Psychology

A New York Times  bestselling author and veteran board member offers an insider's view of corporate boards, their struggles, and why they must adapt to survive.Corporate boards are under great pressure. Scandals and malpractice at companies like...

Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations—from public speaking to interviewing to networking—with these essential strategies from a Stanford lecturer, coach, and host of the popular Think Fast,...

Drawing on the author’s decades of experience as a psychologist, trainer and advocate for women, this small but perfectly formed, pocket-sized book contains bite-sized snippets of insight and inspiration on communication, relationships, work, body...

Written with warmth, wisdom and humour, this hugely accessible guide to ageing well is packed with positive and practicable advice on how to make each day count.   This is a guide to a life well-lived. It is about the wonder of the everyday and...

A close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people don’t talk much about what it really takes to...

In a bracing work of memoir, philosophy and social commentary, Naomi Klein, author of the seminal No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, mines the paradoxes of modern culture—a wild-west world of avatars, conspiracy theories and baffling alliances between...

In Remember It!, four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis teaches us how to make the most of our memory, using his competition-winning techniques, featuring illustrations by Adam Hayes.Foreword by Sanjay GuptaThroughout his research into...

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Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write...

"An ambitious and meticulous foray into the nature of being." — The Boston GlobeA landmark exploration of the relationship between emotion and reasonSince Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked...

From the mind who blessed the world with Brave New World comes a truly singular work of profundity centered on the use of psychedelic drugs. It’s an exploration of human consciousness, a look at what the brain can do, and it is a wild...

"A supremely enjoyable, intoxicating work." —Nature   How did we come to have minds? For centuries, poets, philosophers, psychologists, and physicists have wondered how the human mind developed its unrivaled abilities. Disciples of Darwin have...

Can there be freedom and free will in a deterministic world? Renowned philosopher Daniel Dennett emphatically answers “yes!” Using an array of provocative formulations, Dennett sets out to show how we alone among the animals have evolved...

From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests—from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring...

In the groundbreaking tradition of In the Dream House and The Collected Schizophrenias, a gorgeously illustrated lyrical memoir that draws upon the Japanese myth of the Hyakki Yagyō — the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons — to shift the...

Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life‘Brilliant’ – Stella Duffy Millions of people worry that drinking is affecting their health, yet are unwilling to seek change because of the misery and stigma...

A step-by-step system for mastering trading psychology. Think about your most costly and recurring trading mistakes. Chances are that they're related to common errors, such as chasing price, cutting winners short, forcing mediocre trades, and overtrading...

A gorgeously illustrated introduction to the Japanese method of Kaizen – meaning 'change' 'good' – showing you how to make small, step-by-step changes to transform your life.'This beautiful, simple book suggests tiny changes we can make to...

Sick of striving? Giving up on grit? Had enough of hustle culture? Daunted by the 10,000-hour rule? Relax: As the French know, it's the best way to be better at everything.In the realm of love, what could be less seductive than someone who's trying to...

The modern world is richer, safer and more connected than ever before but it is – arguably – also a far less loving world than we need or want: impatience, self-righteousness, moralism and viciousness are rife, while forgiveness, tolerance...