Richard Wiseman
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
For over twenty years, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman has examined the quirky science of everyday life. In Quirkology , he navigates the backwaters of human behavior, discovering the tell-tale signs that give away a liar, the secret science behind speed-dating and personal ads, and what a person's sense of humor reveals about the innermost workings of their mind- all along paying tribute to others who have carried out similarly weird and wonderful...
Author
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
A psychologist and best-selling author gives us a myth-busting response to the self-help movement, with tips and tricks to improve your life that come straight from the scientific community. Richard Wiseman has been troubled by the realization that the self-help industry often promotes exercises that destroy motivation, damage relationships, and reduce creativity: the opposite of everything it promises. Now, in 59 Seconds, From mood to memory, persuasion...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated, illuminating history of magic from the world's greatest and most successful magician, capturing its most audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the art form's most famous artifacts housed at David Copperfield's secret museum"--