30 Best Psychology Books which your must read!

16) Priceless: The myth of fair value

~by William Poundstone

This book reflects the idea that normal people under average contemporary circumstances can consistently be hoodwinked into making decisions against their own economic interests.

17) Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

~by Daniel H. Pink

Funny, insightful, and supported by research, Drive has far-reaching implications for our society and how we view work and the people we try to motivate. Daniel H. Pink suggests that there is a gap between what “science knows and what business does.” This is a great book to confuse those with a lot of management theory behind them.

18) The Compass of Pleasure

~by David J. Linden

A book at the neurobiology of pleasure-and how pleasures can become addictions. It’s a blend of pop psychology and neuroscience. And entertaining and engaging in its parts. It has an account of insightful discussions on pleasure, addiction and societal implications.

19) Games People Play

~by Eric Berne

We think we’re relating to other people–but actually we’re all playing games. Berne argues that a lot of the behavior that you see around you everyday can best be understood as different kind of games. An interesting way to understand psychology of human relations.

20) Emotional Intelligence

~by Daniel Goleman

This visionary book by Daniel Goleman is one of the most important seminal contribution to understanding the human condition for living better. the book deals with the evolution of brain mechanisms for emotional and rational behavior. It also describes why emotional intelligence matter more than IQ.

21) Incognito: The Secret Lives of Brain

~by David Eagleman

Eagleman teaches you many things regarding functioning of brain in this book. Its a collection of extremely short and thought provoking stories. Incognito is an entertaining and wide ranging look at the development of our thinking about thinking. An incredibly fascinating read.

22) Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)

~by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson

This book teaches us self justification through the territories of family, memory, law, conflict and war. The author explains about the power of gifts in swaying decision making and reasoning behind stereotypes pretty well. An easy read for anyone interested in social psychology.

23) Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

~by Angela Duckworth

Angela shows that the reason of outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called grit. It talks about the difference in success between people. It also includes a plethora of fascinating case studies.The book gives us message – ” As much as talent counts, efforts count twice.”

24) Magic Words

~by Tim David

Through this book Tim David seeks to explain that the real magic is all about words and the way they influence minds of the audience. The book shows seven magic words which can help effective and persuasive communication. It focuses on developing communication skills through correct use of words and making an impact of your thoughts by using them.

25) The Willpower Instinct

~by Kelly McGonial

This book explains the science of self control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness and productivity. The author asks you questions about different ways that threaten your willpower and how to deal with it to overcome the difficult parts.

26) Brain Rules

~by John Medina

It contains 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home and school. It’s a very interesting synthesis of current neuroscience research into very comprehensible terms.It basically deals with the working of brain and that is shown through varied researches and instances. A fun little quick read book.

27) Outliers

~by Malcolm Gladwell

Gladwell takes you on a rollercoaster guide to what makes the high- achievers different than normal people. The book introduces us to the fact that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, than trying to know what background are they from. You need to read this book.

28) Authentic happiness

~by Martin Seligman

The book questions us to answer what is good in us and transform that good into excellent. The author tells us that there is more to mental health than mere absence of illness and sadness. It provides an insightful and detailed model to all the contributors of happiness.

29) The Tipping Point

~by Malcolm Gladwell

Gladwell keeps his readers involved through telling stories and anecdotes. Tipping point is described as a moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point. It opens the reader’s vision of seeing how little things matter so much.

30) What EVERYBODY is saying

~by Joe Navarro

It describes what our body language and face expressions can present our state of mind in front of everyone. Through these features anyone can learn and understand how humans think and act. A small quick read.

This was our list of must read psychology books, let us know if we missed out any in the comments sections.