50 Self Help Classics 2nd Edition: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on happiness and fulfilment (The 50 Classics)

Explore the life-changing ideas and words of some of our deepest thinkers, teachers, and sages. 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. 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. 1.James Allen As a Man Thinketh (1904) 2.Marcus Aurelius Meditations (2nd Century) 3.The Bhagavad-Gita 4.The Bible 5.Robert Bly Iron John (1990) 6.Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy (6thC) 7.Alain de Botton How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997) 8.William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes (1980) 9.David Brooks The Road to Character (2015) 10.Bren Brown Daring Greatly (2012) 11.David D Burns The New Mood Therapy (1980) 12.Joseph Campbell (with Bill Moyers) The Power of Myth (1988) 13.Richard Carlson Don't Sweat The Small Stuff (1997) 14.Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936) 15.Deepak Chopra The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (1994) 16.Clayton Christensen How Will You Measure Your Life? (2012) 17.Paulo Coelho The Alchemist (1988) 18.Stephen Covey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989) 19.Mihaly Cziksentmihalyi Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (1991) 20.The Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler The Art of Happiness (1999) 21.The Dhammapada (Buddha's teachings) 22.Charles Duhigg The Power of Habit (2011) 23.Wayne Dyer Real Magic (1992) 24.Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance (1841) 25.Clarissa Pinkola Estes Women Who Run With The Wolves (1996) 26.Viktor Frankl Man's Search For Meaning (1959) 27.Benjamin Franklin Autobiography (1790) 28.Shakti Gawain Creative Visualization (1982) 29.Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence (1995) 30.John Gray Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (1992) 31.Louise Hay You Can Heal Your Life (1984) 32.James Hillman The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling (1996) 33.Susan Jeffers Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (1987) 34.Richard Koch The 80/20 Principle (1998) 35.Marie Kondo The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2014) 36.Ellen Langer Mindfulness: Choice and Control in Everyday Life (1989) 37.Lao-Tzu Tao-te Ching (The Way of Power) 38.Maxwell Maltz Psycho-Cybernetics (1960) 39.Abraham Maslow Motivation and Personality (1954) 40.Thomas Moore Care of the Soul (1992) 41.Joseph Murphy The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (1963) 42.Norman Vincent Peale The Power of Positive Thinking (1952) 43.M Scott Peck The Road Less Traveled (1990) 44.Anthony Robbins Awaken The Giant Within (1991) 45.Florence Scovell-Shinn The Game of Life and How To Play It (1923) 46.Martin Seligman Learned Optimism (1991) 47.Samuel Smiles Self-Help (1859) 48.Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The Phenomenon of Man (1955) 49.Henry David Thoreau Walden (1854) 50.Marianne Williamson A Return To Love (1993) Title Page Copyright Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 James Allen – As a Man Thinketh (1902) 2 Marcus Aurelius – Meditations (2nd century) 3 The Bhagavad-Gita 4 The Bible 5 Robert Bly – Iron John (1990) 6 Boethius – The Consolation of Philosophy (6th century) 7 Alain de Botton – How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997) 8 William Bridges – Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes (1980) 9 David Brooks – The Road to Character (2015) 10 Brené Brown – Daring Greatly (2012) 11 David D. Burns – Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (1980) 12 Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers – The Power of Myth (1987) 13 Richard Carlson – Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It’s All Small Stuff (1997) 14 Dale Carnegie – How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936) 15 Deepak Chopra – The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (1994) 16 Clayton Christensen – How Will You Measure Your Life? (2012) 17 Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist (1993) 18 Stephen Covey – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989) 19 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (1990) 20 The Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler – The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living (1998) 21 The Dhammapada (Buddha’s teachings) 22 Charles Duhigg – The Power of Habit (2011) 23 Wayne Dyer – Real Magic: Creating Miracles in Everyday Life (1992) 24 Ralph Waldo Emerson – Self-Reliance (1841) 25 Clarissa Pinkola Estés – Women Who Run with the Wolves (1992) 26 Viktor Frankl – Man’s Search for Meaning (1959) 27 Benjamin Franklin – Autobiography (1790) 28 Shakti Gawain – Creative Visualization (1978) 29 Daniel Goleman – Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ (1995) 30 John Gray – Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (1992) 31 Louise Hay – You Can Heal Your Life (1984) 32 James Hillman – The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling (1996) 33 Susan Jeffers – Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (1987) 34 Richard Koch – The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less (1998) 35 Marie Kondo – The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2014) 36 Ellen J. Langer – Mindfulness: Choice and Control in Everyday Life (1989) 37 Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching (5th–3rd century BC) 38 Maxwell Maltz – Psycho-Cybernetics (1960) 39 Abraham Maslow – Motivation and Personality (1954) 40 Thomas Moore – Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life (1992) 41 Joseph Murphy – The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (1963) 42 Norman Vincent Peale – The Power of Positive Thinking (1952) 43 M. Scott Peck – The Road Less Traveled (1978) 44 Anthony Robbins – Awaken the Giant Within (1991) 45 Florence Scovell Shinn – The Game of Life and How to Play It (1925) 46 Martin Seligman – Learned Optimism (1991) 47 Samuel Smiles – Self-Help (1859) 48 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin – The Phenomenon of Man (1955) 49 Henry David Thoreau – Walden (1854) 50 Marianne Williamson – A Return to Love (1994) 50 More Classics Chronological List of Titles Credits About the Author In 50 Self-Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life, Tom Butler-Bowdon has sorted through the bewildering array of self-help books to bring together fifty of the most important works on personal development and self-motivation. Representing the very best of the genre and appreciating that each of us is inspired by different underlying philosophies, Butler-Bowdon summarizes each writer's background, the book's primary concepts, and who benefits by reading it. Time-strapped readers can easily compare ideas to enrich their understanding of self-awareness and self-improvement w This title is an introduction to the world of personal development literature. It provides a commentary and a summary of the key ideas of 50 classic works from Marcus Aurelius to Stephen Covey and from the Buddha to Deepak Chopra