The Greatest Books of All Time on Therapy

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2225 My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 American English
2294 The Divided Self R. D. Laing 1960 British English
3377 Ordinary People Judith Guest 1976 American English
3940 Three Case Histories Sigmund Freud 1963 Austrian German
4252 Dianetics L. Ron Hubbard 1950 American English
4711 Umgang Mit Der Angst Horst-Eberhard Richter 1968 German German
5392 The Horse Whisperer Nicholas Evans 1995 British English
6716 How To Change Your Mind Michael Pollan 2018 American English
7915 Musicophilia Oliver Sacks 2007 British English
9914 Miracle Creek Angie Kim 2019 American English
10557 The Body Keeps The Score Bessel van der Kolk 2014 American English
10733 Big Swiss Jen Beagin 2023 American English
10961 The Bird's Nest Shirley Jackson 1954 American English
13050 The Words Of Dr. L Karen E. Bender 2025 American English
14122 The Choice Dr. Edith Eva Eger 2017 American English
14619 Ten years and Ten Cases of Hysteria Lin Jinlan 1988 Chinese Unknown
14985 The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides 2019 British English
14985 Maybe You Should Talk To Someone Lori Gottlieb 2019 American English
15915 Study of Organ Inferiority and Its Psychical Compensation Alfred Adler 1907 Austrian German
15915 Observations on "Wild" Psycho-Analysis Sigmund Freud 1910 Austrian German
15915 The Future Prospects of Psycho-Analytic Therapy Sigmund Freud 1910 Austrian German
15915 Selected Papers on Hysteria Sigmund Freud 1895 Austrian German
15915 The Origin and Development of Psycho-Analysis Sigmund Freud 1910 Austrian German
15915 Function of the Orgasm Wilhelm Reich 1927 Austrian German
15915 The Myth Of Mental Illness Thomas Szasz 1961 American English
17160 The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog Bruce D. Perry, Danny Campbell, Maia Szalavita 2006 American English
17160 F*Ck Feelings Sarah Bennett, Michael Bennett 2015 American English
17160 Slave Play Jeremy O. Harris 2018 American English
16805 Our Inner Conflicts Karen Horney 1945 German English
17160 The Brain That Changes Itself Norman Doidge 2007 Canadian English
17160 Your Brain On Art Susan Magsamen 2023 Unknown English
17160 Big Swiss Jen Beagin 2023 American English
17160 Conspiracy Of Silence Mel and Karen Silverstein American Unknown