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Pervin, L. A., & John, O. P. (Eds., 1999). Handbook of personality: Theory and research (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $44.00) (Hardback: $80.00)

Hogan, R., Johnson, J., & Briggs, S. (Eds.; 1997). Handbook of personality psychology. San Diego, CA: Academic. (Paperback: $120.95) (Hardback: $198.95)

Cervone, D., & Mischel, W. (Eds., 2002). Advances in personality science. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $50.00)

Strack, S., & Kinder, B. N. (Eds., 2006). Pioneers of personality science: Autobiographical perspectives. New York: Springer. (Hardback: $58.95)

McAdams, D. C. (1997). The stories we live by: Personal myths and the making of the self. New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $22.00)

McAdams, D. C. (1988). Power, intimacy, and the life story: Personological inquiries into identity. New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $28.00)

Funder, D. C. (1999). Personality judgment: A realistic approach to person perception. New York: Academic. (Hardback: $79.95)

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Hammond, K. R. (1996). Human judgment and social policy: Irreducible uncertainty, inevitable error, unavoidable injustice. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $17.50) (Hardback: $90.00)

Gigerenzer, G. (2000). Adaptive thinking: Rationality in the real world. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $24.00) (Hardback: $60.00)

Gigerenzer, G., Todd, P. M., & ABC Research Group. (2000). Simple heuristics that make us smart. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $34.22)

Gigerenzer, G., & Selten, R. (Eds., 2001). Bounded rationality: The adaptive toolbox. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (Paperback: $28.00) (Hardback: $39.95)

Robinson, D. N. (1995). An intellectual history of psychology (3rd ed.). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. (Paperback: $21.95)

O'Shea, M. (2003). The brain: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

Blackmore, S. (2005). Consciousness: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

Hobson, J. A. (2005). Dreaming: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.61)

Evans, D. (2003). Emotion: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.74)

Storr, A. (2001). Freud: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

Wood, B. (2005). Human evolution: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

Deary, I. J. (2001). Intelligence: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

Stevens, A. (2001). Jung: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

Butler, G., & McManus, F. (2000). Psychology: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

Frith, C., & Johnstone, E. (2003). Schizophrenia: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

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Bowlby, J. (1983). Attachment (2nd ed.). New York: Basic. (Paperback: $27.00)

Bowlby, J. (1976). Separation: Anxiety and anger. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $27.00)

Bowlby, J. (1982). Loss: Sadness and depression. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $27.00)

Bowlby, J. (1990). A secure base: Parent-child attachment and healthy human development. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $24.50)

Bowlby, J. (1979). The making and breaking of affectional bonds. New York: Routledge. (Paperback: $29.95)

Ainsworth, M. D., Blehar, M. C., Waters, E., & Wall, S. (1978). Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of the strange situation. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Hardback: $99.95)

Rholes, W. S., & Simpson, J. A. (Eds., 2004). Adult attachment: Theory, research, and clinical implications. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $55.00)

Simpson, J. A., & Rholes, W. S. (Eds., 1997). Attachment theory and close relationships. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $55.00)

Cassidy, J., & Shaver, P. R. (Eds., 2002). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications. New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $48.00) (Hardback: $96.00)

Feeney, J. A., & Noller, P. (1996). Adult attachment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (Paperback: $51.95)

Holmes, J. (2001). The search for the secure base: Attachment theory and psychotherapy. New York: Brunner-Routledge. (Paperback: $29.95) (Hardback: $69.95)

Karen, R. (1998). Becoming attached: First relationships and how they shape our capacity to love. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $13.57)

Parkes, C. M., Stevenson-Hinde, J., & Marris, P. (Eds., 1991). Attachment across the life-cycle. New York: Routledge. (Paperback: $33.95)

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Darwin, C. (1998). The expression of the emotions in man and animals. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $12.21) (Hardback: $32.50)

James, W. (1988). William James: Writings 1902-1910: The varieties of religious experience / Pragmatism / A pluralistic universe / The meaning of truth / Some problems of philosophy / Essays. New York: Library of America. (Hardback: $25.20)

Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York: Bantam. (Paperback: $11.56) (Hardback: $18.48)

Goleman, D. (1998). Working with emotional intelligence. New York: Bantam. (Paperback: $11.56) (Hardback: $18.48)

Matthews, G., Zeidner, M., & Roberts, R. D. (2004). Emotional intelligence: Science and myth. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (Paperback: $29.00) (Hardback: $49.04)

Salovey, P., Brackett, M. A., & Mayer, J. D. (2004). Emotional intelligence: Key readings on the Meyer and Salovey model. Port Chester, NY: Dude. (Paperback: $28.00)

LeDoux, J. (1996). The emotional brain: The mysterious underpinnings of emotional life. New York: Simon & Schuster. (Paperback: $11.20)

Damasio, A. (2003). Looking for Spinoza: Joy, sorry, and the feeling brain. New York: Harvest. (Paperback: $10.20)

Damasio, A. (1999). The feeling of what happens: Body and emotion in the making of consciousness. New York: Harvest. (Paperback: $10.20)

Damasio, A. (1994). Descartes' error: Emotion, reason, and the human brain. New York: HarperCollins. (Paperback: $10.20)

Cloninger, C. R. (2004). Feeling good: The science of well-being. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $35.00)

Ekman, P. (2004). Emotions revealed: Recognizing faces and feelings to improve communication and emotional life. New York: Owl Books. (Paperback: $10.20)

Ekman, P., & Friesen, W. V. (2003). Unmasking the face. New York: Malor Books. (Paperback: $14.93)

Ekman, P., & Davidson, R. J. (Eds., 1994). The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $36.58)

Plutchik, R. (2002). Emotions and life: Perspectives from psychology, biology, and evolution. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (Hardback: $37.77)

Ortony, A., Clore, G. L., & Collins, A. (1988). The cognitive structure of emotions. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $21.95)

Davidson, R. J., Scherer, K. R., & Goldsmith, H. H. (Eds., 2002). Handbook of affective sciences. New York: Oxford University Press. (Hardback: $125.00)

Lewis, M., & Haviland-Jones, J. M. (Eds., 2004). Handbook of emotions (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $42.00) (Hardback: $80.00)

Fellous, J. M., & Arbib, M. A. (Eds., 2005). Who needs emotions? The brain meets the robot. New York: Oxford University Press. (Hardback: $59.95)

See also Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction.

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Galton, F. (2004). Essays in eugenics. Honolulu, HI: University Press of the Pacific. (Paperback: $22.50)

Lewontin, R. C. (1993). Biology as ideology: The doctrine of DNA. New York: Perennial. (Paperback: $9.60)

Lewontin, R. C. (2001). It ain't necessarily so: The dream of the human genome and other illusions. New York: New York Review of Books. (Paperback: $10.17)

Russo, E., & Cove, D. (1998). Genetic engineering: Dreams and nightmares. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $19.95)

Hamer, D., & Copeland, P. (1999). Living with our genes: The groundbreaking book about the science of personality, behavior, and genetic destiny. New York: Anchor. (Paperback: $10.47)

Lykken, D. (2000). Happiness: The nature and nurture of joy and contentment. New York: St. Martin's Press. (Paperback: $11.16)

Plomin, R. (1996). Nature and nurture: An introduction to human behavioral genetics. New York: Wadsworth. (Paperback: $38.95)

Plomin, R., DeFries, J. C., Craig, I. W., & McGuffin, P. (2002). Behavioral genetics in the postgenomic era. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (Hardback: $37.77)

Harris, J. R. (1998). The nurture assumption: Why children turn out the way they do. New York: Free Press. (Paperback: $10.20)

Jang, K. L. (2005). The behavioral genetics of psychopathology: A clinical guide. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Hardback: $69.95)

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Watson, J. B. (1998). Behaviorism. New York: Transaction. (Paperback: $24.95)

Skinner, B. F. (1974). About behaviorism. New York: Vintage. (Paperback: $9.60)

Skinner, B. F. (1971). Beyond freedom & dignity. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett. (Paperback: $8.95)

Skinner, B. F. (1965). Science and human behavior. New York: Free Press. (First published 1953) (Paperback: $18.95)

Eysenck, H. J., & Martin, I. (Eds., 1987). Theoretical foundations of behavior therapy. New York: Plenum. (Hardback: $196.00)

Thorpe, G. L., & Olson, S. L. (1997). Behavior therapy: Concepts, procedures, and applications (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Paperback: $62.51)

Spiegler, M. D., & Guevremont, D. C. (2002). Contemporary behavior therapy (4th ed.). New York: Wadsworth. (Hardback: $116.95)

Goldfried, M. R., & Davison, G. L. (1994). Clinical behavior therapy (2nd rev. ed.). New York: Wiley-Interscience. (Hardback: $69.22)

O'Donohue, W. T., Henderson, D. A., Hayes, H. C., Fisher, J. E., & Hayes, L. J. (Eds., 2001). A history of the behavioral therapies: Founders' personal histories. New York: Context. (Paperback: $49.95)

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Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York: Worth. (Paperback: $64.95)

Bandura, A. (Ed., 1997). Self-efficacy in changing societies. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $22.95)

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1991). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. New York: Harper Perennial. (Paperback: $10.20)

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1998). Finding flow: The psychology of engagement with everyday life. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $10.17)

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1997). Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. New York: Harper Perennial. (Paperback: $10.20)

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1994). The evolving self. New York: Harper Perennial. (Paperback: $10.20)

Seligman, M. E. P. (2002). Authentic happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment. New York: Free Press. (Paperback: $10.50) (Hardback: $17.16)

Seligman, M. E. P. (1994). What you can change and what you can't: The complete guide to successful self-improvement. New York: Knopf. (Paperback: $11.16)

Seligman, M. E. P. (1998). Learned optimism: How to change your mind and your life. New York: Free Press. (Paperback: $11.20)

Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. New York: Oxford University Press. (Hardback: $68.54)

Peterson, C., Maier, S. F., & Seligman, M. E. P. (1995). Learned helplessness: A theory for the age of personal control. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $32.50)

Deci, E. L., & Flaste, R. (1996). Why we do what we do: Understanding self-motivation. New York: Penguin. (Paperback: $9.71)

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (Eds., 2004). Handbook of self-determination research. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press. (Paperback: $35.00) (Hardback: $95.00)

Dweck, C. S. (2000). Self-theories: Their role in personality, motivation, and development. New York: Taylor & Francis. (Paperback: $25.95)

Beck, A. T., Freeman, A., Davis, D. D., & Associates. (2004). Cognitive therapy of personality disorders (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $48.00)

Ellis, A., & Harper, R. A. (1975). A guide to rational living (3rd ed.). New York: Wilshire Books. (Paperback: $10.20)

Ellis, A. (2001). Overcoming destructive beliefs, feelings, and behaviors: New directions for rational emotive behavior therapy. New York: Prometheus. (Paperback: $10.17)

Ellis, A. (1988). How to stubbornly refuse to make yourself miserable about anything--yes, anything. New York: Carol. (Paperback: $10.17)

Linehan, M. (1993). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of borderline personality disorder. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $60.00)

Linehan, M. (1993). Skills training manual for treating borderline personality disorder. New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $35.00)

Millon, T., & Everly, G. S., Jr. (1985). Personality and its disorders: A biosocial learning approach. New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $50.95)

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Lorenz, K. (1974). On aggression. New York: Harvest. (Paperback: $10.20) (Hardback: $7.98)

Wilson, E. O. (2000). Sociobiology: The new synthesis. New York: Belknap. (Paperback: $21.45) (Hardback: $74.69)

Wilson, E. O. (2004). On human nature. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (Paperback: $12.89)

Dawkins, R. (1989). The selfish gene (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $10.85)

Dawkins, R. (1996). The blind watchmaker. New York: Norton. (Paperback: $11.53)

Dawkins, R. (2005). The ancestor's tale : A pilgrimage to the dawn of evolution. New York: Mariner. (Paperback: $10.88)

Pinker, S. (2003). The blank slate: The modern denial of human nature. New York: Penguin. (Paperback: $10.88) (Hardback: $17.61)

Pinker, S. (1997). How the mind works. New York: Norton. (Paperback: $12.21)

Pinker, S. (1994). The language instinct: How the mind creates language. New York: HarperCollins. (Paperback: $10.20)

Wright, R. (2001). Nonzero: The logic of human destiny. New York: Vintage. (Paperback: $10.20)

Wright, R. (1994). The moral animal: Evolutionary psychology and everyday life. New York: Vintage. (Paperback: $10.85) (Hardback: $28.50)

Dennett, D. C. (1996). Darwin's dangerous idea: Evolution and the meanings of life. New York: Simon & Schuster. (Paperback: $10.88)

Ridley, M. (2003). The red queen: Sex and the evolution of human nature. New York: Harper Perennial. (Paperback: $10.17)

Miller, G. (2001). The mating mind: How sexual choice shaped the evolution of human nature. New York: Anchor. (Paperback: $10.85)

Baker, R. (1996). Sperm wars: The science of sex. New York: Diane Books. (Paperback: $20.00)

Buss, D. M. (2003). The evolution of desire: Strategies of human mating. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $11.90)

Buss, D. M. (2001). The dangerous passion: Why jealousy is as necessary as love or sex. New York: Bloomsbury. (Paperback: $11.11)

Buss, D. M. (2003). Evolutionary psychology: The new science of the mind (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Hardback: $80.00)

Buss, D. M. (Ed., 2005). The handbook of evolutionary psychology. New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $95.00)

Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (2005). What is evolutionary psychology? Explaining the new science of the mind. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. (Hardback: $12.00)

Workman, L., & Reader, W. (2004). Evolutionary psychology: An introduction. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $40.38) (Hardback: $90.00)

Millon, T. (1990). Toward a new personology: An evolutionary model. New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $130.00)

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McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T., Jr. (2002). Personality in adulthood (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $35.00)

Wiggins, J. S. (Ed., 1996). The five-factor model of personality: Theoretical perspectives. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $38.00)

McCrae, R. R., & Allik, J. (Eds., 2002). The five-factor model of personality across cultures. New York: Plenum. (Paperback: $52.95) (Hardback: $98.00)

Costa, P. T., Jr., & Widiger, T. A. (Eds., 2002). Personality disorders and the five-factor model of personality (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (Hardback: $37.77)

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Watson, D. (2000). Mood and temperament. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $44.00)

Hatfield, E., Cacioppo, J. T., & Rapson, R. L. (1993). Emotional contagion. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $22.99) (Hardback: $65.00)

Turner, J. H., & Stets, J. E. (2005). The sociology of emotions. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $24.99) (Hardback: $70.00)

Kelley, H. H., Holmes, J. G., Kerr, N. L., Reis, H. T., Rusbult, C. E., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2003). An atlas of interpersonal situations. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $30.43) (Hardback: $100.00)

Berne, E. (1964). Games people play: The psychology of human relationships. New York: Ballantine. (Paperback: $9.71)

Goffman, E. (1967). Interaction ritual: Essays on face-to-face behavior. New York: Random House. (Paperback: $12.75)

Collins, R. (2004). Interaction ritual chains. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. (Paperback: $24.95) (Hardback: $39.22)

Scheff, T. J. (1990). Microsociology: Discourse, emotion, and social structure. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (Paperback: $21.00)

Scheff, T. J. (1997). Emotions, the social bond, and human reality: Part/whole analysis. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $19.95) (Hardback: $70.00)

Scheff. T. J. (1999). Being mentally ill: A sociological theory (3rd ed.). New York: Aldine. (Paperback: $23.95) (Hardback: $45.95)

Eaton, W. W. (2000). The sociology of mental disorders (3rd ed.). New York: Praeger. (Paperback: $30.95) (Hardback: $109.95)

Brown, G. W., & Harris, T. (1978). Social origins of depression: A study of psychiatric disorder in women. New York: Free Press. (Hardback: $50.00)

Weissman, M. M., Markowitz, J. C., & Klerman, G. L. (2000). Comprehensive guide to interpersonal psychotherapy. New York: Basic. (Hardback: $60.00)

Stuart, S., & Robertson, M. (2003). Interpersonal psychotherapy: A clinician's guide. New York: Arnold. (Paperback: $36.50)

Wampold, B. E. (2001). The great psychotherapy debate: Models, methods, and findings. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Paperback: $34.50)

Frank, J. D., & Frank, J. B. (1991). Persuasion and healing: A comparative study of psychotherapy (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. (Paperback: $20.95)

Prochaska, J. O., & Norcross, J. C. (2002). Systems of psychotherapy: A transtheoretical analysis (5th ed.). New York: Wadsworth. (Hardback: $80.96)

See also Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction.

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Spearman, C. (2005). The abilities of man: Their nature and measurement. New York: Blackburn. (Paperback: $54.95)

Thurstone, L. L. (1973). The nature of intelligence. New York: Greenwood. (Hardback: $68.95)

Gould, S. J. (1996). The mismeasure of man (Rev. ed.). New York: Norton. (Paperback: $11.53)

Jensen, A. R. (1998). The g factor: The science of mental ability. New York: Praeger. (Hardback: $81.95)

Carroll, J. B. (1993). Human cognitive abilities: A survey of factor-analytic studies. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $54.07)

Deary, I. J. (2001). Intelligence: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $9.95)

Deary, I. J. (2000). Looking down on human intelligence: From psychometrics to the brain. New York: Oxford University Press. (Hardback: $95.00)

Eysenck, H. J. (2000). Intelligence: A new look. New York: Transaction. (Paperback: $24.95)

Eysenck, H. J., & Evans, D. (1995). Test your IQ. New York: Penguine. (Paperback: $11.20)

Eysenck, H. J. (1990). Know your own I.Q. New York: Viking. (Paperback: $9.82)

Sternberg, R. J. (1997). Successful intelligence: How practical and creative intelligence determine success in life. New York: Plume. (Paperback: $11.20)

Sternberg, R. J. (2003). Wisdom, intelligence, and creativity synthesized. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Hardback: $40.00)

Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (Eds., 2003). The psychology of abilities, competencies, and expertise. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $27.99) (Hardback: $70.00)

Sternberg, R. J. (Ed., 1998). Handbook of creativity. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $43.00) (Hardback: $110.00)

Sternberg, R. J. (Ed., 2003). Why smart people can be so stupid. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. (Paperback: $18.00) (Hardback: $29.95)

Gardner, H. (1993). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $14.28)

Gardner, H. (1993). Multiple intelligences: Theory into practice. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $14.70)

Gardner, H. (2000). Intelligence reframed: Multiple intelligences for the 21st century. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $18.00)

Gardner, H. (1994). Creating minds: An anatomy of creativity seen through the lives of Freud, Einstein, Picasso, Stravinsky, Eliot, Graham, and Gandhi. New York: Basic. (Paperback: $14.30)

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Sullivan, H. S. (1953). The interpersonal theory of psychiatry. New York: Norton. (Paperback: $12.95)

Sullivan, H. S. (1954). The psychiatric interview. New York: Norton. (Paperback: $10.17)

Sullivan, H. S. (1956). Clinical studies in psychiatry. New York: Norton. (Paperback: $10.17)

Mead, G. H. (1967). Mind, self, and society: From the standpoint of a social behaviorist. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (Paperback: $17.00)

Horowitz, L. M. (2004). Interpersonal foundations of psychopathology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (Hardback: $33.97)

Plutchik, R., & Conte, H. R. (Eds., 1997). Circumplex models of personality and emotions. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (Hardback: $13.57)

Kiesler, D. J. (1996). Contemporary interpersonal theory and research: Personality, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $114.56)

Benjamin, L. S. (1996). Interpersonal diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $27.00) (Hardback: $55.00)

Benjamin, L. S. (2003). Interpersonal reconstructive therapy: Promoting change in nonresponders. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $45.00)

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Eysenck, H. J. (2002). The dynamics of anxiety and hysteria: An experimental application of modern learning theory to psychiatry. New York: Transaction. (Original work published 1956) (Paperback: $29.95)

Eysenck, H. J. (2000). Smoking, health, and personality. New York: Transaction. (Paperback: $24.95)

Eysenck, H. J. (1995). Smoking, personality, and stress: Psychosocial factors in the prevention of cancer and coronary heart disease. New York: Springer. (Hardback: $99.00)

Eysenck, H. J. (1999). The psychology of politics. New York: Transaction. (Paperback: $29.95)

Eysenck, H. J., & Gudjonsson, G. J. (Eds., 1989). The causes and cures of criminality. New York: Plenum. (Hardback: $78.50)

Strulau, J., & Eysenck, H. J. (Eds., 1987). Personality dimensions and arousal. New York: Plenum. (Hardback: $104.00)

Matthews, G., Deary, I. J., & Whiteman, M. C. (2003). Personality traits (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $30.00) (Hardback: $85.00)

Cooper, C. (2002). Individual differences (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $35.00)

Nyborg, H. (Ed., 1997). The scientific study of human nature: Tribute to Hans J. Eysenck at eighty. New York: Pergamon. (Hardback: $115.00)

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Strack, S. (Ed., 2005). Handbook of personology and psychopathology. New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $90.00)

Livesley, W. J. (Ed., 2001). Handbook of personality disorders: Theory, research, and treatment. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $75.00)

Livesley, W. J. (2003). Practical management of personality disorder. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $48.00)

Magnavita, J. J. (Ed., 2004). Handbook of personality disorders: Theory and practice. New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $69.29)

Millon, T., Grossman, S., Millon, C., Meagher, S., & Ramnath, R. (2004). Personality disorders in modern life (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $93.01)

Millon, T., & Davis, R. D. (1995). Disorders of personality: DSM-IV and beyond (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $138.83)

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See also Personality-Guided Therapy

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See also Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences.

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