Psychology Book Summaries

The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias
A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain
by Tali Sharot 2011 272 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Mini Habits Summary
Mini Habits
Smaller Habits, Bigger Results
by Stephen Guise 2013 127 pages
4.00
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Personal Development
Good Anxiety Summary
Good Anxiety
Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion
by Wendy Suzuki 2021 304 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Shift Summary
Shift
Managing Your Emotionsโ€”So They Don't Manage You
by Ethan Kross 2025 288 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Boundaries for Leaders Summary
Boundaries for Leaders
Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously in Charge
by Henry Cloud 2013
4.12
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
by Jonathan Haber 2020 232 pages
3.60
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Education
Psychology
Breaking the Cycle Summary
Breaking the Cycle
Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession, and Shame
by George Collins MA 2011 224 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sexuality
Attachment-Focused EMDR Summary
Attachment-Focused EMDR
Healing Relational Trauma
by Laurel Parnell 2013 432 pages
4.47
100+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Mental Health
Codependent No More Summary
Codependent No More
How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
by Melody Beattie 1986 276 pages
4.13
46k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
The Good News About Bad Behavior Summary
The Good News About Bad Behavior
Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever โ€” And What to Do About It
by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018
3.92
500+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
The Shadow Effect Summary
The Shadow Effect
Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self
by Deepak Chopra 2010 208 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
Dodging Energy Vampires Summary
Dodging Energy Vampires
An Empathโ€™s Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power
by Christiane Northrup 2018 234 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Psychology
Maximized Manhood Summary
Maximized Manhood
A Guide to Family Survival
by Edwin Louis Cole 1982 176 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Christian
Christianity
Spirituality
Pragmatics of Human Communication Summary
Pragmatics of Human Communication
A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
by Paul Watzlawick 1967 296 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Psychology
Communication
Philosophy
The Laws of Connection Summary
The Laws of Connection
The Scientific Secrets of Building a Strong Social Network
by David Robson 2024 320 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Tribal Leadership Summary
Tribal Leadership
Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
by Dave Logan 2008 320 pages
3.98
9k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Hit Makers Summary
Hit Makers
The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
by Derek Thompson 2017 307 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Science
Peaks and Valleys Summary
Peaks and Valleys
Making Good And Bad Times Work For You โ€” At Work And In Life
by Spencer Johnson 2009 112 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Thanks for the Feedback Summary
Thanks for the Feedback
The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well
by Douglas Stone 2014 348 pages
4.06
9k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Summary
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
by Jack Canfield 1998 351 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Short Stories
Self Help
Inspirational
The Book of Afformations Summary
The Book of Afformations
Discovering the Missing Piece to Abundant Health, Wealth, Love, and Happiness
by Noah St. John 2013 223 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Healing Your Lost Inner Child Summary
Healing Your Lost Inner Child
How to Stop Impulsive Reactions, Set Healthy Boundaries and Embrace an Authentic Life
by Robert Jackman 2020 293 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Way Forward Summary
The Way Forward
by Yung Pueblo 2023 240 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
Poetry
Self Help
Personal Development
How to Develop Your Personal Mission Statement Summary
How to Develop Your Personal Mission Statement
by Stephen R. Covey 2009 47 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Leadership
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence Summary
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence
New Insights
by Daniel Goleman 2011 72 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
52 Weekly Affirmations Summary
52 Weekly Affirmations
Practical Techniques to Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind
by Joseph Murphy 2016 315 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Beyond Positive Thinking Summary
Beyond Positive Thinking
A No-Nonsense Formula for Getting the Results You Want
by Robert Anthony 2004 196 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Practical Spirituality Summary
Practical Spirituality
The Spiritual Basis of Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. Rosenberg 2005 42 pages
4.30
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Communication
Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them Summary
Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them
When Loving Hurts and You Don't Know Why
by Susan Forward 1986 304 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Feminism
Self Help
Gaslighting Summary
Gaslighting
Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People - and Break Free
by Stephanie Sarkis 2018 272 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child Summary
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child
by Sharon daVanport 2021 224 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Parenting
Disability
You're Not Listening Summary
You're Not Listening
What You're Missing and Why It Matters
by Kate Murphy 2020 278 pages
4.08
20k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Communication
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Control Alcohol Summary
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Control Alcohol
by Allen Carr 2001 188 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Psychology
Keep Sharp Summary
Keep Sharp
Build a Better Brain at Any Age
by Sanjay Gupta 2021 336 pages
4.08
11k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
The Wisdom of Insecurity Summary
The Wisdom of Insecurity
A Message for an Age of Anxiety
by Alan W. Watts 1951 152 pages
4.15
26k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Summary
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers
by Gary Chapman 2000 259 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Christian
Wanting Summary
Wanting
The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
by Luke Burgis 2021 304 pages
3.80
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
This Will Make You Smarter Summary
This Will Make You Smarter
New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
by John Brockman 2012 399 pages
3.79
7k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
Endure Summary
Endure
Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
by Alex Hutchinson 2018 333 pages
4.12
17k+ ratings
Sports
Science
Health
Warrior Mindset Summary
Warrior Mindset
Mental Toughness Skills for a Nation's Peacekeepers
by Michael J. Asken 2010 256 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Military Fiction
Psychology
Self Help
Designing Your Life - How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life Summary
Designing Your Life - How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life
by Bill Burnett 2016
3.94
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Raising a Secure Child Summary
Raising a Secure Child
How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore
by Kent Hoffman 2017 280 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
The Inner Citadel Summary
The Inner Citadel
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
by Pierre Hadot 1992 368 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Self Help
Late Bloomers Summary
Late Bloomers
The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
by Rich Karlgaard 2019 304 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
The Power of Coincidence Summary
The Power of Coincidence
How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know
by David Richo 2007 208 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
Connect Summary
Connect
Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues
by David L. Bradford 2021 320 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Relationships
Meditations Summary
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius 254 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Self Help
The Values Factor Summary
The Values Factor
The Secret to Creating an Inspired and Fulfilling Life
by John F. Demartini 2013 400 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Personal Development
Self Help
Psychology
Mindfulness Summary
Mindfulness
An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
by J. Mark G. Williams 2011 288 pages
4.00
13k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg MD 1975 376 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Psychiatry
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