Best Psychology Books | Summaries & Audio

Psychology Book Summaries

Life in Code

by Ellen Ullman • 2017

Programming is obsession, not logic, and the people who built the internet mistrust human beings.

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👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🖥️ Tech Culture 📵 Digital Isolation 🧠 Programming Psychology 📉 Tech Criticism

Life in Code

Programming is obsession, not logic, and the people who built the internet mistrust human beings.

by Ellen Ullman 2017 320 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🖥️ Tech Culture 📵 Digital Isolation 🧠 Programming Psychology 📉 Tech Criticism

Philosophy of Mind

by Jaegwon Kim • 1996

How does physical matter produce the feel of pain? A guided tour through the rival answers.

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500+

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🧩 Mind-Body Problem 💭 Consciousness Studies ❓ Qualia 🔗 Mental Causation

Philosophy of Mind

How does physical matter produce the feel of pain? A guided tour through the rival answers.

by Jaegwon Kim 1996 352 pages

4.00

500+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🧩 Mind-Body Problem 💭 Consciousness Studies ❓ Qualia 🔗 Mental Causation

To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?

by Robert J. Ringer • 2002

Self-delusion is more expensive than bad luck. The rules for seeing business as it actually is.

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🤝 Negotiation 🤞 Closing Deals 🛡️ Self-Protection In Business 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔍 Business Realism

To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?

Self-delusion is more expensive than bad luck. The rules for seeing business as it actually is.

by Robert J. Ringer 2002 240 pages

4.07

127 ratings

🤝 Negotiation 🤞 Closing Deals 🛡️ Self-Protection In Business 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔍 Business Realism

The Ministry of Common Sense

by Martin Lindstrom • 2020

Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.

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🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy 👥 Customer-Centricity 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕒 Meeting Culture ⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction

The Ministry of Common Sense

Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.

by Martin Lindstrom 2020 256 pages

3.63

456 ratings

🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy 👥 Customer-Centricity 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕒 Meeting Culture ⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction

Chillpreneur

by Denise Duffield-Thomas • 2019

Break up with hustle culture: a guide for women who want profit without the burnout.

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👩‍💼 Women In Business 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 🏖️ Lifestyle Business 💸 Money Mindset 💲 Pricing Strategies

Chillpreneur

Break up with hustle culture: a guide for women who want profit without the burnout.

by Denise Duffield-Thomas 2019 304 pages

4.34

1k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 🏖️ Lifestyle Business 💸 Money Mindset 💲 Pricing Strategies

Steidlmayer on Markets

by J. Peter Steidlmayer • 2002

Time and volume reveal the auction behind price, showing where value hides and when to trade.

3.76

📊 Technical Analysis 🏛️ Auction Market Theory 🧠 Trading Psychology 🔊 Volume Analysis 🌊 Order Flow

Steidlmayer on Markets

Time and volume reveal the auction behind price, showing where value hides and when to trade.

by J. Peter Steidlmayer 2002 240 pages

3.76

62 ratings

📊 Technical Analysis 🏛️ Auction Market Theory 🧠 Trading Psychology 🔊 Volume Analysis 🌊 Order Flow

Dirty Minds

by Kayt Sukel • 2012

Romantic love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine. Heartbreak is neurological withdrawal.

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447

🧠 Neuroscience Of Love 🔬 Relationship Science ⚗️ Neurochemistry 🦍 Evolutionary Psychology 💘 Mate Selection

Dirty Minds

Romantic love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine. Heartbreak is neurological withdrawal.

by Kayt Sukel 2012 288 pages

3.55

447 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Love 🔬 Relationship Science ⚗️ Neurochemistry 🦍 Evolutionary Psychology 💘 Mate Selection

El Kybalion Los Misterios de Hermes Tres Iniciados

by Diego Alejandro muñoz • 2020

Ancient Egypt's secret teaching: the cosmos is made of mind, and its laws turn thought into force.

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196

🏛️ Hermeticism 📜 Esoteric Philosophy 🧠 Mental Mastery ⚖️ Universal Laws 💡 New Thought

El Kybalion Los Misterios de Hermes Tres Iniciados

Ancient Egypt's secret teaching: the cosmos is made of mind, and its laws turn thought into force.

by Diego Alejandro muñoz 2020

4.06

196 ratings

🏛️ Hermeticism 📜 Esoteric Philosophy 🧠 Mental Mastery ⚖️ Universal Laws 💡 New Thought

The Book of Psychic Symbols

by Melanie Barnum • 2012

Your intuition speaks in symbols. Learn to read them and open your psychic senses.

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🧠 Psychic Development 🔮 Symbolic Interpretation 💤 Dream Symbolism 🌠 Synchronicity 🔋 Energy Healing

The Book of Psychic Symbols

Your intuition speaks in symbols. Learn to read them and open your psychic senses.

by Melanie Barnum 2012 271 pages

3.85

168 ratings

🧠 Psychic Development 🔮 Symbolic Interpretation 💤 Dream Symbolism 🌠 Synchronicity 🔋 Energy Healing

Meditation As Medicine

by Dharma Singh Khalsa • 2002

A four-part meditation protocol that aims at glands and energy centers, not just tranquility.

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🧘 Kundalini Yoga ✨ Energy Healing 🕉️ Chakra Balancing 🌬️ Breathwork 📿 Mantra Meditation

Meditation As Medicine

A four-part meditation protocol that aims at glands and energy centers, not just tranquility.

by Dharma Singh Khalsa 2002 320 pages

4.21

494 ratings

🧘 Kundalini Yoga ✨ Energy Healing 🕉️ Chakra Balancing 🌬️ Breathwork 📿 Mantra Meditation

A Criminal History of Mankind

by Colin Wilson • 1985

Why tyrants, murderers, and petty thieves all share the same stunted psychology.

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500+

🧠 Criminal Psychology 📜 Historical Criminology 🏙️ Social Pathology 👑 Dominance And Violence 🐀 Overcrowding And Aggression

A Criminal History of Mankind

Why tyrants, murderers, and petty thieves all share the same stunted psychology.

by Colin Wilson 1985 815 pages

3.90

500+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 📜 Historical Criminology 🏙️ Social Pathology 👑 Dominance And Violence 🐀 Overcrowding And Aggression

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination

by Gary Lachman • 2017

Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.

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🌐 Western Esotericism 🔍 Modes Of Knowing 💭 Imagination As Cognition 🌿 Romantic Science 🏛️ Perennial Philosophy

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination

Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.

by Gary Lachman 2017 145 pages

4.25

246 ratings

🌐 Western Esotericism 🔍 Modes Of Knowing 💭 Imagination As Cognition 🌿 Romantic Science 🏛️ Perennial Philosophy

The "God" Part of the Brain

by Matthew Alper • 1999

Belief in God is a biological adaptation for managing the terror of mortality.

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🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Science Of Religion 🔬 Neurotheology 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧪 Biological Basis Of Faith

The "God" Part of the Brain

Belief in God is a biological adaptation for managing the terror of mortality.

by Matthew Alper 1999 291 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Science Of Religion 🔬 Neurotheology 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧪 Biological Basis Of Faith

Nice Girls Just Don't Get It

by Lois P. Frankel • 2005

How your 'nice' conditioning costs you promotions, raises, and respect, and what to do instead.

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500+

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤝 Strategic Networking 📢 Self-Advocacy

Nice Girls Just Don't Get It

How your 'nice' conditioning costs you promotions, raises, and respect, and what to do instead.

by Lois P. Frankel 2005 320 pages

3.61

500+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤝 Strategic Networking 📢 Self-Advocacy

Stress Management For Dummies

by Allen Elkin • 1999

Stress is mostly self-inflicted. A guide to calming down, thinking straight, and living lighter.

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🧘 Stress Relief 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 🌿 Relaxation Techniques ⏰ Time Management

Stress Management For Dummies

Stress is mostly self-inflicted. A guide to calming down, thinking straight, and living lighter.

by Allen Elkin 1999 384 pages

3.78

201 ratings

🧘 Stress Relief 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 🌿 Relaxation Techniques ⏰ Time Management

The Science of Happiness

by Stefan Klein • 2002

Two circuits drive your happiness: one craves, one savors. Most people neglect the second entirely.

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🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Flow And Mindfulness 🧪 Dopamine And Desire 🤝 Social Connection

The Science of Happiness

Two circuits drive your happiness: one craves, one savors. Most people neglect the second entirely.

by Stefan Klein 2002 322 pages

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Flow And Mindfulness 🧪 Dopamine And Desire 🤝 Social Connection

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

by De La Plata • 2013

You are not the voice in your head. Observing it opens a stillness suffering cannot touch.

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🕉️ Non-Dual Spirituality 🧘 Conscious Presence ✨ Spiritual Self-Help 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🪞 Ego Transcendence

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

You are not the voice in your head. Observing it opens a stillness suffering cannot touch.

by De La Plata 2013 8 pages

4.33

241 ratings

🕉️ Non-Dual Spirituality 🧘 Conscious Presence ✨ Spiritual Self-Help 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🪞 Ego Transcendence

Childbirth without Fear

by Grantly Dick-Read • 1959

Birth pain is not biological. Fear tenses muscles against themselves; relaxation breaks the cycle.

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🏥 Natural Childbirth 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌿 Natural Birth Movement 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

Childbirth without Fear

Birth pain is not biological. Fear tenses muscles against themselves; relaxation breaks the cycle.

by Grantly Dick-Read 1959 352 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏥 Natural Childbirth 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌿 Natural Birth Movement 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

The No Self, No Problem Workbook

by Chris Niebauer • 2023

Your sense of self is a left-brain fiction. Neuroscience and Buddhist practices to see through it.

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🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🪞 Illusion Of Self 🌸 Present Moment Awareness 🧘 Zen Practice

The No Self, No Problem Workbook

Your sense of self is a left-brain fiction. Neuroscience and Buddhist practices to see through it.

by Chris Niebauer 2023 181 pages

4.35

151 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🪞 Illusion Of Self 🌸 Present Moment Awareness 🧘 Zen Practice

Your Music and People

by Derek Sivers • 2020

Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.

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🎵 Music Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🎯 Niche Marketing 🤝 Networking 🗣️ People Skills

Your Music and People

Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.

by Derek Sivers 2020 136 pages

4.40

500+ ratings

🎵 Music Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🎯 Niche Marketing 🤝 Networking 🗣️ People Skills

Join the Club

by Tina Rosenberg • 2011

Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.

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🫂 Peer Pressure ✊ Social Movements 🏥 Community Health 🌍 International Development 📚 Case Studies

Join the Club

Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.

by Tina Rosenberg 2011 432 pages

3.49

340 ratings

🫂 Peer Pressure ✊ Social Movements 🏥 Community Health 🌍 International Development 📚 Case Studies

45 Effective Ways for Hiring Smart!

by Pierre Mornell • 1998

Interviews lie. Resumes exaggerate. Field-tested tactics that predict who will succeed on the job.

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🧑‍💼 Hiring And Recruitment 🎤 Interview Techniques ⚙️ Hiring Systems ⚠️ Hiring Mistakes 🔮 Hiring Intuition

45 Effective Ways for Hiring Smart!

Interviews lie. Resumes exaggerate. Field-tested tactics that predict who will succeed on the job.

by Pierre Mornell 1998 226 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Hiring And Recruitment 🎤 Interview Techniques ⚙️ Hiring Systems ⚠️ Hiring Mistakes 🔮 Hiring Intuition

Boundaries of the Soul

by June K. Singer • 1972

Face the shadow, decode the dream, reconcile the opposites within. A Jungian analyst shows the way.

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🧠 Jungian Psychology 🖤 Shadow Work 🌙 Dream Interpretation 🧩 Individuation 🏛️ Archetypes

Boundaries of the Soul

Face the shadow, decode the dream, reconcile the opposites within. A Jungian analyst shows the way.

by June K. Singer 1972 528 pages

4.27

1k+ ratings

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🖤 Shadow Work 🌙 Dream Interpretation 🧩 Individuation 🏛️ Archetypes

Iconoclast

by Gregory Berns • 2008

Three brain systems keep you from thinking differently. A neuroscientist maps the override.

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🧠 Creative Cognition 🪤 Cognitive Biases 😨 Fear Management 🐑 Social Conformity 💰 Behavioral Economics

Iconoclast

Three brain systems keep you from thinking differently. A neuroscientist maps the override.

by Gregory Berns 2008 250 pages

3.71

500+ ratings

🧠 Creative Cognition 🪤 Cognitive Biases 😨 Fear Management 🐑 Social Conformity 💰 Behavioral Economics

Believe and Achieve

by W. Clement Stone • 1987

A seventeen-point system for achievement, starting with the one mental shift that unlocks the rest.

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📚 Classic Self-Help ☀️ Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting 🔒 Self-Discipline ⏳ Time Management

Believe and Achieve

A seventeen-point system for achievement, starting with the one mental shift that unlocks the rest.

by W. Clement Stone 1987 329 pages

4.16

173 ratings

📚 Classic Self-Help ☀️ Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting 🔒 Self-Discipline ⏳ Time Management

Breaking the Silence

by Casey Watson • 2013

One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.

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🏠 Foster Care 🧩 Autism Spectrum 👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting 💔 Childhood Trauma 🥀 Grief In Children

Breaking the Silence

One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.

by Casey Watson 2013 289 pages

4.42

1k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🧩 Autism Spectrum 👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting 💔 Childhood Trauma 🥀 Grief In Children

7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self

by Swami Mukundananda • 2020

Self-help that starts with the soul: seven laws where devotion does what willpower cannot.

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🕉️ Vedantic Teachings 🙏 Bhakti Yoga 🌟 Spiritual Self-Help 🧠 Belief Reprogramming 🧘 Mind Discipline

7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self

Self-help that starts with the soul: seven laws where devotion does what willpower cannot.

by Swami Mukundananda 2020 180 pages

4.44

136 ratings

🕉️ Vedantic Teachings 🙏 Bhakti Yoga 🌟 Spiritual Self-Help 🧠 Belief Reprogramming 🧘 Mind Discipline

Manifesting

by Kris Ferraro • 2021

Why waiting is the enemy of getting what you want, and a practical method for creating it now.

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✨ Manifestation 💭 New Thought 🙏 Gratitude Practices 🧠 Mental Reprogramming 🌊 Emotional Release

Manifesting

Why waiting is the enemy of getting what you want, and a practical method for creating it now.

by Kris Ferraro 2021 240 pages

4.13

156 ratings

✨ Manifestation 💭 New Thought 🙏 Gratitude Practices 🧠 Mental Reprogramming 🌊 Emotional Release

The Friendship Cure

by Kate Leaver • 2018

Loneliness rivals tobacco as a killer. Friendship is an evolutionary necessity, not a luxury.

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Connection 🏥 Loneliness Epidemic 👫 Adult Friendships 📱 Digital Relationships 🔬 Relationship Science

The Friendship Cure

Loneliness rivals tobacco as a killer. Friendship is an evolutionary necessity, not a luxury.

by Kate Leaver 2018 304 pages

3.32

500+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Connection 🏥 Loneliness Epidemic 👫 Adult Friendships 📱 Digital Relationships 🔬 Relationship Science

I'm Afraid Debbie From Marketing Has Left for the Day

by Morten Münster • 2019

Why motivation fails and how environment design wins: the playbook for real-world behavior change.

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🎛️ Behavioral Design 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Nudge Theory 🔄 Habit Formation 🏢 Change Management

I'm Afraid Debbie From Marketing Has Left for the Day

Why motivation fails and how environment design wins: the playbook for real-world behavior change.

by Morten Münster 2019

4.08

1k+ ratings

🎛️ Behavioral Design 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Nudge Theory 🔄 Habit Formation 🏢 Change Management

Mask Off

by J.J. Bola • 2019

The biggest killer of men under 45 is not a disease. It is a script.

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🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🏛️ Patriarchy Critique 💔 Male Vulnerability 🧠 Men's Mental Health ⚠️ Rape Culture

Mask Off

The biggest killer of men under 45 is not a disease. It is a script.

by J.J. Bola 2019 128 pages

3.94

3k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🏛️ Patriarchy Critique 💔 Male Vulnerability 🧠 Men's Mental Health ⚠️ Rape Culture

Golden

by Justin Zorn • 2022

Silence heals the brain. Justice requires it. We've engineered a world that forbids both.

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500+

🏦 Attention Economy 🧘 Inner Silence 👂 Active Listening 📴 Digital Detox 🧠 Presence Practice

Golden

Silence heals the brain. Justice requires it. We've engineered a world that forbids both.

by Justin Zorn 2022 384 pages

3.86

500+ ratings

🏦 Attention Economy 🧘 Inner Silence 👂 Active Listening 📴 Digital Detox 🧠 Presence Practice

The Perfection Point

by John Brenkus • 2010

Physics sets a ceiling on every sport. The absolute fastest 100m sprint possible: 8.99 seconds.

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🧬 Sports Science 🧮 Theoretical Limits 🏆 Record Breaking ⚛️ Physics Of Sport 💉 Doping In Sports

The Perfection Point

Physics sets a ceiling on every sport. The absolute fastest 100m sprint possible: 8.99 seconds.

by John Brenkus 2010 256 pages

3.59

196 ratings

🧬 Sports Science 🧮 Theoretical Limits 🏆 Record Breaking ⚛️ Physics Of Sport 💉 Doping In Sports

The Social Atom

by Mark Buchanan • 2007

Segregation, fads, and wealth gaps are not about human nature. They are physics.

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500+

🔬 Complexity Science 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📈 Social Contagion 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

The Social Atom

Segregation, fads, and wealth gaps are not about human nature. They are physics.

by Mark Buchanan 2007 256 pages

3.71

500+ ratings

🔬 Complexity Science 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 📈 Social Contagion 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Introverted Mom

by Jamie C. Martin • 2019

Your need for quiet isn't a parenting flaw. Strategies to reclaim calm, energy, and joy.

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3k+

🧘 Introvert Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting 🔋 Energy Management 🛁 Self-Care Strategies 🌿 Calm Parenting

Introverted Mom

Your need for quiet isn't a parenting flaw. Strategies to reclaim calm, energy, and joy.

by Jamie C. Martin 2019 240 pages

4.02

3k+ ratings

🧘 Introvert Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting 🔋 Energy Management 🛁 Self-Care Strategies 🌿 Calm Parenting

Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise

by Elizabeth Williams • 2019

A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.

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🧬 Vagus Nerve 🧠 Polyvagal Theory ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis 🔥 Chronic Inflammation

Daily Vagus Nerve Exercise

A single nerve regulates stress, inflammation, and mood. The daily exercises to strengthen it.

by Elizabeth Williams 2019 195 pages

3.59

133 ratings

🧬 Vagus Nerve 🧠 Polyvagal Theory ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis 🔥 Chronic Inflammation

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing

by David Leser • 2021

#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.

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460

✊ Modern Feminism 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems 🗣️ #MeToo Movement 🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Sexual Consent

Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing

#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.

by David Leser 2021 336 pages

4.02

460 ratings

✊ Modern Feminism 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems 🗣️ #MeToo Movement 🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Sexual Consent

Making Friends with Death

by Judith L. Lief • 2001

Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.

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128

🪦 Death And Dying 🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🍂 Impermanence 💗 Compassion Practice

Making Friends with Death

Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.

by Judith L. Lief 2001 187 pages

4.26

128 ratings

🪦 Death And Dying 🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🍂 Impermanence 💗 Compassion Practice

Aftermath

by Rickards James • 2019

Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.

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🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📉 Economic Inequality

Aftermath

Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.

by Rickards James 2019 336 pages

4.09

500+ ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📉 Economic Inequality

The Flying Scotsman

by Graeme Obree • 2003

A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.

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🚴 Competitive Cycling 🧠 Mental Health In Sport 🎭 Bipolar Disorder 🔧 Bike Engineering 🌅 Suicide Survival

The Flying Scotsman

A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.

by Graeme Obree 2003 256 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

🚴 Competitive Cycling 🧠 Mental Health In Sport 🎭 Bipolar Disorder 🔧 Bike Engineering 🌅 Suicide Survival

How To Stop Worrying And Start Living & How To Make Friends And Influence People

by Dale Carnegie • 2016

One book, two legacies: a system to quiet worry, a playbook for making anyone like you.

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🗣️ People Skills 😟 Worry Management 🗝️ Influence Without Authority 📚 Classic Self-Help 👥 Human Relations

How To Stop Worrying And Start Living & How To Make Friends And Influence People

One book, two legacies: a system to quiet worry, a playbook for making anyone like you.

by Dale Carnegie 2016 727 pages

4.22

349 ratings

🗣️ People Skills 😟 Worry Management 🗝️ Influence Without Authority 📚 Classic Self-Help 👥 Human Relations

Dare to Fail

by Billi P.S. Lim • 1998

Failure carries a hidden curriculum. Learn to read it, and every setback becomes a shortcut.

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449

🔄 Reframing Failure 🧱 Resilience Building ☀️ Positive Thinking 📝 Learning From Mistakes 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Dare to Fail

Failure carries a hidden curriculum. Learn to read it, and every setback becomes a shortcut.

by Billi P.S. Lim 1998 303 pages

3.9

449 ratings

🔄 Reframing Failure 🧱 Resilience Building ☀️ Positive Thinking 📝 Learning From Mistakes 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Growing Great Employees

by Erika Andersen • 2006

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

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5k+

🪴 Employee Development 👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding 🎯 Coaching Employees 💬 Giving Feedback

Growing Great Employees

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

by Erika Andersen 2006 304 pages

4.00

5k+ ratings

🪴 Employee Development 👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding 🎯 Coaching Employees 💬 Giving Feedback

Practising Existential Psychotherapy

by Ernesto Spinelli • 2007

Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.

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🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 📚 Clinical Training 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship ❓ Radical Uncertainty 🧘 Therapist Presence

Practising Existential Psychotherapy

Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.

by Ernesto Spinelli 2007 232 pages

4.26

88 ratings

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 📚 Clinical Training 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship ❓ Radical Uncertainty 🧘 Therapist Presence

Letting Go

by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

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🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Letting Go

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

by Karen Levin Coburn 1988 448 pages

3.68

388 ratings

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

William Blake vs the World

by John Higgs • 2021

Blake saw angels and mapped the mind. Modern neuroscience is just catching up.

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🏛️ Romanticism 🔮 Mystical Philosophy 🧠 Consciousness Studies 💫 Ego Dissolution 👁️ Visionary Art

William Blake vs the World

Blake saw angels and mapped the mind. Modern neuroscience is just catching up.

by John Higgs 2021 280 pages

4.15

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Romanticism 🔮 Mystical Philosophy 🧠 Consciousness Studies 💫 Ego Dissolution 👁️ Visionary Art

HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work

by Harvard Business Review • 2011

Working more hours backfires. The real fix: manage your energy, reframe stress, protect your sleep.

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🏢 Workplace Stress ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Attention Management ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🔄 Stress Reframing

HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work

Working more hours backfires. The real fix: manage your energy, reframe stress, protect your sleep.

by Harvard Business Review 2011 192 pages

3.71

287 ratings

🏢 Workplace Stress ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Attention Management ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🔄 Stress Reframing

Helping Children Succeed

by Paul Tough • 2016

Grit can't be taught. It grows from an environment of support, belonging, and high expectations.

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🌪️ Childhood Adversity 📉 Educational Equity 🔨 Character Development 🤱 Attachment Theory 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Helping Children Succeed

Grit can't be taught. It grows from an environment of support, belonging, and high expectations.

by Paul Tough 2016 125 pages

3.86

2k+ ratings

🌪️ Childhood Adversity 📉 Educational Equity 🔨 Character Development 🤱 Attachment Theory 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

by Nick Flynn • 2004

His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.

3.80

11k+

👤 Absent Fathers 🏚️ Homelessness In America 🍷 Addiction And Family 🩹 Memoir Of Recovery 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.

by Nick Flynn 2004 347 pages

3.80

11k+ ratings

👤 Absent Fathers 🏚️ Homelessness In America 🍷 Addiction And Family 🩹 Memoir Of Recovery 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

The Basics of User Experience Design

by Mads Soegaard • 2018

The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.

3.65

193

🧠 Design Thinking ✅ Usability 🔍 User Research 📱 Mobile Design 📊 Information Visualization

The Basics of User Experience Design

The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.

by Mads Soegaard 2018 96 pages

3.65

193 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking ✅ Usability 🔍 User Research 📱 Mobile Design 📊 Information Visualization

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