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The Best Psychology Books of All Time

This is a wide-ranging list of popular psychology books perfect for everyone from arm chair psychologists to licensed professionals. Hopefully you've read a few of these and find one or two for your to be read list!
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Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
1
Viktor E. Frankl
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
2
Daniel Kahneman
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
3
Susan Cain
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Robert B. Cialdini)
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
4
Robert B. Cialdini
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
5
Dale Carnegie
Mindset (Carol S. Dweck)
Mindset
6
Carol S. Dweck
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
7
Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
8
Malcom Gladwell
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Charles Duhigg)
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
9
Charles Duhigg
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
10
Malcolm Gladwell
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
11
Oliver Sacks
Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman)
Emotional Intelligence
12
Daniel Goleman
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
13
Stephen Covey
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD)
The Body Keeps the Score
14
Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Predictably Irrational (Dan Ariely)
Predictably Irrational
15
Dan Ariely
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein)
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
16
Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
17
Mark Manson
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Jordan B Peterson)
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
18
Jordan B Peterson
An Unquiet Mind (Kay Redfield Jamison)
An Unquiet Mind
19
Kay Redfield Jamison
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Daniel H. Pink)
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
20
Daniel H. Pink
Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker)
Why We Sleep
21
Matthew Walker
Flow (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
Flow
22
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (Jonathan Haidt)
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
23
Jonathan Haidt
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Angela Duckworth)
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
24
Angela Duckworth
The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
The 48 Laws of Power
25
Robert Greene
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Gary Chapman)
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
26
Gary Chapman
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
27
Steven D. Levitt
The Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
The Psychopath Test
28
Jon Ronson
The Righteous Mind (Jonathan Haidt)
The Righteous Mind
29
Jonathan Haidt
David and Goliath (Malcolm Gladwell)
David and Goliath
30
Malcolm Gladwell
Atomic Habits (James Clear)
Atomic Habits
31
James Clear
Made to Stick (Chip and Dan Heath)
Made to Stick
32
Chip and Dan Heath
Factfulness (Hans Rosling)
Factfulness
33
Hans Rosling
Stumbling on Happiness (Daniel Gilbert)
Stumbling on Happiness
34
Daniel Gilbert
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (C. G. Jung)
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
35
C. G. Jung
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
36
Sigmund Freud
Man and His Symbols (Carl Jung)
Man and His Symbols
37
Carl Jung
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Robert M. Sapolsky)
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
38
Robert M. Sapolsky
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (Susannah Cahalan)
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
39
Susannah Cahalan
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
40
Joseph Campbell
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