Dr. Philip Zimbardo is a renowned social psychologist and author known for his groundbreaking Stanford Prison Experiment and numerous books on social psychology, time perspectives and more.
His books provide fascinating insights into human behavior and society based on decades of research and first-hand experience. Zimbardo is able to present complex psychological concepts in an accessible way for general readers.
Some of his most popular book titles include The Lucifer Effect, The Time Paradox, Psychology and Life, and Man (Dis)connected. Zimbardo’s books cover a diverse range of topics related to how people think, feel and act. Readers can gain a deeper understanding of themselves and others through Zimbardo’s work.
This page features several of Zimbardo’s most acclaimed and bestselling books. Please browse through our selection to learn more about these insightful reads on the human condition and social psychology.
1. The Lucifer Effect
The definitive firsthand account of the groundbreaking research of Philip Zimbardo—the basis for the award-winning film The Stanford Prison Experiment. Buy this book on Amazon.
2. Time Paradox
Your every significant choice — every important decision you make — is determined by a force operating deep inside your mind: your perspective on time — your internal, personal time zone. Buy this book on Amazon.
3. Time Cure
A groundbreaking approach that helps those living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to shift their time perspectives and move beyond the traumatic past toward a more positive future. Buy this book on Amazon.
4. Shyness: What It Is, What To Do About It
In this best-selling book, shyness is analyzed with a personal understanding of the emotions involved. The book presents advice, exercises, and encouragement to help shy people strengthen their social skills and their self-confidence. If you’re troubled by shyness, or love someone who is, reading Shyness can open new worlds. Buy this book on Amazon.
5. The Shy Child
A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Shyness from Infancy to Adulthood. Buy this book on Amazon.
6. Psychology and Life
This classic text emphasizes the science of psychology, with a special focus on applying psychology to students’ daily lives. Now available in a special edition tied to the award-winning “Discovering Psychology” video series, produced by WGBH Boston with the American Psychological Association. Buy this book on Amazon.
7. Psychology: Core Concepts
Psychology: Core Concepts provides rich coverage of the foundational topics taught for introductory psychology. Each major section of every chapter is organized around a single core concept. The core concepts allow readers to draw connections across the chapter and to see the big picture of psychology. Buy this book on Amazon.
8. Man Disconnected
Young men are failing as never before – academically, socially and sexually. But why is this so? What are the implications? And what needs to be done about it before it’s too late? This book examines the modern meltdown of manhood and how this is manifest in the lives of young men today. It considers such factors as absent fathers, and legislation favoring women, which contribute to many men lacking social skills and direction in their lives. Buy this book on Amazon.
9. Man, Interrupted: Why Young Men Are Struggling & What We Can Do About It
In 2011, Philip Zimbardo gave a TED Talk called “The Demise of Guys,” which has been viewed by over 1.8 million people. A TED eBook short followed that chronicled how in record numbers men are flaming out academically and failing socially and sexually with women. This new book is an expansion of that brief polemic based on Zimbardo’s observations, research, and the survey that was completed by over 20,000 viewers of the original TED Talk. Buy this book on Amazon.
