Psychology & The Mind

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of 12 Rules for Life, written and read by Jordan B. Peterson....

In this book, neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker charts 20 years of cutting-edge research....

What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget, and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy? Find out....

Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible....

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything....

Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement....

There's no one better qualified than Jared Diamond to explain the evolutionary forces that operated on our ancestors to make us sexually different. With wit and examples, he explains how our sexuality has been as crucial as our large brains and upright posture in our rise to human status....

We assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice....

The stories people tell - about economic confidence or panic, housing booms, the American dream, or Bitcoin - affect economic outcomes. Narrative Economics explains how we can begin to take these stories seriously. It may be Robert Shiller's most important book to date....

With these 48 lectures, you’ll see the entire history of psychology unfold....

Robin by Dave Itzkoff shows how Robin Williams struggled mightily with addiction, depression and a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew....

Pauline first became ill when she was 15. What seemed to be a urinary infection became joint pain, then life-threatening appendicitis....

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) has a profoundly dehumanizing effect on those subject to its distortions, manipulations, and rage. The Narcissist in Your Life illuminates the emotionally annihilating experience of narcissistic abuse in families and relationships, acknowledges the complex emotional and physical trauma that results, and assists survivors with compassionate, practical advice on the path of recovery.

Catherine Gildiner is a best-selling memoirist, a novelist, and a psychologist in private practice for 25 years. In Good Morning, Monster, she focuses on five patients who overcame enormous trauma - people she considers heroes. With a novelist's storytelling gift, Gildiner recounts the details of their struggles, their paths to recovery, and her own tale of growth as a therapist. 

Pioneering research psychologist Roy F. Baumeister collaborates with New York Times science writer John Tierney to revolutionize our understanding of the most coveted human virtue: self-control. Drawing on cutting-edge research and the wisdom of real-life experts, Willpower shares lessons on how to focus our strength, resist temptation, and redirect our lives. It shows listeners how to be realistic when setting goals, monitor their progress, and how to keep faith when they falter.  

In The Brain in Context, the bioethicist Jonathan D. Moreno and the neuroscientist Jay Schulkin provide an accessible and thought-provoking account of the evolution of neuroscience and the neuroscience of evolution. They emphasize that the brain is not an isolated organ - it extends into every part of the body and every aspect of human life. Understanding the brain requires studying the environmental, biological, chemical, genetic, and social factors that continue to shape it.  

Our ability to make choices is fundamental to our sense of ourselves as human beings and essential to the political values of freedom-protecting nations. Whom we love; where we work; how we spend our time; what we buy: such choices define us in the eyes of ourselves and others, and much blood and ink has been spilt to establish and protect our rights to make them freely. Choice can also be a burden. Our cognitive capacity to research and make the best decisions is limited, so every active choice comes at a cost. 

Anyone, at any time, can slip into being a d--k - and many do. Yet Don't Be a D--k is especially for people who have noticed how their own behavior tends to backfire, leaving them feeling isolated or uncertain why their seemingly justified actions consistently have such poor results. If you're constantly using the refrain, "It's not me, it's them," whenever something goes wrong, Mark Borg is here to tell you that it is, in fact, you. The good news is there is something you can do to reverse these behaviors and live a happier, more fulfilling life.