Applied Psychology category: 2264 books
Moonwalking with Einstein
The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory
An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental...
Blue Mind
The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being.
Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In BLUE MIND, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these...
by Dr. Bob Rotella
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2007
Filled with insightful stories about golf, Dr. Bob Rotella’s delightful book will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.
Dr. Bob Rotella is one of the hottest performance consultants in America today. Among his many professional clients are Nick Price (last year's Player...
How to Relax
Stop Being Busy, Take a Break and Get Better Results While Doing Less
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2015
How to Relax, Slow Down, Recharge Your Batteries and Reclaim Control over Your Life
Today’s world is charging at a breakneck speed. People are working over twelve hours every single day, catching extra minutes of sleep in the metro, and completely giving up on the antiquated notion of time...
The Antidote
Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Self-help books don't seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting our collective mood. Wealth—even if you can get it—doesn't necessarily lead to happiness. Romance, family life, and work often bring as much stress as joy. We can't even agree on what "happiness"...
How to Build Self-Discipline
Resist Temptations and Reach Your Long-Term Goals
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
How to Develop Self-Discipline, Resist Temptations and Reach Your Long-Terms Goals
If you want to make positive changes in your life and achieve your long-term goals, I can’t think of a better way to do it than to learn how to become more self-disciplined.
Science has figured out a...
by Wael Hikal Carreón
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 19, 2013
El presente volumen expone los conceptos de la Psicología aplicados a la Criminología Tradicional o Etiológica, tradición que se concreta en la llamada Criminología Clínica, la cual ha sido relativamente desplazada del primer plano de los estudios de la materia por la Criminología Sociológica...
The End of Average
How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? Every day we are measured against the yardstick of averages, judged according to how closely we come to it or how far we deviate from it.
The assumption that metrics comparing us to an average—like...
by Rory Miller
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Drawing on extensive experience with unstable, violent, intoxicated and mentally ill people, former Corrections Sergeant Rory Miller delivers a street-level guide to building rapport, taking command and avoiding force.
An altered state of consciousness can be caused by many things--...
Making Habits, Breaking Habits
Why We Do Things, Why We Don't, and How to Make Any Change Stick
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Say you want to start going to the gym or practicing a musical instrument. How long should it take before you stop having to force it and start doing it automatically?
The surprising answers are found in Making Habits, Breaking Habits, a psychologist's popular examination of one of the most...
Grit
How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2015
Tempted to Give Up? Here’s How to Keep Going
If you browse through the interviews with some of the most successful people on Earth, you’ll find one common piece of advice shared by virtually all of them:
They never give up on their big goals.
Research shows that grit is...
The Resilience Factor
7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2003
Resilience is a crucial ingredient–perhaps the crucial ingredient–to a happy, healthy life. More than anything else, it's what determines how high we rise above what threatens to wear us down, from battling an illness, to bolstering a marriage, to carrying on after a national crisis. Everyone...
About Grief
Insights, Setbacks, Grace Notes, Taboos
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
About Grief is a refreshingly down-to-earth book about an issue that blindsides many people. Written in a warm and conversational way that is, at times, deeply moving, at times, surprisingly amusing, and always practical, it covers a wide range of issues facing people in grief. Originally developed...
Hiring Smart!
How to Predict Winners and Losers in the Incredibly Expensive People-Reading Gam e
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
Now in Paperback!People are the most valuable asset in today'¬?s fiercely competitive workplace. In HIRING SMART, now available in paperback for the first time, Dr. Mornell delineates 45 simple strategies for "people reading"-observing a candidate'¬?s behavior and predicting what they'¬?ll...