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Psychology Book Summaries

The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1967
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
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The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Summary
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967 688 pages
4.20
9k+ ratings
Ecce Homo
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1908
If you had to live your exact life again forever, could you say yes? Nietzsche's final book.
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20k+
Ecce Homo Summary
Ecce Homo
If you had to live your exact life again forever, could you say yes? Nietzsche's final book.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1908 144 pages
3.81
20k+ ratings
Blindspot
by Mahzarin R. Banaji • 2013
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
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6k+
Blindspot Summary
Blindspot
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
by Mahzarin R. Banaji 2013 254 pages
3.72
6k+ ratings
Who Will Cry When You Die?
by Robin Sharma • 1999
101 lessons for a life that leaves a mark: why service and silence outlast achievement.
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Who Will Cry When You Die? Summary
Who Will Cry When You Die?
101 lessons for a life that leaves a mark: why service and silence outlast achievement.
by Robin Sharma 1999 204 pages
4.00
26k+ ratings
No Mud, No Lotus
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2014
Stop running from your pain. Mindfulness turns the heaviest days into the soil that grows joy.
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No Mud, No Lotus Summary
No Mud, No Lotus
Stop running from your pain. Mindfulness turns the heaviest days into the soil that grows joy.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2014 128 pages
4.25
15k+ ratings
Cómo mandar a la mierda de forma educada
by Alba Cardalda • 2023
Stop being a yes person. A psychologist's step-by-step system for boundaries that actually hold.
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3k+
Cómo mandar a la mierda de forma educada Summary
Cómo mandar a la mierda de forma educada
Stop being a yes person. A psychologist's step-by-step system for boundaries that actually hold.
by Alba Cardalda 2023 291 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
The ADHD Effect on Marriage
by Melissa Orlov • 2010
The non-ADHD partner needs treatment too. Six steps to break the ADHD marriage cycle.
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The ADHD Effect on Marriage Summary
The ADHD Effect on Marriage
The non-ADHD partner needs treatment too. Six steps to break the ADHD marriage cycle.
by Melissa Orlov 2010 233 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
Speak With No Fear
by Mike Acker • 2019
Your fear of public speaking isn't the enemy. It's the raw energy your best talks need.
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1k+
Speak With No Fear Summary
Speak With No Fear
Your fear of public speaking isn't the enemy. It's the raw energy your best talks need.
by Mike Acker 2019 183 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Propaganda
by Jacques Ellul • 1962
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
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Propaganda Summary
Propaganda
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
by Jacques Ellul 1962 352 pages
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1k+ ratings
The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand
by Lee LeFever • 2012
Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.
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The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand Summary
The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand
Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.
by Lee LeFever 2012 256 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Obedience to Authority
by Stanley Milgram • 1974
Two-thirds of people will shock a stranger to death if a lab coat tells them to.
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Obedience to Authority Summary
Obedience to Authority
Two-thirds of people will shock a stranger to death if a lab coat tells them to.
by Stanley Milgram 1974 256 pages
4.19
4k+ ratings
Against the Gods
by Peter L. Bernstein • 1996
The modern world began when humans stopped blaming the gods and started calculating the odds.
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Against the Gods Summary
Against the Gods
The modern world began when humans stopped blaming the gods and started calculating the odds.
by Peter L. Bernstein 1996 400 pages
3.95
14k+ ratings
The Power of When
by Michael Breus • 2016
Four biological clocks determine the best hour for coffee, work, and sleep. Which one is yours?
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The Power of When Summary
The Power of When
Four biological clocks determine the best hour for coffee, work, and sleep. Which one is yours?
by Michael Breus 2016 384 pages
3.61
4k+ ratings
How To Do Things You Hate
by Peter Hollins • 2023
Bypass the emotional resistance that stops you from hard tasks, without waiting for motivation.
3.78
334
How To Do Things You Hate Summary
How To Do Things You Hate
Bypass the emotional resistance that stops you from hard tasks, without waiting for motivation.
by Peter Hollins 2023 190 pages
3.78
334 ratings
Soundtracks
by Jon Acuff • 2021
Retire the mental loops that hold you back and install ones that move you forward.
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10k+
Soundtracks Summary
Soundtracks
Retire the mental loops that hold you back and install ones that move you forward.
by Jon Acuff 2021 240 pages
4.26
10k+ ratings
Meeting the Shadow
by Connie Zweig • 1991
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
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Meeting the Shadow Summary
Meeting the Shadow
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
by Connie Zweig 1991 357 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
8 Rules of Love
by Jay Shetty • 2023
A former monk's rules for love: solitude first, purpose over partner, and conflict solved together.
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8 Rules of Love Summary
8 Rules of Love
A former monk's rules for love: solitude first, purpose over partner, and conflict solved together.
by Jay Shetty 2023 309 pages
3.90
30k+ ratings
Mirror Work
by Louise L. Hay • 1984
A 21-day mirror practice that turns your harshest inner critic into your strongest ally.
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Mirror Work Summary
Mirror Work
A 21-day mirror practice that turns your harshest inner critic into your strongest ally.
by Louise L. Hay 1984 208 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Voice of Knowledge
by Miguel Ruiz • 2000
Your mental narrator is a liar. Rewrite its story using a Toltec practice for inner peace.
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The Voice of Knowledge Summary
The Voice of Knowledge
Your mental narrator is a liar. Rewrite its story using a Toltec practice for inner peace.
by Miguel Ruiz 2000 249 pages
4.21
9k+ ratings
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
by Sean Covey • 1997
Urgent things scream. Important things whisper. Seven habits to hear the difference.
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Summary
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Urgent things scream. Important things whisper. Seven habits to hear the difference.
by Sean Covey 1997 268 pages
4.05
37k+ ratings
How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff • 1954
The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.
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How to Lie with Statistics Summary
How to Lie with Statistics
The tricks behind every statistical lie you encounter, and the questions that expose them.
by Darrell Huff 1954 142 pages
3.84
18k+ ratings
The Practicing Mind
by Thomas M. Sterner • 2006
Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.
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The Practicing Mind Summary
The Practicing Mind
Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.
by Thomas M. Sterner 2006 116 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
The Speed Reading Book
by Tony Buzan • 1977
Your eyes can read 1,000 words per minute. The bottleneck is how you move them across the page.
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The Speed Reading Book Summary
The Speed Reading Book
Your eyes can read 1,000 words per minute. The bottleneck is how you move them across the page.
by Tony Buzan 1977 235 pages
3.55
2k+ ratings
A Child Called "It"
by Dave Pelzer • 1995
Starved and locked up, a boy endures his mother's torture until a teacher spots the bruises.
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A Child Called "It" Summary
A Child Called "It"
Starved and locked up, a boy endures his mother's torture until a teacher spots the bruises.
by Dave Pelzer 1995 184 pages
4.14
400k+ ratings
The Procrastination Equation
by Piers Steel • 2010
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
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The Procrastination Equation Summary
The Procrastination Equation
A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.
by Piers Steel 2010 320 pages
3.72
3k+ ratings
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing
by James Montier • 2010
Your portfolio's worst enemy is your own wiring. The habits that short-circuit it.
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The Little Book of Behavioral Investing Summary
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing
Your portfolio's worst enemy is your own wiring. The habits that short-circuit it.
by James Montier 2010 236 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Psychopath Inside
by James Fallon • 2013
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
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The Psychopath Inside Summary
The Psychopath Inside
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
by James Fallon 2013 246 pages
3.50
6k+ ratings
The Antidote
by Oliver Burkeman • 2012
Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.
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The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.
by Oliver Burkeman 2012 236 pages
4.04
16k+ ratings
Gut Feelings
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2007
Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.
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Gut Feelings Summary
Gut Feelings
Why simple rules beat complex analysis: the surprising intelligence of gut feelings.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2007 288 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf • 1990
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
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The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
by Naomi Wolf 1990 368 pages
3.91
31k+ ratings
Leveling Up
by Ryan Leak • 2022
Twelve questions that close the gap between the life you have and the one you want.
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500+
Leveling Up Summary
Leveling Up
Twelve questions that close the gap between the life you have and the one you want.
by Ryan Leak 2022 222 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
The Shift
by Theresa Brown • 2015
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
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The Shift Summary
The Shift
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
by Theresa Brown 2015 256 pages
3.87
8k+ ratings
The Systems Thinker
by Albert Rutherford • 2018
The mental models and feedback tools that crack the problems linear thinking only makes worse.
3.49
356
The Systems Thinker Summary
The Systems Thinker
The mental models and feedback tools that crack the problems linear thinking only makes worse.
by Albert Rutherford 2018 323 pages
3.49
356 ratings
Progress Principle
by Teresa Amabile • 2011
Twelve thousand work diaries reveal the single best motivator: it is not recognition or pay.
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Progress Principle Summary
Progress Principle
Twelve thousand work diaries reveal the single best motivator: it is not recognition or pay.
by Teresa Amabile 2011 260 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
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Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015 154 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Brain's Way of Healing
by Norman Doidge • 2015
Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.
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The Brain's Way of Healing Summary
The Brain's Way of Healing
Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.
by Norman Doidge 2015 409 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
Tiny Beautiful Things
by Cheryl Strayed • 2012
Online, an advice columnist bared her own wounds to answer strangers' letters about love and loss.
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Tiny Beautiful Things Summary
Tiny Beautiful Things
Online, an advice columnist bared her own wounds to answer strangers' letters about love and loss.
by Cheryl Strayed 2012 353 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Anxiously Attached
by Jessica Baum LMHC • 2022
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
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Anxiously Attached Summary
Anxiously Attached
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
by Jessica Baum LMHC 2022 303 pages
4.01
4k+ ratings
Far From The Tree
by Andrew Solomon • 2012
Your child is deaf, a prodigy, or a criminal. None of it came from you.
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Far From The Tree Summary
Far From The Tree
Your child is deaf, a prodigy, or a criminal. None of it came from you.
by Andrew Solomon 2012 976 pages
4.27
22k+ ratings
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
by Ramani Durvasula • 2015
A psychologist's roadmap for surviving a narcissist: staying intact, or leaving without a scar.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Summary
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A psychologist's roadmap for surviving a narcissist: staying intact, or leaving without a scar.
by Ramani Durvasula 2015 157 pages
4.45
2k+ ratings
Creative Visualization
by Shakti Gawain • 1978
Turning your imagination into a precision tool for health, wealth, and relationships.
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Creative Visualization Summary
Creative Visualization
Turning your imagination into a precision tool for health, wealth, and relationships.
by Shakti Gawain 1978 175 pages
4.12
26k+ ratings
Powerful Focus
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021
A seven-day focus reset that begins where productivity tools fail: with what you actually value.
4.15
1k+
Powerful Focus Summary
Powerful Focus
A seven-day focus reset that begins where productivity tools fail: with what you actually value.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2021 86 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Rewire Your Anxious Brain
by Catherine M. Pittman • 2015
Anxiety runs on two brain circuits. Treat both to retrain the fear response.
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Rewire Your Anxious Brain Summary
Rewire Your Anxious Brain
Anxiety runs on two brain circuits. Treat both to retrain the fear response.
by Catherine M. Pittman 2015 232 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Truth Detector
by Jack Schafer • 2020
How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.
4.22
368
The Truth Detector Summary
The Truth Detector
How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.
by Jack Schafer 2020 288 pages
4.22
368 ratings
Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2008
Success is not a solo act: birth timing, cultural legacies, and hidden practice determine who rises.
4.19
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Outliers Summary
Outliers
Success is not a solo act: birth timing, cultural legacies, and hidden practice determine who rises.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2008 309 pages
4.19
800k+ ratings
Getting Past No
by William Ury • 1991
Push a stubborn counterpart and they dig in harder. Five counterintuitive moves that earn agreement.
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Getting Past No Summary
Getting Past No
Push a stubborn counterpart and they dig in harder. Five counterintuitive moves that earn agreement.
by William Ury 1991 208 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
My System
by Aron Nimzowitsch • 1925
The 1925 manifesto that taught chess players to control the center without touching it.
4.19
1k+
My System Summary
My System
The 1925 manifesto that taught chess players to control the center without touching it.
by Aron Nimzowitsch 1925 378 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Many Lives, Many Masters
by Brian L. Weiss • 1988
A skeptical psychiatrist hypnotizes a patient and uncovers 86 past lives and messages from beyond.
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Many Lives, Many Masters Summary
Many Lives, Many Masters
A skeptical psychiatrist hypnotizes a patient and uncovers 86 past lives and messages from beyond.
by Brian L. Weiss 1988 219 pages
4.17
84k+ ratings
The Inner Game of Work
by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1999
You are one inner critic away from better work. The tennis coach's method for sidelining it.
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The Inner Game of Work Summary
The Inner Game of Work
You are one inner critic away from better work. The tennis coach's method for sidelining it.
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1999 256 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation
by Deepak Malhotra • 2019
Deals fall apart after the ink dries. Ten HBR articles on negotiating for the long haul.
3.73
363
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation
Deals fall apart after the ink dries. Ten HBR articles on negotiating for the long haul.
by Deepak Malhotra 2019 208 pages
3.73
363 ratings
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