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How do we make decisions--good and bad--and why are some people so much better at it than others? Thats the question Malcolm Gladwell asks and answers in the follow-up to his huge bestseller, The Tipping Point. Utilizing case studies as diverse as speed dating, pop music, and the shooting of Amadou Diallo, Gladwell reveals that what we think of as decisions made in the blink of an eye are much more complicated... (more)

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Todd Gilbert

• Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? • Why will sighted people pay more to avoid going blind than blind people will pay to regain their sight? • Why do dining companions insist on ordering different meals instead of getting what they really want? • Why do pigeons seem to have such excellent aim; why can’t we remember one song while... (more)

Who Moved My Cheese?

An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

by Spencer Johnson M.D.

From one of the world's most recognized experts on management comes a charming parable filled with insights designed to help readers manage change quickly and prevail in changing times.

When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession (Perennial Classics)

When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession (Perennial Classics)

by Irvin D. Yalom

In nineteenth-century Vienna, a drama of love, fate, and will is played out amid the intellectual ferment that defined the era. Josef Breuer, one of the founding fathers of psychoanalysis, is at the height of his career. Friedrich Nietzsche, Europe's greatest philosopher, is on the brink of suicidal despair, unable to find a cure for the headaches and other ailments that plague him. When he agrees to treat... (more)

Emotional Intelligence

Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

by Daniel Goleman

Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence , we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our "two minds"—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny. Through vivid examples, Goleman delineates the five crucial skills of... (more)

Working with Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman

Do you have what it takes to succeed in your career? The secret of success is not what they taught you in school. What matters most is not IQ, not a business school degree, not even technical know-how or years of expertise. The single most important factor in job performance and advancement is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire, and in this... (more)

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor Emil Frankl, VIKTOR E. FRANKL

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of those he treated in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot... (more)

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

by Richard Bach

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders...until he meets Donald Shimoda--former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar.... In ... (more)

Covert Persuasion

Psychological Tactics and Tricks to Win the Game

by Kevin Hogan, James Speakman

Praise for Covert Persuasion: "This book is a treasure trove of ideas you can use to turn a 'no' into a 'yes' almost instantly-in any sales situation." -Brian Tracy, speaker and author of Create Your Own Future and Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life "Hogan is the master of persuasion. I urge you to persuade yourself to buy this book and everything he's ever written and recorded. It will... (more)

Mas Platon y menos prozac

by Lou Marinoff

From Kierkegaard's thoughts on coping with death to the I Ching's guidelines on adapting to change, this book makes philosophy accessible for use in solving everyday problems. Whether the task at hand is handling a relationship, living ethically, dealing with a career change, or finding meaning in life, the writings of the world's most important thinkers give readers ideas for solutions that are compatible with... (more)

Don't Believe Everything You Think: The 6 Basic Mistakes We Make in Thinking

Don't Believe Everything You Think: The 6 Basic Mistakes We Make in Thinking

by Thomas E. Kida

Do you believe that you can consistently beat the stock market if you put in the effort? —that some people have extrasensory perception? —that crime and drug abuse in America are on the rise? Many people hold one or more of these beliefs although research shows that they are not true. And it’s no wonder since advertising and some among the media promote these and many more questionable notions. Although our... (more)

Thinking and Deciding

by Jonathan Baron

Thinking and Deciding has established itself as a required text and important reference work for students and scholars of human cognition and rationality. In this, the third edition, Jonathan Baron delves further into many of the key questions addressed in the previous editions. Baron has also revised or expanded his treatment of topics such as risk, utilitarianism, Baye's theorem, and moral thinking.

Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World

Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World

by Christopher D. Frith

Written by one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world. Uses evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments and studies of patients to explore the relationship between the mind and the brain Demonstrates that our knowledge of both the mental and physical comes to us through... (more)

A Treatise on the Family: Enlarged Edition

A Treatise on the Family: Enlarged Edition

by Gary Stanley Becker

Imagine each family as a kind of little factory--a multiperson unit producing meals, health, skills, children, and self-esteem from market goods and the time, skills, and knowledge of its members. This is only one of the remarkable concepts explored by Gary Becker in his landmark work on the family. Becker applies economic theory to the most sensitive and fateful personal decisions, such as choosing a spouse or... (more)

Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want

Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want

by Mark Joyner

Success is simple, and scientifically reproducible, if you know the 5 Laws Simpleology proves that success and happiness are easier to achieve than most people think they are. In fact, people can almost guarantee their own success simply by following a few simple rules. These "5 Laws of Simpleology" aren't new; they've been around forever. Throughout history, these 5 laws have helped the world's greatest... (more)

Think Biblically!: Recovering a Christian Worldview

Think Biblically!: Recovering a Christian Worldview

by John MacArthur, Richard L. Mayhue, John A. Hughes

"A truly Christian worldview begins with the conviction that God Himself has spoken in Scripture. As Christians, we are committed to the Bible as the inerrant and authoritative Word of God. Scripture is the standard by which we must test all other truth-claims. Unless that dominates our perspective on all of life, we cannot legitimately claim to have embraced a Christian worldview. Think Biblically! issues... (more)

Born to Rebel

by Frank J. Sulloway

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "An important and valuable study that will define research agendas for years to come. It is also hugely fun to read." --Boston Globe Why do people raised in the same families often differ more dramatically in personality than those from different families? What made Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and Voltaire uniquely suited to challenge the conventional wisdom of... (more)

Buying Trances: A New Psychology of Sales and Marketing

Buying Trances: A New Psychology of Sales and Marketing

by Joe Vitale

Praise for Buying Trances "The genius of Joe Vitale has never shone brighter. This thoroughly documented and easy-to-read book is the first of its kind. Vitale gives you the keys to their minds. All you have to do is turn the keys. They said 'yes' to you long before you said a word and they were begging to buy from you shortly after you uttered your first sentence. Buying Trances is an exciting ride to... (more)

Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things

Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things

by Madeleine L. Van Hecke

A woman planning a dinner party calls a gourmet caterer and learns that "Chateaubriand" can be ordered. To which she responds, "No, thanks. We're going to take care of the wine ourselves." The dead silence at the end of the phone is her first clue that something is amiss. A CEO attempts to put an end to complaints from employees about the demeaning behavior of certain managers by berating the managers... (more)

Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management (6th Edition)

Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management (6th Edition)

by Wayne F. Cascio

Interdisciplinary and research-based in approach, this volume integrates psychological theory with tools and methods for dealing with human resource problems in organizations and for making organizations more effective and more satisfying as places to work. It reflects the state of the art in personnel psychology and the dramatic changes that have recently characterized the field, and outlines a forward-looking,... (more)

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Tags: psicologia

The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

by Malcolm Gladwell

by Daniel Todd Gilbert

An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

by Spencer Johnson M.D.

by Irvin D. Yalom

Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

by Daniel Goleman

by Daniel Goleman

by Viktor Emil Frankl, VIKTOR E. FRANKL

by Richard Bach

Psychological Tactics and Tricks to Win the Game

by Kevin Hogan, James Speakman

by Lou Marinoff

by Thomas E. Kida

by Jonathan Baron

by Christopher D. Frith

by Gary Stanley Becker

by Mark Joyner

by John MacArthur, Richard L. Mayhue, John A. Hughes

by Frank J. Sulloway

by Joe Vitale

by Madeleine L. Van Hecke

by Wayne F. Cascio