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6 Books About the Lives of Psychologists Who Shaped the Way We Understand Ourselves

Some psychologists spend their lives writing polite articles about human behavior. Others walk straight into the storm and pull truths out of the chaos. The books below follow the second group, the thinkers who argued, obsessed, unravelled and rebuilt everything we thought we knew about the mind. Their lives were…

Monique SnymanNovember 18, 2025

Listicles Nonfiction Popular

Memoirs That Reveal How Culture Shapes Consciousness

Everything we believe about ourselves is borrowed, whether it’s from society, history or the people we’ve loved. The following memoirs refuse to accept those borrowed truths without question, plunging into the intersection of identity, memory and culture. They trace how consciousness emerges when we confront the stories we inherit, challenge…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Nonfiction

Basquiat, Unvarnished: Phoebe Hoban’s Clear-Eyed Portrait of an Artist and a System

Phoebe Hoban’s Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art distinguishes itself by refusing to polish its subject into legend. Jean-Michel Basquiat appears not as a figure suspended above the world but as a young artist drawn into the machinery of fame. The book traces his path from Brooklyn to global notoriety,…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

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How J.R.R. Tolkien Shaped the World of Fantasy

Physician Erica M. Elliott, M.D., closes her memoir trilogy with a riveting account of chemical injury, a 50/50 brain surgery and the slow, practical work of healing. From an emergency appendectomy in India to environmental‑medicine sleuthing and a spiritual reckoning, From Doctor to Healer is an intimate, hopeful narrative about…

Matthew McCartyNovember 24, 2025

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Joseph L. Bensinger’s Poetic Lens on a Changing World

The world of artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming commonplace in our modern society. Many of the everyday things that people do are now being completely automated and changing the way that society looks at those functions. Customer service and support desk services are being phased into artificial intelligence. Online purchases…

Matthew McCartyNovember 21, 2025

Hidden Gems Nonfiction

From Doctor to Healer: A Physician’s Harrowing, Hopeful Journey

Physician Erica M. Elliott, M.D., closes her memoir trilogy with a riveting account of chemical injury, a 50/50 brain surgery and the slow, practical work of healing. From an emergency appendectomy in India to environmental‑medicine sleuthing and a spiritual reckoning, From Doctor to Healer is an intimate, hopeful narrative about…

BookTribNovember 18, 2025

Better Self Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Joanne Sonenshine, Author of ‘ChangeSeekers’ on Changing Careers and Finding Your Calling

It's not always clear where we're headed in life, or in our career. We're in an age where it seems like we have to decide what our one, true calling is and what we will do with the rest of our lives at a relatively young age. However, this isn't…

BookTribJanuary 12, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Brand Yourself Like a Kardashian!: A BookTrib Q&A with Branding Strategist Rina Plapler

The Kardashian family has made a fortune branding themselves through social media. Regardless of how you feel about this family, their self-promotion techniques have been so effective that the name "Kardashian" is synonymous with a number of products, most recently Calvin Klein, but if anyone were to ask what exactly…

BookTribJanuary 31, 2018

Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Author Ryan Avery Talks Generational Differences and ‘Motivating Millennials’

The word millennials is one that lately, is used a lot; and when it comes to business, some of the most common things you hear is that millennials are lazy and don't work hard. But Ryan Avery and James Goodnow are here to correct that misconception: it's not that millennials are…

BookTribJanuary 23, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

Sometimes the best advice is the advice that's been handed down from others. Often coming from decades of trial-and-error, life experience and more, the lessons that carry the best advice are not only worthwhile, but they stand the test of time. Marc Demetriou, a nationally recognized mortgage banker and top-rated speaker,…

BookTribJanuary 24, 2018

Business Nonfiction

‘Getting to the Green’: How Playing Golf Can Help You Plan Your Financial Future

Understanding your finances can be difficult when you have no experience, and financial planning for the future, even more so. Complicated and confusing, it's easy to lose sight of the goal, whether you're a beginner, or have some knowledge of finance and accounting. Altair Gobo, a certified financial planner and…

BookTribOctober 9, 2017

Business Nonfiction

Gigged: Sarah Kessler on Future of the Job Market

Uber, Lyft, TaskRabbit - these are only a few of the avenues available for people looking for work in the "gig economy." Ten years ago, Uber wasn't even heard of, but now it's something used as commonly as an iPhone. Gigs are - or at least are advertised as -…

BookTribJuly 5, 2018

Nonfiction

Yale’s Secret Societies Are Revealed in ‘Skulls and Keys’

Secret societies have always held a certain fascination for America, the mystery around their operations and initiations inspiring hundreds of rumors of just how much influence they have, and how far that influence can reach. In an era of sororities and fraternities becoming more open and public with their workings,…

BookTribSeptember 18, 2017

Nonfiction

YouTube Star Hannah Hart’s ‘Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded’

With a Youtube show titled My Drunk Kitchen, where social media star Hannah Hart gets drunk and dubiously tries to cook (or bake) things, you would expect her memoir to be lighthearted, comedic, even self-deprecating view of her life - on the contrary, however; Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded is…

BookTribSeptember 19, 2017

Nonfiction

Let’s Dish with Food Network’s Biggest Stars: New Books, New Recipes, Classic Favorites!

The holidays are upon us and it is time, once again, to begin planning that perfect meal for family and friends! This week at Booktrib, we're dusting off our oven mits and getting down and dirty with food. One of the best resources for cook of all levels is Food…

BookTribOctober 11, 2017

Nonfiction

New Coffee Table Book Goes Behind the Scenes of Woody Allen’s Films

Known for his films that, while considered romantic, have a tendency to be psychoanalyses of the modern world, his films are instantly recognizable for their motifs and style, often full of self-deprecation. In leading film critic Jason Solomon's coffee table book Woody Allen Film by Film, the themes, styles, and cultural…

BookTribOctober 11, 2017

6 Books About the Lives of Psychologists Who Shaped the Way We Understand Ourselves

Memoirs That Reveal How Culture Shapes Consciousness

How J.R.R. Tolkien Shaped the World of Fantasy

Joseph L. Bensinger’s Poetic Lens on a Changing World

From Doctor to Healer: A Physician’s Harrowing, Hopeful Journey

BookTrib Q&A: Joanne Sonenshine, Author of ‘ChangeSeekers’ on Changing Careers and Finding Your Calling

Brand Yourself Like a Kardashian!: A BookTrib Q&A with Branding Strategist Rina Plapler

BookTrib Q&A: Author Ryan Avery Talks Generational Differences and ‘Motivating Millennials’

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

‘Getting to the Green’: How Playing Golf Can Help You Plan Your Financial Future

Gigged: Sarah Kessler on Future of the Job Market

Yale’s Secret Societies Are Revealed in ‘Skulls and Keys’

Let’s Dish with Food Network’s Biggest Stars: New Books, New Recipes, Classic Favorites!

New Coffee Table Book Goes Behind the Scenes of Woody Allen’s Films

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