not only an insightful and often controversial take on parenting, but also a memoir of a very stern yet loving tiger mother.

Who should read Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother?

  • People who work with children – and their parents
  • Parents who are curious about non-Western child-raising methods
  • Anybody interested in an unusual family memoir

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Psyched Up

Psyched Up

Daniel McGinn
How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed
4.2 (59 ratings)

What's Psyched Up about?

Psyched Up (2017) takes on the subject of performance. It looks at how top performers in a variety of fields psych themselves up for action and provides actionable advice to help you prepare and perform better.

Who should read Psyched Up?

  • Those who experience performance anxiety
  • People curious about the psychology of top performers
  • Underperformers trying to get back on top of their game

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The Art of Insubordination

The Art of Insubordination

Todd B. Kashdan
How to Dissent and Defy Effectively
4.2 (207 ratings)

What's The Art of Insubordination about?

The Art of Insubordination (2022) is a research-based, science-backed, anecdote-packed ode to all the rebels and revolutionaries out there. It highlights the importance of dissent in society and teaches aspiring nonconformists the skills they need to confidently challenge majority viewpoints, manage discomfort when rebelling, and avoid losing hold of their most cherished values in the process.

Who should read The Art of Insubordination?

  • Rebels, resistors, radicals, and revolutionaries 
  • People with minority viewpoints nervous about speaking up against the majority
  • People with majority viewpoints who want to unlock the power of dissent and debate

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Exceptional

Exceptional

Daniel M. Cable
Build Your Personal Highlight Reel and Unlock Your Potential
4.6 (77 ratings)

What's Exceptional about?

Exceptional (2020) shows you how to discover your strengths and build on them to become the best version of yourself. By creating a personal highlight reel of your life, you’ll learn how to spot your talents, build confidence, and unlock your full potential – both at work and at home.

Who should read Exceptional?

  • Self-deprecating people who wonder where their talents lie
  • High achievers who feel like they’re stuck in a rut
  • Anyone curious about what people will say at their funeral

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How to Live

How to Live

Sarah Bakewell
Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
4.5 (475 ratings)

What's How to Live about?

How to Live (2010) is both a biography of the writer Montaigne and an overview of the monumental work for which he’s famous: the Essays – a genre of writing that he invented. Along the way, it suggests some lessons we can take from his life and apply to our own.

Who should read How to Live?

  • Students of the Stoics, Epicureans, or Skeptics who want to learn about one of their greatest prodigies 
  • Fans of biographies about writers and thinkers 
  • Anyone who wants to know more about the life and works of Montaigne

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The End of Average

The End of Average

Todd Rose
How to Succeed in a World that Values Sameness
4.2 (26 ratings)

What's The End of Average about?

The End of Average (2016) reveals how people are measured against an abstract and misguided conception of the average human being, and how their individuality is more or less ignored. Learn about the first misapplications of averages to human nature, and how your company or school can lead the way in recognizing and embracing individuality. And reap the rewards!

Who should read The End of Average?

  • Teachers and educators
  • Employers and HR specialists
  • People who want to realize their full potential

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What to Do When You’re New

What to Do When You’re New

Keith Rollag
How to be Comfortable, Confident, and Successful in New Situations
4.1 (35 ratings)

What's What to Do When You’re New about?

What to Do When You’re New (2015) is the result of Rollag’s 20 years of research on why people become anxious and stressed in new situations. It provides strategies for changing your outlook on new situations and offers techniques for handling such situations with comfort and confidence.

Who should read What to Do When You’re New?

  • Those who get anxious in unfamiliar situations
  • Employees new on the job
  • Students transferring to a new school

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Illogical

Illogical

Emmanuel Acho
Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits
3.8 (220 ratings)

What's Illogical about?

Illogical (2022) is the story of how Emmanuel Acho, former pro football player turned media star, decided to take the illogical path to fulfill his potential and his dreams. Instead of following society’s rules, expectations, and constraints, he decided to break all of them –⁠ and in doing so, he became what he is today. And guess what? You can do the same.

Who should read Illogical?

  • Dreamers looking for advice on how to achieve their goals
  • People who want to change careers but feel nervous about taking the next step
  • Anyone feeling a little lost in life

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Dusk, Night, Dawn

Dusk, Night, Dawn

Anne Lamott
On Revival and Courage
3.9 (125 ratings)

What's Dusk, Night, Dawn about?

Dusk, Night, Dawn (2021) is an exploration of the worries and anxieties that keep us up at night. During dark times, it sometimes gets hard to find a reason to keep going. Here you will find help to point you in the right direction, toward hope, self-acceptance, and peace.

Who should read Dusk, Night, Dawn?

  • People who are feeling overwhelmed in dark times
  • Anyone interested in self-help or recovery work
  • Those looking to find hope in their lives

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