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Mental Health Book Summaries

Unmasking Narcissism
by Mark Ettensohn • 2016
Recognize the two faces of narcissism, set boundaries that actually hold, and stop taking the bait.
4.04
500+
Unmasking Narcissism Summary
Unmasking Narcissism
Recognize the two faces of narcissism, set boundaries that actually hold, and stop taking the bait.
by Mark Ettensohn 2016 186 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Psychotherapy
by Tom Burns • 2015
Talk therapy's warring schools, from Freud to CBT, all depend on one common ingredient.
3.73
164
Psychotherapy Summary
Psychotherapy
Talk therapy's warring schools, from Freud to CBT, all depend on one common ingredient.
by Tom Burns 2015 127 pages
3.73
164 ratings
When God Talks Back
by T.M. Luhrmann • 2012
Mental techniques borrowed from therapy and theater make an invisible God answer back.
3.94
500+
When God Talks Back Summary
When God Talks Back
Mental techniques borrowed from therapy and theater make an invisible God answer back.
by T.M. Luhrmann 2012 464 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Taking Sexy Back
by Alexandra H. Solomon • 2020
Your sex drive isn't broken. The instruction manual was just written for someone else's body.
4.13
311
Taking Sexy Back Summary
Taking Sexy Back
Your sex drive isn't broken. The instruction manual was just written for someone else's body.
by Alexandra H. Solomon 2020 248 pages
4.13
311 ratings
On Jung
by Anthony Stevens • 1999
A dream of ancient skulls in a cellar gave Jung the map of the psyche.
4.07
129
On Jung Summary
On Jung
A dream of ancient skulls in a cellar gave Jung the map of the psyche.
by Anthony Stevens 1999 312 pages
4.07
129 ratings
Unglued
by Lysa TerKeurst • 2012
A biblical plan for mastering raw emotions when you want to explode or shut down.
4.16
15k+
Unglued Summary
Unglued
A biblical plan for mastering raw emotions when you want to explode or shut down.
by Lysa TerKeurst 2012 208 pages
4.16
15k+ ratings
All-Night Pharmacy
by Ruth Madievsky • 2023
When her wild sister vanishes, a young woman claws toward sobriety and a long-buried self.
3.50
7k+
All-Night Pharmacy Summary
All-Night Pharmacy
When her wild sister vanishes, a young woman claws toward sobriety and a long-buried self.
by Ruth Madievsky 2023 304 pages
3.50
7k+ ratings
Real Life
by Sharon Salzberg • 2023
A meditation teacher explains why you feel stuck and what to do that isn't fighting or fixing.
4.21
486
Real Life Summary
Real Life
A meditation teacher explains why you feel stuck and what to do that isn't fighting or fixing.
by Sharon Salzberg 2023 208 pages
4.21
486 ratings
Sex on the Brain
by Daniel G. Amen • 2007
Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.
3.72
300
Sex on the Brain Summary
Sex on the Brain
Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2007 304 pages
3.72
300 ratings
Healthy Aging
by Andrew Weil • 2005
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
3.87
1k+
Healthy Aging Summary
Healthy Aging
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
by Andrew Weil 2005 384 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Peace and Plenty
by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 2010
The money story you grew up with is still calling the shots. Time to rewrite it.
3.63
485
Peace and Plenty Summary
Peace and Plenty
The money story you grew up with is still calling the shots. Time to rewrite it.
by Sarah Ban Breathnach 2010
3.63
485 ratings
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change
by Connirae Andreas • 1987
Your habits and beliefs have a sensory code. Learn to rewrite it, often in minutes.
3.94
105
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change Summary
Change Your Mind--And Keep the Change
Your habits and beliefs have a sensory code. Learn to rewrite it, often in minutes.
by Connirae Andreas 1987 218 pages
3.94
105 ratings
Long Way Home
by Lynn Austin • 2022
One woman fights to reach a veteran trapped in silence; another fights to survive Nazi Europe.
4.40
6k+
Long Way Home Summary
Long Way Home
One woman fights to reach a veteran trapped in silence; another fights to survive Nazi Europe.
by Lynn Austin 2022 400 pages
4.40
6k+ ratings
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
4.07
50k+
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
by Felicia Day 2015 272 pages
4.07
50k+ ratings
Mad in America
by Robert Whitaker • 2002
Schizophrenia patients recover more often without medication. American psychiatry hides this data.
4.18
2k+
Mad in America Summary
Mad in America
Schizophrenia patients recover more often without medication. American psychiatry hides this data.
by Robert Whitaker 2002 334 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Projections
by Karl Deisseroth • 2021
How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.
4.00
1k+
Projections Summary
Projections
How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.
by Karl Deisseroth 2021 256 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
The Science of Happiness
by Stefan Klein • 2002
Two circuits drive your happiness: one craves, one savors. Most people neglect the second entirely.
4.05
1k+
The Science of Happiness Summary
The Science of Happiness
Two circuits drive your happiness: one craves, one savors. Most people neglect the second entirely.
by Stefan Klein 2002 322 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Stress Management For Dummies
by Allen Elkin • 1999
Stress is mostly self-inflicted. A guide to calming down, thinking straight, and living lighter.
3.78
201
Stress Management For Dummies Summary
Stress Management For Dummies
Stress is mostly self-inflicted. A guide to calming down, thinking straight, and living lighter.
by Allen Elkin 1999 384 pages
3.78
201 ratings
Breaking the Silence
by Casey Watson • 2013
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
4.42
1k+
Breaking the Silence Summary
Breaking the Silence
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
by Casey Watson 2013 289 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
Grief One Day at a Time
by Alan D. Wolfelt • 2016
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
4.61
203
Grief One Day at a Time Summary
Grief One Day at a Time
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
by Alan D. Wolfelt 2016 462 pages
4.61
203 ratings
Boundaries of the Soul
by June K. Singer • 1972
Face the shadow, decode the dream, reconcile the opposites within. A Jungian analyst shows the way.
4.27
1k+
Boundaries of the Soul Summary
Boundaries of the Soul
Face the shadow, decode the dream, reconcile the opposites within. A Jungian analyst shows the way.
by June K. Singer 1972 528 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Mask Off
by J.J. Bola • 2019
The biggest killer of men under 45 is not a disease. It is a script.
3.94
3k+
Mask Off Summary
Mask Off
The biggest killer of men under 45 is not a disease. It is a script.
by J.J. Bola 2019 128 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Making Friends with Death
by Judith L. Lief • 2001
Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.
4.26
128
Making Friends with Death Summary
Making Friends with Death
Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.
by Judith L. Lief 2001 187 pages
4.26
128 ratings
Windswept & Interesting
by Billy Connolly • 2021
A Glasgow welder walked onstage with a banjo. The man who walked off was someone else.
4.40
11k+
Windswept & Interesting Summary
Windswept & Interesting
A Glasgow welder walked onstage with a banjo. The man who walked off was someone else.
by Billy Connolly 2021 392 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
People Like Us
by Jason Mott • 2025
A grieving Black novelist accepts exile in Europe. The violence he fled is waiting.
3.71
5k+
People Like Us Summary
People Like Us
A grieving Black novelist accepts exile in Europe. The violence he fled is waiting.
by Jason Mott 2025 288 pages
3.71
5k+ ratings
You Become What You think
by Shubham Kumar Singh • 2023
Becoming the woman a serious man commits to: the ten skills beyond beauty and chemistry.
4.01
500+
You Become What You think Summary
You Become What You think
Becoming the woman a serious man commits to: the ten skills beyond beauty and chemistry.
by Shubham Kumar Singh 2023 186 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
The Friendship Cure
by Kate Leaver • 2018
Loneliness rivals tobacco as a killer. Friendship is an evolutionary necessity, not a luxury.
3.32
500+
The Friendship Cure Summary
The Friendship Cure
Loneliness rivals tobacco as a killer. Friendship is an evolutionary necessity, not a luxury.
by Kate Leaver 2018 304 pages
3.32
500+ ratings
Practising Existential Psychotherapy
by Ernesto Spinelli • 2007
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
4.26
88
Practising Existential Psychotherapy Summary
Practising Existential Psychotherapy
Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.
by Ernesto Spinelli 2007 232 pages
4.26
88 ratings
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
by De La Plata • 2013
You are not the voice in your head. Observing it opens a stillness suffering cannot touch.
4.33
241
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Summary
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
You are not the voice in your head. Observing it opens a stillness suffering cannot touch.
by De La Plata 2013 8 pages
4.33
241 ratings
Golden
by Justin Zorn • 2022
Silence heals the brain. Justice requires it. We've engineered a world that forbids both.
3.86
500+
Golden Summary
Golden
Silence heals the brain. Justice requires it. We've engineered a world that forbids both.
by Justin Zorn 2022 384 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work
by Harvard Business Review • 2011
Working more hours backfires. The real fix: manage your energy, reframe stress, protect your sleep.
3.71
287
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work Summary
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work
Working more hours backfires. The real fix: manage your energy, reframe stress, protect your sleep.
by Harvard Business Review 2011 192 pages
3.71
287 ratings
Now Open Your Eyes
by Nicole Fiorina • 2020
A reform school. A boy hunting vengeance. A girl who quiets his darkness. Then she disappears.
4.06
8k+
Now Open Your Eyes Summary
Now Open Your Eyes
A reform school. A boy hunting vengeance. A girl who quiets his darkness. Then she disappears.
by Nicole Fiorina 2020 371 pages
4.06
8k+ ratings
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise
by Elizabeth Williams • 2019
A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.
3.59
133
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise Summary
Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise
A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.
by Elizabeth Williams 2019 195 pages
3.59
133 ratings
Behind the Door
by Amy Price • 2023
An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.
3.48
1k+
Behind the Door Summary
Behind the Door
An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.
by Amy Price 2023 240 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
The Flying Scotsman
by Graeme Obree • 2003
A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.
4.17
500+
The Flying Scotsman Summary
The Flying Scotsman
A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.
by Graeme Obree 2003 256 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Taming Your Outer Child
by Susan Anderson • 2011
Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.
4.12
458
Taming Your Outer Child Summary
Taming Your Outer Child
Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.
by Susan Anderson 2011 296 pages
4.12
458 ratings
Letting Go
by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988
From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.
3.68
388
Letting Go Summary
Letting Go
From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.
by Karen Levin Coburn 1988 448 pages
3.68
388 ratings
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
by Gillian Butler • 1999
Your social fears predict catastrophe. Cross-examine them with CBT tools until they lose their hold.
3.79
500+
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Summary
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
Your social fears predict catastrophe. Cross-examine them with CBT tools until they lose their hold.
by Gillian Butler 1999 259 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
The Ripple Effect
by Greg Wells • 2017
Health isn't four separate projects. Fix your sleep and your diet, exercise, and focus follow.
3.76
1k+
The Ripple Effect Summary
The Ripple Effect
Health isn't four separate projects. Fix your sleep and your diet, exercise, and focus follow.
by Greg Wells 2017 302 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Hollow Veins
by J. Rose • 2023
She escaped a cult leader. Four men now share her heart. But he's not done with her.
4.27
3k+
Hollow Veins Summary
Hollow Veins
She escaped a cult leader. Four men now share her heart. But he's not done with her.
by J. Rose 2023 462 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Mad, Bad, and Sad
by Lisa Appignanesi • 2007
Madness is a cultural script, rewritten each century, and women have always been given the lead.
3.70
500+
Mad, Bad, and Sad Summary
Mad, Bad, and Sad
Madness is a cultural script, rewritten each century, and women have always been given the lead.
by Lisa Appignanesi 2007 560 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
Autism Breakthrough
by Raun K. Kaufman • 2014
Your autistic child doesn't need fixing. Enter their world, and the breakthroughs follow.
4.15
456
Autism Breakthrough Summary
Autism Breakthrough
Your autistic child doesn't need fixing. Enter their world, and the breakthroughs follow.
by Raun K. Kaufman 2014 368 pages
4.15
456 ratings
How To Raise A Boy
by Michael C. Reichert • 2019
Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.
3.55
500+
How To Raise A Boy Summary
How To Raise A Boy
Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.
by Michael C. Reichert 2019 336 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
When You Disappeared
by John Marrs • 2013
A husband disappears one morning without a trace. Twenty-five years later, he’s back to explain why.
3.91
80k+
When You Disappeared Summary
When You Disappeared
A husband disappears one morning without a trace. Twenty-five years later, he’s back to explain why.
by John Marrs 2013 349 pages
3.91
80k+ ratings
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
by Patrick Ness • 2015
While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.
3.68
63k+
The Rest of Us Just Live Here Summary
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.
by Patrick Ness 2015 348 pages
3.68
63k+ ratings
The Gift of Forgiveness
by Olivier Clerc • 2010
Forgiveness is something you grant, until a Toltec teacher shows you how to ask for it instead.
4.18
186
The Gift of Forgiveness Summary
The Gift of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is something you grant, until a Toltec teacher shows you how to ask for it instead.
by Olivier Clerc 2010 80 pages
4.18
186 ratings
Happiness Is a Choice
by Frank B. Minirth • 1978
Depression runs on hidden anger and unhealed guilt. The daily practices that drain both.
3.80
407
Happiness Is a Choice Summary
Happiness Is a Choice
Depression runs on hidden anger and unhealed guilt. The daily practices that drain both.
by Frank B. Minirth 1978 304 pages
3.80
407 ratings
Why Smart Kids Worry
by Allison Edwards • 2013
Smart kids worry differently. Their anxiety follows patterns you can learn to spot and defuse.
4.15
1k+
Why Smart Kids Worry Summary
Why Smart Kids Worry
Smart kids worry differently. Their anxiety follows patterns you can learn to spot and defuse.
by Allison Edwards 2013 256 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Atomic Steps
by Lawrence Conti • 2023
Seven days of tiny, repeated actions that permanently rewire a negative mind into a positive one.
4.34
29
Atomic Steps Summary
Atomic Steps
Seven days of tiny, repeated actions that permanently rewire a negative mind into a positive one.
by Lawrence Conti 2023 196 pages
4.34
29 ratings
This Is How
by Augusten Burroughs • 2012
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
3.68
13k+
This Is How Summary
This Is How
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
by Augusten Burroughs 2012 230 pages
3.68
13k+ ratings
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