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Best Psychology Books

Mind, behavior, and mental processes

364 summaries

Showing 313–336 of 364

  1. The Culture of Make Believe

    Derrick Jensen

    ★ 4.3 (2k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Derrick Jensen connects early 20th-century American lynchings to modern South American death squads, showing the 'make-believe' that underpins our civilization.

  2. I Will Save You

    Matt de la Pena

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A runaway teen, haunted by his past, finds love and betrayal on Southern California beaches, forcing him to confront his true self.

  3. I Can Make You Thin

    Paul McKenna

    ★ 3.6 (2k) average on GoodreadsReference

    Paul McKenna's 'I Can Make You Thin' offers a psychological approach to weight loss, helping people naturally desire healthier eating habits and build lasting body confidence without restrictive diets.

  4. How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

    Harry Browne

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Harry Browne presents a radical path to personal freedom, arguing it is an internal state, not something granted by society.

  5. Crazy

    Han Nolan

    ★ 3.9 (2k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As his father descends into madness, fifteen-year-old Jason navigates the crumbling reality of his home with the help of an elaborate imaginary world, desperately trying to keep their secret while teetering on the brink of his own sanity.

  6. Understanding Human Nature

    Alfred Adler

    ★ 4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsScience

    Adler's 1927 guide explores the roots of our daily actions, helping us understand ourselves better and live more cooperatively.

  7. Dancing on the Edge

    Han Nolan

    ★ 3.9 (2k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Haunted by a mystical past, a young woman named Miracle faces the fiery results of her own unreality to find her place in a world she was never taught to inhabit.

  8. The Anatomy of Evil

    Michael H. Stone

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsScience

    Dr. Michael Stone explores the minds of notorious killers, dissecting the range of human evil, mapping its psychological roots, and proposing a hierarchical understanding beyond religious dogma.

  9. Childhood and Society

    Erik H. Erikson

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Erik Erikson's important work links individual psychological development with cultural and historical forces, showing how childhood shapes personal identity and society's evolution.

  10. The Introverted Leader

    Jennifer B. Kahnweiler

    ★ 3.3 (1k) average on GoodreadsLeadership

    Introverted leaders like Zuckerberg and Buffett can use a four-step strategy to leverage their quiet strengths, gain influence, and improve the modern workplace.

  11. The Halo Effect

    M.J. Rose

    ★ 3.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A Manhattan sex therapist enters the dangerous world of high-class escorts and ritualistic murders when her patient, a call girl with an explosive memoir, vanishes, forcing her to go undercover to expose the powerful men who might be involved.

  12. Owls Do Cry

    Janet Frame

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In pre-1940s New Zealand, a young woman's poetic voice, shaped by loss and the harsh reality of a mental asylum's 'Dead Room,' shows the fragile line between perceived madness and insight.

  13. The Phenomenon of Man

    Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    In "The Phenomenon of Man," Teilhard de Chardin explores how Christian theology and scientific evolution can align, showing a universe always moving toward a divine Omega Point.

  14. The Anatomy of Melancholy

    Robert Burton

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Robert Burton's 17th-century work is a vast, elegant exploration of human melancholy, dissecting every aspect of the condition and offering a timeless journey through psychology, history, and philosophy.

  15. Sad Perfect

    Stephanie Elliot

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A sixteen-year-old with a hidden eating disorder finds that new love can't silence her inner struggles; only family and a devoted boyfriend can help her reclaim her life.

  16. Answer to Job

    C.G. Jung

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Jung's most controversial work analyzes the biblical Book of Job not as theology, but as an exploration of how divine and evil archetypes appear in the human mind.

  17. The Art of Memory

    Frances A. Yates

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Frances Yates explores how ancient orators and Renaissance mages mastered vast knowledge before printing, using forgotten memory palace techniques that shaped Western thought.

  18. America

    E.R. Frank

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Trapped in a broken system and his own self-doubt, a boy named America believes he is too lost to be found until a compassionate therapist dares to search for the person beneath the pain.

  19. 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

    Brianna Wiest

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy

    This essay collection challenges common ideas about self-help, encouraging you to prioritize purpose over passion, use negative thinking, and understand the biases that shape your reality.

  20. The Manipulated Man

    Esther Vilar

    ★ 3.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Esther Vilar argues that the 'manipulated man' is the true slave, working to support a woman who has become a privileged oppressor through societal conditioning.

  21. Fascinating Womanhood

    Helen B. Andelin

    ★ 3.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsRelationships

    Learn how to be your husband's irresistible muse and make your marriage an enduring love affair using timeless feminine wisdom and practical, old-fashioned values.

  22. A Trick of the Light

    Louise Penny

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In the quiet village of Three Pines, a celebrated artist's garden becomes a crime scene when a woman is found dead during her solo exhibition, leading Chief Inspector Gamache to uncover deceptions in the art world where truth is often hidden.

  23. Wholeness and the Implicate Order

    David Bohm

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    David Bohm's "Wholeness and the Implicate Order" introduces a quantum theory where the universe, consciousness, and reality emerge from an indivisible, flowing whole, changing how we see existence.

  24. Mindblind

    Jennifer Roy

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A bright teen with Asperger's, struggling to define 'genius,' sets out to contribute his mind to the world, even as he navigates the confusing social rules of laundry and clean faces.

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