Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take 📱 Kindle
Emotional Intelligence Essentials
Dr. Carrie Picardi & Vibrant Publishers · 2026
68/100
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A tidy, workplace-ready EQ guide from a credentialed psychologist, with quizzes and case studies built right in. It's clean and practical, just short on outside reviews to prove it lands, so I'm calling it solid-but-unproven.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety80
Substance / usefulness65
Craft & writing68
Originality50
Evidence & accuracy68
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit75
Human-eye read55
Penny’s verdict68
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