OVER FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE‘The canonical text on games in social contexts’ Emmett Shear, Former CEO of Twitch, and OpenAIIf you’re only going to read one psychology book in your life, read this oneWidely recognised as the most original and influential psychology book of our time, Games People Play has helped millions of people better understand basic social interactions and relationships.We play games al...

AS RECOMMENDED BY PHILIPPA PERRY IN THE GUARDIAN:'This is about learning what adaptations you may unconsciously have built up throughout your life and how much easier it is to connect after we have let those defences go'Have you ever met someone who seems to get their way in every conversation they have? This book explains why. From the multimillion-bestselling author of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY and one of the godfathers of modern psyc...

Originally published in 1961, this book outlines a new, unified system of individual and social psychiatry that were introduced in the United States around that time with remarkable success in various hospitals and other psychiatric establishments. Essentially designed for group therapy, this approach is now used by institutions, group workers, and in private practice with neurotics, psychotics, sexual psychopaths, psychosomatic cases, and adolescents.Transactional analysis begins i...

In this groundbreaking work, psychiatrist Dr. Eric Berne introduces a new method for understanding and analyzing human behavior, known as transactional analysis or "TA", which examines the interactions, or "transactions," between individuals and the ways in which they change in response to each other. Core to TA is the thesis that humans, as social organisms, are capable of adapting and changing in response to others. Though developed more than a half century ago, TA continues to shape the...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Berne is the originator of transactional analysis, which he made famous with his landmark publication "Games People Play." In this work Berne lays the groundwork for a rational method for understanding and analyzing human behavior. "Transactional analysis" (TA), is a theory in psychology that examines the interactions, or 'transactions', between a person and other people. The underlying precept is that humans are social creatures and that a person is a multi-faceted being that changes when...

Dr. Eric Berne (May 10, 1910 to July 15, 1970) was a Canadian psychiatrist and analyst who, in 1964, wrote the seminal book on transactional analysis, "Games People Play," a discussion on the dynamics of human interactions. The following recording is from a 1966 television interview.

A colorfully illustrated biography of a little French boy who would become an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas.Once upon a time in France, a baby was born under the summer sun. His parents named him Jacques. As he grew, Jacques fell in love with the sea. He dreamed of breathing beneath the waves and swimming as gracefully as a fish. In fact, he longed to become a manfish. Jacques Cousteau grew up to become a champion of the seas and one o...

The Classic Bestseller that has Changed the Lives of Millions"Extraordinary. Harris has helped millions find the freedom to change, liberate their adult effectiveness, and achieve joyful intimacy with others." —Los Angeles TimesTransactional analysis delineates three ego-states (Parent, Adult and Child) as the basis for the content and quality of interpersonal communication. "Happy childhood" notwithstanding, says Harris, most of u...

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