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Making Sense of People
by Samuel H. Barondes • 2011
Five trait domains replace gut instinct with a systematic method for reading anyone accurately.
3.58
1k+
Making Sense of People Summary
Making Sense of People 92%
Five trait domains replace gut instinct with a systematic method for reading anyone accurately.
by Samuel H. Barondes 2011
3.58
1k+ ratings
Personality
by Lawrence A. Pervin • 1984
The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.
3.80
301
Personality Summary
Personality 92%
The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.
by Lawrence A. Pervin 1984
3.80
301 ratings
Theories of Personality
by Duane P. Schultz • 2000
What if every theory of personality began as self-explanation? The classic survey, now updated.
3.96
486
Theories of Personality Summary
Theories of Personality 91%
What if every theory of personality began as self-explanation? The classic survey, now updated.
by Duane P. Schultz 2000
3.96
486 ratings
Writer's Guide to Character Traits
by Linda N. Edelstein • 1999
Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.
3.91
1k+
Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary
Writer's Guide to Character Traits 91%
Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.
by Linda N. Edelstein 1999
3.91
1k+ ratings
Handwriting Analysis
by Karen Kristin Amend • 1980
Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.
3.82
247
Handwriting Analysis Summary
Handwriting Analysis 91%
Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.
by Karen Kristin Amend 1980
3.82
247 ratings
The Wisdom of the Enneagram
by Don Richard Riso • 1999
A map of nine personality ruts and the attention practice that gets you out.
4.22
8k+
The Wisdom of the Enneagram Summary
The Wisdom of the Enneagram 91%
A map of nine personality ruts and the attention practice that gets you out.
by Don Richard Riso 1999
4.22
8k+ ratings
The New Personality Self-Portrait
by John M. Oldham • 1990
Disorders are just personality styles turned up. Fourteen spectrums that explain everyone you know.
4.07
456
The New Personality Self-Portrait Summary
The New Personality Self-Portrait 91%
Disorders are just personality styles turned up. Fourteen spectrums that explain everyone you know.
by John M. Oldham 1990
4.07
456 ratings
What Type Am I?
by Renee Baron • 1998
Your four-letter type, decoded: why you think, love, and work the way you do.
3.94
534
What Type Am I? Summary
What Type Am I? 91%
Your four-letter type, decoded: why you think, love, and work the way you do.
by Renee Baron 1998
3.94
534 ratings
My True Type
by A.J. Drenth • 2014
Most people get their type wrong. The cognitive function road map that finally clarifies yours.
4.19
447
My True Type Summary
My True Type 91%
Most people get their type wrong. The cognitive function road map that finally clarifies yours.
by A.J. Drenth 2014
4.19
447 ratings
The Color Code
by Taylor Hartman • 1987
Four colors, four core motives: the simple personality map that makes every relationship navigable.
3.91
3k+
The Color Code Summary
The Color Code 91%
Four colors, four core motives: the simple personality map that makes every relationship navigable.
by Taylor Hartman 1987
3.91
3k+ ratings
The 16 Personality Types
by A.J. Drenth • 2013
Personality type is not a label but a layered mental system that develops across a lifetime.
3.99
378
The 16 Personality Types Summary
The 16 Personality Types 91%
Personality type is not a label but a layered mental system that develops across a lifetime.
by A.J. Drenth 2013
3.99
378 ratings
Type Talk
by Otto Kroeger • 1988
Four mental switches shape every clash at work and at home. Learn to read them.
4.04
2k+
Type Talk Summary
Type Talk 91%
Four mental switches shape every clash at work and at home. Learn to read them.
by Otto Kroeger 1988
4.04
2k+ ratings
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg • 1975
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
4.2
203
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism 91%
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
by Otto F. Kernberg 1975
4.2
203 ratings
Why You Act the Way You Do
by Tim LaHaye • 1987
Anger, fear, or depression? Your temperament blend triggers them. Spiritual practices override it.
4.00
985
Why You Act the Way You Do Summary
Why You Act the Way You Do 91%
Anger, fear, or depression? Your temperament blend triggers them. Spiritual practices override it.
by Tim LaHaye 1987
4.00
985 ratings
The Test Book
by Mikael Krogerus • 2014
Four ancient questions, one modern twist: the secret history of every test you will ever take.
3.51
207
The Test Book Summary
The Test Book 91%
Four ancient questions, one modern twist: the secret history of every test you will ever take.
by Mikael Krogerus 2014
3.51
207 ratings
The Personality Brokers
by Merve Emre • 2018
Two amateur women invented a personality test. Science rejected it. Everyone else took it.
3.26
3k+
The Personality Brokers Summary
The Personality Brokers 91%
Two amateur women invented a personality test. Science rejected it. Everyone else took it.
by Merve Emre 2018
3.26
3k+ ratings
Gifts Differing
by Isabel Briggs Myers • 1980
Four hidden preferences drive every clash and connection. Learn them, and people start making sense.
4.08
4k+
Gifts Differing Summary
Gifts Differing 90%
Four hidden preferences drive every clash and connection. Learn them, and people start making sense.
by Isabel Briggs Myers 1980
4.08
4k+ ratings
True to Type
by William C. Jeffries • 1991
What your MBTI report leaves out: finding your true type and using it without doing harm.
3.13
15
True to Type Summary
True to Type 90%
What your MBTI report leaves out: finding your true type and using it without doing harm.
by William C. Jeffries 1991
3.13
15 ratings
Handwriting Analysis
by Andrea McNichol • 1991
Learn to spot extroversion, emotional instability, even suicidal intent from a single line of ink.
4.30
565
Handwriting Analysis Summary
Handwriting Analysis 90%
Learn to spot extroversion, emotional instability, even suicidal intent from a single line of ink.
by Andrea McNichol 1991
4.30
565 ratings
Personality Plus
by Florence Littauer • 1983
Identify your personality blend among four ancient types, then learn to read and adapt to anyone.
4.19
11k+
Personality Plus Summary
Personality Plus 90%
Identify your personality blend among four ancient types, then learn to read and adapt to anyone.
by Florence Littauer 1983
4.19
11k+ ratings
Be Who You Want
by Christian Jarrett • 2021
Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.
3.71
262
Be Who You Want Summary
Be Who You Want 90%
Personality is not set in stone. The neuroscience that proves you can reshape who you are.
by Christian Jarrett 2021
3.71
262 ratings
The Complete Personality Assessment
by Jim Barrett • 2011
Three psychometric tests reveal the gap between your current self and your potential.
3.60
50
The Complete Personality Assessment Summary
The Complete Personality Assessment 90%
Three psychometric tests reveal the gap between your current self and your potential.
by Jim Barrett 2011
3.60
50 ratings
The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide
by Heidi Priebe • 2016
Your INFP traits come from a predictable mental architecture. Here is how it works.
4.20
993
The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide Summary
The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide 90%
Your INFP traits come from a predictable mental architecture. Here is how it works.
by Heidi Priebe 2016
4.20
993 ratings
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library
by Karen Horney • 1967
Neurosis is the price of abandoning who you are for who you think you should be.
3.68
423
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library Summary
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library 90%
Neurosis is the price of abandoning who you are for who you think you should be.
by Karen Horney 1967
3.68
423 ratings
Introvert Power
by Laurie A. Helgoe • 2008
The introvert minority is a myth. At 57 percent, they're the majority; inner life is power.
3.84
6k+
Introvert Power Summary
Introvert Power 90%
The introvert minority is a myth. At 57 percent, they're the majority; inner life is power.
by Laurie A. Helgoe 2008
3.84
6k+ ratings
The Five Archetypes
by Carey Davidson • 2020
Five elemental personalities shape your stress, your strengths, and every relationship you have.
3.21
311
The Five Archetypes Summary
The Five Archetypes 90%
Five elemental personalities shape your stress, your strengths, and every relationship you have.
by Carey Davidson 2020
3.21
311 ratings
Personality Type
by Lenore Thomson • 1998
Your personality runs on four mental functions. The one you suppress runs you.
4.12
492
Personality Type Summary
Personality Type 90%
Your personality runs on four mental functions. The one you suppress runs you.
by Lenore Thomson 1998
4.12
492 ratings
Personality Types
by Don Richard Riso • 1987
Nine personality types, nine predictable breakdown patterns, and nine routes back to wholeness.
4.17
4k+
Personality Types Summary
Personality Types 90%
Nine personality types, nine predictable breakdown patterns, and nine routes back to wholeness.
by Don Richard Riso 1987
4.17
4k+ ratings
It's Just My Nature!
by Carol Tuttle • 2009
Your face shape reveals your personality type. Dress it right, and your closet finally works.
3.84
1k+
It's Just My Nature! Summary
It's Just My Nature! 90%
Your face shape reveals your personality type. Dress it right, and your closet finally works.
by Carol Tuttle 2009
3.84
1k+ ratings
Sigmund Freud's Mission
by Erich Fromm • 2013
A psychoanalyst maps how Freud's childhood wounds became the blueprint for psychoanalysis itself.
3.74
349
Sigmund Freud's Mission Summary
Sigmund Freud's Mission 90%
A psychoanalyst maps how Freud's childhood wounds became the blueprint for psychoanalysis itself.
by Erich Fromm 2013
3.74
349 ratings
The Five Elements
by Dondi Dahlin • 2016
Five types from Chinese medicine: find yours, read anyone, and outgrow your emotional blind spots.
3.85
342
The Five Elements Summary
The Five Elements 90%
Five types from Chinese medicine: find yours, read anyone, and outgrow your emotional blind spots.
by Dondi Dahlin 2016
3.85
342 ratings
The Complete Enneagram
by Beatrice Chestnut • 2013
Your Enneagram type is a diagnosis, not a prescription. The 27 subtypes turn insight into change.
4.33
3k+
The Complete Enneagram Summary
The Complete Enneagram 90%
Your Enneagram type is a diagnosis, not a prescription. The 27 subtypes turn insight into change.
by Beatrice Chestnut 2013
4.33
3k+ ratings
The Face Reader
by Patrician McCarthy • 2007
The face records everything about you. A Taoist system teaches how to read the signs.
3.79
136
The Face Reader Summary
The Face Reader 90%
The face records everything about you. A Taoist system teaches how to read the signs.
by Patrician McCarthy 2007
3.79
136 ratings
The Art of Being
by Erich Fromm • 2013
The self-help industry sells you more having disguised as being. Here is the harder path.
4.04
6k+
The Art of Being Summary
The Art of Being 90%
The self-help industry sells you more having disguised as being. Here is the harder path.
by Erich Fromm 2013
4.04
6k+ ratings
The INTP
by A.J. Drenth • 2013
The career and relationship rules for a mind that cannot stop asking 'why'.
4.21
892
The INTP Summary
The INTP 90%
The career and relationship rules for a mind that cannot stop asking 'why'.
by A.J. Drenth 2013
4.21
892 ratings
The Gift of Not Belonging
by Rami Kaminski • 2025
Popular yet unable to belong: a psychiatrist says that trait is a gift, not a flaw.
3.61
1k+
The Gift of Not Belonging Summary
The Gift of Not Belonging 90%
Popular yet unable to belong: a psychiatrist says that trait is a gift, not a flaw.
by Rami Kaminski 2025
3.61
1k+ ratings
Who Are You, Really?
by Brian Little • 2017
You are not your traits. Your daily projects shape your identity more than nature and nurture.
3.66
814
Who Are You, Really? Summary
Who Are You, Really? 90%
You are not your traits. Your daily projects shape your identity more than nature and nurture.
by Brian Little 2017
3.66
814 ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 90%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE
by Chandler Andersen • 2018
Body language, personality types, and NLP: the three tools influencers use to read you, decoded.
HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE Summary
HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE 90%
Body language, personality types, and NLP: the three tools influencers use to read you, decoded.
by Chandler Andersen 2018
The Enneagram Made Easy
by Renee Baron • 1994
Nine childhood coping strategies that became your personality. Spot yours, and everyone else's.
3.84
3k+
The Enneagram Made Easy Summary
The Enneagram Made Easy 90%
Nine childhood coping strategies that became your personality. Spot yours, and everyone else's.
by Renee Baron 1994
3.84
3k+ ratings
Understanding Human Nature
by Alfred Adler • 1927
Your personality is not inherited. It is the strategy you built to feel significant.
3.95
3k+
Understanding Human Nature Summary
Understanding Human Nature 90%
Your personality is not inherited. It is the strategy you built to feel significant.
by Alfred Adler 1927
3.95
3k+ ratings
The End of Average
by Todd Rose • 2016
Schools and companies are built for a person who doesn't exist. The data prove it.
4.04
5k+
The End of Average Summary
The End of Average 90%
Schools and companies are built for a person who doesn't exist. The data prove it.
by Todd Rose 2016
4.04
5k+ ratings
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 90%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
The Art of SpeedReading People
by Barbara Barron • 1999
Sixteen personality types, the clues that reveal them, and how to adapt your message instantly.
3.81
1k+
The Art of SpeedReading People Summary
The Art of SpeedReading People 90%
Sixteen personality types, the clues that reveal them, and how to adapt your message instantly.
by Barbara Barron 1999
3.81
1k+ ratings
How to Analyze People on Sight
by Elsie Lincoln Benedict • 1921
Five body types, five fates: a 1921 guide to reading character from the skeleton out.
3.29
1k+
How to Analyze People on Sight Summary
How to Analyze People on Sight 90%
Five body types, five fates: a 1921 guide to reading character from the skeleton out.
by Elsie Lincoln Benedict 1921
3.29
1k+ ratings
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology
by Eve Caligor • 2018
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
4.79
38
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology Summary
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology 90%
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
by Eve Caligor 2018
4.79
38 ratings
Honoring the Self
by Nathaniel Branden • 1983
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
4.20
737
Honoring the Self Summary
Honoring the Self 90%
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
by Nathaniel Branden 1983
4.20
737 ratings
Life Lessons From Freud
by Brett Kahr • 2013
Freud's sharpest ideas for daily life: what your dreams, jokes, and childhood still control.
3.50
476
Life Lessons From Freud Summary
Life Lessons From Freud 90%
Freud's sharpest ideas for daily life: what your dreams, jokes, and childhood still control.
by Brett Kahr 2013
3.50
476 ratings
Surrounded by Idiots
by Thomas Erikson • 2014
Why people bulldoze, chatter, stall, or overanalyze: a four-type system for reaching each one.
3.51
78k+
Surrounded by Idiots Summary
Surrounded by Idiots 90%
Why people bulldoze, chatter, stall, or overanalyze: a four-type system for reaching each one.
by Thomas Erikson 2014
3.51
78k+ ratings
Do What You Are
by Paul D. Tieger • 1992
A four-part formula for career fit that goes deeper than skills, interests, or values.
3.78
6k+
Do What You Are Summary
Do What You Are 90%
A four-part formula for career fit that goes deeper than skills, interests, or values.
by Paul D. Tieger 1992
3.78
6k+ ratings
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