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Psychology Book Summaries

Invisible Chains
by Lisa Aronson Fontes • 2015
It feels like devotion but isolates, monitors, and threatens: the exit strategy you need.
4.18
128
Invisible Chains Summary
Invisible Chains
It feels like devotion but isolates, monitors, and threatens: the exit strategy you need.
by Lisa Aronson Fontes 2015 220 pages
4.18
128 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
A Lot of People Are Saying
by Russell Muirhead • 2019
Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.
3.60
500+
A Lot of People Are Saying Summary
A Lot of People Are Saying
Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.
by Russell Muirhead 2019 232 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Solo
by Hazel Phillips • 2022
Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.
3.58
198
Solo Summary
Solo
Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.
by Hazel Phillips 2022 256 pages
3.58
198 ratings
Equitation Science
by Paul McGreevy • 2010
Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.
4.72
32
Equitation Science Summary
Equitation Science
Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.
by Paul McGreevy 2010 326 pages
4.72
32 ratings
Politics
by Harold D. Lasswell • 1936
A map of power: how the few take the most and make everyone accept it.
3.37
41
Politics Summary
Politics
A map of power: how the few take the most and make everyone accept it.
by Harold D. Lasswell 1936 222 pages
3.37
41 ratings
Toxic People
by Tim Cantopher • 2017
Why you attract draining people, and the boundary skills that finally keep them out.
3.74
405
Toxic People Summary
Toxic People
Why you attract draining people, and the boundary skills that finally keep them out.
by Tim Cantopher 2017 224 pages
3.74
405 ratings
The Mental Edge in Trading
by Jason Williams • 2012
Your brain's wiring determines your trading edge. Measure it, then build the strategy that fits.
3.87
52
The Mental Edge in Trading Summary
The Mental Edge in Trading
Your brain's wiring determines your trading edge. Measure it, then build the strategy that fits.
by Jason Williams 2012 240 pages
3.87
52 ratings
This Is Day One
by Drew Dudley • 2019
Leadership is a daily act, not a title. The questions that make it real.
4.18
500+
This Is Day One Summary
This Is Day One
Leadership is a daily act, not a title. The questions that make it real.
by Drew Dudley 2019 272 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
The Everyday Stoic
by William Mulligan • 2024
Stoicism stripped of academy dust: daily moves that build a mind nothing outside can break.
4.05
440
The Everyday Stoic Summary
The Everyday Stoic
Stoicism stripped of academy dust: daily moves that build a mind nothing outside can break.
by William Mulligan 2024 256 pages
4.05
440 ratings
How We Change
by Ross Ellenhorn • 2020
You're not failing at change. You're succeeding at self-preservation, and that's the real problem.
3.84
435
How We Change Summary
How We Change
You're not failing at change. You're succeeding at self-preservation, and that's the real problem.
by Ross Ellenhorn 2020 391 pages
3.84
435 ratings
Low-Demand Parenting
by Amanda Diekman • 2023
Drop the demands your neurodivergent child cannot meet and find the calm connection that follows.
3.99
500+
Low-Demand Parenting Summary
Low-Demand Parenting
Drop the demands your neurodivergent child cannot meet and find the calm connection that follows.
by Amanda Diekman 2023 160 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Joyspan
by Kerry Burnight • 2025
Growing old is inevitable. Outgrowing joy is not. The daily practices that keep it alive.
4.01
1k+
Joyspan Summary
Joyspan
Growing old is inevitable. Outgrowing joy is not. The daily practices that keep it alive.
by Kerry Burnight 2025 256 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Emotional Intimacy
by Robert Augustus Masters • 2013
Worry, contempt, and guilt are not emotions. They are fear, anger, and shame mishandled.
4.19
320
Emotional Intimacy Summary
Emotional Intimacy
Worry, contempt, and guilt are not emotions. They are fear, anger, and shame mishandled.
by Robert Augustus Masters 2013 291 pages
4.19
320 ratings
San Fransicko
by Michael Shellenberger • 2021
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
4.01
4k+
San Fransicko Summary
San Fransicko
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
by Michael Shellenberger 2021 416 pages
4.01
4k+ ratings
Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy
by Halko Weiss • 2015
How to access core unconscious beliefs through the body and transform them with mindful experiments.
4.39
79
Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy Summary
Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy
How to access core unconscious beliefs through the body and transform them with mindful experiments.
by Halko Weiss 2015 432 pages
4.39
79 ratings
The Excellent Investment Advisor
by Nick Murray • 1996
An advisor's real product: the courage to tell clients what they'd rather ignore.
4.57
206
The Excellent Investment Advisor Summary
The Excellent Investment Advisor
An advisor's real product: the courage to tell clients what they'd rather ignore.
by Nick Murray 1996 405 pages
4.57
206 ratings
How to Analyze People
by Scott Habits • 2020
Uncover hidden thoughts through body language and use psychological tactics to influence anyone.
1.75
4
How to Analyze People Summary
How to Analyze People
Uncover hidden thoughts through body language and use psychological tactics to influence anyone.
by Scott Habits 2020 174 pages
1.75
4 ratings
Words and Rules
by Steven Pinker • 1999
Jogged is rule, bought is memory. Two systems, one verb, and their collisions explain language.
3.91
1k+
Words and Rules Summary
Words and Rules
Jogged is rule, bought is memory. Two systems, one verb, and their collisions explain language.
by Steven Pinker 1999 397 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Leading Wisely
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2022
Suffering, silence, and the Golden Rule: a psychoanalyst's guide to leading without losing yourself.
4.08
24
Leading Wisely Summary
Leading Wisely
Suffering, silence, and the Golden Rule: a psychoanalyst's guide to leading without losing yourself.
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2022 192 pages
4.08
24 ratings
Igniting The Sixth Sense
by Eric Pepin • 2013
Awaken a dormant sense: psychic defense, the akashic records, and shaping reality through thought.
3.76
142
Igniting The Sixth Sense Summary
Igniting The Sixth Sense
Awaken a dormant sense: psychic defense, the akashic records, and shaping reality through thought.
by Eric Pepin 2013 280 pages
3.76
142 ratings
Cómo dejar de ser tu peor enemigo
by Alba Cardalda • 2024
Your harshest critic lives inside your head. Rewrite its script with tools from psychology.
4.05
391
Cómo dejar de ser tu peor enemigo Summary
Cómo dejar de ser tu peor enemigo
Your harshest critic lives inside your head. Rewrite its script with tools from psychology.
by Alba Cardalda 2024 210 pages
4.05
391 ratings
Your Move
by Jonathan Kay • 2019
Board games expose the spite, irrationality, and self-deception economics ignores.
3.57
324
Your Move Summary
Your Move
Board games expose the spite, irrationality, and self-deception economics ignores.
by Jonathan Kay 2019 166 pages
3.57
324 ratings
How to Heal Toxic Thoughts
by Sandra Ingerman • 2006
Negative thoughts radiate invisible harm. Shift them with breath and focus before they land.
3.82
500+
How to Heal Toxic Thoughts Summary
How to Heal Toxic Thoughts
Negative thoughts radiate invisible harm. Shift them with breath and focus before they land.
by Sandra Ingerman 2006 128 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Diet Right for Your Personality Type
by Jen Widerstrom • 2018
Why your sister's diet works but yours doesn't: the personality-based plan that stops the mismatch.
3.69
170
Diet Right for Your Personality Type Summary
Diet Right for Your Personality Type
Why your sister's diet works but yours doesn't: the personality-based plan that stops the mismatch.
by Jen Widerstrom 2018 384 pages
3.69
170 ratings
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models
by Peter Hollins • 2024
Da Vinci's cognitive toolkit, decoded into eleven practices any curious mind can steal.
4.05
21
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models Summary
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mental Models
Da Vinci's cognitive toolkit, decoded into eleven practices any curious mind can steal.
by Peter Hollins 2024 180 pages
4.05
21 ratings
Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow
by Karen Casey • 2005
The gap between what happens and how you feel is where your freedom lives. Widen it.
3.96
444
Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow Summary
Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow
The gap between what happens and how you feel is where your freedom lives. Widen it.
by Karen Casey 2005 160 pages
3.96
444 ratings
The Narcissist’s Hall of Mirrors
by Richard Banks • 2023
Spot the manipulation tactics, exit the narcissist's cycle, and reclaim the confidence they broke.
5.00
1
The Narcissist’s Hall of Mirrors Summary
The Narcissist’s Hall of Mirrors
Spot the manipulation tactics, exit the narcissist's cycle, and reclaim the confidence they broke.
by Richard Banks 2023 190 pages
5.00
1 ratings
Los 10 poderes para diseñar tu vida
by Sergio Fernández • 2026
Ten inner powers that make health, purpose, and money work together instead of competing.
4.36
39
Los 10 poderes para diseñar tu vida Summary
Los 10 poderes para diseñar tu vida
Ten inner powers that make health, purpose, and money work together instead of competing.
by Sergio Fernández 2026 401 pages
4.36
39 ratings
Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem
by Marie Hartwell-Walker EdD • 2015
Stop chasing the feeling; start earning it. A values-driven plan for real self-esteem.
3.89
19
Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem Summary
Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem
Stop chasing the feeling; start earning it. A values-driven plan for real self-esteem.
by Marie Hartwell-Walker EdD 2015 193 pages
3.89
19 ratings
Dream Lovers
by Alfie Bown • 2022
Dating apps and VR porn aren't built for your satisfaction. They want you predictable.
3.62
42
Dream Lovers Summary
Dream Lovers
Dating apps and VR porn aren't built for your satisfaction. They want you predictable.
by Alfie Bown 2022 160 pages
3.62
42 ratings
Doña Huevotes
by Anamar Orihuela • 2023
Learned in childhood to carry everyone, need nothing. Your way back begins inside your body.
3.87
432
Doña Huevotes Summary
Doña Huevotes
Learned in childhood to carry everyone, need nothing. Your way back begins inside your body.
by Anamar Orihuela 2023 184 pages
3.87
432 ratings
¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness
by Mario Alonso Puig • 2017
The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.
4.12
1k+
¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness Summary
¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness
The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.
by Mario Alonso Puig 2017 260 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Anatomy of a Lynching
by James R. McGovern • 1982
The 1934 lynching that was advertised, photographed, and so savage it killed the ritual nationwide.
4.38
45
Anatomy of a Lynching Summary
Anatomy of a Lynching
The 1934 lynching that was advertised, photographed, and so savage it killed the ritual nationwide.
by James R. McGovern 1982 184 pages
4.38
45 ratings
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
500+
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017 266 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
The Meaning of Human Existence
by Edward O. Wilson • 2014
Evolution built us for tribal survival, not civilization. That mismatch is our deepest problem.
3.85
5k+
The Meaning of Human Existence Summary
The Meaning of Human Existence
Evolution built us for tribal survival, not civilization. That mismatch is our deepest problem.
by Edward O. Wilson 2014 207 pages
3.85
5k+ ratings
Enemies of the Heart
by Andy Stanley • 2011
Four emotions act like unpaid debts in your relationships. Four counter-habits cancel each one.
4.33
3k+
Enemies of the Heart Summary
Enemies of the Heart
Four emotions act like unpaid debts in your relationships. Four counter-habits cancel each one.
by Andy Stanley 2011 218 pages
4.33
3k+ ratings
Born to Rebel
by Frank J. Sulloway • 1996
Firstborns guard the status quo; laterborns upend it. The pattern holds from nursery to revolution.
3.73
324
Born to Rebel Summary
Born to Rebel
Firstborns guard the status quo; laterborns upend it. The pattern holds from nursery to revolution.
by Frank J. Sulloway 1996 672 pages
3.73
324 ratings
HR Unleashed!!
by Steve Browne • 2023
Move HR from admin sidelines to strategic core: a people-first roadmap for real change.
4.07
14
HR Unleashed!! Summary
HR Unleashed!!
Move HR from admin sidelines to strategic core: a people-first roadmap for real change.
by Steve Browne 2023 233 pages
4.07
14 ratings
Swing Trading Strategies For Beginners
by Edward Day • 2020
Turn market chaos into passive income: a complete starter system for stocks and options.
3.60
5
Swing Trading Strategies For Beginners Summary
Swing Trading Strategies For Beginners
Turn market chaos into passive income: a complete starter system for stocks and options.
by Edward Day 2020 133 pages
3.60
5 ratings
Everybody Loses
by Danny Funt • 2026
Leagues bet on legal gambling. The payout: addiction, corruption, and a generation already hooked.
4.29
500+
Everybody Loses Summary
Everybody Loses
Leagues bet on legal gambling. The payout: addiction, corruption, and a generation already hooked.
by Danny Funt 2026 320 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Eat & Run
by Scott Jurek • 2012
How a vegan diet and mental rewiring turned a Midwestern kid into the world's best ultrarunner.
4.03
39k+
Eat & Run Summary
Eat & Run
How a vegan diet and mental rewiring turned a Midwestern kid into the world's best ultrarunner.
by Scott Jurek 2012 272 pages
4.03
39k+ ratings
Acing the Interview
by Tony Beshara • 2008
Every interviewer asks four hidden questions. Answer them right, and the offer is yours.
3.49
201
Acing the Interview Summary
Acing the Interview
Every interviewer asks four hidden questions. Answer them right, and the offer is yours.
by Tony Beshara 2008 272 pages
3.49
201 ratings
Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters
by Allan G. Hunter • 2010
Grimm's tales are not for children; they map six stages of healing from injury to love.
4.00
35
Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters Summary
Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters
Grimm's tales are not for children; they map six stages of healing from injury to love.
by Allan G. Hunter 2010 192 pages
4.00
35 ratings
Margin
by Richard A. Swenson • 1992
Your exhaustion isn't a personal failing: it's a design problem. Restore the buffers you've lost.
3.92
2k+
Margin Summary
Margin
Your exhaustion isn't a personal failing: it's a design problem. Restore the buffers you've lost.
by Richard A. Swenson 1992 240 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Rocket
by Michael J. Silverstein • 2015
Customer surveys do not create breakthroughs. Winning brands build advocates who sell for them.
3.37
54
Rocket Summary
Rocket
Customer surveys do not create breakthroughs. Winning brands build advocates who sell for them.
by Michael J. Silverstein 2015 320 pages
3.37
54 ratings
Degree in a Book
by Alan Porter • 2018
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
4.02
278
Degree in a Book Summary
Degree in a Book
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
by Alan Porter 2018 256 pages
4.02
278 ratings
Buried in Treasures
by David F. Tolin • 2006
Sorting is easy. Deciding is hard. A proven program that rewires the beliefs behind the clutter.
3.97
500+
Buried in Treasures Summary
Buried in Treasures
Sorting is easy. Deciding is hard. A proven program that rewires the beliefs behind the clutter.
by David F. Tolin 2006 192 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Habits of the Heart
by Robert N. Bellah • 1985
America's faith in the autonomous self has hollowed out its communities and left citizens isolated.
3.89
1k+
Habits of the Heart Summary
Habits of the Heart
America's faith in the autonomous self has hollowed out its communities and left citizens isolated.
by Robert N. Bellah 1985 376 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Humans Are Underrated
by Geoff Colvin • 2015
A radiologist's most valuable skill is no longer reading scans. It is reading people.
3.79
500+
Humans Are Underrated Summary
Humans Are Underrated
A radiologist's most valuable skill is no longer reading scans. It is reading people.
by Geoff Colvin 2015 248 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
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