An highly original account of psychology through the discipline's great practitioners ( Freud, Jung etc) and their thoughts. It functions both as narrative and by extension a sophisticated self-help book. To be compared with Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy

Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling gifts of the Seducer, the compelling figure who is able to manipulate, mislead and give pleasure all at once. This book unearths the two sides of seduction: the characters and the process. It provides instruction on how to identify victims by type.

A handbook. Our biggest problem is one we don't know we have. We struggle to solve solvable problems. By solving them, we progress. When we choose not to solve them, we choose not to progress and suffer unnecessarily. Yet many solvable problems go unsolved. It's a choice we don't know we're making. It's our problem with problems. It's solvable too.

Prize-winning science writer Philip Ball explores the diversity of thinking minds, from the variety of human minds to those of mammals, insects, computers and plants, in a book that brilliantly illuminates how many different ways there are to think and engage with the world; and how unique are our own.

A thrilling compendium of our deepest fears and obsessions by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.

Students often struggle with finding, using, and citing references in APA format. Existing reference books are costly and overly detailed. This handbook offers a concise, cost-effective guide with clear, user-friendly language and practical examples, simplifying APA rules with images and step-by-step instructions.

A fascinating new history of financial and religious mass manias over the past five centuries.

This book was first published in 1979 and is about how we see: the environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we are moving and, if we are, where we are going; what things are good for; how to do things (to thread a needle or drive an automobile); or why things look as they do.

Nancy Hill and Alexis Redding contest the accusation that today's young people are coddled and immature. Unearthing studies of college students five decades ago, the authors show that the behaviors now decried as markers of stalled development have long been typical of adolescents. Hill and Redding's advice for adults? Judge less, nurture more.

This updated book incorporates advances in the field and new material to provide a reliable and accessible resource for clinical psychologists

In his research into these questions - and many more besides - Burnett unravels our complex internal lives to reveal the often surprising truth behind what makes us tick.

A revolutionary new explanation for sentience from the neuroscientist who discovered how the brain dreams.

A revolutionary new explanation for sentience from the neuroscientist who discovered how the brain dreams.

An accessible, fun and practical introduction to behavioural science, featuring insightful examples from the laboratory, advertising and marketing, as well as from daily life.

A monumental, sweeping journey from the ancient roots of neurology to the most astonishing recent research, which Henry Marsh (Admissions) called an 'intellectual tour de force'

The language of psychology offers clear descriptions and explanations for all sort of phenomena, including many of these more modern conditions. Knowing more about how these conditions manifest themselves and how they can be treated can help people to feel happier, and better able to identify and realize their full potential.

The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death offers readers an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a master criminal investigator

Why do we travel? Are holidays good for our health? What are the social and psychological factors that drive us to move?.