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Psychology Book Summaries

The Disorganized Mind
by Nancy A. Ratey • 2008
ADHD coaching for chronic lateness, procrastination, and distraction: external tools beat willpower.
3.90
500+
The Disorganized Mind Summary
The Disorganized Mind
ADHD coaching for chronic lateness, procrastination, and distraction: external tools beat willpower.
by Nancy A. Ratey 2008 304 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul
by Osho • 2010
You were born without a destiny. The meditation practice that returns you to that original freedom.
4.10
500+
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul Summary
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul
You were born without a destiny. The meditation practice that returns you to that original freedom.
by Osho 2010 216 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
Seventeen non-negotiable principles for turning coworkers into a team that actually delivers.
4.16
4k+
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Summary
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
Seventeen non-negotiable principles for turning coworkers into a team that actually delivers.
by John C. Maxwell 2013 288 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell • 1972
A scholar traced one story pattern through every myth on earth, and Hollywood never looked back.
4.12
45k+
The Hero with a Thousand Faces Summary
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
A scholar traced one story pattern through every myth on earth, and Hollywood never looked back.
by Joseph Campbell 1972 416 pages
4.12
45k+ ratings
Unlocking the Emotional Brain
by Bruce Ecker • 2012
The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.
4.44
248
Unlocking the Emotional Brain Summary
Unlocking the Emotional Brain
The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.
by Bruce Ecker 2012 264 pages
4.44
248 ratings
Handbook for Constructive Living
by David K. Reynolds • 1984
Feelings aren't yours to control, but behavior is. Two Japanese therapies, one way to live.
4.10
500+
Handbook for Constructive Living Summary
Handbook for Constructive Living
Feelings aren't yours to control, but behavior is. Two Japanese therapies, one way to live.
by David K. Reynolds 1984 320 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
The Expectation Gap
by Steve Cuss • 2024
Know truths about God but rarely feel them? Why the disconnect and how to close it.
4.46
500+
The Expectation Gap Summary
The Expectation Gap
Know truths about God but rarely feel them? Why the disconnect and how to close it.
by Steve Cuss 2024 176 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
Ask a Manager
by Alison Green • 2018
Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.
3.91
1k+
Ask a Manager Summary
Ask a Manager
Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.
by Alison Green 2018 304 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
by Elif Shafak • 2020
We have never been more connected, nor more divided. Storytelling, not information, is the bridge.
3.95
8k+
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division Summary
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
We have never been more connected, nor more divided. Storytelling, not information, is the bridge.
by Elif Shafak 2020 45 pages
3.95
8k+ ratings
Everyday Zen
by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1989
The real Zen training ground: your boss, your partner, and the emotions you'd rather avoid.
4.16
6k+
Everyday Zen Summary
Everyday Zen
The real Zen training ground: your boss, your partner, and the emotions you'd rather avoid.
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1989 240 pages
4.16
6k+ ratings
Sensitive
by Jenn Granneman • 2023
Your sensitive brain processes more deeply. Stop surviving the overload and start using that edge.
4.06
3k+
Sensitive Summary
Sensitive
Your sensitive brain processes more deeply. Stop surviving the overload and start using that edge.
by Jenn Granneman 2023 275 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Working with Difficult People
by Amy Cooper Hakim • 1990
How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.
3.24
190
Working with Difficult People Summary
Working with Difficult People
How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.
by Amy Cooper Hakim 1990 352 pages
3.24
190 ratings
Miracles Happen
by Brian L. Weiss • 2011
Your body remembers lives your mind has forgotten. A psychiatrist shows how remembering heals.
4.27
2k+
Miracles Happen Summary
Miracles Happen
Your body remembers lives your mind has forgotten. A psychiatrist shows how remembering heals.
by Brian L. Weiss 2011 368 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
The Quality School
by William Glasser • 1998
A quality method from industry: satisfy a student's deepest needs instead of coercing them.
3.83
426
The Quality School Summary
The Quality School
A quality method from industry: satisfy a student's deepest needs instead of coercing them.
by William Glasser 1998 192 pages
3.83
426 ratings
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be
by Frank Bruni • 2015
Ivy League rejection isn't destiny: the proof, and how to find a school that actually fits.
4.03
4k+
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be Summary
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be
Ivy League rejection isn't destiny: the proof, and how to find a school that actually fits.
by Frank Bruni 2015 224 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Decolonial Daughter
by Lesley-Ann Brown • 2018
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
4.13
86
Decolonial Daughter Summary
Decolonial Daughter
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
by Lesley-Ann Brown 2018 231 pages
4.13
86 ratings
A Mother's Reckoning
by Sue Klebold • 2016
She thought her son was a typical teenager. Later she learned he was plotting Columbine.
4.14
46k+
A Mother's Reckoning Summary
A Mother's Reckoning
She thought her son was a typical teenager. Later she learned he was plotting Columbine.
by Sue Klebold 2016 305 pages
4.14
46k+ ratings
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
1k+
Slack Summary
Slack
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001 240 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Heart of Man
by Erich Fromm • 1964
Human destructiveness follows three orientations. Their convergence is visible from clinic to state.
4.05
1k+
The Heart of Man Summary
The Heart of Man
Human destructiveness follows three orientations. Their convergence is visible from clinic to state.
by Erich Fromm 1964 144 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Go Put Your Strengths to Work
by Marcus Buckingham • 2008
Map your energy, not your time: a weekly method to spend more hours on your strengths.
3.97
4k+
Go Put Your Strengths to Work Summary
Go Put Your Strengths to Work
Map your energy, not your time: a weekly method to spend more hours on your strengths.
by Marcus Buckingham 2008 320 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Design Your Thinking
by Pavan Soni • 2020
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
4.62
283
Design Your Thinking Summary
Design Your Thinking
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
by Pavan Soni 2020 332 pages
4.62
283 ratings
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
Most failures of expertise come from treating one kind of problem as if it were another.
3.99
1k+
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses Summary
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
Most failures of expertise come from treating one kind of problem as if it were another.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 120 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Becoming a Helper
by Marianne Schneider Corey • 1988
Therapy training demands more self-work than technique. A guide to the person you must become.
3.79
228
Becoming a Helper Summary
Becoming a Helper
Therapy training demands more self-work than technique. A guide to the person you must become.
by Marianne Schneider Corey 1988 432 pages
3.79
228 ratings
Grown Up Digital
by Don Tapscott • 2008
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
3.80
1k+
Grown Up Digital Summary
Grown Up Digital
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
by Don Tapscott 2008 384 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
How to Think like a Philosopher
by Julian Baggini • 2023
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
3.95
429
How to Think like a Philosopher Summary
How to Think like a Philosopher
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
by Julian Baggini 2023 336 pages
3.95
429 ratings
Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness
by Richard Carlson • 1997
Unhappiness is a thinking habit, not a life sentence. The off switch is simpler than therapy.
3.98
1k+
Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness Summary
Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness
Unhappiness is a thinking habit, not a life sentence. The off switch is simpler than therapy.
by Richard Carlson 1997 192 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Grief Is for People
by Sloane Crosley • 2024
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
3.83
18k+
Grief Is for People Summary
Grief Is for People
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
by Sloane Crosley 2024 208 pages
3.83
18k+ ratings
The Education of a Coach
by David Halberstam • 2005
The greatest NFL dynasty began in failure, film rooms, and a quarterback picked 199th.
3.96
5k+
The Education of a Coach Summary
The Education of a Coach
The greatest NFL dynasty began in failure, film rooms, and a quarterback picked 199th.
by David Halberstam 2005 288 pages
3.96
5k+ ratings
Change Your Brain Every Day
by Daniel G. Amen • 2023
Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.
3.97
500+
Change Your Brain Every Day Summary
Change Your Brain Every Day
Daily practices that reverse silent brain threats, rebuild focus, and restore peace of mind.
by Daniel G. Amen 2023 416 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
The Power of Different
by Gail Saltz • 2017
Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.
4.07
1k+
The Power of Different Summary
The Power of Different
Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.
by Gail Saltz 2017 256 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
On Love and Loneliness
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
4.22
1k+
On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 155 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
3.94
208
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003 196 pages
3.94
208 ratings
Notes on a Nervous Planet
by Matt Haig • 2018
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
3.94
56k+
Notes on a Nervous Planet Summary
Notes on a Nervous Planet
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
by Matt Haig 2018 299 pages
3.94
56k+ ratings
Logo Design Love
by David Airey • 2011
The autistic brain is wired differently, not broken. Its strengths offer an overlooked path.
4.2
4k+
Logo Design Love Summary
Logo Design Love
The autistic brain is wired differently, not broken. Its strengths offer an overlooked path.
by David Airey 2011 220 pages
4.2
4k+ ratings
The Secret Life of a Submissive
by Sarah K. • 2012
She wrote kink for years but never lived it. One Dom changed that.
3.80
377
The Secret Life of a Submissive Summary
The Secret Life of a Submissive
She wrote kink for years but never lived it. One Dom changed that.
by Sarah K. 2012 279 pages
3.80
377 ratings
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
by Neil Postman • 1969
School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.
4.21
1k+
Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.
by Neil Postman 1969 240 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Just Babies
by Paul Bloom • 2013
Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.
3.71
3k+
Just Babies Summary
Just Babies
Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.
by Paul Bloom 2013 273 pages
3.71
3k+ ratings
Zero Negativity
by Ant Middleton • 2020
A special forces operator's method: cut negativity, court discomfort, turn failure into fuel.
3.98
2k+
Zero Negativity Summary
Zero Negativity
A special forces operator's method: cut negativity, court discomfort, turn failure into fuel.
by Ant Middleton 2020 336 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Ageless Brain
by Julia VanTine • 2018
Keep your mind sharp: the diet, exercise, sleep, and purpose that cut Alzheimer's risk.
3.56
187
Ageless Brain Summary
Ageless Brain
Keep your mind sharp: the diet, exercise, sleep, and purpose that cut Alzheimer's risk.
by Julia VanTine 2018 352 pages
3.56
187 ratings
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
by Bond Halbert • 2016
The editing craft: how to shear off every word that gives a reader permission to leave.
4.34
149
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III Summary
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
The editing craft: how to shear off every word that gives a reader permission to leave.
by Bond Halbert 2016 108 pages
4.34
149 ratings
Sorprende a tu mente
by Ana Ibáñez • 2023
Turn fear into focus, anxiety into calm, distraction into creativity. Brain retraining starts here.
4.26
500+
Sorprende a tu mente Summary
Sorprende a tu mente
Turn fear into focus, anxiety into calm, distraction into creativity. Brain retraining starts here.
by Ana Ibáñez 2023 282 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Brag Better
by Meredith Fineman • 2020
The loudest get the recognition. How the quietly competent can learn to claim theirs.
3.56
500+
Brag Better Summary
Brag Better
The loudest get the recognition. How the quietly competent can learn to claim theirs.
by Meredith Fineman 2020 288 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
Change Leader
by Michael Fullan • 2011
Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.
3.77
316
Change Leader Summary
Change Leader
Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.
by Michael Fullan 2011 192 pages
3.77
316 ratings
The Power of Noticing
by Max H. Bazerman • 2014
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
3.40
437
The Power of Noticing Summary
The Power of Noticing
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
by Max H. Bazerman 2014 240 pages
3.40
437 ratings
Eternal Echoes
by John O'Donohue • 1998
Celtic wisdom reframes longing as the soul pulling you toward belonging, not a void to escape.
4.42
1k+
Eternal Echoes Summary
Eternal Echoes
Celtic wisdom reframes longing as the soul pulling you toward belonging, not a void to escape.
by John O'Donohue 1998 306 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov • 2001
Three metrics size up a chess position. They read a boardroom too, a grandmaster shows.
3.81
3k+
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
Three metrics size up a chess position. They read a boardroom too, a grandmaster shows.
by Garry Kasparov 2001 288 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
Monkey Business
by John Rolfe • 2000
Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.
3.97
6k+
Monkey Business Summary
Monkey Business
Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.
by John Rolfe 2000 288 pages
3.97
6k+ ratings
The OCD Workbook
by Bruce M. Hyman • 1999
Skip the ritual, sit with the fear, and let your brain learn the alarm is false.
3.98
446
The OCD Workbook Summary
The OCD Workbook
Skip the ritual, sit with the fear, and let your brain learn the alarm is false.
by Bruce M. Hyman 1999 256 pages
3.98
446 ratings
A New Kind of Diversity
by Tim Elmore • 2022
Five generations. Five formative stories. The playbook for bridging the gap without stereotyping.
4.07
272
A New Kind of Diversity Summary
A New Kind of Diversity
Five generations. Five formative stories. The playbook for bridging the gap without stereotyping.
by Tim Elmore 2022 296 pages
4.07
272 ratings
Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time
by John Boik • 2004
What five market legends did to turn small sums into fortunes, and the rules they followed.
4.09
188
Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time Summary
Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of All Time
What five market legends did to turn small sums into fortunes, and the rules they followed.
by John Boik 2004 162 pages
4.09
188 ratings
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