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Love Is a Storyby Robert J. Sternberg
Oxford University Press, USA 1999; US$ 23.00In this groundbreaking work, Robert Sternberg opens the book of love and shows you how to discover your own story--and how to read your relationships in a whole new light. What draws us so strongly to some people and repels us from others? What makes some relationships work so smoothly and others burst into flames? Sternberg gives us new answers to these questions by showing that the kind of relationship we create depends on the kind of love stories we carry inside us. Drawing on extensive research and fascinating examples of real couples, Sternberg identifies 26 types of love story--including the fantasy story, the business story, the collector story, the horror story, and many others--each with its distinctive advantages and pitfalls, and... more...
Extreme Fearby Jeff Wise
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 9.99Ever since the phrase “fight or flight” was coined in the 1920s, the common understanding has been that the mind respond to danger in one of two ways – either fleeing in blind panic, or fighting through it. But as scientists unlock the secrets of the human brain, a more complex understanding of the fear response has emerged. It turns out that the ancient brain circuitry wired to process fear is also intricately tied to our ability to master new skills, and that the icy sensation of terror can actually enhance both our physical and our mental performance. Veteran science journalist Jeff Wise, who writes the “I’ll Try Anything” column for Popular Mechanics , journeys into the heart of the primal... more...
When Anger Hurtsby Matthew McKay; Peter D. Rogers; Judith McKay
New Harbinger Publications 2003; US$ 16.95This book is a complete, step-by-step guide to changing habitual, anger-generating thoughts while developing healthier, more effective ways of meeting needs. It is ideal for therapists who work with families or teach anger control and helpful for health professionals who treat the effects of type A personality. more...
Gift of Tearsby Susan Lendrum; Gabrielle Syme
Routledge 1992; US$ 34.95Gift of Tears is designed to help people who find that they have to cope, in the course of their work or daily lives, with the grief of others. The authors use theory, accessible case histories and exercises to involve the reader. more...
Shynessby W. Ray Crozier
Routledge 2000; US$ 178.00This volume provides an overview of significant contemporary psychological research into shyness, bringing together perspectives from developmental psychology, social psychology and clinical psychology. more...
Death and Bereavement Across Culturesby Colin Murray Parkes; Pittu Laungani; Bill Young
Routledge 1996; US$ 39.95This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of meeting the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, counsellors and others involved in the care of the dying and bereaved. more...
Violence of Interpretationby Piera Aulagnier; Harold Blum; Alan Sheridan
Brunner-Routledge 2001; US$ 42.50Bridges the work of Winnicott and Lacan, putting forward a theory of psychosis based on children's early experiences. more...
Loneliness, Stress and Well-Beingby P. M. Murphy; G. A. Kupshik
Routledge 1992; US$ 42.50Provides a simple method of assessing the degree and nature of loneliness and includes practical strategies for helping clients to manage their social problems. The book will be of particular benefit to counsellors and psychologists. more...
Attachment Across the Life Cycleby Colin Murray Parkes; Joan Stevenson-Hinde; Peter Marris
Routledge 1993; US$ 42.50Explains the observation that many of the common psychiatric and social problems of adult life have their roots in the early relationship between the child and its mother. Draws together recent theoretical contributions from Europe and the USA. more...
Escape Attemptsby Stanley Cohen; Laurie Taylor
Routledge 1992; US$ 29.95From sexual fantasies to holidays this marvellous book charts our escape attempts. In a series of dazzling commentaries the authors reveal the ordinary and extraordinary ways in which we seek to defy `paramount reality'. more...