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Psychology Book Summaries

Inventing Ourselves
by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore • 2016
Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.
3.79
1k+
Inventing Ourselves Summary
Inventing Ourselves
Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.
by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore 2016 256 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Ananda
by Acharya Prashant • 2022
Chasing happiness guarantees you lose; real joy demands disillusionment and the courage to suffer.
4.50
42
Ananda Summary
Ananda
Chasing happiness guarantees you lose; real joy demands disillusionment and the courage to suffer.
by Acharya Prashant 2022 348 pages
4.50
42 ratings
Differently Wired
by Deborah Reber • 2018
Your child isn't broken; the parenting rulebook is. Rewriting the rules for neurodivergent kids.
4.15
1k+
Differently Wired Summary
Differently Wired
Your child isn't broken; the parenting rulebook is. Rewriting the rules for neurodivergent kids.
by Deborah Reber 2018 265 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Ultimate Journey
by Robert A. Monroe • 1994
He left his body hundreds of times and mapped where consciousness goes after death.
4.44
1k+
Ultimate Journey Summary
Ultimate Journey
He left his body hundreds of times and mapped where consciousness goes after death.
by Robert A. Monroe 1994 320 pages
4.44
1k+ ratings
The Age-Proof Brain
by Marc Milstein • 2022
Your brain's age isn't fixed: the everyday habits that can make it younger, starting today.
4.27
1k+
The Age-Proof Brain Summary
The Age-Proof Brain
Your brain's age isn't fixed: the everyday habits that can make it younger, starting today.
by Marc Milstein 2022 240 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex
by Barbara Keesling • 2001
Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.
3.52
452
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex
Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.
by Barbara Keesling 2001 260 pages
3.52
452 ratings
Engaging Autism
by Stanley I. Greenspan • 2006
Floortime: build emotional connection from the child's own interests, and language and logic follow.
4.16
500+
Engaging Autism Summary
Engaging Autism
Floortime: build emotional connection from the child's own interests, and language and logic follow.
by Stanley I. Greenspan 2006 449 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Strong Minds
by Noel Brick • 2021
The specific mental techniques elite athletes use to win, and how to apply them to any goal.
3.72
173
Strong Minds Summary
Strong Minds
The specific mental techniques elite athletes use to win, and how to apply them to any goal.
by Noel Brick 2021 271 pages
3.72
173 ratings
Schadenfreude
by Tiffany Watt Smith • 2018
Schadenfreude isn't just a character flaw: it's a window into justice, power, and human nature.
3.36
1k+
Schadenfreude Summary
Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude isn't just a character flaw: it's a window into justice, power, and human nature.
by Tiffany Watt Smith 2018 157 pages
3.36
1k+ ratings
You Are a Brand!
by Catherine Kaputa • 2005
Brand your career like a product: a step-by-step guide to packaging your skills, look, and story.
3.65
231
You Are a Brand! Summary
You Are a Brand!
Brand your career like a product: a step-by-step guide to packaging your skills, look, and story.
by Catherine Kaputa 2005 335 pages
3.65
231 ratings
Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook
by Lucy Leu • 2003
A workbook that trains you to hear the need behind every complaint, including your own.
4.35
500+
Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook Summary
Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook
A workbook that trains you to hear the need behind every complaint, including your own.
by Lucy Leu 2003 224 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
The Ten Types of Human
by Dexter Dias • 2018
Your brain runs ten minds. One feels another's pain. One learns to enjoy causing it.
4.16
2k+
The Ten Types of Human Summary
The Ten Types of Human
Your brain runs ten minds. One feels another's pain. One learns to enjoy causing it.
by Dexter Dias 2018
4.16
2k+ ratings
Working Hard, Hardly Working
by Grace Beverley • 2021
Productivity culture broke your schedule and your spirit. The fix starts with doing nothing.
3.49
4k+
Working Hard, Hardly Working Summary
Working Hard, Hardly Working
Productivity culture broke your schedule and your spirit. The fix starts with doing nothing.
by Grace Beverley 2021 217 pages
3.49
4k+ ratings
Taking the Work Out of Networking
by Karen Wickre • 2018
An introvert's guide to building a network that actually delivers: no glad-handing required.
3.35
500+
Taking the Work Out of Networking Summary
Taking the Work Out of Networking
An introvert's guide to building a network that actually delivers: no glad-handing required.
by Karen Wickre 2018 241 pages
3.35
500+ ratings
Phosphorescence
by Julia Baird • 2020
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
3.77
12k+
Phosphorescence Summary
Phosphorescence
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
by Julia Baird 2020 320 pages
3.77
12k+ ratings
Master Your Success
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2020
You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.
4.48
189
Master Your Success Summary
Master Your Success
You can't outsource your life. Taking it back requires owning everything that got you here.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2020 334 pages
4.48
189 ratings
Elements of Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2018
Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.
3.99
109
Elements of Critical Thinking Summary
Elements of Critical Thinking
Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.
by Albert Rutherford 2018 278 pages
3.99
109 ratings
The Book of Boundaries
by Melissa Urban • 2022
Scripts for the hard talks: drawing boundaries with others, and the rules you need for yourself.
4.13
6k+
The Book of Boundaries Summary
The Book of Boundaries
Scripts for the hard talks: drawing boundaries with others, and the rules you need for yourself.
by Melissa Urban 2022 370 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
Becoming Nicole
by Amy Ellis Nutt • 2015
Identical twins, one boy and one girl. A bathroom battle that reached the Maine Supreme Court.
4.22
13k+
Becoming Nicole Summary
Becoming Nicole
Identical twins, one boy and one girl. A bathroom battle that reached the Maine Supreme Court.
by Amy Ellis Nutt 2015 279 pages
4.22
13k+ ratings
Attention Factory
by Matthew Brennan • 2020
An algorithm that predicts your next obsession built the first Chinese app to conquer the globe.
4.14
500+
Attention Factory Summary
Attention Factory
An algorithm that predicts your next obsession built the first Chinese app to conquer the globe.
by Matthew Brennan 2020 304 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
How Champions Think
by Bob Rotella • 2015
The champion's mind is built, not born. A sports psychologist reveals habits anyone can learn.
4.17
2k+
How Champions Think Summary
How Champions Think
The champion's mind is built, not born. A sports psychologist reveals habits anyone can learn.
by Bob Rotella 2015 304 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
The Advertising Effect
by Adam Ferrier • 2014
Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.
4.24
352
The Advertising Effect Summary
The Advertising Effect
Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.
by Adam Ferrier 2014 240 pages
4.24
352 ratings
The Art of Always Being Right
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1831
A philosopher's 38 tricks for winning arguments you have no business winning.
3.50
18k+
The Art of Always Being Right Summary
The Art of Always Being Right
A philosopher's 38 tricks for winning arguments you have no business winning.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1831 138 pages
3.50
18k+ ratings
Insight Meditation
by Joseph Goldstein • 1993
Mindfulness aims at freedom, not calm. The path: see clearly, love fully, practice everywhere.
4.26
1k+
Insight Meditation Summary
Insight Meditation
Mindfulness aims at freedom, not calm. The path: see clearly, love fully, practice everywhere.
by Joseph Goldstein 1993 179 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Strategy and the Fat Smoker
by David H. Maister • 2008
Knowing the right move is easy. Making it is the strategy problem no one talks about.
3.89
258
Strategy and the Fat Smoker Summary
Strategy and the Fat Smoker
Knowing the right move is easy. Making it is the strategy problem no one talks about.
by David H. Maister 2008 274 pages
3.89
258 ratings
Bringing Out the Best in People
by Aubrey C. Daniels • 1993
People give their best effort for one reason. Most managers bet on the opposite one.
4.05
500+
Bringing Out the Best in People Summary
Bringing Out the Best in People
People give their best effort for one reason. Most managers bet on the opposite one.
by Aubrey C. Daniels 1993 256 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
10-Minute Toughness
by Jason Selk • 2008
A 3-minute daily mental workout for the focus and confidence to deliver when the pressure spikes.
3.97
500+
10-Minute Toughness Summary
10-Minute Toughness
A 3-minute daily mental workout for the focus and confidence to deliver when the pressure spikes.
by Jason Selk 2008 208 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny
by Adam Khoo • 2004
Your neurology is identical to a billionaire's. The programming manual for closing the gap.
4.28
500+
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny Summary
Master Your Mind Design Your Destiny
Your neurology is identical to a billionaire's. The programming manual for closing the gap.
by Adam Khoo 2004 348 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Breaking the Spell
by Daniel C. Dennett • 2006
Our brains are built for belief. How evolution, cognition, and culture invented the gods.
3.89
12k+
Breaking the Spell Summary
Breaking the Spell
Our brains are built for belief. How evolution, cognition, and culture invented the gods.
by Daniel C. Dennett 2006 464 pages
3.89
12k+ ratings
Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success
by Andy Andrews • 2008
Turn the framework from The Traveler's Gift into automatic habits with this daily workshop.
4.36
486
Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success Summary
Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success
Turn the framework from The Traveler's Gift into automatic habits with this daily workshop.
by Andy Andrews 2008 195 pages
4.36
486 ratings
Closer to Love
by Vex King • 2023
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you fall into. The work starts with yourself.
3.89
1k+
Closer to Love Summary
Closer to Love
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you fall into. The work starts with yourself.
by Vex King 2023 335 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
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
2k+
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
2k+ ratings
SPSS Survival Manual
by Julie Pallant • 2001
Your SPSS survival guide: plain-English steps from data entry to ANOVA, no stats panic required.
4.11
372
SPSS Survival Manual Summary
SPSS Survival Manual
Your SPSS survival guide: plain-English steps from data entry to ANOVA, no stats panic required.
by Julie Pallant 2001 352 pages
4.11
372 ratings
One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand
by Luigi Pirandello • 1992
A glance in the mirror after his wife's teasing, and a man never recognizes himself again.
4.03
31k+
One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand Summary
One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand
A glance in the mirror after his wife's teasing, and a man never recognizes himself again.
by Luigi Pirandello 1992 174 pages
4.03
31k+ ratings
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
A copywriter, a Catholic doctor, a dog whisperer: how obsessive outsiders see what others overlook.
3.96
500+
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius Summary
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius
A copywriter, a Catholic doctor, a dog whisperer: how obsessive outsiders see what others overlook.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 130 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
One Taste
by Ken Wilber • 1999
The daily workout for the four corners of your life and the one awareness behind them.
4.15
500+
One Taste Summary
One Taste
The daily workout for the four corners of your life and the one awareness behind them.
by Ken Wilber 1999 369 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
The Genius Zone
by Gay Hendricks • 2021
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
3.71
500+
The Genius Zone Summary
The Genius Zone
The gap between competence and genius is not talent. It is knowing what to stop controlling.
by Gay Hendricks 2021 182 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
The End of Mental Illness
by Daniel G. Amen • 2020
Mental illness is a misnomer. Brain scans reveal physical damage, and brain health can reverse it.
4.02
1k+
The End of Mental Illness Summary
The End of Mental Illness
Mental illness is a misnomer. Brain scans reveal physical damage, and brain health can reverse it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2020 718 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Over the Top
by Zig Ziglar • 1997
Repair your self-image first, then your goals, then your world. An inside-out playbook for success.
4.28
1k+
Over the Top Summary
Over the Top
Repair your self-image first, then your goals, then your world. An inside-out playbook for success.
by Zig Ziglar 1997 336 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Hagitude
by Sharon Blackie • 2022
Menopause opens more than it closes. The Celtic myths and elderhood traditions that show how.
3.72
2k+
Hagitude Summary
Hagitude
Menopause opens more than it closes. The Celtic myths and elderhood traditions that show how.
by Sharon Blackie 2022 319 pages
3.72
2k+ ratings
Respect in a World of Inequality
by Richard Sennett • 2003
Invisibility is inequality's deepest cut; the systems meant to heal it often cut deeper.
3.69
244
Respect in a World of Inequality Summary
Respect in a World of Inequality
Invisibility is inequality's deepest cut; the systems meant to heal it often cut deeper.
by Richard Sennett 2003 306 pages
3.69
244 ratings
Get Inside Her
by Marni Kinrys • 2013
The inside access most men never get: what women want, from a woman who tells all.
3.76
248
Get Inside Her Summary
Get Inside Her
The inside access most men never get: what women want, from a woman who tells all.
by Marni Kinrys 2013 303 pages
3.76
248 ratings
Simple Abundance
by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 1995
A men's daybook that trades stoicism for emotional courage, one daily reflection at a time.
3.98
39k+
Simple Abundance Summary
Simple Abundance
A men's daybook that trades stoicism for emotional courage, one daily reflection at a time.
by Sarah Ban Breathnach 1995 528 pages
3.98
39k+ ratings
Understanding John Lennon
by Francis Kenny • 2020
Three forces made John Lennon, then broke him: Liverpool, a lost mother, and McCartney.
4.00
9
Understanding John Lennon Summary
Understanding John Lennon
Three forces made John Lennon, then broke him: Liverpool, a lost mother, and McCartney.
by Francis Kenny 2020 320 pages
4.00
9 ratings
Overcoming Poor Posture
by Steven Low • 2017
A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.
3.91
249
Overcoming Poor Posture Summary
Overcoming Poor Posture
A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.
by Steven Low 2017 132 pages
3.91
249 ratings
Moral Minds
by Marc Hauser • 2006
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
3.74
1k+
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
by Marc Hauser 2006 528 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
The Special One
by Diego Torres • 2014
He threatened to shoot a player. That was just the start of Mourinho's Madrid meltdown.
3.50
491
The Special One Summary
The Special One
He threatened to shoot a player. That was just the start of Mourinho's Madrid meltdown.
by Diego Torres 2014 288 pages
3.50
491 ratings
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
by Mariah Carey • 2020
To the world, a pop icon. To her music-mogul husband, a possession. Her story of escape.
4.09
25k+
The Meaning of Mariah Carey Summary
The Meaning of Mariah Carey
To the world, a pop icon. To her music-mogul husband, a possession. Her story of escape.
by Mariah Carey 2020 349 pages
4.09
25k+ ratings
How to Choose a Partner
by Susan Quilliam • 2016
Choosing a life partner is a skill. The self-assessment and compatibility framework for learning it.
3.82
500+
How to Choose a Partner Summary
How to Choose a Partner
Choosing a life partner is a skill. The self-assessment and compatibility framework for learning it.
by Susan Quilliam 2016 192 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
The Polymath
by Peter Burke • 2020
From Leonardo to the web: how polymaths weathered information overloads, and why we need them again.
3.27
387
The Polymath Summary
The Polymath
From Leonardo to the web: how polymaths weathered information overloads, and why we need them again.
by Peter Burke 2020 352 pages
3.27
387 ratings
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