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Books like On Giving Up

Across Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Interpersonal Relations, and Psychotherapy — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as On Giving Up by Adam Phillips.

Top related books to On Giving Up

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of On Giving Up.

Loneliness Human Nature And The Need For Social Connection

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Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Interpersonal Relations

The Archaeology of Mind Neural Origins Of Human Emotion

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Dyslexia Different Brain, Different Behavior

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The Gendered Brain The New Neuroscience that Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain

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Psychology of Change Life Contexts, Experiences, and Identities

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The Psychology of Cognition An Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

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Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 Theory, Case Studies and Ethics

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#10

The Origins of Virtue

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Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

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Origins of Intelligence Infancy and Early Childhood

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Themes: Neuroscience • Psychotherapy • Life Sciences

#12

The Science of Attitudes

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Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

#13

The Biological Basis of Mental Health

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Themes: Neuroscience • Psychotherapy • Life Sciences

#14

Rewire Your OCD Brain Powerful Neuroscience-Based Skills to Break Free from Obsessive Thoughts and Fears

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#15

The Sweet Spot The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning

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Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

#16

Stereotypes and the Construction of the Social World

Perry Roy Hinton

Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

#17

A Pelican Introduction the Domesticated Brain

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Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

#18

Do Hard Things Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Steve Magness

Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

#19

The Art of Impossible A Peak Performance Primer

Steven Kotler

Themes: Neuroscience • Interpersonal Relations • Life Sciences

#20

Polyvagal Perspectives Interventions, Practices, and Strategies

Stephen W. Porges

Themes: Neuroscience • Interpersonal Relations • Life Sciences

#21

The Moral Molecule How Trust Works

Paul J. Zak

Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

#22

The Happiness Hypothesis Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

Jonathan Haidt

Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

#23

Self-Regulation and Autonomy Social and Developmental Dimensions of Human Conduct

Bryan W. Sokol

Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

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The Ten Types of Human A New Understanding of Who We Are, and Who We Can Be

Dexter Dias

Themes: Neuroscience • Social Psychology • Life Sciences

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with On Giving Up by Adam Phillips. Connected by Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Interpersonal Relations. Authors featured include John T Cacioppo, Carol D. Ryff, Jaak Panksepp, Valéria Csépe, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.