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Psychology Book Summaries

The 36 Strategies of the Martial Arts
by Hiroshi Moriya • 2008
Victory without combat: how ancient Chinese deception tactics let you win before the fight starts.
3.76
124
The 36 Strategies of the Martial Arts Summary
The 36 Strategies of the Martial Arts
Victory without combat: how ancient Chinese deception tactics let you win before the fight starts.
by Hiroshi Moriya 2008 255 pages
3.76
124 ratings
You Are What You Watch
by Walter Hickey • 2023
Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.
3.65
500+
You Are What You Watch Summary
You Are What You Watch
Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.
by Walter Hickey 2023 240 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Younger You
by Kara N. Fitzgerald • 2022
An eight-week protocol reversed biological age by three years, grounded in epigenetics, not hype.
3.80
302
Younger You Summary
Younger You
An eight-week protocol reversed biological age by three years, grounded in epigenetics, not hype.
by Kara N. Fitzgerald 2022 512 pages
3.80
302 ratings
Anatomy of an Affair
by Dave Carder • 2008
Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.
3.93
275
Anatomy of an Affair Summary
Anatomy of an Affair
Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.
by Dave Carder 2008 192 pages
3.93
275 ratings
Bursts
by Albert-László Barabási • 2010
Why your email bursts, your travels repeat, and history rhymes: one hidden law of priority.
3.30
1k+
Bursts Summary
Bursts
Why your email bursts, your travels repeat, and history rhymes: one hidden law of priority.
by Albert-László Barabási 2010 310 pages
3.30
1k+ ratings
Guts
by Raina Telgemeier • 2019
Anxiety felt like a stomachache that wouldn't quit. The bathroom was her only hiding spot.
4.30
68k+
Guts Summary
Guts
Anxiety felt like a stomachache that wouldn't quit. The bathroom was her only hiding spot.
by Raina Telgemeier 2019 144 pages
4.30
68k+ ratings
The Remix
by Lindsey Pollak • 2019
Four generations share the office. The playbook for leading all of them without picking sides.
4.02
380
The Remix Summary
The Remix
Four generations share the office. The playbook for leading all of them without picking sides.
by Lindsey Pollak 2019 300 pages
4.02
380 ratings
Let's Talk
by Therese Huston • 2021
Feedback without the fight: the collaborative method that makes tough conversations work.
4.28
421
Let's Talk Summary
Let's Talk
Feedback without the fight: the collaborative method that makes tough conversations work.
by Therese Huston 2021 304 pages
4.28
421 ratings
Memories of the Afterlife
by Michael Newton • 2009
The same afterlife, mapped by strangers under hypnosis: why your hardest life was no accident.
4.27
1k+
Memories of the Afterlife Summary
Memories of the Afterlife
The same afterlife, mapped by strangers under hypnosis: why your hardest life was no accident.
by Michael Newton 2009 336 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Stress-Proof
by Mithu Storoni • 2017
Stress doesn't wear you down, it rewires your brain. A biological reset that makes you resilient.
3.70
1k+
Stress-Proof Summary
Stress-Proof
Stress doesn't wear you down, it rewires your brain. A biological reset that makes you resilient.
by Mithu Storoni 2017 288 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
The Rabbit Effect
by Kelli Harding M.D. M.P.H • 2019
The greatest health breakthrough isn't a pill or a diet. It's how we treat each other.
4.14
1k+
The Rabbit Effect Summary
The Rabbit Effect
The greatest health breakthrough isn't a pill or a diet. It's how we treat each other.
by Kelli Harding M.D. M.P.H 2019 272 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
by David J. Miklowitz • 2002
Why one sleepless night can trigger a bipolar episode, and the practical toolkit to stop it.
4.09
1k+
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide Summary
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
Why one sleepless night can trigger a bipolar episode, and the practical toolkit to stop it.
by David J. Miklowitz 2002 342 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Six Conversations
by Heather Holleman • 2022
Six pathways of questions that turn small talk into the real connection loneliness cannot survive.
4.47
1k+
The Six Conversations Summary
The Six Conversations
Six pathways of questions that turn small talk into the real connection loneliness cannot survive.
by Heather Holleman 2022 192 pages
4.47
1k+ ratings
The Model Thinker
by Scott E. Page • 2018
Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.
3.92
500+
The Model Thinker Summary
The Model Thinker
Big data without many models is just noise. The case for thinking through multiple frameworks.
by Scott E. Page 2018 448 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Shame Interrupted
by Edward T. Welch • 2012
Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.
4.26
1k+
Shame Interrupted Summary
Shame Interrupted
Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.
by Edward T. Welch 2012 353 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Energize
by Simon Alexander Ong • 2022
Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.
4.06
274
Energize Summary
Energize
Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.
by Simon Alexander Ong 2022 248 pages
4.06
274 ratings
How to Manage People
by Michael Armstrong • 2019
The ten skills managers need, from self-awareness to the feedback conversations most bosses avoid.
3.79
19
How to Manage People Summary
How to Manage People
The ten skills managers need, from self-awareness to the feedback conversations most bosses avoid.
by Michael Armstrong 2019
3.79
19 ratings
Rich as F*ck
by Amanda Frances • 2020
Fear keeps your income small. Rewire the beliefs underneath, and money stops being a struggle.
4.20
2k+
Rich as F*ck Summary
Rich as F*ck
Fear keeps your income small. Rewire the beliefs underneath, and money stops being a struggle.
by Amanda Frances 2020 278 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf • 1927
A cancelled lighthouse trip echoes through a decade of war, grief, and an unfinished painting.
3.81
200k+
To the Lighthouse Summary
To the Lighthouse
A cancelled lighthouse trip echoes through a decade of war, grief, and an unfinished painting.
by Virginia Woolf 1927 209 pages
3.81
200k+ ratings
From Paycheck to Purpose
by Ken Coleman • 2021
A step-by-step path from a job you tolerate to work you actually care about.
3.98
1k+
From Paycheck to Purpose Summary
From Paycheck to Purpose
A step-by-step path from a job you tolerate to work you actually care about.
by Ken Coleman 2021 247 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Secret to Attracting Money
by Joe Vitale • 2007
The counterintuitive money method: give, rewrite your invisible beliefs, and let the money find you.
4.18
494
The Secret to Attracting Money Summary
The Secret to Attracting Money
The counterintuitive money method: give, rewrite your invisible beliefs, and let the money find you.
by Joe Vitale 2007 2 pages
4.18
494 ratings
How Ideas Spread
by Jonah Berger • 2014
We share things to signal who we are. That single insight unlocks why ideas spread.
3.70
378
How Ideas Spread Summary
How Ideas Spread
We share things to signal who we are. That single insight unlocks why ideas spread.
by Jonah Berger 2014 6 pages
3.70
378 ratings
Zen to Done
by Leo Babauta • 2007
Ten habits, one per month: the productivity system that replaces planning paralysis with action.
3.75
2k+
Zen to Done Summary
Zen to Done
Ten habits, one per month: the productivity system that replaces planning paralysis with action.
by Leo Babauta 2007 83 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Can't Even
by Anne Helen Petersen • 2020
Millennial burnout is not a personal failure. It is the bill for decades of broken promises.
3.91
9k+
Can't Even Summary
Can't Even
Millennial burnout is not a personal failure. It is the bill for decades of broken promises.
by Anne Helen Petersen 2020 304 pages
3.91
9k+ ratings
Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire
by David William Plummer • 2021
Diagnosed late, millionaire early: an autistic programmer's strategies for a life that fits.
4.25
334
Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire Summary
Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire
Diagnosed late, millionaire early: an autistic programmer's strategies for a life that fits.
by David William Plummer 2021 286 pages
4.25
334 ratings
Heavens on Earth
by Michael Shermer • 2018
The scientific case against the afterlife, immortality, and utopia, and why the real heaven is here.
3.88
500+
Heavens on Earth Summary
Heavens on Earth
The scientific case against the afterlife, immortality, and utopia, and why the real heaven is here.
by Michael Shermer 2018 303 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
The Irresistible Consultant's Guide to Winning Clients
by David A. Fields • 2017
Six steps that land consulting clients without self-promotion, by making it all about them.
4.44
248
The Irresistible Consultant's Guide to Winning Clients Summary
The Irresistible Consultant's Guide to Winning Clients
Six steps that land consulting clients without self-promotion, by making it all about them.
by David A. Fields 2017 249 pages
4.44
248 ratings
Outraged
by Kurt Gray • 2025
Liberals and conservatives don't have different moralities; they just see different victims.
4.11
472
Outraged Summary
Outraged
Liberals and conservatives don't have different moralities; they just see different victims.
by Kurt Gray 2025 368 pages
4.11
472 ratings
The Country of the Blind
by Andrew Leland • 2023
A writer losing his sight discovers blindness is a vast, varied world hiding in plain view.
4.09
6k+
The Country of the Blind Summary
The Country of the Blind
A writer losing his sight discovers blindness is a vast, varied world hiding in plain view.
by Andrew Leland 2023 368 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
Quiet Leadership
by Carlo Ancelotti • 2016
The most decorated manager in European football on why listening builds teams that last.
4.04
3k+
Quiet Leadership Summary
Quiet Leadership
The most decorated manager in European football on why listening builds teams that last.
by Carlo Ancelotti 2016
4.04
3k+ ratings
How Great Leaders Think
by Lee G. Bolman • 2013
Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.
3.81
230
How Great Leaders Think Summary
How Great Leaders Think
Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.
by Lee G. Bolman 2013 240 pages
3.81
230 ratings
Learn To Think in Systems
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
How to spot the hidden loops that turn quick fixes into worse problems.
3.73
172
Learn To Think in Systems Summary
Learn To Think in Systems
How to spot the hidden loops that turn quick fixes into worse problems.
by Albert Rutherford 2019 310 pages
3.73
172 ratings
Visible Learning for Teachers
by John Hattie • 2012
One teacher habit outperforms every method: constantly checking whether students actually learned.
4.04
1k+
Visible Learning for Teachers Summary
Visible Learning for Teachers
One teacher habit outperforms every method: constantly checking whether students actually learned.
by John Hattie 2012 280 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
THE PROSPERING POWER OF LOVE
by Catherine Ponder • 1965
Love pays bills, heals bodies, ends grudges. A forgotten classic that shows you where to aim it.
3.51
500+
THE PROSPERING POWER OF LOVE Summary
THE PROSPERING POWER OF LOVE
Love pays bills, heals bodies, ends grudges. A forgotten classic that shows you where to aim it.
by Catherine Ponder 1965 136 pages
3.51
500+ ratings
The Song of Significance
by Seth Godin • 2023
The factory is gone, its management remains. A new manifesto for making work worth doing.
3.83
1k+
The Song of Significance Summary
The Song of Significance
The factory is gone, its management remains. A new manifesto for making work worth doing.
by Seth Godin 2023 208 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
Look Summary
Look
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023 256 pages
3.15
233 ratings
Farsighted
by Steven Johnson • 2018
Why our biggest choices flunk the pro/con list, and what works: mapping, rehearsal, fiction.
3.55
2k+
Farsighted Summary
Farsighted
Why our biggest choices flunk the pro/con list, and what works: mapping, rehearsal, fiction.
by Steven Johnson 2018 384 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
Curious
by Ian Leslie • 2014
Why knowing more makes you more curious, and why Google is putting that cycle at risk.
4.03
3k+
Curious Summary
Curious
Why knowing more makes you more curious, and why Google is putting that cycle at risk.
by Ian Leslie 2014 240 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Life After Death
by Deepak Chopra • 2013
Your brain does not make consciousness; it receives it. Death ends the receiver, not the signal.
3.84
2k+
Life After Death Summary
Life After Death
Your brain does not make consciousness; it receives it. Death ends the receiver, not the signal.
by Deepak Chopra 2013 304 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple - 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals
by S.J. Scott • 2014
The five-point formula that, with pen and paper, makes goals 33 percent more achievable.
3.78
313
S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple - 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals Summary
S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple - 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals
The five-point formula that, with pen and paper, makes goals 33 percent more achievable.
by S.J. Scott 2014 116 pages
3.78
313 ratings
Chanakya and the Art of War
by Radhakrishnan Pillai • 2019
Ancient war wisdom for modern battles: master your inner enemies, think strategically, and win.
3.99
106
Chanakya and the Art of War Summary
Chanakya and the Art of War
Ancient war wisdom for modern battles: master your inner enemies, think strategically, and win.
by Radhakrishnan Pillai 2019 160 pages
3.99
106 ratings
Words that Sell
by Richard Bayan • 1987
A thesaurus not for finding the right word, but for finding the word that sells.
4.02
500+
Words that Sell Summary
Words that Sell
A thesaurus not for finding the right word, but for finding the word that sells.
by Richard Bayan 1987 162 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
On Confidence
by The School of Life • 2017
Confidence comes from a set of ideas about the world, not from eliminating self-doubt.
3.92
3k+
On Confidence Summary
On Confidence
Confidence comes from a set of ideas about the world, not from eliminating self-doubt.
by The School of Life 2017 57 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
3.47
121
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
by Albert Rutherford 2019 179 pages
3.47
121 ratings
Just So
by Alan W. Watts • 2020
Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.
4.27
399
Just So Summary
Just So
Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.
by Alan W. Watts 2020 216 pages
4.27
399 ratings
Unmasked
by Paul Holes • 2022
A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.
4.09
30k+
Unmasked Summary
Unmasked
A forensic scientist obsessed with a rapist's cold case file; 24 years later, DNA caught him.
by Paul Holes 2022 288 pages
4.09
30k+ ratings
The Art of Seeing
by Aldous Huxley • 1942
Your glasses are crutches. How a near-blind writer retrained his eyes and mind to see clearly.
3.64
500+
The Art of Seeing Summary
The Art of Seeing
Your glasses are crutches. How a near-blind writer retrained his eyes and mind to see clearly.
by Aldous Huxley 1942 147 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Memory
by Jonathan K. Foster • 2008
What you remember is never what happened. The science of how memory rebuilds the past.
3.54
500+
Memory Summary
Memory
What you remember is never what happened. The science of how memory rebuilds the past.
by Jonathan K. Foster 2008 142 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps
by Patrick J. Carnes • 1993
Why the Twelve Steps work for any addiction, and the exercises that rewire the addicted brain.
4.17
477
A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps Summary
A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps
Why the Twelve Steps work for any addiction, and the exercises that rewire the addicted brain.
by Patrick J. Carnes 1993 328 pages
4.17
477 ratings
Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership
by James W. Sipe • 2009
Firms that lead by serving outperform the S&P 500. The seven inner disciplines required.
4.12
201
Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership Summary
Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership
Firms that lead by serving outperform the S&P 500. The seven inner disciplines required.
by James W. Sipe 2009 230 pages
4.12
201 ratings
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