Self-Help Books

Self-Help Books describes a diverse selection of titles that focus on self-discovery and self-improvement. The self-help genre is characterized by literature that shares research and advice to promote self-understanding and prompt changes in one's outlook or behavior, thus improving one's quality of life. The Self-Help Collection features texts that discuss topics ranging from business and personal finance to interpersonal relationships, mental health, and sexuality.

Leaders Eat Last

by Simon Sinek

Publication year 2013

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Teamwork, Economics, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger

Tags Psychology, Inspirational, Business & Economics, Self-Improvement, Postmodernism, Leadership, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy

Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t (2014) is inspirational speaker Simon Sinek’s second book, a follow-up to Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (2009). The book’s title is derived from a practice in which Marine Corps Officers eat last, sacrificing their own needs for those in their care. Sacrifice is key. Sinek explores the ways in which successful individuals and companies develop cultures built on... Read Leaders Eat Last Summary

Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun

by Wess Roberts

Publication year 1987

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Wins & Losses, Perseverance, Teamwork, Nation, War, Politics & Government

Tags Business & Economics, World History, Leadership, Creative Nonfiction, Self-Improvement, Military & War, Psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy, Politics & Government

Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun is a self-improvement and business leadership book by Wess Roberts, who was a human resources manager at Fireman’s Fund Insurance when he published the book in 1989. Using the historical figure of Attila the Hun as his mouthpiece, Roberts outlines his management style and approach to business. This guide refers to Attila’s “persona” when quoting words that Roberts imagines Attila might have said. In the introduction, Roberts discusses Attila... Read Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun Summary

Lead from the Outside

by Stacey Abrams

Publication year 2018

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Fear, Power & Greed, Politics & Government, Race, Gender Identity, Justice

Tags Politics & Government, Leadership, Self-Improvement, Gender & Feminism, Social Justice, Business & Economics, Biography

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Legacy

by James Kerr

Publication year 2013

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Teamwork, Community, Wins & Losses

Tags Leadership, Sports, Business & Economics, Psychology, Psychology, Self-Improvement, Biography

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Letters from a Stoic

by Seneca

Genre Collection of Letters, Nonfiction

Themes Religion & Spirituality, Good & Evil, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Fate

Tags Philosophy, Ancient Rome, Philosophy, World History, Psychology, Psychology, Classical Period, Self-Improvement, Classic Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

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Limitless

by Jim Kwik

Publication year 2020

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Science & Technology

Tags Self-Improvement, Psychology, Business & Economics, Education

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Love Does

by Bob Goff

Publication year 2012

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Self Discovery, Trust & Doubt, Community

Tags Christian, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Improvement, Inspirational

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Make Your Bed

by William H. Mcraven

Publication year 2017

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Wins & Losses, Teamwork, Masculinity

Tags Self-Improvement, Inspirational, Psychology, Leadership, Military & War, Business & Economics, Psychology, Biography

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…and Maybe the World is a work of self-help psychology by Admiral William H. McRaven. The book is a continuation and expansion of a commencement speech McRaven delivered at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014, which went viral on the internet. Formerly a high-ranking officer of the US Navy and Commander of US Special Operations Command, McRaven relates his experiences in Navy SEAL training to... Read Make Your Bed Summary

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor Frankl

Publication year 1946

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Religion & Spirituality

Tags Holocaust, Religion & Spirituality, World War II, Philosophy, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychology, Biography, Self-Improvement

Man’s Search for Meaning (1946) is a memoir and work of nonfiction concerned with psychotherapy. The author, Viktor Frankl, was born in 1905 and later became a psychiatrist in Vienna—an occupation that for some time protected him despite the fact that he was Jewish. When he was offered the opportunity to obtain a visa and escape to America, he chose to stay in Nazi-occupied Austria to be near his aging parents. Inevitably, he and his family were... Read Man's Search for Meaning Summary

Many Lives, Many Masters

by Brian Weiss

Publication year 1988

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Trust & Doubt, Memory, Science & Technology, Mental Health

Tags Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Philosophy, Psychology, Biography, Self-Improvement

Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives is a new-age, self-help memoir written by American psychiatrist Dr. Brian L. Weiss. Originally published on July 15, 1988, by Touchstone, the book covers a portion of Weiss’s career in which he conducts therapy sessions with Catherine, a patient with symptoms of fear and anxiety. After putting Catherine under trance with hypnotic... Read Many Lives, Many Masters Summary

Maps of Meaning

by Jordan B. Peterson

Publication year 1999

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Fear, Religion & Spirituality, Order & Chaos

Tags Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, World History, Science & Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Fantasy, Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality

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Mastery

by Robert Greene

Publication year 2012

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Education, Self Discovery, Perseverance

Tags Self-Improvement, Psychology, Business & Economics, Philosophy, Leadership, World History, Psychology, Philosophy

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