16 Best psychology books like The Meaning of Anxiety by Rollo May

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The Meaning of Anxiety

By: Rollo May

3.68

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

Rollo May challenges the idea that "mental health is living without anxiety," believing it is essen…

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1. The Forgotten Language: An Introduction to the Understanding of Dreams, Fairy Tales, and Myths

By: Erich Fromm

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Paperback

Renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm investigates the universal language of symbols, expressed throug… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
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2. A Way of Being

By: Irvin D. Yalom , Carl R. Rogers

4.23

Format: 395 pages, Paperback

A profound and deeply personal collection of essays by renowned psychologist Carl Rogers The lat… read more

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  • counselling
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"The strongest force in our universe is not overriding power, but love."

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Way of Being

"I am isolated. I sit in a glass ball, I see people through a glass wall. I scream, but they do not hear me. - Ellen West"

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Way of Being

"I regret it when I suppress my feelings too long and they burst forth in ways that are distorted or attacking or hurtful."

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Way of Being

"The intolerant "true believer" is a menace to any field, yet I suspect each one of us finds traces of that person in ourself."

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Way of Being

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3. Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

By: Brad Stulberg , Steve Magness

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A few common principles drive performance, regardless of the field or the task at hand. Whether som… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • health
"Even seemingly trivial decisions deplete us."

-Brad Stulberg, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

"It isn't experience that sets top performers apart but the amount of deliberate practice they put in."

-Brad Stulberg, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

"More than half of white collar workers believe they have reached a breaking point. They simply can't handle any more information, and they report feeling demoralized as a result."

-Brad Stulberg, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

"In every field that's been studied from wine tasting to financial investing, when it came to differentiating between top performers, experience was not the critical variable....experience and experti…"

-Brad Stulberg, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

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4. Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence

By: Daniel Goleman

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Daniel Goleman returns with a groundbreaking look at today's scarcest resource a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
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5. The Courage to Be

By: Paul Tillich , Peter J. Gomes

4.09

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Paul Tillich describes the dilemma of modern man and points a way to the conquest of the problem of… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
"Doubt is the necessary tool of knowledge."

-Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

"Joy is the emotional expression of the courageous YES to one's own true being."

-Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

"Le courage d'être s'enracine dans le Dieu qui apparaît quand Dieu a disparu dans l'angoisse du doute."

-Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

"Reasoning as a limited cognitive function, detached from the personal center, never could create courage. One cannot remove anxiety by arguing it away."

-Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be

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6. Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy

By: Irvin D. Yalom

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author of Love's Executioner and The Gift of Therapy,   psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom … read more

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  • counselling
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Se c'è una via verso il Meglio, essa necessita di uno sguardo intenso al Peggio."

-Irvin D. Yalom, Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy

"Nu numai ca fictiunea isi are propriul adevar, dar orice povestire, oricat de „adevarata"

-Irvin D. Yalom, Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy

"Sometimes I felt like I'd just drift off into oblivion if it weren't for your hand anchoring me to my life."

-Irvin D. Yalom, Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy

"Confruntarea cu moartea iminenta poate sa propulseze omul in intelepciune si la o noua profunzime a existentei."

-Irvin D. Yalom, Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy

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7. The Varieties of Religious Experience

By: William James

3.56

Format: 304 pages,

Being the Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion Delivered in Edinburgh 1901/2 "I am neither a theolo… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
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8. Fear and Trembling

By: Søren Kierkegaard , Alastair Hannay

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian and religious author interested in human psy… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
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9. Psychiatry: The Science of Lies

By: Thomas Szasz

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

For over half a century Thomas Szasz has devoted much of his career to a radical critique of psychi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
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10. Existential Psychotherapy

By: Irvin D. Yalom

4.09

Format: 129 pages, Hardcover

The noted Stanford University psychiatrist distills the essence of a wide range of therapies into a… read more

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  • counselling
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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11. The Meaning of Anxiety

By: Rollo May

3.68

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

Rollo May challenges the idea that "mental health is living without anxiety," believing it is essen… read more

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  • health
  • counselling
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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12. Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy

By: Irvin D. Yalom

3.66

Format: 162 pages,

The collection of ten absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteri… read more

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  • counselling
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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13. The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients

By: Irvin D. Yalom , Nicola Ferguson

3.66

Format: 162 pages,

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  • counselling
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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14. On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy

By: Carl R. Rogers , Peter D. Kramer

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement, revolutionized psychotherapy w… read more

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  • counselling
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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15. Zorba the Greek

By: None , None , Nikos Kazantzakis

4.04

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

The classic novel, international sensation, and inspiration for the film starring Anthony Quinn exp… read more

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  • philosophy
"فالروح نفسها تبدو وكأنها بحر وغيمة وعطر"

-None, Zorba the Greek

"كم هو حزين ان تسير بمفردك على ساحل البحر"

-None, Zorba the Greek

"إنّني أعتقد - ليسامحني الله - أنّني سعيد."

-None, Zorba the Greek

"You can knock on a deaf man's door forever."

-None, Zorba the Greek

16. No More Mr. Nice Guy

By: Robert A. Glover

4.08

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Originally published as an e-book that became a controversial media phenomenon, No More Mr. Nice Gu… read more

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17. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

By: Keith Ferrazzi

3.72

Format: 640 pages,

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18. An Intimate History of Humanity

By: Theodore Zeldin

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

A provocative work that explores the evolution of emotions and personal relationships through diver… read more

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19. The Doctor and the Soul: From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy

By: Viktor E. Frankl , Richard Winston , Clara Winston

5.00

Format: 646 pages, Paperback

Emphasizing spiritual values and the quest for meaning in life in its approach to the neurotic beha… read more

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20. The Evolution Of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating

By: David M. Buss

3.50

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer t… read more

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21. The Schopenhauer Cure

By: Irvin D. Yalom

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Suddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, eminent psychotherapist Julius … read more

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22. Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy

By: Irvin D. Yalom

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"The publication of Creatures of a Dayis reason to celebrate." --Steven Pinker In this stunning col… read more

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23. Melancholy

By: Jon Fosse , Damion Searls , None

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"Melancholy" takes us deep inside a painter's fragile consciousness, vulnerable to everything but t… read more

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24. The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety

By: Alan W. Watts

0.00

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

In this fascinating book, Alan Watts explores man's quest for psychological security, examining our… read more

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25. The Art of Being

By: Erich Fromm , Rainer Funk

3.20

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

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26. Contempt

By: Alberto Moravia , Tim Parks , Angus Davidson

4.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

Contemptis a brilliant and unsettling work by one of the revolutionary masters of modern European l… read more

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27. The Denial of Death

By: Daniel Goleman , Ernest Becker , Sam Keen

4.32

Format: 80 pages,

Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, "The Denial of Death" is… read more

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28. Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

By: Irvin D. Yalom

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sunis a profoundly encouragin… read more

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29. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

By: Robert M. Sapolsky

4.25

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"

-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

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30. Trilogía

By: Jon Fosse

3.90

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Trilogía es un libro diferente. Es hipnótico. Para Jon Fosse escribir es como rezar y, para el lect… read more

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31. Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir

By: Marsha M. Linehan

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • mental health
"Somehow I lost all ability to regulate not only my emotions but my behavior as well.... It was an alarmingly rapid and complete descent into hell."

-Marsha M. Linehan, Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir

10 Best self help books like The Meaning of Anxiety by Rollo May

Transform Your Habits

A Way of Being

Irvin D. Yalom , Carl R. Rogers

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

Brad Stulberg , Steve Magness

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence

Daniel Goleman

3.56

Transform Your Habits

The Courage to Be

Paul Tillich , Peter J. Gomes

4.09

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9 Top nonfiction books like Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom

Transform Your Habits

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

Judith Lewis Herman

4.39

Transform Your Habits

The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

Alice Miller , None

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy

Irvin D. Yalom

3.66

The Art of Loving

Erich Fromm , Rainer Funk , Peter D. Kramer

3.45

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