50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do

Written by:
Tom Butler-Bowdon
Narrated by:
Sean Pratt

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
171
Narrator
42
Release Date
August 2011
Duration
12 hours 26 minutes
Summary
A Thinking Person's Guide to Popular Psychology

We would all like to know the secrets of human nature - who we are, how we think, and what we do. In a journey that spans 50 books, hundreds of ideas, and over a century in time, 50 Psychology Classics explores important contemporary writings such as Gladwell's Blink and Seligman's Authentic Happiness as well as wisdom from key figures in psychology's development.

EXPLORE the work of some of the greatest thinkers in psychology: ALFRED ADLER · ALBERT ELLIS · MILTON ERICKSON · ERIK ERIKSON · VICTOR FRANKL · ANNA FREUD · SIGMUND FREUD · HARRY HARLOW · KAREN HORNEY· WILLIAM JAMES · CARL JUNG · ALFRED KINSEY · MELANIE KLEIN · RD LAING · ABRAHAM MASLOW · STANLEY MILGRAM · IVAN PAVLOV · FRITZ PERLS · JEAN PIAGET · CARL ROGERS · BF SKINNER.

GAIN insights into the scientific research of leading contemporary psychologists, psychiatrists and neurologists: Authentic Happiness · The Blank Slate · Emotional Blackmail · Feeling Good · The Female Brain · Frames of Mind · The Origins of Everyday Moods · The Paradox of Choice · Phantoms in the Brain · Stumbling on Happiness · Working with Emotional Intelligence

DISCOVER why we think and act the way we do through the landmark bestsellers of psychology: Blink · Difficult Conversations · Games People Play · The Gift of Fear · I'm OK - You're OK · Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion · Lateral Thinking · The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat · Passages · People Skills · The Psychology of Self-Esteem · The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

With insightful commentaries on each classic, biographical information on the authors, plus a guide to further key titles, 50 PSYCHOLOGY CLASSICS provides a unique overview of this fascinating subject.
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Carol-Anne H

Just love Sean Pratt's narration. He is the best I've come across. I'd buy the audio just because of this! A great recap for me as a therapist. I'll listen to this many times in the future.

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Anonymous

It was like reading a concise dictionary. Since I'm not a therapist I found it very interesting and boring, depending on the subject.

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Kim W.

A well constructed synopsis of key theorists and movements. Presented in an objective way and bringing a contemporary context to different works. Great attempt at synthesising work which so often is seen through a binary lens. Beneficial to both students and experienced practitioners as well as the general public

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Zaheer K.

Would like to listen it again and again

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Osman Raidhan

Great overview of 50 books! Really enjoyed listening to it

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Anonymous

a great listen!

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H. Michael R.

Well written and read. Never less than interesting. Often very enlightening. Good chapter length. Maybe too many of them for the audio format, since each is unrelated to the next.

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Lucca R.

It‘s a nice overview over some of the fields/authors in psychology but some aspects don’t seem up to date. For instance, it quotes a book about the differences of the male and female brain and presents this as the prooven cause of gender differences while leaving out countless studies in social psychology that show how girls and boys are treated very differently even when they are still infants, which influences how these infants brains will be shaped. It‘s still an interesting and well researched book.

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David P.

Great overview of the whole field of Psychology.

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Mollen Maswanganyi

This book covers some of most popular and insights of the entire psychological books. Learnt a lot from it from summaries of the best books on the topic

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Omid A.

Life changing!!

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Dmitriy G.

The history of psychology. Not what I was hoping for though I should have expected it.

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Anonymous

interesting topics

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Beth P.

Really helpful well worth the time to read

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Andreea Obreja

Exactly what it says it is. A good way to start into psychology (maybe a little knowledge of the subject is needed) or to learn about new unfamiliar works that paved the way. Recommended!

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Jean S.

the condensed versions of multiple books was really interesting.

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Madelein W.

Very informative. This is a great compilation. Lots of other books I now want to read. Easy to listen to as well.

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Esther G.

Informative piece of compilation. Got some good research directions from it. Great narration and easy to listen to.

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Rashid K.

This is an fascinating summary of the 50 classics. After listening to it, one feels one has wasted time by not reading these classic. Sean Pratt is an excellent narrator. His voice and style makes it even more wanting. From Start till end, one feel the resolutions to read most of these classics. It would be great of Sean Pratt can read some of these classics for us.

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James R.

So many 3 letter organisations. Really enlightening book. A must read.

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Rickard Eriksson

An amazing insight in modern psychology by compiling over 50 books with just their most thoughtful analyses

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