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Psychology Book Summaries

The Dance of Anger
by Harriet Lerner • 1985
The anger you hide is a map for breaking the relationship patterns that keep you stuck.
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29k+
The Dance of Anger Summary
The Dance of Anger
The anger you hide is a map for breaking the relationship patterns that keep you stuck.
by Harriet Lerner 1985 239 pages
4.11
29k+ ratings
Scarcity
by Sendhil Mullainathan • 2013
The psychology that sharpens focus under a deadline also traps the poor, lonely, and busy.
3.94
7k+
Scarcity Summary
Scarcity
The psychology that sharpens focus under a deadline also traps the poor, lonely, and busy.
by Sendhil Mullainathan 2013 304 pages
3.94
7k+ ratings
The Alchemy of Finance
by George Soros • 1987
Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.
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4k+
The Alchemy of Finance Summary
The Alchemy of Finance
Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.
by George Soros 1987 416 pages
3.75
4k+ ratings
Surrounded by Idiots
by Thomas Erikson • 2014
Why people bulldoze, chatter, stall, or overanalyze: a four-type system for reaching each one.
3.51
78k+
Surrounded by Idiots Summary
Surrounded by Idiots
Why people bulldoze, chatter, stall, or overanalyze: a four-type system for reaching each one.
by Thomas Erikson 2014 304 pages
3.51
78k+ ratings
Ogilvy on Advertising
by David Ogilvy • 1985
Your headline is 90% of your budget. A master adman's craft rules for making every word sell.
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Ogilvy on Advertising Summary
Ogilvy on Advertising
Your headline is 90% of your budget. A master adman's craft rules for making every word sell.
by David Ogilvy 1985 224 pages
4.15
11k+ ratings
How Emotions Are Made
by Lisa Feldman Barrett • 2017
Emotions aren't hardwired. They're built fresh each time from prediction, body, and culture.
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13k+
How Emotions Are Made Summary
How Emotions Are Made
Emotions aren't hardwired. They're built fresh each time from prediction, body, and culture.
by Lisa Feldman Barrett 2017 425 pages
4.09
13k+ ratings
Why We Sleep
by Matthew Walker • 2017
Only 2% slept six hours a century ago. Today, 30%. A neuroscientist reveals the hidden price.
4.37
200k+
Why We Sleep Summary
Why We Sleep
Only 2% slept six hours a century ago. Today, 30%. A neuroscientist reveals the hidden price.
by Matthew Walker 2017 368 pages
4.37
200k+ ratings
The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli • 2011
Dating is a market with supply, demand, and currency. Learn the rules before you make a bad trade.
3.85
41k+
The Art of Thinking Clearly Summary
The Art of Thinking Clearly
Dating is a market with supply, demand, and currency. Learn the rules before you make a bad trade.
by Rolf Dobelli 2011 384 pages
3.85
41k+ ratings
Peak
by K. Anders Ericsson • 2016
Talent is a myth: world-class skill comes from a precise, uncomfortable practice anyone can learn.
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Peak Summary
Peak
Talent is a myth: world-class skill comes from a precise, uncomfortable practice anyone can learn.
by K. Anders Ericsson 2016 307 pages
4.20
19k+ ratings
The Qualified Sales Leader
by John McMahon • 2021
Why most deals die before the demo: a five-time CRO's hard-won rules for enterprise selling.
4.39
1k+
The Qualified Sales Leader Summary
The Qualified Sales Leader
Why most deals die before the demo: a five-time CRO's hard-won rules for enterprise selling.
by John McMahon 2021
4.39
1k+ ratings
The Inner Game of Tennis
by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1974
Peak performance begins when you stop coaching yourself and start trusting your body.
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The Inner Game of Tennis Summary
The Inner Game of Tennis
Peak performance begins when you stop coaching yourself and start trusting your body.
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1974 134 pages
4.18
29k+ ratings
Fluent Forever
by Gabriel Wyner • 2014
The sounds come first: train your ears. Then timed review cards lock words into permanent memory.
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13k+
Fluent Forever Summary
Fluent Forever
The sounds come first: train your ears. Then timed review cards lock words into permanent memory.
by Gabriel Wyner 2014 326 pages
4.08
13k+ ratings
How to ADHD
by Jessica McCabe • 2024
ADHD isn't a willpower problem. Here's how to build a life that fits your brain.
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6k+
How to ADHD Summary
How to ADHD
ADHD isn't a willpower problem. Here's how to build a life that fits your brain.
by Jessica McCabe 2024 461 pages
4.41
6k+ ratings
Awaken the Giant Within
by Anthony Robbins • 1992
The original user's manual for your mind: decisions, emotions, beliefs, and the future they build.
4.15
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Awaken the Giant Within Summary
Awaken the Giant Within
The original user's manual for your mind: decisions, emotions, beliefs, and the future they build.
by Anthony Robbins 1992 544 pages
4.15
76k+ ratings
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
by Brianna Wiest • 2022
You don't need to feel ready to heal. You only need to decide.
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18k+
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal Summary
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
You don't need to feel ready to heal. You only need to decide.
by Brianna Wiest 2022 235 pages
4.19
18k+ ratings
Never Enough
by Andrew Wilkinson • 2024
The barista who became a billionaire, then learned he had blown right past contentment.
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4k+
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough
The barista who became a billionaire, then learned he had blown right past contentment.
by Andrew Wilkinson 2024 288 pages
4.38
4k+ ratings
Think Like a Monk
by Jay Shetty • 2020
Monk-trained mental skills for a noisy world: quiet the chatter, master the ego, find what matters.
4.18
86k+
Think Like a Monk Summary
Think Like a Monk
Monk-trained mental skills for a noisy world: quiet the chatter, master the ego, find what matters.
by Jay Shetty 2020 328 pages
4.18
86k+ ratings
Market Wizards, Updated
by Jack D. Schwager • 1989
Cut losses fast, sit still, bet only when odds tilt. How seventeen trading legends made fortunes.
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10k+
Market Wizards, Updated Summary
Market Wizards, Updated
Cut losses fast, sit still, bet only when odds tilt. How seventeen trading legends made fortunes.
by Jack D. Schwager 1989 512 pages
4.28
10k+ ratings
The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent Peale • 1952
How to use prayer and mental pictures to stop worry, build confidence, and heal your body.
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The Power of Positive Thinking Summary
The Power of Positive Thinking
How to use prayer and mental pictures to stop worry, build confidence, and heal your body.
by Norman Vincent Peale 1952 240 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
La guérison des 5 blessures
by Lise Bourbeau • 2015
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
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2k+
La guérison des 5 blessures Summary
La guérison des 5 blessures
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
by Lise Bourbeau 2015 268 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Feel-Good Productivity
by Ali Abdaal • 2023
Stop grinding. Science says enjoyment, play, and rest fuel productivity more than discipline.
3.97
20k+
Feel-Good Productivity Summary
Feel-Good Productivity
Stop grinding. Science says enjoyment, play, and rest fuel productivity more than discipline.
by Ali Abdaal 2023 288 pages
3.97
20k+ ratings
Focus
by Daniel Goleman • 2013
Attention, not talent, predicts excellence. It's a trainable muscle most people let atrophy.
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15k+
Focus Summary
Focus
Attention, not talent, predicts excellence. It's a trainable muscle most people let atrophy.
by Daniel Goleman 2013 320 pages
3.56
15k+ ratings
The Heroine's Journey
by Maureen Murdock • 1990
The hero's journey was never made for women. Here is the map they actually walk.
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2k+
The Heroine's Journey Summary
The Heroine's Journey
The hero's journey was never made for women. Here is the map they actually walk.
by Maureen Murdock 1990 229 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Expectation Effect
by David Robson • 2022
Aging faster, feeling more pain, getting full on less food: all start with what your brain expects.
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3k+
The Expectation Effect Summary
The Expectation Effect
Aging faster, feeling more pain, getting full on less food: all start with what your brain expects.
by David Robson 2022 306 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
by Kerry Patterson • 2002
The playbook for the conversations you dread: say hard things without destroying the relationship.
4.07
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Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High Summary
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
The playbook for the conversations you dread: say hard things without destroying the relationship.
by Kerry Patterson 2002 273 pages
4.07
83k+ ratings
Misbehaving
by Richard H. Thaler • 2016
Economists built models of flawless decision makers. One professor proved those people don't exist.
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Misbehaving Summary
Misbehaving
Economists built models of flawless decision makers. One professor proved those people don't exist.
by Richard H. Thaler 2016 432 pages
4.16
23k+ ratings
Jung's Map of the Soul
by Murray B. Stein • 1998
Beneath your persona lies a shadow, an inner opposite, and a Self orchestrating your becoming.
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Jung's Map of the Soul Summary
Jung's Map of the Soul
Beneath your persona lies a shadow, an inner opposite, and a Self orchestrating your becoming.
by Murray B. Stein 1998 192 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
How to Know a Person
by David Brooks • 2023
Make anyone feel genuinely known. It is a teachable skill, not a natural gift.
4.03
40k+
How to Know a Person Summary
How to Know a Person
Make anyone feel genuinely known. It is a teachable skill, not a natural gift.
by David Brooks 2023 432 pages
4.03
40k+ ratings
Awareness
by Anthony de Mello • 1990
You are asleep and your suffering is a dream. Self-observation, not effort, is the alarm clock.
4.29
16k+
Awareness Summary
Awareness
You are asleep and your suffering is a dream. Self-observation, not effort, is the alarm clock.
by Anthony de Mello 1990 184 pages
4.29
16k+ ratings
The Rational Male
by Rollo Tomassi • 2017
Love, work, and self-respect are governed by unspoken rules. Learn them before they learn you.
4.26
1k+
The Rational Male Summary
The Rational Male
Love, work, and self-respect are governed by unspoken rules. Learn them before they learn you.
by Rollo Tomassi 2017 364 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Spy the Lie
by Philip Houston • 2012
CIA interrogators' secret: the only clues to a lie surface in the seconds after you ask.
3.88
7k+
Spy the Lie Summary
Spy the Lie
CIA interrogators' secret: the only clues to a lie surface in the seconds after you ask.
by Philip Houston 2012 272 pages
3.88
7k+ ratings
The Happiness Trap
by Russ Harris • 2007
Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.
4.13
21k+
The Happiness Trap Summary
The Happiness Trap
Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.
by Russ Harris 2007 240 pages
4.13
21k+ ratings
Self-Made Man
by Norah Vincent • 2006
Eighteen months passing as a man. She uncovered the emotional isolation that male privilege hides.
3.44
6k+
Self-Made Man Summary
Self-Made Man
Eighteen months passing as a man. She uncovered the emotional isolation that male privilege hides.
by Norah Vincent 2006 290 pages
3.44
6k+ ratings
The Great Mental Models
by Shane Parrish • 2018
Nine thinking tools from philosophy, physics, and biology that upgrade every decision you make.
4.07
10k+
The Great Mental Models Summary
The Great Mental Models
Nine thinking tools from philosophy, physics, and biology that upgrade every decision you make.
by Shane Parrish 2018 183 pages
4.07
10k+ ratings
The Culture Map
by Erin Meyer • 2014
Eight hidden cultural scales explain why your brilliance in Stockholm is incompetence in Shanghai.
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30k+
The Culture Map Summary
The Culture Map
Eight hidden cultural scales explain why your brilliance in Stockholm is incompetence in Shanghai.
by Erin Meyer 2014 277 pages
4.33
30k+ ratings
Women Who Love Too Much
by Robin Norwood • 1985
Obsession feels like love, but it is a childhood pattern replaying. And it can be broken.
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Women Who Love Too Much Summary
Women Who Love Too Much
Obsession feels like love, but it is a childhood pattern replaying. And it can be broken.
by Robin Norwood 1985 334 pages
4.03
32k+ ratings
Emotional Intelligence Habits
by Travis Bradberry • 2023
The four emotional skills linked to a $29,000 raise, and the daily practices that build them.
4.18
500+
Emotional Intelligence Habits Summary
Emotional Intelligence Habits
The four emotional skills linked to a $29,000 raise, and the daily practices that build them.
by Travis Bradberry 2023 432 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
The Trading Game
by Gary Stevenson • 2024
He won millions predicting stagnation. His bank told him to shut up. He walked.
4.12
23k+
The Trading Game Summary
The Trading Game
He won millions predicting stagnation. His bank told him to shut up. He walked.
by Gary Stevenson 2024 352 pages
4.12
23k+ ratings
The Complete Book of Numerology
by David A. Phillips • 2005
Your birth date on a 3x3 grid, decoded: hidden strengths, true self, and a 9-year life cycle.
4.05
1k+
The Complete Book of Numerology Summary
The Complete Book of Numerology
Your birth date on a 3x3 grid, decoded: hidden strengths, true self, and a 9-year life cycle.
by David A. Phillips 2005 289 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
by John M. Gottman • 1999
What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.
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35k+
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Summary
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.
by John M. Gottman 1999 297 pages
4.26
35k+ ratings
Bowling Alone
by Robert D. Putnam • 2000
The clubs emptied and Americans stopped voting. The damage goes deeper than loneliness.
3.85
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Bowling Alone Summary
Bowling Alone
The clubs emptied and Americans stopped voting. The damage goes deeper than loneliness.
by Robert D. Putnam 2000 544 pages
3.85
9k+ ratings
Make Your Bed
by William H. McRaven • 2017
A Navy SEAL's ten rules for an unbreakable life, starting with one made bed.
4.01
100k+
Make Your Bed Summary
Make Your Bed
A Navy SEAL's ten rules for an unbreakable life, starting with one made bed.
by William H. McRaven 2017 128 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
The Fourth Turning
by William Strauss • 1996
America's history runs on an 80-year cycle of four social seasons. The crisis season has begun.
3.87
7k+
The Fourth Turning Summary
The Fourth Turning
America's history runs on an 80-year cycle of four social seasons. The crisis season has begun.
by William Strauss 1996 400 pages
3.87
7k+ ratings
The State of Affairs
by Esther Perel • 2017
Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.
4.36
23k+
The State of Affairs Summary
The State of Affairs
Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.
by Esther Perel 2017 352 pages
4.36
23k+ ratings
Sensemaking in Organizations
by Karl E. Weick • 1995
Organizations don't just respond to reality. They create it together, story by story.
4.07
138
Sensemaking in Organizations Summary
Sensemaking in Organizations
Organizations don't just respond to reality. They create it together, story by story.
by Karl E. Weick 1995 248 pages
4.07
138 ratings
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey • 1989
Effectiveness begins by choosing your response, then ordering your days around what matters most.
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800k+
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Summary
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Effectiveness begins by choosing your response, then ordering your days around what matters most.
by Stephen R. Covey 1989 372 pages
4.16
800k+ ratings
How to Become a Straight-A Student
by Cal Newport • 2006
Straight A's without all-nighters: daily five-minute practice, targeted reading, and self-quizzing.
4.04
11k+
How to Become a Straight-A Student Summary
How to Become a Straight-A Student
Straight A's without all-nighters: daily five-minute practice, targeted reading, and self-quizzing.
by Cal Newport 2006 217 pages
4.04
11k+ ratings
The Daily Trading Coach
by Brett N. Steenbarger • 2009
101 daily lessons to turn your mind into your best trading tool, one morning at a time.
4.20
446
The Daily Trading Coach Summary
The Daily Trading Coach
101 daily lessons to turn your mind into your best trading tool, one morning at a time.
by Brett N. Steenbarger 2009 368 pages
4.20
446 ratings
Organizational Culture and Leadership
by Edgar H. Schein • 1985
What leaders measure, reward, and panic over builds culture far more than what they proclaim.
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2k+
Organizational Culture and Leadership Summary
Organizational Culture and Leadership
What leaders measure, reward, and panic over builds culture far more than what they proclaim.
by Edgar H. Schein 1985 437 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Smarter Faster Better
by Charles Duhigg • 2016
Productivity relies on meaningful choices, safe teams, and stretch goals that drive real growth.
3.90
36k+
Smarter Faster Better Summary
Smarter Faster Better
Productivity relies on meaningful choices, safe teams, and stretch goals that drive real growth.
by Charles Duhigg 2016 400 pages
3.90
36k+ ratings
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