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Psychology Book Summaries

Sorcerer's Apprentice
by Amy Wallace • 2003
Drawn into Carlos Castaneda's magical inner circle, she found a cult masquerading as enlightenment.
3.95
500+
Sorcerer's Apprentice Summary
Sorcerer's Apprentice
Drawn into Carlos Castaneda's magical inner circle, she found a cult masquerading as enlightenment.
by Amy Wallace 2003 448 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
The Power of Giving Away Power
by Matthew Barzun • 2021
Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.
3.86
500+
The Power of Giving Away Power Summary
The Power of Giving Away Power
Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.
by Matthew Barzun 2021 240 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Good Thinking
by David Robert Grimes • 2021
Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.
4.29
312
Good Thinking Summary
Good Thinking
Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.
by David Robert Grimes 2021 400 pages
4.29
312 ratings
Love People, Use Things
by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2021
The 90-day rule for your stuff, your spending, and the people you keep close.
3.77
4k+
Love People, Use Things Summary
Love People, Use Things
The 90-day rule for your stuff, your spending, and the people you keep close.
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2021 336 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
#republic
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2017
Your news feed is a mirror, and a democracy of mirrors cannot see its common problems.
3.35
332
#republic Summary
#republic
Your news feed is a mirror, and a democracy of mirrors cannot see its common problems.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2017 328 pages
3.35
332 ratings
Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships
by Laura Schlessinger • 2001
A no-excuses takedown of the ten behaviors couples use to sabotage their own happiness.
3.58
500+
Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships Summary
Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships
A no-excuses takedown of the ten behaviors couples use to sabotage their own happiness.
by Laura Schlessinger 2001 288 pages
3.58
500+ ratings
Мета тайната
by Mel Gill • 2010
The seven principles deeper than the Law of Attraction, applied to wealth, health, and love.
3.93
250
Мета тайната Summary
Мета тайната
The seven principles deeper than the Law of Attraction, applied to wealth, health, and love.
by Mel Gill 2010 260 pages
3.93
250 ratings
Remember
by Lisa Genova • 2021
How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.
4.18
16k+
Remember Summary
Remember
How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.
by Lisa Genova 2021 264 pages
4.18
16k+ ratings
بهترین درس های مدرسه زندگی آلن دوباتن
by The School of Life • 2012
An emotional curriculum: learn self-knowledge, navigate love, and build lasting confidence.
4.16
1k+
بهترین درس های مدرسه زندگی آلن دوباتن Summary
بهترین درس های مدرسه زندگی آلن دوباتن
An emotional curriculum: learn self-knowledge, navigate love, and build lasting confidence.
by The School of Life 2012
4.16
1k+ ratings
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Seth J. Gillihan • 2022
Where CBT stops, a mindful path begins: healing through presence, gratitude, and rest.
3.90
426
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Where CBT stops, a mindful path begins: healing through presence, gratitude, and rest.
by Seth J. Gillihan 2022 272 pages
3.90
426 ratings
The Art of Selling to the Affluent
by Matt Oechsli • 2004
Affluent clients buy trust and value, not price. The step-by-step system for earning both.
3.60
196
The Art of Selling to the Affluent Summary
The Art of Selling to the Affluent
Affluent clients buy trust and value, not price. The step-by-step system for earning both.
by Matt Oechsli 2004 256 pages
3.60
196 ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001 184 pages
4.35
486 ratings
On Intelligence
by Jeff Hawkins • 2004
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
4.11
6k+
On Intelligence Summary
On Intelligence
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
by Jeff Hawkins 2004 261 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
Wild Problems
by Russell "Russ" Roberts • 2022
The biggest decisions resist spreadsheets. An economist on what to do when calculation fails.
3.81
1k+
Wild Problems Summary
Wild Problems
The biggest decisions resist spreadsheets. An economist on what to do when calculation fails.
by Russell "Russ" Roberts 2022 224 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Big Dating Energy
by Jeff Guenther • 2024
A therapist's dating playbook built on what most advice ignores: being your real self.
4.17
500+
Big Dating Energy Summary
Big Dating Energy
A therapist's dating playbook built on what most advice ignores: being your real self.
by Jeff Guenther 2024 288 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Eat That Frog! for Students
by Brian Tracy • 2020
Tackle your most daunting schoolwork first. The 22 field-tested tricks for doing it before noon.
4.01
274
Eat That Frog! for Students Summary
Eat That Frog! for Students
Tackle your most daunting schoolwork first. The 22 field-tested tricks for doing it before noon.
by Brian Tracy 2020 200 pages
4.01
274 ratings
Joyful
by Ingrid Fetell Lee • 2018
Color, curves, and a window with a view: ten physical switches that lift any room's mood.
3.85
10k+
Joyful Summary
Joyful
Color, curves, and a window with a view: ten physical switches that lift any room's mood.
by Ingrid Fetell Lee 2018 318 pages
3.85
10k+ ratings
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
by Justin Gregg • 2022
Human intelligence is overrated. Animal cognition reveals why our big brains are a liability.
3.89
2k+
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal Summary
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
Human intelligence is overrated. Animal cognition reveals why our big brains are a liability.
by Justin Gregg 2022 320 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Somebody Else's Kids
by Torey L. Hayden • 1981
Boo barely spoke. Lori couldn't read. Tomaso raged. Claudia was pregnant. They were just kids.
4.28
7k+
Somebody Else's Kids Summary
Somebody Else's Kids
Boo barely spoke. Lori couldn't read. Tomaso raged. Claudia was pregnant. They were just kids.
by Torey L. Hayden 1981 345 pages
4.28
7k+ ratings
Who Gets What ― and Why
by Alvin E. Roth • 2015
The hidden rules that allocate jobs, schools, and kidneys.
3.86
3k+
Who Gets What ― and Why Summary
Who Gets What ― and Why
The hidden rules that allocate jobs, schools, and kidneys.
by Alvin E. Roth 2015 260 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
A Mind of Your Own
by Kelly Brogan • 2016
Your depression may be inflammation in disguise, and antidepressants are making the fire worse.
3.79
2k+
A Mind of Your Own Summary
A Mind of Your Own
Your depression may be inflammation in disguise, and antidepressants are making the fire worse.
by Kelly Brogan 2016 352 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Meet Your Dog
by Kim Brophey • 2018
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
4.33
500+
Meet Your Dog Summary
Meet Your Dog
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
by Kim Brophey 2018 256 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Terapia para llevar
by Ana Pérez • 2024
A portable therapist's kit: one hundred actionable tools for feeling steadier every day.
3.81
3k+
Terapia para llevar Summary
Terapia para llevar
A portable therapist's kit: one hundred actionable tools for feeling steadier every day.
by Ana Pérez 2024 224 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
Agile Selling
by Jill Konrath • 2014
Get up to speed in a new sales role: learn your product and market fast.
3.69
275
Agile Selling Summary
Agile Selling
Get up to speed in a new sales role: learn your product and market fast.
by Jill Konrath 2014 272 pages
3.69
275 ratings
Usability Engineering
by Jakob Nielsen • 1993
Usability is engineering, not art. Five dimensions, ten heuristics, one rule: test with real users.
3.97
277
Usability Engineering Summary
Usability Engineering
Usability is engineering, not art. Five dimensions, ten heuristics, one rule: test with real users.
by Jakob Nielsen 1993 384 pages
3.97
277 ratings
The Five Languages of Apology
by Gary Chapman • 2006
Apologies have dialects. The one you keep using isn't theirs, and that's why nothing heals.
4.11
2k+
The Five Languages of Apology Summary
The Five Languages of Apology
Apologies have dialects. The one you keep using isn't theirs, and that's why nothing heals.
by Gary Chapman 2006 288 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Existential–Humanistic Therapy
by Kirk J. Schneider • 2009
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
4.01
145
Existential–Humanistic Therapy Summary
Existential–Humanistic Therapy
How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.
by Kirk J. Schneider 2009 224 pages
4.01
145 ratings
Soulful Spirituality
by David G. Benner • 2011
Reclaim the three things religion forgot: your body, your wonder, and the person across from you.
4.16
243
Soulful Spirituality Summary
Soulful Spirituality
Reclaim the three things religion forgot: your body, your wonder, and the person across from you.
by David G. Benner 2011 210 pages
4.16
243 ratings
Switchers
by Dawn Graham • 2018
Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.
3.83
500+
Switchers Summary
Switchers
Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.
by Dawn Graham 2018 269 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Taking Charge of ADHD
by Russell A. Barkley • 1995
A disorder of self-control, not attention: the complete guide to parenting a child with ADHD.
4.05
1k+
Taking Charge of ADHD Summary
Taking Charge of ADHD
A disorder of self-control, not attention: the complete guide to parenting a child with ADHD.
by Russell A. Barkley 1995 321 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
This Is Your Brain on Parasites
by Kathleen McAuliffe • 2016
A parasite makes rats run toward cats. It may shape your personality, politics, and disgust.
3.98
2k+
This Is Your Brain on Parasites Summary
This Is Your Brain on Parasites
A parasite makes rats run toward cats. It may shape your personality, politics, and disgust.
by Kathleen McAuliffe 2016 268 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Adrian Furnham • 2008
Why we obey, misremember, and misjudge: psychology's 50 essential ideas, explained.
3.47
1k+
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know
Why we obey, misremember, and misjudge: psychology's 50 essential ideas, explained.
by Adrian Furnham 2008 208 pages
3.47
1k+ ratings
Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies
by John Adair • 1999
A decision sequence, a creativity pause, and the three pulls that stretch every team leader.
3.27
108
Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies Summary
Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies
A decision sequence, a creativity pause, and the three pulls that stretch every team leader.
by John Adair 1999 128 pages
3.27
108 ratings
Savor
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2010
The weight-loss secret a Zen master can teach you: stop eating on autopilot.
3.60
4k+
Savor Summary
Savor
The weight-loss secret a Zen master can teach you: stop eating on autopilot.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2010 304 pages
3.60
4k+ ratings
The Civilizing Process
by Norbert Elias • 2000
Table manners aren't trivial: they mark a centuries-old shift from violence to inner self-restraint.
4.25
1k+
The Civilizing Process Summary
The Civilizing Process
Table manners aren't trivial: they mark a centuries-old shift from violence to inner self-restraint.
by Norbert Elias 2000 592 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
On Kindness
by Adam Phillips • 2009
How kindness went from virtue to embarrassment. A compact history of what self-interest cost us.
3.54
500+
On Kindness Summary
On Kindness
How kindness went from virtue to embarrassment. A compact history of what self-interest cost us.
by Adam Phillips 2009 128 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
You can still make it in the market
by Nicolas Darvas • 2012
Stop diversifying. Start panicking early. A dancer's visual system for knowing exactly when to sell.
4.21
135
You can still make it in the market Summary
You can still make it in the market
Stop diversifying. Start panicking early. A dancer's visual system for knowing exactly when to sell.
by Nicolas Darvas 2012 143 pages
4.21
135 ratings
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
by Carolyn Costin • 2011
Two internal voices, one recovery. A therapist's method for building the self that wants to heal.
4.29
500+
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder Summary
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
Two internal voices, one recovery. A therapist's method for building the self that wants to heal.
by Carolyn Costin 2011 296 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014
Fear, happiness, conspiracy beliefs: all misfire in the same predictable ways. Law can correct them.
3.14
167
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas Summary
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas
Fear, happiness, conspiracy beliefs: all misfire in the same predictable ways. Law can correct them.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014 288 pages
3.14
167 ratings
The Edge Effect
by Eric R. Braverman • 2004
Four brain chemicals rule your health. A test that shows which one you're losing first.
3.87
356
The Edge Effect Summary
The Edge Effect
Four brain chemicals rule your health. A test that shows which one you're losing first.
by Eric R. Braverman 2004 312 pages
3.87
356 ratings
The Book of Moods
by Lauren Martin • 2020
A system for decoding your emotional triggers, built from one woman's study of her worst moods.
3.84
4k+
The Book of Moods Summary
The Book of Moods
A system for decoding your emotional triggers, built from one woman's study of her worst moods.
by Lauren Martin 2020 288 pages
3.84
4k+ ratings
Future-Proofing You
by Jay Samit • 2021
Find gaps others miss, turn what scares you into momentum, and build wealth in any economy.
3.97
245
Future-Proofing You Summary
Future-Proofing You
Find gaps others miss, turn what scares you into momentum, and build wealth in any economy.
by Jay Samit 2021 253 pages
3.97
245 ratings
Getting Results the Agile Way
by J.D. Meier • 2010
Three daily outcomes instead of chaos. A weekly rhythm instead of burnout. The system that delivers.
3.75
1k+
Getting Results the Agile Way Summary
Getting Results the Agile Way
Three daily outcomes instead of chaos. A weekly rhythm instead of burnout. The system that delivers.
by J.D. Meier 2010 272 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Why People Don't Heal and How They Can
by Caroline Myss • 1994
Why some people stay sick while others heal: the energetic blueprint that explains the difference.
4.14
5k+
Why People Don't Heal and How They Can Summary
Why People Don't Heal and How They Can
Why some people stay sick while others heal: the energetic blueprint that explains the difference.
by Caroline Myss 1994 288 pages
4.14
5k+ ratings
The Book of est
by Luke Rhinehart • 1976
A locked-door 1970s seminar insists your mind alone creates all your suffering.
4.02
364
The Book of est Summary
The Book of est
A locked-door 1970s seminar insists your mind alone creates all your suffering.
by Luke Rhinehart 1976 271 pages
4.02
364 ratings
The Sales Advantage
by J. Oliver Crom • 2002
Uncover the emotional reason a customer buys, then build your pitch around that one insight.
3.79
309
The Sales Advantage Summary
The Sales Advantage
Uncover the emotional reason a customer buys, then build your pitch around that one insight.
by J. Oliver Crom 2002 283 pages
3.79
309 ratings
The Body Project
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg • 1997
How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.
3.82
3k+
The Body Project Summary
The Body Project
How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997 214 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
Saving Freud
by Andrew Nagorski • 2022
1938: Freud won't flee Vienna. The Nazis are closing in. Five unlikely rescuers race the clock.
4.02
340
Saving Freud Summary
Saving Freud
1938: Freud won't flee Vienna. The Nazis are closing in. Five unlikely rescuers race the clock.
by Andrew Nagorski 2022 392 pages
4.02
340 ratings
Healing from Toxic Relationships
by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis • 2022
Ten steps to cut ties, heal the damage, and stop attracting toxic partners.
4.18
500+
Healing from Toxic Relationships Summary
Healing from Toxic Relationships
Ten steps to cut ties, heal the damage, and stop attracting toxic partners.
by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis 2022 302 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
The Good Ancestor
by Roman Krznaric • 2020
Short-term thinking is not in our DNA. A philosopher traces its source and the older cure.
4.05
1k+
The Good Ancestor Summary
The Good Ancestor
Short-term thinking is not in our DNA. A philosopher traces its source and the older cure.
by Roman Krznaric 2020 336 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
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