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Psychology Book Summaries

Creativity
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 2009
Most productivity advice ignores who you are. This one starts with your personality type.
4.06
5k+
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Most productivity advice ignores who you are. This one starts with your personality type.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 2009 466 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
The Soulful Art of Persuasion
by Jason Harris • 2019
Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.
3.87
252
The Soulful Art of Persuasion Summary
The Soulful Art of Persuasion
Persuasion without the hard sell: generosity, authenticity, and stories that actually stick.
by Jason Harris 2019 304 pages
3.87
252 ratings
Transforming Fate Into Destiny
by Robert Ohotto • 2008
Your hardest circumstances are your soul's curriculum. The method for turning fate into purpose.
4.22
115
Transforming Fate Into Destiny Summary
Transforming Fate Into Destiny
Your hardest circumstances are your soul's curriculum. The method for turning fate into purpose.
by Robert Ohotto 2008 240 pages
4.22
115 ratings
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People
by Mel Collins • 2019
For the twenty percent who absorb everything: strategies and spiritual tools to stop burning out.
3.52
500+
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People Summary
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People
For the twenty percent who absorb everything: strategies and spiritual tools to stop burning out.
by Mel Collins 2019 208 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Protecting the Gift
by Gavin de Becker • 1999
Forget stranger danger. Train your child's gut instinct instead, and here is how.
4.31
2k+
Protecting the Gift Summary
Protecting the Gift
Forget stranger danger. Train your child's gut instinct instead, and here is how.
by Gavin de Becker 1999 352 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
Value Investing
by James Montier • 2009
Markets misprice everything. The behavioral toolkit for profiting when fear and greed take over.
3.97
484
Value Investing Summary
Value Investing
Markets misprice everything. The behavioral toolkit for profiting when fear and greed take over.
by James Montier 2009 416 pages
3.97
484 ratings
Standard Deviations
by Gary Smith • 2014
Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.
3.95
500+
Standard Deviations Summary
Standard Deviations
Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.
by Gary Smith 2014 304 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
by Ben Aldridge • 2020
Forty-three strange challenges that retrain your brain to stop running from discomfort.
3.50
500+
How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable Summary
How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Forty-three strange challenges that retrain your brain to stop running from discomfort.
by Ben Aldridge 2020 247 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
The Female Body Bible
by Emma Ross • 2023
Sports science was designed for men. The physiology that rewrites the rules for the female body.
4.17
357
The Female Body Bible Summary
The Female Body Bible
Sports science was designed for men. The physiology that rewrites the rules for the female body.
by Emma Ross 2023 384 pages
4.17
357 ratings
Memory Rescue
by Daniel G. Amen • 2017
Eleven modifiable threats drive memory loss. A framework reverses them.
4.05
500+
Memory Rescue Summary
Memory Rescue
Eleven modifiable threats drive memory loss. A framework reverses them.
by Daniel G. Amen 2017 448 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Understanding Other People
by Beverly D. Flaxington • 2009
You don't see people. You see your own history projected onto them. How to clear the lens.
3.74
372
Understanding Other People Summary
Understanding Other People
You don't see people. You see your own history projected onto them. How to clear the lens.
by Beverly D. Flaxington 2009 104 pages
3.74
372 ratings
Self to Lose, Self to Find
by Marilyn Vancil • 2020
Jesus says lose one self to find another. The Enneagram shows which is which.
4.15
500+
Self to Lose, Self to Find Summary
Self to Lose, Self to Find
Jesus says lose one self to find another. The Enneagram shows which is which.
by Marilyn Vancil 2020 256 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Already Toast
by Kate Washington • 2021
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
3.92
500+
Already Toast Summary
Already Toast
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
by Kate Washington 2021 224 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Love in 90 Days
by Diana Kirschner • 2008
Date three people at once, break self-sabotage, and find lasting love in one short season.
3.73
172
Love in 90 Days Summary
Love in 90 Days
Date three people at once, break self-sabotage, and find lasting love in one short season.
by Diana Kirschner 2008 382 pages
3.73
172 ratings
The Tell
by Matthew Hertenstein • 2013
Facial structure predicts profits. Infant glances predict temperament. The science of fleeting cues.
3.20
500+
The Tell Summary
The Tell
Facial structure predicts profits. Infant glances predict temperament. The science of fleeting cues.
by Matthew Hertenstein 2013 288 pages
3.20
500+ ratings
The Conversation
by Robert Livingston • 2021
Racism's biggest obstacle is not hatred but the widespread disbelief that it exists.
4.36
500+
The Conversation Summary
The Conversation
Racism's biggest obstacle is not hatred but the widespread disbelief that it exists.
by Robert Livingston 2021 368 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius
by Nick Greene • 2021
A napkin gave us the 24-second clock. A gimmick rewired offense. Seeing basketball's hidden design.
3.78
1k+
How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius Summary
How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius
A napkin gave us the 24-second clock. A gimmick rewired offense. Seeing basketball's hidden design.
by Nick Greene 2021 320 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
What Do You Think You Are?
by Brian Clegg • 2020
Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.
3.29
136
What Do You Think You Are? Summary
What Do You Think You Are?
Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.
by Brian Clegg 2020 288 pages
3.29
136 ratings
Deploy Empathy
by Michele Hansen • 2021
The questions that make customers reveal the problems they'll actually pay to solve.
4.37
131
Deploy Empathy Summary
Deploy Empathy
The questions that make customers reveal the problems they'll actually pay to solve.
by Michele Hansen 2021 324 pages
4.37
131 ratings
Just a Thought
by Amy Johnson • 2021
The voice in your head is not you. Recognizing this dissolves self-doubt without a battle.
4.11
436
Just a Thought Summary
Just a Thought
The voice in your head is not you. Recognizing this dissolves self-doubt without a battle.
by Amy Johnson 2021 208 pages
4.11
436 ratings
The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook
by Amy Marlow-MaCoy • 2020
Stop questioning your sanity and start questioning the abuse: a workbook to reclaim your reality.
4.23
156
The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook Summary
The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook
Stop questioning your sanity and start questioning the abuse: a workbook to reclaim your reality.
by Amy Marlow-MaCoy 2020 194 pages
4.23
156 ratings
Law of Connection
by Michael J. Losier • 2009
Three out of four couples are wired to communicate differently. Here is the decoder.
3.61
265
Law of Connection Summary
Law of Connection
Three out of four couples are wired to communicate differently. Here is the decoder.
by Michael J. Losier 2009
3.61
265 ratings
Playborhood
by Mike Lanza • 2012
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
3.91
158
Playborhood Summary
Playborhood
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
by Mike Lanza 2012 254 pages
3.91
158 ratings
Tantric Love
by Diana Richardson • 2009
Love is a steady state, not a fleeting emotion. Your storms are old pain in disguise.
4.53
30
Tantric Love Summary
Tantric Love
Love is a steady state, not a fleeting emotion. Your storms are old pain in disguise.
by Diana Richardson 2009 115 pages
4.53
30 ratings
Seven Masters, One Path
by John Selby • 2003
Seven teachers, five traditions, and the meditation practice they all shared. No theology needed.
4.03
188
Seven Masters, One Path Summary
Seven Masters, One Path
Seven teachers, five traditions, and the meditation practice they all shared. No theology needed.
by John Selby 2003 224 pages
4.03
188 ratings
The Science of Successful Organizational Change
by Paul Gibbons • 2015
Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.
4.07
45
The Science of Successful Organizational Change Summary
The Science of Successful Organizational Change
Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.
by Paul Gibbons 2015 308 pages
4.07
45 ratings
Why Your Life Sucks
by Alan Cohen • 2002
Letting everyone else steer leaves life hollow. Here is how to take the wheel back.
3.87
500+
Why Your Life Sucks Summary
Why Your Life Sucks
Letting everyone else steer leaves life hollow. Here is how to take the wheel back.
by Alan Cohen 2002 224 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Younger
by Harold Lancer • 2014
Why your cleanser should come second: a dermatologist's method for skin that repairs itself.
3.77
253
Younger Summary
Younger
Why your cleanser should come second: a dermatologist's method for skin that repairs itself.
by Harold Lancer 2014 272 pages
3.77
253 ratings
The Time Chunking Method
by Damon Zahariades • 2015
Personalize your work intervals, add deadlines, and build a focus system you'll actually stick to.
3.93
500+
The Time Chunking Method Summary
The Time Chunking Method
Personalize your work intervals, add deadlines, and build a focus system you'll actually stick to.
by Damon Zahariades 2015 180 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Daddy Issues
by Katherine Angel • 2019
Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.
3.36
1k+
Daddy Issues Summary
Daddy Issues
Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.
by Katherine Angel 2019 128 pages
3.36
1k+ ratings
The Complete Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Ralph Waldo Emerson • 1844
Trust your private thought over all scripture: the source that made the world put it there.
4.23
2k+
The Complete Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson Summary
The Complete Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Trust your private thought over all scripture: the source that made the world put it there.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1844 1141 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
The Future of the Brain
by Gary F. Marcus • 2014
The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness
3.70
210
The Future of the Brain Summary
The Future of the Brain
The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness
by Gary F. Marcus 2014 304 pages
3.70
210 ratings
Becoming a Professional Life Coach
by Patrick Williams • 2023
A life coach's job is to design futures, not fix the past. The method that makes that possible.
4.32
19
Becoming a Professional Life Coach Summary
Becoming a Professional Life Coach
A life coach's job is to design futures, not fix the past. The method that makes that possible.
by Patrick Williams 2023 432 pages
4.32
19 ratings
How to Actually Change Your Mind
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2018
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
4.28
294
How to Actually Change Your Mind Summary
How to Actually Change Your Mind
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2018 312 pages
4.28
294 ratings
Leading the Unleadable
by Alan Willett • 2016
Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.
3.50
500+
Leading the Unleadable Summary
Leading the Unleadable
Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.
by Alan Willett 2016 240 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
The Friendship Fix
by Andrea Bonior • 2011
Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.
3.18
122
The Friendship Fix Summary
The Friendship Fix
Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.
by Andrea Bonior 2011 240 pages
3.18
122 ratings
How Music Can Make You Better
by Indre Viskontas • 2019
The neuroscience behind why a song can stop time, ease pain, and bond strangers.
3.85
255
How Music Can Make You Better Summary
How Music Can Make You Better
The neuroscience behind why a song can stop time, ease pain, and bond strangers.
by Indre Viskontas 2019 122 pages
3.85
255 ratings
Gestalt Therapy
by Dave Mann • 2010
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
4.12
140
Gestalt Therapy Summary
Gestalt Therapy
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
by Dave Mann 2010 296 pages
4.12
140 ratings
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies
by Freddy Jackson Brown • 2016
What if fighting your thoughts IS the problem? Skills for a life your mind can't derail.
3.97
96
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies
What if fighting your thoughts IS the problem? Skills for a life your mind can't derail.
by Freddy Jackson Brown 2016 320 pages
3.97
96 ratings
The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief
by Nick Ortner • 2015
Fingertip tapping that calms the brain's fear center and releases the emotions behind chronic pain.
4.14
250
The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief Summary
The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief
Fingertip tapping that calms the brain's fear center and releases the emotions behind chronic pain.
by Nick Ortner 2015 217 pages
4.14
250 ratings
Safe
by Mark Daley • 2024
They became a family of four. Foster care's goal was to make them three again.
4.41
500+
Safe Summary
Safe
They became a family of four. Foster care's goal was to make them three again.
by Mark Daley 2024 304 pages
4.41
500+ ratings
Buddhist Biology
by David Philip Barash • 2013
Buddhism saw it first, biology confirms: the self is a process, not a thing.
3.80
108
Buddhist Biology Summary
Buddhist Biology
Buddhism saw it first, biology confirms: the self is a process, not a thing.
by David Philip Barash 2013 216 pages
3.80
108 ratings
Condenados a entendernos
by Arun Mansukhani • 2023
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
4.42
95
Condenados a entendernos Summary
Condenados a entendernos
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
by Arun Mansukhani 2023 498 pages
4.42
95 ratings
Riveted
by Jim Davies • 2014
Religion and art exploit the same brain quirks. Science alone refuses to use them, and it's losing.
3.70
406
Riveted Summary
Riveted
Religion and art exploit the same brain quirks. Science alone refuses to use them, and it's losing.
by Jim Davies 2014 288 pages
3.70
406 ratings
The 52 Week Project
by Lauren Keenan • 2020
Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.
3.35
379
The 52 Week Project Summary
The 52 Week Project
Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.
by Lauren Keenan 2020 186 pages
3.35
379 ratings
Six Days of Impossible
by Robert Adams • 2017
Heart rates over 100, near-zero sleep, hypothermia: a Navy doctor's six days inside SEAL Hell Week.
4.38
378
Six Days of Impossible Summary
Six Days of Impossible
Heart rates over 100, near-zero sleep, hypothermia: a Navy doctor's six days inside SEAL Hell Week.
by Robert Adams 2017 228 pages
4.38
378 ratings
Dream Dictionary
by Tony Crisp • 1990
Five dreams a night, each a message from your unconscious. A method to read what they mean.
3.72
321
Dream Dictionary Summary
Dream Dictionary
Five dreams a night, each a message from your unconscious. A method to read what they mean.
by Tony Crisp 1990 480 pages
3.72
321 ratings
Dealmaking
by Guhan Subramanian • 2020
Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.
3.88
42
Dealmaking Summary
Dealmaking
Today's deals blend auction and negotiation. A framework for winning against rivals on both sides.
by Guhan Subramanian 2020 243 pages
3.88
42 ratings
Managing for People Who Hate Managing
by Devora Zack • 2012
For those who'd rather do the work than manage the workers: how to lead without pretending.
3.48
221
Managing for People Who Hate Managing Summary
Managing for People Who Hate Managing
For those who'd rather do the work than manage the workers: how to lead without pretending.
by Devora Zack 2012 176 pages
3.48
221 ratings
Confident Conversation
by Mike Bechtle • 2008
How to start, sustain, and exit any conversation using the personality you already have.
3.52
151
Confident Conversation Summary
Confident Conversation
How to start, sustain, and exit any conversation using the personality you already have.
by Mike Bechtle 2008 151 pages
3.52
151 ratings
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