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Psychology Book Summaries

Love 2.0
by Barbara L. Fredrickson • 2013
Love is a fleeting brain-body sync, not a lasting bond. Your health runs on these daily connections.
3.82
1k+
Love 2.0 Summary
Love 2.0
Love is a fleeting brain-body sync, not a lasting bond. Your health runs on these daily connections.
by Barbara L. Fredrickson 2013 256 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Leaving the Fold
by Marlene Winell • 1993
Fundamentalism leaves fear and guilt that outlast belief. A therapist's recovery process.
4.33
500+
Leaving the Fold Summary
Leaving the Fold
Fundamentalism leaves fear and guilt that outlast belief. A therapist's recovery process.
by Marlene Winell 1993 297 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Convence y vencerás
by Antonio Fabregat • 2017
Public speaking is learnable. A system for structuring talks, reading rooms, and beating nerves.
3.55
31
Convence y vencerás Summary
Convence y vencerás
Public speaking is learnable. A system for structuring talks, reading rooms, and beating nerves.
by Antonio Fabregat 2017 200 pages
3.55
31 ratings
Stress Resets
by Jennifer L. Taitz PsyD ABPP • 2024
Rapid, body-based ways to stop stress in minutes, from a psychologist who rewired her own anxiety.
3.98
479
Stress Resets Summary
Stress Resets
Rapid, body-based ways to stop stress in minutes, from a psychologist who rewired her own anxiety.
by Jennifer L. Taitz PsyD ABPP 2024 257 pages
3.98
479 ratings
Crooked
by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin • 2017
Your MRI is lying, your injections don't help, and back surgery fails 60% of the time.
4.17
500+
Crooked Summary
Crooked
Your MRI is lying, your injections don't help, and back surgery fails 60% of the time.
by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin 2017 437 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Chasing Life
by Sanjay Gupta • 2007
Your lifespan is 70% lifestyle. The evidence for what actually earns you extra decades.
3.73
464
Chasing Life Summary
Chasing Life
Your lifespan is 70% lifestyle. The evidence for what actually earns you extra decades.
by Sanjay Gupta 2007 272 pages
3.73
464 ratings
Loving Life as It Is
by Chakung Jigme Wangdrak • 2024
Buddhist mind training for a happiness so deep that even suffering can't reach it.
3.93
41
Loving Life as It Is Summary
Loving Life as It Is
Buddhist mind training for a happiness so deep that even suffering can't reach it.
by Chakung Jigme Wangdrak 2024 200 pages
3.93
41 ratings
The Small Talk Code
by Gregory Peart • 2018
Small talk is a learnable system; a seven-part framework for opening any social door.
4.31
16
The Small Talk Code Summary
The Small Talk Code
Small talk is a learnable system; a seven-part framework for opening any social door.
by Gregory Peart 2018 315 pages
4.31
16 ratings
Born to win
by and Jongeward Dorothy James Muriel • 1971
Your childhood decisions still run your life. The classic method for rewriting the ending.
4.07
500+
Born to win Summary
Born to win
Your childhood decisions still run your life. The classic method for rewriting the ending.
by and Jongeward Dorothy James Muriel 1971
4.07
500+ ratings
Behavioral Economics When Psychology and Economics Collide
by Scott A. Huettel • 2013
Economists said you're rational. Psychologists proved otherwise. The field their collision created.
3.95
386
Behavioral Economics When Psychology and Economics Collide Summary
Behavioral Economics When Psychology and Economics Collide
Economists said you're rational. Psychologists proved otherwise. The field their collision created.
by Scott A. Huettel 2013 12 pages
3.95
386 ratings
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
by Daniel J. Levitin • 2024
Neuroscience confirms: music eases pain, rebuilds the brain after stroke, and reaches dementia.
3.82
1k+
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord Summary
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
Neuroscience confirms: music eases pain, rebuilds the brain after stroke, and reaches dementia.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2024 416 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
La fábrica de cretinos digitales
by Michel Desmurget • 2019
A neuroscientist's radical screen rules: zero before six, thirty minutes a day after.
4.09
500+
La fábrica de cretinos digitales Summary
La fábrica de cretinos digitales
A neuroscientist's radical screen rules: zero before six, thirty minutes a day after.
by Michel Desmurget 2019 683 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Beside Every Successful Man
by Megan Basham • 2008
Married men earn 20 to 50 percent more. A wife's guide to making that premium a strategy.
3.82
51
Beside Every Successful Man Summary
Beside Every Successful Man
Married men earn 20 to 50 percent more. A wife's guide to making that premium a strategy.
by Megan Basham 2008
3.82
51 ratings
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
by Patricia Coughlin • 1996
Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.
4.46
48
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Summary
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.
by Patricia Coughlin 1996 272 pages
4.46
48 ratings
The kingdom of infinite space
by Raymond Tallis • 2008
Spit, yawns, and blushes: a philosopher unpacks the biology that culture transforms.
3.38
151
The kingdom of infinite space Summary
The kingdom of infinite space
Spit, yawns, and blushes: a philosopher unpacks the biology that culture transforms.
by Raymond Tallis 2008 324 pages
3.38
151 ratings
The Champion's Comeback
by Jim Afremow • 2016
The practical playbook for returning from injury, defeat, or burnout stronger than you were before.
3.99
271
The Champion's Comeback Summary
The Champion's Comeback
The practical playbook for returning from injury, defeat, or burnout stronger than you were before.
by Jim Afremow 2016 272 pages
3.99
271 ratings
Follow Your Passion, Find Your Power
by Bob Doyle • 2011
Most Law of Attraction efforts fail because of hidden resistance. The exact method to dissolve it.
4.03
192
Follow Your Passion, Find Your Power Summary
Follow Your Passion, Find Your Power
Most Law of Attraction efforts fail because of hidden resistance. The exact method to dissolve it.
by Bob Doyle 2011 256 pages
4.03
192 ratings
Some Future Day
by Marc Beckman • 2025
AI is the catalyst that makes our technologies work together, accelerating every field overnight.
3.50
46
Some Future Day Summary
Some Future Day
AI is the catalyst that makes our technologies work together, accelerating every field overnight.
by Marc Beckman 2025 327 pages
3.50
46 ratings
Making Gay Okay
by Robert R. Reilly • 2014
How rationalizing sodomy built a new reality, silenced dissent, and exported its logic worldwide.
3.67
357
Making Gay Okay Summary
Making Gay Okay
How rationalizing sodomy built a new reality, silenced dissent, and exported its logic worldwide.
by Robert R. Reilly 2014 250 pages
3.67
357 ratings
Our Biggest Fight
by Frank H. McCourt • 2024
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
4.15
27
Our Biggest Fight Summary
Our Biggest Fight
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
by Frank H. McCourt 2024 209 pages
4.15
27 ratings
The Deep Change Field Guide
by Robert E. Quinn • 2012
Why 98% of change efforts fail, and the one step leaders most fear: transforming themselves.
3.95
41
The Deep Change Field Guide Summary
The Deep Change Field Guide
Why 98% of change efforts fail, and the one step leaders most fear: transforming themselves.
by Robert E. Quinn 2012 208 pages
3.95
41 ratings
[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
by auspicious
Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.
4.53
159
[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Summary
[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.
by auspicious
4.53
159 ratings
¡Es la microbiota, idiota!
by Sari Arponen • 2021
It weighs 200 grams, controls your cravings and mood, and modern life is killing it.
4.21
2k+
¡Es la microbiota, idiota! Summary
¡Es la microbiota, idiota!
It weighs 200 grams, controls your cravings and mood, and modern life is killing it.
by Sari Arponen 2021 368 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Napoleon Hill's Success Masters
by Napoleon Hill • 2019
Discipline for habits, clarity for goals, and the mindset to see them through.
4.05
19
Napoleon Hill's Success Masters Summary
Napoleon Hill's Success Masters
Discipline for habits, clarity for goals, and the mindset to see them through.
by Napoleon Hill 2019 181 pages
4.05
19 ratings
Deep Secrets
by Niobe Way • 2011
Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.
4.09
207
Deep Secrets Summary
Deep Secrets
Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.
by Niobe Way 2011 336 pages
4.09
207 ratings
Identity Crisis
by John Sides • 2018
One network orchestrates every global crisis. Its target: human consciousness. Its weakness: you.
4.10
500+
Identity Crisis Summary
Identity Crisis
One network orchestrates every global crisis. Its target: human consciousness. Its weakness: you.
by John Sides 2018 352 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Maintenance of Everything
by Stewart Brand • 2026
Civilization runs on maintenance nobody sees, values, or funds. Until it stops.
3.99
500+
Maintenance of Everything Summary
Maintenance of Everything
Civilization runs on maintenance nobody sees, values, or funds. Until it stops.
by Stewart Brand 2026 308 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Who Are You, Really?
by Brian Little • 2017
You are not your traits. Your daily projects shape your identity more than nature and nurture.
3.66
500+
Who Are You, Really? Summary
Who Are You, Really?
You are not your traits. Your daily projects shape your identity more than nature and nurture.
by Brian Little 2017 111 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Scribe Us Threshold.
by Alexander Batthyány
If severe brain damage destroys the self, what returns to say goodbye in the final hours?
4.03
102
Scribe Us Threshold. Summary
Scribe Us Threshold.
If severe brain damage destroys the self, what returns to say goodbye in the final hours?
by Alexander Batthyány 256 pages
4.03
102 ratings
Buddhism Is Not What You Think
by Steve Hagen • 2003
Buddhism isn't a self-help project. It's about seeing what's real, not what your mind imagines.
4.09
1k+
Buddhism Is Not What You Think Summary
Buddhism Is Not What You Think
Buddhism isn't a self-help project. It's about seeing what's real, not what your mind imagines.
by Steve Hagen 2003 272 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Candlelight
by Susan S. Phillips • 2008
How a spiritual director listens, stumbles, and is changed by the seekers in her care.
4.21
337
Candlelight Summary
Candlelight
How a spiritual director listens, stumbles, and is changed by the seekers in her care.
by Susan S. Phillips 2008 272 pages
4.21
337 ratings
Conversion Optimization
by Khalid Saleh • 2010
Double revenue without a single new visitor. The psychology of online conversion, tested.
3.93
74
Conversion Optimization Summary
Conversion Optimization
Double revenue without a single new visitor. The psychology of online conversion, tested.
by Khalid Saleh 2010 268 pages
3.93
74 ratings
The Girl Who Lived 2
by Christopher Greyson • 2024
Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.
4.30
1k+
The Girl Who Lived 2 Summary
The Girl Who Lived 2
Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.
by Christopher Greyson 2024 323 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Ultimate Athlete
by George Leonard • 1975
Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.
3.62
45
The Ultimate Athlete Summary
The Ultimate Athlete
Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.
by George Leonard 1975 312 pages
3.62
45 ratings
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui
by Patrick Ussher • 2014
You control only your judgments. The Stoic daily routine that turns that principle into resilience.
3.79
319
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui Summary
Vivre le stoïcisme aujourd'hui
You control only your judgments. The Stoic daily routine that turns that principle into resilience.
by Patrick Ussher 2014 269 pages
3.79
319 ratings
The Darker Side of Leadership
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2024
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
3.40
5
The Darker Side of Leadership Summary
The Darker Side of Leadership
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2024 158 pages
3.40
5 ratings
Hello Sleep
by Jade Wu • 2023
Why sleep effort backfires: a psychologist's behavioral toolkit for ending insomnia without pills.
4.15
500+
Hello Sleep Summary
Hello Sleep
Why sleep effort backfires: a psychologist's behavioral toolkit for ending insomnia without pills.
by Jade Wu 2023 384 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
The Fifth Phrase
by Joe Vitale • 2021
A fifth phrase joins the Hawaiian practice: one where the Divine forgives the programmed self.
4.27
102
The Fifth Phrase Summary
The Fifth Phrase
A fifth phrase joins the Hawaiian practice: one where the Divine forgives the programmed self.
by Joe Vitale 2021
4.27
102 ratings
Society and Economy
by Mark Granovetter • 2017
The economy doesn't run on rational choice alone. It runs on relationships, trust, and power.
3.61
44
Society and Economy Summary
Society and Economy
The economy doesn't run on rational choice alone. It runs on relationships, trust, and power.
by Mark Granovetter 2017 256 pages
3.61
44 ratings
Heal Faster
by Victoria Maizes • 2026
Food. Sleep. Movement. Mindset. The four controls that turn up your body's own healing power.
3.88
98
Heal Faster Summary
Heal Faster
Food. Sleep. Movement. Mindset. The four controls that turn up your body's own healing power.
by Victoria Maizes 2026 432 pages
3.88
98 ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990 181 pages
4.06
346 ratings
Les vertus de l'échec
by Charles Pépin • 2016
We are the only animal that fails, and that fallibility is our greatest creative advantage.
3.90
1k+
Les vertus de l'échec Summary
Les vertus de l'échec
We are the only animal that fails, and that fallibility is our greatest creative advantage.
by Charles Pépin 2016 157 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
From Politics to the Pews
by Michele F. Margolis • 2018
Partisanship leads, faith follows: five decades of data that reverse the religion-politics link.
3.89
35
From Politics to the Pews Summary
From Politics to the Pews
Partisanship leads, faith follows: five decades of data that reverse the religion-politics link.
by Michele F. Margolis 2018 336 pages
3.89
35 ratings
The Great Disruption
by Francis Fukuyama • 1999
The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.
3.62
353
The Great Disruption Summary
The Great Disruption
The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.
by Francis Fukuyama 1999 368 pages
3.62
353 ratings
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder
by James Lock • 2021
Parents don't cause eating disorders; they cure them. A guide to refeeding your teen at home.
4.02
41
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder Summary
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder
Parents don't cause eating disorders; they cure them. A guide to refeeding your teen at home.
by James Lock 2021 1 pages
4.02
41 ratings
Healer
by F. Paul Wilson • 1976
An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.
4.19
500+
Healer Summary
Healer
An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.
by F. Paul Wilson 1976
4.19
500+ ratings
How to Break Up with Your Friends
by Erin Falconer • 2022
Close friendships need the same clear-eyed evaluation you give your career. A guide to the audit.
3.74
479
How to Break Up with Your Friends Summary
How to Break Up with Your Friends
Close friendships need the same clear-eyed evaluation you give your career. A guide to the audit.
by Erin Falconer 2022 240 pages
3.74
479 ratings
Saying What's Real
by Susan M. Campbell • 2005
Relationships fail in the gap between actual feeling and polite speech. Seven practices to close it.
4.05
149
Saying What's Real Summary
Saying What's Real
Relationships fail in the gap between actual feeling and polite speech. Seven practices to close it.
by Susan M. Campbell 2005 176 pages
4.05
149 ratings
Toxic
by Neil Nathan • 2018
Aggressive detox backfires on the sickest patients. Start with the nervous system instead.
4.50
500+
Toxic Summary
Toxic
Aggressive detox backfires on the sickest patients. Start with the nervous system instead.
by Neil Nathan 2018 337 pages
4.50
500+ ratings
Mattering
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace • 2026
A hunger stronger than belonging: to be useful. Its neglect explains modern burnout and despair.
3.92
2k+
Mattering Summary
Mattering
A hunger stronger than belonging: to be useful. Its neglect explains modern burnout and despair.
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace 2026 288 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
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