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Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Muzafer Sherif A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy Muzafer Sherif changed the way we understand conflict, cooperation, and the fragile balance between “us” and “them.” Through daring experiments and visionary theory, he revealed that hostility is not born of difference itself but of the situations that make those differences matter. From the flicker of a light in a dark lab to the mud and cheers of the Robbers Cave summer camp, Sherif’s work transformed social psychology into a study of how societies form, fracture, and heal. This concise yet ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Alan Baddeley A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy For over half a century, Alan Baddeley has shaped how we understand the mind’s most vital function — memory. His pioneering model of working memory transformed psychology from the study of static storage to the science of dynamic thought. By uncovering how we hold, manipulate, and integrate information, Baddeley gave us a blueprint for the mental workspace behind language, learning, and reasoning itself. This concise yet powerful volume distils his life’s work into clear, engaging chapters — ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Hans Selye A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy Hans Selye, known as the “father of stress research,” forever changed how medicine, psychology, and everyday people understand the pressures of modern life. His insights revealed that stress is not just a feeling but a biological process that can heal, harm, or transform depending on how it is managed. From the laboratory to the language we use daily, his legacy continues to shape health, resilience, and culture. This concise yet powerful volume distils Selye’s remarkable journey—from inquisitive ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross A Gateway to Her Life, Theories, and Legacy Few thinkers changed the way we face death as profoundly as Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. At a time when hospitals hid dying patients behind curtains and silence, she pulled up a chair and asked the bravest question in medicine: “What is it like to be dying?” From those bedside conversations came a new language for loss — not as a failure, but as a deeply human passage that deserves honesty, dignity, and love. This concise yet powerful volume distils Kübler-Ross’s life and work into clear, ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Stanley Schachter A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy What makes a pounding heart become fear in one moment and love in another? Stanley Schachter’s answer reshaped modern psychology. His bold experiments revealed that emotions are not automatic—they are interpretations, forged by the labels we give to arousal and the cues we take from others. This concise yet powerful volume distils Schachter’s life and ideas into clear, engaging chapters. From his early years in Queens and wartime service to his landmark studies on emotion, affiliation, and ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: James McKeen Cattell A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy James McKeen Cattell helped transform psychology from a speculative branch of philosophy into a data-driven science. As the first to introduce the term “mental tests” and a tireless advocate for measurement, he built the scaffolding that allowed psychology to stand alongside the natural sciences. His career was brilliant, controversial, and deeply influential—shaping not just laboratories, but universities, journals, and the very infrastructure of modern science. This concise yet powerful ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Claude Steele A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy Claude Steele changed how the world understands achievement. With elegant experiments and human stories, he revealed how the fear of confirming stereotypes can quietly depress performance — and how small, wise interventions can restore confidence, belonging, and potential. Few ideas have travelled so swiftly from the lab to classrooms, workplaces, and policy rooms. This concise yet powerful volume distils Steele’s life and work into clear, engaging chapters — from early influences and landmark ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Lightner Witmer A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy What happens when psychology walks out of the lab and into the classroom? In 1896, Lightner Witmer opened the world’s first psychological clinic at the University of Pennsylvania and coined clinical psychology. He treated real children with real problems—reading, speech, and behaviour—proving that diagnosis must lead to help. This vivid, guided-tour volume brings Witmer’s world to life: the spelling case that started it all, the clinic’s phonograph analysing speech, and the stubborn mantra ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Stanley Smith Stevens A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy How do you measure the mind? Can sensations be mapped with numbers as reliably as the stars with mathematics? Stanley Smith Stevens thought so — and his bold vision gave psychology the rigour it needed to stand as a true science. From his Power Law to his famous four scales of measurement, Stevens transformed the way we study perception, data, and human experience itself. This concise yet powerful volume distils Stevens’ life and legacy into clear, engaging chapters. From his early struggles ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Eleanor Maccoby A Gateway to Her Life, Theories, and Legacy Eleanor Maccoby transformed the study of child development and gender, reshaping how psychology understands identity, family, and socialisation. From her groundbreaking research on sex differences to her influential studies on parenting and divorce, she left a legacy that bridged rigorous science with pressing social issues. This concise yet powerful volume distils her life’s work into clear, engaging chapters. It traces her early influences, major theories, and landmark studies while showing how her ...

Do you measure your life by the highs that fade and the lows that wound? The Pattern Principle shows why that way of living keeps us stuck — and how the real story of change is found in the quiet patterns we repeat every day. Drawing on psychology, philosophy, and lived insight, Josh Graham offers a fresh but simple approach to transformation. You’ll discover why highs don’t last, why lows don’t define you, and why patterns — the habits, loops, and beliefs you walk daily — shape everything about who you are becoming. Inside, you’ll learn: How to spot the hidden loops that keep...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Leta Stetter Hollingworth A Gateway to Her Life, Theories, and Legacy Leta Stetter Hollingworth was one of psychology’s quiet revolutionaries. At a time when women were excluded from academia, she dismantled the myths used to keep them there. She pioneered the scientific study of gifted children, reframed intelligence as potential rather than destiny, and argued that education must adapt to the child, not the other way around. Though her career was tragically cut short in 1939, her work helped transform psychology into a force for equity and reform. This ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Rollo May A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy Rollo May stood at the crossroads of psychology and philosophy, bringing existential thought into the heart of American psychology. While behaviourism measured stimuli and responses, and psychoanalysis probed unconscious drives, May insisted that psychology must also grapple with freedom, love, anxiety, and the search for meaning. This concise yet powerful volume distils his life and work into accessible chapters. From his difficult childhood and years in Greece to his groundbreaking writings such as The ...

The Normal State Returning to Presence in a World Addicted to Ego by Josh Graham What if your natural state isn’t something you have to achieve—but simply uncover? In a world that glorifies hustle, identity, and performance, The Normal State invites you back to something deeper: the quiet you forgot. Through poetic insight, trauma-aware language, and grounded clarity, this book dismantles the myth of the separate self—and reveals what’s always been underneath. You won’t find techniques, promises, or spiritual jargon. You’ll find something simpler. Cleaner. Already here. Whether ...

Navigating Mental Health: Anxiety – Understanding and Overcoming It Anxiety is one of the most common yet misunderstood mental health challenges of our time. It can steal sleep, cloud decision-making, and create a constant undercurrent of fear that makes even simple tasks feel overwhelming. But anxiety is not a life sentence—it is a state that can be understood, managed, and ultimately transformed. In this compassionate and practical guide, Josh Graham combines psychology, lived experience, and real-life stories to illuminate the many faces of anxiety. From its evolutionary roots to the...

Navigating Mental Health: Grief Understanding and Overcoming It Grief is one of the deepest human experiences—an emotion that reshapes the heart, challenges identity, and tests resilience. Whether it comes from the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or even a way of life, grief leaves no one untouched. Yet within its pain lies the possibility of healing, growth, and renewed connection. This compassionate and accessible guide explores grief in all its forms, blending psychological insight with practical strategies to help you understand and navigate the journey of loss. From the ancient ...

Navigating Mental Health: Anger Understanding and Overcoming It Anger is one of the most powerful—and misunderstood—human emotions. At its best, it can fuel justice, protect our boundaries, and drive change. At its worst, it can destroy relationships, damage health, and leave deep scars on ourselves and others. To navigate anger is not to suppress it, but to understand its roots, transform its energy, and learn how to express it in ways that heal rather than harm. Anger: Understanding and Overcoming It is a compassionate, insightful, and practical guide to one of life’s most explosive...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Jerome Bruner A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy Jerome Bruner reshaped how the world thinks about learning. From challenging behaviourism in the 1950s to pioneering cultural psychology in his later years, he argued that education is not about rote memorisation but about sparking curiosity, scaffolding growth, and telling stories that shape human meaning. His work transformed classrooms, influenced global education reforms, and left psychology with a richer understanding of the mind. This concise yet powerful volume distils Bruner’s life and theories ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Diana Baumrind A Gateway to Her Life, Theories, and Legacy How should parents balance discipline with love? Few questions in psychology are more enduring — and few figures shaped the answer more profoundly than Diana Baumrind. Her pioneering research into parenting styles reframed how families, educators, and policymakers understand authority, care, and child development. This concise yet powerful volume distils her life’s work into clear, engaging chapters. From her Brooklyn upbringing to her landmark studies at Berkeley, you’ll discover how Baumrind’s ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Henry Tajfel A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy A Holocaust survivor who reshaped modern social psychology, Henry Tajfel revealed a stark truth: even the thinnest line between “us” and “them” can distort judgement, stir loyalty, and fuel discrimination. From the famous minimal group experiments to Social Identity Theory, this book explores how belonging bends behaviour—on the pitch, in the classroom, at the ballot box, and across our digital tribes. This concise yet powerful volume distils Tajfel’s life and work into clear, engaging chapters...