50 Self-Help Classics Review
An introduction to the self-help phenomenon with list and thematic guide to the best works.
50 commentaries on 50 classic works: the story of each book’s writing, their life-changing ideas, their impact, representative quotes, the meaning of each book ‘in a nutshell’, and cross-referencing to similar classics. (Note – these are summaries of the 50 Books NOT the whole 50 books)
Includes a further list, ‘50 More Classics’
Named by Shape magazine (US) as one of the ‘Ten best self-help guides’ along with titles by Stephen Covey, Dale Carnegie and Miguel Ruiz.
Winner, 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award (US), Finalist, 2004 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year (US)
From the ancient teachings of Buddha and The Bhagavad-Gita, to the early American wisdom of Emerson and Thoreau, to such contemporary giants as Wayne Dyer, Joseph Campbell, Daniel Goleman and Norman Vincent Peale, these are the most influential thinkers and motivators spanning the world’s religions, cultures, philosophies and centuries.
50 Self-Help Classics : 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life
1. James Allen As a Man Thinketh (1904)
2. S Andreas & C Faulkner (eds) NLP: The New Technology of Achievement (1996)
3. Marcus Aurelius Meditations (2ndC)
4. Martha Beck Finding Your Own North Star (2001)
5. The Bhagavad-Gita
6. The Bible
7. Robert Bly Iron John (1990)
8. Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy (6thC)
9. William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes (1980)
10. David D Burns The New Mood Therapy (1980)
11. Joseph Campbell (with Bill Moyers) The Power of Myth (1988)
12. Richard Carlson Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff (1997)
13. Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
14. Deepak Chopra The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (1994)
15. Paulo Coelho The Alchemist (1988)
16. Stephen Covey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)
17. Mihaly Cziksentmihalyi Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (1991)
18. Alain de Botton How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997)
19. The Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler The Art of Happiness (1999)
20. The Dhammapada (Buddha’s teachings)
21. Wayne Dyer Real Magic (1992)
22. Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance (1841)
23. Clarissa Pinkola Estes Women Who Run With The Wolves (1996)
24. Viktor Frankl Man’s Search For Meaning (1959)
25. Benjamin Franklin Autobiography (1790)
26. Shakti Gawain Creative Visualization (1982)
27. Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence (1995)
28. John Gray Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (1992)
29. Louise Hay You Can Heal Your Life (1984)
30. James Hillman The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling (1996)
31. Susan Jeffers Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (1987)
32. Ellen Langer Mindfulness: Choice and Control in Everyday Life (1989)
33. Lao-Tzu Tao-te Ching (The Way of Power)
34. Maxwell Maltz Psycho-Cybernetics (1960)
35. Abraham Maslow Motivation and Personality (1954)
36. Phil C McGraw Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters (2000)
37. Thomas Moore Care of the Soul (1992)
38. Joseph Murphy The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (1963)
39. Norman Vincent Peale The Power of Positive Thinking (1952)
40. Carol Pearson The Hero Within (1989)
41. M Scott Peck The Road Less Traveled (1990)
42. Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged (1957)
43. Anthony Robbins Awaken The Giant Within (1991)
44. Florence Scovell-Shinn The Game of Life and How To Play It (1923)
45. Martin Seligman Learned Optimism (1991)
46. Samuel Smiles Self-Help (1859)
47. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The Phenomenon of Man (1955)
48. Henry David Thoreau Walden (1854)
49. Marianne Williamson A Return To Love (1993)
50. Zig Ziglar See You At The Top (1975)
| “A tremendous resource for anyone seeking a ‘bite-sized’ look at the philosophies of many self-help legends, including sacred scriptures of different traditions. Because the range and depth of sources are so huge, the cumulative reading effect is amazing. Alternatively, it educates and edifies, affirms and inspires. Often both.” |
| Stephen R Covey,
author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People |
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| “Butler-Bowdon has summarized some of the most remarkable thoughts – thoughts with wisdom I must add – that will enlighten and lead the reader to understand the very nature of human nature. It will soon become the 51st self-help classic!” |
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Warren Bennis,
author of On Becoming A Leader |