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Psychology Book Summaries

The 80/80 Marriage
by Nate Klemp • 2021
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
3.90
2k+
The 80/80 Marriage Summary
The 80/80 Marriage
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
by Nate Klemp 2021 240 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
Mom Genes
by Abigail Tucker • 2021
Pregnancy physically rewires the brain, pushed by the father's genes. Biology of maternal instinct.
3.81
1k+
Mom Genes Summary
Mom Genes
Pregnancy physically rewires the brain, pushed by the father's genes. Biology of maternal instinct.
by Abigail Tucker 2021 325 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Born on a Blue Day
by Daniel Tammet • 2006
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
3.85
24k+
Born on a Blue Day Summary
Born on a Blue Day
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
by Daniel Tammet 2006 226 pages
3.85
24k+ ratings
NLP
by Tom Hoobyar • 2013
The mental programming manual: dial down fear, amplify motivation, and resolve internal tug-of-war.
3.97
1k+
NLP Summary
NLP
The mental programming manual: dial down fear, amplify motivation, and resolve internal tug-of-war.
by Tom Hoobyar 2013 480 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Option B
by Sheryl Sandberg • 2017
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
3.84
57k+
Option B Summary
Option B
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
by Sheryl Sandberg 2017 226 pages
3.84
57k+ ratings
This Is Service Design Doing
by Marc Stickdorn • 2016
The field manual for turning customer journey maps and sticky notes into real organizational change.
4.36
500+
This Is Service Design Doing Summary
This Is Service Design Doing
The field manual for turning customer journey maps and sticky notes into real organizational change.
by Marc Stickdorn 2016 1074 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
365 Thank Yous
by John Kralik • 2010
One thank-you note a day, one year, one life pulled back from the brink.
3.91
4k+
365 Thank Yous Summary
365 Thank Yous
One thank-you note a day, one year, one life pulled back from the brink.
by John Kralik 2010 240 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
The Mind and the Brain
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2001
Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.
4.10
6k+
The Mind and the Brain Summary
The Mind and the Brain
Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001 432 pages
4.10
6k+ ratings
Surfing the Edge of Chaos
by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2000
Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.
3.86
136
Surfing the Edge of Chaos Summary
Surfing the Edge of Chaos
Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.
by Richard Tanner Pascale 2000
3.86
136 ratings
Badass
by Kathy Sierra • 2015
Better users beat better features. A method for designing skill into the first 30 minutes.
4.17
1k+
Badass Summary
Badass
Better users beat better features. A method for designing skill into the first 30 minutes.
by Kathy Sierra 2015 294 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Power of Hormones
by Max Nieuwdorp • 2024
A four-pound hormone factory lives in your gut, shaping mood, hunger, and how you age.
3.77
500+
The Power of Hormones Summary
The Power of Hormones
A four-pound hormone factory lives in your gut, shaping mood, hunger, and how you age.
by Max Nieuwdorp 2024 351 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Re-Awaken the Giant Within
by Anthony Robbins • 2013
Three split-second decisions control your destiny. The manual for making them on purpose.
4.01
1k+
Re-Awaken the Giant Within Summary
Re-Awaken the Giant Within
Three split-second decisions control your destiny. The manual for making them on purpose.
by Anthony Robbins 2013 100 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Getting to Yes with Yourself
by William Ury • 2015
Negotiation fails because of what you bring, not what they do. The fix starts with you.
3.96
2k+
Getting to Yes with Yourself Summary
Getting to Yes with Yourself
Negotiation fails because of what you bring, not what they do. The fix starts with you.
by William Ury 2015 208 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley • 1932
Nietzsche needed a doctor for his body. The doctor needed Nietzsche for his soul.
4.16
100k+
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
Nietzsche needed a doctor for his body. The doctor needed Nietzsche for his soul.
by Aldous Huxley 1932 340 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
You Can Heal Your Heart
by Louise L. Hay • 2014
Your thoughts after loss can either trap you or free you. Here's the difference.
4.11
1k+
You Can Heal Your Heart Summary
You Can Heal Your Heart
Your thoughts after loss can either trap you or free you. Here's the difference.
by Louise L. Hay 2014 182 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
by Steven Pressfield • 2016
Your reader owes you nothing. The advertising toolkit that forces every word to earn its place.
4.18
2k+
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t Summary
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Your reader owes you nothing. The advertising toolkit that forces every word to earn its place.
by Steven Pressfield 2016 191 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
The Visual Investor
by John J. Murphy • 1996
Charts reveal the trend before earnings confirm it. The visual signals that let you act first.
4.15
246
The Visual Investor Summary
The Visual Investor
Charts reveal the trend before earnings confirm it. The visual signals that let you act first.
by John J. Murphy 1996 320 pages
4.15
246 ratings
Will It Make the Boat Go Faster?
by Harriet Beveridge • 2011
Every decision filtered through one question: the Olympic crew that won gold used it.
3.93
500+
Will It Make the Boat Go Faster? Summary
Will It Make the Boat Go Faster?
Every decision filtered through one question: the Olympic crew that won gold used it.
by Harriet Beveridge 2011 256 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Conscious
by Annaka Harris • 2019
Science cannot crack consciousness. The most sober answer: mind is built into reality itself.
3.83
8k+
Conscious Summary
Conscious
Science cannot crack consciousness. The most sober answer: mind is built into reality itself.
by Annaka Harris 2019 105 pages
3.83
8k+ ratings
Brain Facts
by The Society for Neuroscience • 2002
Your three-pound universe: a walk through the biology that thinks, remembers, and sleeps.
3.93
125
Brain Facts Summary
Brain Facts
Your three-pound universe: a walk through the biology that thinks, remembers, and sleeps.
by The Society for Neuroscience 2002 58 pages
3.93
125 ratings
Doing Good Better
by William MacAskill • 2015
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
4.17
7k+
Doing Good Better Summary
Doing Good Better
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
by William MacAskill 2015
4.17
7k+ ratings
Shakespeare
by Harold Bloom • 1998
Macbeth as a map of the mind: how ambition, guilt, and deception destroy from within.
4.03
3k+
Shakespeare Summary
Shakespeare
Macbeth as a map of the mind: how ambition, guilt, and deception destroy from within.
by Harold Bloom 1998 745 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
The World Until Yesterday
by Jared Diamond • 2012
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
3.78
11k+
The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday
What hunter-gatherers knew about raising children, avoiding danger, and ending feuds we forgot.
by Jared Diamond 2012 512 pages
3.78
11k+ ratings
Tapping Into Wealth
by Margaret M. Lynch • 2013
Your childhood money blueprint is still in charge: a mind-body technique to finally rewrite it.
4.27
310
Tapping Into Wealth Summary
Tapping Into Wealth
Your childhood money blueprint is still in charge: a mind-body technique to finally rewrite it.
by Margaret M. Lynch 2013 238 pages
4.27
310 ratings
Politics Is for Power
by Eitan D. Hersh • 2020
Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.
4.09
1k+
Politics Is for Power Summary
Politics Is for Power
Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.
by Eitan D. Hersh 2020 288 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Goodbye to Shy
by Leil Lowndes • 2006
Shyness isn't permanent: 85 techniques to retrain your body language, conversations, and self-image.
3.39
405
Goodbye to Shy Summary
Goodbye to Shy
Shyness isn't permanent: 85 techniques to retrain your body language, conversations, and self-image.
by Leil Lowndes 2006 272 pages
3.39
405 ratings
Deeper Dating
by Ken Page • 2014
Hidden vulnerabilities, not polished pickup moves, attract the love that lasts.
3.99
500+
Deeper Dating Summary
Deeper Dating
Hidden vulnerabilities, not polished pickup moves, attract the love that lasts.
by Ken Page 2014 264 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Self-Help for Your Nerves
by Claire Weekes • 1981
Stop fighting your anxiety. The doctor's method that taught millions to let their nerves heal.
4.22
500+
Self-Help for Your Nerves Summary
Self-Help for Your Nerves
Stop fighting your anxiety. The doctor's method that taught millions to let their nerves heal.
by Claire Weekes 1981
4.22
500+ ratings
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron • 1996
Deeply sensitive and born that way: for the one in five, a guide beyond survival.
3.83
54k+
The Highly Sensitive Person Summary
The Highly Sensitive Person
Deeply sensitive and born that way: for the one in five, a guide beyond survival.
by Elaine N. Aron 1996 304 pages
3.83
54k+ ratings
Reconciliation
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2010
Your inner child can be healed. The method is mindful attention. The reward is generational peace.
4.23
3k+
Reconciliation Summary
Reconciliation
Your inner child can be healed. The method is mindful attention. The reward is generational peace.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2010 184 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Your Pocket Therapist
by Annie Zimmerman • 2024
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
4.37
1k+
Your Pocket Therapist Summary
Your Pocket Therapist
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
by Annie Zimmerman 2024 336 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Advanced Lucid Dreaming
by Thomas Yuschak • 2006
Most dream guides skip the chemistry. These supplement stacks trigger lucidity on demand, reliably.
4.12
153
Advanced Lucid Dreaming Summary
Advanced Lucid Dreaming
Most dream guides skip the chemistry. These supplement stacks trigger lucidity on demand, reliably.
by Thomas Yuschak 2006 196 pages
4.12
153 ratings
The Age of Addiction
by David T. Courtwright • 2019
Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.
3.64
456
The Age of Addiction Summary
The Age of Addiction
Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.
by David T. Courtwright 2019 336 pages
3.64
456 ratings
Relational–Cultural Therapy
by Judith V. Jordan • 2009
Suffering is chronic disconnection, not a private failing; healing requires mutual connection.
4.41
177
Relational–Cultural Therapy Summary
Relational–Cultural Therapy
Suffering is chronic disconnection, not a private failing; healing requires mutual connection.
by Judith V. Jordan 2009 190 pages
4.41
177 ratings
Carl Jung
by Claire Dunne • 2000
Before mapping the unconscious, Jung had to survive his own descent into it.
4.18
500+
Carl Jung Summary
Carl Jung
Before mapping the unconscious, Jung had to survive his own descent into it.
by Claire Dunne 2000 242 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
The New Mind Readers
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2018
Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.
3.93
168
The New Mind Readers Summary
The New Mind Readers
Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2018 232 pages
3.93
168 ratings
Toxic Positivity
by Whitney Goodman • 2022
Relentless optimism is a trap. Why your sadness, anger, and complaints are not the problem.
3.83
4k+
Toxic Positivity Summary
Toxic Positivity
Relentless optimism is a trap. Why your sadness, anger, and complaints are not the problem.
by Whitney Goodman 2022 304 pages
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Way of the Wild Heart
by John Eldredge • 2006
A six-stage map for the masculine journey. Miss one, and maturity stays out of reach.
4.16
1k+
The Way of the Wild Heart Summary
The Way of the Wild Heart
A six-stage map for the masculine journey. Miss one, and maturity stays out of reach.
by John Eldredge 2006 320 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
The Deepest Acceptance
by Jeff Foster • 2012
Suffering ends not by feeling better but by allowing even the resistance to this moment.
4.29
500+
The Deepest Acceptance Summary
The Deepest Acceptance
Suffering ends not by feeling better but by allowing even the resistance to this moment.
by Jeff Foster 2012 288 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
by James Stanier • 2020
Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.
4.35
500+
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager Summary
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.
by James Stanier 2020 374 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Science Set Free
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2012
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
4.08
1k+
Science Set Free Summary
Science Set Free
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2012 400 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Creativity
by John Cleese • 2020
Ideas die young from early judgment. How to let them grow long enough to get good.
3.88
9k+
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Ideas die young from early judgment. How to let them grow long enough to get good.
by John Cleese 2020 96 pages
3.88
9k+ ratings
Creativity Rules
by Tina Seelig • 2017
Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.
3.64
421
Creativity Rules Summary
Creativity Rules
Most ideas die between imagination and launch. A four-part cycle fixes that.
by Tina Seelig 2017 256 pages
3.64
421 ratings
How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market
by Nicolas Darvas • 2017
A globe-trotting dancer made $2 million in the market. His method: a simple visual price pattern.
4.23
6k+
How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market Summary
How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market
A globe-trotting dancer made $2 million in the market. His method: a simple visual price pattern.
by Nicolas Darvas 2017 141 pages
4.23
6k+ ratings
Teaching Johnny to Think
by Leonard Peikoff • 2014
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
4.13
159
Teaching Johnny to Think Summary
Teaching Johnny to Think
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
by Leonard Peikoff 2014 104 pages
4.13
159 ratings
Old School Grit
by Darrin Donnelly • 2016
A fading sportswriter finds a dying basketball coach who insists the old rules still work.
4.33
500+
Old School Grit Summary
Old School Grit
A fading sportswriter finds a dying basketball coach who insists the old rules still work.
by Darrin Donnelly 2016 161 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Move The Body, Heal The Mind
by Jennifer Heisz • 2022
Why exercise works like antidepressants: a neuroscientist's guide and a starter plan for gym haters.
3.81
1k+
Move The Body, Heal The Mind Summary
Move The Body, Heal The Mind
Why exercise works like antidepressants: a neuroscientist's guide and a starter plan for gym haters.
by Jennifer Heisz 2022 256 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
The Truth about Leadership
by James M. Kouzes • 2010
Ten fundamentals for earning trust and commitment, backed by decades of research.
3.87
1k+
The Truth about Leadership Summary
The Truth about Leadership
Ten fundamentals for earning trust and commitment, backed by decades of research.
by James M. Kouzes 2010 224 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Geopolitics of Emotion
by Dominique Moïsi • 2008
Oil and armies are not what drive nations. The real forces: fear, hope, and humiliation.
3.65
500+
The Geopolitics of Emotion Summary
The Geopolitics of Emotion
Oil and armies are not what drive nations. The real forces: fear, hope, and humiliation.
by Dominique Moïsi 2008 176 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
The Problem of Political Authority
by Michael Huemer • 2012
No social contract was ever signed. Every argument for state authority collapses under scrutiny.
4.39
500+
The Problem of Political Authority Summary
The Problem of Political Authority
No social contract was ever signed. Every argument for state authority collapses under scrutiny.
by Michael Huemer 2012 365 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
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