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Psychology Book Summaries

The Spirit of Spinoza
by Neal Grossman • 2014
Spinoza's monism isn't abstract. Applied to the mind, it heals anxiety and dissolves fear of death.
4.42
62
The Spirit of Spinoza Summary
The Spirit of Spinoza
Spinoza's monism isn't abstract. Applied to the mind, it heals anxiety and dissolves fear of death.
by Neal Grossman 2014 276 pages
4.42
62 ratings
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was
by Barbara Sher • 1994
You already know what you want; the buried clues and exercises that prove it.
3.79
7k+
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was Summary
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was
You already know what you want; the buried clues and exercises that prove it.
by Barbara Sher 1994 322 pages
3.79
7k+ ratings
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
by Marie-Louise von Franz • 1974
Fairy tales are the psyche's oldest maps. Evil as natural force; the shadow hiding in every hero.
4.31
500+
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales Summary
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
Fairy tales are the psyche's oldest maps. Evil as natural force; the shadow hiding in every hero.
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1974 352 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
by Vivek H. Murthy • 2020
Chronic loneliness shortens lives more than smoking, and the antidote is hiding in plain sight.
4.22
8k+
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World Summary
Together The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
Chronic loneliness shortens lives more than smoking, and the antidote is hiding in plain sight.
by Vivek H. Murthy 2020 352 pages
4.22
8k+ ratings
How to Let Things Go
by Shunmyō Masuno • 2021
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
3.49
2k+
How to Let Things Go Summary
How to Let Things Go
You can't manage everything: 99 Zen insights on loosening your grip and finding real peace.
by Shunmyō Masuno 2021 224 pages
3.49
2k+ ratings
UX for Lean Startups
by Laura Klein • 2013
Prove anyone wants your product before you build it: lightweight UX methods for lean startups.
4.10
2k+
UX for Lean Startups Summary
UX for Lean Startups
Prove anyone wants your product before you build it: lightweight UX methods for lean startups.
by Laura Klein 2013 233 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
ketoCONTINUUM
by Annette Bosworth • 2021
Why most keto attempts fail, and the single blood ratio that changes everything.
4.63
459
ketoCONTINUUM Summary
ketoCONTINUUM
Why most keto attempts fail, and the single blood ratio that changes everything.
by Annette Bosworth 2021 489 pages
4.63
459 ratings
Body Language
by Julius Fast • 1970
Your body's secret language: it speaks before you do, and it rarely lies.
3.48
1k+
Body Language Summary
Body Language
Your body's secret language: it speaks before you do, and it rarely lies.
by Julius Fast 1970 183 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking
by Harvard Business Review • 2023
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
3.92
198
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking Summary
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
by Harvard Business Review 2023 208 pages
3.92
198 ratings
Montessori
by Angeline Stoll Lillard • 2005
She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.
4.22
500+
Montessori Summary
Montessori
She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.
by Angeline Stoll Lillard 2005 424 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2018
A lasting relationship starts with becoming the right person; seven secrets show how.
4.36
500+
The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships Summary
The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships
A lasting relationship starts with becoming the right person; seven secrets show how.
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2018 259 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
by Daniel Klein • 2015
The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.
3.95
4k+
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.
by Daniel Klein 2015 210 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
Coaching for Equity
by Elena Aguilar • 2020
Turn resistance, identity, and hard data into fuel for equity: a coaching blueprint.
4.44
500+
Coaching for Equity Summary
Coaching for Equity
Turn resistance, identity, and hard data into fuel for equity: a coaching blueprint.
by Elena Aguilar 2020 559 pages
4.44
500+ ratings
How to Be Enough
by Ellen Hendriksen • 2025
Perfectionism isn't the pursuit of flawlessness. It's the quiet conviction that you are not enough.
4.06
1k+
How to Be Enough Summary
How to Be Enough
Perfectionism isn't the pursuit of flawlessness. It's the quiet conviction that you are not enough.
by Ellen Hendriksen 2025 320 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Unconscious Branding
by Douglas Van Praet • 2012
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
3.94
342
Unconscious Branding Summary
Unconscious Branding
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
by Douglas Van Praet 2012 288 pages
3.94
342 ratings
How to Read a Person Like a Book
by Gerard I. Nierenberg • 1971
You listen at 700 words per minute; people speak at 160. Learn to read the silence.
3.54
3k+
How to Read a Person Like a Book Summary
How to Read a Person Like a Book
You listen at 700 words per minute; people speak at 160. Learn to read the silence.
by Gerard I. Nierenberg 1971 192 pages
3.54
3k+ ratings
Metaphysics of War
by Julius Evola • 1996
The sacred dimension of war: what warriors from Rome to the Gita grasped, and modernity lost.
4.03
500+
Metaphysics of War Summary
Metaphysics of War
The sacred dimension of war: what warriors from Rome to the Gita grasped, and modernity lost.
by Julius Evola 1996 154 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
The Joyful Vegan
by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau • 2019
Stay vegan without the burnout: a guide to guilt, anger, and keeping your friends at dinner.
4.29
500+
The Joyful Vegan Summary
The Joyful Vegan
Stay vegan without the burnout: a guide to guilt, anger, and keeping your friends at dinner.
by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau 2019 304 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
The Words
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1963
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
3.73
10k+
The Words Summary
The Words
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1963 256 pages
3.73
10k+ ratings
Character Strengths and Virtues
by Christopher Peterson • 2004
The DSM's positive twin: 24 universal strengths, six virtues, and a science for what goes right.
4.25
363
Character Strengths and Virtues Summary
Character Strengths and Virtues
The DSM's positive twin: 24 universal strengths, six virtues, and a science for what goes right.
by Christopher Peterson 2004 800 pages
4.25
363 ratings
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
by T. Edward Damer • 1980
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
3.99
208
Attacking Faulty Reasoning Summary
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
by T. Edward Damer 1980 256 pages
3.99
208 ratings
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
by John von Neumann • 1944
Economics as a game of strategy: the mathematical foundation that launched a new discipline.
4.17
389
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior Summary
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
Economics as a game of strategy: the mathematical foundation that launched a new discipline.
by John von Neumann 1944 776 pages
4.17
389 ratings
More Than a Body
by Lexie Kite • 2020
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
4.14
8k+
More Than a Body Summary
More Than a Body
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
by Lexie Kite 2020 352 pages
4.14
8k+ ratings
A Conspiracy of Faith
by Jussi Adler-Olsen • 2009
A blood-scrawled plea at sea pulls a Copenhagen detective into the grip of a serial kidnapper.
4.06
42k+
A Conspiracy of Faith Summary
A Conspiracy of Faith
A blood-scrawled plea at sea pulls a Copenhagen detective into the grip of a serial kidnapper.
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 504 pages
4.06
42k+ ratings
The Secret to Love, Health, and Money
by Rhonda Byrne • 2022
Want more money, love, and health? The difference between wanting and having is three steps.
4.18
1k+
The Secret to Love, Health, and Money Summary
The Secret to Love, Health, and Money
Want more money, love, and health? The difference between wanting and having is three steps.
by Rhonda Byrne 2022 352 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Science of Likability
by Patrick King • 2017
Earn trust, make friends, win people over: the social psychology tactics that actually work.
3.53
500+
The Science of Likability Summary
The Science of Likability
Earn trust, make friends, win people over: the social psychology tactics that actually work.
by Patrick King 2017 128 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
The Emotional Brain
by Joseph E. LeDoux • 1996
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
4.07
3k+
The Emotional Brain Summary
The Emotional Brain
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
by Joseph E. LeDoux 1996 384 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control
by Sarah E. Hill • 2019
Beyond preventing pregnancy, the pill reshapes desire, stress, and who you fall for.
4.03
12k+
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control Summary
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control
Beyond preventing pregnancy, the pill reshapes desire, stress, and who you fall for.
by Sarah E. Hill 2019 310 pages
4.03
12k+ ratings
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
by Marshall Goldsmith • 2006
Already successful? The habits that got you here are now blocking the next level.
3.95
31k+
What Got You Here Won't Get You There Summary
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Already successful? The habits that got you here are now blocking the next level.
by Marshall Goldsmith 2006 236 pages
3.95
31k+ ratings
The Occult
by Colin Wilson • 1971
Magic is a manual for waking a latent human faculty that sharpens all of reality.
3.91
2k+
The Occult Summary
The Occult
Magic is a manual for waking a latent human faculty that sharpens all of reality.
by Colin Wilson 1971 800 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Powerful Teaching
by Pooja K. Agarwal • 2019
Re-reading is not enough. Four classroom strategies from science that raise grades a full letter.
4.27
500+
Powerful Teaching Summary
Powerful Teaching
Re-reading is not enough. Four classroom strategies from science that raise grades a full letter.
by Pooja K. Agarwal 2019 352 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Perfect Health--Revised and Updated
by Deepak Chopra • 2007
Three biological forces run your body. Learn yours, and the diet, exercise, and routine follow.
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3k+
Perfect Health--Revised and Updated Summary
Perfect Health--Revised and Updated
Three biological forces run your body. Learn yours, and the diet, exercise, and routine follow.
by Deepak Chopra 2007 400 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
by Mark H. McCormack • 1984
People skills, deal timing, and psychological leverage: the street-smart toolkit an MBA won't teach.
3.60
5k+
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School Summary
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
People skills, deal timing, and psychological leverage: the street-smart toolkit an MBA won't teach.
by Mark H. McCormack 1984 288 pages
3.60
5k+ ratings
Teach Like Finland
by Timothy D. Walker • 2017
What an American teacher learned in Finland: more breaks, more trust, less burnout, happier kids.
3.85
2k+
Teach Like Finland Summary
Teach Like Finland
What an American teacher learned in Finland: more breaks, more trust, less burnout, happier kids.
by Timothy D. Walker 2017 231 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Unleashing the Idea Virus
by Seth Godin • 2000
Find your carriers. Arm them with a remarkable idea. The right community does the rest.
3.93
5k+
Unleashing the Idea Virus Summary
Unleashing the Idea Virus
Find your carriers. Arm them with a remarkable idea. The right community does the rest.
by Seth Godin 2000 234 pages
3.93
5k+ ratings
Living Untethered
by Michael A. Singer • 2022
Your thoughts are not you. Stepping back from them is the skill that ends suffering.
4.43
11k+
Living Untethered Summary
Living Untethered
Your thoughts are not you. Stepping back from them is the skill that ends suffering.
by Michael A. Singer 2022 216 pages
4.43
11k+ ratings
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff
by Richard Carlson • 1997
Most of your daily frustrations are optional. The small perspective shifts that quiet them.
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97k+
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and It's All Small Stuff
Most of your daily frustrations are optional. The small perspective shifts that quiet them.
by Richard Carlson 1997 248 pages
4.00
97k+ ratings
Habit Stacking
by S.J. Scott • 2017
127 small habits, bundled into a single daily routine. The sequence, not willpower, does the work.
3.63
1k+
Habit Stacking Summary
Habit Stacking
127 small habits, bundled into a single daily routine. The sequence, not willpower, does the work.
by S.J. Scott 2017 330 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Tell Yourself a Better Lie
by Marisa Peer • 2022
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
4.17
500+
Tell Yourself a Better Lie Summary
Tell Yourself a Better Lie
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
by Marisa Peer 2022 328 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Living in Flow
by Sky Nelson-Isaacs • 2019
Not all coincidences are random. A method for recognizing which ones are doors and walking through.
3.80
294
Living in Flow Summary
Living in Flow
Not all coincidences are random. A method for recognizing which ones are doors and walking through.
by Sky Nelson-Isaacs 2019 320 pages
3.80
294 ratings
Still the Mind
by Alan W. Watts • 2000
Meditation cannot be performed by the self that wants it; that self is what meditation quiets.
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2k+
Still the Mind Summary
Still the Mind
Meditation cannot be performed by the self that wants it; that self is what meditation quiets.
by Alan W. Watts 2000 128 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching
by Marion Franklin • 2019
Go beyond surface coaching. Spot the hidden theme, ask the one question that reframes everything.
4.39
500+
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching Summary
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching
Go beyond surface coaching. Spot the hidden theme, ask the one question that reframes everything.
by Marion Franklin 2019 294 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Sludge
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2021
Confusing forms and long waits aren't just annoying. They're a design failure with a name.
3.34
354
Sludge Summary
Sludge
Confusing forms and long waits aren't just annoying. They're a design failure with a name.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2021 155 pages
3.34
354 ratings
Human Hacking
by Christopher Hadnagy • 2021
The social engineer's guide to reading anyone, building instant rapport, and ethical persuasion.
3.77
500+
Human Hacking Summary
Human Hacking
The social engineer's guide to reading anyone, building instant rapport, and ethical persuasion.
by Christopher Hadnagy 2021 255 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Now, Discover Your Strengths
by Marcus Buckingham • 2001
An assessment that isolates your top five talents, and why building on them beats fixing weaknesses.
3.97
28k+
Now, Discover Your Strengths Summary
Now, Discover Your Strengths
An assessment that isolates your top five talents, and why building on them beats fixing weaknesses.
by Marcus Buckingham 2001 320 pages
3.97
28k+ ratings
Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One
by Raphaëlle Giordano • 2015
A Parisian woman stuck in routine meets a stranger with a method to reclaim her joy.
3.61
29k+
Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One Summary
Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One
A Parisian woman stuck in routine meets a stranger with a method to reclaim her joy.
by Raphaëlle Giordano 2015 261 pages
3.61
29k+ ratings
Negotiating the Impossible
by Deepak Malhotra • 2016
Standard tactics backfire in a deadlock. The counterintuitive moves that actually break through.
4.17
500+
Negotiating the Impossible Summary
Negotiating the Impossible
Standard tactics backfire in a deadlock. The counterintuitive moves that actually break through.
by Deepak Malhotra 2016 224 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Irrationality
by Stuart Sutherland • 1992
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
3.91
1k+
Irrationality Summary
Irrationality
Predictable mental errors everyone makes, from overconfidence to throwing good money after bad.
by Stuart Sutherland 1992 256 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Perennial Philosophy
by Aldous Huxley • 2004
Mystics in every tradition point to the same reality: a divine ground the ego hides.
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6k+
The Perennial Philosophy Summary
The Perennial Philosophy
Mystics in every tradition point to the same reality: a divine ground the ego hides.
by Aldous Huxley 2004 336 pages
4.12
6k+ ratings
Sway
by Ori Brafman • 2008
Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
3.78
19k+
Sway Summary
Sway
Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
by Ori Brafman 2008 206 pages
3.78
19k+ ratings
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