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Don't Shoot the Dog!
by Karen Pryor • 1984
Dolphin training, applied to your spouse, your boss, and the habits you cannot break.
4.24
7k+
Don't Shoot the Dog! Summary
Don't Shoot the Dog! 90%
Dolphin training, applied to your spouse, your boss, and the habits you cannot break.
by Karen Pryor 1984
4.24
7k+ ratings
When Pigs Fly!
by Jane Killion • 2007
Your independent dog isn't broken: channel natural drives into a brilliant training partner instead.
4.33
684
When Pigs Fly! Summary
When Pigs Fly! 90%
Your independent dog isn't broken: channel natural drives into a brilliant training partner instead.
by Jane Killion 2007
4.33
684 ratings
Reaching the Animal Mind
by Karen Pryor • 2008
A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.
4.39
1k+
Reaching the Animal Mind Summary
Reaching the Animal Mind 89%
A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.
by Karen Pryor 2008
4.39
1k+ ratings
Culture Clash
by Jean Donaldson • 1997
Dogs don't do guilt. They do consequences. Train accordingly and everything changes.
4.31
3k+
Culture Clash Summary
Culture Clash 89%
Dogs don't do guilt. They do consequences. Train accordingly and everything changes.
by Jean Donaldson 1997
4.31
3k+ ratings
Control Unleashed
by Leslie McDevitt • 2019
A playbook of pattern games that calm reactive dogs through counterconditioning, not control.
4.55
130
Control Unleashed Summary
Control Unleashed 88%
A playbook of pattern games that calm reactive dogs through counterconditioning, not control.
by Leslie McDevitt 2019
4.55
130 ratings
Science of Consequences
by Susan M. Schneider • 2012
Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.
4.02
280
Science of Consequences Summary
Science of Consequences 88%
Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.
by Susan M. Schneider 2012
4.02
280 ratings
Equitation Science
by Paul McGreevy • 2010
Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.
4.72
32
Equitation Science Summary
Equitation Science 88%
Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.
by Paul McGreevy 2010
4.72
32 ratings
Animals Make Us Human
by Temple Grandin • 2009
Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.
4.04
6k+
Animals Make Us Human Summary
Animals Make Us Human 87%
Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.
by Temple Grandin 2009
4.04
6k+ ratings
Coercion and Its Fallout
by Murray Sidman • 1989
Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.
4.44
124
Coercion and Its Fallout Summary
Coercion and Its Fallout 87%
Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.
by Murray Sidman 1989
4.44
124 ratings
Everything you need to know about E Collar Training
by Larry Krohn • 2017
A humane e-collar method: teach the signal, pair with rewards, and get reliable off-leash control.
4.30
433
Everything you need to know about E Collar Training Summary
Everything you need to know about E Collar Training 87%
A humane e-collar method: teach the signal, pair with rewards, and get reliable off-leash control.
by Larry Krohn 2017
4.30
433 ratings
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution
by Zak George • 2016
Most problem behaviors come from boredom. The training method that replaces punishment with play.
4.23
6k+
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution Summary
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution 87%
Most problem behaviors come from boredom. The training method that replaces punishment with play.
by Zak George 2016
4.23
6k+ ratings
Cesar's Rules
by Cesar Millan • 2006
Dogs read us better than we read ourselves. Become the leader your dog already needs.
3.69
2k+
Cesar's Rules Summary
Cesar's Rules 87%
Dogs read us better than we read ourselves. Become the leader your dog already needs.
by Cesar Millan 2006
3.69
2k+ ratings
Self-Directed Behavior
by David L. Watson • 1974
Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.
4.00
5k+
Self-Directed Behavior Summary
Self-Directed Behavior 87%
Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.
by David L. Watson 1974
4.00
5k+ ratings
How Stella Learned to Talk
by Christina Hunger • 2021
A puppy learned to press word buttons. Her first unprompted sentence was about the beach.
4.41
4k+
How Stella Learned to Talk Summary
How Stella Learned to Talk 87%
A puppy learned to press word buttons. Her first unprompted sentence was about the beach.
by Christina Hunger 2021
4.41
4k+ ratings
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It
by William Walker Atkinson • 1911
Forget the memory tricks. An extraordinary memory is built on three habits you already practice.
3.75
938
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It Summary
Memory How to Develop, Train, and Use It 86%
Forget the memory tricks. An extraordinary memory is built on three habits you already practice.
by William Walker Atkinson 1911
3.75
938 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 86%
Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.
by Claude M. Steiner 1974
4.05
1k+ ratings
Animals in Translation
by Temple Grandin • 2004
An animal scientist argues that autism unlocks how animals think, feel, and fear.
4.15
10k+
Animals in Translation Summary
Animals in Translation 86%
An animal scientist argues that autism unlocks how animals think, feel, and fear.
by Temple Grandin 2004
4.15
10k+ ratings
Frogs Into Princes
by Richard Bandler • 1979
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
3.97
1k+
Frogs Into Princes Summary
Frogs Into Princes 86%
Read eye movements, anchor emotions, and rewrite the past: the live NLP workshop.
by Richard Bandler 1979
3.97
1k+ ratings
What do you say after you say hello?
by Eric Berne • 1964
You scripted your life by age six. The manual to read that script, then rewrite it.
4.05
2k+
What do you say after you say hello? Summary
What do you say after you say hello? 86%
You scripted your life by age six. The manual to read that script, then rewrite it.
by Eric Berne 1964
4.05
2k+ ratings
How Dogs Work
by Raymond Coppinger • 2015
Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.
3.79
168
How Dogs Work Summary
How Dogs Work 86%
Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.
by Raymond Coppinger 2015
3.79
168 ratings
Supernormal Stimuli
by Deirdre Barrett • 2010
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
3.69
391
Supernormal Stimuli Summary
Supernormal Stimuli 86%
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
by Deirdre Barrett 2010
3.69
391 ratings
How to Raise the Perfect Dog
by Cesar Millan • 2009
Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.
3.76
9k+
How to Raise the Perfect Dog Summary
How to Raise the Perfect Dog 86%
Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.
by Cesar Millan 2009
3.76
9k+ ratings
Using Your Brain--For a Change
by Richard Bandler • 1985
Most people let their minds run on autopilot. Here are the tools to take the wheel.
3.98
742
Using Your Brain--For a Change Summary
Using Your Brain--For a Change 86%
Most people let their minds run on autopilot. Here are the tools to take the wheel.
by Richard Bandler 1985
3.98
742 ratings
How to Get People to Do Stuff
by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2013
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
3.82
712
How to Get People to Do Stuff Summary
How to Get People to Do Stuff 86%
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2013
3.82
712 ratings
Learning from Experience
by Wilfred R. Bion • 1962
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
4.19
135
Learning from Experience Summary
Learning from Experience 86%
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
by Wilfred R. Bion 1962
4.19
135 ratings
War Dogs
by Rebecca Frankel • 2013
The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.
4.07
841
War Dogs Summary
War Dogs 86%
The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.
by Rebecca Frankel 2013
4.07
841 ratings
The Developing Genome
by David S. Moore • 2015
Beyond DNA: how your experiences, diet, and stress leave lasting marks on your genome.
4.28
124
The Developing Genome Summary
The Developing Genome 86%
Beyond DNA: how your experiences, diet, and stress leave lasting marks on your genome.
by David S. Moore 2015
4.28
124 ratings
Animal Architects
by James L. Gould • 2007
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
3.90
89
Animal Architects Summary
Animal Architects 86%
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
by James L. Gould 2007
3.90
89 ratings
The Soul of All Living Creatures
by Vint Virga • 2013
A vet learns life's biggest lessons from his patients: presence, responsiveness, and forgiveness.
3.55
666
The Soul of All Living Creatures Summary
The Soul of All Living Creatures 86%
A vet learns life's biggest lessons from his patients: presence, responsiveness, and forgiveness.
by Vint Virga 2013
3.55
666 ratings
Animal Wise
by Virginia Morell • 2013
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
4.13
3k+
Animal Wise Summary
Animal Wise 86%
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
by Virginia Morell 2013
4.13
3k+ ratings
The Rape of the Mind
by Joost A.M. Meerloo • 1956
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
4.18
1k+
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind 86%
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
by Joost A.M. Meerloo 1956
4.18
1k+ ratings
In Search of Memory
by Eric R. Kandel • 2006
How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.
4.14
5k+
In Search of Memory Summary
In Search of Memory 86%
How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.
by Eric R. Kandel 2006
4.14
5k+ ratings
Control Unleashed
by Leslie McDevitt • 2007
Your dog lunges, barks, or tunes out. The game-based protocol that fixes the emotion first.
4.39
778
Control Unleashed Summary
Control Unleashed 86%
Your dog lunges, barks, or tunes out. The game-based protocol that fixes the emotion first.
by Leslie McDevitt 2007
4.39
778 ratings
Relaxed & Forward
by Anna Blake • 2016
Find the willing partner beneath the resistance by changing your own breathing, focus, and timing.
4.55
128
Relaxed & Forward Summary
Relaxed & Forward 86%
Find the willing partner beneath the resistance by changing your own breathing, focus, and timing.
by Anna Blake 2016
4.55
128 ratings
Seducing the Subconscious
by Robert Heath • 2012
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
3.98
181
Seducing the Subconscious Summary
Seducing the Subconscious 86%
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
by Robert Heath 2012
3.98
181 ratings
Canine Enrichment for the Real World
by Allie Bender • 2019
You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.
4.59
490
Canine Enrichment for the Real World Summary
Canine Enrichment for the Real World 86%
You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.
by Allie Bender 2019
4.59
490 ratings
Hard to Break
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2021
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
3.57
169
Hard to Break Summary
Hard to Break 86%
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2021
3.57
169 ratings
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Jonathan Grayson • 2003
OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.
4.30
552
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 86%
OCD is not about danger but about doubt. Recovery begins when you stop demanding guarantees.
by Jonathan Grayson 2003
4.30
552 ratings
Dark Psychology 101
by Michael Pace • 2015
Gaslighting, love bombing, and the illusion of choice: the covert playbook of manipulation.
3.28
457
Dark Psychology 101 Summary
Dark Psychology 101 86%
Gaslighting, love bombing, and the illusion of choice: the covert playbook of manipulation.
by Michael Pace 2015
3.28
457 ratings
The Advertising Effect
by Adam Ferrier • 2014
Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.
4.24
352
The Advertising Effect Summary
The Advertising Effect 86%
Most ads try to change minds. The ones that work change what people do first.
by Adam Ferrier 2014
4.24
352 ratings
Meet Your Dog
by Kim Brophey • 2018
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
4.33
824
Meet Your Dog Summary
Meet Your Dog 86%
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
by Kim Brophey 2018
4.33
824 ratings
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live
by Missy Vineyard • 2007
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
3.88
211
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live Summary
How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live 86%
Posture is fixed not by effort, but by stopping the habits you cannot feel.
by Missy Vineyard 2007
3.88
211 ratings
The Human Zoo
by Desmond Morris • 1969
Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.
4.00
3k+
The Human Zoo Summary
The Human Zoo 86%
Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.
by Desmond Morris 1969
4.00
3k+ ratings
Inside of a Dog
by Alexandra Horowitz • 2009
Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.
3.63
18k+
Inside of a Dog Summary
Inside of a Dog 86%
Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.
by Alexandra Horowitz 2009
3.63
18k+ ratings
Monkeyluv
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2005
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
4.24
2k+
Monkeyluv Summary
Monkeyluv 86%
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2005
4.24
2k+ ratings
Nature Via Nurture
by Matt Ridley • 2003
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
4.06
4k+
Nature Via Nurture Summary
Nature Via Nurture 86%
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
by Matt Ridley 2003
4.06
4k+ ratings
Unconscious Branding
by Douglas Van Praet • 2012
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
3.94
342
Unconscious Branding Summary
Unconscious Branding 86%
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
by Douglas Van Praet 2012
3.94
342 ratings
Animal Madness
by Laurel Braitman • 2014
Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.
3.85
1k+
Animal Madness Summary
Animal Madness 86%
Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.
by Laurel Braitman 2014
3.85
1k+ ratings
Guitar Zero
by Gary F. Marcus • 2012
Can a middle-aged brain learn guitar? A neuroscientist tests the science of musical skill.
3.64
2k+
Guitar Zero Summary
Guitar Zero 86%
Can a middle-aged brain learn guitar? A neuroscientist tests the science of musical skill.
by Gary F. Marcus 2012
3.64
2k+ ratings
The Neuroscience of Human Relationships
by Louis Cozolino • 2006
Two brains are needed to build one: the science of how relationships physically sculpt the mind.
4.32
549
The Neuroscience of Human Relationships Summary
The Neuroscience of Human Relationships 86%
Two brains are needed to build one: the science of how relationships physically sculpt the mind.
by Louis Cozolino 2006
4.32
549 ratings
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