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Science And Human Behavior

by B.F Skinner

The psychology classic—a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled—from one of the most influential behaviorists...

Risk Intelligence: How to Live with Uncertainty

by Dylan Evans

We must make judgments all the time when we can’t be certain of the risks. Should we have that elective surgery? Trust the advice of our financial adviser? Take that new job we’ve been offered? How worried...

Crazy Enough: A Memoir

by Storm Large

Yes, Storm Large is her real name, though she’s been called many things. As a performer, the majority of descriptions have led with “Amazon,” “powerhouse,” “a six-foot Vargas pinup come to life.”...

Models.Behaving.Badly.: Why Confusing Illusion with Reality Can Lead to Disaster, on Wall Street and in Life

by Emanuel Derman

Quants, physicists working on Wall Street as quantitative analysts, have been widely blamed for triggering financial crises with their complex mathematical models. Their formulas were meant to allow Wall Street...

The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do

by Judith Rich Harris & Steven Pinker

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

How much credit do parents deserve when their children turn out welt? How much blame when they turn out badly? Judith Rich Harris has a message that will change parents' lives: The...

Obama on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President

by M.D., Justin A. Frank

Even though he’s three years into his term as President, many Americans feel like they don’t know the “real” Barack Obama. From the idealistic campaigner who seemed to share our dreams, and who promised...

Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case

by Debbie Nathan

Sybil: a name that conjures up enduring fascination for legions of obsessed fans who followed the nonfiction blockbuster from 1973 and the TV movie based on it—starring Sally Field and Joanne Woodward—about...

Search For The Real Self: Unmasking The Personality Disorders Of Our Age

by James F. Masterson

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Bloodlust: On the Roots of Violence from Cain and Abel to the Present

by Russell Jacoby

THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND ACROSS CULTURES, the most common form of violence is that between family members and neighbors or kindred communities—in civil wars writ large and small. From assault to genocide, from...

The Blame Game: How the Hidden Rules of Credit and Blame Determine Our Success or Failure

by Ben Dattner & Darren Dahl

FROM HIS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CONSULTING to leading companies, psychologist Ben Dattner has discovered that at the root of the worst problems we confront at work is the skewed allocation of blame and credit....

Game Frame: Using Games as a Strategy for Success

by Aaron Dignan

Ever wonder why teens can spend entire weekends playing video games but struggle with just one hour of homework? Why we’re addicted to certain websites and steal glances at our smartphones under the dinner...

World Wide Mind: The Coming Integration of Humanity, Machines, and the Internet

by Michael Chorost

What if digital communication felt as real as being touched?

This question led Michael Chorost to explore profound new ideas triggered by lab research around the world, and the result is the book you now hold....

The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and

by Richard Nisbett

Everyone knows that while different cultures may think about the world differently, they use the same equipment for doing their thinking. Everyone knows that whatever the skin color, nationality, or religion,...

Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives

by Annie Murphy Paul

What makes us the way we are? Some say it’s the genes we inherit at conception. Others are sure it’s the environment we experience in childhood. But could it be that many of our individual characteristics—our...

Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology in Soc

by Eda Goldstein

Object Relations and Self Psychology are two leading schools of psychological thought discussed in social work classrooms and applied by practitioners to a variety of social work populations. Yet both groups...

Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiat

by Michael Alan Taylor

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Understanding Schizophrenia: A Guide to the New Research on Causes and Treatment

by Richard Keefe & Philip D. Harvey

Two leading schizophrenia researchers present an accessible and comprehensive guide to dealing with the disease. They provide key information on the integration of drugs and psychological treatments and discuss...

Handbook of Stress, 2nd Ed

by Leo Goldberger & Shlomo Breznitz

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What Kids Buy and Why: The Psychology of Marketing to Kids

by Daniel Acuff

If you're in the business of marketing or developing products and programs for kids, What Kids Buy and Why belongs in your office.

How can you create outstanding products and programs that will win in the marketplace...

When Parents Kidnap

by Geoffrey L. Greif & Rebecca L. Hegar

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