Evolutionary Psychology

This book highlights those rare, difficult to diagnose or controversial cases in contemporary clinical neuropsychology. The evidence base relevant to this type of work is almost by definition insufficient to guide practice, but most clinicians will...

"PPPP . . . To compress 200 years of psychiatric theory and practice into a compelling and coherent narrative is a fine achievement . . . . What strikes the reader [most] are Shorter's storytelling skills, his ability to conjure up the personalities of...

'With Genesis, Wilson inspires awe ... His message is that selection has shaped a society that is characterized by cooperation and division of labour' NatureOf all species that have ever existed on earth, only one has reached human levels of...

This practical guide to teleconsulting for school psychology professionals demonstrates how rapid advances in the field can help them expand support for educators, administrators, students, and their families by providing online access to consulting...

Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore...

Fear in Contemporary Society and its Consequences"A delightfully fearless and deeply sensitive examination of that most primal and formative human experience." Alan Burdick, author of Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation#1 New Release in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621483120Author Rudolf SteinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, Inc

In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the...

Our brains evolved to solve the survival problems of our Stone Age ancestors, so when faced with modern day situations that are less extreme, they often encounter a mismatch. Our primitive brains put us on the wrong foot by responding to stimuli that -...

Winner of the William James Book AwardWinner of the Eleanor Maccoby Book Award"A landmark in our understanding of human development."-Paul Harris, author of Trusting What You're Told"Magisterial...Makes an impressive argument that most distinctly human...

This book presents the wealth of scientific evidence that our personality emerges from evolved primary emotions shared by all mammals. Yes, your dog feels love-and many other things too. These subcortically generated emotions bias our actions, alter our...

We have puzzled over dreams for centuries. From ancient societies, believing dreams to be messages from the gods, Freud's theory of dreams revealing our unconscious minds to modern day experiments in psychology and neuroscience, dreams continue to...

This book is an essential resource for those new to, developing and established in the field of trans voice. Presented in a workbook style and packed with practical exercises for the practitioner to engage with, it explores and explains how to work with...

Now in a third edition, the authoritative classic text Male, Female evaluates both foundational and recent scholarship on the evolution of human sex differences, including how males and females differ in modern contexts. In comprehensive detail, David C...

What is humour? Why do we laugh? And why is the root of a good joke almost always error? Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes - the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Why does...

A collection of fascinating conversations with business leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs and cultural icons: now fully updated with new interviews including Shaquille O'Neal, Matthew McConaughey, Tim Peake, Brian Eno, Daniel Kahneman, Jessica...

An exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain on purpose--from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performersMasochism is sexy, human, reviled, worshipped, and can...

When this classic work was first published in 1975, it created a new discipline and started a tumultuous round in the age-old nature versus nurture debate. Although voted by officers and fellows of the international Animal Behavior Society the most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845409517Author Brian J. McVeighFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830828722Author Marjorie Lindne GunnoeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 348gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062842589Author Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Evolution and Psychology is a critical exploration of how evolutionary approaches can be used to understand the human mind and behaviour. Written for undergraduate students in the social sciences, this text provides an accessible introduction to...

Positive psychologists focus on ways that we can advance the lives of individuals and communities by studying the factors that increase positive outcomes such as life satisfaction and happiness. Evolutionary psychologists use the principles of evolution,...

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Parenting provides a comprehensive resource for state-of-the-art research on how our evolutionary past informs current parenting roles and practices. Featuring chapters from leaders in the field, the...

From one of America's most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.At the heart of Buddhism is a simple...

Positive psychologists focus on ways that we can advance the lives of individuals and communities by studying the factors that increase positive outcomes such as life satisfaction and happiness. Evolutionary psychologists use the principles of evolution,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990093401Author Anneloes SmitsmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Oxygen PublishingPublisher Oxygen PublishingWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789353420925Author David HumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 466Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 156g

This book draws on a variety of substantive examples from science, technology, medicine, literature, and popular culture to highlight how a new technoscientifically mediated and modified phase and form of technosleep is now in the making - in the global...

'Mind expanding - this book will change your view of the world forever' Matthew SyedA blueprint for a better future. Playing on the phrase "a theory of everything" in physics, Michael Muthukrishna offers a unified theory of human behavior, culture, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781998038992Author Scottie ForbesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Jessy LindsayPublisher Jessy LindsayWeight(grams) 195g

From one of America's most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.At the heart of Buddhism is a simple...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941959138Author Loretta Graziano BreuningFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Loretta Graziano BreuningPublisher Loretta Graziano BreuningWeight(grams)...

"In the tradition of the best immersive journalism." -A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living BiblicallyA bold examination of how Paleolithic wisdom could solve our 21st century problemsJessica Carew Kraft, an urban wife and mom of two, was firmly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989682357Author Rick HollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Robert SatterfieldPublisher Robert SatterfieldWeight(grams) 227g

From their location in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the Weisfelds' lab has reached out for thirty years to couples in long-term partnerships around the world. In living rooms of Detroit, London, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond, couples of all types and...

From their location in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the Weisfelds' lab has reached out for thirty years to couples in long-term partnerships around the world. In living rooms in Detroit, London, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond, couples of all types and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250829450Author Kevin DuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 137g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982460566Author Mahalene LouisFormat PaperbackPage Count 508Imprint Empowering Now PressPublisher Empowering Now PressWeight(grams) 739g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547802Author Mathieu CharbonneauFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd