50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do - Softcover

Tom Butler-Bowdon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857883861 ISBN 13: 9781857883862

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2006

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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

From the Publisher:

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.

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1857883861
• ISBN 13: 9781857883862
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312