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Psychology Book Summaries

The ABCs of Success
by Bob Proctor • 2001
The picture you carry of yourself sets your ceiling. Ten principles for drawing a bigger one.
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500+
The ABCs of Success Summary
The ABCs of Success
The picture you carry of yourself sets your ceiling. Ten principles for drawing a bigger one.
by Bob Proctor 2001 226 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
The Ultra Mind Solution
by Mark Hyman • 2007
Depression is often a body problem, not a brain one. A six-week plan to repair both.
3.96
2k+
The Ultra Mind Solution Summary
The Ultra Mind Solution
Depression is often a body problem, not a brain one. A six-week plan to repair both.
by Mark Hyman 2007 447 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Secret Letters Of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin Sharma • 2011
A monk sends a broken father across the globe for nine talismans holding life's deepest secrets.
4.04
10k+
The Secret Letters Of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
The Secret Letters Of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
A monk sends a broken father across the globe for nine talismans holding life's deepest secrets.
by Robin Sharma 2011 240 pages
4.04
10k+ ratings
Creating Love
by John Bradshaw • 1992
The mask you built to survive childhood is now blocking love. Here's the way past it.
4.03
217
Creating Love Summary
Creating Love
The mask you built to survive childhood is now blocking love. Here's the way past it.
by John Bradshaw 1992 402 pages
4.03
217 ratings
Quantum Marketing
by Raja Rajamannar • 2021
The marketing playbook died. A CMO's replacement runs on AI, brain science, and sensory design.
3.70
372
Quantum Marketing Summary
Quantum Marketing
The marketing playbook died. A CMO's replacement runs on AI, brain science, and sensory design.
by Raja Rajamannar 2021 240 pages
3.70
372 ratings
Words That Change Minds
by Shelle Rose Charvet • 1995
Decode the motivation behind anyone's words, and you hold the script for getting their yes.
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1k+
Words That Change Minds Summary
Words That Change Minds
Decode the motivation behind anyone's words, and you hold the script for getting their yes.
by Shelle Rose Charvet 1995 405 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Elastic Habits
by Stephen Guise • 2019
Rigid habits snap on bad days. This three-tier system bends, so your streak never breaks.
3.95
500+
Elastic Habits Summary
Elastic Habits
Rigid habits snap on bad days. This three-tier system bends, so your streak never breaks.
by Stephen Guise 2019 244 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
The Greatness Mindset
by Lewis Howes • 2023
Three hidden fears and a goal system to stop drifting and design a life of impact.
4.01
1k+
The Greatness Mindset Summary
The Greatness Mindset
Three hidden fears and a goal system to stop drifting and design a life of impact.
by Lewis Howes 2023 336 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Brain Wash
by David Perlmutter • 2020
Modern life is hijacking your brain. A neurologist's program to reclaim focus, judgment, and calm.
3.79
2k+
Brain Wash Summary
Brain Wash
Modern life is hijacking your brain. A neurologist's program to reclaim focus, judgment, and calm.
by David Perlmutter 2020 294 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Measuring the User Experience
by Thomas Tullis • 2008
Three metrics that show exactly where users get stuck: task success, time, and errors.
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500+
Measuring the User Experience Summary
Measuring the User Experience
Three metrics that show exactly where users get stuck: task success, time, and errors.
by Thomas Tullis 2008 320 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Do No Harm
by Henry Marsh • 2014
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
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43k+
Do No Harm Summary
Do No Harm
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
by Henry Marsh 2014 278 pages
4.25
43k+ ratings
The Compassionate Mind
by Paul A. Gilbert • 2009
Your brain's three emotional systems are out of balance. A specific mental training can restore it.
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1k+
The Compassionate Mind Summary
The Compassionate Mind
Your brain's three emotional systems are out of balance. A specific mental training can restore it.
by Paul A. Gilbert 2009 513 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Master Your Emotions
by Eric Robertson • 2019
Most advice says stay positive. Here is what fear, sadness, and anger are actually for.
3.55
165
Master Your Emotions Summary
Master Your Emotions
Most advice says stay positive. Here is what fear, sadness, and anger are actually for.
by Eric Robertson 2019 89 pages
3.55
165 ratings
The Navy SEAL Art of War
by Rob Roy • 2015
SEAL leadership decoded: trust, adaptability, and putting the team first when pressure peaks.
3.94
193
The Navy SEAL Art of War Summary
The Navy SEAL Art of War
SEAL leadership decoded: trust, adaptability, and putting the team first when pressure peaks.
by Rob Roy 2015 224 pages
3.94
193 ratings
The Mindful Attraction Plan
by Athol Kay • 2013
Fix your body, your bank account, and your confidence. The relationship fixes itself.
4.10
242
The Mindful Attraction Plan Summary
The Mindful Attraction Plan
Fix your body, your bank account, and your confidence. The relationship fixes itself.
by Athol Kay 2013 196 pages
4.10
242 ratings
The Hero Code
by William H. McRaven • 2021
Heroism is not a single act but a daily practice: ten ordinary virtues anyone can build.
4.34
5k+
The Hero Code Summary
The Hero Code
Heroism is not a single act but a daily practice: ten ordinary virtues anyone can build.
by William H. McRaven 2021 176 pages
4.34
5k+ ratings
Thirty Million Words
by Dana Suskind • 2015
A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.
4.14
3k+
Thirty Million Words Summary
Thirty Million Words
A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.
by Dana Suskind 2015 320 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
by Carl Zimmer • 2018
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
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7k+
She Has Her Mother's Laugh Summary
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
by Carl Zimmer 2018 657 pages
4.15
7k+ ratings
How to Be an Adult
by David Richo • 1991
Emotional adulthood is a skill set: assertiveness, boundaries, and shadow integration.
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1k+
How to Be an Adult Summary
How to Be an Adult
Emotional adulthood is a skill set: assertiveness, boundaries, and shadow integration.
by David Richo 1991 117 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
The Wonder Weeks
by Xaviera Plas-Plooij • 2019
Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.
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1k+
The Wonder Weeks Summary
The Wonder Weeks
Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.
by Xaviera Plas-Plooij 2019 464 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
by Marcus Aurelius
The Roman emperor's own method: how to build a mind that nothing external can disturb.
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1k+
The Essential Marcus Aurelius Summary
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
The Roman emperor's own method: how to build a mind that nothing external can disturb.
by Marcus Aurelius 111 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Tricks of the Mind
by Derren Brown • 2006
A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.
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6k+
Tricks of the Mind Summary
Tricks of the Mind
A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.
by Derren Brown 2006 400 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
When Cultures Collide
by Richard D. Lewis • 2005
Why Germans schedule and Italians improvise: a cultural map for anyone who works across borders.
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500+
When Cultures Collide Summary
When Cultures Collide
Why Germans schedule and Italians improvise: a cultural map for anyone who works across borders.
by Richard D. Lewis 2005 599 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
Losses don't have to leave you bitter. The habit that turns every setback into a syllabus.
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2k+
Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn Summary
Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn
Losses don't have to leave you bitter. The habit that turns every setback into a syllabus.
by John C. Maxwell 2013 256 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Less Than Nothing
by Slavoj Žižek • 2012
Reality is a hole in nothingness, propped up by fictions, and Hegel's dialectic is the map.
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Less Than Nothing Summary
Less Than Nothing
Reality is a hole in nothingness, propped up by fictions, and Hegel's dialectic is the map.
by Slavoj Žižek 2012 1056 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life
by Alan Lakein • 1973
One question, asked every hour, that pulls you back from busywork to the work worth doing.
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500+
How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life Summary
How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life
One question, asked every hour, that pulls you back from busywork to the work worth doing.
by Alan Lakein 1973 160 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2021
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
3.78
4k+
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2021 248 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
What You Can Change and What You Can't
by Martin E.P. Seligman • 1993
Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.
3.88
1k+
What You Can Change and What You Can't Summary
What You Can Change and What You Can't
Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.
by Martin E.P. Seligman 1993 336 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Irreducible Mind
by Edward F. Kelly • 2006
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
4.39
232
Irreducible Mind Summary
Irreducible Mind
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
by Edward F. Kelly 2006 832 pages
4.39
232 ratings
Chutzpah
by Inbal Arieli • 2019
The world's densest startup hub was raised on junkyard playgrounds, not business schools.
3.79
173
Chutzpah Summary
Chutzpah
The world's densest startup hub was raised on junkyard playgrounds, not business schools.
by Inbal Arieli 2019 272 pages
3.79
173 ratings
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2025
Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.
3.90
8k+
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Summary
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2025 272 pages
3.90
8k+ ratings
Why We Work
by Barry Schwartz • 2015
Treat work as just a paycheck, and you create the pay-driven workers you assumed.
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2k+
Why We Work Summary
Why We Work
Treat work as just a paycheck, and you create the pay-driven workers you assumed.
by Barry Schwartz 2015 112 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Dancing Wu Li Masters
by Gary Zukav • 1979
Modern physics dismantled the objective universe. What remains looks a lot like Buddhism.
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10k+
Dancing Wu Li Masters Summary
Dancing Wu Li Masters
Modern physics dismantled the objective universe. What remains looks a lot like Buddhism.
by Gary Zukav 1979 416 pages
4.01
10k+ ratings
The Empath's Survival Guide
by Judith Orloff • 2017
You absorb everyone's stress. Daily practices to build an energy boundary and reclaim your reserves.
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8k+
The Empath's Survival Guide Summary
The Empath's Survival Guide
You absorb everyone's stress. Daily practices to build an energy boundary and reclaim your reserves.
by Judith Orloff 2017 245 pages
3.83
8k+ ratings
Enhancing Trader Performance
by Brett N. Steenbarger • 2006
Deliberate practice builds expert traders. The missing piece: finding the niche that fits your mind.
4.18
165
Enhancing Trader Performance Summary
Enhancing Trader Performance
Deliberate practice builds expert traders. The missing piece: finding the niche that fits your mind.
by Brett N. Steenbarger 2006 304 pages
4.18
165 ratings
Self-Reg
by Stuart Shanker • 2016
Tantrums aren't disobedience. They're a stressed nervous system. How your calm becomes their calm.
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1k+
Self-Reg Summary
Self-Reg
Tantrums aren't disobedience. They're a stressed nervous system. How your calm becomes their calm.
by Stuart Shanker 2016 320 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
by Stanley D. Rosenberg • 2017
A stuck vagus nerve can cause anxiety and depression. Gentle bodywork restores its calming signal.
3.76
2k+
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve Summary
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
A stuck vagus nerve can cause anxiety and depression. Gentle bodywork restores its calming signal.
by Stanley D. Rosenberg 2017 239 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
My Stroke of Insight
by Jill Bolte Taylor • 2006
A brain scientist's stroke switched off her inner critic and revealed a peaceful right-brain state.
3.92
32k+
My Stroke of Insight Summary
My Stroke of Insight
A brain scientist's stroke switched off her inner critic and revealed a peaceful right-brain state.
by Jill Bolte Taylor 2006 193 pages
3.92
32k+ ratings
The Art of Extraordinary Confidence
by Aziz Gazipura • 2016
Confidence is not a prerequisite for action. It is the result of it.
4.20
500+
The Art of Extraordinary Confidence Summary
The Art of Extraordinary Confidence
Confidence is not a prerequisite for action. It is the result of it.
by Aziz Gazipura 2016 364 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
The Wim Hof Method
by Wim Hof • 2020
Cold water and breathwork: the protocol that taught humans to voluntarily suppress inflammation.
3.81
18k+
The Wim Hof Method Summary
The Wim Hof Method
Cold water and breathwork: the protocol that taught humans to voluntarily suppress inflammation.
by Wim Hof 2020
3.81
18k+ ratings
Break the Cycle
by Mariel Buqué • 2023
Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.
4.20
1k+
Break the Cycle Summary
Break the Cycle
Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.
by Mariel Buqué 2023 288 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Science of Happiness
by Bruce Hood • 2024
The course that proved happiness is trainable: seven evidence-based shifts for a better life.
3.79
482
The Science of Happiness Summary
The Science of Happiness
The course that proved happiness is trainable: seven evidence-based shifts for a better life.
by Bruce Hood 2024 271 pages
3.79
482 ratings
Surrounded by Setbacks
by Thomas Erikson • 2020
Most crises leave clues. A system for catching yours, owning the outcome, and staying resilient.
3.67
1k+
Surrounded by Setbacks Summary
Surrounded by Setbacks
Most crises leave clues. A system for catching yours, owning the outcome, and staying resilient.
by Thomas Erikson 2020 326 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Unfuck Your Anger
by Faith G. Harper • 2020
Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.
3.70
1k+
Unfuck Your Anger Summary
Unfuck Your Anger
Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.
by Faith G. Harper 2020 125 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Machiavelli For Women
by Stacey Vanek Smith • 2021
Negotiate pay, speak up, handle difficult colleagues: Renaissance tactics for working women.
4.03
1k+
Machiavelli For Women Summary
Machiavelli For Women
Negotiate pay, speak up, handle difficult colleagues: Renaissance tactics for working women.
by Stacey Vanek Smith 2021 224 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Jungian Psychoanalysis
by Murray B. Stein • 2009
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
4.19
123
Jungian Psychoanalysis Summary
Jungian Psychoanalysis
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
by Murray B. Stein 2009 488 pages
4.19
123 ratings
The End of Your World
by Adyashanti • 2004
Awakening is only the start. The real work, and the sneakier delusions, arrive right after.
4.29
3k+
The End of Your World Summary
The End of Your World
Awakening is only the start. The real work, and the sneakier delusions, arrive right after.
by Adyashanti 2004 218 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
The Power of Patience
by M.J. Ryan • 2003
Patience is a skill, not a trait. Practical exercises to retrain your reactions and reclaim calm.
3.84
1k+
The Power of Patience Summary
The Power of Patience
Patience is a skill, not a trait. Practical exercises to retrain your reactions and reclaim calm.
by M.J. Ryan 2003 224 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
28k+
Knife Summary
Knife
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024 209 pages
3.98
28k+ ratings
Through Time Into Healing
by Brian L. Weiss • 1992
Heal the trauma your body remembers from a life you have forgotten.
4.20
4k+
Through Time Into Healing Summary
Through Time Into Healing
Heal the trauma your body remembers from a life you have forgotten.
by Brian L. Weiss 1992 202 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
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