18 books like The Accidental Tourist

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Summer of the Red Wolf Morris West · 1971 · ★ 3.8 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate *Summer of the Red Wolf* is the story of a man struggling with the complexities and torments of everyday life who travels to Scotland to fight his inner demons and discovers love, honour and himself along the way. The novel brilliantly captures the feelings of restlessness so common in these modern times. Shares Men, Psychology

Sacred Energies of the Sun and Moon

Sacred Energies of the Sun and Moon Erika Buenaflor · 2020 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Psychology Saundra K. Ciccarelli · 2006 · ★ 3.2 · 792p · ≈ 26h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Invoke the Goddess

Invoke the Goddess Kala Trobe · 2019 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Voices

Voices Staroba · 2015 Shares Psychology with this book.

Advances in Psychology Research Alexandra M. Columbus · 2008 · 199p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Somehow

Somehow Anne Lamott · 2024 · ★ 3.9 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Books of 2024“Anne Lamott is my Oprah.” —Chicago TribuneFrom the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration of love“Love is our only hope,” Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. “It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to… Shares Psychology

Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self

Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self Eric Wargo · 2021 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

The principles of psychology William James · 1890 · ★ 3.9 · 897p · ≈ 29h · Demanding The Principles of Psychology is a monumental text in the history of psychology, written by William James and published in 1890. There were four methods in James' psychology: analysis (i.e. the logical criticism of precursor and contemporary views of the mind), introspection (i.e. the psychologist's study of his own states of mind), experiment (e.g. in hypnosis or neurology), and comparison (the… Shares Psychology

Hold Nothing

Hold Nothing Elena Brower · 2025 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Wanting

Wanting Luke Burgis · 2021 · ★ 4.2 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate * Financial Times Business Book of the Month * Next Big Idea Club Nominee * One of Bloomberg's "52 New Books That Top Business Leaders Are Recommending" * Aleo Review of Books 2022 Book of the Year *A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there’s a… Shares Psychology

Signs

Signs Laura Lynne Jackson · 2019 · ★ 4.2 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned psychic medium teaches us how to recognize and interpret the life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides on the Other Side.“A collection of incredible stories . . . that speak to the universe’s endless capacity for magical moments.”—goop Laura Lynne Jackson is a psychic medium and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Light Between… Shares Psychology

In the Night Room Peter Straub · 2004 · ★ 3.4 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In the wake of a grotesque accident, a famous children’s book author realizes that the most basic facts of her existence, including her existence itself, have come into question. Willy Patrick, the respected author of the award-winning young-adult novel In the Night Room, thinks she is losing her mind–again. One day, she is drawn helplessly into the parking lot of a warehouse. She knows… Shares Psychological fiction, Children, Death

Psychology John B. Watson · 1913 · 450p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Patchwork Planet Anne Tyler · 1998 · ★ 3.8 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate One of five Anne Tyler novels reissued in stunning new jacketsBarnaby Gaitlin is a loser - just short of thirty he's the black sheep of a philanthropic Baltimore family. Once upon a time he had a home, a loving wife, a little family of his own; now he has an ex-wife, a 9-year old daughter with attitude, a Corvette Sting Ray that's a collector's item but unreliable, and he works as hired muscle… Shares Baltimore, Men, Psychology

Ulysses James Joyce · 1914 · ★ 3.8 · 790p · ≈ 26h · Challenging Written over a seven-year period, from 1914 to 1921, this book has survived bowdlerization, legal action and controversy. The novel deals with the events of one day in Dublin, 16th June 1904, now known as "Bloomsday". The principal characters are Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly. Ulysses has been labelled dirty, blasphemous and unreadable. In a famous 1933 court decision, Judge… Shares Men, Psychological fiction, Psychology

Pierre, or the Ambiguities Herman Melville · 1852 · ★ 3.7 · 435p · ≈ 14h · Challenging This Kraken Edition of Pierre, or The Ambiguities is a reconstruction of the text that Melville delivered to Harper & Brothers early in January 1852, just as some of the most devastating reviews of Moby-Dick were appearing. The Harper brothers apparently decided that Pierre was even more outrageous than Moby-Dick and tried to avoid publishing it by offering Melville less than half the royalties… Shares Men, Psychology

A thousand tomorrows Karen Kingsbury · 2005 · ★ 4.4 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In this mass market edition, #1 bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a powerful story of a young couple whose love must face the ultimate challenge.Cody Gunner has no use for real love. Abandoned as a child by the person he needed the most, he swears he will never allow himself to love again. Ali Daniels denies love as well. Carrying a terrible secret, she lives life to the fullest, taking… Shares Psychological fiction

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