Offers a unique opportunity to become acquainted with a dazzling array of the key works in psychological
literature almost overnight,
Book Description
If you are fascinated by the human mind - who we are,
how we think and what we do - 50 Psychology Classics is the book for you.
What did Freud actually say in The Interpretation of Dreams?
What did Carl Jung mean by the term 'collective unconscious'?
What can psychology's founding fathers teach us about human nature today?
What really makes people tick?
What are the real differences in the way men and women think?
Who was Ivan Pavlov and what did his dogs teach us?
All these questions and more are answered in 50 Psychology Classics, a
thinking person's guide to popular psychology spanning 50 books, hundreds
of ideas and more than a century.
Synopsis
In a journey spanning 50 books, hundreds of ideas and over a century, "50 Psychology Classics" looks at some of the most intriguing questions relating to what motivates us, what makes us feel and act in certain ways, how our brains work, and how we create a sense of self. "50 Psychology Classics" explores writings from some iconic figures such as Freud, Adler, Jung, skinner, James, Piaget and Pavolv, but also highlights the work of contemporary thinkers such as Gardner, Gilbert, Goleman and Seligman. We all need a personal theory of what makes people tick. To survive and thrive, we have to know who and what we are, and to be canny about the motivations of others. The common route to this knowledge is life experience, but we can advance our appreciation of the subject more quickly through reading. From the author of the bestselling "50 Self-Help Classics", "50 Success Classics" and "50 Spiritual Classics", which have sold over 100,000 in the English language and have been translated into 17 languages, "50 Psychology Classics" will further your understanding of human nature and yourself.
You will find life-changing insights from 50 key books from the following authors: Alfred Adler; Gavin de Becker; Eric Berne; Edward de Bono; Robert Bolton; Nathaniel Branden; Isabel Briggs Myers; Louann Brizendine; David D Burns; Robert Cialdini; Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Albert Ellis and Robert Harper; Milton Erickson; Erik Erikson; Hans Eysenck; Susan Forward; Viktor Frankl; Anna Freud; Sigmund Freud; Howard Gardner; Daniel Gilbert; Malcolm Gladwell; Daniel Goleman; John M Gottman; Harry Harlow; Thomas A Harris; Eric Hoffer; Karen Horney; William James; Carl Jung; Eric Kandel; Alfred Kinsey; Melanie Klein; RD Laing; Abraham Maslow; Stanley Milgram; Ivan Pavlov; Fritz Perls; Jean Piaget; Steven Pinker; VS Ramachandran; Carl Rogers; Oliver Sacks; Barry Schwartz; Martin Seligman; Gail Sheehy; BF Skinner; Douglas Stone; William Styron; and, Robert E Thayer.
From the Publisher
With a focus on psychology for non-psychologists,Tom
Butler-Bowdon, in his characteristic and successful style, looks at some of
the most intriguing questions
relating to what motivates us, what makes us feel and act in certain ways,
how our brains work, and how we create a sense of self. Deeper awareness in
these areas can
lead to self-knowledge, a better understanding of human nature, improved
relation- shi
ps and increased effectiveness.
50 Psychology Classics explores important contemporary writings such as
Gladwell's Blinkand Seligman's Authentic Happinessas well as wisdom from
iconic figures such as
Freud, Adler, Jung, Skinner, James, Piaget and Pavlov. In addition there
are fascinating insights from writers and thinkers such as Isabel Briggs
Myers, Eric Hoffer and
William Styron.
50 Psychology Classics examines:
What happiness really is
How intuition can save your life
The secrets of better communication and influencing skills
The science behind successful relationships
Why smart people get swept up in mass movements
Tom Butler-Bowdon explores some of psychology's most famous experiments and
research, such as Stanley Milgram's chilling demonstrations of human
willingness to obey authority,
Harry Harlow's work with baby monkeys revealing the importance of physical
contact to mental health and Alfred Kinsey's pot-stirring revelations about
people's real sex lives.
50 Psychology Classics highlights the often surprising scientific work that
has changed what we believe about our-
selves and what makes people tick.
With insightful commentaries on each classic, biographical information on
the authors plus a guide to further key titles,50 Psychology
Classicsprovides a unique overview of this fascinating sub- ject.
50 Psychology Classicswill further your understanding of human nature and
yourself, help you achieve happiness and mental health, increase
intelligence and achieve
more at work and improve relationships with insight and inspiration from:
* Alfred Adler * Gavin de Becker * Eric Berne * Edward de Bono * Robert
Bolton
* Nathaniel Branden * Isabel Briggs Myers * Louann Brizendine
* David D Burns * Robert Cialdini * Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
* Albert Ellis & Robert Harper * Milton Erickson * Erik Erikson *
Hans Eysenck * Susan Forward * Viktor Frankl * Anna Freud
* Sigmund Freud * Howard Gardner * Daniel Gilbert * Malcolm Gladwell
* Daniel Goleman * John M Gottman * Harry Harlow
* Thomas A Harris * Eric Hoffer * Karen Horney * William James * Carl Jung
* Eric Kandel * Alfred Kinsey * Melanie Klein * RD Laing * Abraham Maslow
* Stanley Milgram * Ivan Pavlov * Fritz Perls * Jean Piaget * Steven Pinker
* VS Ramachandran * Carl Rogers * Oliver Sacks * Barry Schwartz
* Martin Seligman * Gail Sheehy * BF Skinner * Douglas Stone * William
Styron *
Robert E Thayer
About the Author
Tom Butler-Bowdon is a recognised expert in "the literature of
possibility". His first book, 50 Self-Help Classicswon the the Benjamin
Franklin Self-Help Award andForeword Magazine's Book of the Year. Tom's
trilogy of personal development books, including 50 Success Classics and 50
Spiritual Classicshave been translated into 17 languages.
A Graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney,
he lives and works in both the UK and Australia.
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