Search Results: Psychology from Bytown Bookery

HarperOne. Fine+. 2006. Paperback. 0061157902 . Trade Paperback in Fine+ condition with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked text. Very moderate cover wear. "What are the essential qualities of a great relationship? What do people in healthy and happy relationships do differently? Scientists and academics have spent entire careers investigating the nature of relationships, dating, and marriage, yet their findings are inaccessible to ordinary people, hidden in obscure journals read only by other academics. Now the bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series has collected the most current and significant data from more than a thousand studies on relationships and spells out the key findings in plain English. The advice is not based on one person's unique experiences or opinions, but offers for the first time the research of noted scientists studying the lives and loves of average Americans. Each of the findings is accompanied by a true story that shows the results in… Read More

New York: The Ronald Press Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Grey buckram boards with black and red lettering on spine and cover. Top front cover bumped, Spine edges bumped. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Light underlining. Indexed. Some contents: Origins of Abnormal Psychology, Examples of Disordered Personalites, The Development of Personality, Integration of Personality and much more. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 619 pages .

Paris France: Masson & Cie. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Softcover. Textured soft covers with yellow/white printing to the covers and spine. Covers are unmarked light edgewear, some underlining up to page 31 then clean & unmarked. Very good condition; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 489 pages .

Ballantine Books. Very Good+. 1997. Paperback. 0449911195 . Trade Paperback. Very Good, clean & unmarked & tightly bound. A crease to the bottom front cover with light edgewear. "In this thoughtful and remarkable exploration of siblings of all varieties, journalist Susan Scarf Merrell brings to light some of the most painful, joyous, and confusing aspects of siblinghood as revealed in dozens of interviews. "; 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.8 inches; 320 pages .

Academic Press Inc. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. Cloth. 0120991500 . Blue cloth covers with silver titles to the spine. Very good ++, tightly bound, unmarked with light spine end bumping. Overall very nice. The DJ is good, small pieces missing from the front bottom edge and the spine ends. ; B&W Illustrations; 1.42 x 9.29 x 6.06 Inches; 539 pages .

London, England: Picador / Pan Books Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Paperback. 0330244477 . Trade Paperback, this is a tightly bound copy, on the back of the front cover and the front free end paper, looks like child's art (scribling) on it. The text is unmarked with age yellowing, some illustrations throughout the book. "While the study of psychology has offered little in the way of explaining the creative process, Koestler examines the idea that we are at our most creative when rational thought is suspended--for example, in dreams and trancelike states. All who read The Act of Creation will find it a compelling and illuminating book." ; 1.3 x 7.5 x 5.1 Inches; 491 pages .

Pyramid Pubns. Very Good. 1975. Paperback. 0515031569 . Mass Market Paperback in Good++ condition. A squared, tightly bound copy with an unmarked text. Cover scuffing and edgewear with tanning to the interior page edges. Fully illustrated with black & white photos, and illustrations. ; B&W Photographs; 6.90 X 4.10 X 0.70 inches; 223 pages .

Wilshire Publishing. Very Good+. 1970. Paperback. A Very Good+ Trade Paperback, tightly bound, bright & unmarked. Fully illustrated with black & white photographs. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 125 pages; Box 43 .

Harperone. As New. 1993. Paperback. 0062502093 . An As New Trade Paperback, tight, bright & unmarked. "This is a personal guide to the feelings, issues and concerns facing women with breast cancer. One in nine women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime and this guide attempts to capture the insights, experiences and practical ideas of women who have undergone treatment. "; 7.3 X 4.9 X 0.8 inches; 288 pages .

Hay House. Fine+. 2009. Paperback. 1401917208 . Trade Paperback in Fine+ condition. Very moderate cover wear witha solid binding and a bright, unmarked text. "In our ability to rethink our lives lies our greatest power to change them. What we have called 'middle age' need not be seen as a turning point toward death. It can be viewed as a magical turning point toward life as we've never known it, if we allow ourselves the power of an independent imagination-thought-forms that don't flow in a perfunctory manner from ancient assumptions merely handed down to us, but rather flower into new archetypal images of a humanity just getting started at 45 or 50. What we've learned by that time, from both our failures as well as our successes, tends to have humbled us into purity. When we were young, we had energy but we were clueless about what to do with it. Today, we have less energy, perhaps, but we have far more understanding of what each breath of life is for." ;… Read More

Garden City , New York: Image. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Trade paperback. 0385009186 . A smaller Trade Paperback in very good condition. Tightly bound with a clean & unmarked interior. Some wear to the spine hinges and edges. ; B&W Photographs; 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.5 Inches; 160 pages .

New York: W.W. Norton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 0393040860 . First Edition. Only mark is the previous owner's blind stamp and date on front free-end paper. Almost fine. Minor edgewear on DJ, unclipped. Protected by a Brodart jacket cover. "This astonishing biography of Alfred Kinsey, the man who launched the sexual revolution, is graphically frank about his decidedly out-of-the-mainstream sexual practices (including masochism and voyeurism) , yet historian James Jones doesn't exploit the material for titillation. "; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 937 pages .

Harper. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0060194871 . Smooth brown Hardcovers in Fine condition. Bright & unmarked pages with a solid binding. Stated First Edition, First Printing (Number Line). The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition withe some wear to the spine hinges. "We have all gazed at sheep and cows in fields by the side of the road. And we have seen them gazing back. What are they thinking? And what about those funny looks we get from horses, pigs, geese, ducks, llamas, and, yes, chickens? This book opens up the inner lives of livestock, revealing their concerns about relationships, food-chain issues, and why people see cows and want to go "Mooo." ; 8.10 X 8.10 X 0.70 inches; 120 pages; Box 33 .

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374104360 . Blue hard covers, black cloth spine covering and gilt titles to the spine. Stated First Edition. In Fine condition with very light spine end bumping, tight, bright, unmarked. The DJ is unclipped and in Near Fine condition with light cover edgewear. ""I looked up every day from behind the bars to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Her light shone brightly into a dark night." With these words, Wilhelm Reich described his experience as an "enemy alien" imprisoned on Ellis Island in the aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. "; 1.53 x 9.32 x 6.38 Inches; 320 pages .

Hutchinson & Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. Blackhard cloth covers with blue/gilt titles to the spine. Tightly bound, unmarked with light spine end bumping. The DJ has some discoloration to spine and page edges, unclipped and intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pages .

New York: Fawcett Columbine. Very Good+. 1994. Paperback. 0449908976 . Trade Paperback. Very Good+ condition, tightly bound and unmarked with light tanning to the interior page edges. "With lively language and telling insights, anthropologist Fisher explores the past and possible future of our changing attitudes toward sexuality and significant others." ; 8.20 X 5.50 X 1.10 inches; 432 pages .

Touchstone. Very Good+. 1989. Paperback. 0671675230 . Trade paperback in Very Good+ condition. Tightly bound, previous owner's name written on the title page, otherwise a clean, bright, unmarked interior. "Tavris' "landmark book" dispels the common myths about anger and includes a brand-new chapter on strategies for specific anger scenarios. "; 8.30 X 5.30 X 1.10 inches; 384 pages .

London, England: Hutchinson's University Library. Very Good. 1946. Hardcover. B0007JN3RG . Beige tan boards with black titles to the spine. Light tanning to the spine, a tight binding with an unmarked text. Some cover wear. "This is a small but comprehensive look into animal psychology, following primarily the line of thought that instinct is the basis of all animal behaviour, and that individual experience the animal gathers during its life may influence and re-construct these instincts." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages .

Addison Wesley Publishing. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1993. Trade Paperback. 0201622327 . Wonderful Trade paperback copy of this book. Very clean, tightly bound and a hint of rubbing on the covers. "Coles' penetrating profile gives us an entirely new view of Anna Freud. His book "has the splendid feel of analysis itself . . . Miss Freud as Coles' teacher, mentor, and inspiration, told largely in her own words from conversations and correspondence with Coles over thirty years." ; Radcliffe Biography Series; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 220 pages .

Annual Reviews Inc.,U.S.. As New. 1973. Hardcover. 0824302249 . Green cloth covers with gilt titles to the cover, and pannelled in black to the spine. Previous owner's name written on the front free end paper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 551 pages .