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Take a step through the looking glass to a strange land, one where Piers Morgan is a voice worth listening to about race, where white people buy self-help books to help them cope with their whiteness, where Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are seen by the majority of the population as 'the right (white) man for the job'. Kehinde Andrews is your piercing, wry and not a little funny guide back to sanity, unpicking the absurd and outrageous lies society tells to keep up the status quo and The Psychosis of Whiteness is your lifeboat out of this topsy turvey world.

Most people are mostly honest, most of the time. And there aren't that many big, pants-on-fire liars in the population overall. But just a few big liars can have an outsized impact on the people around them—ruining personal relationships, bankrupting businesses, and even, when they attain political power, undermining the fabric of society.

Have you ever wished that your partner or spouse was more receptive to all your great ideas? Do you ever wish you could get your kids to behave well, to follow your instructions, and to stop stressing you out? Do you wish you could influence your co-workers, get your boss to listen to you, and improve your career prospects? If you wish to accomplish any of these things, this book is a must-listen for you!

From fake news to conspiracy theories, from pandemics to politics, misinformation may be the defining problem of our era. Like a virus, misinformation infects our minds – altering our beliefs and replicating at astonishing rates. Once the virus takes hold, our primary strategies of fact-checking and debunking are an insufficient cure. In Foolproof Sander van der Linden describes how to inoculate yourself and others against the spread of misinformation, discern fact from fiction and push back against methods of mass persuasion.

Discover the freedom and empowerment that comes with mastering the art of saying no. In a world where constant demands and obligations can leave us drained, this transformative guide offers practical tools to help you set boundaries, overcome guilt, and take control of your life without compromising your relationships or integrity.

This 3-in-1 guide gives you 120+ tools, scripts, and self-reflection exercises to help you heal attachment wounds, stop manipulative habits, and build meaningful relationships that feel safe, clear, and real. Plus, you’ll get a FREE 12-in-1 “Toxic Recovery” Bonus Bundle packed with even more healing tools to support your journey.

Therapists learn and grow from therapy with clients--and now you can too! Now, you can learn the lessons clients taught a therapist about conflict, self-compassion, courage, vulnerability, guilt and shame. Carolyn graduated from counselling school with a ton of head knowledge. Carolyn read 1000’s of pages and written hundreds more and learned the models and the approaches in the books. Did this therapist know enough to actually help people?

Are you happy? Right now? Happy enough? As happy as everyone else? Could you be happier if you tried harder? After she packed up her British worldview (that most things were basically rubbish) and moved to America, journalist and documentary filmmaker Ruth Whippman found herself increasingly perplexed by the American obsession with one topic above all others: happiness. The subject came up everywhere: at the playground swings, at the meat counter in the supermarket, and even at the gynecologist.

'Everything depends on what, if anything, we find interesting: on what we are encouraged and educated to find interesting, and what we find ourselves being interested in despite ourselves. There is our official curiosity and our unofficial curiosity (and psychoanalysis is a story about the relationship between the two)....' Based on three connected talks on the subject of attention, this audiobook from Adam Phillips is a fascinating and memorable introduction to the nature and the uses of our attention....

After receiving a doctorate in medicine, Le Bon travelled in Europe, North Africa, and Asia and wrote several books on anthropology and archaeology. His interests later shifted to natural science and social psychology. Gustave Le Bon is best known for his seminal work Crowd Psychology where he describes the psychological effects in various group settings. In Psychology of Peoples written in 1894 he utilizes his anthropological knowledge and cross-references it with social psychology.

Un examen minucioso del comportamiento humano y una respuesta a la pregunta: ¿por qué hacemos las cosas que hacemos? Sapolsky analiza los factores en juego, desde el momento previo hasta los factores arraigados en la historia de nuestra especie y su legado evolutivo. Partiendo de una explicación neurobiológica -¿qué sucedió en el cerebro de una persona un segundo antes de que se comportara así?, ¿qué visión, sonido u olor hicieron que el sistema nervioso produjera ese comportamiento?-, pasamos a pensar en el mundo sensorial y la endocrinología.

The pain of people-pleasing is very common. It’s a pain of never being able to say no, constantly worrying about what others think of you, and feeling like you can never do enough. Though breaking free from this cycle can seem impossible, what if there was a solution? This audiobook aims to help you break this cycle and master how you can set helpful boundaries for yourself.

A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.

Harness the power of your introversion with 'How to Be an Introvert and Still Have a Sex-Life: Navigating Modern Intimacy on Your Own Terms.' This groundbreaking book uncovers the unique advantages that introverts possess in the realm of dating and intimate relationships, reframing introversion as a strength rather than a hurdle.

Manage anxiety effectively with simple, practical, life-giving strategies to find equilibrium and focus on what you love.

Egodyret er flokdyrets usympatiske fætter. I denne bog forklarer psykolog Henrik Tingleff, hvordan vi hver især kæmper for status inden for flokken – og hvorfor det er ødelæggende for fællesskabet.Gennem socialpsykologiske forsøg, personlige fortællinger og masser af sjove og sigende observationer fra hverdagen – på villavejen såvel som på kontorgangen – viser han, hvordan egodyret styrer os alle.

In cultures that champion the individual, guilt is advertised as the cornerstone of conscience. Yet while guilt holds individuals to personal standards, it proves impotent in the face of corrupt corporate policies. In recent yearswe have been asked to assuage our guilt about these problems as consumers by buying organic foods or fair-trade products, for example. Yet unless nearly everyone participates, the impact of individual consumer consciousness is microscopic.

This book will be your ultimate guide to understanding and defending against manipulation. And listen, even if you've got absolutely zero experience in this field, fear not. I've got your back. It's time to unleash the power of influence, protect yourself from negative impact, and create meaningful relationships with unshakeable confidence.

John Larson, Gus Vollmer and Leonarde Keeler hoped the lie detector would make the justice system fairer—but the flawed device soon grew too powerful for them to control. It poisoned their lives, turned fast friends into bitter enemies and as it conquered America and the world, it transformed our relationship with the truth in ways that are still being felt.

Conspiracy theories pop up surrounding every major national and global event-some are possible, some are not. TikTok influencer and psychology professor Casey Lytle will teach you how to be an intelligent consumer of 'alternative' theories. Lytle's trademark 'project management approach' will help you discern possible from impossible in the popular and controversial theories surrounding 10 national and global events.