Books like All About Love: New Visions
12 books with a reading profile close to All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks. Inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
by Sam Harris
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
Sam Harris argues that the feeling of selfhood is a cognitive illusion that can be dismantled through disciplined observation.
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
by bell hooks
Also inward-looking · personal growth, theoretical
In this 2003 work, bell hooks examines the psychological toll of patriarchy on men, arguing that traditional masculine socialization forces boys to undergo a "psychic self-mutilation" by severing their connection to the…
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Women Who Run With the Wolves
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
Clarissa Pinkola Estés uses her background as a Jungian analyst and cantadora to examine the "Wild Woman" archetype, a personification of the instinctual female psyche.
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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
by Alice Miller
Also inward-looking · personal growth, theoretical
Alice Miller describes how children endowed with high sensitivity often abandon their authentic feelings to satisfy the emotional needs of their parents.
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The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
M.
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Man and His Symbols
by C.G. Jung
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, theoretical
Man and His Symbols serves as an introduction to analytical psychology, explaining how the unconscious mind communicates through dream imagery and universal archetypes.
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
Michael A.
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
by Gabor Maté
Also inward-looking · personal growth, theoretical
In this work, Gabor Maté argues that chronic illness and mental distress are not isolated biological malfunctions but logical consequences of a social system that ignores human evolutionary needs.
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Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
Also inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
Robert Wright uses evolutionary psychology to explain why the human brain naturally generates illusions, such as road rage or recurring anxieties, which helped our ancestors survive but now cause modern misery.
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Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
by Tara Brach
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
In Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach addresses the pervasive feeling of personal deficiency she calls the trance of unworthiness.
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, theoretical
Alan Watts argues that people's sense of insecurity comes from trying to find permanence and certainty in a world that is always changing.
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