Search Results: Psychology from Get Your Books Here

Denver, CO, U.S.A.: Love Publishing Company, 1984. Hard Cover. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The purposes of this book are two-fold. The first is to provide a basis for classifying children who can legitmately be included under the rubric of learning disabilities. The second is to help teachers diagnose and remediate those children who have major disabilities in the learning process. This book is addressed to teachers in the regular grades as well as to special teachers in programs for the learning disabled. We hope the readers will appreciate the emphasis we place on observation and informal assessment without reliance solely on formal testing. The reason for this emphasis is our reaction against the practice of assessing children by relying primarily on scaled or standard scores, IQs, percentile ranks, stanines, and other statistical measures. We trust that this emphasis will tend to increase the importance of the clinical judgement of teachers and… Read More

Reading, MA, U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley, 1994. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A national bestseller in 1971, Born to Win still sells thousands of copies each year. The insights in the book are now fundamental to how we see ourselves. It was one of the first self-help books to analyze communication styles and its 50 gestalt exercises are as revealing as ever about the roles people reenact in their Parent and Child ego states. Photos. 299 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A look at near-death experiences and what they reveal about individuals' past lives describes how everyone can experience past-life journeys; how past-life regression can help one overcome phobias, compulsions, addictions, depression and guilt; how to recognize and identify the twelve traits common to all genuine past-life regressions; a special self-hypnosis script to guide you on your own past-life journey; and much more.Dr. Moody takes a provocative look at the possibility that we have lived before and we will go on living after death - and shows how this knowledge can help improve the lives we're living here and now! 231 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased..

New York, NY: Perma Books, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 8th Printing. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. M4134. Originally published in 1932 as 'The House That Freud Built'. Repressed Desires; The Stuff of Dreams; The Superego; Sexualized Personality and other theories of the great Sigmund Freud analyzed for you by the Famous American Psychologist Joseph Jastrow. "This book is a calm, dispassionate, middle-of-the-road presentation and evaluation.I know of know other place in which the entire structure of psychoanalysis is so clearly and definitely outlined in a brief manner." - Saturday Review of Literature. 290 pages. Some rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 1985. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0671546961. 1st printing. Why do we bahave the way we do? With help of over 50 of most distingusihed behavioral scientists, Donahu e explores the brightest and darkest corners of human nature. Why do we fall in love with one person and not another? The tension between the sexes. Why do boys act differently from girls? Why are mo s t spontaneous violent crimes by males? Why so much war? Why are we willing to kill and die for religion? Why children from same family can be so different. 412p. Color and b&w illustrations and pho t os throughout. Around 10 pages have 1 or 2 lines underlined in ink on them. Other wise as new..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:002089130x. On Death & Dying What the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy and their families. "For those who take seriously t he gospel message to heal the sick and bury the dead, this book is a must.", This remarkable book.On Death and Dying, can help us face, professionally and personally, the end of life." The book is in nice shape. The top & bottom of spine are very slightly bumped. There's a light 1" crease close to the top edge of the back cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1993. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Synopsis: For family therapy students and practitioners, this book offers stories, exercises, self-assessments, and evaluative techniques to improve observational skills, enhance clinical work, and encourage meaningful research. The authors' three views and three voices leave plenty of space for readers to play with their own stories..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 1997. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0684813149. 1st printing. The culmination of a lifetime of counseling, lecturing, and writing, M. Scott Peck's major new work leads us to a deeper awareness of how to live rich, fulfilling lives in a world fraught with stress and anxiety. Writing with the depth of understanding that comes with the seasoned perspective of age . The greatest challenge is to learn to deal with life's conflicts, problems, and paradoxes to find the true simplicity that lies on the other side of complexity. The journey to serenity and peace, D r . Peck writes, can only be made with increasing self-awareness and social awareness. There are no easy answers for complex problems. The work of learning and growth is hard. And yet he show us that th ere is a way to think with integrity, to know the difference between good and evil, to overcome narcissism, to love and be loved, to… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 1997. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0684813149. 1st printing. The culmination of a lifetime of counseling, lecturing, and writing, M. Scott Peck's major new work leads us to a deeper awareness of how to live rich, fulfilling lives in a world fraught with stress and anxiety. Writing with the depth of understanding that comes with the seasoned perspective of age . The greatest challenge is to learn to deal with life's conflicts, problems, and paradoxes to find the true simplicity that lies on the other side of complexity. The journey to serenity and peace, D r . Peck writes, can only be made with increasing self-awareness and social awareness. There are no easy answers for complex problems. The work of learning and growth is hard. And yet he show us that th ere is a way to think with integrity, to know the difference between good and evil, to overcome narcissism, to love and be loved, to… Read More

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books, 1994. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0811807282. 176 pages. Pschologist David Fontana draws upon his many years of leading dream workshops, and incorporates the theories of Freud , Jung, and other major dream analysts. The text is heavily illustrated with surreal dream images and their meaning. At the heart of the book is a 100-page dream directory- a compendium of common drea m s ymbols and their meaning. A final chapter offers advice for everyone who wishes to enrich their dream life through a visual dream diary, and through techniques of dream recapture and control. Back c ov er top outside tip of corner has very minor bump. Otherwise as new..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1997. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Synopsis: Families, the bedrock of our society and culture, are today under assault from every side. Parents, struggling under their own pressures and unmet needs, do not know how to protect their children from crime, poverty, abuse, and media violence. The pursuit of money and objects has supplanted caring and intimacy--and our stressed-out children bear the consequences. In THE SHELTER OF EACH OTHER, psychologist and bestselling author Mary Pipher does for the American family what she did for adolescent girls and their parents in Reviving Ophelia: she opens our eyes to the realities we are facing and shows us how to change the way we live. Drawing on the fascinating stories of families rich and poor, angry and despairing, religious and skeptical, and probing her own experiences, Pipher wisely and compassionately challenges each of us to find the courage to nurture… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0345377443. To help women return to the source of our repressed instinctive natures, Estes, a Jungian analyst, draws on myths, legends, and fairy tales from a diverse range of traditions. The author uses multicultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories chosen from over twenty years of research that help women reconnect with the h ealthy, instinctual, visionary attributes of the Wild Woman archetype. The dustjacket top of the spine and all 4 outside corners are slightly bumped & rubbed. There's a 1/2" tear & a couple creases o n the front cover bottom right corner..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1984. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The extraordinary story of a man's quest for truth. It will change the way you think and feel about your life. "The cycle you're working on is a cycle called yourself. The study of the art of motorcycle maintainence is really a study of the art of rationality itself. Working on a motorcycle, working well, caring, is to become part of a process, to achieve an inner peace of mind. The motorcycle is primarily a mental phenomenon." Robert M. Pirsig "Profoundly important.full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.It is an intellectual entertainment of the highest order." The New York Times "A moving tale of the modern soul, and a fine detective story of a man in search of himself. Beautifully, lucidly written, it offers a large challenge and an equal reward." Chicago Daily News 380 pages. 1/4" closed tear on front bottom left… Read More