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Dr. Ramani Durvasula books: every book Dr. Ramani Durvasula wrote and recommended
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Dr. Ramani Durvasula appears on, in one place — not just one.
Books by Dr. Ramani Durvasula
Dr. Ramani Durvasula's book recommendations. Dr. Ramani Durvasula is an American clinical psychologist, author, and retired professor of psychology. She has appeared on media outlets discussing narcissistic personality disorder and narcissistic abuse. During her podcast appearances, Dr. Durvasula recommended several influential works. She highlighted Robert M. Sapolsky's book "Behave," describing it as an extraordinary read that delves into the evolutionary history of aggression, human behavior, and psychology. Additionally, she discussed an anonymous book titled "Bible," emphasizing its message that anyone can heal and that positive outcomes follow the healing journey. She also spoke about her own book, "It's Not You," explaining that she focused her writing on the victims of narcissistic relationships rather than just the perpetrators. Furthermore, she discussed Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell's "The Narcissism Epidemic" to provide historical context on the rising prevalence of narcissism, and she briefly mentioned F. Scott Fitzgerald's "This Side of Paradise" for its practical insights.
Books recommended by Dr. Ramani Durvasula
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Behave
Behave by Robert M.
Recommended“There's fascinating work and if if you've never read it, I can't recommend this book enough. The book behave by Robert Sapolsky maybe one of the most extraordinary books I think has been written in the last 10 years.”
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Bible
Bible by Bible is the foundational canonical text of Judaism and Christianity, comprising ancient narratives, laws, poetry, and prophetic writings that have shaped Western civilization.
Recommended“But above all else, I want to always remind people, as hard as this all sounds, it's not—you is really a book that tells you anyone can heal, and you can heal, and what's on the other side is actually really good.”
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It’s Not You
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Discussed“there's a lot fewer about what happens to a person in this relationship that's why I wrote it's not you really put that frame of reference”
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The Narcissism Epidemic
Discussed“he wrote a book called The narcissism epidemic back in 2012 with Jean um twangy and they were suggesting that it was on the rise at that point”
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This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise by F.
Discussed“There's so much in this book that's practical, and I really—that's one of the other things that I really liked about it.”
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Appearances
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Here's where it gets to be an interesting conversation, and I write about this actually more in my other book, in Don't You Know Who I Am, where I money breeds privilege, money breeds entitle- entitlement.”
“And even when I wrote Should I Stay or Should I Go? That was 2015, I think it was.”
“Yeah, so I get into it a lot in the book.”
“it's not you”
“this new book is not about the narcissist this time it's about healing”
“In my book, Don't You Know Who I Am, there is a letter in that book. And I had been speaking in some public forum, this woman heard me...”