Psychology

One of the world's most esteemed and influential psychologists, Roy F. Baumeister, teams with New York Times science writer John Tierney to reveal the secrets of self-control and how to master it."Deep and provocative analysis of people's...

This international bestseller reveals the secrets of nonverbal communication to give you confidence and control in any face-to-face encounter—from making a great first impression and acing a job interview to finding the right partner.It is a...

New York Times–bestselling author adrienne maree brown knows we need each other more than ever and offers a practice for holding collective power, righting wrongs, and generating true belonging.   Ethical, pondering, and wondrous, adrienne...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The School of LifeA healthy mind knows how to hope, hanging on tenaciously to the reasons to keep going.A healthy mind resists unfair comparisons, not allowing others' successes to throw it off course.A...

Why life's shortness—more than anything else—is what makes it meaningfulDeath might seem to render pointless all our attempts to create a meaningful life. Doesn't meaning require transcending death through an afterlife or in some other way?...

Covering the full spectrum from love and loss to hope and healing, Elizabeth Gilbert can always be trusted to deliver soul-searching personal narratives with invaluable and universal takeaways. “A blockbuster: brutally honest, lurid,...

WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD. SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE. SHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZE. SHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZE. LONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARD. 'I understand...

With a glistening resume to speak to his knowledge of the human brain, Andrew Huberman has taken to the page to bring you all the important do's and don'ts for facing stress and whatever else life throws at you. Dr. Andrew Huberman, host of the...

This groundbreaking study reveals how social connections are far more important than we thought, showing us the steps we can take to build better relationships and improve our lives.Social connection is as essential for our health and happiness as a...

A discourse on sex like never before, Want is a collection of anonymous insights from a diverse array of women sharing their secret desires.An instant New York Times bestseller, Want is a collection of confessions from women...

A call to action for therapists to politicize their practice through an emotional decolonial lens. An essential work that centers colonial and historical trauma in a framework for healing, Decolonizing Therapy illuminates that all therapy...

***INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*** Disrupt and push back against capitalism and white supremacy. In this book, Tricia Hersey, aka The Nap Bishop, encourages us to connect to the liberating power of rest, daydreaming, and naps as a...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to heal on a personal and a collective level.“I love this book.”—Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body...

A “courageous, compassionate, and rigorous every-person’s guide” (Christina Bethell, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) that shows the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) ​and diseases, and how to...

Acclaimed author and renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom distills thirty-five years of psychotherapy wisdom into one brilliant volume.   The culmination of master psychiatrist Dr. Irvin D. Yalom’s more than thirty-five years in clinical...

Lying on the floor scrolling through social media; wrapped up in bed taking your second nap of the day; lounging on the sofa watching TV. You are not lazy, you are on energy saving mode. In a world obsessed with work and productivity, I'm Not Lazy,...

EMPIRE BOOK STORE BOOK OF THE MONTH.Shortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award for Popular Science.Much of value has been written about sleep, but rest is different; it is how we unwind, calm our minds and recharge our bodies. The...

An empowering message about the true meaning of prosperity—to help anyone achieve a life of spiritual and material abundance.Imagine if you could achieve a life of true prosperity, enjoying:- A vitally alive, healthy body through which...

With more than 1.5 million copies in print, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About is the iconic impulse gift book that celebrates all the little things that make life worth living. Now it is even more of a mood-altering pick-me-up, with the use...

A groundbreaking new theory of the real rules of politics: leaders do whatever keeps them in power, regardless of the national interest.As featured on the viral video Rules for Rulers, which has been viewed over 3 million times.Bruce Bueno de...