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Psychology Book Summaries

The Elephant in the Room
by Tommy Tomlinson • 2019
A journalist at 460 pounds reckons with the childhood meals that taught him food was love.
4.15
3k+
The Elephant in the Room Summary
The Elephant in the Room
A journalist at 460 pounds reckons with the childhood meals that taught him food was love.
by Tommy Tomlinson 2019 256 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness
by Andrea Brandt • 2013
Saying yes when you mean no, then sabotaging in silence. Eight keys to speaking straight.
3.81
180
8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness Summary
8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness
Saying yes when you mean no, then sabotaging in silence. Eight keys to speaking straight.
by Andrea Brandt 2013 224 pages
3.81
180 ratings
The Persuaders
by Anand Giridharadas • 2022
Persuasion is a muscle we forgot. The playbook for rebuilding it one relationship at a time.
4.08
2k+
The Persuaders Summary
The Persuaders
Persuasion is a muscle we forgot. The playbook for rebuilding it one relationship at a time.
by Anand Giridharadas 2022 352 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Mayo Clinic Diet
by Merle Good • 2010
Eat until full and still lose weight: Mayo Clinic's food-volume approach to permanent weight loss.
3.67
1k+
The Mayo Clinic Diet Summary
The Mayo Clinic Diet
Eat until full and still lose weight: Mayo Clinic's food-volume approach to permanent weight loss.
by Merle Good 2010 254 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Women Living Deliciously
by Florence Given • 2024
Your body is meant for pleasure, not display. That single shift breaks the patriarchal spell.
3.98
6k+
Women Living Deliciously Summary
Women Living Deliciously
Your body is meant for pleasure, not display. That single shift breaks the patriarchal spell.
by Florence Given 2024 304 pages
3.98
6k+ ratings
At the Edge of Uncertainty
by Michael Brooks • 2014
Consciousness is physical. Time is an illusion. Animals have culture. The textbooks are behind.
3.91
500+
At the Edge of Uncertainty Summary
At the Edge of Uncertainty
Consciousness is physical. Time is an illusion. Animals have culture. The textbooks are behind.
by Michael Brooks 2014 288 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Republic of Outsiders
by Alissa Quart • 2013
How amateurs and rebels bypass institutions, remaking identity, art, and money on their own terms.
3.23
96
Republic of Outsiders Summary
Republic of Outsiders
How amateurs and rebels bypass institutions, remaking identity, art, and money on their own terms.
by Alissa Quart 2013 256 pages
3.23
96 ratings
The Rise
by Sarah Lewis • 2014
Almost winning is a stronger engine than winning, and mastery lives in that gap.
3.66
1k+
The Rise Summary
The Rise
Almost winning is a stronger engine than winning, and mastery lives in that gap.
by Sarah Lewis 2014 272 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Why Good Sex Matters
by Nan Wise • 2020
Stuck in a craving loop, your brain needs a pleasure reset, not another hit of stimulation.
3.62
265
Why Good Sex Matters Summary
Why Good Sex Matters
Stuck in a craving loop, your brain needs a pleasure reset, not another hit of stimulation.
by Nan Wise 2020 272 pages
3.62
265 ratings
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2
by Seneca
Fortune can take everything except the one thing that actually matters.
4.37
315
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2 Summary
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2
Fortune can take everything except the one thing that actually matters.
by Seneca 238 pages
4.37
315 ratings
Widen the Window
by Elizabeth A. Stanley • 2019
Your nervous system decides whether stress becomes trauma. You can train it to choose otherwise.
4.06
500+
Widen the Window Summary
Widen the Window
Your nervous system decides whether stress becomes trauma. You can train it to choose otherwise.
by Elizabeth A. Stanley 2019 496 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Cómo Establecer Objetivos con los Metodos Ikigai y Kaizen
by Marcus Sullivan • 2019
Your purpose plus one tiny daily step: the Japanese formula that starves procrastination.
4.31
124
Cómo Establecer Objetivos con los Metodos Ikigai y Kaizen Summary
Cómo Establecer Objetivos con los Metodos Ikigai y Kaizen
Your purpose plus one tiny daily step: the Japanese formula that starves procrastination.
by Marcus Sullivan 2019 247 pages
4.31
124 ratings
Wise Decisions
by James E. Loehr • 2022
Your next decision starts with sleep, movement, and a trained inner voice, not a new framework.
3.96
25
Wise Decisions Summary
Wise Decisions
Your next decision starts with sleep, movement, and a trained inner voice, not a new framework.
by James E. Loehr 2022 240 pages
3.96
25 ratings
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
by Thomas R. Lynch • 2018
Some patients don't need more self-control. They need less. A therapy for the overcontrolled.
4.29
141
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy Summary
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Some patients don't need more self-control. They need less. A therapy for the overcontrolled.
by Thomas R. Lynch 2018 600 pages
4.29
141 ratings
The Aging Brain
by Timothy R. Jennings • 2018
Dementia is not fate. The daily habits that protect your brain and sharpen your mind.
4.02
310
The Aging Brain Summary
The Aging Brain
Dementia is not fate. The daily habits that protect your brain and sharpen your mind.
by Timothy R. Jennings 2018 304 pages
4.02
310 ratings
The Path to Purpose
by William Damon • 2008
Youth aren't delinquent now; they're empty. How parents can spark purpose, from the research.
3.60
310
The Path to Purpose Summary
The Path to Purpose
Youth aren't delinquent now; they're empty. How parents can spark purpose, from the research.
by William Damon 2008 240 pages
3.60
310 ratings
Ethics 101
by John C. Maxwell • 2005
Office supply theft and corporate scandal share a root cause. The one-standard fix.
3.96
1k+
Ethics 101 Summary
Ethics 101
Office supply theft and corporate scandal share a root cause. The one-standard fix.
by John C. Maxwell 2005 128 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Nine Minutes on Monday
by James Robbins • 2012
Nine minutes each Monday to focus on your people, not your tasks: the leadership micro-habit.
3.94
377
Nine Minutes on Monday Summary
Nine Minutes on Monday
Nine minutes each Monday to focus on your people, not your tasks: the leadership micro-habit.
by James Robbins 2012 240 pages
3.94
377 ratings
La comunicación no verbal
by Flora Davis • 1973
Eyes, posture, space: a hidden language runs every conversation, and you are already fluent.
3.62
500+
La comunicación no verbal Summary
La comunicación no verbal
Eyes, posture, space: a hidden language runs every conversation, and you are already fluent.
by Flora Davis 1973 382 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Ravage
by Steph Macca • 2025
In a corrupt asylum, Avery wakes in a hidden lab; three dark protectors hunt her.
4.27
33k+
Ravage Summary
Ravage
In a corrupt asylum, Avery wakes in a hidden lab; three dark protectors hunt her.
by Steph Macca 2025 355 pages
4.27
33k+ ratings
The Behavior Operations Manual
by Chase Hughes • 2024
Unspoken levers of influence: read stress cues, use social needs, and get silent compliance.
4.20
49
The Behavior Operations Manual Summary
The Behavior Operations Manual
Unspoken levers of influence: read stress cues, use social needs, and get silent compliance.
by Chase Hughes 2024 800 pages
4.20
49 ratings
Awaken Giant Within by Tony Robbins
by Allan Green • 2014
Pain and pleasure steer every decision. Rewire those levers and set goals that pull you forward.
4.38
289
Awaken Giant Within by Tony Robbins Summary
Awaken Giant Within by Tony Robbins
Pain and pleasure steer every decision. Rewire those levers and set goals that pull you forward.
by Allan Green 2014 37 pages
4.38
289 ratings
Why Men Fall For Bitches
by Joseph Williams • 2022
Why chasing a man repels him, and the restraint moves that make him pursue.
4.21
14
Why Men Fall For Bitches Summary
Why Men Fall For Bitches
Why chasing a man repels him, and the restraint moves that make him pursue.
by Joseph Williams 2022
4.21
14 ratings
Get the Picture
by Bianca Bosker • 2024
Journalist takes a gallery job and finds prices hidden, status inflated, and seeing up for grabs.
4.09
4k+
Get the Picture Summary
Get the Picture
Journalist takes a gallery job and finds prices hidden, status inflated, and seeing up for grabs.
by Bianca Bosker 2024 370 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
The Power of Parting
by Eamon Dolan • 2025
Abuse rewires trust. The step-by-step path from toxic family to chosen family and peace.
4.08
293
The Power of Parting Summary
The Power of Parting
Abuse rewires trust. The step-by-step path from toxic family to chosen family and peace.
by Eamon Dolan 2025 304 pages
4.08
293 ratings
Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling
by Charles Allen Kollar • 1997
Christian counseling that stops diagnosing deficits and starts with the future the person wants.
3.80
296
Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling Summary
Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling
Christian counseling that stops diagnosing deficits and starts with the future the person wants.
by Charles Allen Kollar 1997 224 pages
3.80
296 ratings
Tell Me Where It Hurts
by Rachel Zoffness • 2026
Chronic pain is a learned brain response, not tissue damage. The neuroscience of turning it down.
4.33
398
Tell Me Where It Hurts Summary
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Chronic pain is a learned brain response, not tissue damage. The neuroscience of turning it down.
by Rachel Zoffness 2026 336 pages
4.33
398 ratings
From Bud to Boss
by Kevin Eikenberry • 2011
You got promoted over your peers. Now earn their trust without being the boss nobody wanted.
3.71
283
From Bud to Boss Summary
From Bud to Boss
You got promoted over your peers. Now earn their trust without being the boss nobody wanted.
by Kevin Eikenberry 2011 320 pages
3.71
283 ratings
The Truth about College Admission
by Brennan Barnard • 2019
Fit over prestige. A family guide to getting through college admissions together.
4.27
106
The Truth about College Admission Summary
The Truth about College Admission
Fit over prestige. A family guide to getting through college admissions together.
by Brennan Barnard 2019 242 pages
4.27
106 ratings
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
by Gerald Corey • 2004
Twelve ways to do therapy, one truth: the therapist heals with who they are, not what they know.
3.98
2k+
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Summary
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Twelve ways to do therapy, one truth: the therapist heals with who they are, not what they know.
by Gerald Corey 2004 576 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Deep Fitness
by Philip Shepherd • 2021
Thirty minutes a week, one set to failure: the science and the presence that change everything.
3.86
154
Deep Fitness Summary
Deep Fitness
Thirty minutes a week, one set to failure: the science and the presence that change everything.
by Philip Shepherd 2021 224 pages
3.86
154 ratings
Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
4.32
1k+
Rationality Summary
Rationality
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015 1813 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Investonomy
by Pranjal Kamra • 2020
Turn Rs 500 into lasting wealth through value investing, behavioral discipline, and self-reliance.
3.90
314
Investonomy Summary
Investonomy
Turn Rs 500 into lasting wealth through value investing, behavioral discipline, and self-reliance.
by Pranjal Kamra 2020 236 pages
3.90
314 ratings
Life
by Julian Baggini • 2020
The peace you want isn't found by leaving. It's built by changing how you react.
3.79
129
Life Summary
Life
The peace you want isn't found by leaving. It's built by changing how you react.
by Julian Baggini 2020 384 pages
3.79
129 ratings
Make It Work
by Tony A. Gaskins Jr. • 2019
A guide that shifts couples from clinging codependence to a healthier mutual reliance.
4.10
125
Make It Work Summary
Make It Work
A guide that shifts couples from clinging codependence to a healthier mutual reliance.
by Tony A. Gaskins Jr. 2019 240 pages
4.10
125 ratings
'Til Stress Do Us Part
by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT • 2024
Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.
4.12
226
'Til Stress Do Us Part Summary
'Til Stress Do Us Part
Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.
by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT 2024 192 pages
4.12
226 ratings
How to Think Like a Millionaire
by Mark Fisher • 1997
Wealth starts in your head: pick a number, name the date, and trust your subconscious.
3.97
234
How to Think Like a Millionaire Summary
How to Think Like a Millionaire
Wealth starts in your head: pick a number, name the date, and trust your subconscious.
by Mark Fisher 1997 144 pages
3.97
234 ratings
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
4.49
83
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.49
83 ratings
Se libérer des pensées (ICI / MAINTENAN)
by Lionel Cruzille • 2015
Your thoughts are not your own, and believing them is optional. A practice in liberation.
3.17
12
Se libérer des pensées (ICI / MAINTENAN) Summary
Se libérer des pensées (ICI / MAINTENAN)
Your thoughts are not your own, and believing them is optional. A practice in liberation.
by Lionel Cruzille 2015 133 pages
3.17
12 ratings
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