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Psychology Book Summaries

The Everything Parent's Guide to the Defiant Child
by Jesse Jayne Rutherford • 2010
When time-outs fail: the underlying causes of your child's defiance and the discipline that works.
3.58
19
The Everything Parent's Guide to the Defiant Child Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide to the Defiant Child
When time-outs fail: the underlying causes of your child's defiance and the discipline that works.
by Jesse Jayne Rutherford 2010 304 pages
3.58
19 ratings
Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People
by Mark Westmoquette • 2021
Your most difficult person is a hidden teacher. Zen practices for transforming conflict into growth.
3.66
159
Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People Summary
Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People
Your most difficult person is a hidden teacher. Zen practices for transforming conflict into growth.
by Mark Westmoquette 2021 216 pages
3.66
159 ratings
Babel No More
by Michael Erard • 2012
Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.
3.54
1k+
Babel No More Summary
Babel No More
Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.
by Michael Erard 2012 306 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
Flight of the Buffalo
by James A. Belasco • 1994
The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.
3.71
279
Flight of the Buffalo Summary
Flight of the Buffalo
The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.
by James A. Belasco 1994 368 pages
3.71
279 ratings
The Book of Why
by Judea Pearl • 2018
Data can't tell you why. A mathematical science of cause and effect finally can.
3.93
6k+
The Book of Why Summary
The Book of Why
Data can't tell you why. A mathematical science of cause and effect finally can.
by Judea Pearl 2018 432 pages
3.93
6k+ ratings
The Real World of College
by Wendy Fischman • 2022
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
3.86
50
The Real World of College Summary
The Real World of College
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
by Wendy Fischman 2022 404 pages
3.86
50 ratings
Trading from Your Gut
by Curtis Faith • 2009
What separates master traders from the rest: a gut trained to see what the screens miss.
3.58
107
Trading from Your Gut Summary
Trading from Your Gut
What separates master traders from the rest: a gut trained to see what the screens miss.
by Curtis Faith 2009 202 pages
3.58
107 ratings
Nurture Shock
by Po Bronson • 2008
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
4.03
26k+
Nurture Shock Summary
Nurture Shock
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
by Po Bronson 2008 336 pages
4.03
26k+ ratings
The White Darkness
by David Grann • 2018
Obsessed with Shackleton, a soldier crossed Antarctica alone. His hero knew when to stop. He didn't.
3.97
10k+
The White Darkness Summary
The White Darkness
Obsessed with Shackleton, a soldier crossed Antarctica alone. His hero knew when to stop. He didn't.
by David Grann 2018 160 pages
3.97
10k+ ratings
Type Talk
by Otto Kroeger • 1988
Four mental switches shape every clash at work and at home. Learn to read them.
4.04
1k+
Type Talk Summary
Type Talk
Four mental switches shape every clash at work and at home. Learn to read them.
by Otto Kroeger 1988 306 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Ulysses Contract
by Michael Kemp • 2023
One advance contract and a few index funds let you ignore the stock market forever.
4.25
264
The Ulysses Contract Summary
The Ulysses Contract
One advance contract and a few index funds let you ignore the stock market forever.
by Michael Kemp 2023 336 pages
4.25
264 ratings
The Perfect Mile
by Neal Bascomb • 2004
The four-minute mile was declared impossible. For three rivals, that was the starting line.
4.22
10k+
The Perfect Mile Summary
The Perfect Mile
The four-minute mile was declared impossible. For three rivals, that was the starting line.
by Neal Bascomb 2004 322 pages
4.22
10k+ ratings
Girl Logic
by Iliza Shlesinger • 2017
Women seem crazy but are actually running a complex internal calculus. A comic explains.
3.84
8k+
Girl Logic Summary
Girl Logic
Women seem crazy but are actually running a complex internal calculus. A comic explains.
by Iliza Shlesinger 2017 264 pages
3.84
8k+ ratings
Why You Love Music
by John Powell • 2016
Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.
3.76
500+
Why You Love Music Summary
Why You Love Music
Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.
by John Powell 2016 310 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Words Can Change Your Brain
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2012
Your words flood the listener's brain with stress or trust hormones. The choice is trainable.
3.79
1k+
Words Can Change Your Brain Summary
Words Can Change Your Brain
Your words flood the listener's brain with stress or trust hormones. The choice is trainable.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2012 267 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Spook
by Mary Roach • 2005
What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.
3.60
40k+
Spook Summary
Spook
What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.
by Mary Roach 2005 311 pages
3.60
40k+ ratings
The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . .
by Lodro Rinzler • 2012
Four archetypal animals teach meditation, fearlessness, and compassion. No robes required.
3.83
3k+
The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . . Summary
The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . .
Four archetypal animals teach meditation, fearlessness, and compassion. No robes required.
by Lodro Rinzler 2012 224 pages
3.83
3k+ ratings
Losing Our Minds
by Lucy Foulkes • 2022
Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.
4.07
500+
Losing Our Minds Summary
Losing Our Minds
Talk about mental health surged. Understanding didn't, so ordinary suffering now gets a diagnosis.
by Lucy Foulkes 2022 272 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Twilight
by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2008
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
4.20
400k+
Twilight Summary
Twilight
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008 144 pages
4.20
400k+ ratings
Reader, Come Home
by Maryanne Wolf • 2018
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
3.89
4k+
Reader, Come Home Summary
Reader, Come Home
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
by Maryanne Wolf 2018 260 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
The Empathy Exams
by Leslie Jamison • 2014
Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.
3.67
15k+
The Empathy Exams Summary
The Empathy Exams
Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.
by Leslie Jamison 2014 230 pages
3.67
15k+ ratings
Uprooting Anger
by Robert D. Jones • 2005
Your anger comes from demanding desires, not difficult people. The Bible's cure starts there.
4.37
500+
Uprooting Anger Summary
Uprooting Anger
Your anger comes from demanding desires, not difficult people. The Bible's cure starts there.
by Robert D. Jones 2005 208 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Are You Fully Charged?
by Tom Rath • 2015
Your energy runs on meaning, relationships, and the small daily choices you overlook.
3.76
1k+
Are You Fully Charged? Summary
Are You Fully Charged?
Your energy runs on meaning, relationships, and the small daily choices you overlook.
by Tom Rath 2015 240 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
The essence of trading psychology in one skill
by Yvan Byeajee • 2016
Why your trading plan fails and how mindfulness, not more analysis, builds the psychological edge.
4.21
121
The essence of trading psychology in one skill Summary
The essence of trading psychology in one skill
Why your trading plan fails and how mindfulness, not more analysis, builds the psychological edge.
by Yvan Byeajee 2016 120 pages
4.21
121 ratings
Kids Are Worth It!
by Barbara Coloroso • 1994
Rigid control backfires. Permissiveness fails. The middle ground: kids who discipline themselves.
4.21
1k+
Kids Are Worth It! Summary
Kids Are Worth It!
Rigid control backfires. Permissiveness fails. The middle ground: kids who discipline themselves.
by Barbara Coloroso 1994 352 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Personal Development for Smart People
by Steve Pavlina • 2008
Three principles explain why any self-growth effort fails or succeeds. Apply them to everything.
3.96
4k+
Personal Development for Smart People Summary
Personal Development for Smart People
Three principles explain why any self-growth effort fails or succeeds. Apply them to everything.
by Steve Pavlina 2008 428 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
Breaking Up With Sugar
by Molly Carmel • 2019
Why flour hooks you like sugar, and the rule that makes the breakup actually stick.
3.38
500+
Breaking Up With Sugar Summary
Breaking Up With Sugar
Why flour hooks you like sugar, and the rule that makes the breakup actually stick.
by Molly Carmel 2019 288 pages
3.38
500+ ratings
The Upright Thinkers
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2015
What connects bipedal apes to quantum physics? A single, stubborn habit of asking why.
4.13
2k+
The Upright Thinkers Summary
The Upright Thinkers
What connects bipedal apes to quantum physics? A single, stubborn habit of asking why.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2015 352 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
How to Communicate with Confidence
by Mike Bechtle • 2013
Better conversations don't require a personality transplant; they require the right techniques.
3.76
173
How to Communicate with Confidence Summary
How to Communicate with Confidence
Better conversations don't require a personality transplant; they require the right techniques.
by Mike Bechtle 2013 224 pages
3.76
173 ratings
How We Eat
by Paco Underhill • 2022
Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.
3.50
459
How We Eat Summary
How We Eat
Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.
by Paco Underhill 2022 248 pages
3.50
459 ratings
Positive Psychology In A Nutshell
by Ilona Boniwell • 2012
The 40% of happiness within your control, and the research-backed practices that actually move it.
3.94
252
Positive Psychology In A Nutshell Summary
Positive Psychology In A Nutshell
The 40% of happiness within your control, and the research-backed practices that actually move it.
by Ilona Boniwell 2012 216 pages
3.94
252 ratings
The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back
by James Waldroop • 2001
The invisible patterns that sabotage high performers: what they are and how to break them.
3.86
248
The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back Summary
The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back
The invisible patterns that sabotage high performers: what they are and how to break them.
by James Waldroop 2001 352 pages
3.86
248 ratings
Good Work
by Howard Gardner • 2001
Genetics soars; journalism collapses. The difference is not technology or money, but alignment.
3.76
272
Good Work Summary
Good Work
Genetics soars; journalism collapses. The difference is not technology or money, but alignment.
by Howard Gardner 2001 304 pages
3.76
272 ratings
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
by Donald J. Robertson • 2019
How a therapist decodes Marcus Aurelius's stoic playbook for mastery over anxiety, pain, and anger.
4.34
15k+
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Summary
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
How a therapist decodes Marcus Aurelius's stoic playbook for mastery over anxiety, pain, and anger.
by Donald J. Robertson 2019 304 pages
4.34
15k+ ratings
SNAP Selling
by Jill Konrath • 2010
Your pitch gets deleted because it adds work. Flip the equation with four principles.
3.88
500+
SNAP Selling Summary
SNAP Selling
Your pitch gets deleted because it adds work. Flip the equation with four principles.
by Jill Konrath 2010 320 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
The Accidental Instructional Designer
by Cammy Bean • 2014
Never meant to be an instructional designer? A framework for digital learning that works.
4.00
239
The Accidental Instructional Designer Summary
The Accidental Instructional Designer
Never meant to be an instructional designer? A framework for digital learning that works.
by Cammy Bean 2014 224 pages
4.00
239 ratings
Blind Injustice
by Mark Godsey • 2017
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
4.39
345
Blind Injustice Summary
Blind Injustice
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
by Mark Godsey 2017 265 pages
4.39
345 ratings
The Murder Book
by Jonathan Kellerman • 2002
An album of murder photos arrives, reopening the cold case that broke a detective years ago.
3.94
14k+
The Murder Book Summary
The Murder Book
An album of murder photos arrives, reopening the cold case that broke a detective years ago.
by Jonathan Kellerman 2002 614 pages
3.94
14k+ ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Jason M. Satterfield • 2015
CBT's practical techniques for mapping the thought-feeling-action loop and changing its direction.
4.05
2k+
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT's practical techniques for mapping the thought-feeling-action loop and changing its direction.
by Jason M. Satterfield 2015
4.05
2k+ ratings
Clausewitz on Strategy
by Tiha von Ghyczy • 2001
Your real competition is the fog, friction, and chaos Clausewitz mapped two centuries ago.
4.05
109
Clausewitz on Strategy Summary
Clausewitz on Strategy
Your real competition is the fog, friction, and chaos Clausewitz mapped two centuries ago.
by Tiha von Ghyczy 2001 208 pages
4.05
109 ratings
Certain to Win
by Chet Richards • 2004
Speed of decision, not budget, wins: a fighter pilot's framework for outmaneuvering larger rivals.
4.13
500+
Certain to Win Summary
Certain to Win
Speed of decision, not budget, wins: a fighter pilot's framework for outmaneuvering larger rivals.
by Chet Richards 2004
4.13
500+ ratings
The Healing Organization
by Rajendra Sisodia • 2019
Companies built on care outperform those built on fear. The blueprint for making the switch.
4.29
129
The Healing Organization Summary
The Healing Organization
Companies built on care outperform those built on fear. The blueprint for making the switch.
by Rajendra Sisodia 2019 299 pages
4.29
129 ratings
The Art of Intimacy
by Stacey D'Erasmo • 2013
Fiction's real intimacy lives in the subjunctive, the white space, and the shared glance.
3.93
248
The Art of Intimacy Summary
The Art of Intimacy
Fiction's real intimacy lives in the subjunctive, the white space, and the shared glance.
by Stacey D'Erasmo 2013 144 pages
3.93
248 ratings
How the Mind Works
by Steven Pinker • 1997
Your mind is a system of evolved modules. Consciousness is the one puzzle evolution left unsolved.
3.99
21k+
How the Mind Works Summary
How the Mind Works
Your mind is a system of evolved modules. Consciousness is the one puzzle evolution left unsolved.
by Steven Pinker 1997 660 pages
3.99
21k+ ratings
The Modern Soccer Coach 2014
by Gary Curneen • 2013
Blend mind, fitness, and skill into every drill so Tuesday's habits survive Saturday's chaos.
4.04
92
The Modern Soccer Coach 2014 Summary
The Modern Soccer Coach 2014
Blend mind, fitness, and skill into every drill so Tuesday's habits survive Saturday's chaos.
by Gary Curneen 2013
4.04
92 ratings
Price Action Market Traps
by Ray Wang • 2017
Seven institutional traps that strip inexperienced traders. Learn to spot them and flip the script.
4.21
241
Price Action Market Traps Summary
Price Action Market Traps
Seven institutional traps that strip inexperienced traders. Learn to spot them and flip the script.
by Ray Wang 2017 97 pages
4.21
241 ratings
Fact Vs. Fiction
by Jennifer Lagarde • 2018
Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.
4.40
326
Fact Vs. Fiction Summary
Fact Vs. Fiction
Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.
by Jennifer Lagarde 2018 159 pages
4.40
326 ratings
Small Move, Big Change
by Caroline L. Arnold • 2014
Big resolutions fail. Micro commitments, precisely aimed at one behavior, retrain your autopilot.
3.82
1k+
Small Move, Big Change Summary
Small Move, Big Change
Big resolutions fail. Micro commitments, precisely aimed at one behavior, retrain your autopilot.
by Caroline L. Arnold 2014 238 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley • 1988
Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.
3.83
1k+
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.
by George Berkeley 1988 224 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
A Million Little Pieces
by James Frey • 2003
Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.
3.69
200k+
A Million Little Pieces Summary
A Million Little Pieces
Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.
by James Frey 2003
3.69
200k+ ratings
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