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London: The Danube Edition - Pan Books Ltd., 1970. Previous Owner Markings; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. SYNOPSIS: The Act of Creation is a brilliant and important analysis by a famous author of the artistic and scientific faculties of man, including humour. In this major study Arthur Koestler advances the theory that all creative activities - the conscious and unconscious processes underlying artistic originality, scientific discovery, and comic inspiration - have a basic pattern in common, which he attempts to define. He calls it "bisociative" thinking - a word he coined to distinguish the various routines of associative thinking from the creative leap which connects… Read More

Cambridge: Schenkman Publishing Company - General Learning Press, 1973. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Fading Due to Sun Exposure. SYNOPSIS: How are we affected by being not sure of what we think, say or do? How, in other words, are our expectations, choices, decisions and actions influenced y the degree of uncertainty we perceive? What language do we employ to convey this state of mind, and how precise and effective is it? First examining the "perception" of probability - the method of understanding the world by conjecture - John Cohen draws us into his discussion of the roles played by independence and chance in subjective sampling and inference. Evidence is presented for a kind of law of sequential choice, which might apply to any situation, from politics to mountaineering, in which it is necessary to predict or guess, in advance, the outcome at several stages. In the later chapters of Psychological… Read More

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Previous Owner Markings (Ink Underlining); Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SYNOPSIS: People in Cities is about the experience of urban life. Edward Krupat analyzes current research and theory about the ways in which cities affect people, contrasts urban living with life in smaller communities, and compares popular notions and stereotypes about city dwellers with the results of empirical research. Taking a social psychological perspective, he integrates ideas from psychology, sociology, urban planning, and architecture. Nontechnical and readable, the book offers a sophisticated examination of models of urban life and explores the issues of stress and crowding, urban social relationships, images of the city, and the impact of good and poor design.. First Thus 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Monterey: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company - Wadsworth, Inc. Previous Owner Markings; Corners, Spine Bumped; Edges Lightly Soiled. CONTENTS: PART ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Theories of Human Development; PART TWO: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT; Chapter Three: Hereditary Influences on Human Development; Chapter Four: Prenatal Development and Birth; Chapter Five: The Physical Child: Sensory Capabilities, Motor Development, and Growth; PART THREE: LANGUAGE, LEARNING, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; Chapter Six: Perceptual Development; Chapter Seven: Learning and Development; Chapter Eight: Development of Language and Communication Skills; Chapter Nine: Cognitive Development; Chapter Ten: Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance; PART FOUR: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; Chapter Eleven: Attachment: The development of Intimate Relationships; Chapter Twelve: The Self and Social Development; Chapter Thirteen: Sex… Read More

San Francisco: Robert Briggs Associates Broadside Editions, 1986. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped; Light Fading Due to Sun Exposure. SYNOPSIS: Despite research on the brain, the mystery of the mind remains, since modern science refuses to formally address the problem of consciousness. "The human brain has two halves that are almost identical and the question of why this should be remains unsolved." Colin Wilson likens these halves - left and right hemispheres - to a Laurel & Hardy relationship, a classic interaction in which one takes its cue from the other. But trouble arises when there is a failure of cooperation; then it seems as if the brain contains separate selves. What is important is not dominance or a comic assertion for independence but a new understanding of individual function: how conscious effort of control, or cooperation, based upon a change of attitude, can "bring about immediate changes in the quality of human… Read More

Mineola: Dover Publications, Inc., 1990. Remainder Mark; Previous Owner Markings; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SYNOPSIS: Flashes of creative insight, mystical and ecstatic states of mind, dreams foretelling the future . . . are these and other extraordinary - and sometimes even useful - experiences paranormal, or are they events shaped by subtle psychological processes of the mind? In this well-balanced evaluation of transcendental experiences, a noted authority on the subject rationally and impartially explores these and other topics. Combining a healthy scepticism with scholarly objectivity and a solid understanding of psychological principles and research, Prof. Neher discusses the roles of physiology, condition, and cultural influences in determining the nature of extraordinary experiences. His study covers a broad range of topics: mediation, deprivation and motivation, hypnosis, contagious behavior, multiple… Read More

New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1976. Light Creasing on Front Cover; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. EXCERPT: This book started as an exploration of "scores" and the interrelationships between scoring in the various fields of art. Scores are symbolizations of processes which extend over time. The most familiar kind of "score" is a musical one, but I have extended this meaning to include "scores" in all fields of human endeavour. Even a grocery list or a calendar, for example, are scores. I have been interested in the idea of scoring not any one particular system of scoring, but scoring generally - for many years. This interest grew, quite clearly, from two different sources: first, because I am professionally an environmental designer and planner involved in the broad landscape where human beings and nature interface;… Read More

London: Penguin Books Ltd Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SYNOPSIS: "Thinking is the Ultimate Human Resource". And yet most people, convinced they are competent at thinking (like humour and sex), make no efforts to improve. Here Edward de Bono, the celebrated lateral thinker whose ideas have influenced governments and major companies the world over, shows us how to streamline our minds with six thinking hats - a brilliant new method to tackle any problem. Put on a black hat for a critical viewpoint or a yellow one for sunny optimism! A green hat brings a wealth of creative ideas! Try white for neutrality and red for emotion! And then, once you've generated a whole range of possible solutions, sort them out! (A sky-blue hat will give you a detached overview.) The results will prove amazingly effective! Edward de Bono was born in Malta and was initially educated at St Edward's College, Malta, and… Read More

London: Penguin Books Ltd Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped. SYNOPSIS: "Thinking is the Ultimate Human Resource". And yet most people, convinced they are competent at thinking (like humour and sex), make no efforts to improve. Here Edward de Bono, the celebrated lateral thinker whose ideas have influenced governments and major companies the world over, shows us how to streamline our minds with six thinking hats - a brilliant new method to tackle any problem. Put on a black hat for a critical viewpoint or a yellow one for sunny optimism! A green hat brings a wealth of creative ideas! Try white for neutrality and red for emotion! And then, once you've generated a whole range of possible solutions, sort them out! (A sky-blue hat will give you a detached overview.) The results will prove amazingly effective! Edward de Bono was born in Malta and was initially educated at St Edward's College, Malta, and the Royal University of Malta,… Read More

John Wiley & Sons Previous Owner Markings (Including Highlighting); Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. CONTENTS: 1. The Nature of Personality Theory; 2. Freud's Classical Psychoanalytical Theory; 3. Contemporary Psychoanalytic Theory; 4. Jung's Analytic Theory; 5. Social Psychological Theories: Adler, Fromm, Horney, and Sullivan; 6. Murray's Personology; 7. Organismic Theory; 8. Rogers' Person-Centered Theory; 9. Existential Psychology; 10. Eastern Psychology; 11. Lewin's Field Theory; 12. Allport's Psychology of the Individual; 13. Sheldon's Constitutional Psychology; 14. Cattell's Factor Theory; 15. Stimulus-Response Theory; 16. Skinner's Operant Reinforcement Theory; 17. Personality Theory in Perspective; Photo Credits; Name Index; Subject Index.. Third Edition 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket (As Issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.