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Zaki does well in not only pointing out problems but also showing how to build solutions for the current culture of cynicism. Many people have questions as they search for ways to make their lives and the world better. This book is one of the best written responses to that.
Designed for general readers, this ready reference about mental health will benefit readers who are considering therapy or preparing for their first appointment. Similar titles focus on one or two specific issues, but this book provides a concise but broad overview and guidance for getting help for more than 20 mental health conditions.
Rooted in science but written in accessible language, this highly informative book is an enlightening resource about mental-health misinformation and pseudoscience.
Explore the varied landscape of social sciences publishing via LJ’s top picks in anthropology, parapsychology, parenting, economics, memoir, and more.
This fascinating and valuable title gives readers insight into the many neurological benefits of music. Most readers can easily identify what kind of music calms them, provokes creative sparks, or helps get them through strenuous exercises but until they read this, they may not know why music has that power or that it can be great medicine too.
Recommended for readers interested in gaining tools to improve their behavior and the tendency to want control of everything and everyone.
This title about utilizing medicinal psychedelics in the treatment plans of some conditions could easily have future public policy implications worldwide. The subject matter will be of interest to many readers.
Easily the most current, thorough, and helpful exploration of consciousness available. Koch’s light, simple, yet authoritative writing style will appeal to general audiences as well as scientists and researchers. An essential, highly recommended purchase.
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
A vigorous contribution to the conversation and discourse about how to protect youths from psychological and neurological damage linked to technology. For parents, educators, and tech decision-makers.
This beautifully written, highly recommended book will find readers across a wide spectrum of academic fields, notably the history of science and psychiatry. But general audiences interested in seeing how professionals can correct an industry will enjoy this too.
Supported by research, this book is a valuable resource for those who may be languishing or who want to find more meaning in their life. Action plans are included.
This book would make a fun graduation gift for students interested in psychology, as long as more substantial guidance for investigating that discipline comes with it.
It would be hard to find a current work in this area more thorough and complete than Parry’s. Timely and important, this title has the potential to change the sports industry worldwide. Highly recommended for libraries that have a sports emphasis.
A how-to-guide and useful overview for readers wanting to communicate more effectively. Along with David Brooks’s recent How To Know a Person, a timely primer for creating deeper connections with others.
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How To Find a Four-Leaf Clover: What Autism Can Teach Us About Difference, Connection, and Belonging
Memorable, poignant, and heartwarming, Rodgers’s stories provide welcome insight into the lives of autistic people.
A much-needed corrective to stereotypes about the reasons behind some women’s acts of violence. This title spotlights highly personal stories of trauma, while signaling the need for systemic change.
A useful book for those generally interested in psychology, sociology, management, or the philosophy of science.
Begel and Keith give insight into their own thoughts as therapists, but this book should not be used as an authoritative guide to handling complex psychological issues and is likely to be of limited interest for most readers.
A valuable and insightful book for readers who want to trace the origins of the intact mind concept and its influence on practices and policies that discriminate against intellectually and developmentally disabled people.
The best news in this book is that imagination never expires; the key is to cultivate it. For academic libraries where titles about psychology and creativity are popular.
This is one of the best, if not the best, and most thorough, useful, practical and easy-to-understand treatments of loneliness available to read. An essential purchase that will inspire general audiences.
From its deeper dives into classic horror archetypes to its spotlights on niche neurological disorders, this book will likely appeal to a variety of readers.
An excellent reference for clinicians, medical students, and those with depersonalization or derealization.
Readers will find value in this book’s gentle and supportive tone. Libraries seeking to develop comprehensive collections on the topic will appreciate this title, but it’s a marginal purchase for those with limited budgets.
Most relevant for readers in recovery or who are interested in sobriety, but also a revealing read for daters and nondrinkers in general.
A comprehensive and mindful discussion of decision making that’s designed to benefit readers’ current and future selves. Recommended for libraries where there is interest in psychology or self-help.
Will likely appeal to high school students and adults interested in pharmacology, treatment options for mental illness, and psychedelic drugs.
This work is recommended as a helpful update for libraries where earlier editions circulate, or where self-help and psychology books are popular.
This book is recommended for those interested in self-help, therapy, and exploring one’s deepest desires.
This lyrical examination of learning various skills and the ways in which expertise can manifest is recommended for collections where compilations of essays are popular.
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More Numbers Every Day: How Data, Stats, and Figures Control Our Lives and How To Set Ourselves Free
This book is recommended for those interested in self-help, mathematics, and statistics.
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Will the Drama Ever End? Untangling and Healing from the Harmful Effects of Parental Narcissism
This book’s incisive look into family dynamics may interest those with and without narcissistic parents. Recommended for collections with a strong focus on family studies or self-help.
This book will likely be of interest to those in the medical profession and scholars. It belongs in social and behavioral sciences collections.
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The Power of Wonder: The Extraordinary Emotion That Will Change the Way You Live, Learn, and Lead
This awe-inspiring book is recommended for all academic multidisciplinary collections, especially those in business, philosophy, and psychology.
This audio will appeal to listeners seeking an in-depth but accessible analysis of the psychological and biological basis for their favorite frights. Recommended for fans of horror fiction and films.
Despite some unevenness in the sound levels throughout the production, this engrossing and empathetically told audiobook will likely capture the interest of listeners who enjoy the works of Oliver Sacks and Sam Kean.
This book is an essential read for all those concerned with memory loss and should be a part of all collections in the behavioral and social sciences.
This book is destined to become a classic and should be included in any behavioral and social sciences library.
This book contains an extensive, useful works cited section, but there are so many personal and professional vignettes that, at times, it becomes a slight distraction. Still, libraries looking to build a self-help collection will benefit from including this title.
This book is recommended for those interested in self-help, trauma responses, personal growth, and psychology.
General readers with an interest in the relationship between happiness and personal choice will appreciate Sheldon’s clear, accessible writing. Highly recommended.
While aimed at daughters of narcissistic mothers, Kriesberg’s practical advice is applicable to anyone dealing with challenging parents, not just narcissists. Readers who have already engaged in self-exploration may not learn as much, but this primer will serve as an excellent entry for those beginning to deal with the aftermath of growing up with a narcissistic mother.
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Your Family Revealed: A Guide to Decoding the Patterns, Stories, and Belief Systems in Your Family
An involving, approachable book for readers looking for new and different ways to think about their own families.
An excellent choice for libraries with patrons interested in social sciences. The tips to help overcome regret add a self-help component, which will attract an even wider audience.
This book offers much to ponder for readers interested in the relationship between epistemology, personality, and neurology.
Approachable and humanizing, this work is made accessible by the narrator’s flowing, conversational style. A worthwhile purchase.
This book is highly recommended for those interested in psychology, self-help, reflections, and the desire to understand society.
Readers looking to better understand interpersonal relationships will learn much from Van Tongeren’s research on humility.
Hadani and Katz are outstanding at simplifying child psychology. Their book offers some parenting strategies, but could have used more.
Readers looking to change the direction of their lives can benefit from Scull’s gentle, conversational approach.
This excellent book would be of interest to researchers, students in social work programs, and anyone who has an interest in the issue of violence against women.
This combination–memoir/history of addiction would be welcomed by any who want to learn more about addiction and how societies address it. Recommended.
Price’s accessible and compassionate writing shines, and readers will feel encouraged to embrace a new understanding of themselves. Its potential to help masked autistic adults, especially those from systemically marginalized backgrounds, makes this book essential for most collections.
Timely in its focus, this latest work by Cain delivers an eloquent and compelling case supporting the transformative possibilities of embracing sorrow. Highly recommended.
High school and community college students, especially, seeking a grounding on the topic might start here.
Thoroughly researched, well written, timely, and easy to understand, O’Neil’s book can and should find a wide audience. Recommended for all libraries.
Readers of this important book will gain a greater, more complete understanding of mental health issues in the United States and will be pointed toward steps that could lead to radical change in mental health care. Recommended for all libraries.
A thought-provoking work of popular psychology that is recommended for academic libraries and public libraries that serve larger populations.
An inspiring, thought-provoking, and highly recommended work with a multitude of exercises to heighten creativity in management. In addition to business, the book can apply to many fields, and can be used as a self-help or how-to guide. It will especially be helping for those in fields like business, psychology, education, and the sciences.
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Misfits: A Personal Manifesto
Coel is a gifted storyteller, and her meditations on not fitting in will resonate and be welcomed by an audience of new and longtime fans.
Bravo fanatics will enjoy spending the year flipping through Cohen’s playful collection of quotes and trivia.
A necessary and important addition to the literature of adaptation to stress; it belongs in the collections of every academic library. Highly recommended.
An engaging, accessible blend of psychology and science, which sets itself apart with Deisseroth’s lyrical writing and the empathy of his storytelling.
Readers looking for easy advice on habit change can turn to plenty of other options in the popular psychology genre. Those who are deeply interested in the brain and neuroscience research should enjoy this stimulating work.
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Gen Z: The Superhero Generation
This well-presented study is worth an examination in all educational settings; it belongs in all academic libraries and many school libraries.
An essential book that brings much-needed awareness to depression and the lingering stigma and misinformation surrounding it.
This book is absolutely required reading for parents, educators, and caregivers who interact with anyone on the autism spectrum.
Bold, raw, and powerful, Howell’s book--which also draws from his own experiences--becomes one thread of a narrative about finding hope and healing. It doesn’t ever feel too positive, simplistic, reductive, or one-dimensional. Like his previous books, this one will find a wide audience.
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This work draws heavily upon current scholarly sources in the behavioral sciences and philosophy, and is soundly reasoned and well arranged. It will find a natural place in all major academic libraries, as well as in larger public library collections.
This book is an attractive introduction to a personality test that references mainstream popular therapeutic concepts and emphasizes self-care. Readers attracted to personality tests for personal enrichment will be interested.
Readers seeking practical or spiritual comfort and inspiration, or as the title suggests, a call to unite through action, will find here a plentiful resource of prayers, poems, and other artistic expressions as a balm for difficult times.
An excellent overview for those interested in medical history or psychology, and also of interest to memoir and family history readers.
This excellent narrative nonfiction work will engage a variety of readers, and is a solid choice for book clubs who like to discuss current events.
A well-reasoned, well-researched guide for those prone to negative self-talk and those who support them.
Readers with an interest in psychology, as well as the proverbial “general reader,” will enjoy this fast-paced account by a leading authority on the psychology of thinking.
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Discovering the Inner Mother: A Guide to Healing the Mother Wound and Claiming Your Personal Power
Those with estranged or difficult relationships with their mothers will find affirmation. Good for collections strong in feminist works or the psychology of family dynamics.
Despite its flaws, this book is recommended for teachers and all those interested in helping individuals experiencing and healing from traumatic events.
An essential book for fans of Lee and those looking for find purpose in life. Highly recommended for all readers.
Overall, this fitting but flawed tribute to Queen Elizabeth will be an optional read for those interested in royal self-help advice and the history of the British monarch.
A must-read for addiction sponsors, mental health professionals, and anyone who has experienced or is struggling with trauma and addiction.
Recommended only for senior level students and researchers in anthropology and psychology curriculum.
A must-read for parents of autistic children, educators, and other caregivers in the special needs community.
Indispensable for psychology professionals and students and fans of Susannah Cahalan’s Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness.
Readers seeking a realistic approach to understanding the potential causes of mental illness will appreciate David’s thought-provoking reflections, as will mental health professionals and fans of Oliver Sacks’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
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Self-Confidence: A Philosophy
A thoughtful read for anyone seeking the philosophical underpinnings of self-confidence, while wishing to avoid psychological exercises that feel either too simplistic or too overwhelming to implement.
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What Science Tells Us About Autism Spectrum Disorder: Making the Right Choices for Your Child
This all-in-one title is sure to demystify an autism diagnosis and will be of significant interest to pediatricians, educators, and parents or caregivers. A welcome addition to all public library collections.
An extraordinary, jaw-dropping take on a topic with which many women will identify. Of special interest to those in the human resources, counseling, and education fields.
Living with a narcissist, writes Hall, violates our fundamental rights of dignity, integrity, and personal freedoms, made worse because the narcissist is usually someone close to the abused. All libraries, in particular university collections supporting mental health and psychiatry curriculum, will find this a worthy addition.
From communication researchers to general audiences, this informative and well-documented book will prod readers to reexamine the way they listen to others, individually and collectively, and to consider the many negative repercussions of not doing so.
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