The Psychology of the Internet
It is a giddy thought to think how much as happened with the Internet since the first edition of this comprehensive book in 1999. The…… Read More »
Category: Psychology
Positive Psychology
Many readers will be familiar with the term positive psychology, pioneered by Martin Seligman and his colleagues. Oddly enough, positive psychologists make very little reference…… Read More »
Positively Smarter
This handbook on science and strategies for increasing happiness, achievement and well-being is packed full of constructive advice set out in a readable and accessible…… Read More »
Walking Shadows
In this bold book, Tim Read skilfully navigates the SMN guidelines of intuitive insight and rational analysis by combining his own psycho-spiritual journey with his…… Read More »
THE FIRST IDEA: How Symbols, Language & Intelligence Evolved from our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans
This (as they say in literary circles) is a book of two halves: the first half promotes the thesis that what makes us human is…… Read More »
ANCESTRAL LANDSCAPES IN HUMAN EVOLUTION
Reviewer: Gunnel Minett
Category: Psychology
In most parts of the world the social structure has come along way from that of our earliest hunter-gatherer ancestors. From living in small groups…… Read More »
HOW SEXUAL DESIRE WORKS, THE ENIGMATIC URGE
Whether we like to admit it or not, sexual desire plays a central role in our lives. Fortunately for the majority of people it is…… Read More »
Sensation
This is a fascinating book about the unconscious influences of our senses on our behaviour - the theory of embodied cognition. To be more precise,…… Read More »
THE RIGHTEOUS MIND: WHY GOOD PEOPLE ARE DIVIDED BY POLITICS AND RELIGION
The Righteous Mind is a model of organisation and clarity, divided into three parts beginning with Intuitions Come First, Strategic Reasoning Second. In chapter 1…… Read More »
FOCUS
Dan Goleman will be well known to many readers for his work initially on emotional intelligence and then on social and ecological intelligence as ways…… Read More »