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Best Psychology Books

Mind, behavior, and mental processes

364 summaries

Showing 241–264 of 364

  1. Myths to Live By

    Joseph Campbell

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Joseph Campbell explains how ancient myths are universal guides for personal change and societal balance, offering answers to modern worries by connecting us to timeless human experiences.

  2. The Wisdom of Life

    Arthur Schopenhauer

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy
  3. The Three Pillars of Zen

    Philip Kapleau

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Philip Kapleau explains Zen enlightenment by detailing its teachings, practice, and realization, offering a guide for spiritual seekers.

  4. Still Life with Tornado

    A.S. King

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A 16-year-old artist cannot create. She meets past and future versions of herself across Philadelphia, each holding a piece of the truth about a traumatic family vacation and her parents' disintegrating marriage.

  5. Walden Two

    B.F. Skinner

    ★ 3.5 (6k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Explore a controversial 1948 American utopia where science engineers away human problems, sparking a debate that continues today.

  6. Prometheus Rising

    Robert Anton Wilson

    ★ 4.3 (6k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Explore how eight neurological circuits, quantum mechanics, and yoga, with insights from Leary, Gurdjieff, Korzybski, and Crowley, can unlock human consciousness.

  7. The Future of an Illusion

    Sigmund Freud

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Freud uses psychoanalysis to describe religion as a collective neurosis, a comfort that prevents scientific reason.

  8. Uncle Tungsten

    Oliver Sacks

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    In wartime England, a young Oliver Sacks, surrounded by a science-steeped family and finding solace amidst an unhappy boarding school, embarks on a lifelong adventure fueled by the "smell, the beauty, the mystery of chemistry."

  9. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

    Arnold Bennett

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Master your 24 daily hours to build health, joy, and spiritual growth.

  10. Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre

    Walter Kaufmann

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsReference

    Kaufmann explores the anxieties and freedoms of existential thought through the writings of Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, and Sartre.

  11. The Master Key System

    Charles F. Haanel

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Master universal laws of thought, attraction, and creative power to achieve personal success and joy.

  12. A Heart in a Body in the World

    Deb Caletti

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A teenage girl, haunted by a past trauma, runs cross-country from Seattle to D.C., hoping movement will help her outrun grief, guilt, and the media attention that turns her journey into an unexpected act of activism.

  13. The Chaos of Standing Still

    Jessica Brody

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Trapped in a blizzard-stricken airport on the anniversary of her best friend's death, a grieving teen haunted by a ghostly text message finds an unexpected path to healing and illicit New Year's Eve revelry with a charming stranger and a cast of quirky fellow travelers.

  14. Reflections Of A Man

    Amari Soul

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsRelationships

    Through clear writing and practical advice, "Reflections Of A Man" guides women to value themselves and helps men understand and meet their partners' emotional needs, leading to deeper, more satisfying relationships.

  15. War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning

    Chris Hedges

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    A veteran war correspondent and former divinity student examines war's seductive, addictive, and destructive nature, showing how it corrupts individuals and societies by offering a false sense of meaning.

  16. The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious

    C.G. Jung

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Ancient myths and personal dreams meet to show how universal patterns of the human mind shape our individual lives and shared future.

  17. Metaphors We Live By

    George Lakoff

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsCreativity

    This book shows how hidden metaphors in everyday language shape our thoughts and actions, often without us knowing it.

  18. Clans of the Alphane Moon

    Philip K. Dick

    ★ 3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    On a distant moon ruled by liberated psychotics, a CIA agent, his psychiatrist ex-wife, and a TV comedian find their divorce proceedings escalate into a darkly hilarious laser gun battle, blurring the lines between sanity and madness.

  19. The Heart and the Bottle

    Oliver Jeffers

    ★ 4.4 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A story about a curious girl who, after a loss, puts her heart in a bottle. She finds the world dims without it and goes on a journey to feel again.

  20. The Perennial Philosophy

    Aldous Huxley

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Aldous Huxley condenses centuries of spiritual wisdom from various faiths into one study of humanity's shared search for the divine reality that underlies all existence.

  21. Everything Bad is Good for You

    Steven Johnson

    ★ 3.5 (5k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Steven Johnson argues that video games and modern television, far from harming our minds, actually improve our thinking skills.

  22. Violent Ends

    Shaun David Hutchinson

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Seventeen authors explore the life of a school shooter, Kirby Matheson, through different viewpoints, showing how a boy became a killer one memory, interaction, and consequence at a time.

  23. The Museum of Intangible Things

    Wendy Wunder

    ★ 3.6 (5k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Two best friends escape their mundane lives for a cross-country adventure, learning about life's intangible treasures like audacity and happiness from each other along the way.

  24. A Framework for Understanding Poverty

    RuK. Payne

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Understand the unwritten rules and survival strategies of poverty to bridge socioeconomic gaps and offer support to those facing its unique challenges.

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