Books like Games People Play
12 books with a reading profile close to Games People Play by Eric Berne. Inward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Personality Types
by Daryl Sharp
Also inward-looking · theoretical, accessible
Daryl Sharp details the mechanics of C.G.
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Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Emily Nagoski presents a biological and psychological model of human sexuality centered on the Dual Control Model, which defines sexual response as an interaction between excitatory "accelerators" and inhibitory "brakes…
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What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
In this collaboration, Bruce D.
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The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Irvin D.
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski argue that stress is a biological process that must be physically completed to prevent chronic exhaustion.
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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
by Johann Hari
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Johann Hari investigates the collapse of human concentration, arguing that our dwindling attention spans are not personal failings but the result of external systemic forces.
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
by Amir Levine
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
Psychiatrist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel Heller apply the biological principles of attachment theory to adult romantic relationships.
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How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer
practical, accessible
Jonah Lehrer details the biological mechanics behind human choice, focusing on the interplay between the emotional brain and the rational prefrontal cortex.
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
John Gottman presents findings from years of observational data collected in his "Love Lab," where he monitored couples' physiological responses and communication patterns.
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Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
theoretical, accessible
Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá argue that humans are not naturally monogamous but evolved in egalitarian, promiscuous hunter-gatherer groups.
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On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families
Also inward-looking · theoretical, accessible
In this seminal study, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduces the five stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—based on her observations of terminally ill patients.
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Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · practical, accessible
The narrative follows Tom Callum, an executive at Zagrum Company, as he learns about the psychological state of self-deception, referred to as being in the box.
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