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Book Recommendations for Psychology & Counseling in 2023

There are 104 psychology & counseling books recommended by the community in 2023.
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Jordan B. Peterson
4.6
Comments: 51
Avaliable on Amazon
She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman (Kerner)
She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman (Kerner)
Ian Kerner
4.5
Comments: 36
Avaliable on Amazon
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
4.6
Comments: 27
Avaliable on Amazon
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
Steven Pinker
4.5
Comments: 24
Avaliable on Amazon
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition
Betty Edwards
4.7
Comments: 24
Avaliable on Amazon
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, 3rd Edition
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, 3rd Edition
Wendy Maltz
4.4
Comments: 23
Avaliable on Amazon
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg
4.5
Comments: 22
Avaliable on Amazon
Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents
Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents
4.3
Comments: 18
Avaliable on Amazon
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Carol S. Dweck
4.5
Comments: 17
Avaliable on Amazon
How to End the Autism Epidemic
How to End the Autism Epidemic
J.B. Handley
4.7
Comments: 13
Avaliable on Amazon
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
4.2
Comments: 12
Avaliable on Amazon
Thriving with Social Anxiety: Daily Strategies for Overcoming Anxiety and Building Self-Confidence
Thriving with Social Anxiety: Daily Strategies for Overcoming Anxiety and Building Self-Confidence
Kyle MacDonald
4.4
Comments: 11
Avaliable on Amazon
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Steven Pressfield
4.5
Comments: 10
Avaliable on Amazon
Combating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults
Combating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults
Steven Hassan
4.6
Comments: 8
Avaliable on Amazon
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
4.6
Comments: 8
Avaliable on Amazon
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Steven Pinker
4.2
Comments: 8
Avaliable on Amazon
Handbook of Crime Correlates
Handbook of Crime Correlates
Lee Ellis, John Wright
5.0
Comments: 6
Avaliable on Amazon
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
4.9
Comments: 5
Avaliable on Amazon
Was That Really Me?: How Everyday Stress Brings Out Our Hidden Personality
Was That Really Me?: How Everyday Stress Brings Out Our Hidden Personality
Naomi L. Quenk
4.1
Comments: 5
Avaliable on Amazon
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Stephen LaBerge, Howard Rheingold
4.5
Comments: 5
Avaliable on Amazon
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth
4.5
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge
The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge
Beatrice Chestnut
4.8
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World
Sharon Heller
4.4
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Steven Pinker
4.3
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
Kevin Dutton
4.4
Comments: 4
Avaliable on Amazon
Change Your Thinking: Overcome Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, and Improve Your Life with CBT
Change Your Thinking: Overcome Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, and Improve Your Life with CBT
Sarah Edelman PhD
4.6
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing
The Power of Focusing: A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing
Ann Weiser Cornell
4.5
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Feeling Good Handbook
The Feeling Good Handbook
David D. Burns
4.3
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness
4.8
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Steven Pressfield
4.5
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Art of Thinking Clearly
The Art of Thinking Clearly
Rolf Dobelli
4.0
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Made for Love: Same-Sex Attraction and the Catholic Church
Made for Love: Same-Sex Attraction and the Catholic Church
Michael Schmitz
4.5
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown.
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown.
Daniel Coyle
4.6
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism
Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism
Philip Miller, Molly Devon
4.3
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Tom Vanderbilt
4.1
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
Edward L. Deci, Richard Flaste
4.5
Comments: 3
Avaliable on Amazon
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
Oliver Burkeman
4.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women
Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women
Julia Heiman, David Palladini
4.0
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South (New Directions in Social Psychology)
Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South (New Directions in Social Psychology)
Richard E. Nisbett, Dov Cohen
4.2
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Mindfulness, 25th anniversary edition (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
Mindfulness, 25th anniversary edition (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
Ellen J. Langer
4.1
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Intelligence: All That Matters
Intelligence: All That Matters
Stuart Ritchie
4.5
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Protean Self: Human Resilience In An Age Of Fragmentation
The Protean Self: Human Resilience In An Age Of Fragmentation
Robert J. Lifton
4.4
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine (William Patrick Book)
Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine (William Patrick Book)
Donald A. Norman
4.2
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
Eric Greitens
4.7
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie Burk
4.7
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
Jasmin Lee Cori
4.6
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder 2nd (second) edition Text Only
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder 2nd (second) edition Text Only
Sari Solden
4.7
Comments: 2
Avaliable on Amazon
The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition
The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Tom Vanderbilt
4.1
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
Gustave le Bon
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain
Dana Suskind
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain
Fernette F. Eide M.D.
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, Revised and Updated Edition: From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident
Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, Revised and Updated Edition: From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident
Roslyn Duffy, Visit Amazon's Roslyn Duffy Pagesearch resultsRoslyn Duffy
4.7
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Joseph Henrich
4.9
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind
Robert Kurzban
4.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
PhD Levine Madeline
4.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Joshua Foer
4.3
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life
Susan David
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Measurement in Psychology: A Critical History of a Methodological Concept (Ideas in Context)
Measurement in Psychology: A Critical History of a Methodological Concept (Ideas in Context)
Joel Michell
5.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
Anthony Esolen
4.3
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
Joseph Campbell
4.3
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity
The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity
S. Pinker
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
Rick Hanson
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies
Rhena Branch, Rob Willson
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Martin E. P. Seligman
4.2
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Book of Risks: Fascinating Facts About the Chances We Take Every Day
The Book of Risks: Fascinating Facts About the Chances We Take Every Day
Larry Laudan
4.1
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound (New Directions in Media)
Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound (New Directions in Media)
Scott Rigby, Richard Ryan
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It
Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It
Kenneth L. Higbee Ph.D.
4.2
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme
Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme
Richard Brodie
4.2
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
Teresa Barker
4.3
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
Matthew B. Crawford
4.1
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Your Symphony of Selves: Discover and Understand More of Who We Are
Your Symphony of Selves: Discover and Understand More of Who We Are
Mr. Jordan Gruber, Visit Amazon's Mr. Jordan Gruber Pagesearch resultsMr. Jordan Gruber
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? - New Edition
Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? - New Edition
Philip E. Tetlock
4.1
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents
Sigmund Freud, Peter Gay
4.2
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Son Rise: The Miracle Continues
Son Rise: The Miracle Continues
Barry Neil Kaufman, Raun Kaufman
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Sex by Numbers (Wellcome)
Sex by Numbers (Wellcome)
David Spiegelhalter
3.1
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
OverSuccess: Healing the American Obsession With Wealth, Fame, Power, and Perfection
OverSuccess: Healing the American Obsession With Wealth, Fame, Power, and Perfection
Jim Rubens
3.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size (Penguin Press Science)
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size (Penguin Press Science)
Tor Norretranders
4.1
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Answer: How to start a relationship and make it last
The Answer: How to start a relationship and make it last
Paul Norlén
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Solution To Social Anxiety: Break Free From The Shyness That Holds You Back
The Solution To Social Anxiety: Break Free From The Shyness That Holds You Back
Dr Aziz Gazipura PsyD
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations
The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations
Christopher Lasch
4.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
Bret Weinstein, Visit Amazon's Bret Weinstein Pagesearch resultsBret Weinstein
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training
Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training
Karen Pryor
4.6
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain
David Eagleman
4.7
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Wisdom of the Ego
The Wisdom of the Ego
George E. Vaillant
3.8
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Scientific Method: An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey
The Scientific Method: An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey
Henry M. Cowles
4.1
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
4.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement
The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement
Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell
4.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending And The Mind's Hidden Complexities
The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending And The Mind's Hidden Complexities
Gilles Fauconnier, Mark Turner
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves
What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves
Benjamin Bergen
4.0
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Violence: Reflections on Our Deadliest Epidemic
Violence: Reflections on Our Deadliest Epidemic
James Gilligan
4.4
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve
The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve
Steve Stewart-Williams
4.5
Comments: 1
Avaliable on Amazon
Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century
Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century
James R. Flynn
3.4
Avaliable on Amazon
What Intelligence Tests Miss: The Psychology of Rational Thought
What Intelligence Tests Miss: The Psychology of Rational Thought
Keith E. Stanovich
4.0
Avaliable on Amazon
The Cult of Personality Testing: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves
The Cult of Personality Testing: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves
Annie Murphy Paul
3.4
Avaliable on Amazon
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
Tara Brach
4.6
Avaliable on Amazon
Wired For Joy!: A Revolutionary Method for Creating Happiness from Within
Wired For Joy!: A Revolutionary Method for Creating Happiness from Within
Laurel Mellin
4.4
Avaliable on Amazon
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
4.5
Avaliable on Amazon
Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
Rob Brotherton
3.4
Avaliable on Amazon
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
Steven Pinker
4.5
Avaliable on Amazon
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
Kelly McGonigal
4.6
Avaliable on Amazon
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
Joanna Faber, Julie King
4.8
Avaliable on Amazon