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Sounds Fake But Okay
by Sarah Costello • 2023
Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.
3.66
1k+
Sounds Fake But Okay Summary
Sounds Fake But Okay 90%
Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.
by Sarah Costello 2023
3.66
1k+ ratings
Conversations on Love
by Natasha Lunn • 2021
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.
4.20
48k+
Conversations on Love Summary
Conversations on Love 89%
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.
by Natasha Lunn 2021
4.20
48k+ ratings
On Dialogue
by David Bohm • 1996
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
4.08
1k+
On Dialogue Summary
On Dialogue 89%
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
by David Bohm 1996
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Sorrows of Love
by The School of Life • 2018
No one teaches you how to love well. The first lesson: your disappointment is normal.
3.89
802
The Sorrows of Love Summary
The Sorrows of Love 89%
No one teaches you how to love well. The first lesson: your disappointment is normal.
by The School of Life 2018
3.89
802 ratings
Why We Love
by Anna Machin • 2022
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
3.72
205
Why We Love Summary
Why We Love 89%
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
by Anna Machin 2022
3.72
205 ratings
Existentialism and Romantic Love
by Skye Cleary • 2015
Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.
4.08
74
Existentialism and Romantic Love Summary
Existentialism and Romantic Love 89%
Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.
by Skye Cleary 2015
4.08
74 ratings
Seek
by Scott Shigeoka • 2023
Beyond small talk: how deep curiosity rebuilds connection and transforms your hardest seasons.
3.68
527
Seek Summary
Seek 89%
Beyond small talk: how deep curiosity rebuilds connection and transforms your hardest seasons.
by Scott Shigeoka 2023
3.68
527 ratings
The Intellectual Life
by Antonin Sertillanges • 1921
Thinking as a sacred calling: the 1921 guide to the virtues, solitude, and discipline it demands.
4.41
3k+
The Intellectual Life Summary
The Intellectual Life 89%
Thinking as a sacred calling: the 1921 guide to the virtues, solitude, and discipline it demands.
by Antonin Sertillanges 1921
4.41
3k+ ratings
The Power of Divine Eros
by A.H. Almaas • 2013
Desire isn't your obstacle to awakening. It's the path, and sex is its most direct route.
4.07
59
The Power of Divine Eros Summary
The Power of Divine Eros 89%
Desire isn't your obstacle to awakening. It's the path, and sex is its most direct route.
by A.H. Almaas 2013
4.07
59 ratings
Socialism
by Ludwig von Mises • 1981
Love requires passion, friendship, and tenderness in equal measure. Most of us only get one right.
4.32
1k+
Socialism Summary
Socialism 89%
Love requires passion, friendship, and tenderness in equal measure. Most of us only get one right.
by Ludwig von Mises 1981
4.32
1k+ ratings
Why Him? Why Her?
by Helen Fisher • 2009
Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.
3.87
3k+
Why Him? Why Her? Summary
Why Him? Why Her? 89%
Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.
by Helen Fisher 2009
3.87
3k+ ratings
Love Worth Making
by Stephen Snyder • 2018
Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.
4.15
1k+
Love Worth Making Summary
Love Worth Making 88%
Great sex isn't technique. It's a selfish, childlike part of you that wants to be enjoyed.
by Stephen Snyder 2018
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain
by Judith Horstman • 2011
Love, cocaine, and prayer light up the same brain circuits. A tour of our many bonds.
3.87
119
The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain Summary
The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain 88%
Love, cocaine, and prayer light up the same brain circuits. A tour of our many bonds.
by Judith Horstman 2011
3.87
119 ratings
A Book About Love
by Jonah Lehrer • 2016
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
3.73
577
A Book About Love Summary
A Book About Love 88%
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
by Jonah Lehrer 2016
3.73
577 ratings
Friendship
by A.C. Grayling • 2013
2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.
3.27
117
Friendship Summary
Friendship 88%
2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.
by A.C. Grayling 2013
3.27
117 ratings
Being in Love
by Osho • 2008
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
3.99
3k+
Being in Love Summary
Being in Love 88%
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
by Osho 2008
3.99
3k+ ratings
Soul Mates
by Thomas Moore • 1994
Your relationship problems are not bugs. They are the whole point: the engine of your becoming.
3.93
5k+
Soul Mates Summary
Soul Mates 88%
Your relationship problems are not bugs. They are the whole point: the engine of your becoming.
by Thomas Moore 1994
3.93
5k+ ratings
The Other Significant Others
by Rhaina Cohen • 2024
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
3.93
5k+
The Other Significant Others Summary
The Other Significant Others 88%
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
by Rhaina Cohen 2024
3.93
5k+ ratings
The Seven Levels of Intimacy
by Matthew Kelly • 2009
From clichés to legitimate needs: seven stages of intimacy that common interests alone can't build.
4.12
2k+
The Seven Levels of Intimacy Summary
The Seven Levels of Intimacy 88%
From clichés to legitimate needs: seven stages of intimacy that common interests alone can't build.
by Matthew Kelly 2009
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Six Conversations
by Heather Holleman • 2022
Six pathways of questions that turn small talk into the real connection loneliness cannot survive.
4.47
1k+
The Six Conversations Summary
The Six Conversations 88%
Six pathways of questions that turn small talk into the real connection loneliness cannot survive.
by Heather Holleman 2022
4.47
1k+ ratings
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue
by Rob Anderson • 1997
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
4.16
31
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue Summary
The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue 88%
The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.
by Rob Anderson 1997
4.16
31 ratings
All About Love
by bell hooks • 1999
Love is a practice, not a feeling. A feminist philosopher on what the mix-up costs us all.
4.00
141k+
All About Love Summary
All About Love 88%
Love is a practice, not a feeling. A feminist philosopher on what the mix-up costs us all.
by bell hooks 1999
4.00
141k+ ratings
How to Be an Adult in Love
by David Richo • 2013
The five habits that transform romantic need into adult love, starting with how you treat yourself.
4.01
544
How to Be an Adult in Love Summary
How to Be an Adult in Love 88%
The five habits that transform romantic need into adult love, starting with how you treat yourself.
by David Richo 2013
4.01
544 ratings
A Little Manual for Knowing
by Esther Lightcap Meek • 2014
Knowing is not downloading facts but pledging love to a reality you don't yet understand.
3.81
276
A Little Manual for Knowing Summary
A Little Manual for Knowing 88%
Knowing is not downloading facts but pledging love to a reality you don't yet understand.
by Esther Lightcap Meek 2014
3.81
276 ratings
How to Think like a Philosopher
by Julian Baggini • 2023
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
3.95
429
How to Think like a Philosopher Summary
How to Think like a Philosopher 88%
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
by Julian Baggini 2023
3.95
429 ratings
We
by Robert A. Johnson • 1983
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
4.20
2k+
We Summary
We 88%
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
by Robert A. Johnson 1983
4.20
2k+ ratings
Socrates Cafe
by Christopher Phillips • 2001
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
3.68
1k+
Socrates Cafe Summary
Socrates Cafe 88%
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
by Christopher Phillips 2001
3.68
1k+ ratings
Intimacy
by Ita O'Brien • 2026
An intimacy coordinator's guide to embodiment: how presence and clear boundaries unlock real desire.
3.52
81
Intimacy Summary
Intimacy 88%
An intimacy coordinator's guide to embodiment: how presence and clear boundaries unlock real desire.
by Ita O'Brien 2026
3.52
81 ratings
A General Theory of Love
by Thomas Lewis • 2000
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
4.10
5k+
A General Theory of Love Summary
A General Theory of Love 88%
The limbic brain runs your love life, and it cannot be reached with words.
by Thomas Lewis 2000
4.10
5k+ ratings
The Heart of Tantric Sex
by Diana Richardson • 2003
Fifteen hours of orgasm across a lifetime. Real ecstasy arrives when you stop chasing the peak.
4.01
735
The Heart of Tantric Sex Summary
The Heart of Tantric Sex 88%
Fifteen hours of orgasm across a lifetime. Real ecstasy arrives when you stop chasing the peak.
by Diana Richardson 2003
4.01
735 ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 88%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
On Love and Loneliness
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
4.22
1k+
On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness 88%
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994
4.22
1k+ ratings
Love is a Story
by Robert J. Sternberg • 1998
You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.
3.74
271
Love is a Story Summary
Love is a Story 88%
You never chose the love story you're in. Recognize it, and the fights make sense.
by Robert J. Sternberg 1998
3.74
271 ratings
Blue Truth
by David Deida • 2005
Boundless love is your true nature. Your relationship struggles map exactly where you have closed.
4.12
651
Blue Truth Summary
Blue Truth 88%
Boundless love is your true nature. Your relationship struggles map exactly where you have closed.
by David Deida 2005
4.12
651 ratings
How To Think More About Sex
by Alain de Botton • 2012
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
3.47
6k+
How To Think More About Sex Summary
How To Think More About Sex 88%
Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.
by Alain de Botton 2012
3.47
6k+ ratings
Sex on the Brain
by Daniel G. Amen • 2007
Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.
3.72
300
Sex on the Brain Summary
Sex on the Brain 88%
Your relationship stalled. The brain scan knows why, and twelve fixes restart it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2007
3.72
300 ratings
Intimate Communion
by David Deida • 1995
Same as you is fair, but it's not sexy. How two equals restore the erotic spark between them.
4.02
873
Intimate Communion Summary
Intimate Communion 88%
Same as you is fair, but it's not sexy. How two equals restore the erotic spark between them.
by David Deida 1995
4.02
873 ratings
Awakening From the Meaning Crisis
by John Vervaeke • 2024
The West's loss of meaning has a 40,000-year history. Tracing it reveals the exit.
4.70
69
Awakening From the Meaning Crisis Summary
Awakening From the Meaning Crisis 88%
The West's loss of meaning has a 40,000-year history. Tracing it reveals the exit.
by John Vervaeke 2024
4.70
69 ratings
Dear Lover
by David Deida • 2002
Love's deepest bliss requires a discipline of staying open that draws a man into his full integrity.
3.81
1k+
Dear Lover Summary
Dear Lover 88%
Love's deepest bliss requires a discipline of staying open that draws a man into his full integrity.
by David Deida 2002
3.81
1k+ ratings
The Soul of Sex
by Thomas Moore • 1998
Beyond biology: how myth, imagination, and everyday beauty reveal the spiritual depths of sex.
3.94
639
The Soul of Sex Summary
The Soul of Sex 88%
Beyond biology: how myth, imagination, and everyday beauty reveal the spiritual depths of sex.
by Thomas Moore 1998
3.94
639 ratings
Radical Friendship
by Kate Johnson • 2021
How to build friendships that survive hard times, hold truth, and push back against injustice.
4.13
467
Radical Friendship Summary
Radical Friendship 88%
How to build friendships that survive hard times, hold truth, and push back against injustice.
by Kate Johnson 2021
4.13
467 ratings
The Art of Loving
by Erich Fromm • 1956
Dating advice hunts for the right person. Real love requires becoming someone who can love.
4.00
97k+
The Art of Loving Summary
The Art of Loving 88%
Dating advice hunts for the right person. Real love requires becoming someone who can love.
by Erich Fromm 1956
4.00
97k+ ratings
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love
by Elaine N. Aron • 2000
Wired for depth in love: how the one in five can stop overstimulation from sabotaging connection.
3.85
3k+
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love Summary
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love 88%
Wired for depth in love: how the one in five can stop overstimulation from sabotaging connection.
by Elaine N. Aron 2000
3.85
3k+ ratings
How to Be an Adult in Relationships
by David Richo • 2002
Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.
4.10
8k+
How to Be an Adult in Relationships Summary
How to Be an Adult in Relationships 88%
Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.
by David Richo 2002
4.10
8k+ ratings
Magnificent Rebels
by Andrea Wulf • 2022
A handful of quarrelsome friends in a German backwater invented the way you think about yourself.
4.19
2k+
Magnificent Rebels Summary
Magnificent Rebels 88%
A handful of quarrelsome friends in a German backwater invented the way you think about yourself.
by Andrea Wulf 2022
4.19
2k+ ratings
Lost in Thought
by Zena Hitz • 2020
The intellectual life as a secret refuge: why the best thinking happens far from ambition.
3.64
2k+
Lost in Thought Summary
Lost in Thought 88%
The intellectual life as a secret refuge: why the best thinking happens far from ambition.
by Zena Hitz 2020
3.64
2k+ ratings
Hypersanity
by Neel Burton • 2019
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
3.60
182
Hypersanity Summary
Hypersanity 88%
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
by Neel Burton 2019
3.60
182 ratings
Ace
by Angela Chen • 2020
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
4.34
20k+
Ace Summary
Ace 88%
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
by Angela Chen 2020
4.34
20k+ ratings
Passionate Marriage
by David Schnarch • 1997
Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.
4.15
3k+
Passionate Marriage Summary
Passionate Marriage 88%
Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.
by David Schnarch 1997
4.15
3k+ ratings
Slow Sex
by Nicole Daedone • 2011
Fifteen minutes, one fingertip, no goal. The practice that proves orgasm isn't climax.
3.77
1k+
Slow Sex Summary
Slow Sex 88%
Fifteen minutes, one fingertip, no goal. The practice that proves orgasm isn't climax.
by Nicole Daedone 2011
3.77
1k+ ratings
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