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1	Outliers: The Story of Success more books like this by Malcolm Gladwell add to wishlist In this landmark work, the author of "Blink" and "The Tipping Point" asks what makes high-achievers different? Brilliant and entertaining, "Outliers" is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate. see all copies from £4.11! new only from £6.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die more books like this by Chip Heath, Dan Heath add to wishlist Focusing on successful marketing campaigns and undying urban legends, this book is written for anyone who strives to craft messages that are memorable and lasting. see all copies from £10.67! new only from £10.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures more books like this by Malcolm Gladwell add to wishlist This anthology of Gladwell's "New Yorker" essays is like a greatest-hits compilation from one of the most gifted and influential journalists in America and author of the bestsellers "The Tipping Point, Blink," and "Outliers." see all copies from £13.41! new only from £13.41! \| first editions
4	Between Sisters more books like this by Kristin Hannah add to wishlist Meghann is a no-nonsense Seattle lawyer who doesn't have time for feelings. She leaves that to her sister, Claire, who lives a messy kind of life out in the boonies as a single mother. Now Claire is planning to marry a country musician named Bobby Austin--and at the same time she is diagnosed with a brain tumor. But one of Meghann's many casual ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements more books like this by Eric Hoffer add to wishlist Discusses the appeal of mass movements, types of potential converts, factors promoting self-sacrifice, and good and bad mass movements. Reissue. see all copies from £5.17! new only from £5.17! \| first editions
6	Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts more books like this by Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson add to wishlist Social psychologists Tavris and Aronson take an in-depth look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. Backed by years of research and delivered in lively prose, their book offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception--how it works, the harm it can cause, and how to overcome it. see all copies from £6.50! new only from £6.90! \| first editions
7	Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme more books like this by Richard Brodie add to wishlist We are surrounded by information in the 21st Century: we are bombarded by advertising, attitudes, celebrities, news, wars, fashion, the latest fads...the sheer amount of information we have access to appears untameable, unworkable, and too much to gain sense from unless we pick and choose very carefully. However, our choices are very often made ... see all copies from £10.25! new only from £11.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Civilization and Its Discontents more books like this by Sigmund Freud add to wishlist During the summer of 1929, Freud worked on what became this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought. see all copies from £2.15! new only from £2.15! \| first editions
9	The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits more books like this by Gregg Braden add to wishlist Did you know that we are born with the power to choose what's real in our world? What would it mean to discover that everything from the DNA of life to the future of our world is based upon a simple 'Reality Code' that may be changed and upgraded by choice? Revolutionary discoveries in the power of belief suggest that we're about to find out!For ... see all copies from £6.12! new only from £6.12! \| first editions
10	The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference more books like this by Malcolm Gladwell (Read by) add to wishlist "The Tipping Point" is the biography of an idea, and the idea is quite simple: that many of the problems we face - from murder to teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics. They aren't linear phenomena in the sense that they steadily and predictably change according to the level of effort brought to bear against them. They are ... see all copies from £1.96! new only from £4.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Cross-Cultural Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications more books like this by Eric Shiraev, David Levy add to wishlist Shiraev and Levy provide a comprehensive review of theories and research in cross-cultural psychology within a critical thinking framework for examining, analyzing, and evaluating psychological data. This book introduces the field of cross-cultural psychology, discusses basic methodology for cross-cultural research, and explores the fields of ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £24.95! \| first editions
12 view cover	Social Psychology Alive more books like this by Steven J Breckler, Dr. James Olson, Elizabeth Wiggins add to wishlist Presents a mix of classic and contemporary research in an accessible style that emphasises the relevance of the findings to students' own lives. see all copies from £8.70! new only from £44.55! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Namesake more books like this by Jhumpa Lahiri add to wishlist Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer for her story collection, INTERPRETER OF MALADIES. Her first novel, set in Boston and New York, begins in 1968 with a young Indian man doing research at MIT, and his wife, who becomes pregnant with a son. As years go by, their son, unlike his parents, becomes thoroughly westernized and even rebellious, with a series ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Social Psychology more books like this by Saul Kassin, Steven Fein, Hazel Rose Markus add to wishlist Distinguished by its current-events emphasis, strong diversity coverage, and engaging connections drawn between social psychology and students' everyday lives, Social Psychology, Seventh Edition, remains one of the most scholarly and well-written texts in its field. Integrating classic and contemporary research, the text also includes ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £41.68!
15 view cover	The presentation of self in everyday life more books like this by Erving Goffman add to wishlist In what the General Practitioner called 'this intelligent searching work', the author of "Stigma" and "Asylums" presents an analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance. He shows us exactly how people use such 'fixed props' as houses, clothes, and job situations; how they combine in teams ... see all copies from £5.18! new only from £6.75! \| first editions
16 view cover	Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist 'Every age has its peculiar folly; some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the mere force of imitation,' said author Charles Mackay in 1841. It was true then, and it is certainly true now. This intelligent, humorous collection of popular delusions, from money mania to ... see all copies from £2.89! new only from £2.89! \| first editions
17 view cover	On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War & Society more books like this by Dave Grossman add to wishlist The good news is that the vast majority of soldiers are loath to kill in battle. Unfortunately, modern armies, using Pavlovian and operant conditioning have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. The psychological cost for soldiers, as witnessed by the increase in post-traumatic stress, is devastating. The ... see all copies from £2.78! new only from £7.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Social Psychology more books like this by Professor David G Myers add to wishlist This book continues to set the standard by which other social psychology texts are judged. The author's engaging writing style and unique, intimate voice make the text both compelling and readable, without being overly simplistic. The organization logically moves the student through the study of how people think, influence and relate, including an ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
19 view cover	Escape from Freedom more books like this by Erich Fromm add to wishlist This landmark work is a classic of both psychology and sociology. The premise is that if humanity cannot live with the responsibilities of freedom, it will probably turn to authoritarianism. Few books have thrown such light on the forces that shape modern society. First published in 1941, the book is especially pertinent in light of recent debates ... see all copies from £1.79! new only from £1.79! \| first editions
20 view cover	Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience more books like this by E Bruce Goldstein add to wishlist Connect the study of cognition to everyday life with COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. Covering both the landmark studies and the cutting-edge research that define this fascinating field, this textbook includes concrete examples and illustrations to help you understand the theories of cognition -- driving home both the scientific importance of the theories ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
21 view cover	What Is Psychology? more books like this by Ellen E Pastorino, Susann M Doyle-Portillo add to wishlist By focusing on material most relevant to introductory psychology courses, while maintaining the narrative flow, the authors invite students to see the big picture of psychology as opposed to a collection of fragmented ideas. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.24! \| first editions
22 view cover	Society of the Spectacle more books like this by Guy Debord add to wishlist Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's "Society of the Spectacle". From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960s up to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life in the late twentieth ... see all copies from £3.45! new only from £3.45! \| first editions
23 view cover	Culture and psychology more books like this by David Matsumoto add to wishlist This work focuses on psychological constructs such as intergroup relations, ethnocentrism, and stereotypes to explain diversity-related topics. see all copies from £4.96! new only from £4.96!
24 view cover	The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture more books like this by Darrel W Ray add to wishlist Dr Darrel Ray, psychologist and lifelong student of religion, discusses religious infection from the inside out. How does guilt play into religious infection? Why is sexual control so important to so many religions? What causes the anxiety and neuroticism around death and dying? How does religion inject itself into so many areas of life, culture, ... see all copies from £12.02! new only from £12.02!
25 view cover	Social Psychology more books like this by Elliot Aronson (Editor), Robert Helmreich (Editor) add to wishlist For an undergraduate introductory level course in social psychology. Research made relevant through a storytelling approach. This renowned text maintains its acclaimed storytelling approach to convey the science of social psychology while making research relevant to students. The authors bring the material under study to life through real-world ... see all copies from £1.51! new only from £11.56! \| first editions

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