Psychology - Developmental - Lifespan Development

God took David from the fields where he followed the sheep to become the ruler of Israel. He was overlooked by his father, yet chosen by God. He carried the dream to be king from the day Samuel anointed him, but he did not...

Does life seem overly complex and constantly overwhelming? Do you feel anxious from your obligations, duties, and cluttered surroundings? Would you like to have a more free life? Don't compromise with your happiness. "Good enough" is not the life you deserve - you deserve...

For twenty-five years, Positive Discipline has been the gold standard reference for grown-ups working with children. Now Jane Nelsen, distinguished psychologist, educator, and mother of seven, has written a revised and expanded edition. The key to positive discipline is not punishment, she tells us,...

Leading lifespan psychologist Margie Lachman creates an inspiring new framework for midlife, based on her landmark thirty years of research and work on the MIDUS study, as the defining years of life. We've all heard the term "midlife crisis" and the stereotypes that come...

Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr. Yalom helps us recognize that the fear of death...

It's time to find your power, learn how to love yourself, and break free of the limiting patterns and beliefs that are keeping you stuck--from the therapist behind the popular podcast The Michelle Chalfant Show. "An excellent 'how to act like an adult' manual...

From a leading expert on child development, a radical evolutionary perspective on how childhood experiences shape later life. Children who grow up in troubled circumstances--experiencing deprivation or instability, living in a dangerous neighborhood or an abusive family--are more prone to aggression, recklessness, and sexual...

The only way this son's life could be a tragedy was to do nothing about it.A young college graduate guns his car into a retaining wall is instantly killed. His mother, author Sally Raymond, asks one agonizing question: Why? What brought her bright, successful...

Freud was fascinated by the mysteries of creativity and the imagination. The groundbreaking works that comprise The Uncanny present some of his most influential explorations of the mind. In these pieces Freud investigates the vivid but seemingly trivial childhood memories that often "screen" deeply...

"What a masterpiece! Maslow 2.0--a must-read for anyone who wants to understand what Maslow meant by self-transcendence."--Angela Duckworth, author of Grit "This is the book we've all been waiting for--nothing less than a breathtaking new psy­chology of humanity."--Susan Cain, author of Quiet "Scott Barry...

Jim Collins, international bestselling author of Good to Great, offers transformative lessons on constructing--and reconstructing--a life through the cliff moments and transitions we all will face repeatedly in our lives. What to make of a life?It is a question we all wrestle with more...