Books by Richard Wiseman
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review 1: There's not much here that anyone with an interest in the paranormal won't have heard before, but the author reports both anecdotal and scientific evidence for undermining many of the most common paranormal hypotheses in a non-judgemental, non-hysterical, and very readable way. T...
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review 1: If your interested in the psychology of happiness across all aspects of life this book is a great read. The author does an excellent job of aggregating studies from the field of psychology into different themes. The author then offers a summary at the end of each chapter where he...
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review 1: It's one of those books with a great fundamental premise, but in the author's over exuberance in trying to prove it, plays it repeatedly to death. In fact, he tries so hard it almost becomes painful to read, despite his awkward attempts to lighten things up midstream. Am at p.100...
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review 1: The 'as if' idea is interesting and somewhat useful, so what's the problem?1. It shouldn't be a book. There is enough substance for a short essay, so reading the whole book is a waste of time.2. As Albert Ellis points out, feeling good is not as valuable as being good (in a good ...