50 Self Help Classics 2nd Edition: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on happiness and fulfilment
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- Author：Tom Butler-Bowdon
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Summary
A brand new updated edition of the only book to distill the classic， life-chaging texts on happiness and fulfilment。 New chapters include The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up， Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and The Power of Habit。
Thousands of books have been written offering the 'secrets' to personal fulfillment and happiness: how to walk The Road Less Traveled， Win Friends and Influence People， or Awaken the Giant Within。 But which are the all-time classics？ Which ones really can change your life？ Bringing you the essential ideas， insights and techniques from 50 legendary works from Lao-Tzu to Benjamin Franklin to Paulo Coelho， 50 Self-Help Classics is a unique guide to the great works of life transformation。
Thousands of books have been written offering the 'secrets' to personal fulfillment and happiness: how to walk The Road Less Traveled， Win Friends and Influence People， or Awaken the Giant Within。 But which are the all-time classics？ Which ones really can change your life？ Bringing you the essential ideas， insights and techniques from 50 legendary works from Lao-Tzu to Benjamin Franklin to Paulo Coelho， 50 Self-Help Classics is a unique guide to the great works of life transformation。
Reviews
Brandie Gugliotta
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I really enjoyed this！ It is nice to get a snip it into these books and I found a few that I am very interested in reading the original。 I thought it was well put together and liked that the author put together a brief blurb about the original author of each book。
Jenn Stacey
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I do not know what I was expecting but the author left me with a feeling like I had somehow gotten super。 I was not familiar with the series when I checked out this book， if I was I can tell you now I would not have checked it out as one of my ten downloads。I found myself thinking he speed researched the moat popular or most purchased， and gave me the run down （ the outside cover summary） for each one。 I also believe that some of the reviewers here could have done a better job with the dubious。 I do not know what I was expecting but the author left me with a feeling like I had somehow gotten super。 I was not familiar with the series when I checked out this book， if I was I can tell you now I would not have checked it out as one of my ten downloads。I found myself thinking he speed researched the moat popular or most purchased， and gave me the run down （ the outside cover summary） for each one。 I also believe that some of the reviewers here could have done a better job with the dubious。 Not my cup of tea。 。。。more
Oliver Ho
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Useful overview of this field。 I like that he tries to be even-handed in his appraisals， calling out dated and sexist approaches and identifying what he sees as the core， relevant messages of each book。
Jenny
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I love anthologies， especially on the topics of psychology and self-help。 I finally made myself sit down and read all the way through。 My favorite synopses/analyses are Walden， The Hero Within， and How Proust Can Change Your Life。 I usually prefer straight up information， not stories， but this is causing me to reconsider。 I never knew so many books （in a modern-sense） were conservative。 I thought self-help was aimed at s0-called "bleeding heart liberals。" Many of these books push self reliance。 I love anthologies， especially on the topics of psychology and self-help。 I finally made myself sit down and read all the way through。 My favorite synopses/analyses are Walden， The Hero Within， and How Proust Can Change Your Life。 I usually prefer straight up information， not stories， but this is causing me to reconsider。 I never knew so many books （in a modern-sense） were conservative。 I thought self-help was aimed at s0-called "bleeding heart liberals。" Many of these books push self reliance。 。。。more
Cecily Kyle
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I wanted to like this book and when I first started reading it I was quite interested but it is basically a book about other books you should check out。 If I had paid more attention to the full title I would have realized this。 As I continued to read I would get frustrated because they would mention something interesting and it was basically an overview instead of really getting into it。。。 so what is the point。。。 google can do the same thing。。。 Meh Read！
Dipanshi
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2。5 stars
Jodi
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Terrific summary of all the great classics of self help books。
Edelhart Kempeneers
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Een aantal van de aangerade boeken waren effectief goed， maar er zat ook behoorlijk wat "fluff" tussen。 Een aantal van de aangerade boeken waren effectief goed， maar er zat ook behoorlijk wat "fluff" tussen。 。。。more
Wan Farisan
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Good book on self help
Oscar Pettersson
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En strålande bok för bite-sized konsumtion av självhjälpslitteratur。 Det är en bok som kan fungera som ett index， där man sedan själv kan djupdyka i böcker man resonerar extra starkt med。 Kommer ta mig igenom boken igen vid ett annat tillfälle。 Jag saknade Eckart Tolles 'The Power of Now'。 Favoritkapitel: Ch 1: James Allen As a Man Thinketh （1904） Ch 2: Marcus Aurelius MeditationsCh 10: Brené Brown Daring Greatly （2012） Ch 12: Joseph Campbell （with Bill Moyers） The Power of Myth （1988）Ch 15: Dee En strålande bok för bite-sized konsumtion av självhjälpslitteratur。 Det är en bok som kan fungera som ett index， där man sedan själv kan djupdyka i böcker man resonerar extra starkt med。 Kommer ta mig igenom boken igen vid ett annat tillfälle。 Jag saknade Eckart Tolles 'The Power of Now'。 Favoritkapitel: Ch 1: James Allen As a Man Thinketh （1904） Ch 2: Marcus Aurelius MeditationsCh 10: Brené Brown Daring Greatly （2012） Ch 12: Joseph Campbell （with Bill Moyers） The Power of Myth （1988）Ch 15: Deepak Chopra The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success （1994） Ch 28: Shakti Gawain Creative Visualization （1982） Ch 29: Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence （1995） Ch 34: Richard Koch The 80/20 Principle （1998）Ch 38: Maxwell Maltz Psycho-Cybernetics （1960） Ch 41: Joseph Murphy The Power of Your Subconscious Mind （1963） Ch 49: Henry David Thoreau Walden （1854） Ch 50: Marianne Williamson A Return To Love （1993） 。。。more
Lawrence
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Awesome “cliff-notes” of 50 of the best self help books。 I personally liked Phil McGraw。。。 yeah Dr。 Phil and Marcus Aurielus。 Great audiobook for your commute。 Tons of tweet worthy content。 Check it out。
Özgür Baltat
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Kişisel gelişim konusunda yazılmış kitaplar arasından bir seçki。 Ne yazık ki psikoloji bilimi ve kişisel gelişim arasında net bir sınır bulunmuyor。 Okuyucu yeterince eleştirel değerlendirmiyorsa aradaki fark anlaşılmıyor。 Bazılarının yazarlarının psikolog olması da cabası。 Üstelik işin garip tarafı， pek çok kişisel gelişim kitabı en çok okunanlar listesinin başından gitmiyor。 Belli ki pek çok insanın kafası karışık ve arayış içerisinde。 Bana göre， çoğu kişisel gelişim kitabı， derinlemesine insan Kişisel gelişim konusunda yazılmış kitaplar arasından bir seçki。 Ne yazık ki psikoloji bilimi ve kişisel gelişim arasında net bir sınır bulunmuyor。 Okuyucu yeterince eleştirel değerlendirmiyorsa aradaki fark anlaşılmıyor。 Bazılarının yazarlarının psikolog olması da cabası。 Üstelik işin garip tarafı， pek çok kişisel gelişim kitabı en çok okunanlar listesinin başından gitmiyor。 Belli ki pek çok insanın kafası karışık ve arayış içerisinde。 Bana göre， çoğu kişisel gelişim kitabı， derinlemesine insanı kavramaktan uzak， sadece cesaret verici sözlerle insanlara boş umutlar dağıtıyor。 Bilimsel birkaç atıfta bulunup， bazen de mistisizm ve spiritüalizm ile boyanmış gereksiz okumalar。Kitapta， değerli olduğunu düşündüğüm ve diğerleri arasında anılmayı haketmeyen yazarlar ve bilim insanları bulunuyor， Paulo Coelho， Joseph Campbell， Stephen Covey， Mikail Csikszentmihalyi， Viktor Frankl， Daniel Goleman， Abraham Maslow， Martin Seligman gibi。 。。。more
Saffron
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As a non organised religious person I found some of the choices odd。 There are some books in here that should have been in his 50 Philosophical book rather than the self help book。 Saying that there are a variety of very different approaches to the self help genre scoping over many years， there is something in there to suit everyone。
Yvette Schierlman
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One book that shows many historically popular different points of view in religion， psychology and philosophy influencers without leaning you in any one direction。Great summary comparison of historical and modern classics。 1 per chapter， book by book， so it’s long but worth it to get to the end， huge time saver， easy to digest， gives author backgrounds/ life contributions and their cited influences。 Lots of very different points of view in a short amount of time。
Nilkanth
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This book I found quite inspirational and would recommend to anyone who loves self-help books。
Gonewiththeromance
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I strongly recommend this author and his books，this is my second book by him and I'm planning to read more and more。 I strongly recommend this author and his books，this is my second book by him and I'm planning to read more and more。 。。。more
Dominic
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This taught me so much and helped me pick up a load of other books i would never had read。
Abey Thomas
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Amazing book， inspired to know and read more classic books
Maureen
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Great summaries of books。 Less than 50 could have been chosen and focused on instead。 It reminded me of books I had read before and want to revisit。
Paul Petsa
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Great source of dataWorthwhile read to understand the history and universe of the self-help genre over the annals of history。 Some of the books are very old and so the language used is difficult to understand but the author does a good job of interpretation。
David John Foxcroft
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As with all Toms books - absolutely master summaries of some great books！Highly recommended！！ Fantastic！！ What a great book - I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to understand and discover self help books！
Lisa Weber
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An amazing anthology of 50 of the best known self-help books。 Each summary covers the main ideas in the book and highlights a few typical concepts， then ends with a brief bio of the author。 Well done。
Kanske Svartfors
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Tom Butler-Bowdon succeeds again in doing what he set out to do。 This is the fifth of his 50 Classics books that I have listened to， and once again the book is concise， to the point， but still giving enough information。 I could easily recommend this to anyone even remotely interested in self-help。 I was a little skeptical at first since self-help most of the time does vex me quite a bit， but I am happy that I got over my initial hesitation。 The book delves into various different books that can b Tom Butler-Bowdon succeeds again in doing what he set out to do。 This is the fifth of his 50 Classics books that I have listened to， and once again the book is concise， to the point， but still giving enough information。 I could easily recommend this to anyone even remotely interested in self-help。 I was a little skeptical at first since self-help most of the time does vex me quite a bit， but I am happy that I got over my initial hesitation。 The book delves into various different books that can be put in the category of self-help， e。g。 Bhagavad-Gita， Dhammapada， Bible， Marcus Aurelius， Benjamin Franklin mixed with more contemporary self-help along with popular psychology titles。5/5 。。。more
Monica
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Definitely a good book。 There's a lot to it。 I like books that encourage me to look at myself in new ways。 The concept of modeling one's self after other people in your field is a good tip。 Definitely a good book。 There's a lot to it。 I like books that encourage me to look at myself in new ways。 The concept of modeling one's self after other people in your field is a good tip。 。。。more
Fatema
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Great idea， boring writing style。
HK Davis
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A great book for discovering new works。 It offers a briefly discussion of 50 classics。 I found several excellent reads from this one book。
Marie
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"We don't attract what we want， but what we are。 Only by changing your thoughts will you change your life。""A person is what he thinks about all day long。""Accept things and people how they are， not how we would like them to be。""Seek peace inside yourself， do the work that is yours， and wonder at the mysteries of the universe。""No matter what happens to you， you always have freedom of mind。""Appreciate the rich experience of life， despite circumstances， Low expectations make for pleasant surpri "We don't attract what we want， but what we are。 Only by changing your thoughts will you change your life。""A person is what he thinks about all day long。""Accept things and people how they are， not how we would like them to be。""Seek peace inside yourself， do the work that is yours， and wonder at the mysteries of the universe。""No matter what happens to you， you always have freedom of mind。""Appreciate the rich experience of life， despite circumstances， Low expectations make for pleasant surprises。""All life transitions have a pattern， which if acknowledged will make tough times more comprehensible。""Don't interrupt others or finish their sentences。""Will this matter a year from now？""Imagine yourself at your own funeral。""Family is the greatest investment。""Begin with the end in mind。""Whatever the pressure， be your own person。""The meaning of life is the meaning that you decide to give it。""He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how。""The presence of fear is an indicator that you are growing and accepting life's challenges。""By changing your environment， you can change your life。""Fill your emptiness by living soulfully。""Once you accept responsibility， you can make better choices。""It is time to seize the day and live the life you have imagined。""Make sure that you have time in your life just to think。" 。。。more
María Clara
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So this is something that I never thought I would do， but here I am。 Clearly this year has a theme and it's growth。 Now， since there's a lot of resources about self-improvement out there this book was a great review of the most relevant ones。 I'm not that interested in reading old school books， but I still wanted an overview of the literature， so this was perfect for me。 Specially the audiobook version， because I know me and I know that I would have preferred to read fiction and procrastinated t So this is something that I never thought I would do， but here I am。 Clearly this year has a theme and it's growth。 Now， since there's a lot of resources about self-improvement out there this book was a great review of the most relevant ones。 I'm not that interested in reading old school books， but I still wanted an overview of the literature， so this was perfect for me。 Specially the audiobook version， because I know me and I know that I would have preferred to read fiction and procrastinated this forever。 Which is exactly why I had to pick it up！ 。。。more
María
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So this is something that I never thought I would do， but here I am。 Clearly this year has a theme and it's growth。 Now， since there's a lot of resources about self-improvement out there this book was a great review of the most relevant ones。 I'm not that interested in reading old school books， but I still wanted an overview of the literature， so this was perfect for me。 Specially the audiobook version， because I know me and I know that I would have preferred to read fiction and procrastinated t So this is something that I never thought I would do， but here I am。 Clearly this year has a theme and it's growth。 Now， since there's a lot of resources about self-improvement out there this book was a great review of the most relevant ones。 I'm not that interested in reading old school books， but I still wanted an overview of the literature， so this was perfect for me。 Specially the audiobook version， because I know me and I know that I would have preferred to read fiction and procrastinated this forever。 Which is exactly why I had to pick it up！ 。。。more
Samuel Clifford
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