William James The Principles of Psychology (1890)
Sigmund Freud The Interpretation of Dreams (1900)
Jean Piaget The Language and Thought of the Child (1923)
Alfred Adler Understanding Human Nature (1927)
Ivan Pavlov Conditioned Reflexes: An Investigation of the Physiological Activity of the Cerebral Cortex (1927)
Anna Freud The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence (1936)
Karen Horney Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis (1945)
Hans Eysenck Dimensions of Personality (1947)
Eric Hoffer The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (1951)
Fritz Perls Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality (1951)
Alfred Kinsey Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953)
Melanie Klein Envy and Gratitude (1957)
Erik Erikson Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History (1958)
Harry Harlow The Nature of Love (1958)
R. D. Laing The Divided Self: A Study of Sanity and Madness (1960)
Albert Ellis & Robert A. Harper A Guide to Rational Living (1961)
Carl Rogers On Becoming a Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy (1961)
Eric Berne Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships (1964)
Thomas A. Harris I’m OK—You’re OK (1967)
Carl Jung The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (1968)
Nathaniel Branden The Psychology of Self-Esteem (1969)
Viktor Frankl The Will to Meaning: Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy (1969)
Edward de Bono Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step (1970)
Oliver Sacks The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales (1970)
Abraham Maslow The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (1971)
B. F. Skinner Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971)
Gail Sheehy Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life (1974)
Stanley Milgram Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View (1976)
Robert Bolton People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts (1979)
Isabel Briggs Myers Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type (1980)
David D. Burns Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (1980)
Milton Erickson (by Sidney Rosen) My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. (1982)
Howard Gardner Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences (1983)
Robert Cialdini Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (1984)
Anne Moir & David Jessel Brainsex: The Real Difference Between Men and Women (1989)
William Styron Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (1990)
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (1996)
Robert E. Thayer The Origin of Everyday Moods: Managing Energy, Tension, and Stress (1996)
Gavin de Becker The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence (1997)
Susan Forward Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You (1997)
Daniel Goleman Working with Emotional Intelligence (1998)
V. S. Ramachandran Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (1998)
John M. Gottman The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (1999)
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, & Sheila Heen Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (1999)
Steven Pinker The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (2002)
Martin Seligman Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfilment (2002)
Barry Schwartz The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (2004)
Malcolm Gladwell Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005)
Louann Brizendine The Female Brain (2006)
Daniel Gilbert Stumbling on Happiness (2006)