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Psychology Book Summaries

The Prosperity Bible
by Napoleon Hill • 2007
A goal in writing, read aloud daily with faith. The mental machinery that turns words into wealth.
4.31
305
The Prosperity Bible Summary
The Prosperity Bible
A goal in writing, read aloud daily with faith. The mental machinery that turns words into wealth.
by Napoleon Hill 2007 1733 pages
4.31
305 ratings
Herding Tigers
by Todd Henry • 2018
Creative teams run on trust, focus, and the right pressure. A playbook for calibrating all three.
4.21
1k+
Herding Tigers Summary
Herding Tigers
Creative teams run on trust, focus, and the right pressure. A playbook for calibrating all three.
by Todd Henry 2018 272 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Quantum Love
by Laura Berman • 2016
Shift your frequency, reshape your relationship. The physics of love as conscious energy.
4.18
194
Quantum Love Summary
Quantum Love
Shift your frequency, reshape your relationship. The physics of love as conscious energy.
by Laura Berman 2016 392 pages
4.18
194 ratings
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
by Thomas Cathcart • 2007
Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.
3.76
17k+
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.
by Thomas Cathcart 2007 200 pages
3.76
17k+ ratings
How to Keep Your Cool
by Seneca • 2019
Rage is brief insanity. The Stoic method for catching it before it catches you.
3.85
1k+
How to Keep Your Cool Summary
How to Keep Your Cool
Rage is brief insanity. The Stoic method for catching it before it catches you.
by Seneca 2019 240 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child
by Emily Paige Ballou • 2021
They grew up autistic. They wrote down everything they needed their parents to know.
4.25
2k+
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child Summary
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child
They grew up autistic. They wrote down everything they needed their parents to know.
by Emily Paige Ballou 2021 224 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Why?
by Mario Livio • 2017
Knowledge gaps itch. Discoveries delight. They are not the same drive.
3.53
500+
Why? Summary
Why?
Knowledge gaps itch. Discoveries delight. They are not the same drive.
by Mario Livio 2017 272 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
Authentic Leadership
by Harvard Business Review • 2017
Forget universal traits. Great leaders excavate their own lives for principles that actually hold.
3.68
500+
Authentic Leadership Summary
Authentic Leadership
Forget universal traits. Great leaders excavate their own lives for principles that actually hold.
by Harvard Business Review 2017 140 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
4.11
4k+
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Summary
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002 176 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
How to Stop Fascism
by Paul Mason • 2021
The antifascist playbook, updated for an era of online radicalization and cascading global crises.
4.05
390
How to Stop Fascism Summary
How to Stop Fascism
The antifascist playbook, updated for an era of online radicalization and cascading global crises.
by Paul Mason 2021 320 pages
4.05
390 ratings
Compelling People
by John Neffinger • 2013
The two traits behind every social judgment, and why projecting only one always backfires.
3.72
1k+
Compelling People Summary
Compelling People
The two traits behind every social judgment, and why projecting only one always backfires.
by John Neffinger 2013 304 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly • 2016
One small language shift that gets kids to cooperate without yelling or threats.
3.96
100k+
Hidden Figures Summary
Hidden Figures
One small language shift that gets kids to cooperate without yelling or threats.
by Margot Lee Shetterly 2016 349 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Create a Better Brain Through Neuroplasticity
by Debi Pearl • 2019
Your child's brain is under construction, and the most important tool isn't a curriculum: it's you.
4.03
207
Create a Better Brain Through Neuroplasticity Summary
Create a Better Brain Through Neuroplasticity
Your child's brain is under construction, and the most important tool isn't a curriculum: it's you.
by Debi Pearl 2019 269 pages
4.03
207 ratings
The Leading Brain
by Friederike Fabritius • 2018
Your performance ceiling is chemical. Tune your brain to break it, with science instead of effort.
4.03
500+
The Leading Brain Summary
The Leading Brain
Your performance ceiling is chemical. Tune your brain to break it, with science instead of effort.
by Friederike Fabritius 2018 336 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
The Untethered Soul at Work
by Michael A. Singer • 2019
Work stress lives in your head, not the office. The awareness practice that sets you free.
4.13
500+
The Untethered Soul at Work Summary
The Untethered Soul at Work
Work stress lives in your head, not the office. The awareness practice that sets you free.
by Michael A. Singer 2019 0 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Believe
by Ross Douthat • 2025
Fine-tuning, consciousness, and mystical experience point the same way. The secular default fails.
3.76
1k+
Believe Summary
Believe
Fine-tuning, consciousness, and mystical experience point the same way. The secular default fails.
by Ross Douthat 2025 240 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
The Upside of Your Dark Side
by Todd Kashdan • 2014
Negative emotions aren't bugs. They're features, and using them well beats chasing happiness.
3.83
1k+
The Upside of Your Dark Side Summary
The Upside of Your Dark Side
Negative emotions aren't bugs. They're features, and using them well beats chasing happiness.
by Todd Kashdan 2014 304 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
The Student Leadership Challenge
by James M. Kouzes • 2013
Five practices, a self-assessment, and a journal: the activity guide that builds leadership habits.
4.00
6
The Student Leadership Challenge Summary
The Student Leadership Challenge
Five practices, a self-assessment, and a journal: the activity guide that builds leadership habits.
by James M. Kouzes 2013 208 pages
4.00
6 ratings
More Than You Know
by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2006
Markets follow the rules of ant colonies, poker games, and cognitive biases, not economic models.
4.07
2k+
More Than You Know Summary
More Than You Know
Markets follow the rules of ant colonies, poker games, and cognitive biases, not economic models.
by Michael J. Mauboussin 2006 268 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
A Natural History of Human Thinking
by Michael Tomasello • 2014
Apes think alone. We think together. The two-step evolution that made the difference.
3.99
207
A Natural History of Human Thinking Summary
A Natural History of Human Thinking
Apes think alone. We think together. The two-step evolution that made the difference.
by Michael Tomasello 2014 192 pages
3.99
207 ratings
Creativity and Problem Solving
by Brian Tracy • 2014
Creativity is a trainable skill, not a lucky accident. The methods for producing ideas on demand.
3.87
367
Creativity and Problem Solving Summary
Creativity and Problem Solving
Creativity is a trainable skill, not a lucky accident. The methods for producing ideas on demand.
by Brian Tracy 2014 112 pages
3.87
367 ratings
How to Master the Art of Selling
by Tom Hopkins • 1981
From cold call to commission: a complete sales system built on questions, not pitches.
4.10
1k+
How to Master the Art of Selling Summary
How to Master the Art of Selling
From cold call to commission: a complete sales system built on questions, not pitches.
by Tom Hopkins 1981
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Nice Girl Syndrome
by Beverly Engel • 2008
Niceness is a magnet for abuse. The tools for replacing it with anger, boundaries, and safety.
3.84
500+
The Nice Girl Syndrome Summary
The Nice Girl Syndrome
Niceness is a magnet for abuse. The tools for replacing it with anger, boundaries, and safety.
by Beverly Engel 2008 256 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Saving Max
by Antoinette van Heugten • 2010
A lawyer checks her autistic son into a psychiatric hospital; he is arrested for murder.
3.83
12k+
Saving Max Summary
Saving Max
A lawyer checks her autistic son into a psychiatric hospital; he is arrested for murder.
by Antoinette van Heugten 2010 376 pages
3.83
12k+ ratings
Biocentrism
by Robert Lanza • 2009
Reality needs a witness. Quantum physics proves it, and the conclusion rewrites what death means.
3.94
4k+
Biocentrism Summary
Biocentrism
Reality needs a witness. Quantum physics proves it, and the conclusion rewrites what death means.
by Robert Lanza 2009 223 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
Silence
by Erling Kagge • 2016
The rarest resource in a hyperconnected world is the one sound we keep drowning out.
3.76
13k+
Silence Summary
Silence
The rarest resource in a hyperconnected world is the one sound we keep drowning out.
by Erling Kagge 2016 131 pages
3.76
13k+ ratings
A Whole New Mind
by Daniel H. Pink • 2004
The last economy rewarded analysis and logic. The next one pays for design, story, and empathy.
3.92
29k+
A Whole New Mind Summary
A Whole New Mind
The last economy rewarded analysis and logic. The next one pays for design, story, and empathy.
by Daniel H. Pink 2004 275 pages
3.92
29k+ ratings
The Irresistible Offer
by Mark Joyner • 2005
Three seconds to win a buyer. The offer design rules that make your product sell itself.
3.85
448
The Irresistible Offer Summary
The Irresistible Offer
Three seconds to win a buyer. The offer design rules that make your product sell itself.
by Mark Joyner 2005 240 pages
3.85
448 ratings
Brave, Not Perfect
by Reshma Saujani • 2019
The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.
3.86
9k+
Brave, Not Perfect Summary
Brave, Not Perfect
The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.
by Reshma Saujani 2019 208 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
The Science of Social Intelligence
by Patrick King • 2017
Thirty-three studies that decode likability: when to talk less, what to reveal, how emotions spread.
3.85
239
The Science of Social Intelligence Summary
The Science of Social Intelligence
Thirty-three studies that decode likability: when to talk less, what to reveal, how emotions spread.
by Patrick King 2017 116 pages
3.85
239 ratings
What Is Madness?
by Darian Leader • 2011
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
4.14
500+
What Is Madness? Summary
What Is Madness?
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
by Darian Leader 2011 368 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
The Systems Bible
by John Gall • 1977
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
3.99
1k+
The Systems Bible Summary
The Systems Bible
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
by John Gall 1977 316 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Trend Commandments
by Michael W. Covel • 2011
Trade the trend, not the news. A rules-based playbook for profiting without a crystal ball.
3.60
154
Trend Commandments Summary
Trend Commandments
Trade the trend, not the news. A rules-based playbook for profiting without a crystal ball.
by Michael W. Covel 2011 275 pages
3.60
154 ratings
How to Get People to Do Stuff
by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2013
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
3.82
500+
How to Get People to Do Stuff Summary
How to Get People to Do Stuff
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2013 216 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Days in the Lives of Social Workers
by Linda May Grobman • 1999
Fifty-eight social workers walk you through one day in a job everyone thinks they understand.
3.97
267
Days in the Lives of Social Workers Summary
Days in the Lives of Social Workers
Fifty-eight social workers walk you through one day in a job everyone thinks they understand.
by Linda May Grobman 1999 448 pages
3.97
267 ratings
The Psychological Safety Playbook
by Karolin Helbig • 2023
Psychological safety is the secret to team performance. These are the concrete plays that build it.
4.14
314
The Psychological Safety Playbook Summary
The Psychological Safety Playbook
Psychological safety is the secret to team performance. These are the concrete plays that build it.
by Karolin Helbig 2023 166 pages
4.14
314 ratings
Heuristics and Biases
by Thomas Gilovich • 2002
The mental shortcuts that speed your thinking also produce your most predictable mistakes.
4.39
477
Heuristics and Biases Summary
Heuristics and Biases
The mental shortcuts that speed your thinking also produce your most predictable mistakes.
by Thomas Gilovich 2002 882 pages
4.39
477 ratings
Why Does the World Exist?
by Jim Holt • 2011
Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.
3.81
6k+
Why Does the World Exist? Summary
Why Does the World Exist?
Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.
by Jim Holt 2011 316 pages
3.81
6k+ ratings
Stop Procrastinating
by Nils Salzgeber • 2017
Why five minutes of work beats motivation, and the emotion skills that make it stick.
4.19
500+
Stop Procrastinating Summary
Stop Procrastinating
Why five minutes of work beats motivation, and the emotion skills that make it stick.
by Nils Salzgeber 2017 115 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Liespotting
by Pamela Meyer • 2010
We catch barely half the lies told to us. Training starts with seven hidden facial signals.
3.51
2k+
Liespotting Summary
Liespotting
We catch barely half the lies told to us. Training starts with seven hidden facial signals.
by Pamela Meyer 2010 256 pages
3.51
2k+ ratings
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
by Julie A. Fast • 2004
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
3.95
500+
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder Summary
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
by Julie A. Fast 2004 256 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
The Great Work of Your Life
by Stephen Cope • 2012
The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.
4.32
3k+
The Great Work of Your Life Summary
The Great Work of Your Life
The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.
by Stephen Cope 2012 272 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
How to Be Like Mike
by Pat Williams • 2001
His edge wasn't talent. It was a mental playbook you can run.
4.31
346
How to Be Like Mike Summary
How to Be Like Mike
His edge wasn't talent. It was a mental playbook you can run.
by Pat Williams 2001 368 pages
4.31
346 ratings
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
by Michael Franzese • 2009
What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.
3.86
500+
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.
by Michael Franzese 2009 176 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Unweaving the Rainbow
by Richard Dawkins • 2000
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
4.01
11k+
Unweaving the Rainbow Summary
Unweaving the Rainbow
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
by Richard Dawkins 2000 352 pages
4.01
11k+ ratings
The Perennials
by Mauro F. Guillén • 2023
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
3.55
214
The Perennials Summary
The Perennials
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
by Mauro F. Guillén 2023 263 pages
3.55
214 ratings
Predictive Analytics
by Eric Siegel • 2013
Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.
3.66
2k+
Predictive Analytics Summary
Predictive Analytics
Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.
by Eric Siegel 2013 368 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery
by Earl Nightingale • 1987
Your thoughts steer your life automatically. The rule for taking the wheel.
4.40
114
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery Summary
Earl Nightingale's Greatest Discovery
Your thoughts steer your life automatically. The rule for taking the wheel.
by Earl Nightingale 1987 182 pages
4.40
114 ratings
Becoming Myself
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2017
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
4.19
9k+
Becoming Myself Summary
Becoming Myself
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2017 352 pages
4.19
9k+ ratings
Cognition
by Daniel Reisberg • 2005
How the mind constructs perception, memory, and reasoning, revealed by key experiments.
3.78
281
Cognition Summary
Cognition
How the mind constructs perception, memory, and reasoning, revealed by key experiments.
by Daniel Reisberg 2005
3.78
281 ratings
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