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Psychology Book Summaries

The Truth
by Neil Strauss • 2015
He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.
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7k+
The Truth Summary
The Truth
He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.
by Neil Strauss 2015 448 pages
4.11
7k+ ratings
Maps of Meaning
by Jordan B. Peterson • 1999
Meaning demands sacrifice and truth. The easy path leads nowhere. Here is what works instead.
4.03
6k+
Maps of Meaning Summary
Maps of Meaning
Meaning demands sacrifice and truth. The easy path leads nowhere. Here is what works instead.
by Jordan B. Peterson 1999 564 pages
4.03
6k+ ratings
Outsmart Your Brain
by Daniel T. Willingham • 2023
Your study habits run on intuition. Cognitive psychology reveals what makes learning stick.
3.95
1k+
Outsmart Your Brain Summary
Outsmart Your Brain
Your study habits run on intuition. Cognitive psychology reveals what makes learning stick.
by Daniel T. Willingham 2023 336 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
The Power of Small
by Aisling Leonard-Curtin • 2019
Break the paralysis of overwhelm with actions so small they're impossible to fail.
3.61
288
The Power of Small Summary
The Power of Small
Break the paralysis of overwhelm with actions so small they're impossible to fail.
by Aisling Leonard-Curtin 2019 384 pages
3.61
288 ratings
Finish What You Start
by Peter Hollins • 2018
Willpower starts. A rulebook, smart rewards, and an optimized space finish the job.
3.66
3k+
Finish What You Start Summary
Finish What You Start
Willpower starts. A rulebook, smart rewards, and an optimized space finish the job.
by Peter Hollins 2018 206 pages
3.66
3k+ ratings
Behold a Pale Horse
by Milton William Cooper • 1991
A detective uncovers a murder ring that fakes natural deaths with mind control and rare poison.
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6k+
Behold a Pale Horse Summary
Behold a Pale Horse
A detective uncovers a murder ring that fakes natural deaths with mind control and rare poison.
by Milton William Cooper 1991 534 pages
3.85
6k+ ratings
100 Deadly Skills
by Clint Emerson • 2015
A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.
3.79
3k+
100 Deadly Skills Summary
100 Deadly Skills
A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.
by Clint Emerson 2015 272 pages
3.79
3k+ ratings
Us
by Terrence Real • 2022
Your relationship fights replay childhood wounds. A guide to the adult self that breaks the loop.
4.24
4k+
Us Summary
Us
Your relationship fights replay childhood wounds. A guide to the adult self that breaks the loop.
by Terrence Real 2022 352 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
Motivational Interviewing
by William R. Miller • 1991
Don't confront, evoke. The counseling method that replaces arguments with reflective questions.
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4k+
Motivational Interviewing Summary
Motivational Interviewing
Don't confront, evoke. The counseling method that replaces arguments with reflective questions.
by William R. Miller 1991 428 pages
4.27
4k+ ratings
The Whole Lesbian Sex Book
by Felice Newman • 1999
From first touch to BDSM scenes: the unabashed guide to lesbian sex, anatomy, and connection.
4.11
500+
The Whole Lesbian Sex Book Summary
The Whole Lesbian Sex Book
From first touch to BDSM scenes: the unabashed guide to lesbian sex, anatomy, and connection.
by Felice Newman 1999 400 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
The Sciences of the Artificial
by Herbert A. Simon • 1969
A science of the artificial: how constrained minds design systems that work in a complex world.
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500+
The Sciences of the Artificial Summary
The Sciences of the Artificial
A science of the artificial: how constrained minds design systems that work in a complex world.
by Herbert A. Simon 1969 248 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Get to the Point!
by Joel Schwartzberg • 2017
The gap between rambling and leading is one sentence. Here is how to find it.
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1k+
Get to the Point! Summary
Get to the Point!
The gap between rambling and leading is one sentence. Here is how to find it.
by Joel Schwartzberg 2017 128 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
How To Live An Extraordinary Life
by Anthony Pompliano • 2024
A father's short rules for a life that compounds: sixty-five lessons on action, money, and growth.
4.13
500+
How To Live An Extraordinary Life Summary
How To Live An Extraordinary Life
A father's short rules for a life that compounds: sixty-five lessons on action, money, and growth.
by Anthony Pompliano 2024 187 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
The Concise 33 Strategies Of War
by Robert Greene • 2008
Apply the logic of warfare to daily conflict: outmaneuver rivals without firing a shot.
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The Concise 33 Strategies Of War Summary
The Concise 33 Strategies Of War
Apply the logic of warfare to daily conflict: outmaneuver rivals without firing a shot.
by Robert Greene 2008 194 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
by Vishen Lakhiani • 2016
You inherited rules you never chose. Swap them out, upgrade your mind, find goals worth chasing.
4.04
11k+
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind Summary
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
You inherited rules you never chose. Swap them out, upgrade your mind, find goals worth chasing.
by Vishen Lakhiani 2016 288 pages
4.04
11k+ ratings
The Confidence Game
by Maria Konnikova • 2015
Anyone can be conned. The con artist's real genius is finding what you already want to believe.
3.65
6k+
The Confidence Game Summary
The Confidence Game
Anyone can be conned. The con artist's real genius is finding what you already want to believe.
by Maria Konnikova 2015 352 pages
3.65
6k+ ratings
Counselling for Toads
by Robert De Board • 1983
Toad's friends send him to therapy, where he finds a map of his own mind.
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5k+
Counselling for Toads Summary
Counselling for Toads
Toad's friends send him to therapy, where he finds a map of his own mind.
by Robert De Board 1983 160 pages
4.28
5k+ ratings
Black Mirror and Philosophy
by David Kyle Johnson • 2019
Every Black Mirror episode is a philosophical thought experiment hiding inside a dystopian thriller.
4.09
161
Black Mirror and Philosophy Summary
Black Mirror and Philosophy
Every Black Mirror episode is a philosophical thought experiment hiding inside a dystopian thriller.
by David Kyle Johnson 2019 384 pages
4.09
161 ratings
When the Adults Change, Everything Changes
by Paul Dix • 2017
Turn your school's behavior culture around by changing adult responses, not punishing kids harder.
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2k+
When the Adults Change, Everything Changes Summary
When the Adults Change, Everything Changes
Turn your school's behavior culture around by changing adult responses, not punishing kids harder.
by Paul Dix 2017 210 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Anger
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2001
Stop suppressing anger. A Buddhist practice for meeting it with awareness and letting it transform.
4.08
12k+
Anger Summary
Anger
Stop suppressing anger. A Buddhist practice for meeting it with awareness and letting it transform.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2001 227 pages
4.08
12k+ ratings
The Science of Stuck
by Britt Frank • 2022
Being stuck isn't laziness; it's self-protection. Small moves, not giant leaps, break the pattern.
4.02
2k+
The Science of Stuck Summary
The Science of Stuck
Being stuck isn't laziness; it's self-protection. Small moves, not giant leaps, break the pattern.
by Britt Frank 2022 272 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind
by Joseph Murphy • 2020
Give your subconscious a task before bed. It works the night shift, no questions asked.
3.96
333
Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind Summary
Expand the Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Give your subconscious a task before bed. It works the night shift, no questions asked.
by Joseph Murphy 2020 382 pages
3.96
333 ratings
The Power of Moments
by Chip Heath • 2017
You can engineer life's peak moments. The four ingredients behind experiences people never forget.
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25k+
The Power of Moments Summary
The Power of Moments
You can engineer life's peak moments. The four ingredients behind experiences people never forget.
by Chip Heath 2017 320 pages
4.11
25k+ ratings
Why People Believe Weird Things
by Michael Shermer • 1997
The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.
3.86
9k+
Why People Believe Weird Things Summary
Why People Believe Weird Things
The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.
by Michael Shermer 1997 384 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
On the Genealogy of Morals
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1887
Morality was born when the powerless turned resentment into a weapon and called it virtue.
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On the Genealogy of Morals Summary
On the Genealogy of Morals
Morality was born when the powerless turned resentment into a weapon and called it virtue.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1887 208 pages
4.12
36k+ ratings
ACT Made Simple
by Russ Harris • 2009
Why efforts to feel better often backfire, and the six skills that build a rich life instead.
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2k+
ACT Made Simple Summary
ACT Made Simple
Why efforts to feel better often backfire, and the six skills that build a rich life instead.
by Russ Harris 2009 263 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
by Joanna Faber • 2017
Turn defiance into cooperation: the no-yell toolkit for parents of children ages 2 to 7.
4.38
26k+
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen Summary
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
Turn defiance into cooperation: the no-yell toolkit for parents of children ages 2 to 7.
by Joanna Faber 2017 385 pages
4.38
26k+ ratings
Magic Pill
by Johann Hari • 2024
Weight-loss drugs finally work. That they're needed at all indicts the food system they bypass.
4.26
9k+
Magic Pill Summary
Magic Pill
Weight-loss drugs finally work. That they're needed at all indicts the food system they bypass.
by Johann Hari 2024 320 pages
4.26
9k+ ratings
Soccernomics
by Simon Kuper • 2009
Soccer is an economic puzzle: why clubs outlast businesses and hosting buys happiness, not wealth.
3.95
19k+
Soccernomics Summary
Soccernomics
Soccer is an economic puzzle: why clubs outlast businesses and hosting buys happiness, not wealth.
by Simon Kuper 2009 336 pages
3.95
19k+ ratings
Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill • 1937
Turning burning desire into money: the 13-step mental formula that defined modern success.
4.16
300k+
Think and Grow Rich Summary
Think and Grow Rich
Turning burning desire into money: the 13-step mental formula that defined modern success.
by Napoleon Hill 1937
4.16
300k+ ratings
Leadership and Self-Deception
by The Arbinger Institute • 2000
You betray your instinct to help, then justify it. That is where every leadership failure begins.
4.10
35k+
Leadership and Self-Deception Summary
Leadership and Self-Deception
You betray your instinct to help, then justify it. That is where every leadership failure begins.
by The Arbinger Institute 2000 240 pages
4.10
35k+ ratings
Oh Crap! Potty Training
by Jamie Glowacki • 2015
Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.
3.90
23k+
Oh Crap! Potty Training Summary
Oh Crap! Potty Training
Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.
by Jamie Glowacki 2015 294 pages
3.90
23k+ ratings
Fluke
by Brian Klaas • 2024
Your brain evolved to hide chance from you. Chaos science reveals what you are missing.
4.06
4k+
Fluke Summary
Fluke
Your brain evolved to hide chance from you. Chaos science reveals what you are missing.
by Brian Klaas 2024 335 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Creativity
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1996
Creativity requires three things, and none of them is genius.
4.06
5k+
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Creativity requires three things, and none of them is genius.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1996 466 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Peak Performance
by Brad Stulberg • 2017
Push hard, recover harder. The growth cycle that beats burnout and builds lasting peak performance.
4.17
9k+
Peak Performance Summary
Peak Performance
Push hard, recover harder. The growth cycle that beats burnout and builds lasting peak performance.
by Brad Stulberg 2017 240 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
The Real Happy Pill
by Anders Hansen • 2016
Your brain evolved to move all day. Here's what happens when you give it that.
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7k+
The Real Happy Pill Summary
The Real Happy Pill
Your brain evolved to move all day. Here's what happens when you give it that.
by Anders Hansen 2016 233 pages
3.97
7k+ ratings
The Porn Myth
by Matt Fradd • 2017
Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.
4.10
1k+
The Porn Myth Summary
The Porn Myth
Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.
by Matt Fradd 2017 280 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Criminology
by Tim Newburn • 2007
Crime is whatever the powerful say it is. A textbook that rewrites the syllabus.
4.11
234
Criminology Summary
Criminology
Crime is whatever the powerful say it is. A textbook that rewrites the syllabus.
by Tim Newburn 2007 1048 pages
4.11
234 ratings
Multipliers
by Liz Wiseman • 2010
Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.
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16k+
Multipliers Summary
Multipliers
Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.
by Liz Wiseman 2010 3 pages
3.99
16k+ ratings
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by Ken Kesey • 1962
A gambler fakes insanity and discovers the mental ward's head nurse is the true warden.
4.20
700k+
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Summary
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
A gambler fakes insanity and discovers the mental ward's head nurse is the true warden.
by Ken Kesey 1962 325 pages
4.20
700k+ ratings
The Courage to Teach
by Parker J. Palmer • 1997
How-to manuals can't fix your teaching. The variable that matters most is your own inner coherence.
3.97
4k+
The Courage to Teach Summary
The Courage to Teach
How-to manuals can't fix your teaching. The variable that matters most is your own inner coherence.
by Parker J. Palmer 1997 248 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
The Master Key to Riches
by Napoleon Hill • 1945
The mind is an asset no one can seize. A framework for converting it into wealth.
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5k+
The Master Key to Riches Summary
The Master Key to Riches
The mind is an asset no one can seize. A framework for converting it into wealth.
by Napoleon Hill 1945 246 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Psychic Witch
by Mat Auryn • 2020
You have five psychic senses. Here is the training regimen for waking every one of them.
4.25
3k+
Psychic Witch Summary
Psychic Witch
You have five psychic senses. Here is the training regimen for waking every one of them.
by Mat Auryn 2020 380 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
The Disease to Please
by Harriet B. Braiker • 2000
Why needing everyone's approval works like an addiction, and the protocol for breaking free.
3.89
1k+
The Disease to Please Summary
The Disease to Please
Why needing everyone's approval works like an addiction, and the protocol for breaking free.
by Harriet B. Braiker 2000 284 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
No Ego
by Cy Wakeman • 2017
2.5 hours a day lost to workplace drama. Replace ego with accountability and get them back.
3.79
2k+
No Ego Summary
No Ego
2.5 hours a day lost to workplace drama. Replace ego with accountability and get them back.
by Cy Wakeman 2017 224 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki • 2004
Four rules make crowds smarter than experts. Most organizations break every one of them.
3.82
24k+
The Wisdom of Crowds Summary
The Wisdom of Crowds
Four rules make crowds smarter than experts. Most organizations break every one of them.
by James Surowiecki 2004 306 pages
3.82
24k+ ratings
Embrace the Suck
by Brent Gleeson • 2020
Pain isn't the enemy: the Navy SEAL method for turning daily discomfort into lasting resilience.
4.16
2k+
Embrace the Suck Summary
Embrace the Suck
Pain isn't the enemy: the Navy SEAL method for turning daily discomfort into lasting resilience.
by Brent Gleeson 2020 225 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
by Edmund J. Bourne • 1990
Relaxation, exercise, exposure, and cognitive work: the complete system for unwinding anxiety.
4.07
5k+
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook Summary
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
Relaxation, exercise, exposure, and cognitive work: the complete system for unwinding anxiety.
by Edmund J. Bourne 1990 428 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
The Book of Woman
by Osho • 1976
Why the pill was history's greatest revolution and marriage is still its ugliest invention.
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3k+
The Book of Woman Summary
The Book of Woman
Why the pill was history's greatest revolution and marriage is still its ugliest invention.
by Osho 1976 226 pages
3.79
3k+ ratings
The Soul's Code
by James Hillman • 1996
Before upbringing, a unique destiny was placed in you. It still demands to be lived.
3.88
5k+
The Soul's Code Summary
The Soul's Code
Before upbringing, a unique destiny was placed in you. It still demands to be lived.
by James Hillman 1996 352 pages
3.88
5k+ ratings
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