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Psychology Book Summaries

The Power of Awakening
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2020
How to silence the inner critic and wake up to your eternal, peaceful self.
4.51
500+
The Power of Awakening Summary
The Power of Awakening
How to silence the inner critic and wake up to your eternal, peaceful self.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2020 201 pages
4.51
500+ ratings
Cheaper, Faster, Better
by Tom Steyer • 2024
The invisible hand shaping your life is not economics: it's the social limit of 150 relationships.
3.87
461
Cheaper, Faster, Better Summary
Cheaper, Faster, Better
The invisible hand shaping your life is not economics: it's the social limit of 150 relationships.
by Tom Steyer 2024 280 pages
3.87
461 ratings
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
by Mindy Kaling • 2011
What aikido masters taught a car salesman: why less effort closes more deals.
3.86
500k+
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Summary
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
What aikido masters taught a car salesman: why less effort closes more deals.
by Mindy Kaling 2011 5 pages
3.86
500k+ ratings
The Existentialist's Survival Guide
by Gordon Marino • 2018
Your anxiety is not a flaw. The existentialists saw it as proof of your freedom.
3.69
1k+
The Existentialist's Survival Guide Summary
The Existentialist's Survival Guide
Your anxiety is not a flaw. The existentialists saw it as proof of your freedom.
by Gordon Marino 2018 272 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Gracious
by Kelly Williams Brown • 2017
Charm can be learned. Tact can be practiced. Both begin with how you treat yourself.
3.64
500+
Gracious Summary
Gracious
Charm can be learned. Tact can be practiced. Both begin with how you treat yourself.
by Kelly Williams Brown 2017 256 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Getting Castaneda
by Peter Luce • 2017
Castaneda's teacher knew a secret: reality is assembled at a point. Move it, and everything changes.
4.07
119
Getting Castaneda Summary
Getting Castaneda
Castaneda's teacher knew a secret: reality is assembled at a point. Move it, and everything changes.
by Peter Luce 2017 186 pages
4.07
119 ratings
The More You Do The Better You Feel
by David Parker • 2015
One tiny task in a notebook rebuilds the action muscle. No motivation required.
3.93
322
The More You Do The Better You Feel Summary
The More You Do The Better You Feel
One tiny task in a notebook rebuilds the action muscle. No motivation required.
by David Parker 2015 311 pages
3.93
322 ratings
Start Day Trading Now
by Michael Sincere • 2011
The technical, risk, and mental rules that separate pro day traders from the 90% who quit.
3.55
149
Start Day Trading Now Summary
Start Day Trading Now
The technical, risk, and mental rules that separate pro day traders from the 90% who quit.
by Michael Sincere 2011 224 pages
3.55
149 ratings
Brief Interventions for Radical Change
by Kirk D. Strosahl • 2012
Radical change in one to four sessions: focused ACT tools that reveal what keeps clients stuck.
4.49
136
Brief Interventions for Radical Change Summary
Brief Interventions for Radical Change
Radical change in one to four sessions: focused ACT tools that reveal what keeps clients stuck.
by Kirk D. Strosahl 2012 296 pages
4.49
136 ratings
Commit to Win
by Heidi Reeder • 2014
Four levers control your attachment to jobs, people, and goals. Turn them on purpose.
3.90
100
Commit to Win Summary
Commit to Win
Four levers control your attachment to jobs, people, and goals. Turn them on purpose.
by Heidi Reeder 2014 257 pages
3.90
100 ratings
Becoming a Therapist
by Suzanne Bender • 2002
From first phone call to final session: the words and reasoning behind every clinical moment.
3.97
183
Becoming a Therapist Summary
Becoming a Therapist
From first phone call to final session: the words and reasoning behind every clinical moment.
by Suzanne Bender 2002 332 pages
3.97
183 ratings
Ask
by Jeff Wetzler • 2024
Most people hold back what you need to hear: a systematic way to unlock it.
3.88
194
Ask Summary
Ask
Most people hold back what you need to hear: a systematic way to unlock it.
by Jeff Wetzler 2024 304 pages
3.88
194 ratings
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind
by Eric Jensen • 2013
The classroom moves that overcome poverty's grip on learning, even when motivation is scarce.
4.09
500+
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind Summary
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind
The classroom moves that overcome poverty's grip on learning, even when motivation is scarce.
by Eric Jensen 2013 299 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
The Stress Effect
by Henry L. Thompson • 2010
Stress makes smart leaders dumb. The system for keeping your judgment when pressure peaks.
4.02
149
The Stress Effect Summary
The Stress Effect
Stress makes smart leaders dumb. The system for keeping your judgment when pressure peaks.
by Henry L. Thompson 2010 336 pages
4.02
149 ratings
Inner Mastery, Outer Impact
by Hitendra Wadhwa • 2022
Outer impact is a side effect. Leadership is an inner choice. It takes five energies.
4.38
224
Inner Mastery, Outer Impact Summary
Inner Mastery, Outer Impact
Outer impact is a side effect. Leadership is an inner choice. It takes five energies.
by Hitendra Wadhwa 2022 352 pages
4.38
224 ratings
Mindful Astrology
by Monte Farber • 2021
Sun, Moon, Rising: three signs that map your drive, your feelings, and the face you show.
3.59
59
Mindful Astrology Summary
Mindful Astrology
Sun, Moon, Rising: three signs that map your drive, your feelings, and the face you show.
by Monte Farber 2021 211 pages
3.59
59 ratings
Chiron in Astrology
by Mari Silva • 2021
Your birth chart hides one wound you keep reliving. Chiron's placement shows the way out.
3.98
60
Chiron in Astrology Summary
Chiron in Astrology
Your birth chart hides one wound you keep reliving. Chiron's placement shows the way out.
by Mari Silva 2021 112 pages
3.98
60 ratings
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger
by Alexander L. Chapman • 2015
Anger passes. Its wreckage stays. DBT skills for making sure only the anger leaves the room.
4.22
90
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger
Anger passes. Its wreckage stays. DBT skills for making sure only the anger leaves the room.
by Alexander L. Chapman 2015 200 pages
4.22
90 ratings
Mindgames
by Roland Lazenby • 2000
A Zen coach used meditation and psychology to turn the Bulls' biggest egos into a dynasty.
3.97
221
Mindgames Summary
Mindgames
A Zen coach used meditation and psychology to turn the Bulls' biggest egos into a dynasty.
by Roland Lazenby 2000 450 pages
3.97
221 ratings
The Right Questions
by Debbie Ford • 2003
Why you sabotage your own goals: ten questions to expose default patterns and choose deliberately.
4.13
500+
The Right Questions Summary
The Right Questions
Why you sabotage your own goals: ten questions to expose default patterns and choose deliberately.
by Debbie Ford 2003 192 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Five Days at Memorial
by Sheri Fink • 2013
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
3.93
41k+
Five Days at Memorial Summary
Five Days at Memorial
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
by Sheri Fink 2013 558 pages
3.93
41k+ ratings
The Spiritual Awakening Guide
by Mary Mueller Shutan • 2015
Kundalini heat, psychic flashes, shamanic crisis: not breakdown but a break into unfiltered reality.
4.21
95
The Spiritual Awakening Guide Summary
The Spiritual Awakening Guide
Kundalini heat, psychic flashes, shamanic crisis: not breakdown but a break into unfiltered reality.
by Mary Mueller Shutan 2015 240 pages
4.21
95 ratings
Remote, Not Distant
by Gustavo Razzetti • 2022
Stop replicating the office online. Culture is built through design, not proximity.
3.78
295
Remote, Not Distant Summary
Remote, Not Distant
Stop replicating the office online. Culture is built through design, not proximity.
by Gustavo Razzetti 2022 326 pages
3.78
295 ratings
Meditation for Warriors
by Loren W. Christensen • 2013
Meditation rebuilt for warriors: no incense, just the drills that keep you clear when it counts.
4.11
110
Meditation for Warriors Summary
Meditation for Warriors
Meditation rebuilt for warriors: no incense, just the drills that keep you clear when it counts.
by Loren W. Christensen 2013 155 pages
4.11
110 ratings
Friendship in an Age of Economics
by Todd May • 2012
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
3.72
29
Friendship in an Age of Economics Summary
Friendship in an Age of Economics
The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.
by Todd May 2012 164 pages
3.72
29 ratings
Diario del fin del mundo
by Mario Mendoza • 2018
A dying friend's letter pulls a writer into Colombia's Nazi underworld and a buried love triangle.
4.16
2k+
Diario del fin del mundo Summary
Diario del fin del mundo
A dying friend's letter pulls a writer into Colombia's Nazi underworld and a buried love triangle.
by Mario Mendoza 2018 264 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Bull's-Eye
by Brian Tracy • 2015
Your to-do list is lying. The ranking method that separates the vital from the merely urgent.
3.71
500+
Bull's-Eye Summary
Bull's-Eye
Your to-do list is lying. The ranking method that separates the vital from the merely urgent.
by Brian Tracy 2015
3.71
500+ ratings
The Power of an Open Question
by Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel • 2010
Life is groundless. The Buddhist path isn't a belief; it's learning to rest in not knowing.
4.10
233
The Power of an Open Question Summary
The Power of an Open Question
Life is groundless. The Buddhist path isn't a belief; it's learning to rest in not knowing.
by Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel 2010 128 pages
4.10
233 ratings
Quotes That Will Change Your Life
by Russ Kick • 2017
A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.
3.85
155
Quotes That Will Change Your Life Summary
Quotes That Will Change Your Life
A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.
by Russ Kick 2017 304 pages
3.85
155 ratings
A Thousand Naked Strangers
by Kevin Hazzard • 2016
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
3.96
14k+
A Thousand Naked Strangers Summary
A Thousand Naked Strangers
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
by Kevin Hazzard 2016 261 pages
3.96
14k+ ratings
12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
by Tony Reinke • 2017
Your phone is making you a worse worshipper. Here is what to do about it.
4.28
7k+
12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You Summary
12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
Your phone is making you a worse worshipper. Here is what to do about it.
by Tony Reinke 2017
4.28
7k+ ratings
Beyond Tidy
by Annmarie Brogan • 2020
The missing step in organizing books: rewire your brain first, so your systems actually stick.
3.57
293
Beyond Tidy Summary
Beyond Tidy
The missing step in organizing books: rewire your brain first, so your systems actually stick.
by Annmarie Brogan 2020 171 pages
3.57
293 ratings
The Spiritual Child
by Lisa Miller • 2015
Your child arrived spiritually whole. Keeping that connection alive through adolescence.
3.80
412
The Spiritual Child Summary
The Spiritual Child
Your child arrived spiritually whole. Keeping that connection alive through adolescence.
by Lisa Miller 2015 384 pages
3.80
412 ratings
Minds Make Societies
by Pascal Boyer • 2018
Nations clash, gods multiply, and families splinter for reasons your conscious mind never sees.
3.90
397
Minds Make Societies Summary
Minds Make Societies
Nations clash, gods multiply, and families splinter for reasons your conscious mind never sees.
by Pascal Boyer 2018 359 pages
3.90
397 ratings
Dark Star Rising
by Gary Lachman • 2018
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
3.85
500+
Dark Star Rising Summary
Dark Star Rising
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
by Gary Lachman 2018 214 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Loyalty 3.0
by Rajat Paharia • 2013
Five intrinsic drives plus data and game mechanics: a playbook for loyalty beyond points.
3.79
248
Loyalty 3.0 Summary
Loyalty 3.0
Five intrinsic drives plus data and game mechanics: a playbook for loyalty beyond points.
by Rajat Paharia 2013 304 pages
3.79
248 ratings
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress
by Rita Emmett • 2008
Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.
3.46
293
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress Summary
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress
Your stress isn't from overwork. It's from working on the wrong things. Here's the fix.
by Rita Emmett 2008 208 pages
3.46
293 ratings
Belonging
by Toko-pa Turner • 2017
Unbelonging is an initiation, not an error. The path home goes through your exiled self.
4.36
2k+
Belonging Summary
Belonging
Unbelonging is an initiation, not an error. The path home goes through your exiled self.
by Toko-pa Turner 2017 259 pages
4.36
2k+ ratings
Knowing Woman
by Irene Claremont de Castillejo • 1973
A woman's harshest inner critic can become her sharpest ally. The bridge is sincere dialogue.
4.16
140
Knowing Woman Summary
Knowing Woman
A woman's harshest inner critic can become her sharpest ally. The bridge is sincere dialogue.
by Irene Claremont de Castillejo 1973 192 pages
4.16
140 ratings
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk for Weight-Loss
by Shad Helmstetter • 2016
The inner voice that sabotages your weight loss can be rewritten, one day at a time.
4.24
46
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk for Weight-Loss Summary
365 Days of Positive Self-Talk for Weight-Loss
The inner voice that sabotages your weight loss can be rewritten, one day at a time.
by Shad Helmstetter 2016 198 pages
4.24
46 ratings
Notes from a Friend
by Anthony Robbins • 2020
Your words, posture, and breath dictate how you feel. A ten-day challenge reprograms all three.
4.41
184
Notes from a Friend Summary
Notes from a Friend
Your words, posture, and breath dictate how you feel. A ten-day challenge reprograms all three.
by Anthony Robbins 2020 93 pages
4.41
184 ratings
Liars and Outliers
by Bruce Schneier • 2012
You trust strangers with your money and your life. Here is what makes that possible.
3.79
1k+
Liars and Outliers Summary
Liars and Outliers
You trust strangers with your money and your life. Here is what makes that possible.
by Bruce Schneier 2012 348 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Solitude
by Michael Harris • 2017
Your phone checks you 150 times a day. Solitude is the lost art: reclaiming your attention.
3.66
2k+
Solitude Summary
Solitude
Your phone checks you 150 times a day. Solitude is the lost art: reclaiming your attention.
by Michael Harris 2017 229 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
NLP II
by Robert B. Dilts • 2010
Your gut and relationships are as smart as your brain, and ignoring them keeps you stuck.
4.33
36
NLP II Summary
NLP II
Your gut and relationships are as smart as your brain, and ignoring them keeps you stuck.
by Robert B. Dilts 2010 432 pages
4.33
36 ratings
This Is Your Brain on Depression
by Faith G. Harper • 2018
Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.
3.74
1k+
This Is Your Brain on Depression Summary
This Is Your Brain on Depression
Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.
by Faith G. Harper 2018 128 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
A Fearless Heart
by Thupten Jinpa • 2015
Compassion is our default; fear hijacks it. The practices that reclaim it.
4.34
500+
A Fearless Heart Summary
A Fearless Heart
Compassion is our default; fear hijacks it. The practices that reclaim it.
by Thupten Jinpa 2015 288 pages
4.34
500+ ratings
The Way of Play
by Tina Payne Bryson • 2025
How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.
4.13
500+
The Way of Play Summary
The Way of Play
How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.
by Tina Payne Bryson 2025 288 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Curious?
by Todd Kashdan • 2009
Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.
3.71
494
Curious? Summary
Curious?
Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.
by Todd Kashdan 2009 352 pages
3.71
494 ratings
Create Your Own Religion
by Daniele Bolelli • 2011
You already cherry-pick your beliefs. The only honest answer is to design your own.
3.86
448
Create Your Own Religion Summary
Create Your Own Religion
You already cherry-pick your beliefs. The only honest answer is to design your own.
by Daniele Bolelli 2011 352 pages
3.86
448 ratings
Ask More
by Frank Sesno • 2017
Eleven ways to frame a question, calibrated for strategy, empathy, accountability, or creativity.
3.65
500+
Ask More Summary
Ask More
Eleven ways to frame a question, calibrated for strategy, empathy, accountability, or creativity.
by Frank Sesno 2017 272 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
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