Pop Culture and Psychology

Daniel Russell examines Plato's subtle and insightful analysis of pleasure and explores its intimate connections with his discussions of value and human psychology. Russell offers a fresh perspective on how...

The fear of playing the fool is a universal psychological phenomenon and an underappreciated driver of human behavior; in the spirit of Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational, and...

'The perfect antidote to our modern mental health epidemic' PROFESSOR TIM SPECTOR 'Wallace has a deep understanding of what matters most to us - and her book shows us how...

We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to co-operation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our...

As featured on Sunday Brunch and Woman's Hour 'Laura Mucha has found the proof that love actually is all around.' Richard Curtis Poets, philosophers and artists have been trying to...

Alice Miller explores the sources of violence within ourselves and the way these are encouraged by orthodox childrearing practices. Challenging the way in which we rationalise punishment and coercion as...

It has never been more important to sleep well. Stop sabotaging your own sleep and finally wake up energised and refreshed How to Sleep Well is a guidebook that can...

Learning begins in the first days of life. Scientists are now discovering how young children develop emotionally and intellectually, and are beginning to realize that from birth babies already know...

A short, accessible analysis of how and why humans sleep - weaving together cultural, social, economic and psychoanalytic influences in pursuit of the truth about insomnia One in four adults...

Proven solutions for better nights, from the 'sleep guru' to international sports stars. One third of our lives are spent trying to sleep. Most us have disturbed, restless nights and...

In Things That Make Us Smart, Donald A. Norman explores the complex interaction between human thought and the technology it creates, arguing for the development of machines that fit our...

A brilliant overview of that most vital, most underrated and most elusive of human activities, sleep. Using the approach and skills he deployed to such successful effect on the relationship...

The energies of love exist full-blown within each human being. We have an incredible power, given to us at birth, that we must learn how to handle, and it is...

This text is rooted in a solid base of current cognitive psychology and motivational research and carefully examines how they apply to teaching and learning. It is an appropriate core...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to be anxious, and when does ordinary human fear cross the threshold into...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn a world consumed by external noise and distraction, Manly P. Hall's Self-Unfoldment by Disciplines of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAgainst the haunting backdrop of names etched in black granite — the Vietnam Veterans Memorial — Arthur Egendorf's Healing from the War: Trauma & Transformation...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to make sense of a situation — and who decides what sense is? In...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat if the masterworks of Western art were shaped not by genius alone, but by the very imperfections of the artists' eyes? The World...

Provides insight into the process by which an infant is separated from oneness with its mother, revealing the impact of this separation on human behavior throughout life.

Why We Travel asks why humans yearn to travel, what motivates us and what we can gain from venturing out into the world. INDEPENDENT BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024 Good...

How did the mind evolve? How does the human mind differ from the minds of our ancestors, and from the minds of our nearest relatives, the apes? What are the...

A comprehensive guide to cultivating wellbeing, combining cutting edge science and primordial folk wisdom. 'A brilliant read... a gamechanger' Paul Ross, Talk Sport 'Essential reading... Written with clarity, vivacity and...

Polls show that the majority of Americans oppose recent US wars and Wall Street bailouts, yet most remain passive and appear resigned to powerlessness. In Get Up, Stand Up, Bruce...

The Psychology of Class gives a comprehensive account of psychological and other research into social class using data from Britain, the USA and elsewhere. By addressing differences in social class,...

In this second edition of a major student text, Michael Argyle provides new chapters on research methods, social skills, and personality, along with a new concluding chapter. The remaining chapters...

All too often social psychology concerns itself with situations that far divorced from the realities of everyday life. In The Social Psychology of Everyday Life Michael Argyle concentrates on real-life...

Michael Langone and his colleagues provide practical guidelines for helping former cult members manage the problems they encounter when leaving cults.

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Cognitive science brings together psychology, computing, linguistics, anthropology, artificial intelligence, neurophysiology and philosophy. This book addresses the central questions of cognitive science: how does the mind work, and what is...

Based on the authors' clinical experience as psychoanalytic psychotherapists, this book provides a challenging exploration of the psychoanalytic ideas about lesbians and lesbianism. The framework to the book draws on...

People used to download music for free, then Steve Jobs convinced them to pay. How? By charging 99 cents. Prada and other luxury stores stock a few obscenely expensive items...

This eye-catching Vermilion Life Essentials edition will introduce Napoleon Hill's timeless classic to a whole new generation of smart-thinking readers Discover the 13 powerful principles behind every great success story...

Strong as a Mother is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood. Everyone knows the secret to having "the Happiest Baby on the Block."...

Part psychological study, part self-help book, Finding Flow is a prescriptive guide that helps us reclaim ownership of our lives. The key, according to Csikszentmihalyi, is to challenge ourselves with...

Every day we make predictions based on limited information, in business and at home. Will this company's stock performance continue? Will the job candidate I just interviewed be a good...

A series of interviews exploring the process of creativity with the great artists, composers and writers of our time. The interviewees include: Howard Hodgkin, Antony Caro, Elliot Carter, Eve Arnold,...

'A must read for every counsellor, psychotherapist, life coach and psychiatrist' Philippa Perry Practicing psychiatrist, Veronica O'Keane, has spent many years observing what happens when the memory process is disrupted...

A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age-when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen-and explores what it could mean for our...

"Face to face with the schism caused by rational and scientific thought, Carlos Barrios undertakes an authentic and passionate search, bringing us close to the Cosmovision of one of the...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat drives a scientific genius to overturn centuries of accepted wisdom, and what does the inner life of...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn 1968, the city of Newcastle upon Tyne was shaken to its core when eleven-year-old Mary Bell was convicted of the manslaughter...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat drives the strange, complex, and often contradictory creature we call the human being? In The Human Animal: The Mystery of Man's Behaviour, pioneering...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerWhat drives the human need to connect, to belong, and to love — and how has that need shaped civilisation across the centuries? The...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerWhat does it mean to grow up in the shadow of a titan — to call...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew figures in modern intellectual history have reshaped our understanding of the human mind as...