Psychology Book Summaries

The Joy of Being Selfish Summary
The Joy of Being Selfish
Why you need boundaries and how to set them
by Michelle Elman 2021 320 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Mind & the Brain Summary
The Mind & the Brain
Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001 432 pages
4.10
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD Summary
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD
An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals
by Lidia Zylowska 2012 256 pages
4.11
100+ ratings
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
Use Your Head Summary
Use Your Head
by Tony Buzan 2003 157 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship Summary
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
by Leslie Vernick 2007 247 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Relationships
Counselling
Psychology
The Connected Parent Summary
The Connected Parent
Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
by Karyn Purvis 2020 187 pages
4.54
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Adoption
Fostering
On Self-Hatred Summary
On Self-Hatred
Learning to like oneself
by The School of Life 2022 101 pages
4.30
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Holotropic Mind Summary
The Holotropic Mind
The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
by Stanislav Grof 1992 256 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Humility Is the New Smart Summary
Humility Is the New Smart
Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
by Edward D. Hess 2017 224 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting Summary
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting
The Astonishing Power of Feelings
by Lynn Grabhorn 1999 308 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
How to Fix a Broken Heart Summary
How to Fix a Broken Heart
by Guy Winch 2018 128 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Love Is a Story Summary
Love Is a Story
A New Theory of Relationships
by Robert J. Sternberg 1998 256 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Love
Motivation Summary
Motivation
by Brian Tracy 2013 128 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Focal Point Summary
Focal Point
A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals
by Brian Tracy 2001 224 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 155 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
by Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Book of Boundaries Summary
The Book of Boundaries
by Melissa Urban 2022 368 pages
4.16
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Freedom from the Known Summary
Freedom from the Known
by J. Krishnamurti 1969 124 pages
4.29
11k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back Summary
The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back
Overcoming the Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead
by James Waldroop 2001 352 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Small Data Summary
Small Data
The Tiny Clues that Uncover Huge Trends
by Martin Lindstrom 2016 256 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Economics
Reinventing You Summary
Reinventing You
Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future
by Dorie Clark 2013 240 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Manage Your Day-to-Day Summary
Manage Your Day-to-Day
Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013 253 pages
3.94
25k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
The Wild Edge of Sorrow Summary
The Wild Edge of Sorrow
Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
by Francis Weller 2015 224 pages
4.38
2k+ ratings
Grief
Psychology
Spirituality
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships Summary
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism
by Temple Grandin 2005 383 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Self Help
Investing Summary
Investing
The Last Liberal Art
by Robert G. Hagstrom 2000 224 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Big Gods Summary
Big Gods
How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
by Ara Norenzayan 2013 257 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Religion
Psychology
History
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
by Thomas Cathcart 2007 200 pages
3.76
16k+ ratings
Philosophy
Humor
Comedy
Boundaries with Kids Summary
Boundaries with Kids
How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children
by Henry Cloud 1998 224 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
Parenting
Christian
Self Help
Strengths Finder 2.0 Summary
Strengths Finder 2.0
by Tom Rath 2007 174 pages
3.93
56k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Polyvagal Theory
Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation
by Stephen W. Porges 2011 347 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Artist's Way Workbook Summary
The Artist's Way Workbook
by Julia Cameron 2006 178 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
The Genius Habit Summary
The Genius Habit
Break Free from Burnout, Reduce Career Anxiety and Double Your Productivity by Leveraging the Power of Being Who You Are at Work
by Laura Garnett 2019 384 pages
3.48
100+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Productivity
Unlocking Potential Summary
Unlocking Potential
7 Coaching Skills That Transform Individuals, Teams, and Organizations
by Michael K. Simpson 2014 162 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
ADHD Does Not Exist Summary
ADHD Does Not Exist
The Truth About Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
by Richard Saul 2014 336 pages
3.03
100+ ratings
Psychology
Adhd
Self Help
Personality, Character, and Intelligence Summary
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
Part Three from What the Dog Saw
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 100 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Becoming Cliterate Summary
Becoming Cliterate
Why Orgasm Equality Mattersβ€”And How to Get It
by Laurie Mintz 2017 288 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Sexuality
Feminism
Self Help
Risk Savvy Summary
Risk Savvy
How to Make Good Decisions
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2013 336 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Black-and-White Thinking Summary
Black-and-White Thinking
The Burden of a Binary Brain in a Complex World
by Kevin Dutton 2021 400 pages
3.59
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Couples That Work Summary
Couples That Work
How To Thrive in Love and at Work
by Jennifer Petriglieri 2019
4.16
500+ ratings
Relationships
Parenting
Business
How God Changes Your Brain Summary
How God Changes Your Brain
Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist
by Andrew B. Newberg 2009 368 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Religion
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior Summary
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
by John von Neumann 1944 776 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Economics
Mathematics
Science
The Vital Spark Summary
The Vital Spark
Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire
by Lisa Marchiano 2024 272 pages
4.49
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Feminism
The Science of Fear Summary
The Science of Fear
Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't β€” and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger
by Daniel Gardner 2008 339 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Politics
Frogs Into Princes Summary
Frogs Into Princes
by Richard Bandler 1979 194 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Joy of Missing Out Summary
The Joy of Missing Out
Live More by Doing Less
by Tanya Dalton 2019 240 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Productivity
Your Sacred Self Summary
Your Sacred Self
by Wayne W. Dyer 1996 400 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Psychology
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking Summary
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking
by Allen Carr 2002 215 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Psychology
How to Win an Argument Summary
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2016 288 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
How to Be Everything Summary
How to Be Everything
by Emilie Wapnick 2017 240 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov 2001 288 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Chess
Business
Biography
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