Popular Psychology

Riccardo Rebonato offers a critical analysis of the Libertarian Paternalist approach that has taken the political landscape by storm. This book explores the justifications used by states to influence behaviour,...

How can individuals best be encouraged to take more responsibility for their well-being and their environment or to behave more ethically in their business transactions? Across the world, governments are...

Since its first publication in 1977, Eugene Kennedy and Sara Charles's 'On Becoming a Counsellor' has become the one, indispensable resource for all those who, without extensive psychological training, must...

From the bestselling author of The Tall Man and The Arsonist, a personal tale about death, life and the enchantment of stories. With illustrations by Anna Walker.'A striking voyage of...

This practical text guides the reader in developing the necessary tools for teaching those patients with limited literacy skills. Nurses will learn proven strategies for evaluating comprehension and teaching patients...

For thirty years, Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added...

Now in its third edition, this market-leading textbook continues to provide students with an excellent explanation and demonstration of the main approaches and techniques in social research methods. The book...

Focusing on skills of self-disclosure, listening, responding, challenging, and participating in groups, You and Me presents a systematic step-by-step procedure for increasing self-awareness and improving communication skills.

The Dilbert Principle is an inside view of bosses, meetings, management fads and other workplace afflictions. Scott Adams examines even more bizarre and hilarious situations in the world of work...

Cyberpsychology is an emerging area of psychological study that aims to understand and explain all facets of online behaviour. This book brings together overviews from a number of leading authorities...

Ways of Reading is a well-established core textbook that provides the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.Six sections, split into self-contained...

Learn all you need to know about improving your presentation skills from thorough planning and preparation to selecting the best method of presenting and dealing with audience questions. Making Presentations...

It's time to remake the world - the ground-breaking book on what steps we should all be taking for the autistic people in our lives. The modern world is built...

`This is a book I would recommend to any course which deals with research... up to date and sophisticated, a good guide for the student' - Self & Society`For "counselling"...

Your past lives hold the secret to healing yourself in the present. Find out how you can access this power in just 21 days.Your soul has experienced many lifetimes before...

An investigation of The Eye of Revelation, a system of inner alchemy meant to awaken the subtle powers of the human body and mind.This book examines in detail a short...

Daniel Kahneman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology challenging the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of the world's...

'What if I were to tell you that a psychopathic arsonist might also be the person most likely to save you from a burning building?'*This book is about a special...

Intuition is not some magical and mysterious property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. It is a product of long hours and intelligent design, of meaningful work...

What links the Mercedes Formula One team with Google?What is the connection between Dave Brailsford's Team Sky and the aviation industry?What links the inventor James Dyson and the basketball player...