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Psychology Book Summaries

Getting Real
by Susan M. Campbell • 2001
Ten skills that replace the exhausting work of impression management with the relief of being known.
4.16
405
Getting Real Summary
Getting Real
Ten skills that replace the exhausting work of impression management with the relief of being known.
by Susan M. Campbell 2001 224 pages
4.16
405 ratings
Market Research in Practice
by Paul N. Hague • 1992
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
3.93
15
Market Research in Practice Summary
Market Research in Practice
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
by Paul N. Hague 1992 272 pages
3.93
15 ratings
SUPERBOSSES
by Sydney Finkelstein • 2016
What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.
3.58
1k+
SUPERBOSSES Summary
SUPERBOSSES
What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.
by Sydney Finkelstein 2016 272 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
Coffee is Good for You
by Robert J. Davis • 2012
Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.
3.31
250
Coffee is Good for You Summary
Coffee is Good for You
Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.
by Robert J. Davis 2012 240 pages
3.31
250 ratings
The Philosophy Book for Beginners
by Sharon Kaye • 2021
Philosophy is a conversation 2,500 years old and still unfinished. Here's your seat at the table.
4.17
138
The Philosophy Book for Beginners Summary
The Philosophy Book for Beginners
Philosophy is a conversation 2,500 years old and still unfinished. Here's your seat at the table.
by Sharon Kaye 2021 152 pages
4.17
138 ratings
Mind-Body Medicine
by Jason M. Satterfield • 2013
How stress, loneliness, and negative thoughts get under your skin, and what to do about it.
4.40
184
Mind-Body Medicine Summary
Mind-Body Medicine
How stress, loneliness, and negative thoughts get under your skin, and what to do about it.
by Jason M. Satterfield 2013 19 pages
4.40
184 ratings
Overdeliver
by Brian Kurtz • 2019
Your list is worth more than your copy. A direct response veteran shows how to profit.
4.16
223
Overdeliver Summary
Overdeliver
Your list is worth more than your copy. A direct response veteran shows how to profit.
by Brian Kurtz 2019 298 pages
4.16
223 ratings
How to Smell a Rat
by Kenneth L. Fisher • 2009
The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.
3.43
162
How to Smell a Rat Summary
How to Smell a Rat
The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.
by Kenneth L. Fisher 2009 224 pages
3.43
162 ratings
A Curious Mind
by Brian Grazer • 2014
What a Hollywood producer learned from decades of asking total strangers for one-hour conversations.
3.41
6k+
A Curious Mind Summary
A Curious Mind
What a Hollywood producer learned from decades of asking total strangers for one-hour conversations.
by Brian Grazer 2014 320 pages
3.41
6k+ ratings
Leading With Questions
by Michael J. Marquardt • 2005
Replace advice with inquiry: a leadership shift that turns dependent teams into problem solvers.
3.50
500+
Leading With Questions Summary
Leading With Questions
Replace advice with inquiry: a leadership shift that turns dependent teams into problem solvers.
by Michael J. Marquardt 2005 216 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass
by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
3.58
270
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007 398 pages
3.58
270 ratings
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
by Bill Eddy • 2019
Narcissistic politicians rely on a divide-and-conquer script. These countermoves break it.
3.81
140
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop Summary
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Narcissistic politicians rely on a divide-and-conquer script. These countermoves break it.
by Bill Eddy 2019 192 pages
3.81
140 ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline
by Carl Pickhardt • 2011
The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.
3.60
30
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline
The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.
by Carl Pickhardt 2011 304 pages
3.60
30 ratings
Success is Not a Fluke
by Alon Ulman • 2021
Chase goals that both excite and terrify you: the six principles that make them attainable.
3.88
17
Success is Not a Fluke Summary
Success is Not a Fluke
Chase goals that both excite and terrify you: the six principles that make them attainable.
by Alon Ulman 2021 336 pages
3.88
17 ratings
The 16 Personality Types
by A.J. Drenth • 2013
Personality type is not a label but a layered mental system that develops across a lifetime.
3.99
378
The 16 Personality Types Summary
The 16 Personality Types
Personality type is not a label but a layered mental system that develops across a lifetime.
by A.J. Drenth 2013 228 pages
3.99
378 ratings
The Optimist's Telescope
by Bina Venkataraman • 2019
The marshmallow test got it wrong: long-term thinking depends more on design than willpower.
3.45
500+
The Optimist's Telescope Summary
The Optimist's Telescope
The marshmallow test got it wrong: long-term thinking depends more on design than willpower.
by Bina Venkataraman 2019 335 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
by Maria Bamford • 2023
Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.
3.71
25k+
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult Summary
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.
by Maria Bamford 2023 287 pages
3.71
25k+ ratings
Everything Isn't Terrible
by Kathleen Smith • 2019
Your anxiety isn't a defect. It's a pattern you can observe, interrupt, and outgrow.
4.06
1k+
Everything Isn't Terrible Summary
Everything Isn't Terrible
Your anxiety isn't a defect. It's a pattern you can observe, interrupt, and outgrow.
by Kathleen Smith 2019 224 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Art of Logical Thinking
by William Walker Atkinson • 1909
Master the machinery of valid arguments and detect the logical flaws that fool most people.
3.42
117
The Art of Logical Thinking Summary
The Art of Logical Thinking
Master the machinery of valid arguments and detect the logical flaws that fool most people.
by William Walker Atkinson 1909 66 pages
3.42
117 ratings
El puente donde habitan las mariposas
by Nazareth Castellanos • 2025
Your brain sculpts itself. The tools are already in your biology, and this neuroscientist maps them.
4.19
1k+
El puente donde habitan las mariposas Summary
El puente donde habitan las mariposas
Your brain sculpts itself. The tools are already in your biology, and this neuroscientist maps them.
by Nazareth Castellanos 2025 264 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
On the Threshold of Transformation
by Richard Rohr • 2010
A year of meditations for the inner life most men were never taught they had.
4.37
171
On the Threshold of Transformation Summary
On the Threshold of Transformation
A year of meditations for the inner life most men were never taught they had.
by Richard Rohr 2010 400 pages
4.37
171 ratings
Numerate Life
by John Allen Paulos • 2015
Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.
3.49
170
Numerate Life Summary
Numerate Life
Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.
by John Allen Paulos 2015 206 pages
3.49
170 ratings
Master Your Attachment Style
by Scott A Young • 2021
Four ways people push love away. Learn yours, leverage its hidden strengths, and stop the pattern.
4.10
143
Master Your Attachment Style Summary
Master Your Attachment Style
Four ways people push love away. Learn yours, leverage its hidden strengths, and stop the pattern.
by Scott A Young 2021 194 pages
4.10
143 ratings
The Satanic Rituals
by Anton Szandor LaVey • 1972
Psychodrama, inversion, and self-deification: the LaVeyan ritual handbook for becoming your own god.
3.55
1k+
The Satanic Rituals Summary
The Satanic Rituals
Psychodrama, inversion, and self-deification: the LaVeyan ritual handbook for becoming your own god.
by Anton Szandor LaVey 1972 224 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
How to Measure Anything Workbook
by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2014
Why everything is measurable and how to do it: a toolkit for turning uncertainties into dollars.
4.08
219
How to Measure Anything Workbook Summary
How to Measure Anything Workbook
Why everything is measurable and how to do it: a toolkit for turning uncertainties into dollars.
by Douglas W. Hubbard 2014 160 pages
4.08
219 ratings
You're My Favorite Client
by Mike Monteiro • 2014
Stop saying 'make the logo bigger' and learn what to ask for instead.
4.26
446
You're My Favorite Client Summary
You're My Favorite Client
Stop saying 'make the logo bigger' and learn what to ask for instead.
by Mike Monteiro 2014 127 pages
4.26
446 ratings
Being Zen
by Ezra Bayda • 2002
Fear, anger, pain: most meditation sidesteps them. This practice walks straight in.
4.13
500+
Being Zen Summary
Being Zen
Fear, anger, pain: most meditation sidesteps them. This practice walks straight in.
by Ezra Bayda 2002 144 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
A Deadly Influence
by Mike Omer • 2021
To rescue a missing boy, a hostage negotiator must re-enter the cult she fled years ago.
4.22
26k+
A Deadly Influence Summary
A Deadly Influence
To rescue a missing boy, a hostage negotiator must re-enter the cult she fled years ago.
by Mike Omer 2021 443 pages
4.22
26k+ ratings
The Pyramid Principle
by Barbara Minto
Build every document as a pyramid: answer on top, logic grouped beneath. The reader stops guessing.
3.91
159
The Pyramid Principle Summary
The Pyramid Principle
Build every document as a pyramid: answer on top, logic grouped beneath. The reader stops guessing.
by Barbara Minto
3.91
159 ratings
Bad with Money
by Gaby Dunn • 2019
Personal finance from someone who blew her money during manic episodes and learned why.
3.50
2k+
Bad with Money Summary
Bad with Money
Personal finance from someone who blew her money during manic episodes and learned why.
by Gaby Dunn 2019 304 pages
3.50
2k+ ratings
The Art & Science of Facilitation
by Marsha Acker • 2021
Your job is process, not solutions: how to lead teams that think for themselves.
4.14
114
The Art & Science of Facilitation Summary
The Art & Science of Facilitation
Your job is process, not solutions: how to lead teams that think for themselves.
by Marsha Acker 2021 190 pages
4.14
114 ratings
The Anatomy of Dependence
by Takeo Doi • 1973
Japan named an emotion the West cannot name. That single word unlocks an entire social order.
3.71
319
The Anatomy of Dependence Summary
The Anatomy of Dependence
Japan named an emotion the West cannot name. That single word unlocks an entire social order.
by Takeo Doi 1973 192 pages
3.71
319 ratings
How Judges Think
by Richard A. Posner • 2008
Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.
3.83
382
How Judges Think Summary
How Judges Think
Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.
by Richard A. Posner 2008 400 pages
3.83
382 ratings
The Meaning of Madness
by Neel Burton • 2008
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
3.97
275
The Meaning of Madness Summary
The Meaning of Madness
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
by Neel Burton 2008 220 pages
3.97
275 ratings
Beyond Willpower
by Alexander Loyd • 2015
A 40-day protocol that reprograms the subconscious fears blocking your success, without willpower.
3.62
281
Beyond Willpower Summary
Beyond Willpower
A 40-day protocol that reprograms the subconscious fears blocking your success, without willpower.
by Alexander Loyd 2015 288 pages
3.62
281 ratings
The Art of Connection
by Michael J. Gelb • 2017
Leadership that feels like connection, not command: the learnable skills that make it real.
3.75
142
The Art of Connection Summary
The Art of Connection
Leadership that feels like connection, not command: the learnable skills that make it real.
by Michael J. Gelb 2017 280 pages
3.75
142 ratings
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins
by David R. Hawkins • 2022
Truth strengthens your body. Lies weaken it. Humanity barely crossed that line in the 1980s.
4.65
84
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins Summary
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins
Truth strengthens your body. Lies weaken it. Humanity barely crossed that line in the 1980s.
by David R. Hawkins 2022 211 pages
4.65
84 ratings
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
by Suzette Haden Elgin • 1997
Disagreement does not need to hurt. The tools for holding your ground without the casualties.
3.87
201
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable Summary
How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
Disagreement does not need to hurt. The tools for holding your ground without the casualties.
by Suzette Haden Elgin 1997 208 pages
3.87
201 ratings
How Do You Feel?
by Jessi Gold • 2024
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
4.07
500+
How Do You Feel? Summary
How Do You Feel?
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
by Jessi Gold 2024 288 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
The Language of Trust
by Michael Maslansky • 2010
Why 'trust me' backfires and what to say instead: the language rules for selling to skeptics.
3.85
182
The Language of Trust Summary
The Language of Trust
Why 'trust me' backfires and what to say instead: the language rules for selling to skeptics.
by Michael Maslansky 2010 288 pages
3.85
182 ratings
Hi, Anxiety
by Kat Kinsman • 2016
A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.
3.64
1k+
Hi, Anxiety Summary
Hi, Anxiety
A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.
by Kat Kinsman 2016 229 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell
by Thinknetic • 2021
Two classic frameworks turn fuzzy reasoning into a trainable skill; daily exercises lock it in.
3.64
148
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell Summary
Critical Thinking In A Nutshell
Two classic frameworks turn fuzzy reasoning into a trainable skill; daily exercises lock it in.
by Thinknetic 2021 142 pages
3.64
148 ratings
Estimula tu nervio vago
by Antonio Valenzuela • 2024
The body's master switch for calm, digestion, and immunity is a nerve you can train directly.
4.08
341
Estimula tu nervio vago Summary
Estimula tu nervio vago
The body's master switch for calm, digestion, and immunity is a nerve you can train directly.
by Antonio Valenzuela 2024 400 pages
4.08
341 ratings
Fearless Creating
by Eric Maisel • 1995
Anxiety kills more art than lack of talent. A guide for starting and finishing creative work.
3.89
366
Fearless Creating Summary
Fearless Creating
Anxiety kills more art than lack of talent. A guide for starting and finishing creative work.
by Eric Maisel 1995 304 pages
3.89
366 ratings
Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief
by Bill Mason • 2004
Rooftop break-ins, close calls, a family at home: inside the double life of a master jewel thief.
3.86
1k+
Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief Summary
Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief
Rooftop break-ins, close calls, a family at home: inside the double life of a master jewel thief.
by Bill Mason 2004 384 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. • 1918
Most writing advice starts too late. First answer why you're driven to be heard.
4.18
87k+
The Elements of Style Summary
The Elements of Style
Most writing advice starts too late. First answer why you're driven to be heard.
by William Strunk Jr. 1918 105 pages
4.18
87k+ ratings
Next Is Now
by Lior Arussy • 2018
Most change fails because it ignores the emotional side of resistance. The five-step fix.
4.06
62
Next Is Now Summary
Next Is Now
Most change fails because it ignores the emotional side of resistance. The five-step fix.
by Lior Arussy 2018 256 pages
4.06
62 ratings
Pleased to Meet Me
by Bill Sullivan • 2019
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
4.02
1k+
Pleased to Meet Me Summary
Pleased to Meet Me
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
by Bill Sullivan 2019 336 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
These Strange New Minds
by Christopher Summerfield • 2025
Teach a machine to predict the next word. Eventually it reasons. Now it's learning to act.
4.10
339
These Strange New Minds Summary
These Strange New Minds
Teach a machine to predict the next word. Eventually it reasons. Now it's learning to act.
by Christopher Summerfield 2025 367 pages
4.10
339 ratings
The True Creator of Everything
by Miguel Nicolelis • 2020
The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.
3.87
163
The True Creator of Everything Summary
The True Creator of Everything
The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.
by Miguel Nicolelis 2020 376 pages
3.87
163 ratings
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