Popular Psychology Books
Dreaming and Historical Consciousness in Island Greece
On publication in 2012, Dreaming and Historical Consciousness in Island Greece quickly met wide acclaim as a gripping work that, according to the Times Literary Supplement, "offers a wholly new way... (more)
Soul Hunters: Hunting, Animism, and Personhood among the Siberian Yukaghirs
This is an insightful, highly original ethnographic interpretation of the hunting life of the Yukaghirs, a little-known group of indigenous people in the Upper Kolyma region of northeastern Siberia.... (more)
Dreaming: Anthropological and Psychological Interpretations
The ten contributors to this book-anthropologists and psychologists-explore the ways in which dreams are remembered, recounted, shared (or not shared), interpreted, and used by people from New Guinea... (more)
A World of Relationships: Itineraries, Dreams, and Events in the Australian Western Desert
A World of Relationships is an ethnographical account and anthropological study of the cultural use and social potential of dreams among Aboriginal groups of the Australian Western Desert. The... (more)
New Directions in the Anthropology of Dreaming
This book presents new directions in contemporary anthropological dream research, surveying recent theorizations of dreaming that are developing both in and outside of anthropology. It incorporates... (more)
The Dream Seekers: Native American Visionary Traditions of the Great Plains
In The Dream Seekers , Lee Irwin demonstrates the central importance of visionary dreams as sources of empowerment and innovation in Plains Indian religion.
Irwin draws on 350 visionary dreams... (more)
The Dream and Human Societies
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and... (more)
Be Yourself and Happier: The A-Z of Wellbeing
Navigating day-to-day life can be a tricky business. By the time we are adults, our experiences have formed our way of thinking and we have learned patterns of behaviour that are not always helpful.... (more)
This Book Could Save Your Life: Breaking the silence around the mental health emergency
'What's sort of funny when something horrific happens is that nothing happens to the rest of the world. The cars still drive, the planes still fly...everything just continues. And that's probably the... (more)
The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees
A powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the... (more)
How to Stay Sane
There is no simple set of instructions that can guarantee sanity, but if you want to overcome emotional difficulties and become happier, psychotherapist Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish... (more)
Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy
Ever wanted to know what really happens in a therapist's consultation room?
Bestselling author Philippa Perry (The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read) turns her keen insights to the power of... (more)
What Mental Illness Really Is… (and what it isn’t)
We need to rethink the conversation around mental health - psychologist Lucy Foulkes explores how and why.
How do mental health problems arise?
How do we distinguish between the 'normal'... (more)
The Human Stain
The American psyche is channelled into the gripping story of one man. This is the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Philip Roth at his very best.
It is 1998, the year America is plunged into a... (more)
Connections: The New Science of Emotion
Mental illness is one of the greatest causes of human suffering, its nature and origin a long-held mystery. But thanks to new science and technology, our understanding has reached a tipping point. In... (more)
Psychoanalyst Meets Marina Abramovic: Artist meets Jeannette Fischer
In summer 2015, performance artist Marina Abramovic and psychoanalyst Jeannette Fischer spent four days together at Abramovic's house in the Hudson Valley. Associating freely, they explored - from a... (more)
Rhythm in Art, Psychology and New Materialism
This book examines the psychology involved in handling, and responding to, materials in artistic practice, such as oils, charcoal, brushes, canvas, earth, and sand. Artists often work with intuitive,... (more)
The Psychology of Art
Why do we enjoy art? What inspires us to create artistic works? How can brain science help us understand our taste in art?
The Psychology of Art provides an eclectic introduction to the myriad... (more)
Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power
The menstrual cycle is a vital and vitalizing system in the female body, yet our understanding of and respect for this process is both limited and distorted. Few women really know about the... (more)
The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing
A powerful and practical guide to help you navigate racism, challenge privilege, manage stress and trauma, and begin to heal. Healing from racism is a journey that often involves reliving trauma and... (more)
Intersectionality in Feminist and Queer Movements: Confronting Privileges
Examining the ways in which feminist and queer activists confront privilege through the use of intersectionality, this edited collection presents empirical case studies from around the world to... (more)
Intersectionality
The concept of intersectionality has become a central topic in academic and activist circles alike. But what exactly does it mean, and why has it emerged as such a vital lens through which to explore... (more)
Critical Social Psychology of Social Class
This book argues for the importance of considering social class in critical psychological enquiry. It provides a historical overview of psychological research and theorising on social class and... (more)
White Tears Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Colour
'Powerful and provocative' - Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the Sunday Times bestselling How to be an Antiracist
'A MUST read for any white women who consider themselves "feminist"' - Scarlett... (more)
The Uses of Literacy: Aspects of Working-Class Life
When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the... (more)
A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet
Gen Z's first "existential toolkit" for combating eco-guilt and burnout while advocating for climate justice.
A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The "climate... (more)
Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects
Deepening global crises surround us. We are beset by climate change, fracking, tar sands extraction, GMOs, and mass extinctions of species, to say nothing of nuclear weapons proliferation and... (more)
The Positive Power of Negative Emotions: How harnessing your darker feelings can help you see a brighter dawn
The pursuit of happiness is universal. Most of us would like to experience more joy and elation, but when we feel like we are falling short of this ideal, we can often feel downcast. We may even see... (more)
Mourning Nature: Hope at the Heart of Ecological Loss and Grief
We are facing unprecedented environmental challenges, including global climate change, large-scale industrial development, rapidly increasing species extinction, ocean acidification, and... (more)