Leg to Stand on (Perennial Library)
Harper Perennial, January 1987. Trade Paperback. More
Psychology
Civilization and Its Discontents (College Edition)
W. W. Norton & Company, 1962. Paper Back. More
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
University of Chicago Press, April 1990. Trade Paperback. Its publication should be a major event for cognitive linguistics and should pose a major challenge for cognitive science. In addition, it should have repercussions in a variety of disciplines, ranging from anthropology and psychology to epistemology and the philosophy of science..... More
Inspired: Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul
Mariner Books, April 2022. Hardcover. Remarkable. This profound volume informs and inspires. --PW, STARRED review From the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times science reporter acclaimed for "bring[ing] scientific concepts to life" (Bill Gates), a pathbreaking new investigation into the mysteries of human creativity How does creativity work? Where does inspiration..... More
Being-in-the-World: Selected Papers of Ludwig Binswanger
Harper Torchbooks, 1968. Trade Paperback. Previous owner's name on half-title page; minor cover wear. More
How to Change Your Mind
Penguin Books, May 2019. Trade Paperback. Coming to Netflix on July 12 as a 4-part documentary series! "Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured." --New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New..... More
Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses
HarperOne, March 2022. Hardcover. AN APPLE BOOKS PICK OF THE MONTH "Masterfully written, distinctively researched, deeply humane . . . Genius."--ANTHONY SWOFFORD, author of Jarhead "A major contribution . . . A necessary book."--JOHANN HARI, author of Lost Connections "This book is a triumph of the spirit and the flesh."--ELIZA..... More
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Vintage, September 2021. Paper Back. In his most extraordinary book, the bestselling author of Awakenings and poet laureate of medicine" (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients inhabiting the compelling world of neurological disorders, from those who are no longer able to recognize common objects to those..... More
Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
Harper Perennial, November 2000. Trade Paperback. How does language work, and how do we learn to speak? Why do languages change over time, and why do they have so many quirks and irregularities? In this original and totally entertaining book written in the same engaging style that illuminated his bestselling..... More
Stand Firm: Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze
Polity, March 2017. Trade Paperback. The pace of modern life is accelerating. To keep up, we must keep on moving and adapting - constantly striving for greater happiness and success. Or so we are told. But the demands of life in the fast lane come at a price: stress, fatigue..... More
Stumbling on Happiness
Vintage, March 2007. Trade Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Bringing to life scientific research in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, and behavioral economics, this witty, accessible book reveals what scientists have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future, and about our capacity to predict how much we will like..... More
Particulars of My Life
Knopf, February 1976. Cloth. More
Particulars of My Life
Knopf, February 1976. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo in dustjacket with sun-lightened spine with slight foxing to DJ edges. Top corners front & back are bumped. Tan cloth covered boards with gold lettering and dust stains and spotty discoloration. Foxing of end pages. Top textblock edge tinted raspberry colored. Light foxing..... More
Character & Social Structure
Harcourt, Brace & World / Harbinger Book, October 1964. First Thus. Paper Back. A synthesis of biology and psychology that examines man's institutional structures, and the interaction of the individual and society. Octavo. Sunned spine with foxing textblock edges. Previous owner's name inked title page. [490 pp.]. More
Clio and the Doctors Psychohistory Quanto
Univ Of Chicago Press, January 1974. Cloth. {5 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'} In heavily foxed, edgeworn DJ with foxing/darkening on verso. Previous owner's name inked front jacket panel and again unfortunately on FFEP pattern-design. Therefore, gorgeous kaleidoscope-style red, white & grey pattern is defaced by former owner's inked..... More
A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain
W. W. Norton & Company, February 2022. Hardcover. Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Here are gripping accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in..... More
The Collected Papers of Otto Fenichel, First Series
W. W. Norton & Company. Hardcover. His highly significant essays explore many subjects that were only touched on in his books. Many of these discussions, present-day classics in their fields, are comprehensive monographs in themselves. Often so much is brought to bear on the central topic from so many sources..... More
The Collected Papers of Otto Fenichel: Second Series
W.W. Norton & Company. Hardcover. More
Even a stone can be a teacher
Tarcher/Perigee, February 1985. Trade Paperback. A psychologist draws upon parables, myths, and stories to illustrate the inspirational message that the experiences of everyday life, if viewed from the proper perspective, can be a source of personal growth and wisdom. More
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight
Random House, July 2017. Hardcover. From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self-portrait of a young adult with autism "Essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal."--Temple Grandin Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote The Reason I Jump..... More
Higher Cortical Functions in Man, 2nd Edition
Basic Books, September 1980. Hardcover. Blue cloth binding just a little discolored from age; blind-stamped on half-title page. Jacket has a closed tear along bottom edge with a bit of laminant peeling away a bit; else, a good, solid copy. More
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Riverhead Trade, March 2006. Trade Paperback. New York Times Bestseller An exciting--and encouraging--exploration of creativity from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers-creative and holistic right-brain thinkers whose abilities..... More
Prolegomena to an Anthropological Physiology (Duquesne Studies, Psychological Series)
Duquesne University Press; distributed by Humanities Press [New York], January 1974. Hardcover. More
White Gloves: How We Create Ourselves Through Memory
Free Press, May 1995. Hardcover. Most of us think of memory as a fixed, unchanging substance that exists permanently in our mind and can be called upon at will. But research shows that this conception is far from the truth. We are constantly rewriting our memories and, in the process..... More
Whispers: The Voices of Paranoia
Crown, May 1994. Hardcover. Combining the insights of a gifted research scientist with vivid tales that are usually the realm of the novelist, Dr. Ronald Siegel lets his readers experience the suspicion, terror, and rage that possess the mind of the paranoid. This is the first book to investigate the..... More
