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Psychology Book Summaries

Evolutionary Ideas
by Sam Tatam • 2022
Most innovation fails. The answer: borrow the behavioral shortcuts evolution already built into us.
4.09
159
Evolutionary Ideas Summary
Evolutionary Ideas
Most innovation fails. The answer: borrow the behavioral shortcuts evolution already built into us.
by Sam Tatam 2022 326 pages
4.09
159 ratings
Dreaming Yourself Awake
by B. Alan Wallace • 2012
Waking life may be a dream. Tibetan practices train you to wake up inside both.
3.89
500+
Dreaming Yourself Awake Summary
Dreaming Yourself Awake
Waking life may be a dream. Tibetan practices train you to wake up inside both.
by B. Alan Wallace 2012 192 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
On Human Nature
by Edward O. Wilson • 1978
Evolution is our best mythology. The argument for anchoring ethics, art, and religion in biology.
4.14
3k+
On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature
Evolution is our best mythology. The argument for anchoring ethics, art, and religion in biology.
by Edward O. Wilson 1978 288 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Ready, Study, Go!
by Khurshed Batliwala • 2018
Decide to love the subject you hate. The rest of studying is just biology and sleep.
3.83
500+
Ready, Study, Go! Summary
Ready, Study, Go!
Decide to love the subject you hate. The rest of studying is just biology and sleep.
by Khurshed Batliwala 2018 248 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy
by Richard Greene • 2007
Tarantino's blowtorch-wielding criminals as moral philosophers: nihilism, karma, and revenge.
3.73
201
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy Summary
Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy
Tarantino's blowtorch-wielding criminals as moral philosophers: nihilism, karma, and revenge.
by Richard Greene 2007 288 pages
3.73
201 ratings
The Entrepreneur's Guide To Getting Your Shit Together
by John Carlton • 2013
The punk rock method for turning everyday stories into copy that actually sells.
4.19
240
The Entrepreneur's Guide To Getting Your Shit Together Summary
The Entrepreneur's Guide To Getting Your Shit Together
The punk rock method for turning everyday stories into copy that actually sells.
by John Carlton 2013 394 pages
4.19
240 ratings
The Flowers of Evil
by Charles Baudelaire • 1857
Poems that find ecstasy in the gutter, hold you responsible, and turned despair into an art form.
4.19
82k+
The Flowers of Evil Summary
The Flowers of Evil
Poems that find ecstasy in the gutter, hold you responsible, and turned despair into an art form.
by Charles Baudelaire 1857 464 pages
4.19
82k+ ratings
Soul without Shame
by Byron Brown • 1998
You do not have to believe your inner critic or fight it. The third way, mapped.
4.04
488
Soul without Shame Summary
Soul without Shame
You do not have to believe your inner critic or fight it. The third way, mapped.
by Byron Brown 1998 413 pages
4.04
488 ratings
The Penguin and the Leviathan
by Yochai Benkler • 2011
Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.
3.70
351
The Penguin and the Leviathan Summary
The Penguin and the Leviathan
Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.
by Yochai Benkler 2011 274 pages
3.70
351 ratings
Pick Three
by Randi Zuckerberg • 2018
Stop chasing balance. Pick three things, do them well, swap tomorrow. Full life, zero guilt.
3.08
500+
Pick Three Summary
Pick Three
Stop chasing balance. Pick three things, do them well, swap tomorrow. Full life, zero guilt.
by Randi Zuckerberg 2018 288 pages
3.08
500+ ratings
Dreaming in Hindi
by Katherine Russell Rich • 2009
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
3.12
1k+
Dreaming in Hindi Summary
Dreaming in Hindi
After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.
by Katherine Russell Rich 2009 360 pages
3.12
1k+ ratings
Life After Suicide
by Jennifer Ashton • 2019
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
3.83
500+
Life After Suicide Summary
Life After Suicide
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
by Jennifer Ashton 2019
3.83
500+ ratings
Taking Flight!
by Merrick Rosenberg • 2011
Your best trait keeps causing clashes. Four bird styles reveal why, and the simple fix.
4.00
500+
Taking Flight! Summary
Taking Flight!
Your best trait keeps causing clashes. Four bird styles reveal why, and the simple fix.
by Merrick Rosenberg 2011 240 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
Surviving an Affair
by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1998
End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.
4.06
161
Surviving an Affair Summary
Surviving an Affair
End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.
by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1998 273 pages
4.06
161 ratings
The Little Book of Sideways Markets
by Vitaliy N. Katsenelson • 2010
Buy-and-hold was for the 15-year bull. What to do when markets go nowhere.
3.77
309
The Little Book of Sideways Markets Summary
The Little Book of Sideways Markets
Buy-and-hold was for the 15-year bull. What to do when markets go nowhere.
by Vitaliy N. Katsenelson 2010 256 pages
3.77
309 ratings
If the Buddha Dated
by Charlotte Kasl • 1999
Show up fully, cling to nothing, and see what blossoms: a Buddhist approach to love.
4.12
3k+
If the Buddha Dated Summary
If the Buddha Dated
Show up fully, cling to nothing, and see what blossoms: a Buddhist approach to love.
by Charlotte Kasl 1999 212 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite
by David DiSalvo • 2011
Your brain favors certainty, shortcuts, and approval. The biases to catch and the override rules.
3.83
3k+
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite Summary
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite
Your brain favors certainty, shortcuts, and approval. The biases to catch and the override rules.
by David DiSalvo 2011 309 pages
3.83
3k+ ratings
Coaching Youth Sports
by Charlie Sullivan • 2021
75% of kids quit sports. The process-first method that keeps them playing and winning.
4.00
2
Coaching Youth Sports Summary
Coaching Youth Sports
75% of kids quit sports. The process-first method that keeps them playing and winning.
by Charlie Sullivan 2021 122 pages
4.00
2 ratings
Got Your Attention?
by Sam Horn • 2015
Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.
3.92
250
Got Your Attention? Summary
Got Your Attention?
Curiosity beats credentials. Open any conversation so people lean in and ask for more.
by Sam Horn 2015 216 pages
3.92
250 ratings
Rethinking Sex
by Christine Emba • 2022
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
3.61
1k+
Rethinking Sex Summary
Rethinking Sex
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
by Christine Emba 2022 256 pages
3.61
1k+ ratings
You Can Be Thin
by Marisa Peer • 2008
The six hidden reasons you overeat, and the mental reprogramming that ends them for good.
4.17
381
You Can Be Thin Summary
You Can Be Thin
The six hidden reasons you overeat, and the mental reprogramming that ends them for good.
by Marisa Peer 2008 192 pages
4.17
381 ratings
The Invisible Gorilla
by Christopher Chabris • 2010
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
3.91
14k+
The Invisible Gorilla Summary
The Invisible Gorilla
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
by Christopher Chabris 2010 295 pages
3.91
14k+ ratings
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes
by Dave MacLeod • 2009
What every stuck climber does wrong, and the tactical, mental, and physical fixes that work.
4.06
1k+
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes Summary
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes
What every stuck climber does wrong, and the tactical, mental, and physical fixes that work.
by Dave MacLeod 2009 166 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Leader Habit
by Martin Lanik • 2018
Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.
3.83
253
The Leader Habit Summary
The Leader Habit
Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.
by Martin Lanik 2018 256 pages
3.83
253 ratings
Beyond Human Nature
by Jesse J. Prinz • 2011
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
3.69
246
Beyond Human Nature Summary
Beyond Human Nature
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
by Jesse J. Prinz 2011 402 pages
3.69
246 ratings
The Power of Experiments
by Michael Luca • 2020
eBay's experiment killed $50 million in ads. Here's how to run yours.
3.46
246
The Power of Experiments Summary
The Power of Experiments
eBay's experiment killed $50 million in ads. Here's how to run yours.
by Michael Luca 2020 211 pages
3.46
246 ratings
The Book of Healing
by Najwa Zebian • 2021
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
4.35
500+
The Book of Healing Summary
The Book of Healing
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
by Najwa Zebian 2021 288 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Overcoming Harm OCD
by Jon Hershfield MFT • 2018
A practical four-part framework to stop the shame spiral triggered by unwanted violent thoughts.
4.54
155
Overcoming Harm OCD Summary
Overcoming Harm OCD
A practical four-part framework to stop the shame spiral triggered by unwanted violent thoughts.
by Jon Hershfield MFT 2018 186 pages
4.54
155 ratings
Mirroring People
by Marco Iacoboni • 2008
Why you flinch when someone else is struck: your brain rehearses everything it sees.
3.79
500+
Mirroring People Summary
Mirroring People
Why you flinch when someone else is struck: your brain rehearses everything it sees.
by Marco Iacoboni 2008 320 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
The Faraway Nearby
by Rebecca Solnit • 2013
The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.
4.20
7k+
The Faraway Nearby Summary
The Faraway Nearby
The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.
by Rebecca Solnit 2013 271 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
The New Rules of Posture
by Mary Bond • 2006
Posture starts with breath and ground sense, not shoulder position. Here is how to rebuild yours.
4.20
270
The New Rules of Posture Summary
The New Rules of Posture
Posture starts with breath and ground sense, not shoulder position. Here is how to rebuild yours.
by Mary Bond 2006 242 pages
4.20
270 ratings
Wired for Culture
by Mark Pagel • 2012
Culture isn't a byproduct of big brains. It's the reason we have them.
3.86
296
Wired for Culture Summary
Wired for Culture
Culture isn't a byproduct of big brains. It's the reason we have them.
by Mark Pagel 2012 432 pages
3.86
296 ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
500+
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016 320 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Pixel Flesh
by Ellen Atlanta • 2024
Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.
3.98
2k+
Pixel Flesh Summary
Pixel Flesh
Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.
by Ellen Atlanta 2024 384 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
by Myron Dueck • 2014
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
3.81
415
Grading Smarter, Not Harder Summary
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
by Myron Dueck 2014 253 pages
3.81
415 ratings
Prayer
by Neville Goddard • 2009
What you imagine with conviction hardens into the facts of your life.
4.41
500+
Prayer Summary
Prayer
What you imagine with conviction hardens into the facts of your life.
by Neville Goddard 2009 70 pages
4.41
500+ ratings
Unbelievable
by Stacy Horn • 2009
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
3.27
500+
Unbelievable Summary
Unbelievable
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
by Stacy Horn 2009 289 pages
3.27
500+ ratings
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table
by Jeffrey A. Kottler • 2003
Unusual patients forced the best therapists to abandon the textbook. What they improvised instead.
3.88
500+
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table Summary
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table
Unusual patients forced the best therapists to abandon the textbook. What they improvised instead.
by Jeffrey A. Kottler 2003 325 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Market Sense and Nonsense
by Jack D. Schwager • 2012
Expert predictions trail random chance. Here is what actually drives markets, risk, and returns.
3.64
231
Market Sense and Nonsense Summary
Market Sense and Nonsense
Expert predictions trail random chance. Here is what actually drives markets, risk, and returns.
by Jack D. Schwager 2012 368 pages
3.64
231 ratings
Super Genes
by Deepak Chopra • 2015
Your genes are not stone. The levers, from diet to meditation, that rewire your biology.
3.87
1k+
Super Genes Summary
Super Genes
Your genes are not stone. The levers, from diet to meditation, that rewire your biology.
by Deepak Chopra 2015 336 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Rewiring Education
by John D. Couch • 2018
Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.
3.79
266
Rewiring Education Summary
Rewiring Education
Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.
by John D. Couch 2018 272 pages
3.79
266 ratings
How to Find Fulfilling Work
by Roman Krznaric • 2012
How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.
3.90
3k+
How to Find Fulfilling Work Summary
How to Find Fulfilling Work
How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.
by Roman Krznaric 2012 161 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
7 Secrets of Persuasion
by James C. Crimmins • 2016
The nonconscious brain decides before you do. The persuasion techniques that reach it first.
4.07
166
7 Secrets of Persuasion Summary
7 Secrets of Persuasion
The nonconscious brain decides before you do. The persuasion techniques that reach it first.
by James C. Crimmins 2016 225 pages
4.07
166 ratings
Magnificent Mind at Any Age
by Daniel G. Amen • 2008
The brain circuits that drive or derail your life, and the natural protocols to balance them.
3.89
500+
Magnificent Mind at Any Age Summary
Magnificent Mind at Any Age
The brain circuits that drive or derail your life, and the natural protocols to balance them.
by Daniel G. Amen 2008 352 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself
by Lori Deschene • 2013
Forty practices for quieting your inner critic, tested by millions who have silenced their own.
4.03
500+
Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself Summary
Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself
Forty practices for quieting your inner critic, tested by millions who have silenced their own.
by Lori Deschene 2013 288 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Happier at Home
by Gretchen Rubin • 2012
A school year of monthly home resolutions, and the surprising truth about what makes a house happy.
3.55
20k+
Happier at Home Summary
Happier at Home
A school year of monthly home resolutions, and the surprising truth about what makes a house happy.
by Gretchen Rubin 2012 273 pages
3.55
20k+ ratings
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed
by Howard Gardner • 2010
Three ancient virtues, dismantled by the digital age, reconstructed for it.
3.48
216
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed Summary
Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed
Three ancient virtues, dismantled by the digital age, reconstructed for it.
by Howard Gardner 2010 256 pages
3.48
216 ratings
It's Just My Nature!
by Carol Tuttle • 2009
Your face shape reveals your personality type. Dress it right, and your closet finally works.
3.84
1k+
It's Just My Nature! Summary
It's Just My Nature!
Your face shape reveals your personality type. Dress it right, and your closet finally works.
by Carol Tuttle 2009 241 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
A Mind of Its Own
by Cordelia Fine • 2005
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
3.86
2k+
A Mind of Its Own Summary
A Mind of Its Own
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
by Cordelia Fine 2005 224 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Finding of the Third Eye
by Vera Stanley Alder • 1968
The third eye is a dormant sense, not metaphor. Practices that awaken it: breath, color, meditation.
4.20
210
Finding of the Third Eye Summary
Finding of the Third Eye
The third eye is a dormant sense, not metaphor. Practices that awaken it: breath, color, meditation.
by Vera Stanley Alder 1968 186 pages
4.20
210 ratings
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