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Psychology Book Summaries

Healing Sex
by Staci Haines • 1999
Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.
4.29
500+
Healing Sex Summary
Healing Sex
Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.
by Staci Haines 1999 267 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Get Out of Your Own Way
by Dave Hollis • 2020
Tear down the limits you built for yourself and build a life that fits: no fluff.
3.80
6k+
Get Out of Your Own Way Summary
Get Out of Your Own Way
Tear down the limits you built for yourself and build a life that fits: no fluff.
by Dave Hollis 2020 240 pages
3.80
6k+ ratings
Confessions Of A Cannibal
by Robert Keller • 2015
A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.
3.99
374
Confessions Of A Cannibal Summary
Confessions Of A Cannibal
A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.
by Robert Keller 2015 117 pages
3.99
374 ratings
Sharp Force
by Patricia Cornwell • 2025
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
4.08
14k+
Sharp Force Summary
Sharp Force
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
by Patricia Cornwell 2025 400 pages
4.08
14k+ ratings
Productive Tensions
by Christopher B. Bingham • 2022
Why the best innovators stop fixing contradictions and start using them instead.
4.35
20
Productive Tensions Summary
Productive Tensions
Why the best innovators stop fixing contradictions and start using them instead.
by Christopher B. Bingham 2022 184 pages
4.35
20 ratings
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra
by Rajmani Tigunait • 2014
The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.
4.46
171
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra Summary
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra
The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.
by Rajmani Tigunait 2014 350 pages
4.46
171 ratings
Your Best Just Got Better
by Jason W. Womack • 2011
Your day holds 96 blocks of time. The real upgrade is knowing which ones you work best in.
3.72
332
Your Best Just Got Better Summary
Your Best Just Got Better
Your day holds 96 blocks of time. The real upgrade is knowing which ones you work best in.
by Jason W. Womack 2011 272 pages
3.72
332 ratings
On Looking
by Alexandra Horowitz • 2013
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
3.51
5k+
On Looking Summary
On Looking
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
by Alexandra Horowitz 2013 308 pages
3.51
5k+ ratings
Confessions of an Event Planner
by Judy Allen • 2009
Behind the elegant table settings: what an event planner really does when the guests run wild.
3.27
33
Confessions of an Event Planner Summary
Confessions of an Event Planner
Behind the elegant table settings: what an event planner really does when the guests run wild.
by Judy Allen 2009 288 pages
3.27
33 ratings
Remote Viewing Secrets
by Joseph McMoneagle • 2000
Remote viewing is a mental martial art, not a gift, and its core practice is unlearning.
3.81
310
Remote Viewing Secrets Summary
Remote Viewing Secrets
Remote viewing is a mental martial art, not a gift, and its core practice is unlearning.
by Joseph McMoneagle 2000 320 pages
3.81
310 ratings
Coaching for Breakthrough Success
by Jack Canfield • 2012
Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.
4.27
129
Coaching for Breakthrough Success Summary
Coaching for Breakthrough Success
Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.
by Jack Canfield 2012 305 pages
4.27
129 ratings
Paths to God
by Ram Dass • 2004
Act without attachment, love without grasping, die awake: the Gita taught by a guru who read minds.
4.49
1k+
Paths to God Summary
Paths to God
Act without attachment, love without grasping, die awake: the Gita taught by a guru who read minds.
by Ram Dass 2004 352 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Systems Leadership
by Ian MacDonald • 2006
Organizations fail when leaders treat people as objects. Authority and clarity are the engine.
4.23
31
Systems Leadership Summary
Systems Leadership
Organizations fail when leaders treat people as objects. Authority and clarity are the engine.
by Ian MacDonald 2006 312 pages
4.23
31 ratings
Happy Mind, Happy Life
by Rangan Chatterjee • 2022
External wins leave a hole no achievement fills. The internal system for a happiness that lasts.
4.22
2k+
Happy Mind, Happy Life Summary
Happy Mind, Happy Life
External wins leave a hole no achievement fills. The internal system for a happiness that lasts.
by Rangan Chatterjee 2022 272 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Alien Dawn
by Colin Wilson • 1998
UFO accounts seem engineered to be dismissed. Taking that absurdity seriously reveals deeper puzzle.
3.81
193
Alien Dawn Summary
Alien Dawn
UFO accounts seem engineered to be dismissed. Taking that absurdity seriously reveals deeper puzzle.
by Colin Wilson 1998 322 pages
3.81
193 ratings
Innovation
by Mark Dodgson • 2010
Most innovations fail, and the pattern of those failures is not a bug but a design feature.
3.28
190
Innovation Summary
Innovation
Most innovations fail, and the pattern of those failures is not a bug but a design feature.
by Mark Dodgson 2010 168 pages
3.28
190 ratings
The Good and Beautiful God
by James Bryan Smith • 2009
Willpower keeps failing because your picture of God is wrong. The indirect path to lasting change.
4.29
5k+
The Good and Beautiful God Summary
The Good and Beautiful God
Willpower keeps failing because your picture of God is wrong. The indirect path to lasting change.
by James Bryan Smith 2009 232 pages
4.29
5k+ ratings
Homesick and Happy
by Michael G. Thompson • 2012
Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.
4.11
280
Homesick and Happy Summary
Homesick and Happy
Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.
by Michael G. Thompson 2012 320 pages
4.11
280 ratings
The Penis Book
by Aaron Spitz • 2018
Your penis reveals heart disease before your heart does. A urologist's guide to reading the signs.
4.04
500+
The Penis Book Summary
The Penis Book
Your penis reveals heart disease before your heart does. A urologist's guide to reading the signs.
by Aaron Spitz 2018 306 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Next-Level Negotiating
by Harvard Business Review • 2022
Negotiate the deals, career moves, and identity traps your current playbook never prepared you for.
4.23
22
Next-Level Negotiating Summary
Next-Level Negotiating
Negotiate the deals, career moves, and identity traps your current playbook never prepared you for.
by Harvard Business Review 2022 208 pages
4.23
22 ratings
The Wisdom of Groundhog Day
by Paul Hannam • 2016
Groundhog Day is a manual for escaping the life you're living on repeat.
3.82
135
The Wisdom of Groundhog Day Summary
The Wisdom of Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day is a manual for escaping the life you're living on repeat.
by Paul Hannam 2016 224 pages
3.82
135 ratings
Life in Three Dimensions
by Shigehiro Oishi • 2025
Happiness smooths the path. Meaning gives it direction. Only detours make it worth telling.
3.79
1k+
Life in Three Dimensions Summary
Life in Three Dimensions
Happiness smooths the path. Meaning gives it direction. Only detours make it worth telling.
by Shigehiro Oishi 2025 256 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Resilience
by Boris Cyrulnik • 2003
Resilience is not a solo act. It's built from relationships, stories, and who is willing to listen.
3.80
173
Resilience Summary
Resilience
Resilience is not a solo act. It's built from relationships, stories, and who is willing to listen.
by Boris Cyrulnik 2003 200 pages
3.80
173 ratings
Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition
by Dianna Booher • 1994
The listening, trust, and feedback skills that make people want to hear what you say next.
3.83
134
Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition Summary
Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition
The listening, trust, and feedback skills that make people want to hear what you say next.
by Dianna Booher 1994 496 pages
3.83
134 ratings
DBT Skills for Highly Sensitive People
by Emma Lauer • 2023
Widen your window of tolerance. DBT skills for the sensitive to stop the spiral before it starts.
3.85
350
DBT Skills for Highly Sensitive People Summary
DBT Skills for Highly Sensitive People
Widen your window of tolerance. DBT skills for the sensitive to stop the spiral before it starts.
by Emma Lauer 2023 176 pages
3.85
350 ratings
Your Creative Brain
by Shelley Carson • 2013
Creativity isn't a birthright. Seven trainable brain states, and you can access any of them.
3.87
233
Your Creative Brain Summary
Your Creative Brain
Creativity isn't a birthright. Seven trainable brain states, and you can access any of them.
by Shelley Carson 2013 386 pages
3.87
233 ratings
Strangers
by Belle Burden • 2026
A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.
4.11
200k+
Strangers Summary
Strangers
A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.
by Belle Burden 2026 241 pages
4.11
200k+ ratings
Practical Stoicism - Exercises for doing the right thing right now
by Grey Freeman • 2017
Seven daily drills that move Stoicism from the page into your reflexes.
4.31
108
Practical Stoicism - Exercises for doing the right thing right now Summary
Practical Stoicism - Exercises for doing the right thing right now
Seven daily drills that move Stoicism from the page into your reflexes.
by Grey Freeman 2017 105 pages
4.31
108 ratings
Transformational Speaking
by Gail Larsen • 2009
Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.
4.02
157
Transformational Speaking Summary
Transformational Speaking
Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.
by Gail Larsen 2009 208 pages
4.02
157 ratings
Synchronicity
by Joseph Jaworski • 1996
The leader's inner shift: how surrendering control unlocks a flow of meaningful coincidences.
4.18
1k+
Synchronicity Summary
Synchronicity
The leader's inner shift: how surrendering control unlocks a flow of meaningful coincidences.
by Joseph Jaworski 1996 226 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
[The Teenage Guide to Stress] [By
by Nicola Morgan • 2014
Why stress feels like life-or-death in teens, and the science-backed habits that make it manageable.
3.64
166
[The Teenage Guide to Stress] [By Summary
[The Teenage Guide to Stress] [By
Why stress feels like life-or-death in teens, and the science-backed habits that make it manageable.
by Nicola Morgan 2014
3.64
166 ratings
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman
by Brainy Book Reviews • 2013
Your affection misses every time. Five emotional channels exist; your partner is tuned to only one.
4.25
115
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman Summary
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman
Your affection misses every time. Five emotional channels exist; your partner is tuned to only one.
by Brainy Book Reviews 2013 60 pages
4.25
115 ratings
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman • 2018
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
3.72
148
Keep Pain in the Past Summary
Keep Pain in the Past
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018 244 pages
3.72
148 ratings
The Lull-A-Baby Sleep Plan
by Cathryn Tobin • 2006
Start sleep training at six weeks, not six months: the gentle window most parents miss.
3.35
72
The Lull-A-Baby Sleep Plan Summary
The Lull-A-Baby Sleep Plan
Start sleep training at six weeks, not six months: the gentle window most parents miss.
by Cathryn Tobin 2006 228 pages
3.35
72 ratings
Quiet Your Mind
by John Selby • 2004
Chronic worry is a habit. Ten practices for rewiring the anxious brain and finding calm.
3.86
137
Quiet Your Mind Summary
Quiet Your Mind
Chronic worry is a habit. Ten practices for rewiring the anxious brain and finding calm.
by John Selby 2004 256 pages
3.86
137 ratings
Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts
by Joanna Penn • 2014
Turn your writing into a speaking career without draining your introvert battery.
4.13
181
Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts Summary
Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts
Turn your writing into a speaking career without draining your introvert battery.
by Joanna Penn 2014 192 pages
4.13
181 ratings
The Secret of Scent
by Luca Turin • 2006
Smell is quantum, not lock-and-key. One maverick's proof, from enantiomers to commercial success.
3.73
500+
The Secret of Scent Summary
The Secret of Scent
Smell is quantum, not lock-and-key. One maverick's proof, from enantiomers to commercial success.
by Luca Turin 2006 224 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
The Embodied Mind
by Francisco J. Varela • 1991
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
4.14
1k+
The Embodied Mind Summary
The Embodied Mind
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
by Francisco J. Varela 1991 328 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Body Keeps the Score
by Instaread Summaries • 2015
Talk therapy often fails trauma survivors because the wound lives in the body, not the story.
4.15
61
The Body Keeps the Score Summary
The Body Keeps the Score
Talk therapy often fails trauma survivors because the wound lives in the body, not the story.
by Instaread Summaries 2015 21 pages
4.15
61 ratings
Sober Mercies
by Heather Harpham Kopp • 2013
The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.
4.31
500+
Sober Mercies Summary
Sober Mercies
The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.
by Heather Harpham Kopp 2013 224 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Flipping a Switch
by Barbara O'Neill • 2020
Break the saving habit, build a retirement paycheck, and start living the life you saved for.
3.96
23
Flipping a Switch Summary
Flipping a Switch
Break the saving habit, build a retirement paycheck, and start living the life you saved for.
by Barbara O'Neill 2020 292 pages
3.96
23 ratings
Ordinary Magic
by Gregory M. Walton • 2025
Our most painful doubts are predictable. A single hour of reframing can change a life.
3.52
115
Ordinary Magic Summary
Ordinary Magic
Our most painful doubts are predictable. A single hour of reframing can change a life.
by Gregory M. Walton 2025 464 pages
3.52
115 ratings
Metaphysical Millionaires
by R.J. Purcell • 2022
Quantum physics meets manifestation: daily practices that turn consciousness into wealth.
4.68
57
Metaphysical Millionaires Summary
Metaphysical Millionaires
Quantum physics meets manifestation: daily practices that turn consciousness into wealth.
by R.J. Purcell 2022 275 pages
4.68
57 ratings
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
by Sue Monk Kidd • 1996
She was the model Christian daughter. Then she dreamed of birthing herself.
3.99
11k+
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter Summary
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
She was the model Christian daughter. Then she dreamed of birthing herself.
by Sue Monk Kidd 1996 238 pages
3.99
11k+ ratings
How to Write Letters that Sell
by Christian H. Godefroy • 2016
Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.
4.05
21
How to Write Letters that Sell Summary
How to Write Letters that Sell
Your headline wins or loses half your audience. The playbook for everything that follows.
by Christian H. Godefroy 2016 241 pages
4.05
21 ratings
Workshops
by Jeff E. Brooks-Harris • 1999
Match every activity to a phase of learning, so participants leave changed, not merely informed.
3.94
16
Workshops Summary
Workshops
Match every activity to a phase of learning, so participants leave changed, not merely informed.
by Jeff E. Brooks-Harris 1999 208 pages
3.94
16 ratings
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent
by Esther Hicks • 2006
99% of outcomes are set before you see them. The practical tools for changing course now.
4.27
8k+
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent Summary
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent
99% of outcomes are set before you see them. The practical tools for changing course now.
by Esther Hicks 2006 336 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
The Creative Thinking Handbook
by Chris Griffiths • 2022
Your brain has three blind spots that kill creativity. A four-step system for working around them.
3.79
163
The Creative Thinking Handbook Summary
The Creative Thinking Handbook
Your brain has three blind spots that kill creativity. A four-step system for working around them.
by Chris Griffiths 2022 264 pages
3.79
163 ratings
Authentic Gravitas
by Rebecca Newton • 2019
Gravitas is learnable: how to earn respect and influence without sacrificing who you are.
3.85
131
Authentic Gravitas Summary
Authentic Gravitas
Gravitas is learnable: how to earn respect and influence without sacrificing who you are.
by Rebecca Newton 2019 272 pages
3.85
131 ratings
Woman Who Love Too Much
by Robin Norwood
It feels like love but works like an addiction, and the needle was loaded in childhood.
4.03
78
Woman Who Love Too Much Summary
Woman Who Love Too Much
It feels like love but works like an addiction, and the needle was loaded in childhood.
by Robin Norwood
4.03
78 ratings
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