🔬 Behavioral Science

Explorations of why humans do what they do, drawing on psychology, economics, and neuroscience to reveal the hidden forces behind our choices. These books make the irrational feel almost predictable.

Corruptible

by Brian Klaas • 2021

The wrong people chase power, our instincts select them, and broken systems let the abuse happen.

4.18

3k+

⚡ Power Dynamics 🗳️ Political Psychology 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🔍 Corruption And Accountability 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Corruptible

The wrong people chase power, our instincts select them, and broken systems let the abuse happen.

by Brian Klaas 2021

4.18

3k+ ratings

⚡ Power Dynamics 🗳️ Political Psychology 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🔍 Corruption And Accountability 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Behavioural Economics

by Michelle Baddeley • 2017

Standard economics assumes rational choice. Real decisions run on bias, impulse, and social forces.

3.75

253

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🚶 Nudge Theory 👥 Social Norms 💰 Behavioral Finance

Behavioural Economics

Standard economics assumes rational choice. Real decisions run on bias, impulse, and social forces.

by Michelle Baddeley 2017

3.75

253 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🚶 Nudge Theory 👥 Social Norms 💰 Behavioral Finance

Team Intelligence

by Jon Levy • 2025

Too many stars break a team. The counterintuitive science of collective intelligence.

3.88

169

🧩 Team Dynamics 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Organizational Psychology

Team Intelligence

Too many stars break a team. The counterintuitive science of collective intelligence.

by Jon Levy 2025

3.88

169 ratings

🧩 Team Dynamics 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Organizational Psychology

Canine Enrichment for the Real World

by Allie Bender • 2019

You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.

4.59

490

🐕 Dog Behavior 🧠 Canine Cognition 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🐺 Instinctual Behaviors 🏡 Holistic Pet Care

Canine Enrichment for the Real World

You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.

by Allie Bender 2019

4.59

490 ratings

🐕 Dog Behavior 🧠 Canine Cognition 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🐺 Instinctual Behaviors 🏡 Holistic Pet Care

The 2 AM Principle

by Jon Levy • 2016

Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.

3.29

330

🎨 Experience Design 🌍 Everyday Adventure 🧗 Comfort Zone Expansion 😊 Positive Psychology 👥 Group Dynamics

The 2 AM Principle

Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.

by Jon Levy 2016

3.29

330 ratings

🎨 Experience Design 🌍 Everyday Adventure 🧗 Comfort Zone Expansion 😊 Positive Psychology 👥 Group Dynamics

Join the Club

by Tina Rosenberg • 2011

Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.

3.49

340

🫂 Peer Pressure ✊ Social Movements 🏥 Community Health 🌍 International Development 📚 Case Studies

Join the Club

Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.

by Tina Rosenberg 2011

3.49

340 ratings

🫂 Peer Pressure ✊ Social Movements 🏥 Community Health 🌍 International Development 📚 Case Studies

Rebel Talent

by Francesca Gino • 2018

Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.

3.70

2k+

🏢 Organizational Behavior 💡 Workplace Innovation 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🎨 Creative Thinking 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Rebel Talent

Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.

by Francesca Gino 2018

3.70

2k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 💡 Workplace Innovation 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🎨 Creative Thinking 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Happy Ever After

by Paul Dolan • 2019

Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.

3.66

993

😊 Happiness Research 📊 Behavioral Economics 📜 Life Scripts ⚖️ Social Comparison 💞 Relationship Diversity

Happy Ever After

Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.

by Paul Dolan 2019

3.66

993 ratings

😊 Happiness Research 📊 Behavioral Economics 📜 Life Scripts ⚖️ Social Comparison 💞 Relationship Diversity

52 Small Changes for the Mind

by Brett Blumenthal • 2015

One small change per week: the science-backed plan for a sharper, calmer, happier year.

3.62

921

🌱 Small Habits 🧠 Cognitive Enhancement 😌 Stress Management ⚡ Productivity Hacks 📚 Evidence-Based Self-Help

52 Small Changes for the Mind

One small change per week: the science-backed plan for a sharper, calmer, happier year.

by Brett Blumenthal 2015

3.62

921 ratings

🌱 Small Habits 🧠 Cognitive Enhancement 😌 Stress Management ⚡ Productivity Hacks 📚 Evidence-Based Self-Help

The Blindspots Between Us

by Gleb Tsipursky • 2020

Your brain's built-in biases predict your relationship fights. The method to intercept them.

3.90

283

🧠 Cognitive Biases 💑 Relationship Psychology 🫀 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Barriers 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Blindspots Between Us

Your brain's built-in biases predict your relationship fights. The method to intercept them.

by Gleb Tsipursky 2020

3.90

283 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 💑 Relationship Psychology 🫀 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Barriers 🪞 Self-Awareness

Leading Strategic Change

by J. Stewart Black • 2002

Why your best people become your biggest obstacle when strategy shifts, and how to move them.

3.82

119

🏢 Organizational Change 🧭 Change Leadership 🧠 Mental Models 🚧 Resistance To Change 😨 Fear Of Failure

Leading Strategic Change

Why your best people become your biggest obstacle when strategy shifts, and how to move them.

by J. Stewart Black 2002

3.82

119 ratings

🏢 Organizational Change 🧭 Change Leadership 🧠 Mental Models 🚧 Resistance To Change 😨 Fear Of Failure

Hacking for Agile Change

by Lena Ross • 2017

Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.

3.90

🔄 Change Management 🌀 Agile Transformation 🎨 Design Thinking 🪢 Facilitation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling

Hacking for Agile Change

Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.

by Lena Ross 2017

3.90

21 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🌀 Agile Transformation 🎨 Design Thinking 🪢 Facilitation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling

The Victory Lab

by Sasha Issenberg • 2012

How data scientists toppled campaign gurus and built the modern, data-driven political machine.

3.78

2k+

🗳️ Political Campaigns 📊 Data-Driven Politics 🧪 Field Experiments 📢 Voter Mobilization 📋 Campaign Strategy

The Victory Lab

How data scientists toppled campaign gurus and built the modern, data-driven political machine.

by Sasha Issenberg 2012

3.78

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Campaigns 📊 Data-Driven Politics 🧪 Field Experiments 📢 Voter Mobilization 📋 Campaign Strategy

Leading Successful Change

by Gregory P. Shea • 2020

Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.

3.62

121

🔄 Organizational Change 🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Strategy Execution 🧩 Systems Thinking 🔁 Corporate Turnarounds

Leading Successful Change

Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.

by Gregory P. Shea 2020

3.62

121 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Strategy Execution 🧩 Systems Thinking 🔁 Corporate Turnarounds

The Courage Quotient

by Robert Biswas-Diener • 2012

Courage isn't inborn. Two learnable skills determine how brave you actually are.

3.78

😨 Fear Management 🌱 Positive Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 😰 Anxiety Management 👥 Social Influence

The Courage Quotient

Courage isn't inborn. Two learnable skills determine how brave you actually are.

by Robert Biswas-Diener 2012

3.78

45 ratings

😨 Fear Management 🌱 Positive Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 😰 Anxiety Management 👥 Social Influence

Learning That CLICS

by Mary Slaughter • 2022

Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.

4.50

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 🌱 Self-Determination Theory 🧩 Memory And Learning

Learning That CLICS

Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.

by Mary Slaughter 2022

4.50

4 ratings

📐 Instructional Design 🏢 Workplace Learning ⚖️ Cognitive Load Theory 🌱 Self-Determination Theory 🧩 Memory And Learning

The Survival Game

by David Philip Barash • 2003

The logic behind why animals cooperate, nations arm, and rational people sabotage themselves.

3.84

🧮 Game Theory 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🤝 Cooperation Dilemmas 🏘️ Social Dilemmas 🔍 Cognitive Biases

The Survival Game

The logic behind why animals cooperate, nations arm, and rational people sabotage themselves.

by David Philip Barash 2003

3.84

44 ratings

🧮 Game Theory 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🤝 Cooperation Dilemmas 🏘️ Social Dilemmas 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Feel Better In 5

by Rangan Chatterjee • 2019

Five minutes for mind, body, and heart, piggybacked onto routines you never skip.

4.09

3k+

🧱 Micro Habits 🌿 Holistic Health 💪 Micro Workouts 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🔗 Habit Stacking

Feel Better In 5

Five minutes for mind, body, and heart, piggybacked onto routines you never skip.

by Rangan Chatterjee 2019

4.09

3k+ ratings

🧱 Micro Habits 🌿 Holistic Health 💪 Micro Workouts 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🔗 Habit Stacking

The Psychology of Executive Coaching

by Bruce Peltier • 2001

Executive coaching is applied psychology: the clinical lenses that see past business strategy.

4.00

111

💼 Executive Coaching 🧠 Coaching Psychology 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💡 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development

The Psychology of Executive Coaching

Executive coaching is applied psychology: the clinical lenses that see past business strategy.

by Bruce Peltier 2001

4.00

111 ratings

💼 Executive Coaching 🧠 Coaching Psychology 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💡 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development

La comunicación no verbal

by Flora Davis • 1973

Eyes, posture, space: a hidden language runs every conversation, and you are already fluent.

3.62

657

🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Interpersonal Dynamics 😊 Facial Expressions 🌍 Cultural Differences 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

La comunicación no verbal

Eyes, posture, space: a hidden language runs every conversation, and you are already fluent.

by Flora Davis 1973

3.62

657 ratings

🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Interpersonal Dynamics 😊 Facial Expressions 🌍 Cultural Differences 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

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