For purposes of this list, only include non-fiction books with over 9999 ratings and shelved at least 100 times as psychology.

Anything fiction or with less than 10000 ratings or shelved less than 100 times as psychology

Are these really the best Psychology Books? Well it kind of depends on the point of view. As a clinician or academician, probably not. But as a lay person, these are the popular books that other people actually claimed to have read.

See also:
Books Every Psychology and or Counseling Doctoral Student Should Read
Greatest Psychology Books
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message 1: by Mitchell (new)

Mitchell Friedman removed The Red Book: Liber Novus for not having 10,000 ratings


message 2: by Vicki (new)

Vicki #16 The Archetypes ..., by Jung, has less than 10,000 ratings.
#61 Reframe Your Artistry has only 1 rating.
#61 (tie?) Clever Hans has only 6.


message 3: by Mitchell (new)

Mitchell Friedman Vicki wrote: "#16 The Archetypes ..., by Jung, has less than 10,000 ratings.
#61 Reframe Your Artistry has only 1 rating.
#61 (tie?) Clever Hans has only 6."


thanks for the call out. deleted.


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