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Psychology Book Summaries

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
by Annette Simmons • 2007
Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.
3.60
500+
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.
by Annette Simmons 2007 226 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
by Sharon Heller • 2002
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
3.90
500+
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight Summary
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
by Sharon Heller 2002 384 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About
by Michele Filgate • 2019
Fifteen writers give voice to what they could never tell the woman who raised them.
3.74
19k+
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About Summary
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About
Fifteen writers give voice to what they could never tell the woman who raised them.
by Michele Filgate 2019 286 pages
3.74
19k+ ratings
Hamlet's BlackBerry
by William Powers • 2010
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
3.59
1k+
Hamlet's BlackBerry Summary
Hamlet's BlackBerry
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
by William Powers 2010 267 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
The Power of Flexing
by Susan J. Ashford • 2021
Micro-experiments, not grand plans, drive real growth: a scientist's method for your own life.
3.52
191
The Power of Flexing Summary
The Power of Flexing
Micro-experiments, not grand plans, drive real growth: a scientist's method for your own life.
by Susan J. Ashford 2021 304 pages
3.52
191 ratings
4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work--Anywhere!
by Bento C. Leal III • 2017
Communication that skips the blame, builds connection, and works anywhere. Master it in twelve days.
3.81
1k+
4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work--Anywhere! Summary
4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work--Anywhere!
Communication that skips the blame, builds connection, and works anywhere. Master it in twelve days.
by Bento C. Leal III 2017 100 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
The 100-Year Life
by Lynda Gratton • 2016
A 100-year lifespan breaks the old school, work, retire sequence. The rules that replace it.
3.82
2k+
The 100-Year Life Summary
The 100-Year Life
A 100-year lifespan breaks the old school, work, retire sequence. The rules that replace it.
by Lynda Gratton 2016 280 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Designing for Behavior Change
by Stephen Wendel • 2013
Build products that change real-world behavior: a system grounded in how the mind actually decides.
4.09
414
Designing for Behavior Change Summary
Designing for Behavior Change
Build products that change real-world behavior: a system grounded in how the mind actually decides.
by Stephen Wendel 2013 391 pages
4.09
414 ratings
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
by Tara Schuster • 2002
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
3.88
24k+
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Summary
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
by Tara Schuster 2002 318 pages
3.88
24k+ ratings
Changing Minds
by Howard Gardner • 2004
No mind flips in an instant: persuasion is slow erosion, and seven forces set the speed.
3.59
500+
Changing Minds Summary
Changing Minds
No mind flips in an instant: persuasion is slow erosion, and seven forces set the speed.
by Howard Gardner 2004 244 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
The Power of the Downstate
by Sara C. Mednick • 2022
Your body's recovery system runs on four daily inputs. Most people are unknowingly starving it.
3.99
153
The Power of the Downstate Summary
The Power of the Downstate
Your body's recovery system runs on four daily inputs. Most people are unknowingly starving it.
by Sara C. Mednick 2022 450 pages
3.99
153 ratings
The Anatomy of Loneliness
by Teal Swan • 2018
Loneliness is a divided self, not a shortage of company. The inner work to reconnect.
4.18
500+
The Anatomy of Loneliness Summary
The Anatomy of Loneliness
Loneliness is a divided self, not a shortage of company. The inner work to reconnect.
by Teal Swan 2018 256 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Get the Life You Want
by Richard Bandler • 2008
Reprogram your fears, habits, and beliefs by adjusting the mental pictures that hold them in place.
3.93
1k+
Get the Life You Want Summary
Get the Life You Want
Reprogram your fears, habits, and beliefs by adjusting the mental pictures that hold them in place.
by Richard Bandler 2008 264 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Affirmations for the Inner Child
by Rokelle Lerner • 1990
Daily words for the child within: the boundaries, self-trust, and softness chaos never taught.
4.41
219
Affirmations for the Inner Child Summary
Affirmations for the Inner Child
Daily words for the child within: the boundaries, self-trust, and softness chaos never taught.
by Rokelle Lerner 1990 384 pages
4.41
219 ratings
Smile at Fear
by Chögyam Trungpa • 2009
Sit with your fear, don't flee it. A Tibetan teacher's meditation path to unshakeable bravery.
4.01
1k+
Smile at Fear Summary
Smile at Fear
Sit with your fear, don't flee it. A Tibetan teacher's meditation path to unshakeable bravery.
by Chögyam Trungpa 2009 162 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
4.53
500+
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame Summary
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015 206 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
The Five Keys to Mindful Communication
by Susan Gillis Chapman • 2012
Notice the moment a conversation starts closing down, and reopen it before connection is lost.
3.62
1k+
The Five Keys to Mindful Communication Summary
The Five Keys to Mindful Communication
Notice the moment a conversation starts closing down, and reopen it before connection is lost.
by Susan Gillis Chapman 2012 227 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
People Styles at Work...And Beyond
by Robert Bolton • 1996
People clash in predictable ways. The fix is bending your style toward theirs when it counts.
3.80
446
People Styles at Work...And Beyond Summary
People Styles at Work...And Beyond
People clash in predictable ways. The fix is bending your style toward theirs when it counts.
by Robert Bolton 1996 240 pages
3.80
446 ratings
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1
by Garry Kasparov • 2003
A world champion dissects the six minds who built modern chess, and what they reveal about winning.
4.39
474
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1 Summary
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1
A world champion dissects the six minds who built modern chess, and what they reveal about winning.
by Garry Kasparov 2003 464 pages
4.39
474 ratings
Life Is Hard
by Kieran Setiya • 2022
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
3.54
2k+
Life Is Hard Summary
Life Is Hard
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
by Kieran Setiya 2022 234 pages
3.54
2k+ ratings
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day
by Peter Scazzero • 2014
A 40-day path off the treadmill of busy Christianity and into contemplative emotional health.
4.50
1k+
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day Summary
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day
A 40-day path off the treadmill of busy Christianity and into contemplative emotional health.
by Peter Scazzero 2014 192 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
Little Green Book of Getting Your Way
by Jeffrey Gitomer • 2007
Persuasion is a performance. The rehearsal plan for earning a yes in any room.
4.02
1k+
Little Green Book of Getting Your Way Summary
Little Green Book of Getting Your Way
Persuasion is a performance. The rehearsal plan for earning a yes in any room.
by Jeffrey Gitomer 2007 202 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Housekeeper's Secret
by Sandra Schnakenburg • 2024
Beloved housekeeper's secret past: lost family, abusive asylum, promise kept for 50 years.
4.21
500+
The Housekeeper's Secret Summary
The Housekeeper's Secret
Beloved housekeeper's secret past: lost family, abusive asylum, promise kept for 50 years.
by Sandra Schnakenburg 2024 290 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Drawing on the Artist Within
by Betty Edwards • 1986
Drawing isn't a gift, it's a cognitive switch. The perceptual exercises that flip it.
4.06
7k+
Drawing on the Artist Within Summary
Drawing on the Artist Within
Drawing isn't a gift, it's a cognitive switch. The perceptual exercises that flip it.
by Betty Edwards 1986 256 pages
4.06
7k+ ratings
How to Hug a Porcupine
by Julie A. Ross • 2008
Commands stop working at ten. How to build the relationship that still shapes your tween's choices.
3.80
1k+
How to Hug a Porcupine Summary
How to Hug a Porcupine
Commands stop working at ten. How to build the relationship that still shapes your tween's choices.
by Julie A. Ross 2008 224 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
The Imposter Cure
by Jessamy Hibberd • 2019
The real reason you dismiss your wins as luck, and the practical steps to own them.
3.93
1k+
The Imposter Cure Summary
The Imposter Cure
The real reason you dismiss your wins as luck, and the practical steps to own them.
by Jessamy Hibberd 2019 288 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Courage
by Debbie Ford • 2012
A path out of fear: embrace your shadow, surrender control, and take full ownership of your story.
3.81
500+
Courage Summary
Courage
A path out of fear: embrace your shadow, surrender control, and take full ownership of your story.
by Debbie Ford 2012 214 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Resilience
by Andrew Zolli • 2012
Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.
3.62
500+
Resilience Summary
Resilience
Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.
by Andrew Zolli 2012 336 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
How To Think More About Sex
by Alain de Botton • 2012
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
3.47
5k+
How To Think More About Sex Summary
How To Think More About Sex
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
by Alain de Botton 2012 161 pages
3.47
5k+ ratings
Social Intelligence
by Karl Albrecht • 2005
Five dimensions of social intelligence, from reading a room to projecting presence, that IQ misses.
3.63
386
Social Intelligence Summary
Social Intelligence
Five dimensions of social intelligence, from reading a room to projecting presence, that IQ misses.
by Karl Albrecht 2005 289 pages
3.63
386 ratings
You Have More Influence Than You Think
by Vanessa Bohns • 2021
People want to say yes to you. Research shows you underestimate your persuasive power by half.
3.84
500+
You Have More Influence Than You Think Summary
You Have More Influence Than You Think
People want to say yes to you. Research shows you underestimate your persuasive power by half.
by Vanessa Bohns 2021 256 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Happier
by Tal Ben-Shahar • 2007
Forty percent of happiness is trainable. A Harvard professor's practices for the part you can shape.
3.82
8k+
Happier Summary
Happier
Forty percent of happiness is trainable. A Harvard professor's practices for the part you can shape.
by Tal Ben-Shahar 2007 213 pages
3.82
8k+ ratings
Relationship Rescue
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2000
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
3.65
1k+
Relationship Rescue Summary
Relationship Rescue
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2000 368 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship
by Leslie Vernick • 2007
Learn to name a toxic relationship, speak up without guilt, and set boundaries that actually hold.
4.44
500+
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship Summary
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Learn to name a toxic relationship, speak up without guilt, and set boundaries that actually hold.
by Leslie Vernick 2007 256 pages
4.44
500+ ratings
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage
by Roger Dooley • 2019
The hidden force that decides what you buy, what you quit, and what you never start.
4.09
119
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage Summary
FRICTION―The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage
The hidden force that decides what you buy, what you quit, and what you never start.
by Roger Dooley 2019 320 pages
4.09
119 ratings
Language in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa • 1991
Most arguments and prejudices come from one error: treating words as if they were facts.
4.22
1k+
Language in Thought and Action Summary
Language in Thought and Action
Most arguments and prejudices come from one error: treating words as if they were facts.
by S.I. Hayakawa 1991 224 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World
by Zig Ziglar • 2002
What if the key to a confident kid isn't praise but clear limits, and listening more than lecturing?
4.11
500+
Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World Summary
Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World
What if the key to a confident kid isn't praise but clear limits, and listening more than lecturing?
by Zig Ziglar 2002 256 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen
by Michelle Icard • 2021
Fourteen talks before high school: side-by-side conversations that work when lectures fail.
4.16
3k+
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen Summary
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen
Fourteen talks before high school: side-by-side conversations that work when lectures fail.
by Michelle Icard 2021 320 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
3.58
16k+
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005 67 pages
3.58
16k+ ratings
Good Video Games and Good Learning
by James Paul Gee • 2007
Video games aren't wasting your kid's brain; they're revealing how learning actually works.
3.90
117
Good Video Games and Good Learning Summary
Good Video Games and Good Learning
Video games aren't wasting your kid's brain; they're revealing how learning actually works.
by James Paul Gee 2007 194 pages
3.90
117 ratings
Sickened
by Julie Gregory • 2003
Her mother needed a sick child. She performed flawlessly. Then a lecture exposed the whole script.
3.74
20k+
Sickened Summary
Sickened
Her mother needed a sick child. She performed flawlessly. Then a lecture exposed the whole script.
by Julie Gregory 2003 244 pages
3.74
20k+ ratings
Resilient Management
by Lara Hogan • 2019
Six psychological needs shape every reaction your team has. Switch roles to meet them.
4.35
500+
Resilient Management Summary
Resilient Management
Six psychological needs shape every reaction your team has. Switch roles to meet them.
by Lara Hogan 2019 105 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Spiritual Anatomy
by Kamlesh D. Patel • 2023
Your anxieties have an exact inner address. Clear them daily, all the way to the source.
4.57
284
Spiritual Anatomy Summary
Spiritual Anatomy
Your anxieties have an exact inner address. Clear them daily, all the way to the source.
by Kamlesh D. Patel 2023 288 pages
4.57
284 ratings
Investing with She’s on the Money
by Victoria Devine • 2022
A $500 monthly habit can turn into $1.25 million. This is the step-by-step plan.
3.88
1k+
Investing with She’s on the Money Summary
Investing with She’s on the Money
A $500 monthly habit can turn into $1.25 million. This is the step-by-step plan.
by Victoria Devine 2022 315 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
I Think I Might Be Autistic
by Cynthia Kim • 2013
Wondering if you're on the spectrum? A roadmap from suspicion through diagnosis to self-acceptance.
4.20
1k+
I Think I Might Be Autistic Summary
I Think I Might Be Autistic
Wondering if you're on the spectrum? A roadmap from suspicion through diagnosis to self-acceptance.
by Cynthia Kim 2013 112 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Power of Social Intelligence
by Tony Buzan • 2008
Your words carry less than half the message. Learn to master the rest.
3.45
500+
The Power of Social Intelligence Summary
The Power of Social Intelligence
Your words carry less than half the message. Learn to master the rest.
by Tony Buzan 2008 160 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
Hard Goals
by Mark Murphy • 2010
The four goal traits that outperform talent, and none of them are about working harder.
3.90
320
Hard Goals Summary
Hard Goals
The four goal traits that outperform talent, and none of them are about working harder.
by Mark Murphy 2010 192 pages
3.90
320 ratings
Hard to Break
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2021
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
3.57
169
Hard to Break Summary
Hard to Break
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2021 232 pages
3.57
169 ratings
How to Day Trade
by Ross Cameron • 2015
The brutal stats, the mental game, and the small-cap strategy for joining the profitable 3%.
4.21
455
How to Day Trade Summary
How to Day Trade
The brutal stats, the mental game, and the small-cap strategy for joining the profitable 3%.
by Ross Cameron 2015 163 pages
4.21
455 ratings
What Matters Most
by James Hollis • 2008
The life you want lies beyond fear, ambiguity, and a real reckoning with death.
4.30
500+
What Matters Most Summary
What Matters Most
The life you want lies beyond fear, ambiguity, and a real reckoning with death.
by James Hollis 2008 288 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
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