Popular Psychology Books
Trouble in Paradise: From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
In Trouble in Paradise Slavoj Zizek, one of our most famous, most combative philosophers, explains how by drawing on the ideas of communism, we can find a way out of the crisis of capitalism. There... (more)
Topophobia: A Phenomenology of Anxiety
Topophobia: A Phenomenology of Anxiety is a vivid second-person inquiry into how anxiety plays a formative part in the constitution of subjectivity. While anxiety has assumed a central role in the... (more)
Psychobook: Psychological Tests, Games and Questionnaires
Psychobook will inform, entertain, delight and amaze you. It is a spectacular revelation of a world long hidden from the popular eye, bringing to light a fascinating array of psychological tests and... (more)
Group Activities for Personal Development: A Group Leader's Handbook
Aimed at professionals working with groups that are developing social skills and exploring relationships, this photocopiable handbook is a vital collection of workshops covering specific themes. Each... (more)
Discover Your Learning Intelligence
This is a must-have book to study, learn and revise using various innovative techniques, including mind mapping. Teaching is often delivered in a way that best suits the learning style of those... (more)
Mind Matters - Self Esteem
Focusing on self-esteem this title is designed to raise awareness among young people of caring for their own mental health and encouraging them to support others experiencing mental health problems.... (more)
Stress, Anxiety, Depression
Allowing clients to work on their own problems and at their own pace, this excellent title recognises that solving personal problems is a skill to be learnt just like any other. It teaches the reader... (more)
Motivational Games and Activities for Groups: Exercises to Energise, Enthuse and Inspire
How can you encourage people to be motivated? How can you create that sense of yearning to achieve or reach a goal? How can you energise and inspire group members? The exercises and activities in... (more)
Motivating People: Practical Strategies and Techniques for Support Workers
In all types of support services and care situations one of the biggest challenges is motivating people to change their behaviour. It particularly applies to individuals who are difficult to motivate... (more)
The Reflective Journal: Second Edition
This is the second edition of Barbara Bassot's hugely popular The Reflective Journal, the uniquely inspiring introduction to critically reflective practice. A powerful tool for processing thoughts,... (more)
The Mindful Education Workbook: Lessons for Teaching Mindfulness to Students
This workbook offers a step-by-step curriculum of classroom-ready mindfulness lessons for personal and professional development. It's a trove of fun, easy activities specially designed to help... (more)
Living Longer, Living Better: Lifestyle, Exercise, Diet and Yoga for Heart and Mind
Living Longer, Living Better: Lifestyle, Exercise, Diet and Yoga for Heart and Mind is written for all those who strive for optimal long-term health and the maximal functioning of their hearts and... (more)
Organizational Behaviour
Organizational behaviour affects all of us, every single day. But do your students struggle to see the subject's relevance? Do they have difficulty going beyond its most commonplace theories? Do they... (more)
The Good Life: Unifying the Philosophy and Psychology of Well-Being
Philosophers defend theories of what well-being is but ignore what psychologists have learned about it, while psychologists learn about well-being but lack a theory of what it is. In The Good Life,... (more)
The Happiness Effect: How Social Media is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost
Sexting. Cyberbullying. Narcissism. People-and especially the media-are consumed by fears about the effect of social media on young people. We hear constantly about the dangers that lurk online, and... (more)
Woman, Power and Money
Why do women still earn less? What keeps them from achieving success, negotiating a good salary, or simply assuming authority? Alicia E. Kaufmann, professor of sociology and renowned expert in gender... (more)
In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development
This is the little book that started a revolution, making women’s voices heard, in their own right and with their own integrity, for virtually the first time in social scientific theorizing about... (more)
Madness: Ideas About Insanity
This book is an introduction to the uncertainties and incongruities about madness. It is aimed at all of those who are curious about this subject whether out of general inquisitiveness or because it... (more)
Opening Up by Writing it Down: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain: Third Edition
Expressing painful emotions is hard - yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a... (more)
Build Your Confidence with CBT: 6 Simple Steps to be Happier, More Successful and Fulfilled
We all have times when we lack confidence and our resilience has temporarily vanished. But some of us criticize ourselves constantly. Our self-esteem can suffer, leaving us feeling stressed. Using... (more)
The Logic of Madness: A New Theory of Mental Illness
A radical reappraisal of mental illness. Madness, melancholy, insanity, lunacy, craziness, loco: a dizzying litany of words are used to describe a condition we don’t truly understand.
Despite... (more)
Our Encounters with Madness
Our encounters with Madness is a collection of user, carer and survivor narratives. These are grouped under five themes: On Diagnosis, Stories of Experience, Experiencing the System, On Being a... (more)
Upping Your Ziggy: How David Bowie Faced His Childhood Demons – and How You Can Face Yours
David Bowie was one of the most famous men of his generation, and remains one of the greatest rock stars of all time. But while his flamboyant career in the public eye has been well documented, much... (more)
Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind
As a neuroscientist, Marjorie Woollacott had no doubts that the brain was a purely physical entity controlled by chemicals and electrical pulses. When she experimented with meditation for the first... (more)
Beyond Schizophrenia: Living and Working with a Serious Mental Illness
The experience of living and working with schizophrenia is often fraught with challenges and setbacks. This book is a comprehensive attempt to explain why, in spite of near-miraculous advances in... (more)
Parties, Dorms and Social Norms: A Crash Course in Safe Living for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
The late teens and twenties are exciting times, but filled with potential pitfalls as young people navigate the transition into independent adult life. This handbook is filled with the information... (more)
Transformative Imagery: Cultivating the Imagination for Healing, Change and Growth
Guided imagery is a transformative practice for reducing stress, healing mind and body, and improving performance. This definitive collection brings together leading pioneers in the field of guided... (more)
Living in Two Worlds: On Being a Social Chameleon with Asperger's
Dylan Emmons has always lived his life in two worlds. Diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of six, his school days were spent struggling to overcome the sensory and social hurdles that made fitting... (more)
Unemployed on the Autism Spectrum: How to Cope Productively with the Effects of Unemployment and Jobhunt with Confidence
Unemployment can be an isolating experience. In this much-needed book, Michael John Carley reassures readers who are unemployed and have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that they are not alone. ... (more)
Do Lemons Have Feathers?: More to Autism Than Meets the Eye
Are you beginning to see past the disability and starting to appreciate the gift? In this unashamedly honest book, David J. Burns draws on his own lived experience of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)... (more)