Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality Books

Book SynopsisWho are we? Where is the boundary between us and everything else? Are we all multiple personalities? And how can we control who we become?From distinguished psychologist Robert Levine comes this provocative and entertaining scientific exploration of the most personal and important of all landscapes: the physical and psychological entity we call our self. Using a combination of case studies and cutting-edge research in psychology, biology, neuroscience, virtual reality and many other fields, Levine challenges cherished beliefs about the unity and stability of the self - but also suggests that we are more capable of change than we know. Transformation, Levine shows, is the human condition at virtually every level. Physically, our cells are unrecognizable from one moment to the next. Cognitively, our self-perceptions are equally changeable: A single glitch can make us lose track of a body part or our entire body, or to confuse our very self with that of aTrade Review"[Robert Levine] offers an intriguing set of examples of how frequently we experience multiple identities without recognizing them as such. . . . Out of these varied examples, Levine creates an engaging tapestry that illustrates how, often, what we think of as our fixed identity is an illusion. A provocative and convincing case of the malleability of what we think of as 'our self, which in reality is a multiplicity of characters' developed through time and circumstances." Kirkus Reviews"Robert Levine's exhilarating journey in his classic A Geography of Time is amplified and nuanced in his new enchanting search for multiplexivity of the self. Witty, wise and wonderfully entertaining reading from its opening challenging paradox to its inspiring closing. It is surely a "must read" now selection." Philip G. Zimbardo, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and author of The Lucifer Effect? "In this fascinating exploration of the human self, Robert Levine--one of psychology's great writers-blends mind-bending case stories (à la Oliver Sacks) with the insights of psychological science. Read this and prepare to have your self-understanding challenged and expanded." David G. Myers, Hope College and coauthor of Psychology, 11th Edition"Combining solid research with charming anecdotes, Levine has provided us with a wise, witty, and provocative analysis of the many selves we each walk around with but often fail to understand." Elliot Aronson, author of The Social Animal and coauthor of Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me)"From page one, Robert Levine opens a fascinating and thoroughly engaging window on scientific research on the self. His recounting of the science is state of the art while being spellbindingly human. Time and again, I wanted to shout 'yes, that's it!' I found this a deeply enriching and remarkably real book." Harry Reis, University of Rochester"Stranger in the Mirror is the most engaging book I have encountered in a long time. The content is thoroughly delicious and Robert Levine writes with compelling clarity." David Dunning, University of Michigan

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Book SynopsisAll the information you need about the life and work of Sigmund Freud, 'the father of psychoanalysis', in one book.Trade Review"a very useful book for anyone who wants a handy reference work on Freud's work and ideas, whether they are an academic or a general reader" - Amazon reviewer"For anyone even with a passing interest in Psychology or the mind of Sigmund Freud, then this is an excellent starting point to get you well on your way to studying the man" - Amazon reviewer"All you need to know about Freud in one neat package" - Amazon reviewerTable of Contents : Introduction : 1. Freud's life and career : 2. Freud's early work and influences : 3. The beginnings of psychoanalysis : 4. The interpretation of dreams : 5. Exploring the unconscious : 6. Sexual theories : 7. Going back to childhood : 8. Seeking an adult identity : 9. Freud and society : 10. Psychoanalysis : Glossary : Taking it further

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Book SynopsisWe describe people who are consumed or devoured by ambition as if by a predator or an out-of-control inferno. Thinkers since deepest antiquity have raised these questions, approaching the subject of ambition with ambivalence and often trepidationas when the ancient Greek poet Hesiod proposed a differentiation between the good and the bad goddess Eris. Indeed, ambition as a longing for immortal fame seems to be one of the unique hallmarks of the human species. While philosophy has touched only occasionally on the problem of burning ambition, sociology, psychoanalysis, and world literature have provided rich and more revealing descriptions and examples of its shaping role in human history. Drawing on a long and varied tradition of writing on this topic, ranging from the works of Homer through Shakespeare, Freud, and Kafka and from the history of ancient Greece and Rome to the Italian Renaissance and up to the present day (to modernity and the current neoliberal era), Eckart Goebel Trade ReviewGoebel's book is an eloquent study of a chatoyant term and a timeless phenomenon. A brilliantly written essay that argues historically while teaching readers to turn to their own striving in a truly enlightened manner. * Andreas Beyer, Professor for the History of Art, Universität Basel, Switzerland *Eckart Goebel’s Ambition is a tour de force, tracking the complex and circuitous history of the concept through a series of profound analyses and offering inspired and provocative reflections of what has driven, haunted, and debilitated individuals and societies across the millennia. * John T. Hamilton, Harvard University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction I. Semantics of Ambition II. Eris - Agon - Ambition III. Ambition in Modernity 1. A New Era of Ambition (Jacob Burckhardt) 2. The Ambition of Equals (Alexis de Tocqueville) 3. Critique of Success (Gustav Ichheiser) 4. Critique of Contemplation (Karl Mannheim) 5. The Ambitious Spoilsport (Roger Caillois) 6. Hesiod’s Return in the Achieving Society (David McClelland) 7. Burning Ambition (Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler) The Ambition to Reject Ambition: An Afterword with a View to Montaigne Index

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Book SynopsisThrough her poetry and personal essays, Enneagram expert Sarajane Case encourages her readers to embrace all nine personality types within themselves in The Enneagram Letters.From the writer of the popular self-help book The Honest Enneagram comes a deeper dive into all nine types of the enneagram personality structure and what they can teach us about ourselves. With poetry and essays for each type, The Enneagram Letters teaches its readers to embrace the full range of the human experience. “When we live inside of the constraints of our enneagram type, we are settling for a life in a cocoon. Safe, purposeful, and limited.” Sarajane’s thoughtful insights and beautiful words inspire her readers to feel less alone and encouraged on their own journeys to personal expansion.

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Book SynopsisIn a series of 50 accessible essays, Adrian Furnham introduces and explains key theories around clinical and developmental psychology, behaviourism, society and personality, cognitive psychology and individual differences.From understanding emotions to detecting perception, Freud's psychosexual stages to the placebo effect, 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important psychological concepts in history.

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Book SynopsisThis is the best introductory book you will find on the Enneagram. Wagner''s guide is a clear and concise introduction to the Enneagram, useful for personal exploration and as a teaching ID for workshop presenters and counselors.This comprehensive book with charts, exercises, and bullet descriptions, yields an experiential understanding of basic Enneagram principles such as: Authentic values and their personality substitutes Resourceful and non-resourceful cognitive, emotional, and behavioral schemas and how they shift under stressful and flow conditions Developmental influences The three centers of sorting and deciding The defense mechanisms, principles and paradigms, virtues, passions, and both healthy and maladaptive instincts of each of the nine Enneagram personality types. For centuries -- and now in the light of leading-edge psychologythe Enneagram has helped people to recognize their predispositions, motives, and talents. Its insights provide valuable information for those in communication, business, human resources, therapy, and personal growth. This book helps you to explore the nine different "hues" of the Enneagram, discover your own type, and understand the behaviors and attitudes that are uniquely yours. It is considered the most concise and easy to use introductory guide available.

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Book SynopsisThis edited book has been compiled in honor of Thomas S.C. Farrell, one of the most distinguished scholars in theorizing and researching language teacher reflection. It examines teacher reflection in three main areas: policies, practices and the impact of teacher reflection on teachers’ practices and professional development. The data-driven chapters shed light on concerns and challenges experienced by teachers in diverse international contexts and institutions, and discuss the practical implications of their findings across a variety of policy settings. The book addresses aspects of reflective practice including macro and micro policies and constraints, as well as opportunities in the engagement of reflective practice. In addition, it explores teachers’ identity, cognition, emotion and motivation, areas which are relevant but often not discussed in the literature on reflective practice.Trade ReviewIn this timely volume, key scholars in the field of reflective practice in TESOL take stock of over 20 years of research and provide new accounts of ‘doing reflection’, many based on empirical data. The result is a collection bursting with theoretical perspectives, fresh ideas, and new approaches. A must for any practitioner or academic with an interest in this important field. * Fiona Copland, University of Warwick, UK *Tajeddin and Watanabe's excellent volume recognises the contribution over several decades of Thomas S.C. Farrell's work. It points the study of reflective practice and associated approaches on teacher reflection in important new directions, encompassing not only theoretical and practical concepts, but also new empirical research. It creates a timely and significant resource not only for researchers but also for policymakers, teacher educators and teachers. * Anne Burns, Curtin University and University of New South Wales, Australia *This edited collection offers a comprehensive and detailed review of the current trends, policies and practices which inform reflective practice. The editors and contributors adopt a critical, data-led approach, using evidence from a wide range of contexts. The volume is written and presented in a highly accessible style which will give it huge appeal to researchers, teacher educators and students. * Steve Walsh, Newcastle University, UK *Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Contributors Acknowledgments Zia Tajeddin and Atsuko Watanabe: Introduction Part 1: MACRO-PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHER REFLECTION Chapter 1. Thomas S.C. Farrell: Reflection on Reflective Practice Chapter 2. Zia Tajeddin, Atsuko Watanabe and Hossein Ali Manzouri: Language Teacher Reflection: A Systematic Review of Two Decades of Research Part 2: TEACHER REFLECTION POLICIES Chapter 3. Laura Baecher, Marcus Artigliere and Lauren McCoy: Applying Farrell’s Evidence-Based Reflection to Strengthen TESOL Teacher Education: A Reflective Practice Report Chapter 4. Mark Wyatt and Ashraf Darwish: Tensions in Language Teachers’ Reflective Practice in Continuing Professional Development Chapter 5. Minh Hue Nguyen and Nur Hayati: The Positioning of Teacher Reflective Practice in TESOL-Related Policies Chapter 6. Ann M. Glazer and Kathleen M. Bailey: Reflecting and Connecting: Creating Opportunities for Teacher Trainees to Connect Theory and Practice Part 3: TEACHER REFLECTION PRACTICES AND IMPACTS Chapter 7. Tammy Gregersen and Sarah Mercer: An Appreciative-Inquiry and Strengths-Based Approach to Pre-Service Teacher Reflection During the Practicum Chapter 8. Michael Karas, Juliane Martini and Farahnaz Faez: Duoethnography for Reflective Practice: Triumphs and Challenges Chapter 9. Atsuko Watanabe: Researcher Reflexivity and Reflective Dialogue: An Exploration of Pre-Service Teachers’ Professional Identity Development Chapter 10. Minoo Alemi and Zahra Maleknia: Novice and Experienced Language Teachers’ Collaborative Reflection on Their Professional Identity Chapter 11. Bedrettin Yazan: Reflective Practice as Identity Work: A Teacher Educator’s Reflections on Identity Tensions Chapter 12. Rui Yuan and Min Yang: 'I Come Up With a New Way of Seeing Life': Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Reflective Practice During Overseas Immersion Chapter 13. Zia Tajeddin and Neda Khanlarzadeh: Raising Teachers’ Awareness of Intercultural Language Pedagogy Through Collaborative Reflection Chapter 14. Angela Farrell: Reflecting on Native/Non-Native Identity from the Perspective of EFL Teachers Chapter 15. Katie Webb, Steve Mann and Kamal Aqili Shafie: Using Computer-Mediated Cooperative Development in a Virtual Reflective Environment Among English Language Teachers Chapter 16. Fiona Farr: More than Words: Phraseology and Significance in the Reflective Practice Discourses of English Language Teacher Education Chapter 17. Hatime Çiftçi and Kenan Dikilitaş: Discourse of Reflections on Instant Joint Engagement in Online ELT Graduate Courses Atsuko Watanabe and Zia Tajeddin: Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the study-abroad experiences of pre-service and in-service language teachers and language teacher educators. The diverse contributions to this volume provide readers with a deep understanding of what this mobility means for individuals and the language teaching and learning communities they encounter and return to post-sojourn. Considering the broad variability of study-abroad programs and arrangements, as well as the multidimensional, complex nature of study-abroad social, geographical and digital environments, the chapters discuss the teachers’ psychological experiences in cognitive, affective and social terms. Readers will discover the effect of mobility on identity, beliefs, practices, self-efficacy, agency, self-confidence, independence and personal growth, as well as how transitions across borders can result in feelings of self-doubt, anxiety and insecurity. This is essential reading for language teacher educators, mentors and supervisors, managers of study-abroad programs and researchers working in the fields of study abroad, international education and language teacher education.Trade ReviewThis wide-ranging and well-structured resource provides fascinating insights into various aspects of study-abroad experiences. Including views from pre-service, in-service language teachers and language teacher educators, it captures diverse and multidimensional perspectives. The chapters’ ‘practical implications’ will be invaluable for teacher educators in their efforts to design and support appropriate educational experiences. * Steve Mann, University of Warwick, UK *COVID has disrupted, and demanded a re-imagining of studying abroad, often a crucial component in language teacher education programmes. This book brings together soul-searching empirical studies from diverse educational contexts to explore the meaning of studying abroad for language teachers. These deeply reflective narratives from language teachers and language teacher education researchers provide an up-to-date and humanistic understanding of a critical approach to internationalisation studies. * Alice Chik, Macquarie University, Australia *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Contributors Chapter 1. Gary Barkhuizen: Language Teachers Studying Abroad Part 1: Identities and Professional Development Chapter 2. Julia Menard-Warwick, Enrique David Degollado and Shannon Kehoe: Emotionality in Field Trip Narratives: Confronting Deficit Perspectives Chapter 3. Steve Marshall: Japanese English Teachers’ Professional Development in a Canadian University: Perceptions of Self and Imagining Practice Chapter 4. Rosemary Wette and Gary Barkhuizen: Study Abroad as a Site of Transformative Learning: Post-Sojourn Knowledge and Identity Change of Two Cambodian Teachers Chapter 5. Donna Starks and Howard Nicholas: Life and Learning through Study Abroad: Trajectories Connecting Identity and Communicative Repertoires Chapter 6. Danping Wang: ‘They Say My Job is Propaganda’: Professional Identities of Pre-Service Chinese Language Teachers in Overseas Schools Part 2: Interculturality and Intercultural Learning Chapter 7. Rachel Shriver, Magda Madany-Saa, Eleanor Sweeney, Elizabeth Smolcic, Sharon Childs, Ana Loja Criollo and Yolanda Loja Criollo: Re-Imagining Immersion for Teachers: Exploring the Seedlings of Decolonial Roots within Ecuadorian/United States Partnerships Chapter 8. Roswita Dressler and Colleen Kawalilak: The Experience of Pre-Service Language Teachers Learning an Additional Language through Study Abroad Chapter 9. Chiou-lan Chern, Angel M. Y. Lin and Mei-Lan Lo: Border-Crossing and Professional Development of Taiwanese EFL Teachers in a Study Abroad Program Chapter 10. Sin Yu Cherry Chan and Jane Jackson: ‘I Thought it was Really a No!’: A Narrativized Account of an L2 Sojourn with a Homestay Chapter 11. Erik Jon Byker and Natalia Mejia: Language for the Heart: Investigating the Linguistic Responsiveness of Study Abroad Part 3: Emotions and Personal Growth Chapter 12. Takaaki Hiratsuka: Dreams Cut Short but Heads Held High: Study Abroad in Times of Coronavirus Chapter 13. John Macalister: No Ordinary Time: Language Teachers Abroad in an Extraordinary Year Chapter 14. Shondel Nero: When Teachers become ‘The Other’: Studying Abroad in the Dominican Republic Chapter 15. Harold Castañeda-Peña, Carmen Helena Guerrero Nieto and Pilar Méndez Rivera: Study Abroad as Subjection: Doctoral Students’ Emotions during Academic Short Stays Chapter 16. Diana Feick and Petra Knorr: Emotional Aspects of Online Collaboration: Virtual Exchange of Pre-Service EFL Teachers Part 4: Relationships and Careers Chapter 17. Rosamond Mitchell and Nicole Tracy-Ventura: From Language Teaching Assistant Abroad to Language Professional: A Longitudinal Study of Career Entry Chapter 18. Christine Biebricher and Yue You: Understanding Pre-Service Teachers’ Study Abroad Experiences through Duoethnography: Challenges, Emotions and Developments Chapter 19. Michael Burri: From ESL Student to Teacher Educator: Reflections on Transnational and Transcultural Professional Identity Development Chapter 20. Anja Wilken and Andreas Bonnet: Transformative Learning and Professionalization through Uncertainty? A Case Study of Pre-Service Language Teachers During a STIE Chapter 21. Meredith D’Arienzo and YouJin Kim: The Impact of a Two-Week Study Abroad Teacher Development Program on Pre-Service L2 Teachers Index

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Book SynopsisHow do some language learners triumph against all odds, despite not having obvious heritage links or spending extended periods of time in the L2 environment pre-adulthood? This book delves into the autobiographical stories of learners who achieve nativelike proficiency, opening a narrative window into their experiences and offering insights into their pathways to success. The in-depth analysis ties together a wide range of potentially relevant topics, from motivational vision and international posture to issues of identity, endurance and even musical ability, among other themes. The authors explore whether these successes can be repeated by others and the book will be of use to language teachers interested in learner motivation and the antecedents to high-level ultimate attainment. The book will also be of great interest to researchers working in the areas of language learner psychology, especially in topics concerning language learning motivation, identity and narrative inquiry.Trade ReviewThis book provides a fascinating analysis of how highly successful language learners achieve the ultimate gold standard of ‘passing for a native speaker’. It is a deeply engaging account that offers valuable lessons for us all (language learners, teachers, researchers), and offers a poignant memory of Zoltán Dörnyei’s passionate enthusiasm for his subject. * Ema Ushioda, University of Warwick, UK *With this highly original book the authors have shed light on a group of learners who reached the foreign language equivalent of the top of Everest. Rather than subjecting them to endless tests and measurements, the authors listened to what they had to say about their exceptional journey. * Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck, University of London, UK *On reading this book one is left with the overwhelming impression that it is as unique and exceptional as the participants of the research project and the individual trajectories which emerge from the narratives offered during the interviews. * Mirosław Pawlak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland, SSLLT 13 (1) 2023 *...the book is concise, clearly-structured, and extremely well-thought out, with chapter subheadings making the volume suitable for dipping into and out of as needed. Indeed, the breadth and depth of the new perspectives contained in the work mean that this volume is highly recommended for all scholars interested in any aspect of applied linguistics and second language acquisition [...] it would also be of relevance for language teachers and for any advanced language learners seeking to gain academic perspectives on how to proceed beyond the CEFR C2 level [...] a ground-breaking work with immense potential to influence the future scope of research in this valuable and important area. * Antony Hoyte-West, Independent Scholar, UK, Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisitionvol. 9 (2), 2023 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Theoretical Background 2. Methodology: Identifying Participants and Documenting Their Stories 3. Defining Nativelikeness 4. A Favourable Set-Up 5. A Unique Bond with the Chosen Language 6. Cognition and Other Facilitative Learner Characteristics 7. Attention to Pronunciation 8. Intensive Effort and Strategic Learning 9. Reinforcing Relationships and Social Expectations 10. Sources of Persistence 11. Second Language Confidence, Comfort and Ownership 12. The Question of L2 Identities Conclusion Appendix References

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Book SynopsisThis book explores language teacher wellbeing across the career span from an ecological perspective. It reports on empirical findings from an extensive investigation into language teacher wellbeing in various social, cultural and linguistic contexts. It is unique in casting light on the professional trajectory of language teachers and opening up discussions on the characteristics, psychological needs and strengths of language teachers at different points in their careers. It examines wellbeing in terms of the dynamic interplay between the challenges individuals encounter in their personal and professional lives, and the psychological, social and contextual resources that they draw on to buffer the impact of these challenges. The findings of the study will help readers to understand how language teachers can protect and nurture their wellbeing, not only to remain in the profession, but also to thrive in the long-term. The book will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in the lives, wellbeing and psychology of language teachers in diverse contexts and career phases.Trade ReviewAs a teacher who has traversed the four career phases reflected in this book, I can personally attest to the veracity of the authors’ characterization of the dynamic nature of wellbeing and the internal and external factors that influence it. I highly recommend that all teachers everywhere, no matter their current trajectory, read this book. Unquestionably, they’ll find themselves reflected somewhere in these pages and feel the camaraderie and kindredship that can only be felt by being a teacher. * Tammy Gregersen, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates *The authors’ investigation of challenges and resources within a broader ecology that teachers juggle over a career span is both timely and necessary. A must-read for L2 language teacher educators, practitioners and researchers who are concerned about teacher wellbeing. * Peter I. De Costa, Michigan State University, USA *This is a much-needed book within the rapidly evolving field of language teacher psychology. It astutely confirms the importance of attending to the wellbeing of teachers of all career stages, acknowledging the diversity of the teaching workforce and highlighting how teachers can thrive in their professional roles. Highly recommended and has now become my favourite! * Christina Gkonou, University of Essex, UK *Table of ContentsTables and Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Language Teacher Wellbeing Chapter 3. Pre-Service Language Teachers Chapter 4. Early-Career Language Teachers Chapter 5. Mid-Career Language Teachers Chapter 6. Late-Career Language Teachers Chapter 7. Teacher Wellbeing Across the Career Span Chapter 8. Implications and Future Directions Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book embarks on an ever-expanding array of language, academic mobility, neoliberalism, and accompanying rich scholarly debates. It examines the ways in which international English language teachers in Saudi Arabia’s higher education system position themselves, negotiate, interact, adjust, make sense of their classroom dynamics, and validate their senses of selves and pedagogies in their day-to-day (dis)engagement with their institutions and encounters at work. Informed by rich empirical data from a multi-year, multi-site project in addition to other qualitative studies, the book reveals on-the-ground complexities involving speaker status, language, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, sociocultural factors, emotion labour, work dynamic and professionalism. It promotes thinking beyond normative ideologies on marginalisation, the native and non-native speaker dichotomy, linguistic, racial, religious and ethnic (inter)relations, and translanguaging pedagogies, while also offering new material for original theorisation in multi-Englishes multilingualism, local-trusting-local and the limits of negotiability. Trade ReviewAll of us – nomads, immigrants, refugees, teachers, students, company executives, academics and farmers – are in flow, in motion and on the move, argues International TESOL Teachers in A Multi-Englishes Community. This is true even if physically we stay put. Methodologically innovative, scholarly grounded, and intellectually dareful, this book tells the story of this mobility, its challenges as well as its possibilities, especially how it looks like when it meets such a nice field as TESOL. It dares to ask, what does it mean to live in a time and a place that are neither neutral nor without history? At some point, especially for TESOL teachers and learners, we would not know if the stories told in the book belong to the authors or to the reader. This is the poetic of this book, you can’t put it down until the end. It is highly recommended, namely for those who are interested in that space of métissage between TESOL, mobility, historicity and negotiability. * Awad Ibrahim, University of Ottawa, Canada *In this exciting and incredibly accessible manuscript, written consistently with an international readership in mind, authors Phan Le Ha and Osman Barnawi have produced what I see as a brilliant, regionally contextualized approach to bridging theory and practice in the “multi-Englishes” TESOL context of Saudi Arabia. Making great use of scripts of conversations between the authors for the preface and opening to the introduction, in the twelve chapters, the authors cover a comprehensive range of topics, targeting international mobility, as well as realities, practicalities, and limitations of how far new approaches influencing TESOL in the region can go. They raise critical arguments from the international scholarship, along with excerpts from a series of insightful interviews they conducted with international teachers. This book is a must-read for all TESOL researchers and practitioners interested in contexts where international teachers are the cornerstone of ideological developments and reshaping of not only TESOL theory and practice, but of the region itself. * Jim McKinley, University College London, UK *The authors skillfully expose, unpack and interpret complexities of contextualized professional identity negotiations of international TESOL teachers in the broader waves and entanglements of neoliberalism, transnational mobility, globalization, hybridity, and superdiversity. This book will set the tone and serve as an inspiring example for future projects focusing on the diversity and complexity of realities and perspectives in other parts of the world. * Ali Fuad Selvi, METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Turkey *International TESOL Teachers in a Multi-Englishes Community provides a compelling analysis of socio-cultural, political, and economic implications of transnational TESOL teachers working in Saudi Arabia. For those who are interested in the on-the-ground work realities of English teachers, this is a must-read book. The increasing demand of TESOL professionals in the Global South makes this exceptional account of teachers’ engagement with Saudi Arabia’s Higher Education system and their navigation of local tensions, challenges and demands more pressing than ever. Power, tensions, challenges, but also hope, resignation, and trust feed the multiple stories documented in this book written by two exceptional scholars who are clearly ahead of their discipline. This piece of writing provides a unique understanding of the inner workings of the international TESOL industry and makes a genuine contribution to a more politicized and ethnographically informed field of TESOL and Applied Linguistics. * Alfonso Del Percio, University College London, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface: Putting Curiosities in Action: An Uneasy Journey of Exploration 1: International TESOL Teachers: What’s Missing on the Ground? 2: International Teachers of English in the ‘New’ Middle East: Saudi Arabia in Focus 3: Engaging (with) Flavors of TESOL: Mobility, Space, Place, Neoliberalism, Multilingualism and Emotion Labor 4: Unpacking Mobility Drive: Geographical, Personal, Financial, Professional and More 5: Unpacking Often-Hidden Layers of Factors behind International Mobilities 6: English, ELT and Perceptions of Peers and Students 7: On-the-Ground Realities: From Training, Experience and Perception to Actual Classrooms 8: Every Teacher is Different, Every Classroom has its Own Dynamic 9: Sulaiman Jenkins: Examining the (Im)mobility of African American Muslim TESOL Teachers in Saudi Arabia 10: Unpacking Hardly-Ever-Revealed Emotions, Pains and Complexities 11: Abdullah Alshakhi and Phan Le Ha: A Much-Needed Conversation with Native-English-Speaking Caucasian Teachers: Emotion Labor and Affect in Transnational Encounters 12: International TESOL Teachers Working in the Saudi ‘Trust House’: (Re)Conceptualization of Key Constructs Ryuko Kubota: Afterword References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book embarks on an ever-expanding array of language, academic mobility, neoliberalism, and accompanying rich scholarly debates. It examines the ways in which international English language teachers in Saudi Arabia’s higher education system position themselves, negotiate, interact, adjust, make sense of their classroom dynamics, and validate their senses of selves and pedagogies in their day-to-day (dis)engagement with their institutions and encounters at work. Informed by rich empirical data from a multi-year, multi-site project in addition to other qualitative studies, the book reveals on-the-ground complexities involving speaker status, language, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, sociocultural factors, emotion labour, work dynamic and professionalism. It promotes thinking beyond normative ideologies on marginalisation, the native and non-native speaker dichotomy, linguistic, racial, religious and ethnic (inter)relations, and translanguaging pedagogies, while also offering new material for original theorisation in multi-Englishes multilingualism, local-trusting-local and the limits of negotiability. Trade ReviewAll of us – nomads, immigrants, refugees, teachers, students, company executives, academics and farmers – are in flow, in motion and on the move, argues International TESOL Teachers in A Multi-Englishes Community. This is true even if physically we stay put. Methodologically innovative, scholarly grounded, and intellectually dareful, this book tells the story of this mobility, its challenges as well as its possibilities, especially how it looks like when it meets such a nice field as TESOL. It dares to ask, what does it mean to live in a time and a place that are neither neutral nor without history? At some point, especially for TESOL teachers and learners, we would not know if the stories told in the book belong to the authors or to the reader. This is the poetic of this book, you can’t put it down until the end. It is highly recommended, namely for those who are interested in that space of métissage between TESOL, mobility, historicity and negotiability. * Awad Ibrahim, University of Ottawa, Canada *In this exciting and incredibly accessible manuscript, written consistently with an international readership in mind, authors Phan Le Ha and Osman Barnawi have produced what I see as a brilliant, regionally contextualized approach to bridging theory and practice in the “multi-Englishes” TESOL context of Saudi Arabia. Making great use of scripts of conversations between the authors for the preface and opening to the introduction, in the twelve chapters, the authors cover a comprehensive range of topics, targeting international mobility, as well as realities, practicalities, and limitations of how far new approaches influencing TESOL in the region can go. They raise critical arguments from the international scholarship, along with excerpts from a series of insightful interviews they conducted with international teachers. This book is a must-read for all TESOL researchers and practitioners interested in contexts where international teachers are the cornerstone of ideological developments and reshaping of not only TESOL theory and practice, but of the region itself. * Jim McKinley, University College London, UK *The authors skillfully expose, unpack and interpret complexities of contextualized professional identity negotiations of international TESOL teachers in the broader waves and entanglements of neoliberalism, transnational mobility, globalization, hybridity, and superdiversity. This book will set the tone and serve as an inspiring example for future projects focusing on the diversity and complexity of realities and perspectives in other parts of the world. * Ali Fuad Selvi, METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Turkey *International TESOL Teachers in a Multi-Englishes Community provides a compelling analysis of socio-cultural, political, and economic implications of transnational TESOL teachers working in Saudi Arabia. For those who are interested in the on-the-ground work realities of English teachers, this is a must-read book. The increasing demand of TESOL professionals in the Global South makes this exceptional account of teachers’ engagement with Saudi Arabia’s Higher Education system and their navigation of local tensions, challenges and demands more pressing than ever. Power, tensions, challenges, but also hope, resignation, and trust feed the multiple stories documented in this book written by two exceptional scholars who are clearly ahead of their discipline. This piece of writing provides a unique understanding of the inner workings of the international TESOL industry and makes a genuine contribution to a more politicized and ethnographically informed field of TESOL and Applied Linguistics. * Alfonso Del Percio, University College London, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface: Putting Curiosities in Action: An Uneasy Journey of Exploration 1: International TESOL Teachers: What’s Missing on the Ground? 2: International Teachers of English in the ‘New’ Middle East: Saudi Arabia in Focus 3: Engaging (with) Flavors of TESOL: Mobility, Space, Place, Neoliberalism, Multilingualism and Emotion Labor 4: Unpacking Mobility Drive: Geographical, Personal, Financial, Professional and More 5: Unpacking Often-Hidden Layers of Factors behind International Mobilities 6: English, ELT and Perceptions of Peers and Students 7: On-the-Ground Realities: From Training, Experience and Perception to Actual Classrooms 8: Every Teacher is Different, Every Classroom has its Own Dynamic 9: Sulaiman Jenkins: Examining the (Im)mobility of African American Muslim TESOL Teachers in Saudi Arabia 10: Unpacking Hardly-Ever-Revealed Emotions, Pains and Complexities 11: Abdullah Alshakhi and Phan Le Ha: A Much-Needed Conversation with Native-English-Speaking Caucasian Teachers: Emotion Labor and Affect in Transnational Encounters 12: International TESOL Teachers Working in the Saudi ‘Trust House’: (Re)Conceptualization of Key Constructs Ryuko Kubota: Afterword References Index

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Book SynopsisPersonality and Intelligence at Work examines the increasingly controversial role of individual differences in predicting and determining behaviour at work. It combines approaches from organizational psychology and personality theory to critically examine the physical, psychological and psychoanalytic aspects of individual differences, and how they impact on the world of work.Topics covered include the role of IQ at work as the best predictor of success, but also the importance of increasingly recognized social intelligences such as emotional intelligence (EQ). The significance of personality traits and the impact of temperaments on work performance are also examined, and the methods used to assess work behaviour and potential are reviewed. Psychological tests, which measure personality traits, are questioned as accurate predictors of behaviour at work, alongside other factors such as job satisfaction, productivity, absenteeism and turnover.This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Personality at Work provides a comprehensive review of the relevant literature from psychology, sociology and management science. It will be of interest to students of organizational psychology and business and management studies, as well as HR professionals.Trade Review"This book combines a fine blend of recent research and relevant theory with illuminating illustrative examples from the world of work. This text will be of value not just to students of psychology, but also to managers who will glean interesting insights into the thoughts, attitudes and behaviour of their employees." – Professor Owen Hargie, University of Ulster, UK"This book provides an up-to-date review of current work on trait psychology in the workplace. It is accessible and easy to read for both the student and the busy manager. The author does not duck away from controversial issues and in fact, his views on these add spice to the debate." - Elizabeth Chell, Institute of Entrepreneurship, University of Southampton, UK"This is a well-researched, comprehensive book that one should definitely read to become conversant with the role of individual differences in the workplace. Clearly graduate students and researchers of individual differences would find this a helpful synthesis of the extant literature in this area." - Theresa J.B. Kline, University of Calgary, in the Canadian Journal of Admninistrative SciencesTable of ContentsForeword by Tim Judge. Preface. Individual Differences at Work. Methods to Assess Work Behaviour and Potential. Personality Testing in the Work Place. Types and Temperaments at Work. Personality Disorders at Work. Cognitive Ability at Work. Social and Emotional Intelligences at Work. Creativity at Work. Attitudes, Beliefs, Styles and Values at Work. Integrity and Honesty at Work. Competency at Work. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an overview of Mexican ethnopsychology, an original theoretical and methodological approach that seeks to complement the mainstream psychological science – based on universal principles, processes and constructs – with scientific methods to study the idiosyncratic features and behaviors typical of specific cultural groups. It proposes a historic-bio-psycho-socio-cultural theoretical model to describe research findings of social, psychological, collective and individual phenomena. Psychology is at a crossroads of years of research with stress on internal validity and little attention to contextual and cultural variables. It becomes fundamental to continue on the internal validity track but at the same time incorporate external validity issues. The growth of indigenous movements and data allows for a profound evaluation of the extents to which apparent universal phenomena are truly universal, and to what extent they are idiosyncratic manifestations of the cultures where the mainstream research is conducted. Mexican ethnopsychologists have been following this path for decades, since the pioneer work of Rogelio Díaz-Guerrero, but until now little has been published in English about this innovative theoretical approach. Ethnopsychology – Pieces from the Mexican Research Gallery fills this gap by presenting the international community an overview of Mexican ethnopsychology and thus providing a useful tool to behavioral, social and health scientists interested in understanding how culture shapes both collective and individual behaviors. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Culture, eco-systems and behavior.- Chapter 2: Ethnopsychology: inserting socio-cultural components into a bio-psychological discipline.- Chapter 3: Self-construal and identity.- Chapter 4: Gender and masculinity- femininity.- Chapter 5: Personality.- Chapter 6: Close Relationships.- Chapter 7: Family.- Chapter 8: Past, present and future of Mexican Ethnopsychology.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how the social environment affects food choices and intake, and documents the extent to which people are unaware of the significant impact of social factors on their eating. The authors take a unique approach to studying eating behaviors in ordinary circumstances, presenting a theory of normal eating that highlights social influences independent of physiological and taste factors. Among the topics discussed: Modeling of food intake and food choice Consumption stereotypes and impression management Research design, methodology, and ethics of studying eating behaviors What happens when we overeat? Effects of social eating Social Influences on Eating is a useful reference for psychologists and researchers studying food and nutritional psychology, challenging commonly held assumptions about the dynamics of food choice and intake in order to promote a better understanding of the power of social influence on all forms of behavior.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis open access book will examine the implications of digitalization for the understanding of humanity, conceived as a community of intelligent agency. It addresses important topics across a range of social and behavioral theories and identifies a range of novel mechanisms and their social behavioral effects. Across the book, the author highlights the expansion of intelligent processing capability brought about by digitalization and the challenges this exposes for integrating artificial and human capabilities. It includes the altered effects of bounded rationality in problem solving and decision making; related changes in the perception of rationality, plus novel myopias and biases. It also seeks to address cognitive intersubjectivity, learning from performance and agentic self-generation; and the novel methods and patterns of reasoned thought which emerge in a digitalized world; and how these mechanisms will combine in making and remaking the world of human experience and understanding. This book examines the problematics and prospects for digitally augmented humanity. In doing so, it maps the terrain for a future science of augmented agency. It will have cross-disciplinary appeal to students and scholars of applied psychology, cognitive and behavioral science, organizational psychology and management, business, finance, and digital cultures and humanities.Trade Review“This book provides an insightful introduction to the social and behavioral implications of human-computer integration, aimed at a wide audience from both human and computer sciences. The proposed conceptualization of augmented agency can provide a structural basis for exploring intelligence augmentation and promote further research in the field.” (Evangelia Kavakli, Computing Reviews, October 5, 2022)Table of ContentsChapter 1: Modeling Augmented HumanityChapter 2: Historical Metamodels of AgencyChapter 3: Agentic ModalityChapter 4: Problem SolvingChapter 5: Cognitive EmpathyChapter 6: Self-RegulationChapter 7: Evaluation of PerformanceChapter 8: LearningChapter 9: Self-GenerationChapter 10: Toward a Science of Augmented Agency

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Book Synopsis"Tourse, Hamilton-Mason, and Wewiorski discuss major concepts that help explicate the systemic nature of institutionalized racism in the U.S. – with a focus on social construction, oppression, scaffolding, and institutional web – providing insight into racist thought and behavior that construct and mark people of color as 'a problem.' […] I highly recommend this book for those who are engaged in working to combat domination and racism at the local, national, and global levels."-Gary Bailey, DHL, MSW, ACSW, Professor of Practice, Director of Urban Leadership Program, Simmons College School of Social WorkThis important volume provides a powerful overview of racism in the United States: what it is, how it works, and the social, cultural, and institutional structures that have evolved to keep it in place. It dissects the rise of legalized discrimination against four major racial groups (First Nations, Africans, Mexicans, and Chinese) and its perpetuation as it affects these groups and new immigrants today. The book’s scaffolding framework—which takes in institutions from the government to our educational systems—explains why racism remains in place despite waves of social change. At the same time, authors describe social justice responses being used to erode racism in its most familiar forms, and at its roots. This timely resource: Examines the sociology of discrimination as a constant in daily life. Traces the history of the legalization of racism in the United States. Locates key manifestations of racism in the American psyche. Links racism to other forms of discrimination. Identifies the interlocking components of institutionalized racism. Offers contemporary examples of resistance to racism. A forceful synthesis of history and social theory, Systemic Racism in the United States is vital reading for practitioners and other professionals in fields related to human rights, social policy, and psychology. And as a classroom text, it challenges its readers to deepen their understanding of both historical process and current developments. Table of ContentsRacial Scaffolding: Conceptual Overview.- Discrimination.- Institutional Legalization of Racism: Exploitation of the Core Groups.- Immigration through the Lens of Systemic Racism.- The Infrastructure of Racism: The Psychic Dimension.- The Infrastructure of Racism: The Institutional Dimensions.- Intersectionality: The Linkage of Racism with Other Forms of Discrimination.- Racism and Social Justice.- Deconstruction of Racism.

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Book SynopsisMichael Tomoff präsentiert einen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten, die der neue Wissenschaftszweig der Positiven Psychologie Unternehmen bietet. Der Autor unterstützt auch in der zweiten Auflage dieses mittlerweile zum Bestseller gewordenen Buches Führungskräfte dabei, ihre Arbeit sinnvoll zu bereichern, indem sie sowohl eigene als auch fremde Potenziale entdecken und entfalten. Damit können sie einen Mehrwert für sich, ihre Mitarbeiter und ihre Organisation schaffen.Table of ContentsPositive Psychologie.- Anwendung positiver Konzepte.- Positive organisationale Führung.

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Book SynopsisThis book on business psychology—particularly organizational leadership—crosses industries, continents, and business environments: it includes 45 précis on emerging theories of leadership; ethical and cultural considerations; group and team leadership; leadership self-development; management philosophy and practice; organizational diagnosis and cultural dynamics; personality and lifespan in the workplace; professional development; qualitative research methods; psychological, socio-cultural, and political dimensions of organizations; the role of technology in organizations; strategic change management; and systems theory. The material ranges widely but is pithy: each précis offers in easy bites the latest "take" on the subject, drawing from popular textbooks, recommended readings, case studies, group exercises, personal experience, and self-reflection; each was written as a key to understanding and change with an eye to re-imagining leadership in the 21st century. Both rigorously researched and entertaining, this book addresses the fast-changing realities of organizational leadership in domestic and international settings across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors: it will serve as a valuable quick-access resource for practitioners and students.Table of ContentsEthical and Relational Leadership.- Paradox and Neuroscience: Emerging Theories of Leadership.- Personal Leadership Development Plans: Essentials and Practicum.- Personal Philosophy of Leadership.- Personal Philosophy of Leadership (2nd Edition).- Review of Situational Leadership® After 25 Years - A Retrospective.- Ethics: My Own Perspective.- Life-Markers and Personal Values.- Reflections on Four Case Studies in Ethics.- The Self in Teams.- The Self in Teams (Coda).- The Self in Teams (Continued).- Establishing Your Fundamental Self.- The Challenges of Learning from Experience.- The Full Range Leadership Model: Essentials and Practicum.- A Taxonomy of Management Theories.- Mintzberg's Managing: Implications for Coaching and Training.- Mintzberg's Model of Managing: Random Thoughts from an Observation.- Synergizing the Competing Values Framework and the Six-Box Model.- Blustein's Psychology of Working: A Very Short Introduction.- Contextual Factors in Working.- Developing Expert Leadership.- Identity Processes in Leader Development.- Leader Development Through Work Experience.- Moral Development for Authentic Leadership Effectiveness.- Seven Entries on 21st Century Working.- The Reflective Judgment Model: What Role in Leader Development?.- Analyzing the Logic of Articles and Textbooks: Essentials and Practicum.- Reading Research Articles.- Scholarly Argument: Linking Doctoral Research to Practice.- Critical Psychology and Organizations: The Case of the United Nations.- Development of Critical Psychology.- Minority Population Analysis: The Aeta of the Philippines.- Minority Populations: There Are More Than Meets the Eye.- Book Analysis of Interviewing as Qualitative Research (Seidman, 2013).- Research Concept Paper for Leading Organizations of the Future.- Change Management Strategy in Action: Independent Evaluation for Learning.- Schein's Process Consultation: Three Reactions.- Five Notes on Systems Theory.- Idealized Design for Virtual Teaming: A Modest Proposal.- Idealized Design: Three Reactions.- Mental Models In and Of Organizations.- The Learning Organization Needs No Apology.- Planning and Driving a Digital Strategy.- Information and Communication Technology in Organizations: An Evolutionary Perspective.

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Book SynopsisJulia Kristeva addresses the subject of melancholia, examining this phenomenon in the context of art, literature, philosophy, the history of religion and culture, and psychoanalysis.Trade ReviewAn absorbing meditation on depression and melancholia. . . . A persuasive theory of depression that is both moving and provocative. * New York Times *One of the very best psychoanalytic books on depression and melancholia. -- Adam Phillips * London Review of Books *When Julia Kristeva's Black Sun begins seductively, with an elegant reminder of that old black mood we know so well, she raises hopes that the darker moments of depression will be illuminated... Kristeva's descriptions of the artistic working through of melancholia are compelling and theoretically sound. * Voice Literary Supplement *Extraordinarily rich. * International Review of Psychoanalysis *Table of Contents1. Psychoanalysis—a Counterdepressant2. Life and Death of Speech3. Illustrations of Feminine Depression4. Beauty: The Depressive’s Other Realm5. Holbein’s Dead Christ6. Gérard de Nerval, the Disinherited Poet7. Dostoyevsky, the Writing of Suffering, and Forgiveness8. The Malady of Grief: DurasNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat causes genocide? And why do some stand by, doing nothing, while others risk their lives to help the persecuted? This tile analyzes interviews with bystanders, Nazi supporters, and rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to lay bare critical psychological forces operating during genocide.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2013 Giovanni Sartori Best Book Award, Qualitative Methods Section of the American Political Science Association Honorable Mention for the 2013 Robert L. Jervis and Paul Schroeder Best Book Award, International History and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association "Monroe challenges us to consider the role of identity in decision-making and to ask why some people are able to resist pressures to dehumanize others. Her work promises to help us better understand whether the roots of pro-social behavior can be expanded. Such contributions are important in any era in which terror and genocide exist."--Kristina E. Thalhammer, Perspectives on Politics "Ethics in an Age of Terror and Genocide is the culmination of Kristen Monroe's twenty years of work on altruism and moral choice. The book is magisterial in scope. Its goals are ambitious, its methods innovative, and its results provocative."--Lee Ann Fujii, Perspectives on Politics "Monroe leverages her keen insights to help us better understand human nature and then instructs us on how it is displayed in the various actions of others... Ethics in an Age of Terror and Genocide makes a scholarly contribution with a great deal of thought-provoking material that should cause readers to reflect on and better understand the forces that operate to promote good or evil in the world."--Thomas J. Williams, PsycCRITIQUES "Interesting and ambitious, this book is recommended for use in graduate courses. Some of the case studies may also be used in undergraduate teaching. It deserves wide discussion among scholars interested in ethics. At Florida State, I convene a reading group of graduate students and faculty interested in the intersections of religion, ethics, and philosophy. I plan to assign this study when we meet next fall."--John Kelsay, Holocaust and Genocide StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Part 1. The Puzzle 1 Chapter 1. Introduction 3 Chapter 2. The Holocaust and Genocide 9 Part 2. A Study in Contrasts 32 Chapter 3. Tony: Rescuer 35 Chapter 4. Beatrix: Bystander 92 Chapter 5. Kurt: Soldier for the Nazis 114 Chapter 6. Fritz: Nazi Propagandist 138 Chapter 7. Florentine: Unrepentant Political Nazi 160 Part 3. Cracking the Code 187 Chapter 8. The Political Psychology of Genocide 189 Chapter 9. A Theory of Moral Choice 248 Conclusion The Psychology of Difference 301 Methodological Afterword 321 Appendix A. What Is Narrative and How Reliable a Tool Is It? 323 Appendix B. Glossary of Terms and Central Concepts 347 Notes 353 References 405 Index 433

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the FPA Distinguished Scholar Award, Foreign Policy Analysis Section of the International Studies Association""Winner of the Best Book Award, Foreign Policy Section of the American Political Science Association"

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Book SynopsisA wide-ranging and challenging exploration of design and how it engages with the self The field of design has radically expanded. As a practice, design is no longer limited to the world of material objects but rather extends from carefully crafted individual styles and online identities to the surrounding galaxies of personal devices, new materials, interfaces, networks, systems, infrastructures, data, chemicals, organisms, and genetic codes. Superhumanity seeks to explore and challenge our understanding of “design” by engaging with and departing from the concept of the “self.” This volume brings together more than fifty essays by leading scientists, artists, architects, designers, philosophers, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists, originally disseminated online via e-flux Architecture between September 2016 and February 2017 on the invitation of the Third Istanbul Design Biennial. Probing the idea that we are and always have been continuously reshaped by the artifacts we shape, this book asks: Who designed the lives we live today? What are the forms of life we inhabit, and what new forms are currently being designed? Where are the sites, and what are the techniques, to design others? This vital and far-reaching collection of essays and images seeks to explore and reflect on the ways in which both the concept and practice of design are operative well beyond tangible objects, expanding into the depths of self and forms of life. Contributors: Zeynep Çelik Alexander, Lucia Allais, Shumon Basar, Ruha Benjamin, Franco “Bifo” Berardi, Daniel Birnbaum, Ina Blom, Benjamin H. Bratton, Giuliana Bruno, Tony Chakar, Mark Cousins, Simon Denny, Keller Easterling, Hu Fang, Rubén Gallo, Liam Gillick, Boris Groys, Rupali Gupte, Andrew Herscher, Tom Holert, Brooke Holmes, Francesca Hughes, Andrés Jaque, Lydia Kallipoliti, Thomas Keenan, Sylvia Lavin, Yongwoo Lee, Lesley Lokko, MAP Office, Chus Martínez, Ingo Niermann, Ahmet Ögüt, Trevor Paglen, Spyros Papapetros, Raqs Media Collective, Juliane Rebentisch, Sophia Roosth, Felicity D. Scott, Jack Self, Prasad Shetty, Hito Steyerl, Kali Stull, Pelin Tan, Alexander Tarakhovsky, Paulo Tavares, Stephan Trüby, Etienne Turpin, Sven-Olov Wallenstein, Eyal Weizman, Mabel O. Wilson, Brian Kuan Wood, Liam Young, and Arseny Zhilyaev. Trade Review"The essays themselves offer valuable and engaging interdisciplinary perspectives on design and design theory, and could be successfully assigned in a design studio, exposing students to the too-often overlooked failures in design thinking and execution."—Design and Culture

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Book SynopsisA guide to the Enneagram, the revealing method of understanding personality types, for the beginner, the expert, and everyone in between. It demystifies the ancient Enneagram system with cartoons, exercises, and personality tests that reveal our motivations and desires and shows how to put that knowledge to use in our everyday lives.Trade ReviewWith wit, charm, and refreshing simplicity...Baron and Wagele creatively provide a nonthreatening way to understand the basic concepts of the Enneagram. -- Kathleen V. Hurley and Theodore E. Dobson, coauthors of My Best Self: Using the Enneagram to Free the Soul To create a thriving love relationship, two people must understand and accept each other's basic personality traits. Now Baron and Wagele have made this crucial task supremely enjoyable. Every couple who laugh their way through The Enneagram Made Easy will be the richer for it. -- Susan Page, author of If I'm So Wonderful, Why am I Still Single? and Now That I'm Married, Why Isn't Everything Perfect.

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Book SynopsisAll of us need positive affirmation throughout our lives. As children, these powerful messages helped us to know that we were worthwhile, that it was all right to want food and to be touched, and that our very existence was a precious gift. The messages that we received from our parents helped us to form decisions that determined the course of our lives. If we were raised with consistent, nurturing parents, we conclude that life is meaningful and that people are to be trusted. If we were raised with parents who were addictively or compulsively ill, we determine that life is threatening and chaotic--that we are not deserving of joy. These are the crucial decisions that impact our lives long after we have forgotten them. Unfortunately, childhood judgments don't disappear. They remain as dynamic forces that contaminate our adulthood. When childhood needs are not taken care of because of abuse or abandonment, we spend our lives viewing the world through the distorted perception of a needy infant or an angry adolescent. The more we push these child parts away, the more control they have over us. This collection of daily meditations is dedicated to those adults who are ready to heal their childhood wounds. It is through this courageous effort that we will move from a life of pain into recovery.

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Book SynopsisThe bold memoir from a diagnosed sociopath. Shocking but funny, Confessions of a Sociopath is a fascinating insight into the mind of a self-confessed predator.'Gripping and important . . . quite the memorable roller coaster ride' – Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath TestM. E. Thomas is a high-functioning non-criminal sociopath. She is charismatic, ambitious and successful. You would be charmed by her if you met her, might even be seduced by her. You would not realize that she is studying you to find your flaws, that she is ruthlessly manipulative, has no empathy and does not feel guilt or remorse. But she does like people – she likes to touch them, mould them and ruin them. She could be your friend or your boss. She could be you . . .Now she writes with breathtaking honesty about her life. She also draws on the latest research to explain why at least one in twenty-five of us are sociopaths – and shows why that&Trade ReviewGripping and important . . . revelatory . . . quite the memorable roller coaster ride -- Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test * New York Times Book Review *Fascinating . . . That the author is female somehow makes Confessions of a Sociopath all the more chilling * Boston Globe *

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Book SynopsisThe Classic Guide, Updated for Our Contemporary WorldA modern classic of Jungian psychology, The Hero Within has helped hundreds of thousands of people enrich their lives by revealing how to tap the power of the archetypes that exist within. Drawing from literature, anthropology, and psychology, author Carol S. Pearson clearly defines six heroic archetypes—the Innocent, the Orphan, the Wanderer, the Warrior, the Altruist, and the Magician—and shows how we can use these powerful guides to discover our own hidden gifts, solve difficult problems, and transform our lives with rich sources of inner strength.This book will speak deeply to the evolving hero in all of us and reverberate through every part of our lives. With poignant wisdom and prolific examples, it gives us enduring tools to help us develop our own innate heroic gifts—the Orphan''s resilience, the Wanderer''s independence, the Warrior''s courage, the AltruiTrade Review'An excellent and useful book about the course our psychological development can take... .it is an evolutionary archetypal psychology.' Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of Goddesses in Everywoman and Gods in Everyman

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Book SynopsisThe black sun, an ages-old image of the darkness in individual lives and in life itself, has not been treated hospitably in the modern world. Modern psychology has seen darkness primarily as a negative force, something to move through and beyond, but it actually has an intrinsic importance to the human psyche. In this book, Jungian analyst Stanton Marlan reexamines the paradoxical image of the black sun and the meaning of darkness in Western culture.In the image of the black sun, Marlan finds the hint of a darkness that shines. He draws upon his clinical experiences and on a wide range of literature and art to explore the influence of light and shadow on the fundamental structures of modern thought as well as the contemporary practice of analysis.An important contribution to the understanding of alchemical psychology, this book draws on a postmodern sensibility to offer insight into modernity, the act of imagination, and the work of analysis in understanding depression, trauma, and transformation of the soul.Trade ReviewIn The Black Sun, Stan Marlan takes us on an unflinching and ultimately healing journey through the shadowed land of despair where most abandon all hope. There, we find, a strange light shines, and in that light we can discern what is otherwise invisible. Marlan teaches us how to see in the dark. - Murray Stein

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Book SynopsisWhat makes a narcissist go from self-involved to terrifying? In this national bestseller, Joe Navarro, a leading FBI profiler, unlocks the secrets to the personality disorders that put us all at risk. ?I should have known.??How could we have missed the warning signs???I always thought there was something off about him.?When we wake up to new tragedies in the news every day?shootings, rampages, acts of domestic terrorism?we often blame ourselves for missing the mania lurking inside unsuspecting individuals. But how could we have known that the charismatic leader had the characteristics of a tyrant? And how can ordinary people identify threats from those who are poised to devastate their lives on a daily basis?the crazy coworkers, out-of-control family members, or relentless neighbors?In Dangerous Personalities, former FBI profiler Joe Navarro has the answers. He shows us how to identify the four most common "dangerous personalities"?the Narcissist, the Predator, the Paranoid, and the Unstable Personality? and how to analyze the potential threat level. Along the way, he provides essential tips and tricks to protect ourselves both immediately and in the long-term, as well as how to heal the trauma of being exposed to the destructive egos in our world.

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.“A meditation on solitude, wildness and survival.” —The Wall Street JournalIn 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the forest. He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even through brutal winters, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store edibles and water, and to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothing, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of his secluded life—why did he leave? what did he learn?—as well as the challenges he has faced since returning to the world. It is a gripping story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way, and succeeded.

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