Social, group or collective psychology

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  • Exhausted

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    Exhausted

    Burnout is said to be the defining feeling of the post-pandemic world – but why are we all so exhausted? Some of us struggle with perfectionism, while others are simply overwhelmed by the demands of modern life. But whatever you’re feeling, you are not alone – and this liberating, enlightening guide to exhaustion in all its forms will help you find the energy to beat burnout and weariness. From confronting our inner critics to how our desire to be productive stops us from being free, Anna Katherina Schaffner, cultural historian and burnout coach, brings together science, medicine, literature and philosophy to explore the causes and history of exhaustion and burnout, revealing new ways to combat stress and negativity. Inventive and freewheeling, full of comfort, solace and practical advice, ‘Exhausted’ is an inspiring guide to getting control of your own exhaustion – and rediscovering happiness along the way.

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  • Fans

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    Fans

    From the acclaimed science writer and author of Wayfinding, a journey into the world of superfans and an exploration of the psychology of fandom.

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  • Framing

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    Framing

    This cutting-edge book draws on the latest ideas from economics and evolutionary theory to provide a toolkit for understanding how issues are framed in the media, built around the key elements of texture, temperature, position and size.

    £20.00
  • How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures

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    How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures

    Every society in the history of humanity has lived with religion. In this book, evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar tracks its origins back to what he terms the ‘mystical stance’ – the aspect of human psychology that predisposes us to believe in a transcendent world, and which makes an encounter with the spiritual possible. As he explores world religions and their many derivatives, as well as religions of experience practised by hunter-gatherer societies since time immemorial, Dunbar argues that this instinct is not a peculiar human quirk, an aberration on our otherwise efficient evolutionary journey. Rather, religion confers an advantage: it can benefit our individual health and wellbeing, but, more importantly, it fosters social bonding at large scale, helping hold fractious societies together.

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  • How to calm your mind

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    How to calm your mind

    How to Calm Your Mind is a practical guide on how to lead a less anxious life and become more productive in the process, from Chris Bailey, the bestselling author of Hyperfocus.

    £10.99
  • Life skills for a broken world

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    Life skills for a broken world

    A revolutionary framework for living well in a broken world, from acclaimed author and psychologist. How can I manage heartbreak? How do I cope with death? How can I learn to tolerate anxiety and hold hope? In this helpful, practical guide to good psychological health, Dr Ahona Guha shows us how to cope, thrive, and still feel hopeful for the future. Combining techniques from a range of therapeutic modalities, she demonstrates how we can build a range of essential psychological skills, and apply them to live a more tranquil, joyful, and connected life. ‘Life Skills for a Broken World’ is a breath of fresh air, cutting through the confusion to provide solid, practical, and evidence-based answers to existential questions, big and small.

    £12.99
  • Lost at sea

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    Lost at sea

    This bestselling collection of mini adventure stories showcases the very best of Jon Ronson’s writings from the fringes of society.

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  • Please find attached

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    Please find attached

    Do you over-analyse relationships? Or do you avoid thinking about them altogether? Do you feel comfortable being close to someone? Or does intimacy leave you feeling suffocated? Or angry? ‘Please Find Attached’ explains why as seven people talk candidly about their upbringings, their loves and their losses. Delving deep into their lives, Laura Mucha explains everything you need to know about attachment theory, the most heavily researched relationship science, and how it can make sense of our important relationships – and our lives. This in-depth and engaging account of attachment theory uses science and personal stories to explore our relationships in a non-judgemental, kind and compassionate way. It will help you understand attachment theory, explore why you think, feel, and behave the way you do with loved ones, and help you have better relationships as a result.

    £18.99
  • Sensitive

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    Sensitive

    Have you ever been told you’re too sensitive? Welcome to the club. Nearly 1 in 3 people have the genes to be more sensitive than others. But what if we said it doesn’t have to be the insult it’s always been framed as? Through fascinating research, expert storytelling and practical insight, this book will teach you how to unlock the potential in this undervalued strength and leverage it in your relationships, your work and your life. Shattering the myth that being sensitive is a weakness, ‘Sensitive’ will change – once and for all – how the world sees sensitive people, and how they see themselves.

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  • Smoke Hole

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    Smoke Hole

    ‘A modern-day bard.’ Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles ‘Shaw has so much wisdom and knowledge about the old stories, it emanates from his pores.’ John Densmore, The Doors ‘Through feral tales and poetic exegesis, Martin Shaw makes you re-see the world, as a place of adventure and of initiation, as perfect home and as perfectly other. What a gift.’ David Keenan, author of Xstabeth ‘I can still remember the first time I heard Martin Shaw tell a story. The tale that emerged was like a living thing, bounding around, throwing itself at us there listening. I had never heard anything like it before.’ Paul Kingsnorth, Booker shortlisted author of The Wake Today, as we are confronted by not one, but many crossroads in our lives – identity, technology, love, seduction, politics – celebrated mythologist and wilderness guide Martin Shaw delivers Smoke Hole 

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  • The book of phobias & manias

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    The book of phobias & manias

    Do you recoil in arachnophobic horror at the sight of a spider – or twitch with nomophobia when you misplace your mobile phone? Do your book-buying habits verge on bibliomania? Perhaps you find yourself mired in indecision and uncertainty? (Would it be reassuring to give this a name: aboulomania?) Our phobias and manias are contradictory and multiple: deeply intimate, yet forged by the times we live in – the commonest form of anxiety disorder, but rarely given a formal diagnosis. Plunge into this rich, surprising and fascinating A-Z compendium to discover how our fixations have taken shape, from pre-history to the present day, as award-winning author Kate Summerscale deftly traces the threads between the past and present, the psychological and social, the personal and the political.

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  • The joy of connections

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    The joy of connections

    Here is an urgent guide to combatting the loneliness epidemic, with 100 ways to increase connectivity right now, from the iconic therapist and Holocaust survivor appointed as New York’s first-ever loneliness ambassador. US surgeon general Dr Vivek Murthy recently sounded the alarm that loneliness ‘represents an urgent public health concern’ – social media overuse, the effects of the pandemic, and the lack of ‘third places’ have all combined to make us more alone than we’ve ever been. Now, trusted therapist Dr Ruth K. Westheimer has made it her mission to shine a light on the problem and help us break out of the box of isolation.

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  • The Nazi mind

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    The Nazi mind

    How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did commandants of concentration and death camps willingly – often enthusiastically – oversee mass murder? How could ordinary Germans have tolerated the removal of the Jews? In this book, Laurence Rees combines history and the latest research in psychology to help answer some of the most perplexing questions surrounding the Second World War and the Holocaust. Ultimately, he delves into the darkness to explain how and why these people were capable of committing the worst crime in the history of the world. Rees traces the rise and eventual fall of the Nazis through the lens of ‘twelve warnings’ – whilst also highlighting signs to look out for in present day leaders who, for example, take control of the media, propound conspiracy theories, and talk about ‘them’ against ‘us’.

    £25.00
  • The other pandemic

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    The other pandemic

    Imagine a deadly pathogen that, once created, could infect any person in any part of the globe within seconds. No need to wait for travellers, trains, or air traffic to spread it, all you need is an internet connection. In this investigation, Pulitzer Prize winner James Ball decodes the cryptic language of the online right and with a surgeon’s precision tracks the spread of QAnon, the world’s first digital pandemic. QAnon began as an internet community dedicated to supporting President Trump and intent on outing a global cabal of human traffickers. A short, cryptic message posted by an anonymous user to a niche internet forum in 2017 was the spark that ignited a global movement. What started as a macabre game of virtual make-believe quickly spiralled into the spread of virulently hateful, dangerous messaging – which turned into tragic, violent actions.

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  • The psychosis of whiteness

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    The psychosis of whiteness

    Take a step through the looking-glass to a strange land, one where Piers Morgan is a voice worth listening to about race, where white people buy self-help books to help them cope with their whiteness, where Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are seen by the majority of the population as ‘the right (white) man for the job’. Perhaps you know it. All the inhabitants seem to be afflicted by serious delusions, like that racism doesn’t exist and if it does it can be cured with a one-hour inclusion seminar, and bizarre collective hallucinations, like the widely held idea that Britain’s only role in slavery was to abolish it. But there is a serious side too. Black and brown people suffer from a greater number of mental health difficulties, caused in no small part by living in a racist society. But being Black and brown has itself been pathologized by the young field of psychology.

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  • Uncertain

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    Uncertain

    Featuring cutting-edge research and in-depth reporting, this paradigm-shifting book shows us how to skillfully confront the unexpected and unknown, and how to seek not-knowing in the service of curiosity, wisdom, and discovery.

    £19.99