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Black Psychology
by Reginald Lanier Jones • 2002
Psychology was made for white people. Its tests, theories, diagnoses all misread Black minds.
4.62
13
Black Psychology Summary
Black Psychology 92%
Psychology was made for white people. Its tests, theories, diagnoses all misread Black minds.
by Reginald Lanier Jones 2002
4.62
13 ratings
The Wretched of the Earth
by Frantz Fanon • 1961
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
4.35
33k+
The Wretched of the Earth Summary
The Wretched of the Earth 91%
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
by Frantz Fanon 1961
4.35
33k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 91%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
by Joy DeGruy Leary • 2005
Slavery's deepest wound: a psychological syndrome inherited across generations, unnamed until now.
4.49
2k+
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Summary
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome 91%
Slavery's deepest wound: a psychological syndrome inherited across generations, unnamed until now.
by Joy DeGruy Leary 2005
4.49
2k+ ratings
A Little History of Psychology
by Nicky Hayes • 2024
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
3.90
225
A Little History of Psychology Summary
A Little History of Psychology 91%
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
by Nicky Hayes 2024
3.90
225 ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 91%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
Counseling the Culturally Diverse
by Derald Wing Sue • 1981
Why standard therapy fails diverse clients, and the clinical skills that keep them in the room.
3.80
1k+
Counseling the Culturally Diverse Summary
Counseling the Culturally Diverse 91%
Why standard therapy fails diverse clients, and the clinical skills that keep them in the room.
by Derald Wing Sue 1981
3.80
1k+ ratings
Black Skin, White Masks
by Frantz Fanon • 1952
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
4.26
20k+
Black Skin, White Masks Summary
Black Skin, White Masks 91%
Colonized people learn humanity is white. Therapy cannot heal what the world has broken.
by Frantz Fanon 1952
4.26
20k+ ratings
As We Have Always Done
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson • 2017
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
4.57
1k+
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done 90%
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017
4.57
1k+ ratings
The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context
by Pat Ogden • 2021
Body. Bias. Relationship. A pocket guide to the three missing pillars of trauma therapy.
4.18
17
The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context Summary
The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context 90%
Body. Bias. Relationship. A pocket guide to the three missing pillars of trauma therapy.
by Pat Ogden 2021
4.18
17 ratings
Healing Collective Trauma
by Thomas Hübl • 2020
Trauma pools across generations and cultures, not just minds. The deepest release requires a group.
4.16
328
Healing Collective Trauma Summary
Healing Collective Trauma 90%
Trauma pools across generations and cultures, not just minds. The deepest release requires a group.
by Thomas Hübl 2020
4.16
328 ratings
India that is Bharat
by J. Sai Deepak • 2021
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
4.42
2k+
India that is Bharat Summary
India that is Bharat 90%
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
by J. Sai Deepak 2021
4.42
2k+ ratings
Unlearning Shame
by Devon Price • 2024
Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.
4.19
1k+
Unlearning Shame Summary
Unlearning Shame 90%
Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.
by Devon Price 2024
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health
by Rheeda Walker • 2020
Racism sabotages your mind and body. Build an active mental shield that actually works.
4.24
720
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health Summary
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health 90%
Racism sabotages your mind and body. Build an active mental shield that actually works.
by Rheeda Walker 2020
4.24
720 ratings
Diversity, Oppression, and Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2015
Culture-blind social work is Eurocentric. Real practice begins inside the client's culture.
3.83
30
Diversity, Oppression, and Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, and Change 90%
Culture-blind social work is Eurocentric. Real practice begins inside the client's culture.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2015
3.83
30 ratings
The Development Psychology of the Black Child
by Amos N. Wilson • 1978
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
4.61
89
The Development Psychology of the Black Child Summary
The Development Psychology of the Black Child 90%
Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.
by Amos N. Wilson 1978
4.61
89 ratings
Destructive Trends in Mental Health
by Rogers H. Wright • 2005
Therapy now invents disorders, buries science, and rewards victimhood. Patients pay the price.
3.95
21
Destructive Trends in Mental Health Summary
Destructive Trends in Mental Health 90%
Therapy now invents disorders, buries science, and rewards victimhood. Patients pay the price.
by Rogers H. Wright 2005
3.95
21 ratings
The Geography of Thought
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2003
Westerners lock on objects; East Asians read the field: a divide rooted in ancient Greece and China.
3.82
4k+
The Geography of Thought Summary
The Geography of Thought 90%
Westerners lock on objects; East Asians read the field: a divide rooted in ancient Greece and China.
by Richard E. Nisbett 2003
3.82
4k+ ratings
Beyond Human Nature
by Jesse J. Prinz • 2011
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
3.69
246
Beyond Human Nature Summary
Beyond Human Nature 90%
Language, emotions, gender, and thought: how culture builds the mind that biology only primes.
by Jesse J. Prinz 2011
3.69
246 ratings
Diversity, Oppression, & Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2021
When social work claims neutrality, it erases culture and ignores power. This text brings them back.
3.60
15
Diversity, Oppression, & Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, & Change 90%
When social work claims neutrality, it erases culture and ignores power. This text brings them back.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2021
3.60
15 ratings
Decolonial Daughter
by Lesley-Ann Brown • 2018
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
4.13
86
Decolonial Daughter Summary
Decolonial Daughter 90%
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
by Lesley-Ann Brown 2018
4.13
86 ratings
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
3k+
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 90%
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
Psychedelic Medicine
by Richard Louis Miller • 2017
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
4.01
312
Psychedelic Medicine Summary
Psychedelic Medicine 90%
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
by Richard Louis Miller 2017
4.01
312 ratings
My Grandmother's Hands
by Resmaa Menakem • 2017
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
4.38
12k+
My Grandmother's Hands Summary
My Grandmother's Hands 90%
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
by Resmaa Menakem 2017
4.38
12k+ ratings
The Pain We Carry
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez • 2022
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
4.41
543
The Pain We Carry Summary
The Pain We Carry 90%
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez 2022
4.41
543 ratings
Crazy Like Us
by Ethan Watters • 2009
Exporting American psychiatric definitions changes mental illness from the inside, not just what doctors call it.
4.10
4k+
Crazy Like Us Summary
Crazy Like Us 90%
Exporting American psychiatric definitions changes mental illness from the inside, not just what doctors call it.
by Ethan Watters 2009
4.10
4k+ ratings
Healing Invisible Wounds
by Richard F. Mollica • 2006
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
4.15
87
Healing Invisible Wounds Summary
Healing Invisible Wounds 90%
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
by Richard F. Mollica 2006
4.15
87 ratings
The Trauma of Caste
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan • 2022
Caste survived diaspora by hiding in the body. Its medicine is somatic, its demand abolition.
4.43
429
The Trauma of Caste Summary
The Trauma of Caste 90%
Caste survived diaspora by hiding in the body. Its medicine is somatic, its demand abolition.
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan 2022
4.43
429 ratings
Jungian Psychoanalysis
by Murray B. Stein • 2009
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
4.19
123
Jungian Psychoanalysis Summary
Jungian Psychoanalysis 90%
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
by Murray B. Stein 2009
4.19
123 ratings
Diversity, Oppression, and Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2008
A social work approach that starts with the client's story and culture, not a checklist of deficits.
3.89
45
Diversity, Oppression, and Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, and Change 89%
A social work approach that starts with the client's story and culture, not a checklist of deficits.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2008
3.89
45 ratings
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
by Michael White • 1990
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
4.06
396
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Summary
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends 89%
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
by Michael White 1990
4.06
396 ratings
30-Second Psychology
by Christian Jarrett • 2011
50 psychology theories, each in half a minute: from cognitive biases to the illusions of memory.
3.74
1k+
30-Second Psychology Summary
30-Second Psychology 89%
50 psychology theories, each in half a minute: from cognitive biases to the illusions of memory.
by Christian Jarrett 2011
3.74
1k+ ratings
Maps of Narrative Practice
by Michael White • 2007
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
4.34
621
Maps of Narrative Practice Summary
Maps of Narrative Practice 89%
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
by Michael White 2007
4.34
621 ratings
Blood Lines
by Vamık D. Volkan • 1997
Group identity can become a weapon: the psychological roots of ethnic terrorism.
4.20
60
Blood Lines Summary
Blood Lines 89%
Group identity can become a weapon: the psychological roots of ethnic terrorism.
by Vamık D. Volkan 1997
4.20
60 ratings
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes • 1976
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
4.26
6k+
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Summary
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind 89%
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
by Julian Jaynes 1976
4.26
6k+ ratings
Wild Mind
by Bill Plotkin • 2013
The psyche has four compass points. Most people barely use two and wonder why they feel incomplete.
4.32
524
Wild Mind Summary
Wild Mind 89%
The psyche has four compass points. Most people barely use two and wonder why they feel incomplete.
by Bill Plotkin 2013
4.32
524 ratings
L'empathie est politique
by Samah Karaki • 2024
Feeling another's pain isn't neutral: it's a biased, exhausting act shaped by politics.
4.35
146
L'empathie est politique Summary
L'empathie est politique 89%
Feeling another's pain isn't neutral: it's a biased, exhausting act shaped by politics.
by Samah Karaki 2024
4.35
146 ratings
Sand Talk
by Tyson Yunkaporta • 2019
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
4.35
5k+
Sand Talk Summary
Sand Talk 89%
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
by Tyson Yunkaporta 2019
4.35
5k+ ratings
Imaginal Love
by Tom Cheetham • 2015
A twelfth-century shift locked consciousness inside the skull, and only imagination breaks it out.
4.53
91
Imaginal Love Summary
Imaginal Love 89%
A twelfth-century shift locked consciousness inside the skull, and only imagination breaks it out.
by Tom Cheetham 2015
4.53
91 ratings
The Act of Living
by Frank Tallis • 2020
A century of warring therapy schools actually agree on the hidden rules of a well-lived life.
4.17
708
The Act of Living Summary
The Act of Living 89%
A century of warring therapy schools actually agree on the hidden rules of a well-lived life.
by Frank Tallis 2020
4.17
708 ratings
The Psychology of Sex
by Meg John Barker • 2018
Sexuality runs on spectrums, not switches. Culture writes the script your body follows.
3.88
185
The Psychology of Sex Summary
The Psychology of Sex 89%
Sexuality runs on spectrums, not switches. Culture writes the script your body follows.
by Meg John Barker 2018
3.88
185 ratings
The Instability of Truth
by Rebecca Lemov • 2025
Brainwashing erases its own tracks. You do not see it in cults, courts, or your feed.
3.62
286
The Instability of Truth Summary
The Instability of Truth 89%
Brainwashing erases its own tracks. You do not see it in cults, courts, or your feed.
by Rebecca Lemov 2025
3.62
286 ratings
Resilience
by Boris Cyrulnik • 2003
Resilience is not a solo act. It's built from relationships, stories, and who is willing to listen.
3.80
173
Resilience Summary
Resilience 89%
Resilience is not a solo act. It's built from relationships, stories, and who is willing to listen.
by Boris Cyrulnik 2003
3.80
173 ratings
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds
by Dennis Proffitt • 2020
Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.
4.01
238
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds Summary
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds 89%
Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.
by Dennis Proffitt 2020
4.01
238 ratings
Scripts People Live
by Claude M. Steiner • 1974
Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.
4.05
1k+
Scripts People Live Summary
Scripts People Live 89%
Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.
by Claude M. Steiner 1974
4.05
1k+ ratings
Anger
by Carol Tavris • 1983
Venting anger doesn't cool you down; it fuels the fire. The evidence against catharsis.
3.81
257
Anger Summary
Anger 89%
Venting anger doesn't cool you down; it fuels the fire. The evidence against catharsis.
by Carol Tavris 1983
3.81
257 ratings
To Have or To Be?
by Erich Fromm • 1976
Two modes of existence divide us: one treats everything as property; the other, as living encounter.
4.18
14k+
To Have or To Be? Summary
To Have or To Be? 89%
Two modes of existence divide us: one treats everything as property; the other, as living encounter.
by Erich Fromm 1976
4.18
14k+ ratings
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
by Mohammed El-Kurd • 2025
The sympathy economy demands Palestinians be broken, blameless, and silent about who broke them.
4.77
6k+
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal Summary
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal 89%
The sympathy economy demands Palestinians be broken, blameless, and silent about who broke them.
by Mohammed El-Kurd 2025
4.77
6k+ ratings
Redirect
by Timothy D. Wilson • 2009
Common-sense fixes fail. Small edits to our self-stories can change everything.
3.76
2k+
Redirect Summary
Redirect 89%
Common-sense fixes fail. Small edits to our self-stories can change everything.
by Timothy D. Wilson 2009
3.76
2k+ ratings
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations
by Franz Ruppert • 2005
Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.
4.06
262
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations Summary
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations 89%
Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.
by Franz Ruppert 2005
4.06
262 ratings
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