Social Intelligence - The new science of human relationships by Daniel Goleman
$14.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: good-very good
Emotional Intelligence was an international phenomenon, selling more than 5 million copies worldwide. Now, once again, Daniel Goleman has written a groundbreaking synthesis of the latest findings in biology and brain science, revealing that we are 'wired to connect' and the surprisingly deep impact of o ...Show more
Born on a Blue Day - A memoir of Asperger's and an extraordinary mind by Daniel Tammet
$10.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: good-very good
"I was born on 31 January 1979, a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, because the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like the number nine or the sound of loud voices arguing." Like the character Dustin Hoffman portrayed in Rain Man, he can perform extraordinary maths in his ...Show more
In Search of Happiness - Understanding an endangered state of mind by John F Schumaker
$12.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: very good
Understanding an endangered state of mind. Happiness has become a global obsession, a commodity and an unquestioned goal for many. From the promises made by the consumer culture that material things will make you happy, to the mass ingestion of happy pills such as Prozac and Ecstasy, to the largel ...Show more
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E Frankl
$6.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: very good
A prominent Viennese psychiatrist recounts his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp that led to the development of his existentialist approach to psychotherapy.
Iron John - A book about men by Robert Bly
$6.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: good-very good
The Organised Mind - Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J Levitin
$16.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: good-very good
Overwhelmed by demands on your time? Baffled by the sheer volume of data? You're not alone: modern society is in a state of information overload. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin investigates how and why our brains are struggling to keep up with the demands of the digital age. The twenty-first century sees ...Show more
An Outline of Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
$14.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Series: Penguin Classics | Reading Level: near fine
One of fifteen volumes in the Freud series, this title is part of a plan to generate a non-specialist Freud for a wide readership, which goes beyond the institutional/clinical market.
Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
$14.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: good-very good
Hallucinations, for most people, imply madness. But there are many different types of non-psychotic hallucination caused by various illnesses or injuries, by intoxication - even, for many people, by falling sleep. From the elementary geometrical shapes that we see when we rub our eyes to the complex swi ...Show more
A Clearing in the Forest - Law, Life, and Mind by Steven L Winter
$20.00 NZD
Category: Law | Reading Level: very good
Cognitive science is transforming our understanding of the mind. New discoveries are changing how we comprehend not just language, but thought itself. Yet, surprisingly little of the new learning has penetrated discussions and analysis of the most important social institution affecting our lives-the law ...Show more
Lacan by Malcolm Bowie
$12.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Series: Fontana Modern Masters | Reading Level: very good
The French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) is a uniquely complex writer and the originator of an especially unsettling view of the human subject. But the singularity of Lacan's achievement has been understated by many of his critics. Often he is seen merely as a figure famous for being famous--a ...Show more
Freud for Beginners by Richard Appignanesi; Oscar Zarate
$10.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: very good
The Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining." -- Newsday Everything you need to know about neurosis, libido, ego, and id -- but somehow it slipped your mind. Freud for Beginners is a perfect introduction to the life and thought of the m ...Show more