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Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
4.02
2k+
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It 89%
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017
4.02
2k+ ratings
The User Illusion
by Tor Nørretranders • 1991
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
4.31
1k+
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion 89%
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
by Tor Nørretranders 1991
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 89%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
Snoop
by Sam Gosling • 2001
Your records, your mess, your posters: learn to read a room and know anyone fast.
3.36
5k+
Snoop Summary
Snoop 89%
Your records, your mess, your posters: learn to read a room and know anyone fast.
by Sam Gosling 2001
3.36
5k+ ratings
Subliminal
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2012
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
4.05
14k+
Subliminal Summary
Subliminal 89%
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2012
4.05
14k+ ratings
Incognito
by David Eagleman • 2011
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
4.09
35k+
Incognito Summary
Incognito 88%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 88%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 88%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
The Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 88%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
The Ego and the Id
by Sigmund Freud • 1923
The self is not the boss. It's the exhausted middleman between animal hunger and moral punishment.
3.81
13k+
The Ego and the Id Summary
The Ego and the Id 88%
The self is not the boss. It's the exhausted middleman between animal hunger and moral punishment.
by Sigmund Freud 1923
3.81
13k+ ratings
Surfaces and Essences
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2011
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
3.83
1k+
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences 88%
Analogy isn't a language trick. It's the hidden engine of every thought, category, and insight.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011
3.83
1k+ ratings
Sensation
by Thalma Lobel • 2014
Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.
3.42
384
Sensation Summary
Sensation 88%
Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.
by Thalma Lobel 2014
3.42
384 ratings
What Every Body is Saying
by Joe Navarro • 2008
Read anyone by starting at the feet and ignoring the face: an ex-FBI agent's method.
3.91
35k+
What Every Body is Saying Summary
What Every Body is Saying 88%
Read anyone by starting at the feet and ignoring the face: an ex-FBI agent's method.
by Joe Navarro 2008
3.91
35k+ ratings
The Hidden Spring
by Mark Solms • 2021
Consciousness isn't a cortical achievement: it's a feeling in the brainstem, predicting uncertainty.
4.25
1k+
The Hidden Spring Summary
The Hidden Spring 88%
Consciousness isn't a cortical achievement: it's a feeling in the brainstem, predicting uncertainty.
by Mark Solms 2021
4.25
1k+ ratings
The Power of Body Language
by Joe Navarro • 2009
Most body language advice starts with the face. An ex-FBI agent starts with the feet.
4.09
637
The Power of Body Language Summary
The Power of Body Language 88%
Most body language advice starts with the face. An ex-FBI agent starts with the feet.
by Joe Navarro 2009
4.09
637 ratings
Body Language
by Julius Fast • 1970
Your body's secret language: it speaks before you do, and it rarely lies.
3.48
2k+
Body Language Summary
Body Language 87%
Your body's secret language: it speaks before you do, and it rarely lies.
by Julius Fast 1970
3.48
2k+ 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 87%
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
by Douglas Van Praet 2012
3.94
342 ratings
The Dictionary of Body Language
by Joe Navarro • 2018
Your body broadcasts what words hide. A field guide to the honest signals you miss.
3.69
3k+
The Dictionary of Body Language Summary
The Dictionary of Body Language 87%
Your body broadcasts what words hide. A field guide to the honest signals you miss.
by Joe Navarro 2018
3.69
3k+ ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 87%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Definitive Book of Body Language
by Allan Pease • 1981
Your body speaks louder than your words. Learn its vocabulary, from handshake to courtship.
3.95
29k+
The Definitive Book of Body Language Summary
The Definitive Book of Body Language 87%
Your body speaks louder than your words. Learn its vocabulary, from handshake to courtship.
by Allan Pease 1981
3.95
29k+ ratings
Unmasking the Face
by Paul Ekman • 1975
Read six universal facial blueprints for emotion and split-second leaks that expose hidden feelings.
4.00
1k+
Unmasking the Face Summary
Unmasking the Face 87%
Read six universal facial blueprints for emotion and split-second leaks that expose hidden feelings.
by Paul Ekman 1975
4.00
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 87%
Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.
by Karen Kristin Amend 1980
3.82
247 ratings
How Customers Think
by Gerald Zaltman • 2003
Ninety-five percent of buying is unconscious. Your surveys only interview the other five.
4.00
443
How Customers Think Summary
How Customers Think 87%
Ninety-five percent of buying is unconscious. Your surveys only interview the other five.
by Gerald Zaltman 2003
4.00
443 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 87%
Looking away from an ad may make it work better: low attention bypasses your mental defenses.
by Robert Heath 2012
3.98
181 ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 87%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
The Tell
by Matthew Hertenstein • 2013
Facial structure predicts profits. Infant glances predict temperament. The science of fleeting cues.
3.20
500
The Tell Summary
The Tell 87%
Facial structure predicts profits. Infant glances predict temperament. The science of fleeting cues.
by Matthew Hertenstein 2013
3.20
500 ratings
How to Read People Like a Book
by Chase Hill • 2023
Microexpressions, body language, and tone: the three channels that reveal every hidden emotion.
3.90
120
How to Read People Like a Book Summary
How to Read People Like a Book 87%
Microexpressions, body language, and tone: the three channels that reveal every hidden emotion.
by Chase Hill 2023
3.90
120 ratings
The Yes Factor
by Tonya Reiman • 2010
Master the silent 93 percent of communication that actually sways people.
3.59
160
The Yes Factor Summary
The Yes Factor 87%
Master the silent 93 percent of communication that actually sways people.
by Tonya Reiman 2010
3.59
160 ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 87%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal
by C.G. Jung • 1997
Meaningful coincidences reveal a hidden order: psyche and matter connected by meaning, not cause.
4.20
231
Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal Summary
Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal 87%
Meaningful coincidences reveal a hidden order: psyche and matter connected by meaning, not cause.
by C.G. Jung 1997
4.20
231 ratings
Anesthesia
by Kate Cole-Adams • 2017
Anesthesia works. No one knows how. And some patients are awake, paralyzed, and remember everything.
3.20
396
Anesthesia Summary
Anesthesia 87%
Anesthesia works. No one knows how. And some patients are awake, paralyzed, and remember everything.
by Kate Cole-Adams 2017
3.20
396 ratings
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
by Guy Claxton • 1997
The mind's slowest mode generates creativity and wisdom. Speed is silencing it.
3.91
322
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind Summary
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind 87%
The mind's slowest mode generates creativity and wisdom. Speed is silencing it.
by Guy Claxton 1997
3.91
322 ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 87%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
Mysteries
by Colin Wilson • 1978
Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.
4.10
494
Mysteries Summary
Mysteries 87%
Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.
by Colin Wilson 1978
4.10
494 ratings
Feeling & Knowing
by António Damásio • 2021
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
3.57
2k+
Feeling & Knowing Summary
Feeling & Knowing 87%
Consciousness begins in the body: feelings, not thought, build the first sense of self.
by António Damásio 2021
3.57
2k+ ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 87%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis
by Sigmund Freud • 1917
Your forgotten names and midnight visions are not mistakes. They are messages from a hidden mind.
3.79
12k+
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis Summary
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis 87%
Your forgotten names and midnight visions are not mistakes. They are messages from a hidden mind.
by Sigmund Freud 1917
3.79
12k+ ratings
Irreducible Mind
by Edward F. Kelly • 2006
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
4.39
232
Irreducible Mind Summary
Irreducible Mind 87%
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
by Edward F. Kelly 2006
4.39
232 ratings
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought
by Erich Fromm • 1979
Freud revealed the irrational mind. His followers turned a radical theory into conformity training.
3.79
220
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought Summary
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought 87%
Freud revealed the irrational mind. His followers turned a radical theory into conformity training.
by Erich Fromm 1979
3.79
220 ratings
The Secrets to Charisma and Personal Magnetism
by Bruno Martins • 2016
A step-by-step energy system that turns your eyes, voice, and posture into instruments of influence.
3.33
21
The Secrets to Charisma and Personal Magnetism Summary
The Secrets to Charisma and Personal Magnetism 87%
A step-by-step energy system that turns your eyes, voice, and posture into instruments of influence.
by Bruno Martins 2016
3.33
21 ratings
Body Language
by Allan Pease • 2006
Your body is talking: gestures, zones, and micro-signals that expose what words conceal.
3.86
4k+
Body Language Summary
Body Language 87%
Your body is talking: gestures, zones, and micro-signals that expose what words conceal.
by Allan Pease 2006
3.86
4k+ ratings
How To Analyze People
by Basil Foster • 2018
Learn to read every silent signal someone gives off, and never be deceived again.
4.00
2
How To Analyze People Summary
How To Analyze People 87%
Learn to read every silent signal someone gives off, and never be deceived again.
by Basil Foster 2018
4.00
2 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 87%
Freud's sharpest ideas for daily life: what your dreams, jokes, and childhood still control.
by Brett Kahr 2013
3.50
476 ratings
Supernature
by Lyall Watson • 1973
The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.
4.10
714
Supernature Summary
Supernature 87%
The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.
by Lyall Watson 1973
4.10
714 ratings
The Ravenous Brain
by Daniel Bor • 2012
Consciousness is a biological trick evolution built, and its failures reveal mental illness.
3.91
427
The Ravenous Brain Summary
The Ravenous Brain 87%
Consciousness is a biological trick evolution built, and its failures reveal mental illness.
by Daniel Bor 2012
3.91
427 ratings
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes • 1976
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
4.26
6k+
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Summary
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind 87%
Before introspection, humans heard gods. A theory of history explaining our search for certainty.
by Julian Jaynes 1976
4.26
6k+ ratings
Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101
by Vanessa Van Edwards • 2013
Spot a lie before the sentence ends: it starts with a baseline, not a tell.
4.00
210
Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101 Summary
Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101 87%
Spot a lie before the sentence ends: it starts with a baseline, not a tell.
by Vanessa Van Edwards 2013
4.00
210 ratings
Blink
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2005
Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.
3.96
625k+
Blink Summary
Blink 87%
Rapid decisions can beat careful analysis: they need structure, not more data.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2005
3.96
625k+ ratings
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams
by André Tridon • 2013
Dreams, even nightmares, are wishes you cannot admit. Decode them and insomnia dissolves.
2.00
2
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams Summary
Psychoanalysis Sleep and Dreams 87%
Dreams, even nightmares, are wishes you cannot admit. Decode them and insomnia dissolves.
by André Tridon 2013
2.00
2 ratings
The Secret Language of Synchronicity
by Jenna Moore Fuller • 2017
Why the same words keep finding you, and how to treat them as guidance.
3.48
23
The Secret Language of Synchronicity Summary
The Secret Language of Synchronicity 87%
Why the same words keep finding you, and how to treat them as guidance.
by Jenna Moore Fuller 2017
3.48
23 ratings
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