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Psychology Book Summaries

Mind over Medicine
by Lissa Rankin • 2013
Your mind can heal your body: clinical proof, and a life audit that prescribes the change.
4.11
3k+
Mind over Medicine Summary
Mind over Medicine
Your mind can heal your body: clinical proof, and a life audit that prescribes the change.
by Lissa Rankin 2013 259 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
How to Deal With Difficult People
by Gill Hasson • 2014
Three types of difficult people, the script that disarms each, and the moment each script fails.
3.52
500+
How to Deal With Difficult People Summary
How to Deal With Difficult People
Three types of difficult people, the script that disarms each, and the moment each script fails.
by Gill Hasson 2014 208 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
How Music Works
by David Byrne • 2014
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
4.00
28k+
How Music Works Summary
How Music Works
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
by David Byrne 2014 345 pages
4.00
28k+ ratings
The Mechanical Mind
by Tim Crane • 1996
Can a physical brain represent things outside itself? The foundational puzzle of cognitive science.
3.66
214
The Mechanical Mind Summary
The Mechanical Mind
Can a physical brain represent things outside itself? The foundational puzzle of cognitive science.
by Tim Crane 1996 272 pages
3.66
214 ratings
The Emotion Thesaurus
by Angela Ackerman • 2012
Emotion drives story. This reference replaces clichéd sighs and shrugs with hundreds of body cues.
4.53
6k+
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus
Emotion drives story. This reference replaces clichéd sighs and shrugs with hundreds of body cues.
by Angela Ackerman 2012 164 pages
4.53
6k+ ratings
Change the Culture, Change the Game
by Roger Connors • 2010
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
3.59
500+
Change the Culture, Change the Game Summary
Change the Culture, Change the Game
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
by Roger Connors 2010 240 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Rebound
by Carrie Jackson Cheadle • 2019
Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.
4.19
341
Rebound Summary
Rebound
Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.
by Carrie Jackson Cheadle 2019 240 pages
4.19
341 ratings
The Overflowing Brain
by Torkel Klingberg • 2007
Your brain juggles about seven items. That bottleneck shapes everything from distraction to ADHD.
3.52
318
The Overflowing Brain Summary
The Overflowing Brain
Your brain juggles about seven items. That bottleneck shapes everything from distraction to ADHD.
by Torkel Klingberg 2007 224 pages
3.52
318 ratings
The Connected Parent
by Karyn Purvis • 2020
Scripts and sensory rhythms that build trust when a child never learned it in infancy.
4.53
1k+
The Connected Parent Summary
The Connected Parent
Scripts and sensory rhythms that build trust when a child never learned it in infancy.
by Karyn Purvis 2020 187 pages
4.53
1k+ ratings
Calculated Risks
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2002
How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.
3.96
500+
Calculated Risks Summary
Calculated Risks
How to tell when a percentage misleads you, and the reframing that reveals the truth.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2002 322 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5
by American Psychiatric Association • 2013
Mental health's diagnostic rulebook, reorganized to reflect that disorders bleed into one another.
4.16
4k+
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 Summary
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5
Mental health's diagnostic rulebook, reorganized to reflect that disorders bleed into one another.
by American Psychiatric Association 2013 947 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
by Linda Åkeson McGurk • 2017
A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.
4.11
12k+
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather Summary
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.
by Linda Åkeson McGurk 2017 304 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
I Love Female Orgasm
by Dorian Solot • 2007
Most women need more than intercourse to orgasm. The anatomy, skills and communication that deliver.
4.08
500+
I Love Female Orgasm Summary
I Love Female Orgasm
Most women need more than intercourse to orgasm. The anatomy, skills and communication that deliver.
by Dorian Solot 2007 286 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
How Economics Can Save the World
by Erik Angner • 2023
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
3.61
288
How Economics Can Save the World Summary
How Economics Can Save the World
Economics isn't just about money; it's a proven toolkit for poverty, climate, and your wellbeing.
by Erik Angner 2023 277 pages
3.61
288 ratings
It’s Not Always Depression
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel • 2018
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
4.22
2k+
It’s Not Always Depression Summary
It’s Not Always Depression
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018 320 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
by Anne Case • 2020
Less-educated white Americans are dying younger. The cause is not drugs or suicide; it's capitalism.
3.81
2k+
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Summary
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
Less-educated white Americans are dying younger. The cause is not drugs or suicide; it's capitalism.
by Anne Case 2020 288 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Mind Your Body
by Nicole J. Sachs • 2025
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
4.34
1k+
Mind Your Body Summary
Mind Your Body
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
by Nicole J. Sachs 2025 304 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Reset Your Child's Brain
by Victoria Dunckley • 2015
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
4.08
500+
Reset Your Child's Brain Summary
Reset Your Child's Brain
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
by Victoria Dunckley 2015 384 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Kabbalah
by Yehuda Berg • 2009
Consciousness creates reality. A Kabbalist's guide to using yours to change money and fear.
4.18
337
Kabbalah Summary
Kabbalah
Consciousness creates reality. A Kabbalist's guide to using yours to change money and fear.
by Yehuda Berg 2009 192 pages
4.18
337 ratings
Seeds of Greatness
by Denis Waitley • 1988
Why your mind treats imagination as fact, and how using that rewires everything you call success.
4.16
395
Seeds of Greatness Summary
Seeds of Greatness
Why your mind treats imagination as fact, and how using that rewires everything you call success.
by Denis Waitley 1988 256 pages
4.16
395 ratings
The 9 Types of Leadership
by Beatrice Chestnut • 2017
Nine core drives explain every workplace conflict and collaboration. Map your own, and lead anyone.
4.07
500+
The 9 Types of Leadership Summary
The 9 Types of Leadership
Nine core drives explain every workplace conflict and collaboration. Map your own, and lead anyone.
by Beatrice Chestnut 2017 352 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Deep Value
by Tobias E. Carlisle • 2014
The biggest returns come from broken businesses, a low price, and confronting management.
4.23
500+
Deep Value Summary
Deep Value
The biggest returns come from broken businesses, a low price, and confronting management.
by Tobias E. Carlisle 2014 240 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Beyond Religion
by Dalai Lama XIV • 2011
Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.
4.07
5k+
Beyond Religion Summary
Beyond Religion
Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.
by Dalai Lama XIV 2011 188 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Community Building on the Web
by Amy Jo Kim • 1999
Nine design rules for online communities that earn trust and grow more intimate, not less.
3.68
101
Community Building on the Web Summary
Community Building on the Web
Nine design rules for online communities that earn trust and grow more intimate, not less.
by Amy Jo Kim 1999 380 pages
3.68
101 ratings
The Power of Language
by Viorica Marian • 2023
Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.
4.06
1k+
The Power of Language Summary
The Power of Language
Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.
by Viorica Marian 2023 288 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Talking to Crazy
by Mark Goulston • 2015
When they dig in, lean in. A psychiatrist's counterintuitive guide to disarming irrational people.
3.92
2k+
Talking to Crazy Summary
Talking to Crazy
When they dig in, lean in. A psychiatrist's counterintuitive guide to disarming irrational people.
by Mark Goulston 2015 272 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Ikigai
by Yukari Mitsuhashi • 2018
Ikigai finds purpose not in five-year plans but in the small reason you rise each morning.
3.80
1k+
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai
Ikigai finds purpose not in five-year plans but in the small reason you rise each morning.
by Yukari Mitsuhashi 2018 106 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Framers
by Kenneth Cukier • 2021
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
3.53
500+
Framers Summary
Framers
AI can't ask 'what if.' That single gap explains why humans remain irreplaceable.
by Kenneth Cukier 2021 304 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2009
Every problem holds a spiritual answer. The inner shift that lets you find it.
4.22
7k+
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem Summary
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
Every problem holds a spiritual answer. The inner shift that lets you find it.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2009 416 pages
4.22
7k+ ratings
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
by Ellen Notbohm • 2005
Too loud, too bright, too literal: a child with autism explains the world you cannot see.
4.25
3k+
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew Summary
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
Too loud, too bright, too literal: a child with autism explains the world you cannot see.
by Ellen Notbohm 2005 200 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
Know-How
by Ram Charan • 2007
Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.
3.86
500+
Know-How Summary
Know-How
Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.
by Ram Charan 2007 304 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Head in the Cloud
by William Poundstone • 2016
Why trivia knowledge beats education at predicting income, and why Google won't save you.
3.42
500+
Head in the Cloud Summary
Head in the Cloud
Why trivia knowledge beats education at predicting income, and why Google won't save you.
by William Poundstone 2016 352 pages
3.42
500+ ratings
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
by John Brockman • 2006
A hundred leading thinkers each name the one idea they find too unnerving to speak aloud.
3.70
1k+
What Is Your Dangerous Idea? Summary
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
A hundred leading thinkers each name the one idea they find too unnerving to speak aloud.
by John Brockman 2006 301 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
The Art of Living
by Bob Proctor • 2015
Thoughts aren't private. Learn to broadcast the signal that shapes your reality.
4.05
500+
The Art of Living Summary
The Art of Living
Thoughts aren't private. Learn to broadcast the signal that shapes your reality.
by Bob Proctor 2015 230 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
How Life Works
by Andrew Matthews • 2014
Your subconscious runs 99% of the show. Gratitude, forgiveness, presence. Those reprogram it.
4.34
500+
How Life Works Summary
How Life Works
Your subconscious runs 99% of the show. Gratitude, forgiveness, presence. Those reprogram it.
by Andrew Matthews 2014 169 pages
4.34
500+ ratings
Codependent No More Workbook
by Melody Beattie • 2011
A spiritual program for untangling your life from the people you are trying to rescue.
4.31
500+
Codependent No More Workbook Summary
Codependent No More Workbook
A spiritual program for untangling your life from the people you are trying to rescue.
by Melody Beattie 2011 200 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
by Ken Wilber • 1995
Evolution doesn't stop at biology: the same pattern drives matter into life, mind, and spirit.
4.36
1k+
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality Summary
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
Evolution doesn't stop at biology: the same pattern drives matter into life, mind, and spirit.
by Ken Wilber 1995 884 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
The Perfume of Silence
by Francis Lucille • 2010
All suffering is the illusion of being a separate self. These dialogues directly undo that illusion.
4.77
185
The Perfume of Silence Summary
The Perfume of Silence
All suffering is the illusion of being a separate self. These dialogues directly undo that illusion.
by Francis Lucille 2010 192 pages
4.77
185 ratings
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes
by Melinda Wenner Moyer • 2021
They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.
4.02
3k+
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes Summary
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes
They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.
by Melinda Wenner Moyer 2021 350 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Sales Management
by Brian Tracy • 2015
Training a sales manager moves revenue faster than any new hire, tool, or closing tactic.
4.11
136
Sales Management Summary
Sales Management
Training a sales manager moves revenue faster than any new hire, tool, or closing tactic.
by Brian Tracy 2015 127 pages
4.11
136 ratings
We're Not Broken
by Eric Garcia • 2021
Why autism talk must shift from cure to acceptance, from an autistic journalist inside the movement.
4.12
2k+
We're Not Broken Summary
We're Not Broken
Why autism talk must shift from cure to acceptance, from an autistic journalist inside the movement.
by Eric Garcia 2021 309 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias
by Pamela Fuller • 2020
Brain shortcuts cost you talent. A playbook for removing bias at hiring, feedback, and succession.
3.89
500+
The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias Summary
The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias
Brain shortcuts cost you talent. A playbook for removing bias at hiring, feedback, and succession.
by Pamela Fuller 2020 270 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
The Extended Mind
by Annie Murphy Paul • 2021
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
4.03
3k+
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
by Annie Murphy Paul 2021 352 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
The Power Of Less
by Leo Babauta • 2008
Do less but better: why limits beat willpower, and the 30-day system for permanent habits.
3.71
10k+
The Power Of Less Summary
The Power Of Less
Do less but better: why limits beat willpower, and the 30-day system for permanent habits.
by Leo Babauta 2008 170 pages
3.71
10k+ ratings
Ziglar On Selling
by Zig Ziglar • 1991
Replace the hard sell with genuine help: a sales method built on service, questions, and trust.
4.11
1k+
Ziglar On Selling Summary
Ziglar On Selling
Replace the hard sell with genuine help: a sales method built on service, questions, and trust.
by Zig Ziglar 1991 368 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
The Mental Game of Poker 2
by Jared Tendler • 2013
A step-by-step system for poker's mental game: reach the zone, beat tilt, make sharper decisions.
4.21
286
The Mental Game of Poker 2 Summary
The Mental Game of Poker 2
A step-by-step system for poker's mental game: reach the zone, beat tilt, make sharper decisions.
by Jared Tendler 2013 204 pages
4.21
286 ratings
Vital Point Strikes
by Sang H. Kim • 2008
Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.
4.03
112
Vital Point Strikes Summary
Vital Point Strikes
Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.
by Sang H. Kim 2008 418 pages
4.03
112 ratings
The Perfect Close
by James Muir • 2016
Two questions replace every manipulative closing trick. The first asks about timing, not commitment.
4.28
204
The Perfect Close Summary
The Perfect Close
Two questions replace every manipulative closing trick. The first asks about timing, not commitment.
by James Muir 2016 247 pages
4.28
204 ratings
The How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Workbook
by Michael J. Gelb • 1999
Seven mental disciplines that produced Leonardo's genius, now a workbook with daily exercises.
3.87
407
The How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Workbook Summary
The How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci Workbook
Seven mental disciplines that produced Leonardo's genius, now a workbook with daily exercises.
by Michael J. Gelb 1999 288 pages
3.87
407 ratings
How to Deal with Angry People
by Ryan Martin • 2023
Anger spreads like a virus. Ten psychology-backed strategies for staying steady when others lose it.
3.45
238
How to Deal with Angry People Summary
How to Deal with Angry People
Anger spreads like a virus. Ten psychology-backed strategies for staying steady when others lose it.
by Ryan Martin 2023 253 pages
3.45
238 ratings
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