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Psychology Book Summaries

The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
by Mario Livio • 2005
A doomed French genius proved an equation unsolvable: his method became physics' hidden language.
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1k+
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Summary
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
A doomed French genius proved an equation unsolvable: his method became physics' hidden language.
by Mario Livio 2005 368 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
No Tech Hacking
by Johnny Long • 2007
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
3.94
220
No Tech Hacking Summary
No Tech Hacking
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
by Johnny Long 2007 384 pages
3.94
220 ratings
The Dark Side of Innocence
by Terri Cheney • 2011
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
3.98
1k+
The Dark Side of Innocence Summary
The Dark Side of Innocence
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
by Terri Cheney 2011 290 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
by Barrie Jaeger • 2004
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
3.76
414
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person Summary
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
by Barrie Jaeger 2004 238 pages
3.76
414 ratings
The Zen of Therapy
by Mark Epstein • 2022
Meditative presence heals what interpretation alone cannot. A Buddhist psychiatrist shows how.
3.94
1k+
The Zen of Therapy Summary
The Zen of Therapy
Meditative presence heals what interpretation alone cannot. A Buddhist psychiatrist shows how.
by Mark Epstein 2022 304 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Me I Want to Be
by John Ortberg Jr. • 2009
Your best self isn't someone else. The habits that open you to the Spirit's flow.
4.13
4k+
The Me I Want to Be Summary
The Me I Want to Be
Your best self isn't someone else. The habits that open you to the Spirit's flow.
by John Ortberg Jr. 2009 272 pages
4.13
4k+ ratings
Daring to Trust
by David Richo • 2010
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
3.96
500+
Daring to Trust Summary
Daring to Trust
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
by David Richo 2010 226 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Disrupt Yourself
by Whitney Johnson • 2015
6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.
3.73
1k+
Disrupt Yourself Summary
Disrupt Yourself
6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.
by Whitney Johnson 2015 193 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma
by Deepak Chopra • 2011
Consciousness reshapes your biology, your genes, and how you age: here is the daily practice.
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4k+
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma Summary
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma
Consciousness reshapes your biology, your genes, and how you age: here is the daily practice.
by Deepak Chopra 2011 368 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Paid Attention
by Faris Yakob • 2015
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
3.86
224
Paid Attention Summary
Paid Attention
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
by Faris Yakob 2015 216 pages
3.86
224 ratings
How to Relax
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2015
Breathe, walk, smile: a Zen master's three direct routes to deep, daily rest.
4.25
5k+
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax
Breathe, walk, smile: a Zen master's three direct routes to deep, daily rest.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 120 pages
4.25
5k+ ratings
The Kybalion
by Three Initiates • 2021
The universe is mind-made. Seven ancient laws show how, and you can prove each one yourself.
4.16
135
The Kybalion Summary
The Kybalion
The universe is mind-made. Seven ancient laws show how, and you can prove each one yourself.
by Three Initiates 2021 162 pages
4.16
135 ratings
The Children of Tomorrow
by Om Swami • 2019
A monk's quiet rules for raising self-reliant, emotionally whole children, no punishment required.
4.49
310
The Children of Tomorrow Summary
The Children of Tomorrow
A monk's quiet rules for raising self-reliant, emotionally whole children, no punishment required.
by Om Swami 2019 190 pages
4.49
310 ratings
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
by Tony Buzan • 1976
Your notes are sabotaging your memory. The method that works the way your brain actually does.
3.88
375
Use Both Sides of Your Brain Summary
Use Both Sides of Your Brain
Your notes are sabotaging your memory. The method that works the way your brain actually does.
by Tony Buzan 1976 160 pages
3.88
375 ratings
So Sad Today
by Melissa Broder • 2016
A vomit fetish, an open marriage, and the internet addiction that makes it all bearable.
3.80
17k+
So Sad Today Summary
So Sad Today
A vomit fetish, an open marriage, and the internet addiction that makes it all bearable.
by Melissa Broder 2016 206 pages
3.80
17k+ ratings
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore • 2003
Nine social challenges your child might face, and the specific skills that turn each one around.
3.90
187
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship Summary
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
Nine social challenges your child might face, and the specific skills that turn each one around.
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore 2003 355 pages
3.90
187 ratings
Science and Spiritual Practices
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2018
Spiritual practices change your biology. The harder question is what you are connecting to.
3.79
500+
Science and Spiritual Practices Summary
Science and Spiritual Practices
Spiritual practices change your biology. The harder question is what you are connecting to.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2018 240 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
The Beauty of Dusk
by Frank Bruni • 2022
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
4.06
4k+
The Beauty of Dusk Summary
The Beauty of Dusk
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
by Frank Bruni 2022 316 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Mastering Leadership
by Bob Anderson • 2015
Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.
4.18
402
Mastering Leadership Summary
Mastering Leadership
Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.
by Bob Anderson 2015 384 pages
4.18
402 ratings
The Autoimmune Cure
by Sara Gottfried • 2024
Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.
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500+
The Autoimmune Cure Summary
The Autoimmune Cure
Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.
by Sara Gottfried 2024 284 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
Magic Words
by Tim David • 2014
Seven ordinary words with outsized influence: the psychology of each, and when to use them.
3.92
359
Magic Words Summary
Magic Words
Seven ordinary words with outsized influence: the psychology of each, and when to use them.
by Tim David 2014 160 pages
3.92
359 ratings
The Great Partnership
by Jonathan Sacks • 2011
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
4.40
1k+
The Great Partnership Summary
The Great Partnership
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
by Jonathan Sacks 2011 370 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
UX Research
by Brad Nunnally • 2016
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
3.68
263
UX Research Summary
UX Research
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
by Brad Nunnally 2016 256 pages
3.68
263 ratings
The Desire Map
by Danielle LaPorte • 2012
Goal-setting is backwards. Pick the feelings you want first; the right goals follow.
3.91
8k+
The Desire Map Summary
The Desire Map
Goal-setting is backwards. Pick the feelings you want first; the right goals follow.
by Danielle LaPorte 2012 288 pages
3.91
8k+ ratings
A Manual for Being Human
by Sophie Mort • 2021
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
4.05
1k+
A Manual for Being Human Summary
A Manual for Being Human
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
by Sophie Mort 2021 478 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
L'arte di essere felici
by Seneca • 55
Fortune can take everything except your mind: a Roman's case for happiness beyond loss.
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L'arte di essere felici Summary
L'arte di essere felici
Fortune can take everything except your mind: a Roman's case for happiness beyond loss.
by Seneca 55 128 pages
3.84
4k+ ratings
How to Talk So People Listen
by Sonya Hamlin • 1988
Why most workplace messages get ignored, and the audience-first method that gets you heard.
3.22
109
How to Talk So People Listen Summary
How to Talk So People Listen
Why most workplace messages get ignored, and the audience-first method that gets you heard.
by Sonya Hamlin 1988
3.22
109 ratings
Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
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1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008 377 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
by Marilee G. Adams • 2004
Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.
3.85
3k+
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.
by Marilee G. Adams 2004 256 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
Life as Sport
by Jonathan Fader • 2016
Performance psychology from the locker room: the mental skills that turn pressure into focus.
3.82
112
Life as Sport Summary
Life as Sport
Performance psychology from the locker room: the mental skills that turn pressure into focus.
by Jonathan Fader 2016 272 pages
3.82
112 ratings
Samurai Wisdom
by Thomas Cleary • 2009
The samurai way balances culture and combat: rules for self-mastery, leadership, and reading people.
4.03
97
Samurai Wisdom Summary
Samurai Wisdom
The samurai way balances culture and combat: rules for self-mastery, leadership, and reading people.
by Thomas Cleary 2009 256 pages
4.03
97 ratings
The Introvert's Complete Career Guide
by Jane Finkle • 2019
The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.
3.25
191
The Introvert's Complete Career Guide Summary
The Introvert's Complete Career Guide
The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.
by Jane Finkle 2019 240 pages
3.25
191 ratings
Launch
by John Spencer • 2016
A design thinking framework that turns any classroom into a launchpad for student creativity.
4.09
500+
Launch Summary
Launch
A design thinking framework that turns any classroom into a launchpad for student creativity.
by John Spencer 2016 298 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Selling With Noble Purpose
by Lisa Earle McLeod • 2012
Salespeople who put customer impact before their own commission earn more. Here is the playbook.
4.13
208
Selling With Noble Purpose Summary
Selling With Noble Purpose
Salespeople who put customer impact before their own commission earn more. Here is the playbook.
by Lisa Earle McLeod 2012 336 pages
4.13
208 ratings
Happy at Work
by Robyn L. Garrett • 2023
The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.
3.86
100
Happy at Work Summary
Happy at Work
The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.
by Robyn L. Garrett 2023 256 pages
3.86
100 ratings
Sigmund Freud's Mission
by Erich Fromm • 2013
A psychoanalyst maps how Freud's childhood wounds became the blueprint for psychoanalysis itself.
3.74
349
Sigmund Freud's Mission Summary
Sigmund Freud's Mission
A psychoanalyst maps how Freud's childhood wounds became the blueprint for psychoanalysis itself.
by Erich Fromm 2013 120 pages
3.74
349 ratings
Whatever Arises, Love That
by Matt Kahn • 2016
Love what hurts. A spiritual practice turning pain into awakening by relaxing the nervous system.
4.36
1k+
Whatever Arises, Love That Summary
Whatever Arises, Love That
Love what hurts. A spiritual practice turning pain into awakening by relaxing the nervous system.
by Matt Kahn 2016 232 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning
by Roy V. H. Pollock • 2006
Half of all corporate training is wasted. The cure starts with business results, not better classes.
4.20
215
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning Summary
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning
Half of all corporate training is wasted. The cure starts with business results, not better classes.
by Roy V. H. Pollock 2006 231 pages
4.20
215 ratings
Peak
by Chip Conley • 2007
Use a psychologist's pyramid to transform employees, customers, and investors into evangelists.
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2k+
Peak Summary
Peak
Use a psychologist's pyramid to transform employees, customers, and investors into evangelists.
by Chip Conley 2007 274 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Psychology of the Future
by Stanislav Grof • 2000
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
4.27
302
Psychology of the Future Summary
Psychology of the Future
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
by Stanislav Grof 2000 362 pages
4.27
302 ratings
Choices
by Melody Beattie • 2002
The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.
4.13
319
Choices Summary
Choices
The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.
by Melody Beattie 2002 272 pages
4.13
319 ratings
The Perfect Day Formula
by Craig Ballantyne • 2016
A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.
3.97
1k+
The Perfect Day Formula Summary
The Perfect Day Formula
A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.
by Craig Ballantyne 2016 135 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
F**k It - Do What You Love
by John C. Parkin • 2016
The permission to stop trying so hard: why caring less brings more peace than self-optimization.
3.16
500+
F**k It - Do What You Love Summary
F**k It - Do What You Love
The permission to stop trying so hard: why caring less brings more peace than self-optimization.
by John C. Parkin 2016 304 pages
3.16
500+ ratings
The Tapping Solution
by Nick Ortner • 2013
A tapping sequence that drops cortisol 24% in one session, no therapist required.
4.03
2k+
The Tapping Solution Summary
The Tapping Solution
A tapping sequence that drops cortisol 24% in one session, no therapist required.
by Nick Ortner 2013 229 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
by Temple Grandin • 2005
The hidden social curriculum, decoded by an autistic mind who learned every rule from scratch.
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500+
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships Summary
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
The hidden social curriculum, decoded by an autistic mind who learned every rule from scratch.
by Temple Grandin 2005 383 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
How to Fail
by Elizabeth Day • 2019
What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.
3.93
13k+
How to Fail Summary
How to Fail
What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.
by Elizabeth Day 2019
3.93
13k+ ratings
The Urban Monk
by Pedram Shojai • 2016
Stop time, calm the chaos: a monk's toolkit for your commute, your kitchen, and your cubicle.
3.76
2k+
The Urban Monk Summary
The Urban Monk
Stop time, calm the chaos: a monk's toolkit for your commute, your kitchen, and your cubicle.
by Pedram Shojai 2016 288 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love
by Richard Carlson • 1999
Let go of the tiny frustrations that secretly weigh down your relationship, and watch it lift.
4.07
2k+
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love
Let go of the tiny frustrations that secretly weigh down your relationship, and watch it lift.
by Richard Carlson 1999 256 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts
by Christel Petitcollin • 2010
Overthinking is a neurological trait, not a flaw. Stop fighting your mind and start using it.
3.23
6k+
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts Summary
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts
Overthinking is a neurological trait, not a flaw. Stop fighting your mind and start using it.
by Christel Petitcollin 2010 228 pages
3.23
6k+ ratings
Decode Your Fatigue
by Alex Howard • 2021
Most treatments stop at the diagnosis. A plan that traces exhaustion to its biological roots.
3.93
266
Decode Your Fatigue Summary
Decode Your Fatigue
Most treatments stop at the diagnosis. A plan that traces exhaustion to its biological roots.
by Alex Howard 2021 272 pages
3.93
266 ratings
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