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Neuroscientist Amir Raz shares decades of research and case studies to show how suggestion changes the brain and shapes our behavior-and how we can protect ourselves from and harness suggestibility...

Does your family make you smarter? James R. Flynn presents an exciting new method for estimating the effects of family on a range of cognitive abilities. Rather than using twin...

The persistence of stigma of mental illness and seeking therapy perpetuates suffering and keeps people from getting the help they need and deserve. This volume, analysing the most up-to-date research...

This book is for anyone who wonders whether to trust the media, seeks creative solutions to problems, or grapples with ethical dilemmas. Cognitive scientist Denise D. Cummins clearly explains how...

Social disparities tied to social group membership(s) are prevalent and persistent within mainstream institutions (e.g., schools/workplaces). Accordingly, psychological science has harnessed selves - which are malleable and meaningfully shaped by...

In the first decade of life, children become bilingual in different language learning environments. Many children start learning two languages from birth (Bilingual First Language Acquisition). In early childhood hitherto...

Emotional intelligence is an important trait for success at work. IQ tests are biased against minorities. Every child is gifted. Preschool makes children smarter. Western understandings of intelligence are inappropriate...

The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Cognitive Sciences is a comprehensive reference for this rapidly developing and highly interdisciplinary field. Written with both newcomers and experts in mind, it provides an...

There is a huge volume of work on war and its causes, most of which treats its political and economic roots. In Peace Education: How We Come to Love and...

The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Psychological Ethics is a valuable resource for psychologists and graduate students hoping to further develop their ethical decision making beyond more introductory ethics texts. The...

Intimate relationships exist in social domains, in which there are cultural rules regarding appropriate behaviors. But they also inhabit psychological domains of thoughts, feelings, and desires. How are intimate relationships...

The third edition of this award-winning textbook provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the field of LGBTIQ+ psychology. Comprehensive in scope and international in outlook, it offers an integrated...

This Element presents an account of forensic linguistics in Australia since the first expert linguistic evidence in 1959, through early work in the 1970s-1980s, the defining of the discipline in...

Early Learning and Development provides a unique synthesis of cultural-historical theory from Vygotsky, Elkonin and Leontiev in the twentieth century to the ground-breaking research of scholars such as Siraj-Blatchford, Kratsova...

Sunday Times Book of the Year This is a book about what it feels like to be exceptional - and what it takes to get there. Why can some people...

Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves. While sabre-toothed tigers were their biggest night-time worry, today it's stress and social media that keep us awake,...

Hysteria is a graphic novel account of the first steps, errors, and frustrations of Sigmund Freud's career, which would lead to the foundation of a revolutionary new clinical therapy: psychoanalysis....

Do you want to be happy? If so - read on. This book has all the answers.* In The Happy Brain , neuroscientist Dean Burnett delves deep into the inner...

New York Times -bestselling author of Endure Alex Hutchinson returns with a fresh, provocative investigation into how exploration, uncertainty, and risk shape our behavior and help us find meaning. Off...

A lifelong Emerson lover, teacher, and spiritual seeker reveals how American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson's twelve essential teachings hold the answer to living an authentic and fulfilling life, one that...

From renowned integrative family physician Dr Kenneth Bock, a groundbreaking approach to understanding and treating mental health among adolescents and teens. Over the past decade, the number of 12- to...

The popular renowned teacher and author of the internationally bestselling Peace Is Possible shows us how to quiet the noise of our busy lives to hear our own unique authentic...

"One of those life-changing reads that makes you see-or, in this case, hear-the whole world differently." -Megan Angelo, author of Followers "At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and...

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may...

We already know how much of our data is collected and used to profile and target us. The real question is why, knowing all this, do we keep going back...

'A TRULY IMPORTANT BOOK' JOHN HUMPHRYS 'FASCINATING... SHOCKING' SPECTATOR What is paranoia? What makes us mistrustful? How can this be overcome? Daniel Freeman, Professor of Psychology at Oxford, has spent...

The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter's moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth...

Decode your dreams and heal your life. 'The essential book to fix your life from the inside.' Richard Moriarty, North West District Editor - The Sun In Dream Cure Theresa...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Can the political be way too personal What if most radical activists are trying to change their lives by changing the whole country...

Mini and Milo help children gain much-needed skills such as conflict management and resilience skills. Story-led, with humour and heart, this series follows the adventures of Mini and Milo as...

The perfect book to share to talk about competitiveness. The Mini and Milo stories are designed for both parent and teacher led discussion, and also as humorous, heart-warming stories to...

The perfect book to share to talk about competitiveness. The Mini and Milo stories are designed for both parent and teacher led discussion, and also as humorous, heart-warming stories to...

From licensed therapist and popular Instagram relationship expert Vienna Pharaon comes a profound guide to understanding and overcoming wounds from your family of origin - the foundation of how we...

Sigmund Freud's death drive remains among the most controversial concepts in psychoanalysis, something which post-Freudians never could reach consensus on. Over time, it fell into oblivion. Recent developments, however, have...

From the author of Work Won't Love You Back , a stirring examination of how collective grief can ignite powerful change. Our era is one of significant and substantial loss,...

In The Future of an Illusion, Freud's psychoanalysis of religion is the culmination of a lifelong thought pattern. Freud examines human nature and the role of religion in society, proclaiming...

MAKE YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION THE ONE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING No matter who you're talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how...

'A wonderfully optimistic and original book ... No doubt it will be extremely reassuring for readers and everyone will find some nuggets that are helpful to them' Professor Susan Golombok...

*** WINNER OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 *** 'fascinating, informative and revealing' Mail on Sunday Beloved bestselling author and golf...

' Darkly beautiful and exquisitely written , I loved this haunting story ' Eve Chase 'I was Swept away in the depth and darkness of her storytelling , the beauty...

Everyone wants to know how to be more influential. But most of us don't really think we can have the kind of magnetism or charisma that we associate with someone...

Everyone wants to know how to be more influential. But most of us don't really think we can have the kind of magnetism or charisma that we associate with someone...

'A beautifully written, profoundly moving and immersive account of grief that will bring solace.' - Louise France, The Times When Juliet Rosenfeld's husband dies of lung cancer only seven months...

Nathaniel Kleitman arrived in the US as a penniless teenager who could not speak a word of English. Within a decade, he was pioneering the first ever experiments about how...

"Carefully researched, incredibly relatable and filled with firm yet compassionate advice."Megan Jayne Crabbe, author of Body Positive PowerIf you've ever felt you didn't deserve love, think again.Life coach Michelle Elman...

Your brain is shrinking. Does it matter? How Much Brain Do We Really Need? challenges us to think differently about the brain. Rather than just concentrating on the many wonderful...

Like Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels , Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the...

'Thoughtful, lucid and blessedly free of therapese . . . Weber's book is a powerful snapshot into the little bombs going off in the lives and homes of those around...