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50 Psychology Classics: Who We are, How We Think, What We Do Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books - Softcover
If you have always been fascinated by the human mind and what makes people behave the way they do, this book is for you. In a journey that spans 50 books, hundreds of ideas and over a century in time, 50 Psychology Classics looks at some of the most intriguing questions relating to what motivates us, what makes us feel and act in certain ways, how our brains work, and how we create a sense of self. 50 Psychology Classics explores writings from some iconic figures such as Freud, Adler, Jung, skinner, James, Piaget and Pavolv, but also highlights the work of contemporary thinkers such as Gardner, Gilbert, Goleman and Seligman. We all need a personal theory of what makes people tick. To survive and thrive, we have to know who and what we are, and to be canny about the motivations of others. The common route to this knowledge is life experience, but we can advance our appreciation of the subject more quickly through reading. From the author of the bestse
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Review:
At long last a chance for those outside the profession to discover that there is so much more to psychology than just Freud and Jung. 50 Psychology Classics offers a unique opportunity to become acquainted with a dazzling array of the key works in psychological literature almost overnight. (Dr Raj Persaud, Gresham Professor for Public Understanding of Psychiatry)
This delightful book provides thoughtful and entertaining summaries of 50 of the most influential books in psychology. It's a 'must read' for students contemplating a career in psychology. (VS Ramachandran, Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego)
A brilliant synthesis. The author makes complex ideas accessible and practical, without dumbing down the material. I found myself over and over thinking, 'Oh, that's what that guy meant.' (Douglas Stone, lecturer on law at Harvard Law School and co-author of 'Difficult Conversations')
Intelligent, engaging, and crisp . . . will appeal to anyone who is seeking to understand themselves, partners, colleagues, or bosses better. (Wendy Taylor The Age)
Butler-Bowdon writes with infectious enthusiasm . . . he is a true scholar of this type of literature. (USA Today)
From the Publisher:
This delightful book provides thoughtful and entertaining summaries of 50 of the most influential books in psychology. It's a 'must read' for students contemplating a career in psychology. (VS Ramachandran, Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego)
A brilliant synthesis. The author makes complex ideas accessible and practical, without dumbing down the material. I found myself over and over thinking, 'Oh, that's what that guy meant.' (Douglas Stone, lecturer on law at Harvard Law School and co-author of 'Difficult Conversations')
Intelligent, engaging, and crisp . . . will appeal to anyone who is seeking to understand themselves, partners, colleagues, or bosses better. (Wendy Taylor The Age)
Butler-Bowdon writes with infectious enthusiasm . . . he is a true scholar of this type of literature. (USA Today)
With a focus on psychology for non-psychologists,Tom
Butler-Bowdon, in his characteristic and successful style, looks at some of
the most intriguing questions
relating to what motivates us, what makes us feel and act in certain ways,
how our brains work, and how we create a sense of self. Deeper awareness in
these areas can
lead to self-knowledge, a better understanding of human nature, improved
relation- shi
ps and increased effectiveness.
Butler-Bowdon, in his characteristic and successful style, looks at some of
the most intriguing questions
relating to what motivates us, what makes us feel and act in certain ways,
how our brains work, and how we create a sense of self. Deeper awareness in
these areas can
lead to self-knowledge, a better understanding of human nature, improved
relation- shi
ps and increased effectiveness.
50 Psychology Classics explores important contemporary writings such as
Gladwell's Blinkand Seligman's Authentic Happinessas well as wisdom from
iconic figures such as
Freud, Adler, Jung, Skinner, James, Piaget and Pavlov. In addition there
are fascinating insights from writers and thinkers such as Isabel Briggs
Myers, Eric Hoffer and
William Styron.
50 Psychology Classics examines:
What happiness really is
How intuition can save your life
The secrets of better communication and influencing skills
The science behind successful relationships
Why smart people get swept up in mass movements
Tom Butler-Bowdon explores some of psychology's most famous experiments and
research, such as Stanley Milgram's chilling demonstrations of human
willingness to obey authority,
Harry Harlow's work with baby monkeys revealing the importance of physical
contact to mental health and Alfred Kinsey's pot-stirring revelations about
people's real sex lives.
50 Psychology Classics highlights the often surprising scientific work that
has changed what we believe about our-
selves and what makes people tick.
With insightful commentaries on each classic, biographical information on
the authors plus a guide to further key titles,50 Psychology
Classicsprovides a unique overview of this fascinating sub- ject.
50 Psychology Classicswill further your understanding of human nature and
yourself, help you achieve happiness and mental health, increase
intelligence and achieve
more at work and improve relationships with insight and inspiration from:
* Alfred Adler * Gavin de Becker * Eric Berne * Edward de Bono * Robert
Bolton
* Nathaniel Branden * Isabel Briggs Myers * Louann Brizendine
* David D Burns * Robert Cialdini * Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
* Albert Ellis & Robert Harper * Milton Erickson * Erik Erikson *
Hans Eysenck * Susan Forward * Viktor Frankl * Anna Freud
* Sigmund Freud * Howard Gardner * Daniel Gilbert * Malcolm Gladwell
* Daniel Goleman * John M Gottman * Harry Harlow
* Thomas A Harris * Eric Hoffer * Karen Horney * William James * Carl Jung
* Eric Kandel * Alfred Kinsey * Melanie Klein * RD Laing * Abraham Maslow
* Stanley Milgram * Ivan Pavlov * Fritz Perls * Jean Piaget * Steven Pinker
* VS Ramachandran * Carl Rogers * Oliver Sacks * Barry Schwartz
* Martin Seligman * Gail Sheehy * BF Skinner * Douglas Stone * William
Styron *
Robert E Thayer
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- PublisherNicholas Brealey Publishing
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1857883632
- ISBN 13 9781857883633
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages324
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