Frontline: The Medicated Child1 review . PBS (DIRECT), 2008 *Emptying that Simpsons Episode out of My Head* One of my all-time favorite "Simpsons" episodes is "Brother's Little Helper" in which Bart is put on Focus-In. The episode mocks how nowadays there's a pill to "correct" any trait parents or teachers don't like in a child, usually male. However, Bart begins concentrating in class and ends ...             Stumbling on Happiness217 reviews Daniel Gilbert Vintage, 2007 Makes me glad to be human + A valuable and important book that needs to truly deal with the results of unhappiness to make even more sense. + Interesting pop-psychology + stumbling on hapiness             Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking964 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2007 blink...and then it's gone + Entertaining, Educating, Provocative There's not much substance to this book. Rather than being a resource of information, it is merely a book of examples. There is no broad takeaway you can gather from it after reading except to say perhaps that many of our decisions are based on split-second thoughts. But did you really need to read ...             The Mismeasure of Man90 reviews Stephen Jay Gould W. W. Norton & Company, 1996 Cogent Analysis on the Misuses of Intelligence Testing + Mismeasure of Man + The Mismeasure of Man + One of the most important books I own + Necessary Book During the Current Testing and Accountability Crisis             How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing39 reviews Paul J. Silvia American Psychological Association (APA), 2007 fantastic book + "How to write a lot" helps a lot + Great little book + A good challenge for writers             Ape Genius2 reviews Nova WGBH Boston, 2008 What exactly is it that differentiates their thought processes from those of humans? + Where do they end and we keep going? Ape Genius is an episode of the scientific public television series NOVA on DVD that seeks to answer the questions: just how smart are the great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, and gorillas), and what exactly is it that differentiates their thought processes from those of humans? Apes have ...             Getting In: A Step-By-Step Plan for Gaining Admission to Graduate School in Psychology20 reviews American Psychological Association American Psychological Association (APA), 2007 would buy from again + Great guide for soon to be psychologists! + Very helpful. came in good time; wonderful condition; thanks a lot; would buy from this seller again             The God Gene: How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes32 reviews Dean H. Hamer Anchor, 2005 Entertaining, erratic To start with, the title is misleading. The important parts of the book are about spirituality (as in what Buddhists seek), which has little connection with God or churches. He does a moderately good job of describing evidence that he has identified a gene that influences spirituality. He makes ...             An Anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sacks MacMillan, 1998             Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You10 reviews American Psychological Association (APA), 2006 Great Overview for Exploration + Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You + Fast service + Great for psych majors!             The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference936 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2002 Must read book + The Sticking Point + Entrepreneurs, heads up! + Having been hugely happy with Blink!             The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales1 review Oliver Sacks Simon & Schuster, 2006 Read it because I had to and totally loved it I first bumped into this book in my college English class as part of the required reading. The first story, which is the story from which the book derives its title, is about a music teacher who got so good at looking at the details, his brain could no longer focus on the large picture. Each ...             Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson2112 reviews Mitch Albom Anchor, 2005 A heartfelt reminder of the important things in life. + I very confidently recommend After reading so many spectacular reviews, I decided to give this book a whirl myself, and I'm so thankful I did. First of all, I hate to read. Well, let me rephrase that. I USED to hate to read. Doing so much reading in college leaves me with little energy outside of schoolwork to read, but I ...             Our Inner Ape36 reviews Frans De Waal, 2005 Another solid effort + If we all Knew + Fascinating Similarities I really enjoy De Waal's books. They are all well written with a very entertaining and easy to read style. He knows his subjects thoroughly and has the unique ability to convey that knowledge in such a way that is accessible to everyone. He doesn't talk down to his audience, but is able to put ...             The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Perennial Classics)108 reviews Steven Pinker Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000 A Thorough and Entertaining Introduction to Language + Great book + A fascinating, but somewhat thickly written story + enjoyable + Just plain fun.             The Mind of a Mnemonist: A Little Book about a Vast Memory14 reviews Aleksandr R. Luria, Jerome Bruner Harvard University Press, 2006 Just one story + A little book about S + Fascinating case study and book + Very Interesting             The Year of Magical Thinking499 reviews Joan Didion Vintage, 2007 "I needed to be alone so that he could come back." + A KEEPER! Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...             How To Think Straight About Psychology (8th Edition)10 reviews Keith E. Stanovich Allyn & Bacon, 2007 EXCELLENT - must read for anyone into psycholgy + Good Read + Must for psychology student + Gen. Psych. textbook = steak, This book = good brown gravy!             Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision)110 reviews American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2000 IF YOU ARE BUYING THIS BOOK, READ THIS!!!!! + "Must Have" Let me start by saying if you find this useful, please click on the "Yes" next to the question "Did you find this review uesful". The reason i ask is because i think this is important information and with enough yes's, it can move to the top of the reviews. My review is to do with the quality of ...             American Experience: The Lobotomist2 reviews Narrated by Campbell Scott PBS (DIRECT), 2008 Hailed as the cure for mental illness.Was it more damaging than helpful? Walter Freeman,Lobotomist + The Reserve by Russell Banks Until the 1930's,mentally "unstable" or "depressed" or "insane" people were often institutionalized,forgotten or considered an embarrassment to the family.Walter Freeman,the son of an American leading doctor,Dr.Keene, with much to prove and ambition for fame,began to "rescue" the mentally troubled ...