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The first book to explore the distinct personality style of the otrovert ― someone who lacks the communal impulse and does not fit in with any social group, regardless of its members ― and to reveal all the advantages of being an otrovert and how otroverts contribute to the world. If you were the kid who never wanted to go to summer camp, if you prefer spending time with friends one-on-one than going to parties, and if you often engage in acts of silent rebellion against group norms and traditions, you are very likely an otrovert.

The million-copy bestselling author of The Psychopath Test returns with a shocking, darkly comic trip to the furthest reaches of the masculinity crisis I honestly have no clue what is going on. This is very weird. We left. Was completely fucked. All good now. When Jon Ronson received a series of...

Finally understand why he goes quiet—and get the exact words to reach him. You have tried being patient. You have tried being direct. You have softened your words, raised your voice, and waited for the right moment that never quite arrives. And still—he shuts down. What if the problem was never what you said—but how his brain is wired to receive it?

You’ve read the books. You’ve seen the films. Now get inside the heads of your favorite Twilight characters (just like Edward can!) in The Psychology of Twilight. Explore the minds and motives of Bella, Edward, Jacob, and more with a deeper look at the series that’s captured the hearts and psyches of millions. Find out: How Edward and Jacob match up in an evolutionary psychology smackdown for Bella’s and our affection. Whether Bella’s motorcycle-riding and cliff diving in New Moon are suicidal or her salvation. Why vampires and werewolves aren’t so different after all (at least psychologically)The emotional appeal of love stories like Bella and Edward’s. Why being a part of Twilight fandom is good for your psychological health. Snuggle up on the closest chaise, and get ready to revisit the Twilight Saga with some professional help.

Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth in some of the most the most difficult spaces - communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for teenagers today. In The Anxious Generation, Haidt argues that for the cohort that hit puberty around 2009, their sense of self developed as the threads of three dramatic technological and social changes emerged.

Nem Te Conto é uma áudio série original da Audible em 6 episódios que traz um olhar íntimo e aprofundado sobre a fofoca do ponto de vista da atriz, apresentadora e vítima de fofocas desde o início da carreira: Luana Piovani. A cada episódio, traremos um convidado para conversar com ela um subtema relativo à fofoca, abordado por um viés psicológico, sociológico, filosófico e opinativo. Com tom descontraído, a conversa é basicamente uma grande fofoca sobre a fofoca e, até por isso, ela escolheu a dedo as pessoas que gostaria de ter na mesa durante essa temporada.

In today’s digital world, your attention is the most valuable currency—and Big Tech wants every second of it. Your favorite apps, social platforms, streaming services, and online stores aren’t just convenient tools; they are carefully engineered environments designed to influence your behavior, guide your choices, and keep you endlessly scrolling, tapping, reacting, and buying.

If you’re tired of awkward silences, stalled attraction, or relationships that lose momentum after the early excitement, this audiobook offers a clearer path forward. Many men struggle with women not because they lack confidence or effort, but because they’ve learned approaches that don’t align with how attraction and connection actually work. This 5-in-1 audiobook focuses on developing the skills that matter most: presence, conversation, emotional leadership, and relationship direction.

Brought to you by Penguin. The highly anticipated new book from Malcom Gladwell, host of the chart-topping podcast Revisionist History. With original archival interviews and musical scoring, this enhanced audiobook edition of Talking to Strangers brings Gladwell's renowned storytelling to life...

Learn how to rewire your attachment style and unlock stronger relationships, better health, greater resilience and a more fulfilling life in the empowering new book from the acclaimed psychiatrist and neuroscientist, and the multi-million bestselling co-author of Attached, Dr Amir Levine. Years...

Brought to you by Penguin. The instant Sunday Times bestseller A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN AND OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S 75 BEST BOOKS OF 2021 What if you stopped trying to do everything, so that you could finally get round to what counts? We're obsessed with our...

Uncover the madness at the heart of society in this Sunday Times bestseller. 'The belly laughs come thick and fast' – The Observer 'Chirpy, inquisitive, funny' - Craig Brown What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly...

Over the last 22 years, Robert Greene has provided insights into every aspect of being human, whether that be getting what you want, understanding others' motivations, mastering your impulses or recognizing strengths and weaknesses. The Daily Laws distills that wisdom into daily entries.

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true: violence has been diminishing for millennia and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species's existence.

The Art of Rest draws on groundbreaking research Claudia Hammond collaborated on - 'The Rest Test' - the largest global survey into rest ever undertaken, which was completed by 18,000 people across 135 different countries. Much of value has been written about sleep, but rest is different; it is how we unwind, calm our minds and recharge our bodies. And, as the survey revealed, how much rest you get is directly linked to your sense of well-being.

Brought to you by Penguin. If you have ADHD - or love somebody who does - DIRTY LAUNDRY will change your life, and your relationships. Do you feel crippling shame because you struggle with cleaning, personal hygiene, or time-keeping? Do you always feel misunderstood by the people close to you...

Somewhere out there is a beautiful girl just waiting for a guy like you to talk to her. Unfortunately, most men rely on luck and have no idea how to start an attractive conversation. This book introduces a new proven method to help you talk to women with ease, without pretending to be someone else.

Brought to you by Penguin. More and more people are being diagnosed with ADHD and autism. More and more people are being diagnosed with mental disorders. Young people are being medicalised for behaviours that might be explained as entirely normal in other parts of the world. Distress has been...

Does your mind go blank every time someone tries to talk to you? You need specific techniques for specific moments when your brain stops working. That's what this book provides.

From the Sunday Times top ten best-selling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most underappreciated forces: shame. "It's about the terror, isn't it?" "The terror of what?" I said. "The terror of being found out." For the past three years, Jon Ronson has travelled the world, meeting recipients of high-profile public shamings. The shamed are people like us - people who, say, made jokes on social media that came out badly or made mistakes at work.