Book Reviews
Healthy Relationships
Rachael Chapman
2023
Healthy Relationships by Rachael Chapman is an extensive guide on how to build and sustain strong relationships. The book falls specifically into the nonfiction relationship genre, with an…
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Social intelligence
Daniel Goleman
2006
Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman examines the concept of social intelligence, which is the author’s term for being able to understand and participate in relationships, from a…
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GORILLA MINDSET
Mike Cernovich
2015
Gorilla Mindset by Mike Cernovich is a self-help book focused on coaching. Coaching books aim to provide a guide to living the best life you can. Books within this category have different…
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The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing With Toxic People
Shahida Arabi
2020
The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People by Shahida Arabi is a self-help book that speaks directly to empaths. This book focuses on relationship aspects of self-help and…
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The Science of Happiness
Stefan Klein, PhD
2006
What is happiness? How do we find it? Scholars have spent thousands of years debating the answers to these questions, and Stefan Klein weaves many of their theories into his own work. The…
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Integral Meditation
Ken Wilber
2019
The book “Integral Meditation” by Ken Wilber falls into the genre of spirituality, which seeks to guide people to a deeper understanding of themself and their place in the universe. Books like this…
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Taking the Path of Zen
Robert Aitken
1982
Robert Aitken’s Taking the Path of Zen is a spiritual self-help and wellness book that explores and guides readers through the practice of Zen Buddhism. The spiritual self-help genre…
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Unfu*k Yourself
Gary John Bishop
2017
Unfu*k Yourself by Gary John Bishop, despite the title, is a fairly standard self-help book within the coaching sub-genre. Throughout the book, Bishop encourages the audience to ignore…
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The Way of Integrity
Martha Beck
2021
Written by Martha Beck, The Way of Integrity describes how to get out of unhappiness through self-acceptance, honesty, and letting go of harmful activities. While the book at first seems to…
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Exercise for Mood and Anxiety
Michael Otto & Jasper Smits
2011
Exercise for Mood and Anxiety is a self-help book that falls into the sub-genre of wellness books focused on the body. Body books tend to highlight the benefits of exercise across various aspects of…
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The Hours of the Universe
Ilia Delio
2021
The Hours of the Universe by Ilia Delio deals with spirituality, religion, science, and the intersection of all three. The book talks about how we can make connections between the Christian…
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You Are Here
Thich Naht Hahn
2001
You Are Here by renowned Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh can easily be categorized as a wellness book that falls specifically under the spiritual category. Unlike many other wellness books on the market,…
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Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier
Robert A. Emmons, Ph. D.
2008
Thanks! by Robert A. Emmons, Ph. D., is fits squarely withing the genre of ‘wellness’ or ‘self-help’ literature. This genre is full of works that suggest best practices and ways of living that…
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The Surfer and the Sage
Noah benShea, Shaun Tomson
2022
The Surfer and The Sage fall into the coaching sub-genre of wellness books due to the book's inspirational message. Shaun Tomson, a legendary world champion surfer, and Noah benShea, a best…
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The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
Oliver Burkeman
2012
Unlike the majority of books published in the genre of wellness, The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman takes a unique approach to guiding its readers on the path to happiness. While it does align with the…
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Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
Matthew D. Liberman
2013
The book Social is the self-help guide you need when it comes to learning about relationships, how to strengthen them, and why we have good and bad relationships with others. This book provides the reader…
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Why Do I Do That?
Joseph Burgo, Ph.D.
2013
The wellness book Why Do I Do That? by psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist Joseph Burgo falls within the sub-genre focused on the “self.” The book details the “psychological defense…
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Be Your Best Self
Mike Bayer
2020
How should people improve themselves? It’s a hard question to answer, and varies for everybody. But, within the wider genre of self-help books, the book “Be Your Best Self”, generally falls under the category…
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The Undiscovered Self
C. G. Jung
1961
The book The Undiscovered Self falls into the “Self Help Books” genre. The aim or the goal of this book is to help the individual reading it realize their true sense of identity. Another novel in this genre…
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