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Books like The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

12 books with a reading profile close to The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday. Growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

    A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

    by William B. Irvine

    Also clear-cut · self help, practical

    William B.

  2. 2 Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up

    Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up

    by Marie Kondō

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    Spark Joy functions as a granular technical manual for the KonMari Method, expanding on the principle of retaining only items that trigger a positive emotional response.

  3. 3 Talking the Winner's Way

    Talking the Winner's Way

    by Leil Lowndes

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    Leil Lowndes presents 92 specific verbal and non-verbal techniques designed to influence how others perceive a speaker’s social status and authority.

  4. 4 For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men

    For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men

    by Shaunti Feldhahn

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    Shaunti Feldhahn presents findings from a multi-year national survey and hundreds of personal interviews to explain the internal motivations of the male psyche.

  5. 5 How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

    How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

    by Donna Dale Carnegie

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    Donna Dale Carnegie adapts her father’s classic principles to the social landscape of high school.

  6. 6 The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

    The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

    by Michael Easter

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    Modern living offers constant temperature control, processed calories, and digital stimulation, yet these conveniences contribute to rising rates of chronic illness and mental fatigue.

  7. 7 Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs

    Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs

    by Emerson Eggerichs

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    Emerson Eggerichs bases his marriage framework on a interpretation of Ephesians 5:33, arguing that men and women have different primary emotional needs.

  8. 8 The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

    The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

    by Harvey Karp

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    Harvey Karp argues that human infants are born three months too early and require a theoretical fourth trimester to ease their transition into the world.

  9. 9 The Definitive Book of Body Language

    The Definitive Book of Body Language

    by Allan Pease

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    Allan Pease details the physiological cues that signal a person’s internal emotions and intentions.

  10. 10 Dale Carnegie's Radio Program: How to Win Friends and Influence People - Lesson 1

    Dale Carnegie's Radio Program: How to Win Friends and Influence People - Lesson 1

    by Dale Carnegie

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    This release captures the original audio recordings from Dale Carnegie’s mid-century radio broadcasts.

  11. 11 7 Habits of Happy Kids

    7 Habits of Happy Kids

    by Sean Covey

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    In the community of 7 Oaks, a group of animal characters including Goob the Bear and Jumper the Rabbit illustrate the practical application of the 7 Habits framework.

  12. 12 How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age

    How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age

    by The Dale Carnegie Organization

    Also growth-minded and clear-cut · self help, practical

    This update of the 1936 classic adapts Dale Carnegie’s interpersonal principles to modern communication platforms like email, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

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