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No One Cares About Crazy People
by Ron Powers • 2017
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
3.87
4k+
🏛️ Psychiatric History📋 Mental Health Policy👨‍👩‍👦 Family Memoir🏚️ Deinstitutionalization💊 Pharmaceutical Ethics
No One Cares About Crazy People Summary
No One Cares About Crazy People 94%
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
by Ron Powers 2017
3.87
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Psychiatric History📋 Mental Health Policy👨‍👩‍👦 Family Memoir🏚️ Deinstitutionalization💊 Pharmaceutical Ethics
American Therapy
by Jonathan Engel • 2008
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
3.39
70
🛋️ Psychotherapy History🇺🇸 American Cultural History🗣️ Talk Therapy🧠 Biological Psychiatry✊ Anti-Psychiatry
American Therapy Summary
American Therapy 94%
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
by Jonathan Engel 2008
3.39
70 ratings
🛋️ Psychotherapy History🇺🇸 American Cultural History🗣️ Talk Therapy🧠 Biological Psychiatry✊ Anti-Psychiatry
The Hypomanic Edge
by John D. Gartner • 2005
Restless energy, grandiosity, risk-taking: mild mania built America, immigration concentrated it.
4.03
557
🧠 Entrepreneurial Psychology🧬 Behavioral Genetics🌈 Neurodiversity🦎 Evolutionary Psychology🌍 Immigrant Success
The Hypomanic Edge Summary
The Hypomanic Edge 94%
Restless energy, grandiosity, risk-taking: mild mania built America, immigration concentrated it.
by John D. Gartner 2005
4.03
557 ratings
🧠 Entrepreneurial Psychology🧬 Behavioral Genetics🌈 Neurodiversity🦎 Evolutionary Psychology🌍 Immigrant Success
The Noonday Demon
by Andrew Solomon • 2000
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
4.19
16k+
🩺 Clinical Depression📖 Memoir And Science💊 Integrated Treatment⚖️ Health Inequity🆘 Suicide Prevention
The Noonday Demon Summary
The Noonday Demon 94%
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
by Andrew Solomon 2000
4.19
16k+ ratings
🩺 Clinical Depression📖 Memoir And Science💊 Integrated Treatment⚖️ Health Inequity🆘 Suicide Prevention
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 94%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Strangers to Ourselves
by Rachel Aviv • 2022
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
4.10
15k+
🏷️ Psychiatric Diagnosis🌍 Cultural Psychiatry📖 Medical Narratives⚖️ Critical Psychiatry🧒 Trauma And Development
Strangers to Ourselves Summary
Strangers to Ourselves 94%
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
by Rachel Aviv 2022
4.10
15k+ ratings
🏷️ Psychiatric Diagnosis🌍 Cultural Psychiatry📖 Medical Narratives⚖️ Critical Psychiatry🧒 Trauma And Development
The Power of Different
by Gail Saltz • 2017
Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.
4.07
1k+
🧠 Neurodiversity🎨 Creativity And Madness🏋️ Strength-Based Psychology🔍 Cognitive Differences🧬 Evolutionary Psychiatry
The Power of Different Summary
The Power of Different 94%
Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.
by Gail Saltz 2017
4.07
1k+ ratings
🧠 Neurodiversity🎨 Creativity And Madness🏋️ Strength-Based Psychology🔍 Cognitive Differences🧬 Evolutionary Psychiatry
Psycho-Logical
by Dean Burnett • 2021
Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.
3.84
1k+
🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Psychology🧪 Neurochemistry🔄 Neuroplasticity🏷️ Mental Health Stigma📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis
Psycho-Logical Summary
Psycho-Logical 94%
Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.
by Dean Burnett 2021
3.84
1k+ ratings
🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Psychology🧪 Neurochemistry🔄 Neuroplasticity🏷️ Mental Health Stigma📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis
The Narcissist Next Door
by Jeffrey Kluger • 2014
A crash course in spotting the narcissist early: at the bar, in the interview, on the ballot.
3.11
1k+
🧠 Personality Disorders📚 Popular Psychology🕶️ Dark Personality Traits💔 Narcissistic Abuse💼 Workplace Psychology
The Narcissist Next Door Summary
The Narcissist Next Door 94%
A crash course in spotting the narcissist early: at the bar, in the interview, on the ballot.
by Jeffrey Kluger 2014
3.11
1k+ ratings
🧠 Personality Disorders📚 Popular Psychology🕶️ Dark Personality Traits💔 Narcissistic Abuse💼 Workplace Psychology
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
by Robert I. Simon • 1996
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
3.77
230
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🔍 Criminal Psychology💔 Empathy Deficits👹 Dehumanization🌑 Human Darkness
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream 94%
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
by Robert I. Simon 1996
3.77
230 ratings
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🔍 Criminal Psychology💔 Empathy Deficits👹 Dehumanization🌑 Human Darkness
The Meaning of Madness
by Neel Burton • 2008
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
3.97
275
💊 Critical Psychiatry🌌 Existential Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🌱 Suffering And Meaning🎨 Creativity And Madness
The Meaning of Madness Summary
The Meaning of Madness 93%
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
by Neel Burton 2008
3.97
275 ratings
💊 Critical Psychiatry🌌 Existential Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🌱 Suffering And Meaning🎨 Creativity And Madness
Against Depression
by Peter D. Kramer • 2005
Depression as depth is a myth. It's progressive brain damage, and waiting lets it compound.
3.86
520
🩺 Clinical Psychiatry🌧️ Mood Disorders🏷️ Mental Health Stigma🧠 Stress And Resilience🎨 Creativity And Mental Illness
Against Depression Summary
Against Depression 93%
Depression as depth is a myth. It's progressive brain damage, and waiting lets it compound.
by Peter D. Kramer 2005
3.86
520 ratings
🩺 Clinical Psychiatry🌧️ Mood Disorders🏷️ Mental Health Stigma🧠 Stress And Resilience🎨 Creativity And Mental Illness
In My Room
by Jim Lucey • 2014
Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.
3.38
203
🏥 Psychiatric Memoir🌱 Recovery Journeys💬 Stigma And Mental Health🩹 Trauma And Recovery🔄 Recovery Model
In My Room Summary
In My Room 93%
Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.
by Jim Lucey 2014
3.38
203 ratings
🏥 Psychiatric Memoir🌱 Recovery Journeys💬 Stigma And Mental Health🩹 Trauma And Recovery🔄 Recovery Model
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
by Patrick J. Kennedy • 2024
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
4.19
247
📖 Psychiatric Memoir🔗 Co-Occurring Disorders🔄 Addiction And Recovery🎭 Bipolar Disorder📢 Mental Health Advocacy
Profiles in Mental Health Courage Summary
Profiles in Mental Health Courage 93%
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024
4.19
247 ratings
📖 Psychiatric Memoir🔗 Co-Occurring Disorders🔄 Addiction And Recovery🎭 Bipolar Disorder📢 Mental Health Advocacy
The Best Minds
by Jonathan Rosen • 2023
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
4.03
18k+
🌪️ Schizophrenia Narratives🔬 Forensic Psychiatry🏛️ Insanity Defense🏥 Deinstitutionalization🎓 Meritocracy Critique
The Best Minds Summary
The Best Minds 93%
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
by Jonathan Rosen 2023
4.03
18k+ ratings
🌪️ Schizophrenia Narratives🔬 Forensic Psychiatry🏛️ Insanity Defense🏥 Deinstitutionalization🎓 Meritocracy Critique
Future Tense
by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary • 2022
Anxiety isn't the problem. It's an ancient tool for facing the unknown. Suppressing it is.
3.70
672
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Reframing Anxiety🧭 Uncertainty Navigation🎨 Anxiety And Creativity💊 Medicalization Critique
Future Tense Summary
Future Tense 93%
Anxiety isn't the problem. It's an ancient tool for facing the unknown. Suppressing it is.
by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary 2022
3.70
672 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Reframing Anxiety🧭 Uncertainty Navigation🎨 Anxiety And Creativity💊 Medicalization Critique
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
by Bill Eddy • 2019
Narcissistic politicians rely on a divide-and-conquer script. These countermoves break it.
3.81
140
🧠 Political Psychology🎭 Personality Disorders🌊 Authoritarian Tactics📺 Media Manipulation🗳️ Voter Psychology
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop Summary
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop 93%
Narcissistic politicians rely on a divide-and-conquer script. These countermoves break it.
by Bill Eddy 2019
3.81
140 ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🎭 Personality Disorders🌊 Authoritarian Tactics📺 Media Manipulation🗳️ Voter Psychology
Night Falls Fast
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1999
Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.
4.12
7k+
🧠 Mood Disorders🛡️ Suicide Prevention🧬 Behavioral Genetics⚗️ Neurochemistry🌍 Public Health Crisis
Night Falls Fast Summary
Night Falls Fast 93%
Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1999
4.12
7k+ ratings
🧠 Mood Disorders🛡️ Suicide Prevention🧬 Behavioral Genetics⚗️ Neurochemistry🌍 Public Health Crisis
An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1995
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
4.06
87k+
🎭 Bipolar Disorder📖 Psychiatric Memoir🩺 Patient As Expert🎨 Creativity And Madness💊 Medication Ambivalence
An Unquiet Mind Summary
An Unquiet Mind 93%
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1995
4.06
87k+ ratings
🎭 Bipolar Disorder📖 Psychiatric Memoir🩺 Patient As Expert🎨 Creativity And Madness💊 Medication Ambivalence
The Center Cannot Hold
by Elyn R. Saks • 2007
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
4.33
23k+
📖 Psychosis Memoirs🧠 Chronic Mental Illness🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition🏥 Institutional Psychiatry🏷️ Mental Health Stigma
The Center Cannot Hold Summary
The Center Cannot Hold 93%
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
by Elyn R. Saks 2007
4.33
23k+ ratings
📖 Psychosis Memoirs🧠 Chronic Mental Illness🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition🏥 Institutional Psychiatry🏷️ Mental Health Stigma
La psicopatia
by Robert D. Hare • 2018
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
4.21
28
🏛️ Forensic Psychology📋 Clinical Assessment🧠 Psychopathy🎭 Personality Disorders⚠️ Antisocial Behavior
La psicopatia Summary
La psicopatia 93%
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
by Robert D. Hare 2018
4.21
28 ratings
🏛️ Forensic Psychology📋 Clinical Assessment🧠 Psychopathy🎭 Personality Disorders⚠️ Antisocial Behavior
Degree in a Book
by Alan Porter • 2018
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
4.02
278
📜 History Of Psychology🧠 Psychology Fundamentals💻 Cognitive Science👥 Social Influence🎭 Personality Theory
Degree in a Book Summary
Degree in a Book 93%
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
by Alan Porter 2018
4.02
278 ratings
📜 History Of Psychology🧠 Psychology Fundamentals💻 Cognitive Science👥 Social Influence🎭 Personality Theory
Tomorrowmind
by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman • 2023
Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.
3.75
377
🏢 Workplace Psychology🧠 Evolutionary Mismatch💪 Resilience Training💡 Creativity At Work🎯 Meaning At Work
Tomorrowmind Summary
Tomorrowmind 93%
Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.
by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman 2023
3.75
377 ratings
🏢 Workplace Psychology🧠 Evolutionary Mismatch💪 Resilience Training💡 Creativity At Work🎯 Meaning At Work
The Upside of Your Dark Side
by Todd Kashdan • 2014
Negative emotions aren't bugs. They're features, and using them well beats chasing happiness.
3.83
1k+
🚫 Toxic Positivity🧘 Psychological Flexibility😤 Negative Emotions😊 Happiness Myth💗 Emotional Acceptance
The Upside of Your Dark Side Summary
The Upside of Your Dark Side 93%
Negative emotions aren't bugs. They're features, and using them well beats chasing happiness.
by Todd Kashdan 2014
3.83
1k+ ratings
🚫 Toxic Positivity🧘 Psychological Flexibility😤 Negative Emotions😊 Happiness Myth💗 Emotional Acceptance
Inside the Criminal Mind
by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984
The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.
3.77
2k+
🧠 Criminal Psychology⚖️ Forensic Psychology🎭 Psychopathy💭 Cognitive Biases🔄 Cognitive Therapy
Inside the Criminal Mind Summary
Inside the Criminal Mind 93%
The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.
by Stanton E. Samenow 1984
3.77
2k+ ratings
🧠 Criminal Psychology⚖️ Forensic Psychology🎭 Psychopathy💭 Cognitive Biases🔄 Cognitive Therapy
Desperate Remedies
by Andrew Scull • 2022
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
4.09
448
🏥 History Of Psychiatry🏛️ Institutional Critique💉 Medical Hubris🏷️ Diagnostic Controversy💊 Pharmaceutical Ethics
Desperate Remedies Summary
Desperate Remedies 93%
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
by Andrew Scull 2022
4.09
448 ratings
🏥 History Of Psychiatry🏛️ Institutional Critique💉 Medical Hubris🏷️ Diagnostic Controversy💊 Pharmaceutical Ethics
Carl Gustav Jung
by Frank McLynn • 1996
The theories that made Jung famous grew from the very madness he feared was consuming him.
4.18
330
📖 Intellectual Biography🔮 Jungian Psychology🌊 Depth Psychology🏛️ Psychoanalytic History🧩 Personality Typology
Carl Gustav Jung Summary
Carl Gustav Jung 93%
The theories that made Jung famous grew from the very madness he feared was consuming him.
by Frank McLynn 1996
4.18
330 ratings
📖 Intellectual Biography🔮 Jungian Psychology🌊 Depth Psychology🏛️ Psychoanalytic History🧩 Personality Typology
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
3k+
🔍 Psychiatric Critique💔 Trauma And Psychosis🏘️ Social Determinants⚖️ Medical Racism💊 Pharma Skepticism
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 93%
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
🔍 Psychiatric Critique💔 Trauma And Psychosis🏘️ Social Determinants⚖️ Medical Racism💊 Pharma Skepticism
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life
by Naomi Shragai • 2021
Your rivalry with the colleague, your fear of the boss: none of it began at work.
3.56
375
🧠 Workplace Psychology🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems At Work🎭 Impostor Syndrome🧸 Childhood Trauma
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life Summary
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life 93%
Your rivalry with the colleague, your fear of the boss: none of it began at work.
by Naomi Shragai 2021
3.56
375 ratings
🧠 Workplace Psychology🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems At Work🎭 Impostor Syndrome🧸 Childhood Trauma
What You Can Change and What You Can't
by Martin E.P. Seligman • 1993
Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.
3.88
2k+
🧠 Clinical Psychology🔄 Behavioral Change🧬 Nature Vs Nurture💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy😤 Anger Management
What You Can Change and What You Can't Summary
What You Can Change and What You Can't 93%
Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.
by Martin E.P. Seligman 1993
3.88
2k+ ratings
🧠 Clinical Psychology🔄 Behavioral Change🧬 Nature Vs Nurture💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy😤 Anger Management
Be Who You Want
by Christian Jarrett • 2021
Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.
3.71
262
🧠 Personality Psychology🔄 Behavioral Change🧬 Neuroplasticity💖 Self-Compassion📖 Life Narratives
Be Who You Want Summary
Be Who You Want 93%
Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.
by Christian Jarrett 2021
3.71
262 ratings
🧠 Personality Psychology🔄 Behavioral Change🧬 Neuroplasticity💖 Self-Compassion📖 Life Narratives
Primal Intelligence
by Angus Fletcher • 2025
A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.
3.77
434
🧠 Narrative Psychology🌱 Evolutionary Psychology⚡ Intuition Training📖 Storytelling Science🤖 Human Vs Ai
Primal Intelligence Summary
Primal Intelligence 93%
A non-logical intelligence runs your best decisions. Train it, and chaos becomes your advantage.
by Angus Fletcher 2025
3.77
434 ratings
🧠 Narrative Psychology🌱 Evolutionary Psychology⚡ Intuition Training📖 Storytelling Science🤖 Human Vs Ai
A Little History of Psychology
by Nicky Hayes • 2024
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
3.90
225
🏛️ History Of Psychology🧭 Schools Of Thought🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence
A Little History of Psychology Summary
A Little History of Psychology 93%
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
by Nicky Hayes 2024
3.90
225 ratings
🏛️ History Of Psychology🧭 Schools Of Thought🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence
Mad in America
by Robert Whitaker • 2002
Schizophrenia patients recover more often without medication. American psychiatry hides this data.
4.18
3k+
🏛️ History Of Psychiatry💊 Pharmaceutical Industry⚠️ Iatrogenic Illness🧬 Eugenics🔬 Scientific Fraud
Mad in America Summary
Mad in America 93%
Schizophrenia patients recover more often without medication. American psychiatry hides this data.
by Robert Whitaker 2002
4.18
3k+ ratings
🏛️ History Of Psychiatry💊 Pharmaceutical Industry⚠️ Iatrogenic Illness🧬 Eugenics🔬 Scientific Fraud
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
by David Adam • 2014
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
3.90
6k+
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir💭 Intrusive Thoughts🔬 Brain Science🧪 Exposure Therapy📰 Science Journalism
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Summary
The Man Who Couldn't Stop 93%
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
by David Adam 2014
3.90
6k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir💭 Intrusive Thoughts🔬 Brain Science🧪 Exposure Therapy📰 Science Journalism
Connections
by Karl Deisseroth • 2021
What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.
3.78
285
🧠 Clinical Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology📋 Patient Case Studies💗 Emotion And The Brain💭 Consciousness Studies
Connections Summary
Connections 93%
What mental illness reveals about the brain, from the psychiatrist who invented optogenetics.
by Karl Deisseroth 2021
3.78
285 ratings
🧠 Clinical Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology📋 Patient Case Studies💗 Emotion And The Brain💭 Consciousness Studies
Upside
by Jim Rendon • 2015
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
3.89
298
🩹 Trauma Recovery📈 Post-Traumatic Growth🌱 Positive Psychology💡 Meaning Making📖 Narrative Identity
Upside Summary
Upside 93%
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
by Jim Rendon 2015
3.89
298 ratings
🩹 Trauma Recovery📈 Post-Traumatic Growth🌱 Positive Psychology💡 Meaning Making📖 Narrative Identity
The Darker Side of Leadership
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2024
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
3.40
5
🗳️ Political Psychology🧠 Mass Psychology🐑 Herd Mentality⚠️ Authoritarianism📢 Populism
The Darker Side of Leadership Summary
The Darker Side of Leadership 93%
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2024
3.40
5 ratings
🗳️ Political Psychology🧠 Mass Psychology🐑 Herd Mentality⚠️ Authoritarianism📢 Populism
The Psychopath Inside
by James Fallon • 2013
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
3.50
6k+
🧠 Psychopathy Research🔍 Forensic Psychology💔 Empathy And Emotion🌱 Nature Vs Nurture📖 Neuro-Memoir
The Psychopath Inside Summary
The Psychopath Inside 93%
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
by James Fallon 2013
3.50
6k+ ratings
🧠 Psychopathy Research🔍 Forensic Psychology💔 Empathy And Emotion🌱 Nature Vs Nurture📖 Neuro-Memoir
The Middle Passage
by James Hollis • 1993
Your midlife crisis is not a breakdown. It is the psyche evicting the false self.
4.45
2k+
🌗 Midlife Transition🧠 Jungian Psychology🖤 Shadow Work🕳️ Depth Psychology🧩 Individuation
The Middle Passage Summary
The Middle Passage 93%
Your midlife crisis is not a breakdown. It is the psyche evicting the false self.
by James Hollis 1993
4.45
2k+ ratings
🌗 Midlife Transition🧠 Jungian Psychology🖤 Shadow Work🕳️ Depth Psychology🧩 Individuation
The Inkblots
by Damion Searls • 2015
Ten inkblots, one psychiatrist, and a century-long fight over what seeing reveals about the self.
3.74
990
🧠 History Of Psychology📋 Personality Assessment👁️ Visual Perception📊 Psychological Testing🎨 Art And Psychology
The Inkblots Summary
The Inkblots 93%
Ten inkblots, one psychiatrist, and a century-long fight over what seeing reveals about the self.
by Damion Searls 2015
3.74
990 ratings
🧠 History Of Psychology📋 Personality Assessment👁️ Visual Perception📊 Psychological Testing🎨 Art And Psychology
Becoming Bulletproof
by Evy Poumpouras • 2020
A Secret Service agent's toolkit: manage fear, spot lies, and influence like you protect presidents.
4.14
9k+
🛡️ Personal Safety👁️ Situational Awareness😨 Fear Management🧠 Mental Resilience👀 Reading Body Language
Becoming Bulletproof Summary
Becoming Bulletproof 93%
A Secret Service agent's toolkit: manage fear, spot lies, and influence like you protect presidents.
by Evy Poumpouras 2020
4.14
9k+ ratings
🛡️ Personal Safety👁️ Situational Awareness😨 Fear Management🧠 Mental Resilience👀 Reading Body Language
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience
by Pauline G. Boss • 2006
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
4.27
99
📉 Prolonged Grief🩺 Trauma Treatment🔗 Family Systems🧭 Meaning-Making💪 Resilience Psychology
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience Summary
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience 93%
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
by Pauline G. Boss 2006
4.27
99 ratings
📉 Prolonged Grief🩺 Trauma Treatment🔗 Family Systems🧭 Meaning-Making💪 Resilience Psychology
Building a Life Worth Living
by Marsha M. Linehan • 2020
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
4.10
6k+
🧠 Mental Health Memoir🛟 Suicide Prevention🏥 Clinical Psychology🎭 Borderline Personality🔬 Therapy Development
Building a Life Worth Living Summary
Building a Life Worth Living 93%
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
by Marsha M. Linehan 2020
4.10
6k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Health Memoir🛟 Suicide Prevention🏥 Clinical Psychology🎭 Borderline Personality🔬 Therapy Development
Change Your Brain Every Day
by Daniel G. Amen • 2023
Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.
3.97
992
🧠 Brain Health📅 Daily Practices🧬 Neuroplasticity🩹 Trauma Recovery🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry
Change Your Brain Every Day Summary
Change Your Brain Every Day 93%
Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.
by Daniel G. Amen 2023
3.97
992 ratings
🧠 Brain Health📅 Daily Practices🧬 Neuroplasticity🩹 Trauma Recovery🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry
Take Charge of your Life
by William Glasser • 2011
Misery isn't a malfunction. It's a creative strategy you chose.
4.13
135
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🎯 Internal Motivation🪞 Self-Responsibility💞 Relationship Dynamics🤝 Conflict Resolution
Take Charge of your Life Summary
Take Charge of your Life 93%
Misery isn't a malfunction. It's a creative strategy you chose.
by William Glasser 2011
4.13
135 ratings
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🎯 Internal Motivation🪞 Self-Responsibility💞 Relationship Dynamics🤝 Conflict Resolution
Losing Our Minds
by Lucy Foulkes • 2022
Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.
4.07
786
🩺 Medicalization Of Distress🧒 Adolescent Mental Health📈 Diagnostic Inflation🔍 Critical Psychology🌧️ Normal Suffering
Losing Our Minds Summary
Losing Our Minds 93%
Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.
by Lucy Foulkes 2022
4.07
786 ratings
🩺 Medicalization Of Distress🧒 Adolescent Mental Health📈 Diagnostic Inflation🔍 Critical Psychology🌧️ Normal Suffering
The Personality Brokers
by Merve Emre • 2018
Two amateur women invented a personality test. Science rejected it. Everyone else took it.
3.26
3k+
🧪 Personality Testing📜 History Of Psychology👩‍🔬 Women In Science🔮 Pseudoscience🧠 Jungian Psychology
The Personality Brokers Summary
The Personality Brokers 93%
Two amateur women invented a personality test. Science rejected it. Everyone else took it.
by Merve Emre 2018
3.26
3k+ ratings
🧪 Personality Testing📜 History Of Psychology👩‍🔬 Women In Science🔮 Pseudoscience🧠 Jungian Psychology
My Age of Anxiety
by Scott Stossel • 2014
Anxiety is not a disease; it's a survival mechanism that modern civilization has set on overdrive.
3.86
8k+
📖 Mental Health Memoirs😰 Anxiety Disorders🧬 Evolutionary Psychology👶 Attachment Theory🛠️ Anxiety Management
My Age of Anxiety Summary
My Age of Anxiety 93%
Anxiety is not a disease; it's a survival mechanism that modern civilization has set on overdrive.
by Scott Stossel 2014
3.86
8k+ ratings
📖 Mental Health Memoirs😰 Anxiety Disorders🧬 Evolutionary Psychology👶 Attachment Theory🛠️ Anxiety Management
Projections
by Karl Deisseroth • 2021
How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.
4.00
2k+
🧠 Biological Psychiatry💔 Affective Neuroscience🔌 Neural Circuits🛋️ Patient Narratives🧬 Evolutionary Biology
Projections Summary
Projections 93%
How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.
by Karl Deisseroth 2021
4.00
2k+ ratings
🧠 Biological Psychiatry💔 Affective Neuroscience🔌 Neural Circuits🛋️ Patient Narratives🧬 Evolutionary Biology
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