Psychology

Cliffs of Despair: A Journey to the Edge

by Tom Hunt

Beachy Head is a bit of quintessential England–a seaside promontory where green pastures roll to the edge of chalk cliffs, a place of sheep and wind and ineffable beauty. But it is also a major landmark on...

Perversion: A Lacanian Psychoanalytic Approach to the Subject

by Stephanie S. S. Swales

Lacan's psychoanalytic take on what makes a pervert perverse is not the fact of habitually engaging in specific "abnormal" or transgressive sexual acts, but of occupying a particular structural position in relation...

Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry

by Andrew Blauner & Frank McCourt

"The next best thing to not having a brother (as I do not) is to have Brothers."

—Gay Talese

Here is a tapestry of stories about the complex and unique relationship that exists between brothers. In this book,...

Visual Word Recognition Volume 1: Models and Methods, Orthography and Phonology

by James S. S. Adelman

Word recognition is the component of reading which involves the identification of individual words. Together the two volumes of Visual Word Recognition offer a state-of-the-art overview of contemporary research...

Visual Word Recognition Volume 2: Meaning and Context, Individuals and Development

by James S S Adelman

Word recognition is the component of reading which involves the identification of individual words. Together the two volumes of Visual Word Recognition offer a state-of-the-art overview of contemporary research...

Feeling Good Together: The Secret to Making Troubled Relationships Work

by David D. Md Burns

Simple, Powerful Techniques that Make Relationships Work

"Why won’t my husband ever express his feelings?"

“Why won’t my wife listen?"

“Why is my sister such a control freak?"

"Why does my ex act like such...

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

by Mark P. Zanna & James M Olson

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology continues to be one of the most sought after and most often cited series in this field. Containing contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest, this series...

Advances in the Study of Behavior

by Marc Naguib, John C Mitani & Leigh W Simmons

Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This volume makes another...

Fundamentals of Motor Control

by Mark L. Latash

Motor control is a relatively young field of research exploring how the nervous system produces purposeful, coordinated movements in its interaction with the body and the environment through conscious and unsconscious...

Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Court, Law Enforcement, and Correctional Practices

by Stacey L. Shipley & Bruce A. Arrigo

This edition of Introduction to Forensic Psychology has been completely restructured to map to how courses on forensic psychology are taught, and features  more figures, tables, and text boxes, textbook pedagogy....

Twisted Triangle: A Famous Crime Writer, a Lesbian Love Affair, and the FBI Husband's Violent Revenge

by Caitlin Rother & John Hess

Praise for Twisted Triangle

"This book will haunt you. It will move you to look at some of the harsh realities of life in a new way. A powerful story-and masterfully written."

-Aphrodite Jones

best-selling author,...

Expectation: The very brief therapy book

by Rubin Battino

It is the author’s contention that creating an environment where the client expects change is the foundation of doing effective very brief therapy. His own private practice is one where he rarely sees clients...

Wait: The Art and Science of Delay

by Frank Partnoy

A renowned financial commentator and consultant explains the mysteries and transformative power of the well-time pause, and how delay can improve all kinds of decision-making

The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism: Western and Eastern Paths to the Heart

by Radmila Moacanin

The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism cuts to the heart of two very different yet remarkably similar traditions. The author touches on many of their major ideas: the collective unconscious and...

Psychoanalysis and Buddhism: An Unfolding Dialogue

by Jeremy D. D. Safran

Psychoanalysis and Buddhism pairs Buddhist psychotherapists together with leading figures in psychoanalysis who have a general interest in the role of spirituality in psychology. The resulting essays present...

Real Meditation in Minutes a Day: Enhancing Your Performance, Relationships, Spirituality, and Health

by Ph.D. Lobsang Rapgay, M.D. Joseph Arpaia & Dalai Dalai Lama

Just as exercise improves the body, meditation improves the mind. It restores memory, enhances creativity, and leads to clearer thinking. And, much like exercise, most people have a hard time getting motivated...

Sex and the Seasoned Woman

by Gail Sheehy

A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experience. . . . She can be alternately sweet, tart, bubbly, mellow. She can be maternal and playful. Bossy and submissive. Strong and soft. . . . The...

Maxims Minimus: Reflections in Microstyle

by T. Byram Karasu

T. Byram Karasu, M.D. reflects on loving, working, living, dying, and everything else—his philosophy of life expressed in microstyle.

The Myth of Sex Addiction

by David J. Ley

In this controversial new book, David Ley debunks the myth of sex addiction, showing how labeling it a disorder has wrested responsibility away from philandering men and excused their bad behavior as being out...

First Sight: ESP and Parapsychology in Everyday Life

by James C. Carpenter

Carpenter offers a new way of looking at ESP, telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and other parapsychological activities that affect our everyday lives. Often seen as supernatural, anomalous, unpredictable,...