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Psychology Book Summaries

How to Study with Mind Maps
by Toni Krasnic • 2011
Why rereading fails and how a pen, paper, and five phases produce real understanding.
3.78
236
How to Study with Mind Maps Summary
How to Study with Mind Maps
Why rereading fails and how a pen, paper, and five phases produce real understanding.
by Toni Krasnic 2011 222 pages
3.78
236 ratings
Trauma Releasing Exercises
by David Berceli • 2005
Your body knows how to shake off trauma. A self-guided system that reactivates that lost reflex.
4.08
333
Trauma Releasing Exercises Summary
Trauma Releasing Exercises
Your body knows how to shake off trauma. A self-guided system that reactivates that lost reflex.
by David Berceli 2005 90 pages
4.08
333 ratings
Handbook for a Positive Revolution
by Edward de Bono • 1991
A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.
3.23
115
Handbook for a Positive Revolution Summary
Handbook for a Positive Revolution
A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.
by Edward de Bono 1991
3.23
115 ratings
THE DALE CARNEGIE OMNIBUS VOLUME 1
by Dale Carnegie • 2016
Stop performing and start connecting. Carnegie's method for turning nerves into genuine influence.
4.18
33
THE DALE CARNEGIE OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 Summary
THE DALE CARNEGIE OMNIBUS VOLUME 1
Stop performing and start connecting. Carnegie's method for turning nerves into genuine influence.
by Dale Carnegie 2016 786 pages
4.18
33 ratings
No One Cares About Crazy People
by Ron Powers • 2017
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
3.87
4k+
No One Cares About Crazy People Summary
No One Cares About Crazy People
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
by Ron Powers 2017 360 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Prozac Nation
by Elizabeth Wurtzel • 1994
At eleven she cut herself, at Harvard she overdosed, then a pill renamed a generation.
3.64
64k+
Prozac Nation Summary
Prozac Nation
At eleven she cut herself, at Harvard she overdosed, then a pill renamed a generation.
by Elizabeth Wurtzel 1994 368 pages
3.64
64k+ ratings
Stuck
by Anneli Rufus • 2008
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
3.03
386
Stuck Summary
Stuck
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
by Anneli Rufus 2008 348 pages
3.03
386 ratings
Hauntings
by Paul Roland • 2008
She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.
3.27
201
Hauntings Summary
Hauntings
She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.
by Paul Roland 2008 208 pages
3.27
201 ratings
My Toddler Talks
by Kimberly Scanlon • 2012
A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.
4.03
270
My Toddler Talks Summary
My Toddler Talks
A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.
by Kimberly Scanlon 2012 127 pages
4.03
270 ratings
Forgiveness
by Sidney B. Simon • 1990
The person who hurt you isn't waiting for your forgiveness. The one who needs it is you.
4.21
165
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness
The person who hurt you isn't waiting for your forgiveness. The one who needs it is you.
by Sidney B. Simon 1990 225 pages
4.21
165 ratings
Take Back Your Life
by Janja Lalich • 1994
You left the cult. Its programming stayed. Here is how to dismantle what remains.
4.38
220
Take Back Your Life Summary
Take Back Your Life
You left the cult. Its programming stayed. Here is how to dismantle what remains.
by Janja Lalich 1994 384 pages
4.38
220 ratings
Life Is Your Best Medicine
by Tieraona Low Dog • 2012
An integrative physician prescribes food, nature, laughter, and forgiveness for women at every age.
4.07
328
Life Is Your Best Medicine Summary
Life Is Your Best Medicine
An integrative physician prescribes food, nature, laughter, and forgiveness for women at every age.
by Tieraona Low Dog 2012 304 pages
4.07
328 ratings
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me
by Judith Warner • 2020
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
3.54
500+
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me Summary
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
by Judith Warner 2020 320 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
Research Design
by John W. Creswell • 1994
Align your philosophy, design, and methods into a single coherent research blueprint.
3.82
2k+
Research Design Summary
Research Design
Align your philosophy, design, and methods into a single coherent research blueprint.
by John W. Creswell 1994 246 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
The Way of Excellence
by Brad Stulberg • 2026
Your drive for greatness is biological. Rest, patience, and community matter as much as the work.
4.22
1k+
The Way of Excellence Summary
The Way of Excellence
Your drive for greatness is biological. Rest, patience, and community matter as much as the work.
by Brad Stulberg 2026 288 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Psyched Up
by Daniel McGinn • 2017
Practice time runs out. How to psych yourself up using science, not instinct.
3.53
377
Psyched Up Summary
Psyched Up
Practice time runs out. How to psych yourself up using science, not instinct.
by Daniel McGinn 2017 272 pages
3.53
377 ratings
Getting Off
by Robert Jensen • 2007
Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.
3.68
500+
Getting Off Summary
Getting Off
Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.
by Robert Jensen 2007 200 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Overcome Social Anxiety and Shyness
by Matt Lewis • 2017
Social anxiety has two distinct brain pathways. Most advice only works on one of them.
4.09
140
Overcome Social Anxiety and Shyness Summary
Overcome Social Anxiety and Shyness
Social anxiety has two distinct brain pathways. Most advice only works on one of them.
by Matt Lewis 2017 202 pages
4.09
140 ratings
Becoming a Translator
by Douglas Robinson • 1997
Your second language gets you in the door. Professional pride and cultural instinct keep you there.
3.68
122
Becoming a Translator Summary
Becoming a Translator
Your second language gets you in the door. Professional pride and cultural instinct keep you there.
by Douglas Robinson 1997 320 pages
3.68
122 ratings
Game Mechanics
by Ernest Adams • 2012
Visualize your game's economy, simulate rival strategies, and nail the balance before you ship.
4.12
185
Game Mechanics Summary
Game Mechanics
Visualize your game's economy, simulate rival strategies, and nail the balance before you ship.
by Ernest Adams 2012 353 pages
4.12
185 ratings
Summary of Atomic Habits
by Paul Mani • 2019
The four design principles that turn 1% daily gains into 37x yearly results.
3.00
1
Summary of Atomic Habits Summary
Summary of Atomic Habits
The four design principles that turn 1% daily gains into 37x yearly results.
by Paul Mani 2019 91 pages
3.00
1 ratings
You Are Worthy
by Kelley Holland • 2022
Feel behind on money? The fix starts with your story and ends with a funded future.
4.11
38
You Are Worthy Summary
You Are Worthy
Feel behind on money? The fix starts with your story and ends with a funded future.
by Kelley Holland 2022 182 pages
4.11
38 ratings
Introducing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
by Elaine Iljon Foreman • 2011
Learn the one mental model that lowers anxiety, lifts mood, and breaks bad habits.
3.64
500+
Introducing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Summary
Introducing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Learn the one mental model that lowers anxiety, lifts mood, and breaks bad habits.
by Elaine Iljon Foreman 2011 225 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
The Three Skills of Top Trading
by Hank Pruden • 2007
Three skills earn trading profits. The one most traders neglect has nothing to do with charts.
3.54
35
The Three Skills of Top Trading Summary
The Three Skills of Top Trading
Three skills earn trading profits. The one most traders neglect has nothing to do with charts.
by Hank Pruden 2007 304 pages
3.54
35 ratings
Overload
by Joyce Meyer • 2016
Stress is not a life sentence. A practical, Bible-grounded guide to unplugging for good.
4.38
500+
Overload Summary
Overload
Stress is not a life sentence. A practical, Bible-grounded guide to unplugging for good.
by Joyce Meyer 2016 224 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
The Disengaged Teen
by Jenny Anderson • 2025
Four modes that explain teen disengagement and the coaching moves that restore curiosity.
4.01
500+
The Disengaged Teen Summary
The Disengaged Teen
Four modes that explain teen disengagement and the coaching moves that restore curiosity.
by Jenny Anderson 2025 352 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
And Never Stop Dancing
by Gordon Livingston • 2006
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
3.75
500+
And Never Stop Dancing Summary
And Never Stop Dancing
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
by Gordon Livingston 2006 208 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
A Practical Guide to Happiness
by Will Buckingham • 2012
Chasing happiness makes it vanish. What the world's philosophies offer instead.
3.70
138
A Practical Guide to Happiness Summary
A Practical Guide to Happiness
Chasing happiness makes it vanish. What the world's philosophies offer instead.
by Will Buckingham 2012 161 pages
3.70
138 ratings
The Happiness Purpose
by Edward de Bono • 1977
Happiness as life's purpose: a thinking framework that trades absolute truth for flexible belief.
3.52
84
The Happiness Purpose Summary
The Happiness Purpose
Happiness as life's purpose: a thinking framework that trades absolute truth for flexible belief.
by Edward de Bono 1977 280 pages
3.52
84 ratings
Invicto
by Marcos Vázquez García • 2019
The ancient rules for a mind that outperforms and stays calm, with modern proof.
4.29
4k+
Invicto Summary
Invicto
The ancient rules for a mind that outperforms and stays calm, with modern proof.
by Marcos Vázquez García 2019 214 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Wiser
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014
Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.
3.62
437
Wiser Summary
Wiser
Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014 272 pages
3.62
437 ratings
The 10 Laws of Enduring Success
by Maria Bartiromo • 2010
Lasting success has ten hidden foundations, and none of them show up on a quarterly report.
3.73
114
The 10 Laws of Enduring Success Summary
The 10 Laws of Enduring Success
Lasting success has ten hidden foundations, and none of them show up on a quarterly report.
by Maria Bartiromo 2010
3.73
114 ratings
How to Lose a Country
by Ece Temelkuran • 2019
A democracy collapses step by step, and the playbook looks the same from Turkey to the West.
4.04
2k+
How to Lose a Country Summary
How to Lose a Country
A democracy collapses step by step, and the playbook looks the same from Turkey to the West.
by Ece Temelkuran 2019 289 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Struck By Genius
by Jason Padgett • 2014
A brutal mugging at 31 rewired a math-averse dropout's brain and reality dissolved into geometry.
3.48
1k+
Struck By Genius Summary
Struck By Genius
A brutal mugging at 31 rewired a math-averse dropout's brain and reality dissolved into geometry.
by Jason Padgett 2014 256 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Embracing Shame
by Bret Lyon • 2023
The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.
4.10
141
Embracing Shame Summary
Embracing Shame
The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.
by Bret Lyon 2023 224 pages
4.10
141 ratings
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score
by Dorian Marshman • 2021
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
3.42
19
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score Summary
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
by Dorian Marshman 2021
3.42
19 ratings
Comerás flores
by Lucía Solla Sobral • 2025
After her father dies, she mistakes an older man's obsession for the love she desperately craves.
4.13
48k+
Comerás flores Summary
Comerás flores
After her father dies, she mistakes an older man's obsession for the love she desperately craves.
by Lucía Solla Sobral 2025 248 pages
4.13
48k+ ratings
Book in a Month
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt • 2008
A complete novel draft in 30 days: write forward, fix nothing, reach the end.
3.82
500+
Book in a Month Summary
Book in a Month
A complete novel draft in 30 days: write forward, fix nothing, reach the end.
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2008 288 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Essential Oils Natural Remedies
by Althea Press • 2015
From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.
4.31
500+
Essential Oils Natural Remedies Summary
Essential Oils Natural Remedies
From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.
by Althea Press 2015 456 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Beyond the Robot
by Gary Lachman • 2016
A philosopher who used the occult, crime, and desire to map consciousness most people never reach.
4.42
109
Beyond the Robot Summary
Beyond the Robot
A philosopher who used the occult, crime, and desire to map consciousness most people never reach.
by Gary Lachman 2016 416 pages
4.42
109 ratings
After the Affair
by Janis Abrahms Spring • 1996
You can rebuild after an affair, but forgiveness must be earned through sacrifice, not words.
4.04
1k+
After the Affair Summary
After the Affair
You can rebuild after an affair, but forgiveness must be earned through sacrifice, not words.
by Janis Abrahms Spring 1996 304 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Strategic Silence
by Roumen Dimitrov • 2017
How not speaking, being boring, and off-the-record whispers let PR pros shape what the media asks.
Strategic Silence Summary
Strategic Silence
How not speaking, being boring, and off-the-record whispers let PR pros shape what the media asks.
by Roumen Dimitrov 2017 242 pages
Shame & Guilt
by Jane Middelton-Moz MS • 1990
Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.
4.06
176
Shame & Guilt Summary
Shame & Guilt
Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.
by Jane Middelton-Moz MS 1990 144 pages
4.06
176 ratings
Running the Room
by Tom Bennett • 2020
Replace reactive chaos with a classroom culture built on taught routines, not teacher charm.
4.22
500+
Running the Room Summary
Running the Room
Replace reactive chaos with a classroom culture built on taught routines, not teacher charm.
by Tom Bennett 2020 346 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Learning Experience Design Essentials
by Cara North • 2023
A ten-step design process that starts with real work and builds backward; no more content dumps.
4.16
25
Learning Experience Design Essentials Summary
Learning Experience Design Essentials
A ten-step design process that starts with real work and builds backward; no more content dumps.
by Cara North 2023 176 pages
4.16
25 ratings
Look at Me!
by Jonathan Reiss • 2020
Murdered at 20, after becoming more famous in jail than most artists ever get outside it.
4.54
126
Look at Me! Summary
Look at Me!
Murdered at 20, after becoming more famous in jail than most artists ever get outside it.
by Jonathan Reiss 2020 304 pages
4.54
126 ratings
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating
by Michelle May • 2014
A mindful eating program for breaking the restrict-binge cycle, one forbidden food at a time.
4.21
116
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating Summary
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating
A mindful eating program for breaking the restrict-binge cycle, one forbidden food at a time.
by Michelle May 2014 187 pages
4.21
116 ratings
World Famous Cults and Fanatics
by Colin Wilson • 2004
The messiah playbook hasn’t changed in 2,000 years. Neither has the human hunger for one.
3.00
104
World Famous Cults and Fanatics Summary
World Famous Cults and Fanatics
The messiah playbook hasn’t changed in 2,000 years. Neither has the human hunger for one.
by Colin Wilson 2004
3.00
104 ratings
Centered Leadership
by Joanna Barsh • 2014
Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.
3.72
109
Centered Leadership Summary
Centered Leadership
Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.
by Joanna Barsh 2014 336 pages
3.72
109 ratings
Stella Maris
by Cormac McCarthy • 2022
A math prodigy in 1972 Wisconsin carries a devastating secret into a psychiatric hospital.
3.84
23k+
Stella Maris Summary
Stella Maris
A math prodigy in 1972 Wisconsin carries a devastating secret into a psychiatric hospital.
by Cormac McCarthy 2022 190 pages
3.84
23k+ ratings
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