Search Results: Psychology from Riverwood's Books

Calgary, AB: Detselig. New. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 1550591029 . New, book no markings. From Rear Cover: "In writing this volume, we have tried to provide detailed and in depth analysis of central issues. By not attempting to 'cover' the whole area of adolescent psychology, we were able to pursue issues, topics and concerns much more thoroughly than is typical in adolescent texts. At the same time, we have tried not to lose sight of some of the conventional and socially relevant topics in the area...." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 350 pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 0224066668 . Uncorrected book proof. Clean & tight - no markings, only light wear overall. Main flaw would be a bit of leaching of the colour from the front cover onto edge of first section of pages, causing very light stain & a little orange discoloration to that area. Pages otherwise unmarked. Review: "At last! With humor and expertise, this diverse group of critical thinkers -- social and natural scientists and philosophers -- take on sociobiology, reincarnated as evolutionary psychology. In the current haze and maze of genes, it is a relief to read these earnest, funny, and always intelligent essays." -- Ruth Hubbard, Harvard University professor (*lower shipping avail to Cdn and overseas locations) [335-osl? ] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Methuen & Company. Good+. 1974. First Edition. Softcover. 0416703305 . Light edge and corner wear, scuffing to cover. Name written on first endpage. Interior pages are clean, however numerous pages have underlining in pencil. 205 pages. "....Author emphasizes the coding processes of memory by which the nominal stimulus, the stimulus as presented, is transformed into the functional stimulus, the stimulus as coded. He proposes that there are many different forms of coding, and that the efficiency of recall or recognition performance is a function of the nature of coding employed..." (300os) ; 8vo; .

Mcgraw Hill. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0070615373 . Fifth edition, light edgewear, a little corner curling. Pages are intact and clean, however there are several pages with some highlighting on them. B/w illus. 466 pages. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Publisher Comments: Bridges not Walls examines interpersonal communication through a broad range of scholarly and popular articles drawn from various disciplines, including communication, philosophy, social science, and psychology. Readings included are thought-provoking discussions of the nature of interpersonal contact, connections between verbal and nonverbal cues, person perception and social intelligence, listening, deception and betrayal, identity management, interpersonal ethics, types of love, transformational conflict management, and diversity. [615] .

St. Martin's Press. Very Good. 1987. Softcover. 0312108508 . Cover has light scuffing and light wear to corners, light soiling outer edge of pages. Pages are all intact and clean other than old price and small stamps inside covers. Contents: Understanding Bureaucracy; Bureaucracy as the New Society; Bureaucracy as the New Culture; The Psychology of Bureaucracy; The Language of Bureaucracy; Bureaucracy as Polity & Bureaucracy: The Terminal World. (360os? ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Paladin Press. Good. 1972. Second Printing. Paperback. 058608018X . Pages with age tanning are clean and intact with some corner curling, however cover has some wear and tear involving edgewear, creasing and scuffing. Rear cover has a piece clipped out of bottom corner, light soiling. A psychological and philosophical analysis of the state of being a Negro. Exploring literature, dreams, case histories and the deep inferiority complex which develops as the black man is overwhelmed by the desire to be white, the author portrays the Negro face to face with his race and the fact of blackness. (150os4-22) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 174 pages .

McClelland and Stewart. Good. 1978. Softcover. 0771037503 . 1978 reprint. Pages clean and intact, however several pages have highlighting and a little pencil underlining. Light age tanning to interior. Cover has light edge/corner wear and old price sticker on front. Ranging broadly through every level of society, this is a fascinating study which delineates the varying yardsticks of the normal and the deviant, good and bad, right and wrong..... (260osl, 0211) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

W. W. Norton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393 026426 . Light wear overall, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & tight, except for name stamp of previous owner. "In this brilliant marriage of thyeory and personal experience, Robin Morgan, one of our most gifted theorists and activists of the women's movement, sets forth the first feminist analysis of the phenomenon of terrorism. Lucidly, eloquently, she shows us that the terrorist has been the ultimate male sexual idol of the male-centered cultural tradition from pre-Biblical times to the present. " (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 395 pages .

New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394588886 . Hardcover and jacket in excellent condition, minimal wear only. Hardcover has previous owner's name written small on endpage and jacket has slight edge wear, price clipped. Styron's compelling, harrowing account of his descent into deep depression and the brink of suicide. (220os422) ; 8vo .

New York: Doubleday Image. Good. 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Cover has light edge and corner wear, light soiling to rear, light corner curling and several small corner crease. Pages are intact and clean other than previous owner's small stamp near front and inside rear cover, bit of an uneven edge to pages. Has a rear library pocket, but no other evidence of this being a library book. Light soiling to outer edge of pages. A Christian approach to Psychoanalysis by the author of 'The Psychology of Loving'. (168os,0514) .

Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company. Good. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. 0846513013 . Book has only light wear and all intact, however numerous pages have some yellow highlighting. Light age tanning to page edges and covers. Old price sticker on front. ; Cummings Modular Program in Anthropology; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 133 pages .

London: Corgi Books. Very Good+. 1971. Softcover. 0552096288 . Clean, tight condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover has very light edgewear and a little scuffing/rubbing to edges. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 222 pages; "How does city life change the way we act? What accounts for the increasing prevalence of violence and anxiety in our world? In this edition of his controversial 1969 bestseller, The Human Zoo, renowned zoologist Desmond Morris argues that many of the social instabilities we face are largely a product of the artificial, impersonal confines of our urban surroundings. Indeed, our behavior often startlingly resembles that of captive animals, and our developed and urbane environment seems not so much a concrete jungle as it does a human zoo. Animals do not normally exhibit stress, random violence, and erratic behavioruntil they are confined. Similarly, the human propensity toward antisocial and sociopathic behavior is intensified in todays cities. Morris… Read More

CA: World Services Inc.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 1557761817 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Reprint edition. Hardcover is clean, tight and unmarked. Jacket has very light edgewear and scuffing of jacket. 221 pages. From the intro: "Welcome! The book you have in your hands is a discussion of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous..... It is meant to help you determine your own interpretation of the principles contained in our steps and traditions. We hope you will find personal growth, understanding and empathy in the following pages. We pray you will be moved to a new level of insight into your recovery and the valuable place you occupy as a member of Narcotics Anonymous..." (425) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 221 pages .

Charlottetown, P. E. I.: Ragweed Press. Very Good+. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 0920304656 . First English edition 1987. Pages are clean and intact, no markings, slight soiling outer edge of pages. Cover has light age tanning, a few tiny spots and light wear to corners. "A woman lives alone in terror, depriving herself of life's smallest pleasures. Her psychoanalyst will devote years to helping her overcome her terrifying nightmares and the guilt she feels for being brutally abused as a child..." (225os,0914) ; 8vo .

Hazelden. Near Fine. 1997. Softcover. 1568381565 . Excellent condition, only veyr light wear, a little light scuffing on back cover. 246 pages. "...tells the story of a shared friendship that blossoms with the excitement of the simultaneous pregnancies of Love and Carver, and matures following the untimely death of Love's newborn daughter, Grace. Grace's death becomes the catalyst for a miraculous year of spiritual growth for the three women. Their connection to one another intensifies as they struggle to come to terms with Grace's seemingly senseless death, a struggle that transforms into spiritual awakening for each of them. " (200noto) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; .

MIT Press. Good;. 1986. Softcover. 0262530503 . Cover has moderate edge/corner wear, some creasing. About the first 1/3 of pages have some highlighting, rest of pages are clean and unmarked. B/w illus. 164 pages. In Matter and Consciousness, Paul Churchland clearly presents the advantages and disadvantages of such difficult issues in philosophy of mind as behaviorism, reductive materialism, functionalism, and eliminative materialism. Churchland organizes and clarifies the new theoretical and experimental results of the natural sciences for a wider philosophical audience, observing that this research bears directly on questions concerning the basic elements of cognitive activity and their implementation in real physical systems. (How is it, he asks, that living creatures perform some cognitive tasks so swiftly and easily, where computers do them only badly or not at all? ) Most significant for philosophy, Churchland asserts, is the support these results tend to give to the reductive and… Read More

Perseus. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0738202304 . Excellent condition, only very light wear overall. Jacket has a little light soiling. 263 pages. Interior clean and unmarked. Publishers Weekly: "Genes are credited or blamed these days for more and more human behaviors and predicaments, but gambling, courtesy and even greed? Phelan, a professor of economics at Harvard, and Burnham, a biology professor at UCLA, focus not on the mechanisms of particular genes but on the effects of more general evolutionary patterns. In this enormously entertaining sociobiological overview, they argue that humans are well adapted to the environment in which we originated, but since we are no longer hunter-gatherers, instincts that evolved under those conditions can lead to harmful excess in today's world...." (400noto) ; 8vo .

Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Houghton and Mifflin, 1916 printing. Hardcover, no jacket as issued. Pages are all intact and clean and other than name/address written on blank endpage and age tanning inside covers and to page edges, slight soiling outer edge of pages. Cover has a light wear/bumping at corners and light fading to spine. Quite nice condition for it's age. This study of the uses of intelligence tests, the scale used and the problems and success of such is detailed in this thorough and comprehensive examination. [530]; 8vo .

W H Freeman & Co (Sd). Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. 0716716003 . Internal pages clean, tight and unmarked. Cover has scuffing, light edgewear, a little corner curling and a scratch across front cover. Focuses on "on line" awareness - consciousness of ongoing mental activities; "epistemic" awareness - cognizance of knowledge stored in memory; "personal Model" awareness - recognition of memory as a general system and an appreciation of one's own memory-related abilities. Psychology. (265os) ; Series of Books in Psychology; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages .

Prentice Hall Trade. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Softcover. 013574301X . Pages clean and unmarked. Cover has light scuffing, light edgewear/rubbing and old price sticker on front. Discusses how men can help one another understand and transcend the limitations of the traditional masculine role. (213os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 184 pages .