Social, group or collective psychology Books

Book SynopsisThis study shows that sentimental, melodramatic and gothic novels written in the wake of the American Revolution can be read as an emotional history of the early Republic, reflecting the hate, fear and grief which tormented the federalist era, and giving voice to a collective mourning process.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1: The Plight of Feeling 2: Working through the Frame: The Dream of Transparency in Charlotte Temple 3: Beyond "A Play about Words": Tyrannies of Voice in The Coquette 4: A Lady Who Sheds No Tears: Liberty, Contagion, and the Demise of Fraternity in Ormond Notes Index

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Book SynopsisPresents an examination of betrayal as an act embedded in social relationships whose meanings change over time. This book contends that, in order to examine the many meanings of betrayal we need to understand its context in a specific time and place. It shows that betrayal emerges as a sociological event.Trade Review"Judas and Jesus, Elizabeth and Essex, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are among the witnesses Gabriella Turnaturi summons to give evidence in her penetrating examination of betrayal as a social process. Like Erving Goffman, she avoids unexamined moral judgments as she brilliantly analyzes betrayal in all its moral and social complexity." - Howard S. Becker, author of Tricks of the Trade and Outsiders"

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Book SynopsisA Belletrist Book Pick​ for December 2023Lab Girl meets Brain on Fire in this provocative and poignant memoir delving into a woman's formative experiences as a veritable 'lab rat' in a lifelong psychological study, and her pursuit to reclaim autonomy and her identity as a adult. What if your parents turn you into a human lab rat when you’re a child? Will that change the story of your life? Will that change who you are?   When Susannah Breslin is a toddler, her parents enroll her in an exclusive laboratory preschool at the University of California, Berkeley, where she becomes one of over a hundred children who are research subjects in an unprecedented thirty-year study of personality development that predicts who she and her cohort will grow up to be. Decades later, trapped in what she feels is an abusive marriage and battling breast cancer, she starts to wonder how growing up under a mic

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Book SynopsisThe author of The Happiness Hypothesis presents a groundbreaking investigation into the origins of morality at the core of religion and politics, offering scholarly insight into the motivations behind cultural clashes that are polarizing America. 50,000 first printing.

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Book SynopsisWhy do we get so embarrassed when a colleague wears the same shirt? Why do we eat the same thing for breakfast every day, but seek out novelty at lunch and dinner? How has streaming changed the way Netflix makes recommendations? Why do people think the music of their youth is the best? How can you spot a fake review on Yelp? Our preferences and opinions are constantly being shaped by countless forces – especially in the digital age with its nonstop procession of “thumbs up” and “likes” and “stars.” Tom Vanderbilt, bestselling author of Traffic, explains why we like the things we like, why we hate the things we hate, and what all this tell us about ourselves.   With a voracious curiosity, Vanderbilt stalks the elusive beast of taste, probing research in psychology, marketing, and neuroscience to answer myriad complex and fascinating questions. If you’ve ever wondered how Netflix recommends movies or why b

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Book SynopsisTo Freud, individual and social psychology were virtually identical.

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Book Synopsis"Heitler has established herself as a leader in what is evolving as an extraordinary, valuable integration of systems perspectives, cognitive and behavioral methodologies, and traditional views of personality and therapy."--Psychotherapy in Private Practice

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Book Synopsis“A treasure that I didn’t know I was looking for.” —Rabih Alameddine, author of The Angel of HistoryTrade Review"I love Fenton Johnson’s sensibility. It’s a joy and a balm to see the world through his eyes—and to rediscover solitude as our deepest and most powerful source of creativity and spirituality, even for people who are coupled." -- Susan Cain, author of Quiet and Quiet Power"In this lyrical yet finely argued book, Johnson sets out to show that being alone—so different from loneliness, its direct opposite, in fact—is absolutely essential to the creative life.… Meticulous, loving prose." -- Kathryn Hughes - New York Times Book Review"A work of staggering tenderness, intelligence and beauty…a new vision of self, community and home. This achingly honest and gorgeously written book should come with a warning: It will change you." -- Harriet Lerner, PhD, author of The Dance of Anger"[A] flexible and forgiving approach to the subject of solitude.… [A] thoughtful exploration." -- Geoff Wisner - Wall Street Journal"A fluid pastiche of memoir, social critique, literary criticism, mystical insights, and philosophical reflections.… [P]oetic yet profoundly accessible." -- Brian Bromberger - Bay Area Reporter"“In studies of the lives of beloved artists, and in beautiful meditations on his own life, Fenton Johnson encourages us to understand solitariness as consecration, a fecund, rich condition for the pursuit of beauty. Fenton Johnson’s writing is so companionable and wise that it enacts what it counsels… it converts sterile loneliness to creative solitude." -- Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You"Part memoir, part critical study of writers and artists, part queer manifesto, At the Center of All Beauty is about Fenton Johnson’s effort to live deliberately, which in his case means alone.… This is a beautifully written book.… Reading At the Center of All Beauty, I came to see that each of us, single or coupled, has access to an interior life, a center of beauty, if only, as Johnson forcefully argues, we are not afraid of silence, of listening, of solitude, and what it has to teach us." -- Daniel Burr - Gay and Lesbian Review"In a tone that’s warm, philosophical but familiar (this could be a conversation over tea or bourbon), Johnson touches on topics as varied as traveling alone, world religions, his parents and the Trappist monks next door, the monastic life, time as an illusion, the practice of celibacy, the gift of silence. It is a book for our times." -- Christine Wald-Hopkins - Arizona Daily Star"A case Johnson makes through his quiet, heart-full prose is that solitude is a wellspring for creativity that we would do well to pay more attention to. It is a message I didn’t know how desperate I was to hear so magnificently articulated until I read it." -- Chris La Tray - Rumpus"In these times of enforced solitude, what better book to shelter in place with than this one, which squarely places you At the Center of All Beauty." -- Camille Cusumano - Medium

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Book SynopsisA Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Nonfiction Book of Winter 2020 and a Real Simple Best Book of 2020 “Accessible and enlightening.… Denworth has crafted a worthy call to action.” —Washington PostTrade Review"[Denworth] has a solid command of the complex material before her and a seemingly effortless ability to make it not just digestible but engaging.… [She] sticks to the science, calmly telling us the truth no matter what we think we need to hear. What else are friends for?" -- Daniel Akst - Wall Street Journal"A fascinating deep dive into the societal, emotional, and health benefits of our everyday relationships." -- Real Simple"Exploring friendship’s opposite—loneliness—throws the topic into poignant relief.… [I]nformative." -- Kathryn Bowers - New York Times Book Review"A mind-blowing book about the science and power of friendship." -- Dax Shepard - Armchair Expert"Friendship is one of my favorite books of the year; it delivers that rare combination of storytelling, research, and affirmation that friendships should be nurtured and treasured." -- Jessica Lahey, author of The Gift of Failure"Compelling." -- Susannah Cahalan - New York Post"[One of] my top picks for books that have the potential to have a lasting impact on your thoughts and actions." -- Adam Grant - Marker"Hopeful.… [Lydia] Denworth blends her reportage with occasional asides about her friendships.… [A] useful reminder that each friendship is different, perhaps impossible for any scientist to parse completely." -- Danny Heitman - Washington Examiner"[A] lively, accessible look at what makes the universal bond so essential." -- Hephzibah Anderson - Mail on Sunday"The power of friendship—in many ways the most essential of our relationships—has long been underestimated. It’s an absolute pleasure to see Lydia Denworth do it justice in this lovely, insightful, and important book." -- Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Poison Squad

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Book SynopsisWhat is your emotional fingerprint? Why are some people so quick to recover from setbacks? Why are some so attuned to others that they seem psychic? Why are some people always up and others always down? In his thirty-year quest to answer these questions, pioneering neuroscientist Richard J. Davidson discovered that each of us has an Emotional Style, composed of Resilience, Outlook, Social Intuition, Self-Awareness, Sensitivity to Context, and Attention. Where we fall on these six continuums determines our own “emotional fingerprint.” Sharing Dr. Davidson’s fascinating case histories and experiments, The Emotional Life of Your Brain offers a new model for treating conditions like autism and depression as it empowers us all to better understand ourselves—and live more meaningful lives.Trade Review"Whether he is measuring neural activity in the laboratory or climbing the Himalayas to meet the Dalai Lama, Davidson is an inveterate explorer who has spent a lifetime probing the deep mystery of human feeling. Don't miss this smart and lively book by the world's foremost expert on emotion and the brain."—Daniel Gilbert, Ph.D., author of Stumbling on Happiness"The Emotional Life of Your Brain is an eye-opener, replete with breakthrough research that will change the way you see yourself and everyone you know. Richard Davidson and Sharon Begley make a star team: cutting-edge findings formulated in a delightful, can't-put-it-down read. I loved this book."—Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence"What a gift from the world's leading neuroscientist who works on what makes life worth living. This is a must-read for everyone who is interested in positive psychology."—Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D., author of Learned Optimism

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Book SynopsisThe classic Handbook of Social Psychology has been the standard professional reference for the field of social psychology for many years. Now available in a new edition, Volume 2 of this internationally acclaimed work brings readers up to date with new chapters on social neuroscience, mind perception, morality, and social stratification. The editors have structured Volume 2 in a way that highlights the many levels of analysis used by contemporary psychologists. All academics, graduate students, and professional social psychologists will want to own a copy of this landmark work.Table of ContentsPreface Contributors Volume 1 Part I: The Science of Social Psychology 1. History of Social Psychology: Insights, Challenges, and Contributions To Theory and Application 3Lee Ross, Mark Lepper, and Andrew Ward 2. The Art of Laboratory Experimentation 51Timothy D. Wilson, Elliot Aronson, and Kevin Carlsmith 3. Social Psychological Methods Outside The Laboratory 82Harry T. Reis and Samuel D. Gosling 4. Data Analysis In Social Psychology: Recent and Recurring Issues 115Charles M. Judd and David A. Kenny Part II: The Social Being 5. Social Cognitive Neuroscience 143Matthew D. Lieberman 6. Social Psychophysiology and Embodiment 194Jim Blascovich and Wendy Berry Mendes 7. Automaticity and The Unconscious 228Ap Dijksterhuis 8. Motivation 268John A. Bargh, Peter M. Gollwitzer, and Gabriele Oettingen 9. Emotion 317Dacher Keltner and Jennifer S. Lerner 10. Attitudes 353Mahzarin R. Banaji and Larisa Heiphetz 11. Attitudes and Persuasion: From Biology To Social Responses To Persuasive Intent 394Dolores Albarracín and Patrick Vargas 12. Perceiving People 428C. Neil Macrae and Susanne Quadflieg 13. Nonverbal Behavior 464Nalini Ambady and Max Weisbuch 14. Mind Perception 498Nicholas Epley and Adam Waytz 15. Judgment and Decision Making 542Thomas D. Gilovich and Dale W. Griffin 16. Self and Identity 589William B. Swann, Jr. and Jennifer K. Bosson 17. Gender 629Wendy Wood and Alice H. Eagly 18. Personality In Social Psychology 668David C. Funder and Lisa A. Fast 19. Health 698Shelley E. Taylor 20. Experimental Existential Psychology: Coping With The Facts of Life 724Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg, Sander Koole, and Sheldon Solomon Volume 2 Part III: The Social World 21. Evolutionary Social Psychology 761Steven L. Neuberg, Douglas T. Kenrick, and Mark Schaller 22. Morality 797Jonathan Haidt and Selin Kesebir 23. Aggression 833Brad J. Bushman and L. Rowell Huesmann 24. Affiliation, Acceptance, and Belonging: The Pursuit of Interpersonal Connection 864Mark R. Leary 25. Close Relationships 898Margaret S. Clark and Edward P. Lemay, Jr. 26. Interpersonal Stratification: Status, Power, and Subordination 941Susan T. Fiske 27. Social Conflict: The Emergence and Consequences of Struggle and Negotiation 983Carsten K. W. De Dreu 28. Intergroup Relations 1024Vincent Yzerbyt and Stéphanie Demoulin 29. Intergroup Bias 1084John F. Dovidio and Samuel L. Gaertner 30. Social Justice: History, Theory, and Research 1122John T. Jost and Aaron C. Kay 31. Influence and Leadership 1166Michael A. Hogg 32. Group Behavior and Performance 1208J. Richard Hackman and Nancy Katz 33. Organizational Preferences and Their Consequences 1252Deborah H. Gruenfeld and Larissa Z. Tiedens 34. The Psychological Underpinnings of Political Behavior 1288Jon A. Krosnick, Penny S. Visser, and Joshua Harder 35. Social Psychology and Law 1343Margaret Bull Kovera and Eugene Borgida 36. Social Psychology and Language: Words, Utterances, and Conversations 1386Thomas Holtgraves 37. Cultural Psychology 1423Steven J. Heine Author Index I-1 Subject Index I-85

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Book SynopsisExamines the desire to be famous in people of all ages, backgrounds, and social status and how succeeding or failing affects their lives and their personalities. This book also explores the implications of the pursuit of fame throughout a person's lifetime, covering the nature of the desire; fame, money, and power; and the sources of fame.

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Book SynopsisLaura Huang, an award-winning Harvard Business School professor, shows that success is about gaining an edge: that elusive quality that gives you an upper hand and attracts attention and support. Some people seem to naturally have it. Now, Huang teaches the rest of us how to create our own from the challenges and biases we think hold us back, and turning them to work in our favor.How do you find a competitive edge when the obstacles feel insurmountable? How do you get people to take you seriously when they're predisposed not to, and perhaps have already written you off?In Edge, Huang draws from her groundbreaking research on entrepreneurial intuition, persuasion, and implicit decision-making, to impart her profound findings and share stories of previously-overlooked Olympians, assistants-turned-executives, and flailing companies that made momentous turnarounds. She argues that success is rarely just about the quality of our ideas, credentials, and skills, or our effort. Instead, achieving success hinges on how well we shape others' perceptions—of our strengths, certainly, but also our flaws. It's about creating our own edge by confronting the factors that seem like shortcomings and turning them into assets that make others take notice.Edge shows that success is about knowing who you are and using that knowledge unapologetically and strategically. This book will teach you how to find your unique edge and keep it sharp.

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate handbook for fostering and cultivating a strong team culture, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Talent Code.“If you are a leader—or if you work with one—and want to understand how to build psychological safety, trust, and a sense of purpose for your team, then you need this book.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of HabitONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: ForbesBuilding a team has never been harder than it is right now. How do you create connection and trust? How do you stay focused on your goals? In his years studying the ways successful groups work together, Daniel Coyle has spent time with elite teams around the world, observing the ways they support each other, manage conflict, and move toward a common goal. In The Culture Playbook, he distills everything he has learned into sixty concrete, actionable tips and exercises that will help your team build a cohesive, positive culture.   Great cultures, Coyle has found, are built on three essential skills: safety, vulnerability, and purpose. Within this framework, he shows us how we can better serve our teammates, ourselves, and our shared purpose, including:• scheduling regular team “tune-ups” to place an explicit spotlight on the team’s inner workings and create conversations that surface and improve team dynamics• creating spaces for remote coworkers to connect with their colleagues to foster a team spirit even across distances • holding an anxiety party to serve as a pressure-relief valve, as well as a platform for people to connect and solve problems together  With reflections, exercises, and practical tips that will prove invaluable to companies, athletes, and families alike, and replete with black-and-white illustrations, The Culture Playbook is an indispensable guide to ensuring that your team performs at its best.

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Book SynopsisA leader in decision-making research reveals how choices are designed—and why it’s so important to understand their inner workingsEvery time we make a choice, our minds go through an elaborate process most of us never even notice. We’re influenced by subtle aspects of the way the choice is presented that often make the difference between a good decision and a bad one. How do we overcome the common faults in our decision-making and enable better choices in any situation? The answer lies in more conscious and intentional decision design.Going well beyond the familiar concepts of nudges and defaults, The Elements of Choice offers a comprehensive, systematic guide to creating effective choice architectures, the environments in which we make decisions. The designers of decisions need to consider all the elements involved in presenting a choice: how many options to offer, how to present those options, how to account for our natural cognitive sh

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Book SynopsisDo you have what it takes to succeed in any situation? According to a retired commander who ran training for Navy SEALs, true optimal performance goes beyond just skill. It’s all about THE ATTRIBUTES.“Diviney’s incredible book explains why some people thrive—even when things get hard.”—Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of HabitDuring his twenty years as a Navy officer and SEAL, Rich Diviney was intimately involved in a specialized SEAL selection process, which whittled a group of hundreds of extraordinary candidates down to a handful of the most elite performers. Diviney was often surprised by which candidates washed out and which succeeded. Some could have all the right skills and still fail, while others he might have initially dismissed would prove to be top performers. The seemingly objective criteria weren’t telling him what he most needed to know: Who would succeed i

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Book SynopsisA bold, hopeful, and thought-provoking account by “one of the world’s leading thinkers” (The Observer) of how we built a lonely world, how the pandemic accelerated the problem, and what we must do to come together again “A compelling vision for how we can bridge our many divides at this time of great change and disruption.”—Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global “An important new book.”—The Economist NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY WIRED (UK) AND THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Loneliness has become the defining condition of the twenty-first century. It is damaging our health, our wealth, and our happiness and even threatening our democracy. Never has it been more pervasive or more widespread, but never has there been more that we can do about it. Even before a global p

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice.“Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory”—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind WorksHave you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can''t for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you''re over forty, you''re probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer''s or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are completely normal. Why? Because while memory is amazing, it is far from perfect. Our brains aren''t designed to remember every name we hear, plan we make, or day we experience. Just because your memory sometimes fails doesn''t mean it''s broken or succumbing to disease. Forgetting is actually part of being human. In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. You''ll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built to exist for only a few seconds (like a passcode) while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day). You''ll come to appreciate the clear distinction between normal forgetting (where you parked your car) and forgetting due to Alzheimer''s (that you own a car). And you''ll see how memory is profoundly impacted by meaning, emotion, sleep, stress, and context. Once you understand the language of memory and how it functions, its incredible strengths and maddening weaknesses, its natural vulnerabilities and potential superpowers, you can both vastly improve your ability to remember and feel less rattled when you inevitably forget. You can set educated expectations for your memory, and in doing so, create a better relationship with it. You don''t have to fear it anymore. And that can be life-changing.

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Book Synopsis“If you’ve ever wondered why we keep secrets and what motivates us to spill them, look no further. Michael Slepian has spent the past decade studying the psychology of secrets, and is ready to reveal his findings to the world.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again “The Secret Life of Secrets gracefully blends engaging stories with compelling science.”—Sonja Lyubomirsky, University of California professor and author of The How of Happiness Think of a secret that you’re keeping from others. It shouldn’t take long; behavioral scientist Michael Slepian finds that, on average, we are keeping as many as thirteen secrets at any given time. His research involving more than 50,000 participants from around the world shows that the most common secrets include lies we’ve told, ambitions, addictions, mental health challenges, hidden relationships

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of Hyperfocus, a treasure trove of practical, science-backed strategies that reveal how the key to a less anxious life, and even greater productivity, is a calm state of mind“After rebounding from his own burnout, Bailey devised a clear-eyed, concise method that marries science and self-help; he’s equally proficient in probing the roles of serotonin and endorphins while charting concrete steps in chapters titled ‘The Mindset of More’ and ‘Heights of Stimulation.’ Slow down, breathe, and submerge into these pages.” —Oprah Daily A PENGUIN LIFE BOOKIt took an on-stage panic attack for productivity expert Chris Bailey to recognize how critical it is to invest in calm at the same time that we invest in becoming more productive. Productivity advice works—and we need it now more than ever—but it’s just as vital that we develop our capacity for calm. By finTrade ReviewPraise for How to Calm Your Mind:“After rebounding from his own burnout, Bailey devised a clear-eyed, concise method that marries science and self-help; he’s equally proficient in probing the roles of serotonin and endorphins while charting concrete steps in chapters titled ‘The Mindset of More’ and ‘Heights of Stimulation.’ Slow down, breathe, and submerge into these pages.”—Oprah Daily"Bailey’s reckoning with productivity, and his revelation that 'investing in calm' is the secret to a truly productive life, may come as welcome news."—San Francisco Chronicle"This science-backed book guides readers to productivity during anxious times. . . . In How to Calm Your Mind, Bailey discusses how finding calm and reducing our mental load can lead to a more fulfilled life, and for those looking to become more engaged and focused, Bailey’s teachings can help."—Reader's Digest"Insightful."—Apple Books“How to Calm Your Mind is an oasis in a sea of productivity porn. It is the antidote for the chaos of our daily lives and the relentless pursuit of more at the expense of meaning. In this enlightening book, Bailey not only explains why finding calm matters, he provides a step-by-step guide for how to find it and keep it. Reading it will help you find balance between getting things done and doing things that matter.” —Samantha Boardman, MD, author of Everyday Vitality “How to Calm Your Mind inspires us to do the unimaginable—to remain calm in a world filled with stress and anxiety. Chris Bailey helps us understand why calm seems so hard to achieve, and then gives us the means to achieve it. This is a book that shows how to regain one's inborn resilience and tap into a calm mind to create a thriving life.” —Henry Emmons, MD, author of The Chemistry of Joy and The Chemistry of Calm“People have said that Chris is one of the most productive men you could hope to meet. Personally, I know him as one of the calmest. This book explains how both statements can be true for him, and how they can be true for you too.”—Cait Flanders, author of The Year of Less and Adventures in Opting OutPraise for Hyperfocus:“In this practical and widely applicable manual, Bailey identifies distraction as an endemic problem plaguing the business world, and just about every facet of modern life as well. . . . Highly germane to any fast-paced workplace, this book is a must-read for readers seeking to regain control of their ability to concentrate.” —Publishers Weekly“Becoming more productive isn’t about time management; it’s about attention management. I’d tell you more about that, but I lost my train of thought. Luckily this attention-grabbing book is here to help. Chris Bailey offers actionable, data-driven insights for sharpening your focus—and finding the right moments to blur it.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again“The best productivity plans call for strategy, not just hacks or tactics—and Hyperfocus gives you strategy in spades. When you read this book, get ready to do your most important work!” —Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup, The Art of Non-Conformity, and The Happiness of Pursuit“There’s no question: your attention is your most valuable asset. Everything in your life—your experience of life—comes from your attention. And Hyperfocus will teach you how to use this tool, how to hone it, leverage it, and even enjoy it. Pay attention to Chris Bailey—this book is well worth the focus.” —Peter Bregman, author of 18 Minutes “Attention may be the most important asset of the twenty-first century. Hyperfocus takes decades of scientific insights and pairs them with practical applications to show us how best to manage and multiply our attention.” —David Burkus, author of Under New Management and Friend of a Friend“I read Hyperfocus on my phone . . . but this book was so engaging I stopped checking email entirely! I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to do more of what matters in a dis­tracted world.” —Laura Vanderkam, author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast and 168 Hours“Let me guess. You’re like me. You don’t have time to read this book. Or any book! Who has time for books anymore? Well, that’s perfect. Because it means you have the disease. And right now you’re holding the cure.” —Neil Pasricha, author of The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation “Hyperfocus does a remarkable job of unpacking the realities, obstacles, and best practices of managing the subtle but ever-present world of our conscious attention. All of us can get better at how, when, and on what we focus. This is an extraordinary, eye-opening, and research-based report of what affects us in this regard, and how to take advantage of this information to achieve greater satisfaction in our lives. Bravo, Chris.” —David Allen, author of Getting Things Done

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2020 LANE ANDERSON AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 RBC TAYLOR PRIZEFrom one of the world's most engaging science journalists, a groundbreaking and wonder-filled look at the hidden things that shape our lives in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways.Our naked eyes see only a thin sliver of reality. We are blind in comparison to the X-rays that peer through skin, the mass spectrometers that detect the dead inside the living, or the high-tech surveillance systems that see with artificial intelligence.And we are blind compared to the animals that can see in infrared, or ultraviolet, or in 360-degree vision. These animals live in the same world we do, but they see something quite different when they look around.With all of the curiosity and flair that drives her broadcasting, Ziya Tong illuminates this hidden world, and takes us on a journey to examine ten of humanity's biggest blind spots.First, we are i

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Book SynopsisMaido (my-dough, not to be confused with that childhood favorite, Play-Doh) describes the most common Japanese gestures and defines their meanings and the cultural contexts that surround them. Japanese gestures are a world of their own, much the way the language andcountry are. In the Kansai region of Japan, people often use the term Maido as a greeting in business and sales, and as a send-off to a business?s best customers as if to say, ?come again? or ?thank you.? In this case, Maido is welcoming you to a world in whichyou don?t offend everyJapanese person you meet. By learning a few simple gestures you canavoid making intercultural slip-ups and win the respect of locals. And who knows?maybe the next time you walk into the local izakaya (watering hole), you may be lucky enough to hear someone saying, ?Maido! Maido!? to you.

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Book SynopsisIf you could send a letter back through time to your younger self, what would the letter say?In this moving collection, forty-one famous women write letters to the women they once were, filled with advice and insights they wish they had had when they were younger. Today show correspondent Ann Curry writes to herself as a rookie reporter in her first job, telling herself not to change so much to fit in, urging her young self, “It is time to be bold about who you really are.” Country music superstar Lee Ann Womack reflects on the stressed-out year spent recording her first album and encourages her younger self to enjoy the moment, not just the end result. “Your hair matters far, far less than you think,” is the wry advice that begins the letter bestselling mystery writer Lisa Scottoline pens to her twenty-year old self. And Maya Angelou, leaving home at seventeen with a newborn baby in her arms, assures herself she will succ

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Book SynopsisIn The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, leadership expert and New York Times best-selling author John C. Maxwell shares the vital principles of team building that are necessary for success in your business, family, church, or organization.Trade ReviewDr. Maxwell, a proven expert on leadership, wisely recognizes that every great leader must rely on others to create success. In The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, the complexities of teamwork are simply arranged into a meaningful process for building and empowering a team. ---Rich DeVos, Co-Founder, Alticor Owner and Chairman, NBA Orlando MagicI have had the privilege of taking players to the highest level in my sport, so I know what it takes to build a championship team. In his latest book, John Maxwell brings the same keen insight to the subject of teamwork that he did to leadership in his previous book. I wholeheartedly recommend The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork. --Dan Reeves Head Coach, The Atlanta FalconsJohn Maxwell, America's leadership coach, has done it again. Only this time the subject is teamwork. John's new book is the definitive analysis of teamwork. You've got to read it and then spread the word. --Pat Williams Sr. Vice President of the Orlando MagicThe 17 laws are all true. I have seen their proof in the teams I've coached, and John has done a remarkable job of distilling them into individual, meaningful, teachable principles. Just start with one or two---soon, you'll be applying all 17 of the laws of teamwork, once you see the effect they can have on your own team. --Pat Head Summitt Women's Basketball Coach, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleYou will find this book indispensable whether your team is your family, your business, or your ball club. Maxwell's laws are timeless. No matter what kind of team you're building, this book can help you. Maxwell really knows his stuff! ---Chris Mortensen ESPN Commentator

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Book SynopsisThe author of the best-selling The Talent Code researches what makes a successful group work by visiting some of the world?s most productive teams and businesses, including Pixar, Navy SEALs, Zappos and the San Antonio Spurs.

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Book Synopsis'In the two decades since this book was first published, excuse making has flourishedboth as a practice and as a process inviting investigation and theory. So write the authors in their new introduction. But they also maintain that excuse making is a critical element in what social psychologists refer to as reality negotiation.'Trade Review 'Illuminating the strategies that prop up favorable views of self, this book is even more relevant today than when it was first published.' (Roy F. Baumeister, Florida State University) 'Excuse making is forever with us and this book still is our best guide to understanding it.' (Sharon Stephens Brehm, Indiana University) 'A true classic. It belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who wants to fully understand the subtleties of interpersonal communication.' (Robert B. Cialdani, Arizona State University) 'The best analysis of the tendency to shift blame to others. Its style, consistency, comprehensiveness, and theoretical insights are unmatched.' (Donelson R. Forsyth, Virginia Commonwealth University) 'It is great to see this classic get a fresh face. I highly recommend it.' (Everett L. Worthington, Virginia Commonwealth University) Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Percheron Press Edition 1. Browsing Through the Excuses Costume Shop 2. The Philosophical Backdrop to the Excuse Masquerade 3. Theory of Excuses: Positive Images for Adults and Others 4. Retrospective Excuses: Masquerades for the Past 5. Anticipatory Excuses: Masquerades for the Future 6. The Excuse-Making Actors: Individual Differences in Locus of Control 7. The Development of Excuse-Making 8. Excuses Gone Awry 9. Interventions for Excuses 10. The Value of Excuse-Making References Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThe dignity of the human person and the place of the human person in society, the western polis, have in large part been developed in the context of a Christian culture that continues to offer insights for the development of the human person. This book addresses the place of faith and values in the secular state.

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Book SynopsisThis book is organized in two parts: the first part introduces the reader to all the concepts, tools and references that are required to start conducting research in behavioral computational social science.Table of ContentsPreface ix 1 Introduction: Toward behavioral computational social science 1 1.1 Research strategies in CSS 2 1.2 Why behavioral CSS 3 1.3 Organization of the book 4 Part i CONCEPTS AND METHODS 7 2 Explanation in computational social science 9 2.1 Concepts 10 2.1.1 Causality 10 2.1.2 Data 18 2.2 Methods 19 2.2.1 ABMs 19 2.2.2 Statistical mechanics, system dynamics, and cellular automata 22 2.3 Tools 25 2.4 Critical issues: Uncertainty, model communication 27 3 Observation and explanation in behavioral sciences 31 3.1 Concepts 32 3.2 Observation methods 35 3.2.1 Naturalistic observation and case studies 35 3.2.2 Surveys 36 3.2.3 Experiments and quasiexperiments 37 3.3 Tools 38 3.4 Critical issues: Induced responses, external validity, and replicability 40 4 Reasons for integration 43 4.1 The perspective of agent]based modelers 44 4.2 The perspective of behavioral social scientists 49 4.3 The perspective of social sciences in general 54 Part iI BEHAVIORAL COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE IN PRACTICE 57 5 Behavioral agents 59 5.1 Measurement scales of data 61 5.2 Model calibration 63 5.2.1 Single decision variable and simple decision function 63 5.2.2 Multiple decision variables and multilevel decision trees 65 5.3 Model classification 67 5.4 Critical issues: Validation, uncertainty modeling 70 6 Sophisticated agents 73 6.1 Common features of sophisticated agents 75 6.2 Cognitive processes 75 6.2.1 Reinforcement learning 76 6.2.2 Other models of bounded rationality 80 6.2.3 Nature]inspired algorithms 80 6.3 Cognitive structures 84 6.3.1 Middle]level structures 85 6.3.2 Rich cognitive models 86 6.4 Critical issues: Calibration, validation, robustness, social interface 88 7 Social networks and other interaction structures 91 7.1 Essential elements of SNA 93 7.2 Models for the generation of social networks 99 7.3 Other kinds of interaction structures 104 7.4 Critical issues: Time and behavior 106 8 An example of application 109 8.1 The social dilemma 110 8.1.1 The theory 111 8.1.2 Evidence 113 8.1.3 Our research agenda 114 8.2 The original experiment 114 8.3 Behavioral agents 116 8.3.1 Fixed effects model 116 8.3.2 Random coefficients model 117 8.3.3 First differences model 118 8.3.4 Ordered probit model with individual dummies 119 8.3.5 Multilevel decision trees 121 8.3.6 Classified heuristics 126 8.4 Learning agents 127 8.5 Interaction structures 127 8.6 Results: Answers to a few research questions 128 8.6.1 Are all models of agents capable of replicating the experiment? 129 8.6.2 Was the experiment influenced by chance? 131 8.6.3 Do economic incentives work? 133 8.6.4 Why does increasing group size generate more cooperation? 135 8.6.5 What happens with longer interaction? 136 8.6.6 Does a realistic social network promote cooperation? 137 8.7 Conclusions 138 Appendix Technical guide to the example model 141 A.1 The interface 142 A.2 The code 145 A.2.1 Variable declaration 146 A.2.2 Simulation setup 152 A.2.3 Running the simulation 157 A.2.4 Decision-making 157 A.2.5 Updating interaction structure and other variables 165 References 173 Index 187

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Book SynopsisAn urgent look at emotional labor....Hackman's words reveal the agency of women is still possible while the power of care, empathy, and love in action can lead us to the best in our humanity.? Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair PlayFrom Journalist Rose Hackman, a deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every dayand a profound call to action.A stranger insists you smile more, even as you navigate a high-stress environment or grating commute. A mother is expected to oversee every last detail of domestic life. A nurse works on the front line, worried about her own health, but has to put on a brave face for her patients. A young professional is denied promotion for being deemed abrasive instead of placating her boss. Nearly every day, we find ourselves forced to edit our emotions to accommodate and elevate the emotions of others. Too many of us are asked to perform this exhausting, draining work at no ext

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Book SynopsisOn Getting Better is a thoughtful and compact book about self-improvement from Britain's leading psychoanalyst, author of Missing Out and On Kindness.To talk about getting betterabout wanting to change in ways that we might choose and preferis to talk about pursuing the life we want, in the full knowledge that our pictures of the life we want, of our version of a good life, come from what we have already experienced. (We write the sentences we write because of the sentences we have read.)How can we talk differently about how we might want to change, knowing that all change precipitates us into an uncertain future? In this companion book to On Wanting to Change, Adam Phillips explores how we might get better at talking about what it is to get better.

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Book SynopsisNew York Times bestselling author Donald Miller shares the plan that led him to turn his life around.

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