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The Psychologist Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Time Wise

Amantha Imber
The PsychologistThe Psychologist

‘Moving out of defence and into offence is critical’ for our time… Organisational psychologist and author of Time Wise, Dr @amantha Imber tells Deputy Editor Shaoni Bhattacharya how we can best use our days. https://t.co/6hHWoW6KIp

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Book Cover for: Smell, Memory, and Literature in the Black Country, Sebastian Groes

Smell, Memory, and Literature in the Black Country

Sebastian Groes
The PsychologistThe Psychologist

Smell and memory – The Proust Phenomenon An extract from a chapter by Sebastian Groes @basgroes and Tom Mercer in ‘Smell, Memory, and Literature in the Black Country’ @Palgrave edited by @basgroes and @RMFrancis https://t.co/s7H0URHr2N https://t.co/MKBVviGqhz

Paperback, 2021

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment, Daniel Kahneman

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Daniel Kahneman
The PsychologistThe Psychologist

Our noisy world Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein (William Collins); reviewed by Aruna Sankaranarayanan https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/our-noisy-world https://t.co/BOd4zSds0X

Paperback, 2022

$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid

The Last White Man

Mohsin Hamid
The PsychologistThe Psychologist

Getting under the skin of a world-beyond-race… Mohsin Hamid's 'The Last White Man', reviewed by Mark Zarwi. https://t.co/wuwBVqg7yN

Paperback, 2023

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Scanner Darkly, Philip K. Dick

A Scanner Darkly

Philip K. Dick
The PsychologistThe Psychologist

Another one from the archive…  Through a scanner darkly @VaughanBell discusses neuropsychology and psychosis in Philip K. Dick’s novel. https://t.co/ftqvOAH4uj

Paperback, 2011

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner, Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner

Maurice Sendak
The PsychologistThe Psychologist

Maurice Sendak died 11 years ago today... revisit this 'Eye on Fiction' on the classic 'Where the wild things are' https://t.co/oeK7Eluqaf

Hardcover, 1988

$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other, Ben Alderson-Day

Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other

Ben Alderson-Day
The PsychologistThe Psychologist

We talk the 'third man factor', sleep paralysis, tulpamancy, 'sensory experiences of the deceased' and more with Dr Ben @aldersonday RT for your chance to win his new @ManchesterUP book, Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other. https://t.co/1X50sRgd77 https://t.co/lP6metSUqt

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Book Cover for: The Key to Creativity: The Science Behind Ideas and How Daydreaming Can Change the World, Hilde Østby

The Key to Creativity: The Science Behind Ideas and How Daydreaming Can Change the World

Hilde Østby
The PsychologistThe Psychologist

The mad hatter's tea party… An adapted chapter from 'The Key to Creativity: The Science Behind Ideas and How Daydreaming Can Change the World', by Hilde Østby @rousseau. https://t.co/SbRMQQP4Pg @greystonebooks

Hardcover, 2023

$27.95Member price:$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book