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...

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.

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 masterclass in persuasion from the inspiring philosopher who has taught a million people to argue through his popular open online courseOur personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the other side is widespread today. What can we do to change this? In Think Again philosopher Walter Sinnott-Armstrong draws on a long tradition of logic to show why we...

'Captivating storytelling and cutting-edge science ... Prepare to question everything you thought you knew' DANIEL Z. LIEBERMAN, author of The Molecule of More'This book will profoundly change the way you consider your own mind' LEWIS DARTNELL, bestselling author of The Knowledge, Origins and Being Human'A compelling account of how a mind emerges from the brain' CHRIS FRITH, Emeritus Profes...

'A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own' Rory Stewart'A brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age' William Dalrymple'Important reading at any time in history; essential in the world of today' Peter FrankopanIN THE EARLY 1960S, a peaceful world seemed possible. The still young United Nations was regarded as humankind'...

‘Insightful’ – **Brené Brown, bestselling author of Dare to Lead‘Life-changing’** – **Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling author and the world's #1 Leadership ThinkerFrom New York Times bestselling organizational psychologist Dr Tasha Eurich comes the myth-busting guide to transforming adversity into strength.**The world is more chaotic than ever, and resilience alone isn't enough anymore. Based on groundbreaking research, Shatterp...

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**Discover what Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere doesn't tell you about**'So compelling' Financial Times'Remarkable' Sunday Times'Grimly fascinating' Pandora Sykes'Sobering' Guardian'Brave, clear and necessary' Observer'The one book that everyone should read this summer' Prospect

**'The record-breaking literary legend' - Mel RobbinsThe instant NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER from James Patterson and renowned leadership expert Patrick Leddin, PhD, that shows readers how to proactively use disruption for positive change.----------------------------------------------Disruption is the most powerful force of change in our lifetime.**Every day we are confronted with...Sudden pivots at work and in the job marketRu...