Topic
Psychology & Human Behavior
A focused shelf of free JJ University books connected to Psychology & Human Behavior.
A declaration arguing that what society calls laziness and lack of discipline is actually resistance to systems of control and domination.
A stark exposé of how social media algorithms and tech platforms have already conquered your attention, hijacked your decision-making, and turned everyday apps into behavioral control systems.
A firsthand account of being recruited into a door-to-door pest control sales operation that operated like a cult, complete with scripted pitches, manipulation tactics, and the promise of the American Dream.
An exposé of how 24/7 convenience stores trap blue-collar workers in cycles of caffeine, nicotine, sugar, and alcohol addiction fueled by poverty and exhaustion.
A children's story about Bluster the Bloon learning to manage his loud behavior and find acceptance through friendship with a quiet classmate called Pebble.
A blistering examination of how bureaucratic systems in government, corporations, healthcare, schools, and policing have evolved into self-perpetuating nightmares of red tape that prioritize process over people.
A critical examination of cancer as both a medical disease and a psychological trauma, exposing the cancer industrial complex and challenging how we understand, fear, and profit from this diagnosis.
An exploration of the casino industry's business model, the psychology of gambling, and the social impact of gaming culture.
A philosophical exploration of how Cartoon Network shows shaped millennial consciousness through chaos, imagination, and accidental profundity.
How humanity learned to see, name, and manipulate color—from ancient dyes that ruled empires to the psychology of why blue became the world's favorite.
A neuroscience-grounded exploration of why human existence feels so difficult, stripping away romanticism to reveal the biological machinery behind love, pain, memory, and identity.
A systematic breakdown of what all major cults—from Jonestown to NXIVM—have in common, exposing the universal playbook of manipulation used by charismatic leaders.
An exposé of the door-to-door sales industry's exploitation machine, revealing how it chews up young workers and harasses homeowners for profit.
A critical examination of Dianetics' claims about the reactive mind, engrams, auditing, and the promise of becoming 'Clear'—the supposed evolution into an emotionally bulletproof demigod.
An exposé on diet soda's hidden impacts and the addictive grip of zero-calorie sweeteners on modern consumers.
How dopamine-driven design in social media, dating apps, and porn hijacks our brains to keep us endlessly swiping, scrolling, and clicking.
A poetic field guide exploring psychoactive substances through personal narrative, cultural context, and the altered states they produce.
How internet pornography rewired a generation's sexuality and replaced real human connection with algorithmic stimulation.
An exploration of courage, resilience, and the mental strength required to endure life's greatest challenges.
A provocative dive into Sigmund Freud's life and revolutionary—if controversial—theories that forever changed how we understand the human mind.
A philosophical examination of why societies fear heroes who act outside institutional control, exploring power, trauma, and the blurred line between saviors and threats.
A skeptical tour through history's most baffling unsolved mysteries, from vanished aviators to coded corpses and reality-bending memory glitches.
A meta-psychological horror that blurs the line between reader and text, exploring the unsettling feeling that something about your reality is wrong.
A sweeping exploration of how human imagination created everything from money and time to kingdoms and memory itself—none of it real, all of it powerful.
A firsthand account of psychiatric institutionalization that exposes the arbitrary rules, power dynamics, and dehumanizing systems inside mental health facilities.
A critical history of how IQ tests were invented, weaponized through eugenics, and used to sort people—and why emotional intelligence finally challenged the tyranny of a single score.
The brilliant, paranoid life of Isaac Newton—from discovering gravity to his secret alchemy and spectacular mental breakdown.
A tribute to the Jackass crew that explores how a band of daredevils turned pain into entertainment, friendship into tragedy, and stupidity into cultural phenomenon.
The seventh president of the United States stares out from history with a look that says, I dared you to forget me.
A biography exploring Carl Jung's revolutionary ideas about the unconscious mind, archetypes, dreams, and the shadow self that transformed modern psychology.
A brutally honest memoir of surviving four years of high school as an awkward freshman navigating the social jungle of lockers, dodgeball, and dioramas.
A critical examination of Jehovah's Witnesses—their failed doomsday prophecies, social control tactics, and the human cost of shunning dissenters.
The rise, reign, and self-destruction of Kanye West, from Chicago genius to antisemitic provocateur who burned his empire to the ground.
A provocative history of how love transformed from a wild, unpredictable force into a regulated social institution with scripts, schedules, and checkboxes.
A deeply personal memoir of a relationship told through pivotal moments—from first date to first fight to road trip detours—exploring how love shapes and breaks us.
A critical examination of materialist philosophy's claims that consciousness, free will, love, and morality are mere illusions created by atoms.
The CIA's infamous Cold War program of mind control experiments using drugs, torture, and psychological manipulation on unwitting subjects.
A skeptical takedown of popular conspiracy theories and pseudohistorical myths, from Tartaria and hollow Earth to biblical misconceptions and flood legends.
A raw, personal guide to understanding and escaping nicotine addiction by exposing the psychological traps that keep users hooked.
A dramatic biographical portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche's descent from brilliant young professor to cosmic madman who collapsed embracing a beaten horse in Turin.
A tiny pebble named Pip embarks on an adventurous journey up a mountain, discovering courage and strength despite feeling small.
How poker evolved from shadowy riverboats and Wild West saloons into a mathematically sophisticated game crowned by the World Series of Poker.
A comprehensive guide to pregnancy, covering the biological processes and emotional journey of expecting a child.
A vivid journey through psychology's evolution from Freud's couch to humanistic rebellion, told through the minds that built the field.
Reincarnation reimagined as a video game where souls level up, glitch through déjà vu, and navigate the mechanics of eternal respawn.
A no-BS guide to why modern life destroys your sleep and how circadian rhythms, caffeine addiction, and artificial light are keeping you perpetually exhausted.
An exploration of how American soap operas became an infinite loop of melodrama that sedated generations of viewers with familiar comfort.
A foundational exploration of how societies function, how humans interact in groups, and the invisible forces that shape our collective behavior.
A Scooby-Doo-style mystery adventure where childhood nostalgia collides with AI uploads, ancestral codes, and cosmic masks across supernatural dimensions.
A kid named Max gains the bizarre power to turn everything he touches into tacos—including his mom—and must figure out how to undo the curse.
A philosophical exploration of trust as an invisible architecture—from the people who catch you to the faith required when no one's watching.
How TikTok's algorithm turned endless scrolling into a cultural and political force that reshaped how billions of people spend their time.
The wild life and psychedelic philosophy of Terence McKenna, from Amazonian experiments to his apocalyptic Timewave theory and final battle with brain cancer.
A raw memoir about falling in love too fast, losing it too soon, and wrestling with the alternate timelines that haunt what could have been.
A surreal, comedic journey through American mall culture that turns an ordinary shopping day into an existential adventure through consumerism's sacred spaces.
A personal journey through heartbreak and existential crisis in Miami, where AI chatbots, reality-breaking theories, and rock-bottom moments collide into something unexpectedly real.
A psychological exploration of how childhood wounds and trauma transform individuals into history's most destructive tyrants.
A time traveler's romance where past lives and stolen moments in a library blur the lines between destiny and choice.
A critical examination of Ed and Lorraine Warren's most famous paranormal investigations, from Annabelle to Amityville, separating fact from Hollywood fiction.
A biography of Alan Watts that explores how the popular philosopher made Eastern wisdom, Zen paradoxes, and the illusion of the self accessible to Western counterculture.
The ones who stared at the ceiling wondering what else was out there and what was in here.
Your body is a bioelectric miracle: nerves firing, signals surging, systems syncing like a symphony under your skin.
To every delivery driver, burnt crust, and cardboard box that whispered, “It’s going to be okay.” This book is for you.
No, I’d start the kind that eats twenty-year-olds alive and burps out “entrepreneurs.” The kind where “family” means you take the blame, and “culture” means I make the money.
And for the ones who never gave up asking what this world is really made of.
The Game Was the Reward THE GAME WAS THE REWARD BEFORE THE SEASON passes.
And for Cammi, who reminded me why stories like this matter.
by JJ Dedication For those who were taught a dream but never told the cost.
Prologue – The Curtain Rises PROLOGUE – THE CURTAIN RISES YOU DON’T STUMBLE into a Freddie Mercury.
(Here’s a hint: it already is.) Prologue PROLOGUE LET’S GET SOMETHING straight — this isn’t a movie review.
Prologue: The Buzz PROLOGUE: THE BUZZ YOU NEVER FORGET the first hit.
Dedication Chapter One - The Coin Isn’t Fair Chapter Two - The Dice Are Loaded Chapter Three - Weather, Death, and Why Forecasts Sound Like Guesses Chapter Four - What Are the Odds You’re Alive?
This isn’t some offshore thriller or seedy backroom cash drop.
The House That Emotion Built THE HOUSE THAT EMOTION BUILT BEFORE WE HAD words for anxiety or self-worth, we had Pixar.
The Survival Guide to Pregnancy, Babies, and What the Hell Happens Now by James Johnson Dedication To anyone who's ever stared at two pink lines and thought, "Oh, sh*t." You're not alone.
And to the ones who still believe fire can be reborn from ash.
Every single thing you can see, touch, smell, or hear is made possible because of energy.
A year to the day before, his parents had lost a stillborn child they also named Vincent.
It started with some funky little dude probably humming into a log.
IT STARTED IN 1879 with a man named Charles Taze Russell and a magazine called the Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.
In ancient villages, across Europe and beyond, magic wasn’t about broomsticks or bubbling cauldrons.