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Solve for Happy
Engineer Your Path to Joy
2018 || Paperback || Mo Gawdat || Simon and Schuster US
In this "powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek" (Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google), Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer at Google's [X], applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadness-and then he solves for happy.In 2001 Mo Gawdat realized that despite his incredible success, he was desperately unhappy. A lifelong learner, he attacked the problem as an engineer would: examining all the provable facts a...
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Exploring human nature
2018 || Paperback || Jana Lemke || Sidestone Press Dissertations
Exploring human nature takes the reader deep into the human experience of being in nature. Our current ecological predicament highlights the need to change people's nature awareness and behaviour. This pioneering mixed methods study investigates a method to do this through facilitated Solo time in the wilderness. Solo time is an ancient, ritualised and pan-cultural practice of spending time alone in nature, that has been reintroduced into our current time and culture.The study focuses on the ...
The Social Animal
2018 || Paperback || Elliot Aronson e.a. || Macmillan
The Social Animal 12e
The Social Animal is a CLASSIC text used in social psychology classes for almost 50 years and a powerful introduction to the field for countless students across the U.S. and the world.
The new edition of this venerable text retains Elliot Aronson's clear, engaging narrative voice, while adding the scholarly insights of a new coauthor—his son, New York University professor, Joshua Aronson. With a combination of the research and scholarship of the most distinguished fath...
Insight
How to succeed by seeing yourself clearly
2018 || Paperback || Tasha Eurich || Macmillan
Nominated as one of the 2019 Thinkers50 Radar group
Research shows that self-awareness is the meta-skill of the 21st century – the foundation for high performance, smart choices, and lasting relationships. Unfortunately, we are remarkably poor judges of ourselves and how we come across, and it’s rare to get candid, objective feedback from colleagues, employees, and even friends and family. We can ALL learn to be more self-aware.
Integrating hundreds of studies with her own research and wo...
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Exploring human nature
2018 || Hardcover || Jana Lemke || Sidestone Press Dissertations
Exploring human nature takes the reader deep into the human experience of being in nature. Our current ecological predicament highlights the need to change people's nature awareness and behaviour. This pioneering mixed methods study investigates a method to do this through facilitated Solo time in the wilderness. Solo time is an ancient, ritualised and pan-cultural practice of spending time alone in nature, that has been reintroduced into our current time and culture.The study focuses on the ...
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Psychology / 8th edition
2018 || Hardcover || Peter O. Gray e.a. || Macmillan
Introductory psychology with an evolutionary perspective.
Peter Gray’s evolutionary perspective and emphasis on critical thinking have made his comprehensive yet accessible introduction to psychology a widely respected classroom favourite. The eighth edition continues this tradition with co-author David Bjorklund who engages and stimulates students to investigate the big ideas in psychological science.
Experiencing Childhood and Adolescence
2018 || Paperback || Janet Belsky || Macmillan
A brief, accessible, and engaging journey through Childhood and Adolescence
Janet Belsky’s Experiencing Childhood and Adolescence reflects a scientist’s understanding of key research, a psychologist’s understanding of people, and a teacher’s understanding of students. With all of this, the book itself is at just the right length and level of coverage to fit comfortably in a single-term course. With its clear presentation and integration of detailed real-world examples, this acclaimed ...
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The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change
2021 || Paperback || Gregory R. Maio e.a. || SAGE
A comprehensive look at attitudes, beliefs and behavioural change, looking at not only biological underpinnings of attitudes but also how this fits in real world situations. This textbook gives an overview of theoretical and research perspectives in the field of attitudes and persuasion in a simple, user friendly way.
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Addiction
A biopsychosocial perspective
2021 || Paperback || Chris Chandler e.a. || SAGE
Using a scientific and evidence based approach, this text addresses the neuroscience and psychology of addiction, with chapters focusing on psychological, biological and societal aspects.
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Your Guidance / Druk 2
A little guide about being you
2018 || Paperback || Lisanne Knottnerus || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
This small guide is written in a clear and honest way. No secrets, no strategies, nothing is imposed. Just reading the knowing will give insights, to have freedom and a more peaceful life. No more changing your life, thoughts and actions. But with the knowing you will have closer relationships, more respect, reduced stress, less struggles and worries in life. It will give the most honest and simple way of an infinite free, peaceful and happy life.