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Best Psychology Books from International

Psychology non-fiction occupies an unusual cultural position: it speaks the language of science but addresses the most intimate questions of ordinary life. International has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in psychology, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best psychology from International by editorial consensus.

#1
Cover of The Prince
literary-fiction

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli· 1515
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#2
Cover of Анна Каренина
literary-fiction

Анна Каренина

Лев Толстой· 1876
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#3
Cover of Преступление и наказание
literary-fiction

Преступление и наказание

Fiódor Dostoievski· 1866
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#4
Cover of As a man thinketh
literary-fiction

As a man thinketh

James Allen· 1902
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#5
Cover of Meditations
classic-literature

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius· 1626
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#6
Cover of The Yellow Wallpaper
literary-fiction

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman· 1892
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#7
Cover of Basil
literary-fiction

Basil

Wilkie Collins· 1852
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#8
Cover of The Awakening
literary-fiction

The Awakening

Kate Chopin· 1899
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#9
Cover of The Fountainhead
literary-fiction

The Fountainhead

Ayn Rand· 1943
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#10
Cover of The Rosemary Tree
fantasy

The Rosemary Tree

Elizabeth Goudge· 1956
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#11
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei
biography-memoir

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan)· 1991
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#12
Cover of Paul Klee
biography-memoir

Paul Klee

Paul Klee· 1930
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#13
Cover of Creative and mental growth
psychology

Creative and mental growth

Viktor Lowenfeld· 1947
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#14
Cover of Mental Development in the Child and the Race (1895) (Thoemmes Press - Classics in Psychology)
psychology

Mental Development in the Child and the Race (1895) (Thoemmes Press - Classics in Psychology)

James Mark Baldwin· 1894
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#15
Cover of Système de la nature
psychology

Système de la nature

Paul Henri Thiry baron d'Holbach· 1770
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#16
Cover of Les merveilles de l'instinct chez les insectes
psychology

Les merveilles de l'instinct chez les insectes

Jean-Henri Fabre· 1913
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#17
Cover of Ten days in a mad-house
psychology

Ten days in a mad-house

Nellie Bly· 1905
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#18
Cover of Power Through Repose
psychology

Power Through Repose

Annie Payson Call· 1891
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#19
Cover of The Human Mind
psychology

The Human Mind

Karl A. Menninger· 1930
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#20
Cover of Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix
psychology

Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix

Francis Tiffany· 1890
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#21
Cover of The Nervous Housewife
psychology

The Nervous Housewife

Abraham Myerson· 1920
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#22
Cover of Augustus John
psychology

Augustus John

Augustus John· 1942
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#23
Cover of Bodily changes in pain, hunger, fear and rage
psychology

Bodily changes in pain, hunger, fear and rage

Walter B. Cannon· 1915
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#24
Cover of Men's Health Advisor
psychology

Men's Health Advisor

Michael Lafavore· 1920
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#25
Cover of Propos sur le bonheur
psychology

Propos sur le bonheur

Alain· 1928
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#26
Cover of The principles of physiology applied to the preservation of health, and to the improvement of physical and mental education
psychology

The principles of physiology applied to the preservation of health, and to the improvement of physical and mental education

Combe, Andrew· 1835
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#27
Cover of Physiologie et hygiène des hommes livrés aux travaux de l'esprit ; ou, Recherches sur la physique et le moral, les habitudes
psychology

Physiologie et hygiène des hommes livrés aux travaux de l'esprit ; ou, Recherches sur la physique et le moral, les habitudes

J.-H Reveillé-Parise· 1834
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#28
Cover of The Ministry of Healing
psychology

The Ministry of Healing

Ellen Gould Harmon White· 1905
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#29
Cover of De valetudine litteratorum
psychology

De valetudine litteratorum

S. A. D. Tissot· 1768
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#30
Cover of The blood-brain barrier, amino acids, and peptides
psychology

The blood-brain barrier, amino acids, and peptides

Malcolm B. Segal· 1899
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#31
Cover of Building with straw
psychology

Building with straw

Gernot Minke· 1899
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#32
Cover of Anthem
literary-fiction

Anthem

Ayn Rand· 1936
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#33
Cover of Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman)
literary-fiction

Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman)

Kate Chopin· 1981
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#34
Cover of Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique
literary-fiction

Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique

Henri Bergson· 1901
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#35
Cover of L'immoraliste
literary-fiction

L'immoraliste

André Gide· 1902
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#36
Cover of Der Vorleser
literary-fiction

Der Vorleser

Bernhard Schlink· 1995
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#37
Cover of The Fault in Our Stars
literary-fiction

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green· 2010
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#38
Cover of The Horse Whisperer
literary-fiction

The Horse Whisperer

Nicholas Evans· 1995
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#39
Cover of High Fidelity
literary-fiction

High Fidelity

Nick Hornby· 1995
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#40
Cover of The Freedom of Life
classic-literature

The Freedom of Life

Annie Payson Call· 1905
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#41
Cover of The Complete Works of Kate Chopin
classic-literature

The Complete Works of Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin· 1969
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#42
Cover of Saint Francis of Assisi
biography-memoir

Saint Francis of Assisi

Gilbert Keith Chesterton· 1923
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#43
Cover of ... Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen
biography-memoir

... Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen

Viktor E. Frankl· 1946
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#44
Cover of Collected papers
biography-memoir

Collected papers

Sigmund Freud· 1906
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#45
Cover of Kindheitserinnerung des Leonardo da Vinci
biography-memoir

Kindheitserinnerung des Leonardo da Vinci

Sigmund Freud· 1910
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#46
Cover of Totémisme aujourd'hui
cooking-food

Totémisme aujourd'hui

Claude Lévi-Strauss· 1963
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#47
Cover of The Varieties of Religious Experience
psychology

The Varieties of Religious Experience

William James· 1817
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#48
Cover of Escape from Freedom
psychology

Escape from Freedom

Erich Fromm· 1941
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#49
Cover of Catch-22
psychology

Catch-22

Joseph Heller· 1961
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#50
Cover of The Feminine Mystique
psychology

The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan· 1963
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
Happy Employees
The Management Companion
Happy Employees
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