Popular Psychology Books
Philosophy as a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy... (more)
Wholeness and the Implicate Order
This work develops a theory of quantum physics which treats the totality of existence, including matter and consciousness, as an unbroken whole. The author presents a rational and scientific theory... (more)
Stop Arguing, Start Talking: The 10 Point Plan for Couples in Conflict: The Relate Guide
For some people, an argument with a loved one is a catastrophe, a sign that a relationship must surely be over, for others a heated discussion is a way of letting off steam, a way of ensuring that... (more)
The Feeling Good Handbook
Discusses how to overcome fears, phobias, and panic attacks; improve intimate communication, and cope with anxiety disorders, and includes information about commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs. (more)
Achieving Emotional Literacy
Emotional literacy is the ability to understand one's own feelings and to empathize with others in a way that enhances living. In this work Steiner shows how emotional intelligence can be developed... (more)
Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger Adventure
Nothing is quite the same after Ben and his friend Andy find an old bottle in the school yard. What is the strange wisp of smoke that keeps following them around? Things become even more complicated... (more)
Awakenings
Awakenings is the extraordinary account of a group of twenty patients. Rendered catatonic by the sleeping-sickness epidemic that swept the world just after the First World War, all twenty had spent... (more)
Becoming Orgasmic
A book for women who have inhibitions about sex and want to enhance their own pleasure and that of their partners. (more)
How to Overcome Premature Ejaculation.
This text discusses male sexual response and the cause of its disorders, and provides advice on leading a more normal sex life. (more)
Staying Together: From Crisis to Deeper Commitment: The Relate Guide
This guide offers advice on how to learn to come to terms with a failing relationship, assess whether it is worth saving, and how to overcome relationship difficulties. (more)
The Relate Guide to Better Relationships: Practical Ways to Make Your Love Last From the Experts in Marriage Guidance
When I fall in love it will be forever...' or so goes the song. The reality can be different and the truth is that the nature of relationships will change over time. Few things can be more... (more)
Starting Again: How to Learn from the Past for a Better Future: The Relate Guide
One in three marriages today ends in divorce. When a relationship that you thought would last forever finishes it can feel like the end of the world. This book is designed to help people come to... (more)
You Can Heal Your Life
Full of ideas and strategies that have worked for millions of people worldwide. You Can Heal Your Life, the definitive bestselling book on self-healing, has transformed the lives of millions of... (more)
Children's Minds
Margaret Donaldson's seminal work on child development, first published in 1978, has become a classic inquiry into the nature of human thought. In this concise and brilliantly readable book, Margaret... (more)
Jung: A Very Short Introduction
Anthony Stevens explains the basic concepts of Jungian psychology: the collective unconscious, complex, archetype, shadow, persona, anima, animus, and the individuation of the "Self". He also... (more)
Freud: A Very Short Introduction
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis, Freud developed psychoanalysis into a general psychology which became... (more)
Introducing Lacan: A Graphic Guide
Jacques Lacan is now regarded as a major psychoanalytical theorist alongside Freud and Jung, although recognition has been delayed by fierce arguments over his ideas. Written by a leading Lacanian... (more)
Psychology and religion at the millennium and beyond:
Thirteen Jungian analysts from a variety of Eastern and Western religious backgrounds, including Judaism, Christianity, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism, provide insight into the... (more)
Effective Thinking Skills
This book is for people who wish to think more effectively about their personal problems and business decisions. It shows how happiness and professional success can be achieved through effective... (more)
Overcoming Jealousy
Practical help and advice to deal with envy in any situation Jealousy can be destructive, and an atmosphere of suspicion can ruin relationships and undermine your confidence. Windy Dryden's... (more)
The Therapeutic Potential of Creative Writing: Writing Myself
Suitable for both health-care professionals who wish to implement therapeutic writing with their patients, and those wishing to start writing creatively in order to help themselves, this text... (more)
Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf
Written by the author of The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, this book begins with the history of deaf people in the 18th century, the often outrageous ways in which they have been treated in the... (more)
Healing the Shame That Binds You
This classic book has been completely updated and expanded by the author.
"I used to drink," writes John Bradshaw, "to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I drank to relieve my... (more)
An Anthropologist on Mars
Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world, and how we relate to those around us. Writing... (more)
Essays Critical and Clinical
This collection of essays testifies to Deleuze's fundamental conviction that philosophy cannot be undertaken independently of science and art. Deleuze's long-term ambition is realized with this book:... (more)
Beyond Codependency: And Getting Better All the Time
You're learning to let go, to live your life free of the grip of someone else's problems. And yet you find you've just started on the long journey of recovery. Let Melody Beattie, author of the... (more)
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
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A practical guide for improving communication within relationships, helping both sexes get what they want from love and friendship. The author encourages readers to... (more)
Women Who Run With the Wolves: Contacting The Power Of The Wild Woman
In the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells us about the "wild woman", the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and... (more)
Coping with chronic fatigue
A self-help book for everyone who feels exhausted all the time including sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). This book encourages chronic fatigue sufferers to assess their own level of... (more)