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Books like Migraine

A rigorous yet deeply humanistic exploration of a complex neurological disorder through detailed case studies. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Migraine.

  • contemplative
  • serious
  • inquisitive
  1. 01

    Hallucinations

    Oliver Sacks

    A compassionate and wondrous journey into the mind's capacity to conjure realities that aren't there.

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    • contemplative
    • inquisitive
    • empathetic
  2. 02

    The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

    Oliver Sacks · 2004

    A deeply empathetic and beautifully written exploration of the bizarre ways the human brain can misfire, revealing the fragile essence of who we are.

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    • contemplative
    • empathetic
  3. 03

    LSD

    Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (M A P S)

    A brilliant chemist's deeply personal reflection on accidentally unlocking a chemical doorway to the mystical.

    Shares:
    • contemplative
  4. 04

    Inner experience and neuroscience

    Donald D. Price

    A rigorous, cerebral exploration of how the physical brain gives rise to the profound depths of subjective human experience.

    Shares:
    • contemplative
    • analytical
  5. 05

    Love and Limerance

    Dorothy Tennov · 1999

    A scholarly and deeply researched dissection of the overwhelming mechanics of romantic obsession.

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    • contemplative
    • analytical
    • scholarly
  6. 06

    The stress of life

    Hans Selye · 1978

    A foundational, deeply analytical journey into the biological mechanics of how life's pressures shape, sustain, and break the human body.

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    • analytical
  7. 07

    The practice of behavior therapy

    Joseph Wolpe

    A rigorous, foundational exploration of therapeutic methodology and behavior modification.

    Shares:
    • serious
  8. 08

    Folie et déraison; histoire de la folie

    Michel Foucault · 1965

    A dense, paradigm-shifting excavation of how society defines, confines, and silences the irrational.

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    • analytical
  9. 09

    The doors of perception

    Aldous Huxley

    A lucid, erudite plunge into the kaleidoscopic depths of human consciousness and the mystical fabric of everyday reality.

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    • contemplative
    • analytical
  10. 10

    The Brain That Changes Itself

    Norman Doidge

    An awe-inspiring exploration of human resilience that will fundamentally change how you view your own mind's potential.

    Feels:
    • hopeful
    • illuminating
    • mind-expanding
  11. 11

    Cognitive psychology

    Robert L. Solso · 1979

    A rigorous, methodical journey through the architecture and mechanics of the human mind.

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    • inquisitive
  12. 12

    The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide

    James Fadiman

    A pragmatic, reassuring roadmap for safely navigating the profound and uncharted territories of the human mind.

    Shares:
    • contemplative

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