Best Psychology Books Recommended by Experts

Most-recommended psychology books

1. 
   Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
   Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
   Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely +2 more
2. 
   Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
   Robert B. Cialdini
   Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely +1 more
3. 
   Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
   Dennis Greenberger, Christine A. Padesky, Aaron T. Beck
   Recommended by Mark Williams, Judith Beck +1 more
4. 
   The Art of Thinking Clearly
   Rolf Dobelli
   Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Robert Cialdini
5. 
   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
   Yuval Noah Harari
   Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely
6. 
   Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
   Steve Magness
   Recommended by Adam Alter, Clint Murphy
7. 
   Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions (Series in Affective Science)
   Jaak Panksepp
   Recommended by Jordan B Peterson, Geoffrey Miller
8. 
   Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
   Susan Cain
   Recommended by Barry Schwartz, Daniel Gilbert
9. 
   The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
   Michael Lewis
   Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Richard H. Thaler
10. 
    Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    John Carreyrou
    Recommended by Barry Ritholtz, Russell Poldrack
11. 
    The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
    Scott Galloway
    Recommended by Barry Ritholtz, Geoffrey Miller
12. 
    The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul
    Brad Stulberg
    Recommended by Kelly McGonigal, Adam Alter
13. 
    Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Daniel Kahneman
    Recommended by Daniel Kahneman, Richard H. Thaler
14. 
    Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive
    Marc Brackett Ph.D.
    Recommended by Carol Dweck, Peter Salovey
15. 
    Contagious: Why Things Catch On
    Jonah Berger
    Recommended by Dan Ariely, Daniel Gilbert
16. 
    How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love
    Logan Ury
    Recommended by Barry Schwartz, Daniel Gilbert
17. 
    How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
    Katy Milkman, Angela Duckworth
    Recommended by Carol Dweck, Robert Cialdini
18. 
    Theory Building
    Robert Dubin
    Recommended by Daniël Lakens
19. 
    Island: A Novel
    Aldous Huxley
    Recommended by Jordan B Peterson
20. 
    Island
    Aldous Huxley
    Recommended by Jordan B Peterson
21. 
    Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
    Rory Sutherland
    Recommended by Geoffrey Miller
22. 
    Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
    Eric Barker
    Recommended by Robert Cialdini
23. 
    Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
    Yuval Noah Harari
    Recommended by Daniel Kahneman
24. 
    Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
    Liz Wiseman
    Recommended by Carol Dweck

Psychology experts

MW

Mark Williams

Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford

3 book recommendations

Daniel Kahneman

Psychologist, Nobel laureate and author (1934–2024)

22 book recommendations

Jordan B Peterson

Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Toronto

15 book recommendations

Dan Ariely

Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University

13 book recommendations

CD

Carol Dweck

Lewis & Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Stanford University; author of Mindset

6 book recommendations

KN

Kristin Neff

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin

3 book recommendations

MS

Martin Seligman

Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

3 book recommendations

DH

Donald Hoffman

Professor of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine

2 book recommendations

RC

Robert Cialdini

Author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

10 book recommendations

KM

Kelly McGonigal

Stanford Psychology Instructor and Author

2 book recommendations

BS

Barry Schwartz

Author of The Paradox of Choice; emeritus professor of psychology, Swarthmore College

4 book recommendations

DG

Daniel Gilbert

Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of Stumbling on Happiness

7 book recommendations

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