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Mental Health Book Summaries

The Pawn and the Puppet
by Brandi Elise Szeker
For her sister, she enters a brutal asylum where the deadliest patient already knows her name.
3.92
12k+
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The Pawn and the Puppet
For her sister, she enters a brutal asylum where the deadliest patient already knows her name.
by Brandi Elise Szeker 2022 344 pages
3.92
12k+ ratings
The Assault on Truth
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson • 1984
The case against Freud: he knew child abuse was real and called it fantasy anyway.
3.99
494
The Assault on Truth Summary
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The Assault on Truth
The case against Freud: he knew child abuse was real and called it fantasy anyway.
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson 1984
3.99
494 ratings
Burn Rate
by Andy Dunn • 2022
He hid bipolar disorder while building Bonobos. A jail cell forced the secret out.
4.33
2k+
Burn Rate Summary
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Burn Rate
He hid bipolar disorder while building Bonobos. A jail cell forced the secret out.
by Andy Dunn 2022 304 pages
4.33
2k+ ratings
Dark Psychology and Manipulation
by Brandon Goleman • 2019
Manipulators bank on you not knowing their playbook. This is the playbook.
3.43
116
Dark Psychology and Manipulation Summary
Dark Psychology and Manipulation
Manipulators bank on you not knowing their playbook. This is the playbook.
by Brandon Goleman 2019 177 pages
3.43
116 ratings
Dopamine Nation
by Anna Lembke • 2021
Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.
3.88
89k+
Dopamine Nation Summary
Dopamine Nation
Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.
by Anna Lembke 2021 291 pages
3.88
89k+ ratings
Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl
by Natalie Lue • 2008
Every relationship you've had has failed, and you're the one thing they all share.
4.23
500+
Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl Summary
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Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl
Every relationship you've had has failed, and you're the one thing they all share.
by Natalie Lue 2008 468 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Interpersonal Edge
by Daneen Skube • 2006
A single method for getting heard and turning adversaries into allies, in every relationship.
3.38
8
Interpersonal Edge Summary
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Interpersonal Edge
A single method for getting heard and turning adversaries into allies, in every relationship.
by Daneen Skube 2006 243 pages
3.38
8 ratings
Please Don't Go
by E. Salvador
A baseball star saves a grieving swimmer from a cliff, then finds her grief mirrors his.
4.14
33k+
Please Don't Go Summary
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Please Don't Go
A baseball star saves a grieving swimmer from a cliff, then finds her grief mirrors his.
by E. Salvador 2025 591 pages
4.14
33k+ ratings
Ashes
by K.G. Reuss
A coffin shatters her mind. Four dangerous men will burn the world to bring her back.
4.15
7k+
Ashes Summary
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Ashes
A coffin shatters her mind. Four dangerous men will burn the world to bring her back.
by K.G. Reuss 2023 432 pages
4.15
7k+ ratings
A Piece of Cake
by Cupcake Brown • 2006
At eleven she found her mother dead. By twenty, she was smoking crack behind a Dumpster.
4.26
38k+
A Piece of Cake Summary
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A Piece of Cake
At eleven she found her mother dead. By twenty, she was smoking crack behind a Dumpster.
by Cupcake Brown 2006 472 pages
4.26
38k+ ratings
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
500+
Against Depression Summary
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Against Depression
Depression as depth is a myth. It's progressive brain damage, and waiting lets it compound.
by Peter D. Kramer 2005 353 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Big Trust
by Shadé Zahrai • 2026
Map self-doubt into four trainable habits. Confidence follows action, not the other way around.
4.52
500+
Big Trust Summary
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Big Trust
Map self-doubt into four trainable habits. Confidence follows action, not the other way around.
by Shadé Zahrai 2026 334 pages
4.52
500+ ratings
Dealing With Feeling
by Marc Brackett • 2025
A Yale psychologist's system for turning emotional reactions into deliberate responses you choose.
4.04
500+
Dealing With Feeling Summary
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Dealing With Feeling
A Yale psychologist's system for turning emotional reactions into deliberate responses you choose.
by Marc Brackett 2025 320 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Shadow
by K.G. Reuss
When broken boys in a brutal reform school claim her, love is carved in blood.
4.43
2k+
Shadow Summary
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Shadow
When broken boys in a brutal reform school claim her, love is carved in blood.
by K.G. Reuss 2025 506 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
The Reality of Everything
by Rebecca Yarros
After losing her pilot fiancé, she falls for the Coast Guard single dad next door.
4.47
45k+
The Reality of Everything Summary
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The Reality of Everything
After losing her pilot fiancé, she falls for the Coast Guard single dad next door.
by Rebecca Yarros 2020 470 pages
4.47
45k+ ratings
Transforming Stress
by Doc Childre • 2005
Your heartbeat broadcasts stress to everyone nearby. Reverse the signal and the whole room changes.
3.88
134
Transforming Stress Summary
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Transforming Stress
Your heartbeat broadcasts stress to everyone nearby. Reverse the signal and the whole room changes.
by Doc Childre 2005 176 pages
3.88
134 ratings
The Lost and the Found
by Kevin Fagan • 2025
A Florida surfer girl and Danville football star hit the same sidewalk. One came back.
4.27
500+
The Lost and the Found Summary
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The Lost and the Found
A Florida surfer girl and Danville football star hit the same sidewalk. One came back.
by Kevin Fagan 2025 288 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
The New Existentialism
by Colin Wilson • 1983
Existentialism mistook fatigue for truth. A new one trains consciousness to perceive meaning.
4.18
138
The New Existentialism Summary
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The New Existentialism
Existentialism mistook fatigue for truth. A new one trains consciousness to perceive meaning.
by Colin Wilson 1983 192 pages
4.18
138 ratings
Tuning the Human Biofield
by Eileen Day McKusick • 2014
Your body files every painful memory in specific locations. A tuning fork can hear them.
4.40
500+
Tuning the Human Biofield Summary
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Tuning the Human Biofield
Your body files every painful memory in specific locations. A tuning fork can hear them.
by Eileen Day McKusick 2014 252 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
The Good Samaritan
by John Marrs
She coaxes strangers toward suicide from a helpline booth. Then a dead woman's husband calls.
4.06
85k+
The Good Samaritan Summary
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The Good Samaritan
She coaxes strangers toward suicide from a helpline booth. Then a dead woman's husband calls.
by John Marrs 2017 399 pages
4.06
85k+ ratings
The Heartbreak Hotel
by Ellen O'Clover
Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.
3.76
31k+
The Heartbreak Hotel Summary
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The Heartbreak Hotel
Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.
by Ellen O'Clover 2025 352 pages
3.76
31k+ ratings
Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy
by Leslie Braswell • 2013
After a breakup, stop chasing, stop texting, stop scrolling. Let silence become your strongest move.
4.09
1k+
Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy Summary
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Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy
After a breakup, stop chasing, stop texting, stop scrolling. Let silence become your strongest move.
by Leslie Braswell 2013 117 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis
by Nancy McWilliams • 1994
Personality maps onto two dimensions; the clinical payoff is knowing whether warmth heals or wounds
4.52
4k+
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis Summary
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Psychoanalytic Diagnosis
Personality maps onto two dimensions; the clinical payoff is knowing whether warmth heals or wounds
by Nancy McWilliams 1994 398 pages
4.52
4k+ ratings
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
by Allen Carr • 2013
Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.
4.28
18k+
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Summary
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.
by Allen Carr 2013 218 pages
4.28
18k+ ratings
Unfu*k Yourself
by Gary John Bishop • 2016
For everyone sick of positive thinking: the manual for action when your brain won't cooperate.
3.83
83k+
Unfu*k Yourself Summary
Unfu*k Yourself
For everyone sick of positive thinking: the manual for action when your brain won't cooperate.
by Gary John Bishop 2016 224 pages
3.83
83k+ ratings
Hockey Boy
by Brittanee Nicole
A hockey star cancels his wedding to fake an engagement with the planner who broke his heart.
3.94
20k+
Hockey Boy Summary
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Hockey Boy
A hockey star cancels his wedding to fake an engagement with the planner who broke his heart.
by Brittanee Nicole 2024 490 pages
3.94
20k+ ratings
The Brightwood Code
by Monica Hesse
A Hello Girl buried her worst mistake in France. Then a caller whispers Brightwood.
3.77
1k+
The Brightwood Code Summary
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The Brightwood Code
A Hello Girl buried her worst mistake in France. Then a caller whispers Brightwood.
by Monica Hesse 2024 336 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Boundaries
by Henry Cloud • 1992
Say no without guilt, stop absorbing what isn't yours, and hold the line when pushback comes.
4.21
88k+
Boundaries Summary
Boundaries
Say no without guilt, stop absorbing what isn't yours, and hold the line when pushback comes.
by Henry Cloud 1992 352 pages
4.21
88k+ ratings
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
86k+
An Unquiet Mind Summary
An Unquiet Mind
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1995 219 pages
4.06
86k+ ratings
Hold Me Tight
by Sue Johnson • 2008
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
4.12
22k+
Hold Me Tight Summary
Hold Me Tight
Recurring fights are attachment cries. The conversation that moves past blame and repairs the bond.
by Sue Johnson 2008 300 pages
4.12
22k+ ratings
Dark Psychology
by Jonathan Mind • 2019
Everyone has a dark side. The manual for spotting manipulators before they spot you.
3.89
435
Dark Psychology Summary
Dark Psychology
Everyone has a dark side. The manual for spotting manipulators before they spot you.
by Jonathan Mind 2019 344 pages
3.89
435 ratings
Til Def
by Jodie King
Days from release, an axe murderer decides his student therapist belongs to him.
3.99
3k+
Til Def Summary
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Til Def
Days from release, an axe murderer decides his student therapist belongs to him.
by Jodie King 349 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
Call Me Freak
by J.A. Roles
After seven years in an asylum, he kidnaps the one woman who shares his darkest secret.
3.38
1k+
Call Me Freak Summary
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Call Me Freak
After seven years in an asylum, he kidnaps the one woman who shares his darkest secret.
by J.A. Roles 2023 204 pages
3.38
1k+ ratings
The Mind-Gut Connection
by Emeran Mayer • 2015
Your gut and brain are talking. The trillions of microbes between them are running the show.
3.76
9k+
The Mind-Gut Connection Summary
The Mind-Gut Connection
Your gut and brain are talking. The trillions of microbes between them are running the show.
by Emeran Mayer 2015 256 pages
3.76
9k+ ratings
ADHD 2.0
by Edward M. Hallowell • 2021
New brain science reveals why distraction feels unstoppable, and how to retrain focus at any age.
4.07
13k+
ADHD 2.0 Summary
ADHD 2.0
New brain science reveals why distraction feels unstoppable, and how to retrain focus at any age.
by Edward M. Hallowell 2021 208 pages
4.07
13k+ ratings
Stolen Focus
by Johann Hari • 2022
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
4.22
80k+
Stolen Focus Summary
Stolen Focus
You touch your phone 2,617 times a day. That's not a habit. It's a business model.
by Johann Hari 2022 348 pages
4.22
80k+ ratings
Games People Play
by Eric Berne • 1964
Your most ordinary conversations follow hidden scripts, with payoffs you rarely see and never chose.
3.72
41k+
Games People Play Summary
Games People Play
Your most ordinary conversations follow hidden scripts, with payoffs you rarely see and never chose.
by Eric Berne 1964 216 pages
3.72
41k+ ratings
The Apartment Across the Hall
by Jack Dane
Bloody laundry, hidden cell: Salem knows her neighbor is dangerous. She's hunting the wrong monster.
3.55
13k+
The Apartment Across the Hall Summary
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The Apartment Across the Hall
Bloody laundry, hidden cell: Salem knows her neighbor is dangerous. She's hunting the wrong monster.
by Jack Dane 2025 230 pages
3.55
13k+ ratings
You Are But Dust
by Hannah Clayton
At her sister's funeral, Samarra meets Death: a charming man offering to end her pain.
3.47
1k+
You Are But Dust Summary
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You Are But Dust
At her sister's funeral, Samarra meets Death: a charming man offering to end her pain.
by Hannah Clayton 2025 302 pages
3.47
1k+ ratings
Why We Sleep
by Matthew Walker • 2017
Nineteen hours awake equals legal drunkenness. What sleep does, and what its loss costs us.
4.37
200k+
Why We Sleep Summary
Why We Sleep
Nineteen hours awake equals legal drunkenness. What sleep does, and what its loss costs us.
by Matthew Walker 2017 368 pages
4.37
200k+ ratings
Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 1999
Speak without attacking, hear without defending, and ask for what you want without demanding it.
4.33
50k+
Nonviolent Communication Summary
Nonviolent Communication
Speak without attacking, hear without defending, and ask for what you want without demanding it.
by Marshall B. Rosenberg 1999 244 pages
4.33
50k+ ratings
I Don't Love You Anymore
by Rithvik Singh • 2024
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
3.86
3k+
I Don't Love You Anymore Summary
I Don't Love You Anymore
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
by Rithvik Singh 2024 146 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
Never Finished
by David Goggins • 2022
Your mind quits before your body has to. Here is how to override that signal.
4.39
47k+
Never Finished Summary
Never Finished
Your mind quits before your body has to. Here is how to override that signal.
by David Goggins 2022 312 pages
4.39
47k+ ratings
Where There's a Will
by Jessie Walker
A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.
4.25
8k+
Where There's a Will Summary
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Where There's a Will
A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.
by Jessie Walker 2021 503 pages
4.25
8k+ ratings
The Things We Never Say
by Elizabeth Strout
After nearly drowning, a teacher learns his son isn't his and keeps the secret forever.
4.14
70k+
The Things We Never Say Summary
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The Things We Never Say
After nearly drowning, a teacher learns his son isn't his and keeps the secret forever.
by Elizabeth Strout 2026 224 pages
4.14
70k+ ratings
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
by Baek Se-hee • 2018
She craved rice cakes and wanted to disappear. These are the therapy sessions that followed.
3.21
100k+
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki Summary
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
She craved rice cakes and wanted to disappear. These are the therapy sessions that followed.
by Baek Se-hee 2018 208 pages
3.21
100k+ ratings
Flow
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1990
The most fulfilling moments come not from rest, but from pushing yourself to your limit.
4.11
89k+
Flow Summary
Flow
The most fulfilling moments come not from rest, but from pushing yourself to your limit.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1990 322 pages
4.11
89k+ ratings
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman • 1995
Your emotional brain reacts before thought. That half-second shapes your career and relationships.
4.06
100k+
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence
Your emotional brain reacts before thought. That half-second shapes your career and relationships.
by Daniel Goleman 1995 351 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
It Didn't Start with You
by Mark Wolynn • 2016
Your worst fears may not be yours. They could belong to your grandmother.
3.55
39k+
It Didn't Start with You Summary
It Didn't Start with You
Your worst fears may not be yours. They could belong to your grandmother.
by Mark Wolynn 2016 256 pages
3.55
39k+ ratings
Seek Immediate Shelter
by Vincent Yu
A false missile alert gives a town eighteen minutes to confront the people they've become.
3.55
1k+
Seek Immediate Shelter Summary
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Seek Immediate Shelter
A false missile alert gives a town eighteen minutes to confront the people they've become.
by Vincent Yu 2026 304 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
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