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Psychology Book Summaries

Attack from Within
by Barbara McQuade • 2024
The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.
4.13
2k+
Attack from Within Summary
Attack from Within
The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.
by Barbara McQuade 2024 385 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Married Roommates
by Talia Wagner • 2019
Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.
4.1
126
Married Roommates Summary
Married Roommates
Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.
by Talia Wagner 2019 223 pages
4.1
126 ratings
The 1% Rule
by Tommy Baker • 2018
One percent better each day: the mathematically boring secret to 37x growth in a year.
3.92
1k+
The 1% Rule Summary
The 1% Rule
One percent better each day: the mathematically boring secret to 37x growth in a year.
by Tommy Baker 2018 292 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Tavistock Institute
by Daniel Estulin • 2011
The counterculture was a psy-op, television a drug, both engineered to dismantle human identity.
3.83
363
Tavistock Institute Summary
Tavistock Institute
The counterculture was a psy-op, television a drug, both engineered to dismantle human identity.
by Daniel Estulin 2011 240 pages
3.83
363 ratings
Mastering Logical Fallacies
by Michael Withey • 2016
The patterns behind every bad argument you have ever lost to, named and disarmed.
3.69
500+
Mastering Logical Fallacies Summary
Mastering Logical Fallacies
The patterns behind every bad argument you have ever lost to, named and disarmed.
by Michael Withey 2016 200 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Tapping
by David Feinstein • 2024
10-min tapping routine resolved PTSD in 86% of veterans. Retrain the amygdala without talk therapy.
4.36
59
Tapping Summary
Tapping
10-min tapping routine resolved PTSD in 86% of veterans. Retrain the amygdala without talk therapy.
by David Feinstein 2024 428 pages
4.36
59 ratings
Boy Erased
by Garrard Conley • 2016
A Baptist pastor's son enters conversion therapy. The cure he found wasn't what they promised.
3.62
21k+
Boy Erased Summary
Boy Erased
A Baptist pastor's son enters conversion therapy. The cure he found wasn't what they promised.
by Garrard Conley 2016 340 pages
3.62
21k+ ratings
Saving Grace
by Kirsten Powers • 2021
Facts and shame won't bridge America's divides. The surprising answer is grace, with teeth.
4.01
461
Saving Grace Summary
Saving Grace
Facts and shame won't bridge America's divides. The surprising answer is grace, with teeth.
by Kirsten Powers 2021 224 pages
4.01
461 ratings
Ready, Set, Go!
by Sarah Ockwell-Smith • 2018
Skip the sticker charts. Potty training has a biological window, and hitting it changes everything.
3.69
500+
Ready, Set, Go! Summary
Ready, Set, Go!
Skip the sticker charts. Potty training has a biological window, and hitting it changes everything.
by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 2018 208 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
Brief Counseling That Works
by Gerald B. Sklare • 2014
Too many students, too few sessions: brief therapy that skips the problem, asks what already works.
4.11
136
Brief Counseling That Works Summary
Brief Counseling That Works
Too many students, too few sessions: brief therapy that skips the problem, asks what already works.
by Gerald B. Sklare 2014 248 pages
4.11
136 ratings
Bored and Brilliant
by Manoush Zomorodi • 2017
Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.
3.71
4k+
Bored and Brilliant Summary
Bored and Brilliant
Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.
by Manoush Zomorodi 2017 208 pages
3.71
4k+ ratings
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder
by Sarah Kurchak • 2020
She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.
4.16
1k+
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder Summary
I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder
She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.
by Sarah Kurchak 2020 240 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Be Different
by John Elder Robison • 2011
How to turn autistic traits into professional and personal strengths, from someone who lived it.
3.97
3k+
Be Different Summary
Be Different
How to turn autistic traits into professional and personal strengths, from someone who lived it.
by John Elder Robison 2011 304 pages
3.97
3k+ ratings
Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron • 2010
One in five clients feels therapy more deeply; standard methods overwhelm them without adaptation.
4.11
337
Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person Summary
Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person
One in five clients feels therapy more deeply; standard methods overwhelm them without adaptation.
by Elaine N. Aron 2010 288 pages
4.11
337 ratings
Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets
by Anthony D. Jensen • 2016
Two ruthless classics, one playbook: why fear beats love and deception wins the long game.
3.79
132
Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets Summary
Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets
Two ruthless classics, one playbook: why fear beats love and deception wins the long game.
by Anthony D. Jensen 2016 236 pages
3.79
132 ratings
How Are You, Really? Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time
by Jenna Kutcher • 2022
The exhaustion, the lost hobbies, the ignored gut: they are messages. Here is your decoder.
3.86
4k+
How Are You, Really? Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time Summary
How Are You, Really? Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time
The exhaustion, the lost hobbies, the ignored gut: they are messages. Here is your decoder.
by Jenna Kutcher 2022 320 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder
by James R. Phelps • 2006
Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.
4.09
374
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder Summary
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder
Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.
by James R. Phelps 2006 317 pages
4.09
374 ratings
The Mental Strategies of Top Traders
by Ari Kiev • 2009
Why smart traders fail, and how the best wire their minds for risk and conviction.
3.45
33
The Mental Strategies of Top Traders Summary
The Mental Strategies of Top Traders
Why smart traders fail, and how the best wire their minds for risk and conviction.
by Ari Kiev 2009 208 pages
3.45
33 ratings
Changing on the Job
by Jennifer Garvey Berger • 2011
Leaders operate from hidden developmental stages. Growing a mind matters more than adding a skill.
4.19
397
Changing on the Job Summary
Changing on the Job
Leaders operate from hidden developmental stages. Growing a mind matters more than adding a skill.
by Jennifer Garvey Berger 2011 221 pages
4.19
397 ratings
Narcissist
by Judy Dyer • 2019
Gaslighting, trauma bonds, and the empath trap: recognize a narcissist, break free, and rebuild.
4.11
110
Narcissist Summary
Narcissist
Gaslighting, trauma bonds, and the empath trap: recognize a narcissist, break free, and rebuild.
by Judy Dyer 2019 105 pages
4.11
110 ratings
You Can't Ruin My Day
by Allen Klein • 2015
Fifty-two short chapters that teach you to stop handing your emotional keys to everyone else.
3.80
175
You Can't Ruin My Day Summary
You Can't Ruin My Day
Fifty-two short chapters that teach you to stop handing your emotional keys to everyone else.
by Allen Klein 2015 384 pages
3.80
175 ratings
The New Naked
by Harry Fisch MD • 2014
Good sex is a learned skill, and your sex life reveals your relationship's health.
2.93
162
The New Naked Summary
The New Naked
Good sex is a learned skill, and your sex life reveals your relationship's health.
by Harry Fisch MD 2014 304 pages
2.93
162 ratings
Christians Get Depressed Too
by David P. Murray • 2010
Christians get depressed for physical reasons, not spiritual failure. A pastor dismantles the guilt.
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500+
Christians Get Depressed Too Summary
Christians Get Depressed Too
Christians get depressed for physical reasons, not spiritual failure. A pastor dismantles the guilt.
by David P. Murray 2010 112 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice
by Emmy Van Deurzen • 1998
What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.
4.37
153
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice Summary
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice
What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 1998 224 pages
4.37
153 ratings
What We Value
by Emily Falk • 2025
A single neural circuit prices every choice, from lunch to life partners. Adjust the inputs.
3.62
500+
What We Value Summary
What We Value
A single neural circuit prices every choice, from lunch to life partners. Adjust the inputs.
by Emily Falk 2025 304 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
The Path to Personal Power
by Napoleon Hill • 2017
One goal, the right allies, and steady faith: the mental formula that turns desire into results.
3.98
142
The Path to Personal Power Summary
The Path to Personal Power
One goal, the right allies, and steady faith: the mental formula that turns desire into results.
by Napoleon Hill 2017 256 pages
3.98
142 ratings
Science & the Near-death Experience
by Chris Carter • 2010
The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.
4.15
191
Science & the Near-death Experience Summary
Science & the Near-death Experience
The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.
by Chris Carter 2010 320 pages
4.15
191 ratings
Presenting Data Effectively
by Stephanie D.H. Evergreen • 2013
Why most data reports get ignored, and the visual rules that make yours unmissable.
4.34
122
Presenting Data Effectively Summary
Presenting Data Effectively
Why most data reports get ignored, and the visual rules that make yours unmissable.
by Stephanie D.H. Evergreen 2013 200 pages
4.34
122 ratings
The Life Plan
by Shannah Kennedy • 2015
Design a life you don't need to escape, through values, vision, habits, and strategic breaks.
3.78
277
The Life Plan Summary
The Life Plan
Design a life you don't need to escape, through values, vision, habits, and strategic breaks.
by Shannah Kennedy 2015 240 pages
3.78
277 ratings
Strategic Leadership
by John Adair • 2010
The three functions every leader must balance, and how to scale them from team to enterprise.
3.38
45
Strategic Leadership Summary
Strategic Leadership
The three functions every leader must balance, and how to scale them from team to enterprise.
by John Adair 2010 144 pages
3.38
45 ratings
Love Yourself First
by Krystle Laughter • 2020
Self-love isn't selfish: it's the standard that determines how everyone else treats you.
4.39
368
Love Yourself First Summary
Love Yourself First
Self-love isn't selfish: it's the standard that determines how everyone else treats you.
by Krystle Laughter 2020 163 pages
4.39
368 ratings
How to do Discourse Analysis
by James Paul Gee • 2010
How language builds identities, relationships, and social worlds: a practical toolkit for analysis.
3.96
107
How to do Discourse Analysis Summary
How to do Discourse Analysis
How language builds identities, relationships, and social worlds: a practical toolkit for analysis.
by James Paul Gee 2010 224 pages
3.96
107 ratings
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
by William H. Whyte • 1980
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
4.33
500+
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Summary
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
by William H. Whyte 1980 125 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Leadership Agility
by William B. Joiner • 2006
Five stages separate tactical problem-solvers from leaders who transform systems. Where are you?
3.98
192
Leadership Agility Summary
Leadership Agility
Five stages separate tactical problem-solvers from leaders who transform systems. Where are you?
by William B. Joiner 2006 336 pages
3.98
192 ratings
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People
by Henry Carroll • 2015
People photography is a silent negotiation. Master it with mood and light, not rules.
4.12
1k+
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People Summary
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People
People photography is a silent negotiation. Master it with mood and light, not rules.
by Henry Carroll 2015 128 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Tenacity in Children
by Sam Goldstein • 2021
The instincts that build grit are present at birth. The parenting moves that nurture them.
4.00
11
Tenacity in Children Summary
Tenacity in Children
The instincts that build grit are present at birth. The parenting moves that nurture them.
by Sam Goldstein 2021 282 pages
4.00
11 ratings
Broke Millennial Takes On Investing
by Erin Lowry • 2018
You don't need to be rich to invest. The debt-first, index-fund roadmap for first-timers.
3.92
2k+
Broke Millennial Takes On Investing Summary
Broke Millennial Takes On Investing
You don't need to be rich to invest. The debt-first, index-fund roadmap for first-timers.
by Erin Lowry 2018 256 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Essential Vince Lombardi
by Vince Lombardi • 2002
Coach Lombardi's formula: total preparation, total commitment, total teamwork. Half measures lose.
4.14
122
The Essential Vince Lombardi Summary
The Essential Vince Lombardi
Coach Lombardi's formula: total preparation, total commitment, total teamwork. Half measures lose.
by Vince Lombardi 2002 225 pages
4.14
122 ratings
It's Not About You
by Tom Rath • 2019
Your life has a deadline. Everything that outlasts it was built for someone else.
4.02
8k+
It's Not About You Summary
It's Not About You
Your life has a deadline. Everything that outlasts it was built for someone else.
by Tom Rath 2019 38 pages
4.02
8k+ ratings
A Sense of the Mysterious
by Alan Lightman • 2005
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
3.82
500+
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005 224 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Get Off Your But
by Sean Stephenson • 2009
Every excuse starts with 'but.' A therapist who broke 200 bones shows how to silence yours.
3.95
1k+
Get Off Your But Summary
Get Off Your But
Every excuse starts with 'but.' A therapist who broke 200 bones shows how to silence yours.
by Sean Stephenson 2009 240 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
by James Hoggan • 2016
Why arguing harder backfires, and the listening and framing skills that actually change minds.
3.69
230
I'm Right and You're an Idiot Summary
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
Why arguing harder backfires, and the listening and framing skills that actually change minds.
by James Hoggan 2016 272 pages
3.69
230 ratings
Your Brain On Nature
by Eva M. Selhub • 2012
Screens and concrete drain your brain. The science of what trees, soil, and daylight restore.
3.98
428
Your Brain On Nature Summary
Your Brain On Nature
Screens and concrete drain your brain. The science of what trees, soil, and daylight restore.
by Eva M. Selhub 2012 256 pages
3.98
428 ratings
The Matrix of the Mind
by Thomas H. Ogden • 1986
Inner fantasy and outer fact must stay in productive tension. Their collapse is psychic deadness.
4.35
151
The Matrix of the Mind Summary
The Matrix of the Mind
Inner fantasy and outer fact must stay in productive tension. Their collapse is psychic deadness.
by Thomas H. Ogden 1986 288 pages
4.35
151 ratings
Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century
by Colin Rose • 1985
A six-step system for learning anything faster, remembering more, and future-proofing your career.
3.93
189
Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century Summary
Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century
A six-step system for learning anything faster, remembering more, and future-proofing your career.
by Colin Rose 1985 416 pages
3.93
189 ratings
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health
by Simon A. Rego • 2021
Negative thoughts aren't facts. The CBT exercises that teach your brain to tell the difference.
4.08
180
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health Summary
The CBT Workbook for Mental Health
Negative thoughts aren't facts. The CBT exercises that teach your brain to tell the difference.
by Simon A. Rego 2021 200 pages
4.08
180 ratings
The New Feminine Brain
by Mona Lisa Schulz • 2005
Women's brains are evolving. The same wiring that enables intuition also drives chronic anxiety.
3.91
161
The New Feminine Brain Summary
The New Feminine Brain
Women's brains are evolving. The same wiring that enables intuition also drives chronic anxiety.
by Mona Lisa Schulz 2005 480 pages
3.91
161 ratings
Depression the Comedy
by Jessica Holmes • 2018
A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.
3.45
139
Depression the Comedy Summary
Depression the Comedy
A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.
by Jessica Holmes 2018 202 pages
3.45
139 ratings
Mentors
by Russell Brand • 2019
Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.
3.67
2k+
Mentors Summary
Mentors
Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.
by Russell Brand 2019 149 pages
3.67
2k+ ratings
Money Management Skills
by Michael C. Finke • 2014
Outsmart your own money instincts with behavioral science, from credit cards through retirement.
3.78
500+
Money Management Skills Summary
Money Management Skills
Outsmart your own money instincts with behavioral science, from credit cards through retirement.
by Michael C. Finke 2014 98 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
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