Behavioral Psychology
Why we do what we do — the science of human behavior

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Featured Books
Handpicked Behavioral Psychology summaries our editors recommend.
Viktor Emil Frankl
Man’s Search for Meaning. Washington Square Press, 1985.
Ellen Ruppel Shell
The High Cost of Discount Culture. Penguin Press, 2009.
Paul Bloom
The Origins of Good and Evil. Crown Publishers, 2013.
Daniel J. Siegel
12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive. Delacorte Press, 2011.
New Arrivals
Latest additions on Behavioral Psychology
Tim Ferriss
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Mariner Books, 2016.
David Leavitt
Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer. Atlas Books, 2006.
Admiral William H. McRaven
Little Things that Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World. Grand Central Publishing, 2017.
Josephy Murphy
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. Way to Success, 2019.
Simon Sinek
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. Portfolio/Penguin, 2009.
Justin Lee
How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Change the World. TarcherPerigee, 2018.
Nicole LePera
Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self. Harper Wave, 2021.
Tom Vanderbilt
Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us). Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Arthur C. Brooks
Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. Portfolio, 2022.
Thomas Erikson
The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life). St. Martin’s Essentials, 2019.
Most Popular
Top-rated books on Behavioral Psychology
Jia Jiang
How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible. Harmony, 2015.
Caroline Webb
Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life. Crown Business, 2016.
Dale Carnegie
Simon & Schuster, 1981 (revised by Dorothy Carnegie, originally published in 1936).
Dan Harris
A 10% Happier How-to Book. Harmony, 2017.
Will Storr
Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better. Collins, 2019.
Isabel Allende
On Impatient Love, Long Life, and Good Witches. Ballantine Books, 2021.
Lisa Mosconi
A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2014.
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power. Penguin Books, 1998.
Brian Christian
The Computer Science of Human Decisions. Henry Holt, 2016.
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What readers are exploring on Behavioral Psychology
Al Ramadan, et al.
How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets. Harper, 2016.
Amy Chua
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Penguin Group, 2011.
Paul Bloom
The Origins of Good and Evil. Crown Publishers, 2013.
John de Graaf
How Overconsumption Is Killing Us and How to Fight Back. Berrett-Koehler, 2014.
Karen Kimsey-House
New Skills for Coaching People toward Success in Work and Life. Davies-Black Publishing, 2007.
Viktor Emil Frankl
Man’s Search for Meaning. Washington Square Press, 1985.
Ellen Ruppel Shell
The High Cost of Discount Culture. Penguin Press, 2009.
Daniel J. Siegel
12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive. Delacorte Press, 2011.
Jessica Bennett
An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace. Harper Wave, 2016.
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