10 Best psychology books like Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray by Helen Fisher

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Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray

By: Helen Fisher

3.90

Format: 49 pages, Paperback

First published in 1992, Helen Fisher's "fascinating" (New York Times) Anatomy of Lovequickly becam…

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1. The Queer Art of Failure

By: J. Jack Halberstam

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Queer Art of Failureis about finding alternatives--to conventional understandings of success in… read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray

By: Helen Fisher

3.90

Format: 49 pages, Paperback

First published in 1992, Helen Fisher's "fascinating" (New York Times) Anatomy of Lovequickly becam… read more

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  • relationships
  • science
  • history
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • anthropology
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3. The Beauty Myth

By: Naomi Wolf

3.91

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female ident… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"Only God, my dear,"

-Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth

"Women are mere “beauties"

-Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth

"Health makes good propaganda."

-Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth

"Sexuality follows fashion, which follows politics."

-Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth

4. The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control

By: Walter Mischel

3.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and ho… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
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5. The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

By: Gavin de Becker

3.90

Format: 77 pages, Paperback

In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the man Oprah Winfrey calls the US's leading expert on vi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science

6. Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge

By: Terence McKenna

4.57

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

s/t: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs & Human Evolution For the first time in paperback, the crit… read more

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7. Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator

By: Ryan Holiday

0.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You've seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow … read more

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8. Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

By: Esther Perel

3.79

Format: 704 pages,

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9. You Are The One You've Been Waiting For: Bringing Courageous Love To Intimate Relationships

By: Richard C. Schwartz , None

3.00

Format: None pages, Audiobook

In this new audio version, Richard Schwartz, the developer of the Internal Family Systems Model, ap… read more

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10. Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

By: Carl Safina

3.00

Format: 81 pages,

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11. Polska odwraca oczy

By: Justyna Kopińska

3.18

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Zbior reportazy Justyny Kopinskiej Polska odwraca oczyto opowiesci o najwazniejszych niewyjasnionyc… read more

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12. Nietoschka Nezvanova / Noches Blancas

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky

3.88

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

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13. The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity

By: Esther Perel

3.75

Format: 263 pages, ebook

Iconic couples' therapist and bestselling author of Mating in CaptivityEsther Perel returns with a … read more

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14. How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love

By: Logan Ury

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A “must-read” ( The Washington Post ) funny and practical guide to help you find, build, and keep t… read more

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  • relationships
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
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15. Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

By: Melanie Joy

4.10

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

An Introduction to Carnism. “An important and groundbreaking contribution to the struggle for th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
"We are the collateral damage of carnism; we pay for it with our health, our environment, and our taxes - $7.64 billion a year, to be exact."

-Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

"Violent ideologies follow their own logic, the logic that sustains the system - a convoluted logic that unravels when it, itself, is labeled."

-Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

"Why, exactly, is empathy "integral to our sense of self," and how might blocking our empathy toward certain species impact our capacity for empathy in general?"

-Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

"To identify with others is to see something of yourself in them and to see something of them in yourself--even if the only thing you identify with is the desire to be free from suffering."

-Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

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16. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

By: Robert Waldinger

4.16

Format: 352 pages, ebook

What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their book, the directors of the Ha… read more

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  • relationships
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
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17. Social Chemistry: Decoding the Elements of Human Connection

By: Marissa King

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Social Chemistry will utterly transform the way you think about “networking.” Understanding the con… read more

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  • relationships
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • science
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18. The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

By: Louise Perry

4.28

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Ditching the stuffy hang-ups and benighted sexual traditionalism of the past is an unambiguously po… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • psychology
  • sexuality
"Prostitution has never been a matter of personal choice or female empowerment. Rather, the role of 'buyer' versus 'seller' has always been determined not only by sex but also by race, nationality and…"

-Louise Perry, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

"Sex workers can act as sources of sex advice only if we understand sex to be a skillset that must be learned and refined across different partners, with good sex a result not of intimacy but of good …"

-Louise Perry, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

"We should treat our sexual partners with dignity. We should not regard other people as merely body parts to be enjoyed. We should aspire to love and mutuality in all of our sexual relationships, rega…"

-Louise Perry, The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

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19. Lieutenant Dangerous: A Vietnam War Memoir

By: Jeff Danziger

4.05

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

"A must-read war memoir… with zero punches pulled, related by one of the most incisive observers of… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Russ Harris

20. ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

By: Russ Harris

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Build more compassionate, accepting, and loving relationships with acceptance and commitment therap… read more

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  • relationships
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"Stop trying to control how you feel, and instead take control of what you do."

-Russ Harris, ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

"We need to pay attention with a particular attitude: one of openness, curiosity, and receptiveness."

-Russ Harris, ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

"The more importance we place on avoiding unpleasant feelings in life, the more our life tends to go downhill."

-Russ Harris, ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

"The feeling of love comes and goes on a whim; you can't control it. But the action of love is something you can do, regardless of how you are feeling."

-Russ Harris, ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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J. Jack Halberstam

4.00

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Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray

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3.90

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Naomi Wolf

3.91

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3.67

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Rick Bragg

4.26

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3.56

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4.23

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Molly Brodak

4.54

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