Social Psychology

The Pathology of Normalcy Proves Normal Can Be Sick, and Offers a Cure

The Pathology of Normalcy is Erich Fromm’s short, unsettling argument that a person can be perfectly adjusted to society and … Read more

I read Gustave Le Bon’s The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind expecting to be a dusty Victorian relic. … Read more

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) is the book that finally answers a question most of us ask about … Read more

Does your relationship feel warm but flat, or intense yet shaky? Did the spark fade while the promise stayed? Robert … Read more

Robert Sternberg’s Love Is a Story: A New Theory of Relationships argues that we don’t fall in love with people; … Read more

Do you know why you fall for certain people, stay with others, and can’t seem to make it work with … Read more

Can a book about manipulation actually protect you from becoming a victim, or does it just teach you how to … Read more

Do you ever wonder why some people can get you to agree to things you never intended to say yes … Read more

Did you know that one out of every twenty-five people walking around you right now literally has no conscience, and … Read more

Do you know someone who can lie straight to your face without flinching, charm everyone in the room while leaving … Read more

Why does a charming con artist convince intelligent young women to believe in vampires, witchcraft, and murder, and what does … Read more

Do you trust your instinct when meeting someone new, only to discover later that your first impression was completely off … Read more

Do you ever feel like the world has become too fragile—where words wound like weapons and disagreement feels like danger? … Read more

Why do we fall for one person, distrust another, crave commitment one year and novelty the next? The Evolution of … Read more

Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage by Paul Ekman is the book you reach for … Read more