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Psychology Book Summaries

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
Do It Scared
by Ruth Soukup • 2019
Your fear has a type. Identify it, and the right action plan is suddenly obvious.
3.88
1k+
Do It Scared Summary
Do It Scared
Your fear has a type. Identify it, and the right action plan is suddenly obvious.
by Ruth Soukup 2019 240 pages
3.88
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
Different
by Youngme Moon • 2010
Why the world's most competitive markets deliver sameness, and the three ways to break free.
3.98
1k+
Different Summary
Different
Why the world's most competitive markets deliver sameness, and the three ways to break free.
by Youngme Moon 2010 288 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Artist's Way Workbook
by Julia Cameron • 2006
Daily free-form writing that silences the inner critic and restarts your creative engine.
4.27
1k+
The Artist's Way Workbook Summary
The Artist's Way Workbook
Daily free-form writing that silences the inner critic and restarts your creative engine.
by Julia Cameron 2006 178 pages
4.27
1k+ 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
The Elephant And The Flea
by Charles B. Handy • 2001
The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.
4.04
196
The Elephant And The Flea Summary
The Elephant And The Flea
The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.
by Charles B. Handy 2001 240 pages
4.04
196 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
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body
by David R. Hamilton • 2008
Your mind changes your body at the cellular level. The science and the how-to.
4.11
500+
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body Summary
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body
Your mind changes your body at the cellular level. The science and the how-to.
by David R. Hamilton 2008 224 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
by Melanie Joy • 2009
A hidden belief system decides which animals you befriend and which you eat.
4.09
7k+
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows Summary
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
A hidden belief system decides which animals you befriend and which you eat.
by Melanie Joy 2009 204 pages
4.09
7k+ ratings
The Big Questions of Life
by Om Swami • 2021
Life changes relentlessly. A monk's rules for staying peaceful, responsible, and useful anyway.
4.37
1k+
The Big Questions of Life Summary
The Big Questions of Life
Life changes relentlessly. A monk's rules for staying peaceful, responsible, and useful anyway.
by Om Swami 2021 200 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
The Rules of Love
by Richard Templar • 2008
Before you find the one, become the one. Twelve rules for love that outlasts the lust.
3.88
2k+
The Rules of Love Summary
The Rules of Love
Before you find the one, become the one. Twelve rules for love that outlasts the lust.
by Richard Templar 2008 223 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently
by Allen Carr • 1995
Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.
4.20
500+
The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently Summary
The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently
Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.
by Allen Carr 1995 484 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
The Art of Creative Thinking
by Rod Judkins • 2015
Why artistic breakthroughs come from doubt, inexperience, and happy accidents, not innate talent.
4.00
2k+
The Art of Creative Thinking Summary
The Art of Creative Thinking
Why artistic breakthroughs come from doubt, inexperience, and happy accidents, not innate talent.
by Rod Judkins 2015 288 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Don't Trust Your Gut
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2022
Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.
3.79
2k+
Don't Trust Your Gut Summary
Don't Trust Your Gut
Intuition fails at love, wealth, and happiness. Here is what millions of data points say instead.
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2022 320 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Fast Focus
by Damon Zahariades • 2017
Train focus like a reflex: a five-task limit, a phone rule, and a timer that builds concentration.
3.66
1k+
Fast Focus Summary
Fast Focus
Train focus like a reflex: a five-task limit, a phone rule, and a timer that builds concentration.
by Damon Zahariades 2017 166 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again
by James Reed • 2015
Fifteen questions decide every interview. Answer them well and the rest is a conversation.
4.16
500+
101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again Summary
101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again
Fifteen questions decide every interview. Answer them well and the rest is a conversation.
by James Reed 2015 283 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Get the Truth
by Philip Houston • 2014
A CIA interrogation monologue, repurposed for the boardroom: get anyone to tell you the truth.
3.84
500+
Get the Truth Summary
Get the Truth
A CIA interrogation monologue, repurposed for the boardroom: get anyone to tell you the truth.
by Philip Houston 2014 272 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Thinking
by John Brockman • 2013
A tour of the mind's latest science: warring neurons, useless pundits, and smart shortcuts.
3.69
500+
Thinking Summary
Thinking
A tour of the mind's latest science: warring neurons, useless pundits, and smart shortcuts.
by John Brockman 2013 432 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
I Heart Me
by David R. Hamilton • 2015
Two minutes of the right posture can rewire the brain for self-acceptance.
3.72
1k+
I Heart Me Summary
I Heart Me
Two minutes of the right posture can rewire the brain for self-acceptance.
by David R. Hamilton 2015 264 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
A Widow's Story
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2011
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
3.76
4k+
A Widow's Story Summary
A Widow's Story
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2011 432 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman • 2017
Leaders fall. The best don't just bounce back; they strategically retreat, recover, then reinvent.
3.74
1k+
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence
Leaders fall. The best don't just bounce back; they strategically retreat, recover, then reinvent.
by Daniel Goleman 2017 128 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Political Tribes
by Amy Chua • 2018
Vietnam, Iraq, and now America: the tribal instinct that loses wars is consuming us at home.
4.20
4k+
Political Tribes Summary
Political Tribes
Vietnam, Iraq, and now America: the tribal instinct that loses wars is consuming us at home.
by Amy Chua 2018 293 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
On Becoming a Leader
by Warren Bennis • 1989
Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.
3.89
5k+
On Becoming a Leader Summary
On Becoming a Leader
Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.
by Warren Bennis 1989 218 pages
3.89
5k+ ratings
The Glass Cage
by Nicholas Carr • 2014
The more machines take over, the less we can do ourselves: automation's hidden trade-off.
3.75
2k+
The Glass Cage Summary
The Glass Cage
The more machines take over, the less we can do ourselves: automation's hidden trade-off.
by Nicholas Carr 2014 288 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2005
Don't wait for a great manager. Diagnose yourself, then ask for exactly the support you need.
3.97
2k+
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager
Don't wait for a great manager. Diagnose yourself, then ask for exactly the support you need.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2005 176 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Reclaiming Conversation
by Sherry Turkle • 2015
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
3.80
5k+
Reclaiming Conversation Summary
Reclaiming Conversation
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
by Sherry Turkle 2015 448 pages
3.80
5k+ ratings
You Are the Happiness You Seek
by Rupert Spira • 2011
The happiness you seek is already here, hidden only by the belief in a separate self.
4.62
500+
You Are the Happiness You Seek Summary
You Are the Happiness You Seek
The happiness you seek is already here, hidden only by the belief in a separate self.
by Rupert Spira 2011 200 pages
4.62
500+ ratings
How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life
by Michael LeBoeuf • 2000
Customers stay when the experience pays off for them. A system for making every touchpoint deliver.
3.9
200
How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life Summary
How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life
Customers stay when the experience pays off for them. A system for making every touchpoint deliver.
by Michael LeBoeuf 2000 256 pages
3.9
200 ratings
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
by Carmine Gallo • 2005
The nine habits that let some speakers hold every room, distilled from the best in business.
3.87
305
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators Summary
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
The nine habits that let some speakers hold every room, distilled from the best in business.
by Carmine Gallo 2005 140 pages
3.87
305 ratings
The Truth About Children and Divorce
by Robert E. Emery • 2004
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
4.12
215
The Truth About Children and Divorce Summary
The Truth About Children and Divorce
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
by Robert E. Emery 2004 348 pages
4.12
215 ratings
Play Anything
by Ian Bogost • 2016
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
3.17
500+
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
by Ian Bogost 2016 288 pages
3.17
500+ ratings
A Million Thoughts
by Om Swami • 2016
A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.
4.61
1k+
A Million Thoughts Summary
A Million Thoughts
A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.
by Om Swami 2016 362 pages
4.61
1k+ ratings
Faster
by James Gleick • 1999
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
3.52
1k+
Faster Summary
Faster
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
by James Gleick 1999 330 pages
3.52
1k+ ratings
The Smell of Rain on Dust
by Martin Prechtel • 2015
Grief out loud is the highest praise. Our silence around it fuels addiction, revenge, and war.
4.26
500+
The Smell of Rain on Dust Summary
The Smell of Rain on Dust
Grief out loud is the highest praise. Our silence around it fuels addiction, revenge, and war.
by Martin Prechtel 2015 184 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Rules of Management
by Richard Templar • 2005
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
3.87
1k+
Rules of Management Summary
Rules of Management
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
by Richard Templar 2005 208 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
3.92
6k+
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas Summary
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
by Dan S. Kennedy 1996 272 pages
3.92
6k+ ratings
Change Your Life in Seven Days
by Paul McKenna • 2004
A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.
3.71
1k+
Change Your Life in Seven Days Summary
Change Your Life in Seven Days
A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.
by Paul McKenna 2004 242 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
This Is Woman's Work
by Dominique Christina • 2015
A poet's map of seven inner selves, and the one you've been most afraid to meet.
4.34
142
This Is Woman's Work Summary
This Is Woman's Work
A poet's map of seven inner selves, and the one you've been most afraid to meet.
by Dominique Christina 2015 208 pages
4.34
142 ratings
Slavoj Zizek
by Tony Myers • 2003
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
3.82
266
Slavoj Zizek Summary
Slavoj Zizek
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
by Tony Myers 2003 160 pages
3.82
266 ratings
Total Meditation
by Deepak Chopra • 2020
Meditation does not end when the timer chimes. A method for the other 23 hours.
3.93
1k+
Total Meditation Summary
Total Meditation
Meditation does not end when the timer chimes. A method for the other 23 hours.
by Deepak Chopra 2020 336 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Rozdělené Self
by R.D. Laing • 1960
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
4.11
6k+
Rozdělené Self Summary
Rozdělené Self
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
by R.D. Laing 1960 230 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
Fierce Conversations
by Susan Scott • 2002
The conversation you're avoiding is costing you. Seven steps for finally having it.
4.00
10k+
Fierce Conversations Summary
Fierce Conversations
The conversation you're avoiding is costing you. Seven steps for finally having it.
by Susan Scott 2002 280 pages
4.00
10k+ ratings
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus also includes Mars and Venus in the Bedroom
by John Gray • 2009
He withdraws, she talks: not a personality flaw, but a different emotional operating system.
3.77
500+
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus also includes Mars and Venus in the Bedroom Summary
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus also includes Mars and Venus in the Bedroom
He withdraws, she talks: not a personality flaw, but a different emotional operating system.
by John Gray 2009 492 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Great Leaders Have No Rules
by Kevin E. Kruse • 2019
Open doors and politeness are costing you your team's trust. The counterintuitive fix.
4.03
341
Great Leaders Have No Rules Summary
Great Leaders Have No Rules
Open doors and politeness are costing you your team's trust. The counterintuitive fix.
by Kevin E. Kruse 2019 224 pages
4.03
341 ratings
The Book of Charlie
by David von Drehle • 2023
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
3.98
12k+
The Book of Charlie Summary
The Book of Charlie
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
by David von Drehle 2023 194 pages
3.98
12k+ ratings
The Eye of Spirit
by Ken Wilber • 1997
Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.
4.17
277
The Eye of Spirit Summary
The Eye of Spirit
Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.
by Ken Wilber 1997 456 pages
4.17
277 ratings
What's Math Got to Do with It?
by Jo Boaler • 2008
Why ability grouping and timed tests backfire, and what builds mathematical thinkers instead.
4.28
1k+
What's Math Got to Do with It? Summary
What's Math Got to Do with It?
Why ability grouping and timed tests backfire, and what builds mathematical thinkers instead.
by Jo Boaler 2008 218 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Futureproof
by Kevin Roose • 2021
Three traits make you AI-proof. Building them is a practice, not a talent.
3.94
2k+
Futureproof Summary
Futureproof
Three traits make you AI-proof. Building them is a practice, not a talent.
by Kevin Roose 2021 250 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
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