Whos Afraid Of Butterflies? : Our Fears and Phobias Named and Explained by Stephen Juan
35.00 AUD
Category: Psychology
Do you know someone who freaks out at the sight of a puppet (Pupaphobia)? Can't handle being bathed in moonlight (Lunaphobia)? Or is petrified of twins (Biniphobia)? For everything that exists there is someone somewhere who is deathly afraid of it. In Who's Afraid of Butterflies?, well-known popular sci ...Show more
How the Brain Lost its Mind by Allan Ropper, Brian David Burrell
29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
In 1882, Jean-Martin Charcot was the premiere physician in Paris, having just established a neurology clinic at the infamous Salpetriere Hospital, a place that was called a 'grand asylum of huma misery'. Assessing the dismal conditions, he quickly set up to upgrade the facilities, and in doing so, revo ...Show more
In Your Face by Bryan Mendelson
29.95 AUD
Category: Psychology
We humans have been modifying our faces for centuries—from medieval face-pulling competitions (often fatal) and criminal punishment in ancient India (rhinokopia), to post-war reconstructive surgery and contemporary cosmetic surgery. But what is it that compels us to go "under the knife"? Is it simply th ...Show more
Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-first Century by James R. Flynn
41.95 AUD
Category: Psychology
The 'Flynn effect' is a surprising finding, identified by James R. Flynn, that IQ test scores have significantly increased from one generation to the next over the past century. Flynn now brings us an exciting new book which aims to make sense of this rise in IQ scores and considers what this tells us a ...Show more
TED: Follow Your Gut: How the Bacteria in Your Stomach Steer Your Health, Mood and More TED by Robert Knight
16.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: TED
Part of the TED series: Follow Your Gut Today we study the brain with painstaking detail. But we largely ignore what might prove to be the most important part of our body: the trillions of microbes that live inside us, especially in our gut. Increasingly, it looks like the harmless bacteria we each have ...Show more
Thin Slices of Anxiety by Catherine Lepage
27.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Catherine Lepage's quirky, clever imagery captures both her personal journey and universal truths about the daily habits and frustrations of anxiety. For anyone who is anxious or knows someone with anxiety, this book offers the comfort that, 'thinly sliced and illustrated, emotions are much easier to di ...Show more
Book of Personality Tests - 25 Easy to Score Tests That Reveal the Real You by Haulwen Nicholas
29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: Puzzlecraft Ser.
The Book of Personality Tests is a comprehensive collection of classic and modern personality tests put into everyday language for everyone to enjoy. Including Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and many others, this book is jam-packed with 25 engaging quizzes to find out more about who we are and what makes u ...Show more
Anatomy of a Breakthrough by Adam Alter
32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
A rare thing: a book that makes you think differently about the way you think - inorder to optimise your life, overcome obstacles, and reach your full potential. Anatomy of a Breakthrough is a landmark new smart-thinking title that will help anyone optimise their mind to overcome the obstacles holding t ...Show more
That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion by Rachel Herz
19.95 AUD
Category: Psychology
Disgust originated to prevent us from eating poisonous food but this safety mechanism has evolved into a uniquely human emotion that dictates how we treat others, shapes our cultural norms and even has implications for our health. That's Disgusting illuminates the science behind disgust, tackling such c ...Show more
Hung Like an Argentine Duck : A Journey Back in Time to the Origins of Sexual Intimacy by John A. Long
29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
No doubt about it, sex sells. From homosexual penguins, lesbian ostriches to necrophiliac snakes and fellating fruitbats, it's all here in this unusual little book. Dr John Long discovered the Gogo Fish. What's that you say? It's a 380-million-year-old fossilised armoured shark-like fish replete with a ...Show more
Use Your Head: The Inside Track on the Way We Think by Daniel Freeman
35.00 AUD
Category: Psychology
Ever wondered what goes on up there? Why do we think, feel and act in the way we do? What makes us happy or sad, angry or anxious? The Freeman brothers unravel the secrets of the mind and explain the scientific facts behind our behaviour. Armed with key psychological insights you'll be able to apply the ...Show more
Are You Smarter Than a Chimpanzee? A Mind-Bending Menagerie of Animal Psychology by Ben Ambridge
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Category: Psychology
What makes humans special? What makes us different from animals? Psy-Q author Ben Ambridge's entertaining, illuminating new book has a surprising answer: less than you might think. Really, we're all just animals. But all animals - us included - are pretty special. Are You Smarter Than a Chimpanzee? is a ...Show more