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Psychology Book Summaries

A Slap in the Face
by William B. Irvine • 2013
Why you feel that sting, and how to stop caring, with help from ancient philosophy.
3.70
500+
A Slap in the Face Summary
A Slap in the Face
Why you feel that sting, and how to stop caring, with help from ancient philosophy.
by William B. Irvine 2013 264 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Jayme Albin • 2021
Most anxious thoughts fail a simple reality test. Here is how to run the experiment yourself.
4.35
40
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Most anxious thoughts fail a simple reality test. Here is how to run the experiment yourself.
by Jayme Albin 2021 368 pages
4.35
40 ratings
PDA by PDAers
by Sally Cat • 2018
A survival guide for demand avoidance: why instructions feel like attacks, and what actually helps.
4.00
1
PDA by PDAers Summary
PDA by PDAers
A survival guide for demand avoidance: why instructions feel like attacks, and what actually helps.
by Sally Cat 2018
4.00
1 ratings
Healing Visualizations
by Gerald Epstein • 1989
Five minutes of mental imagery a day can heal where medicine stops. A physician's guide.
4.24
91
Healing Visualizations Summary
Healing Visualizations
Five minutes of mental imagery a day can heal where medicine stops. A physician's guide.
by Gerald Epstein 1989 226 pages
4.24
91 ratings
Leadership in Game of Thrones
by Brigitte Biehl • 2021
What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.
Leadership in Game of Thrones Summary
Leadership in Game of Thrones
What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.
by Brigitte Biehl 2021 132 pages
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World
by Keith E. Stanovich • 2009
Your automatic mind betrays you daily. Here is why, and how to take back control.
4.33
48
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World Summary
Decision Making and Rationality in the Modern World
Your automatic mind betrays you daily. Here is why, and how to take back control.
by Keith E. Stanovich 2009 208 pages
4.33
48 ratings
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room
by Jacob Burak • 2013
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
3.61
74
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room Summary
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
by Jacob Burak 2013 256 pages
3.61
74 ratings
Leading Exponential Change
by Erich R Bühler • 2018
Move past Agile: the brain science and social patterns that make transformation contagious.
3.56
50
Leading Exponential Change Summary
Leading Exponential Change
Move past Agile: the brain science and social patterns that make transformation contagious.
by Erich R Bühler 2018 336 pages
3.56
50 ratings
The Complete Personality Assessment
by Jim Barrett • 2011
Three psychometric tests reveal the gap between your current self and your potential.
3.60
50
The Complete Personality Assessment Summary
The Complete Personality Assessment
Three psychometric tests reveal the gap between your current self and your potential.
by Jim Barrett 2011 185 pages
3.60
50 ratings
Deep Work
by Goldmine Reads • 2018
Busyness gets rewarded; uninterrupted concentration is the real edge. The rules to build it.
3.85
54
Deep Work Summary
Deep Work
Busyness gets rewarded; uninterrupted concentration is the real edge. The rules to build it.
by Goldmine Reads 2018
3.85
54 ratings
Remember Who You Are
by Paula Brown Stafford • 2018
Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.
4.58
48
Remember Who You Are Summary
Remember Who You Are
Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.
by Paula Brown Stafford 2018 163 pages
4.58
48 ratings
9 Ways to a Resilient Child
by Justin Coulson • 2019
Resilience is built, not born. Nine shifts that grow it through parenting, no tough love required.
3.95
169
9 Ways to a Resilient Child Summary
9 Ways to a Resilient Child
Resilience is built, not born. Nine shifts that grow it through parenting, no tough love required.
by Justin Coulson 2019 272 pages
3.95
169 ratings
21st Century Skills
by James A. Bellanca • 2010
The economy rewards what schools never taught: creativity, collaboration, and navigating complexity.
3.89
151
21st Century Skills Summary
21st Century Skills
The economy rewards what schools never taught: creativity, collaboration, and navigating complexity.
by James A. Bellanca 2010 408 pages
3.89
151 ratings
Tech Agnostic
by Greg Epstein • 2024
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
3.49
156
Tech Agnostic Summary
Tech Agnostic
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
by Greg Epstein 2024 368 pages
3.49
156 ratings
The Four-Way Path
by Héctor García • 2022
Ancient India divided a good life into four pursuits. Most of us stop at two.
3.64
500+
The Four-Way Path Summary
The Four-Way Path
Ancient India divided a good life into four pursuits. Most of us stop at two.
by Héctor García 2022 240 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
Rewire Your Mindset
by Brian Keane • 2019
Small daily choices rewired a self-saboteur into an Arctic ultramarathoner. The system, for anyone.
4.29
451
Rewire Your Mindset Summary
Rewire Your Mindset
Small daily choices rewired a self-saboteur into an Arctic ultramarathoner. The system, for anyone.
by Brian Keane 2019 334 pages
4.29
451 ratings
The Future of Work
by Harvard Business Review • 2021
The pandemic shattered the employment deal. Nine rules for the one that replaces it.
3.40
55
The Future of Work Summary
The Future of Work
The pandemic shattered the employment deal. Nine rules for the one that replaces it.
by Harvard Business Review 2021 177 pages
3.40
55 ratings
Meaningful Small Talk
by Dan Chang • 2019
Small talk is a skill you can learn. A playbook for turning awkward hellos into real connection.
3.54
24
Meaningful Small Talk Summary
Meaningful Small Talk
Small talk is a skill you can learn. A playbook for turning awkward hellos into real connection.
by Dan Chang 2019 202 pages
3.54
24 ratings
Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy
by Marcus Aurelius • 2023
Your judgments, not your circumstances, determine your peace. The Roman philosophers who proved it.
4.16
37
Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy Summary
Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy
Your judgments, not your circumstances, determine your peace. The Roman philosophers who proved it.
by Marcus Aurelius 2023 399 pages
4.16
37 ratings
100 to 1 in the Stock Market
by Thomas William Phelps • 1972
365 stocks turned $10,000 into a million. The pattern wasn't timing; it was stubborn patience.
4.23
500+
100 to 1 in the Stock Market Summary
100 to 1 in the Stock Market
365 stocks turned $10,000 into a million. The pattern wasn't timing; it was stubborn patience.
by Thomas William Phelps 1972 288 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010 249 pages
3.69
45 ratings
All about Them
by Bruce Turkel • 2016
Your product works. Everyone's does. Brands that win make people feel something about themselves.
3.53
74
All about Them Summary
All about Them
Your product works. Everyone's does. Brands that win make people feel something about themselves.
by Bruce Turkel 2016 312 pages
3.53
74 ratings
Emotional Intelligence
by Ryan James • 2017
A step-by-step system to read your emotions, control your reactions, and get ahead.
3.88
16
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence
A step-by-step system to read your emotions, control your reactions, and get ahead.
by Ryan James 2017 96 pages
3.88
16 ratings
Expectation Hangover
by Lissa Rankin • 2014
Disappointment hits like a hangover, and the usual remedies backfire. Here is what heals it.
3.87
500+
Expectation Hangover Summary
Expectation Hangover
Disappointment hits like a hangover, and the usual remedies backfire. Here is what heals it.
by Lissa Rankin 2014 248 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Unlocking Your Authentic Self
by Jennifer Hunt • 2020
Quiet impostor syndrome: name your inner critic, question its stories, and build real confidence.
4.53
15
Unlocking Your Authentic Self Summary
Unlocking Your Authentic Self
Quiet impostor syndrome: name your inner critic, question its stories, and build real confidence.
by Jennifer Hunt 2020 440 pages
4.53
15 ratings
The Box Man
by Kōbō Abe • 1973
A photographer climbs into a cardboard box and vanishes from the city. Then someone looks back.
3.58
7k+
The Box Man Summary
The Box Man
A photographer climbs into a cardboard box and vanishes from the city. Then someone looks back.
by Kōbō Abe 1973 178 pages
3.58
7k+ ratings
Doing Diabetes Differently
by Chad T. Lewis • 2022
The diabetes industry profits from your sickness. The real prescription is food, not more drugs.
4.03
65
Doing Diabetes Differently Summary
Doing Diabetes Differently
The diabetes industry profits from your sickness. The real prescription is food, not more drugs.
by Chad T. Lewis 2022 216 pages
4.03
65 ratings
The Leader's Checklist
by Michael Useem • 2011
A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.
3.48
282
The Leader's Checklist Summary
The Leader's Checklist
A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.
by Michael Useem 2011 55 pages
3.48
282 ratings
Burnout to Breakthrough
by Eileen McDargh • 2020
Resilience isn't recovery, it's emerging stronger: the five energy drains and how to close them.
3.26
284
Burnout to Breakthrough Summary
Burnout to Breakthrough
Resilience isn't recovery, it's emerging stronger: the five energy drains and how to close them.
by Eileen McDargh 2020 192 pages
3.26
284 ratings
MindWorks
by Gary van Warmerdam • 2014
Your emotions are hijacked by inner characters and false beliefs. A method for taking back control.
4.35
178
MindWorks Summary
MindWorks
Your emotions are hijacked by inner characters and false beliefs. A method for taking back control.
by Gary van Warmerdam 2014 282 pages
4.35
178 ratings
American Therapy
by Jonathan Engel • 2008
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
3.39
70
American Therapy Summary
American Therapy
America's century in therapy: why the couch lost to the pill, the clipboard, and the meeting.
by Jonathan Engel 2008 368 pages
3.39
70 ratings
Fault Lines
by Karl Pillemer • 2020
67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.
4.12
500+
Fault Lines Summary
Fault Lines
67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.
by Karl Pillemer 2020 288 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
100 Days of Weight Loss
by Linda Spangle • 2006
Stop switching diets. Start training your brain. A 100-day program for the mental game.
3.72
166
100 Days of Weight Loss Summary
100 Days of Weight Loss
Stop switching diets. Start training your brain. A 100-day program for the mental game.
by Linda Spangle 2006 240 pages
3.72
166 ratings
The Piano Teacher
by Elfriede Jelinek • 1983
Trapped by her mother, a Vienna piano teacher hands her student a script for her degradation.
3.62
17k+
The Piano Teacher Summary
The Piano Teacher
Trapped by her mother, a Vienna piano teacher hands her student a script for her degradation.
by Elfriede Jelinek 1983 288 pages
3.62
17k+ ratings
Anointed
by Toby Stuart • 2025
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
3.48
150
Anointed Summary
Anointed
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
by Toby Stuart 2025 288 pages
3.48
150 ratings
How to Talk to Hot Women
by Mehow • 2013
Why being the nice guy fails: a system of push-pull teasing that makes her chase.
3.64
45
How to Talk to Hot Women Summary
How to Talk to Hot Women
Why being the nice guy fails: a system of push-pull teasing that makes her chase.
by Mehow 2013 336 pages
3.64
45 ratings
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 3
by Seneca
Letters from Seneca on wanting less, fearing nothing, and why you cannot outrun your own mind.
4.50
135
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 3 Summary
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 3
Letters from Seneca on wanting less, fearing nothing, and why you cannot outrun your own mind.
by Seneca 242 pages
4.50
135 ratings
Leap
by Howard Yu • 2018
The rule that doomed Steinway and saved P&G: abandon your core expertise before it traps you.
3.60
173
Leap Summary
Leap
The rule that doomed Steinway and saved P&G: abandon your core expertise before it traps you.
by Howard Yu 2018 288 pages
3.60
173 ratings
Drift into Failure
by Sidney Dekker • 2011
Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.
4.01
343
Drift into Failure Summary
Drift into Failure
Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.
by Sidney Dekker 2011 234 pages
4.01
343 ratings
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens
by Steven Loyal • 2003
Giddens built his sociology around individual freedom. It was always politics dressed as theory.
4.31
16
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens Summary
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens
Giddens built his sociology around individual freedom. It was always politics dressed as theory.
by Steven Loyal 2003 256 pages
4.31
16 ratings
Healing Lost Souls
by William J. Baldwin • 2003
Your chronic pain or depression may belong to a dead person latched onto your energy field.
4.34
50
Healing Lost Souls Summary
Healing Lost Souls
Your chronic pain or depression may belong to a dead person latched onto your energy field.
by William J. Baldwin 2003 336 pages
4.34
50 ratings
Learning Leadership
by James M. Kouzes • 2016
Become the leader who unlocks 95% of the talent most managers never touch.
3.82
492
Learning Leadership Summary
Learning Leadership
Become the leader who unlocks 95% of the talent most managers never touch.
by James M. Kouzes 2016 272 pages
3.82
492 ratings
The Mind Breaker
by D.D. Black • 2025
A former military psychologist learns a serial killer is using his research as a murder manual.
4.18
1k+
The Mind Breaker Summary
The Mind Breaker
A former military psychologist learns a serial killer is using his research as a murder manual.
by D.D. Black 2025 302 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Book of Ho'oponopono
by Luc Bodin • 2012
The four-phrase mantra that closed a psychiatric ward: how inner cleansing rewrites outer reality.
3.98
441
The Book of Ho'oponopono Summary
The Book of Ho'oponopono
The four-phrase mantra that closed a psychiatric ward: how inner cleansing rewrites outer reality.
by Luc Bodin 2012 160 pages
3.98
441 ratings
Future Babble
by Dan Gardner • 2010
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
3.79
500+
Future Babble Summary
Future Babble
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
by Dan Gardner 2010 320 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Ethics for the New Millennium
by Dalai Lama XIV • 1999
Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.
4.08
4k+
Ethics for the New Millennium Summary
Ethics for the New Millennium
Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.
by Dalai Lama XIV 1999 237 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Find Your Clear Vision
by Lisa Guillot • 2023
A personal brand that sticks begins inside: clear the beliefs that keep your vision small.
4.00
11
Find Your Clear Vision Summary
Find Your Clear Vision
A personal brand that sticks begins inside: clear the beliefs that keep your vision small.
by Lisa Guillot 2023 277 pages
4.00
11 ratings
Sleeping Like A Baby
by Pinky McKay • 2006
No cry-it-out required: baby-warm sleep strategies rooted in biology, not training.
4.03
338
Sleeping Like A Baby Summary
Sleeping Like A Baby
No cry-it-out required: baby-warm sleep strategies rooted in biology, not training.
by Pinky McKay 2006 378 pages
4.03
338 ratings
Leading Beyond Change
by Michael Sahota • 2021
90% of transformations fail because an organization cannot evolve beyond its leader's consciousness.
4.17
29
Leading Beyond Change Summary
Leading Beyond Change
90% of transformations fail because an organization cannot evolve beyond its leader's consciousness.
by Michael Sahota 2021 384 pages
4.17
29 ratings
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA • 2016
One pill for stress, then psychosis: she slashed her arm, believing her children were dead.
3.55
144
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants Summary
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
One pill for stress, then psychosis: she slashed her arm, believing her children were dead.
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA 2016 288 pages
3.55
144 ratings
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