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Books to remind you of why psychology is interesting
A Listmania! list by A. Classe (London, United Kingdom)

1. How the Mind Works (Penguin Press Science) by Steven Pinker

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	"Highly controversial, highly readable account of some recent work. May help you understand evolutionary perspective and connectionism"

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(27 customer reviews)

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2. Phantoms in the Brain: Human Nature and the Architecture of the Mind by V.S. Ramachandran

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	"2003 Reith lecturer's meander around neuropsychology, showing why it matters"

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(18 customer reviews)

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3. Searching for Memory: The Brain, the Mind, and the Past by Daniel L. Schacter

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	"Positions memory research in real life - counteracts dryness of some memory textbooks"

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4. The Social Construction of Lesbianism (Inquiries in Social Construction series) by Celia Kitzinger

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	"Witty exposition of alleged drawbacks of orthodox psychological methods"

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5. The Jigsaw Man by Paul Britton

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	"What to do after you graduate - well, one can dream"

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(88 customer reviews)

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6. The Prehistory of the Mind: The Cognitive Origins of Art, Religion and Science by Steven Mithen

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	"Psychology meets archaeology - stimulating if sometimes speculative"

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7. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

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	"Fictional first-hand account of Asperger's syndrome - adds colour and emotion to those accounts of autistic spectrum"

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8. The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain (Allen Lane Science) by Simon Baron-Cohen

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	"Autism and gender differences - will provoke thought certainly, rage possibly"

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(13 customer reviews)

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9. Astonishing Hypothesis: Scientific Search for the Soul by Francis Crick

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	"You may not find the hypothesis all that astonishing but it provides an interesting context for the study of vision (Marr etc.) - written by discoverer of DNA"

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10. Thinks by David Lodge

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	"Entertaining novel involving cognitive scientists - you will meet some old friends (like Mary the colour scientist and Nagel's bat)"

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(36 customer reviews)

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