BookSmart: Hundreds of real-world lessons for success and happiness

by Frank Sonnenberg

What are life’s most important lessons? It's time to get booksmart!

Frank Sonnenberg, one of America’s “Top Thought Leaders” and influential small-business experts, reveals his best strategies for unleashing your full potential and achieving success and happiness in life.

Sonnenberg provides practical, rock-solid advice that will help you strengthen relationships, achieve life balance, boost your career, improve your mental health, grow a business, develop a sound reputation, navigate tough times, and lead a more productive and meaningful life. This is what readers are saying:

“Buy it; read it; live it. Then you’ll want to give copies to those you really care about. I guarantee you won’t regret it.”
BOB VANOUREK
Award-winning author and five-times corporate CEO

“If you buy only one book this year, get BOOKSMART. It simplifies the complicated, and it gives meaningful answers to our questions about success and happiness.”
LOLLY DASKAL
Founder and President, Lead From Within
“One of The Most Inspiring Women in the World!” The Huffington Post

“As a professional book reviewer for various eminent international journals, I read thousands of books. This is definitely one of the most inspiring! I strongly recommend it.”
PROFESSOR M.S. RAO, PhD
Father of “Soft Leadership” and the author of 30 books

317 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 15, 2016

About the author

Frank Sonnenberg is an award-winning author and a well-known advocate for moral character, personal values, and personal responsibility. He has written 12 books and has been named one of “America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders” and one of “America’s Most Influential Small Business Experts.” Frank has served on several boards and has consulted to some of the largest and most respected companies in the world. Frank’s newest book, "Values to Live By: Know What Matters Most and Let It Be Your Guide" was released May 2025.

Additionally, his blog — FrankSonnenbergOnline — has attracted millions of readers worldwide. It was recently recognized as one of the “Best Leadership Blogs,” “Best Self-Improvement and Personal Development Blogs,” and “Best Inspirational Blogs” in the world."

Reviews

[John Spence · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read a lot of business and self-help books, 100+ a year since 1989, and I have to say that this is definitely one of my very favorites. I love books that give you real, actionable ideas in an easy to apply fashion. The author has collected incredibly valuable wisdom and delivers it in a fun, entertaining and truly life-changing way. I have already used several of the suggestions, and especially the lists, to help my self and my business. This is a book that you absolutely need to read, it will be well worth the investment of time and money. I give this book my highest possible recommendation.

[James Strock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frank Sonnenberg leads the pack in character-based leadership.

His latest, "BookSmart," exemplifies his capacity to pull theory and practice into harness to create value for anyone looking to innovate and achieve results.

The book is terrific. It's easy to read. It's designed for a busy person's life, in bite-sized morsels.

After you've got your start with Frank Sonnenberg, don't miss him in on social media.

Highly recommended!!

[Tena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this in a GOODREADS givaway -- Booksmart: Hundreds of Real-World Lessons for Success and Happiness by Frank Sonnenberg - An inspiring read for a self-help book... Lots of short; easy reading blurbs & bites for the busy folks that we all are!

[August Turak · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book should not be just read. Or even read again. It should be MEMORIZED. With wit and sagacity Frank Sonnenberg invites us to abandon our complacency and replace it with a life of meaning and purpose. This book is a must read for anyone who realizes that mastering life means first mastering ourselves. Well done!