Hardcovers: Psychology
Edited by Dick Donahue and Skip Skwarek. Compiled by Alia Akkam, Natalie Danford, Diane Patrick, Sarah Robbins, Judith Rosen and Michelle Wildgen. -- Publishers Weekly, 6/29/2009
BEACON PRESS
The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease (Jan., $27.95) by Jonathan M. Metzl explores how the biologically based disease has been racialized, beginning with the civil rights era.
ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY PRESS
(dist. by Midpoint Trade)
Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain (Oct., $26.95) by Patt Lind-Kyle offers a training program to repattern behavior.
HILL AND WANG
Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It) (Jan., $TBA) by William Poundstone exposes the strategies of tough negotiators and considers the significance of inequities.
NORTON PROFESSIONAL BOOKS FOR PSYCHOTHERAPISTS
Love and War in Intimate Relationships: How the Mind, Brain and Body Interact (Feb., $24.95) by Marion Solomon helps nurture positive relationships by applying the latest neuroscience research.
Zen and Psychotherapy: Partners in Liberation (Jan., $27.50) by Joseph Bobrow examines how Zen and psychotherapy can relieve human suffering and enhance individual and collective well-being.
TIMES BOOKS
Why Women Have Sex: Sexual Motivation—From Adventure to Revenge (and Everything in Between) (Oct., $25) by Cindy M. Meston and David M. Buss. Two leading research psychologists explore the mysteries underlying women's sexuality. 75,000 first printing.
