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Psychology Book Summaries

The Enneagram for Black Liberation
by Chichi Agorom • 2022
Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.
4.59
199
The Enneagram for Black Liberation Summary
The Enneagram for Black Liberation
Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.
by Chichi Agorom 2022 256 pages
4.59
199 ratings
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
by Patrick J. Kennedy • 2024
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
4.19
247
Profiles in Mental Health Courage Summary
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024 336 pages
4.19
247 ratings
Alan Watts–Here and Now
by Peter J. Columbus • 2012
Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.
4.13
15
Alan Watts–Here and Now Summary
Alan Watts–Here and Now
Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.
by Peter J. Columbus 2012 263 pages
4.13
15 ratings
Zen and the Beat Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1900
The Beats rejected careers for passion. Zen had already figured out why that works.
4.07
280
Zen and the Beat Way Summary
Zen and the Beat Way
The Beats rejected careers for passion. Zen had already figured out why that works.
by Alan W. Watts 1900 128 pages
4.07
280 ratings
Therapeutic Photography
by Neil Gibson • 2018
A camera can reach what talk therapy cannot: the visual path to self-esteem and resilience.
4.25
12
Therapeutic Photography Summary
Therapeutic Photography
A camera can reach what talk therapy cannot: the visual path to self-esteem and resilience.
by Neil Gibson 2018
4.25
12 ratings
Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions
by Various • 2007
The hidden biases that trip up even the best leaders, and the process that neutralizes them.
3.86
134
Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions Summary
Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions
The hidden biases that trip up even the best leaders, and the process that neutralizes them.
by Various 2007 272 pages
3.86
134 ratings
Bad Advice
by Paul A. Offit • 2018
Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.
4.11
500+
Bad Advice Summary
Bad Advice
Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.
by Paul A. Offit 2018 272 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Consciousness Speaks
by Ramesh S. Balsekar • 1992
No one thinks, no one acts, no one chooses. Seeing this clearly, not effort, brings peace.
4.51
144
Consciousness Speaks Summary
Consciousness Speaks
No one thinks, no one acts, no one chooses. Seeing this clearly, not effort, brings peace.
by Ramesh S. Balsekar 1992 392 pages
4.51
144 ratings
Bounce
by Robert J. Wicks • 2009
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
3.77
110
Bounce Summary
Bounce
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
by Robert J. Wicks 2009 216 pages
3.77
110 ratings
Wired for Intimacy
by William M. Struthers • 2009
Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.
3.97
500+
Wired for Intimacy Summary
Wired for Intimacy
Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.
by William M. Struthers 2009 196 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Stop Living on Autopilot
by Antonio Neves • 2021
You're not lost; you're running on default. The daily reset that puts you back at the wheel.
3.93
488
Stop Living on Autopilot Summary
Stop Living on Autopilot
You're not lost; you're running on default. The daily reset that puts you back at the wheel.
by Antonio Neves 2021 256 pages
3.93
488 ratings
Lily Dale
by Christine Wicker • 2004
A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.
3.49
1k+
Lily Dale Summary
Lily Dale
A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.
by Christine Wicker 2004 288 pages
3.49
1k+ ratings
Happy Ever After
by Paul Dolan • 2019
Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.
3.66
500+
Happy Ever After Summary
Happy Ever After
Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.
by Paul Dolan 2019 256 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Groupthink
by Christopher Booker • 2020
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
3.12
116
Groupthink Summary
Groupthink
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
by Christopher Booker 2020 240 pages
3.12
116 ratings
I, Mammal
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2011
Your brain is a mammal's, chasing status not happiness. You can stop the war inside.
4.24
134
I, Mammal Summary
I, Mammal
Your brain is a mammal's, chasing status not happiness. You can stop the war inside.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2011 312 pages
4.24
134 ratings
Character Strengths Matter
by Shannon Polly • 2015
Your best traits are already inside you. The science-backed method for finding and using them.
4.14
110
Character Strengths Matter Summary
Character Strengths Matter
Your best traits are already inside you. The science-backed method for finding and using them.
by Shannon Polly 2015 250 pages
4.14
110 ratings
Pictures of the Mind
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald • 2009
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
3.76
500+
Pictures of the Mind Summary
Pictures of the Mind
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald 2009 177 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Unwind Your Mind
by Emma WhispersRed • 2019
Trigger your body's own tingle response for deeper sleep, less stress, and daily calm.
3.78
361
Unwind Your Mind Summary
Unwind Your Mind
Trigger your body's own tingle response for deeper sleep, less stress, and daily calm.
by Emma WhispersRed 2019 224 pages
3.78
361 ratings
Astral Travel for Beginners
by Richard Webster • 2002
A beginner's guide to leaving your body at will and exploring time, space, and parallel dimensions.
3.77
158
Astral Travel for Beginners Summary
Astral Travel for Beginners
A beginner's guide to leaving your body at will and exploring time, space, and parallel dimensions.
by Richard Webster 2002 256 pages
3.77
158 ratings
Effective Communication
by D.K. Publishing • 2015
Speak, write, listen, negotiate: the communication skills that define effective management.
3.78
32
Effective Communication Summary
Effective Communication
Speak, write, listen, negotiate: the communication skills that define effective management.
by D.K. Publishing 2015 96 pages
3.78
32 ratings
Attracting Genuine Love
by Gay Hendricks • 2004
Your hidden patterns sabotage your love life. Body-based practices to clear them for good.
4.10
51
Attracting Genuine Love Summary
Attracting Genuine Love
Your hidden patterns sabotage your love life. Body-based practices to clear them for good.
by Gay Hendricks 2004 106 pages
4.10
51 ratings
The Science of Getting Rich / Acres of Diamonds / As a Man Thinketh
by Wallace D. Wattles • 2008
Your character is every thought you've hosted. Three works on mastering the mind's creative force.
4.50
12
The Science of Getting Rich / Acres of Diamonds / As a Man Thinketh Summary
The Science of Getting Rich / Acres of Diamonds / As a Man Thinketh
Your character is every thought you've hosted. Three works on mastering the mind's creative force.
by Wallace D. Wattles 2008 81 pages
4.50
12 ratings
Superparenting for ADD
by Edward M. Hallowell • 2002
A parenting playbook that starts where ADD kids thrive: their strengths, not their deficits.
3.94
500+
Superparenting for ADD Summary
Superparenting for ADD
A parenting playbook that starts where ADD kids thrive: their strengths, not their deficits.
by Edward M. Hallowell 2002 114 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
How to Survive the End of the World
by Aaron Gillies • 2018
Your brain thinks a Monday meeting is a lion. Here is a survival guide, with jokes.
4.00
1k+
How to Survive the End of the World Summary
How to Survive the End of the World
Your brain thinks a Monday meeting is a lion. Here is a survival guide, with jokes.
by Aaron Gillies 2018 288 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Senseless
by Ronald Malfi • 2025
A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.
3.83
2k+
Senseless Summary
Senseless
A widowed detective chases a desert mutilator into the orbit of a crumbling Hollywood family.
by Ronald Malfi 2025 432 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Assassination Generation
by Dave Grossman • 2016
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
3.71
351
Assassination Generation Summary
Assassination Generation
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
by Dave Grossman 2016 224 pages
3.71
351 ratings
Extreme Productivity
by Robert C. Pozen • 2012
Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.
3.56
1k+
Extreme Productivity Summary
Extreme Productivity
Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.
by Robert C. Pozen 2012 304 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Seriously Funny
by Terry Pratchett • 2016
Discworld is fantasy. Its real subject: the foolish, tender business of being human.
4.28
483
Seriously Funny Summary
Seriously Funny
Discworld is fantasy. Its real subject: the foolish, tender business of being human.
by Terry Pratchett 2016 128 pages
4.28
483 ratings
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
by John Bowlby • 1979
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
4.06
383
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds Summary
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
Attachment is not learned dependency but an evolved instinct; early disruption shapes a lifetime.
by John Bowlby 1979 224 pages
4.06
383 ratings
Off the Clock
by Laura Vanderkam • 2018
Busy is a feeling, not a schedule. The everyday choices that separate the time-rich from the rest.
3.94
5k+
Off the Clock Summary
Off the Clock
Busy is a feeling, not a schedule. The everyday choices that separate the time-rich from the rest.
by Laura Vanderkam 2018 256 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Let Your Mind Run
by Deena Kastor • 2018
Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.
4.35
12k+
Let Your Mind Run Summary
Let Your Mind Run
Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.
by Deena Kastor 2018 296 pages
4.35
12k+ ratings
The Western Illusion of Human Nature
by Marshall Sahlins • 2008
Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.
4.12
329
The Western Illusion of Human Nature Summary
The Western Illusion of Human Nature
Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.
by Marshall Sahlins 2008 112 pages
4.12
329 ratings
Emotional Sobriety
by Tian Dayton • 2007
The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.
4.26
486
Emotional Sobriety Summary
Emotional Sobriety
The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.
by Tian Dayton 2007 315 pages
4.26
486 ratings
Attraction, Love, Sex
by Simon LeVay • 2023
Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary paradox. Why it persists, and everything that follows.
3.49
43
Attraction, Love, Sex Summary
Attraction, Love, Sex
Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary paradox. Why it persists, and everything that follows.
by Simon LeVay 2023 311 pages
3.49
43 ratings
Feel Free to Prosper
by Marilyn Jenett • 2015
Fourteen days of speaking and writing prosperity words, no budgeting, to unlock unexpected income.
4.23
176
Feel Free to Prosper Summary
Feel Free to Prosper
Fourteen days of speaking and writing prosperity words, no budgeting, to unlock unexpected income.
by Marilyn Jenett 2015 336 pages
4.23
176 ratings
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight
by Peter Walsh • 2015
A six-week program that turns decluttering into a workout and your home into a weight-loss tool.
3.55
1k+
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight Summary
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight
A six-week program that turns decluttering into a workout and your home into a weight-loss tool.
by Peter Walsh 2015 320 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg • 2006
The resilience playbook for parents: build self-assurance, strong connections, and stress skills.
4.15
54
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens Summary
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
The resilience playbook for parents: build self-assurance, strong connections, and stress skills.
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg 2006 300 pages
4.15
54 ratings
Good for You, Great for Me
by Lawrence E. Susskind • 2014
Most negotiators leave value unclaimed. Create more together, then confidently take your share.
3.51
89
Good for You, Great for Me Summary
Good for You, Great for Me
Most negotiators leave value unclaimed. Create more together, then confidently take your share.
by Lawrence E. Susskind 2014 256 pages
3.51
89 ratings
DAILY VAGUS NERVE EXERCISES
by Reiner Hartmann • 2022
Daily exercises from breath to cold that activate the nerve controlling stress and inflammation.
4.33
135
DAILY VAGUS NERVE EXERCISES Summary
DAILY VAGUS NERVE EXERCISES
Daily exercises from breath to cold that activate the nerve controlling stress and inflammation.
by Reiner Hartmann 2022 129 pages
4.33
135 ratings
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
by Philip Delves Broughton • 2016
Best opportunities hide in plain sight at your current job. Seize them before you're ready.
3.74
205
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur Summary
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
Best opportunities hide in plain sight at your current job. Seize them before you're ready.
by Philip Delves Broughton 2016 120 pages
3.74
205 ratings
The Art of Intentional Thinking
by Peter Hollins • 2019
When you feel done, you're only 40% there. The rest is trainable.
4.07
149
The Art of Intentional Thinking Summary
The Art of Intentional Thinking
When you feel done, you're only 40% there. The rest is trainable.
by Peter Hollins 2019 237 pages
4.07
149 ratings
Psychedelic Medicine
by Richard Louis Miller • 2017
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
4.01
312
Psychedelic Medicine Summary
Psychedelic Medicine
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
by Richard Louis Miller 2017 256 pages
4.01
312 ratings
Social Psychology
by Robert A. Baron • 1977
The science of why you bond, why you judge, and how to actually become happier.
3.76
500+
Social Psychology Summary
Social Psychology
The science of why you bond, why you judge, and how to actually become happier.
by Robert A. Baron 1977 678 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Accelerated Learning
by Ryan James • 2017
A book every day. Total recall on demand. The step-by-step techniques that make both trainable.
3.46
197
Accelerated Learning Summary
Accelerated Learning
A book every day. Total recall on demand. The step-by-step techniques that make both trainable.
by Ryan James 2017 131 pages
3.46
197 ratings
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
by David J. Helfand • 2016
Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.
3.71
220
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.
by David J. Helfand 2016 344 pages
3.71
220 ratings
Bone
by Marion Woodman • 2000
When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.
4.15
182
Bone Summary
Bone
When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.
by Marion Woodman 2000 272 pages
4.15
182 ratings
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
by Joosr • 2015
Bad decisions follow the same few patterns. Learn the traps, and stop falling for them.
3.57
14
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli Summary
A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Bad decisions follow the same few patterns. Learn the traps, and stop falling for them.
by Joosr 2015 23 pages
3.57
14 ratings
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need
by Judith Matloff • 2020
A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.
3.51
390
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need Summary
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need
A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.
by Judith Matloff 2020 302 pages
3.51
390 ratings
This Is Your Do-Over
by Michael F. Roizen • 2015
You control 75 percent of your health. Seven rules for rewriting what your genes started.
3.70
269
This Is Your Do-Over Summary
This Is Your Do-Over
You control 75 percent of your health. Seven rules for rewriting what your genes started.
by Michael F. Roizen 2015 384 pages
3.70
269 ratings
Krav Maga
by David Kahn • 2004
Size, strength irrelevant: Israeli combat method built on instinct, targeting, and weekly training.
3.82
244
Krav Maga Summary
Krav Maga
Size, strength irrelevant: Israeli combat method built on instinct, targeting, and weekly training.
by David Kahn 2004 192 pages
3.82
244 ratings
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