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Psychology
Stuff of Thought:
By Stephen Pinker
Paperback
Published 29-Oct-2005
| RRP: | £10.99 |
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Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while others fall out of favour? Why do we threaten and bribe and seduce in such elaborate, often comical ways? This title looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are.
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Three Christs of Ypsilanti
By Milton Rokeach
Paperback
Published 26-May-2011
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Interpretation of Dreams
By Sigmund Freud
Paperback
Published 05-Aug-1997
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This text presents Freud's theory that man is unable to tolerate too much reality, and that dreams are the contraband representations of the beast within man which are smuggled into awareness during sleep. The analysis of dreams is the key to unlocking the vital secrets of the unconscious mind.
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Man's Search for Meaning
By Viktor Frankl
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Published 06-May-2004
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A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest.
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Baby in the Mirror
By Charle Fernyhough
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Published 06-Apr-2009
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Explains how children develop from squalling babies into walking, talking toddlers. This book shows how a child's mind develops before the age of three, tapping into a parent's wonder at the processes of psychological development in a child-centered way.
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Status Anxiety
By Alain De Botton
Paperback
Published 13-Jan-2005
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We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer - to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassment - from status anxiety. This title gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions.
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On the Nature of the Psyche
By Carl G Jung
Paperback
Published 17-May-2001
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In On the Nature of the Psyche Jung presents a masterly overview of his theories of the unconscious, and its relation to the conscious mind.
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Communities of Practice
By Etienne Wenger
Paperback
Published 28-Sep-1999
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Presents a broad conceptual framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation.
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Power of Negative Thinking
By Tony Humphreys
Paperback
Published 19-Oct-2004
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A new presentation of Tony Humphreys' book, which is now translated into 12 languages.
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History of Sexuality
By Michel Foucault
Paperback
Published 29-Oct-1998
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Here, one of France's greatest intellectuals explores the evolving social, economic and political forces that have shaped our attitudes to sex. Foucault describes how we are in the process of making a science of sex which is devoted to the analysis of desire rather than the increase of pleasure.
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