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Sex offending Sex offending Jill D. Stinson Why do some men commit sex offenses? While the question might seem straightforward, the answer is anything but. In this book, the authors review and critique existing theories and the supporting lite… OL11899007W
The Power of Pull The Power of Pull John Seely Brown,John Hagel,John Hagel III,III, John Hagel,Lang Davison,John Hagel III The world has changed profoundly, and the old tools that led to success in the world of Push won’t work anymore. Pull helps us understand the shift we’re experiencing and provides us with a new under… OL15171295W
The user illusion The user illusion Tor Nørretranders The author asserts that "what our consciousness rejects constitutes the most valuable part of ourselves," and that "we have to get outside and live life fully with all our senses to experience it mor… OL15846581W
Games People Play Games People Play Eric Berne Games People Play (1964) explores the fascinating and bizarre world of psychological games, where players unconsciously manipulate each other into acting in alienating and self-destructive ways. OL1593567W
What should I do with my life? What should I do with my life? Po Bronson Presents a series of profiles of individuals from around the world who have found meaningful answers to some of life's most difficult questions, explaining how they can serve as examples for others. … OL16052469W
Chronic respiratory illness Chronic respiratory illness Simon J. Williams Chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD: bronchitis, emphysema and chronic asthma) is a major medical, psychological, social and economic problem. Breathlessness is one of the most distressing and … OL1869184W
Jokes Jokes Herbert S. Strean In the tradition of Freud's Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious, Herbert Strean has presented an incisive examination of jokes as a form of emotional communication of our deepest anxieties an… OL1873811W
Masquerade and identities Masquerade and identities Efrat Tseëlon Masquerade is now a central topic in many disciplines. This text explores and revisits the role of disguise in constructing, expressing, or representing marginalised identities. OL19450446W
Genetics of mental disorders Genetics of mental disorders Stephen V. Faraone,Debby W. Tsuang,Ming T. Tsuang "This volume offers a comprehensive and readable introduction to the science and practice of psychiatric genetics. The authors illuminate the complex interplay of genes and environmental factors invo… OL20143846W
More than the law More than the law Peter W. English,Bruce Dennis Sales "Complex legal issues often involve contested facts that require expert knowledge. In such cases, legal decision makers look to experts from fields as diverse as the behavioral, social, biomedical, o… OL20596930W
Stages of faith Stages of faith James W. Fowler To help the understanding of a pilgrimage of faith, the passages for a quest for meaning. OL3241528W
Influence Influence Robert B. Cialdini Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the rapidly expanding fi… OL3902892W
How the way we talk can change the way we work How the way we talk can change the way we work Lisa Laskow Lahey,Robert Kegan Why is the gap so great between our hopes, our intentions, even our decisions-and what we are actually able to bring about? Even when we are able to make important changes-in our own lives or the gro… OL3958800W
Inside the white cube Inside the white cube Brian O'Dorherty,Brian O'Doherty "When these essays first appeared in Artforum in 1976, their impact was immediate. They were discussed, annotated, cited, collected, and translated - the three issues of Artforum in which they appear… OL4126512W
The psychology of death The psychology of death Robert Kastenbaum "A classic, fascinating readers for nearly 30 years. New to the Third Edition are chapters on how we construct death, death in adolescence and adulthood including discussion on suicide, physician-ass… OL480577W
The Roots of Nazi Psychology The Roots of Nazi Psychology Jay Y. Gonen Was Hitler a moral aberration or a man of his people? This topic has been hotly argued in recent years, and now Jay Gonen brings new answers to the debate using a psychohistorical perspective, conten… OL50183W
Half-real Half-real Jesper Juul A video game is half-real: we play by real rules while imagining a fictional world. We win or lose the game in the real world, but we slay a dragon(for example) only in the world of the game. In this… OL5847332W
The punished self The punished self Alex Bontemps "The Punished Self describes enslavement in the American South during the eighteenth century as a systematic assault on blacks' sense of self. Alex Bontemps explores slavery's effects on the captives… OL7307234W
The Lucifer Effect The Lucifer Effect Philip G. Zimbardo What makes good people do bad things? How can moral people be seduced to act immorally? Where is the line separating good from evil, and who is in danger of crossing it?Renowned social psychologist P… OL8024260W
Selected works Selected works Otto Rank Originally published in 1959, this paperback--now out of print--is unique in providing samples of 5 books by Rank: "Myth of the Birth of the Hero" (1st ed.), "Art and Artist," "Modern Education" (o.p… OL98915W
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