In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman--who was relegated to special education as a child--offers a new way of looking at intelligence. He explores the latest research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology to challenge the conventional wisdom about the childhood predictors of ad[...]
There's intelligence involved in mating? Until recently, evolutionary psychologists have considered human mating behavior to be universal and similar to other animals, painting a picture of human mating as visceral, animalistic, and instinctual. But that's not the whole story. In courtship and displ[...]
The author is a psychologist who explodes the myths surrounding talent, practice, genius, and intelligence. As a child, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman was essentially told that he was too dumb to make anything of his life. The results of an IQ test sent him straight to a "special" school[...]
This volume provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of theory and research in the field of human intelligence. Each of the 42 chapters is written by world-renowned experts in their respective fields, and collectively, they cover the full range of topics of contemporary interest in [...]
Get ready for the latest Certified Ethical Hacker exam with the only book authorized by the creators of the certification, EC-Council! This book covers all of the various areas of the very challenging Certified Ethical Hacker exam, and includes hundreds of review questions in addition to refresher c[...]
The Psychology of Creative Writing takes a scholarly, psychological look at multiple aspects of creative writing, including the creative writer as a person, the text itself, the creative process, the writer's development, the link between creative writing and mental illness, the personality traits o[...]
What are the origins of greatness? Few other questions have caused such intense debate, controversy, and diversity of opinions. In recent years, a large body of research has accumulated that suggests that the origins of greatness are extraordinarily complex. Instead of talent or practice, it's talen[...]
"Barry very explicity reveals the options and choices we can all make to find the road to happiness."
BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D.
Author of LOVE, MEDICINE AND MIRACLES
Barry Neil Kaufman, therapist, author, motivational speaker, and founder of the Option Institute shows you [...]
An updated journal of the Kaufmans' successful efforts to reach their autistic child reveals a world-wide phenomenon and offers an account of five other families who used the Son-Rise program to reach their "unreachable" children. Reprint. $25,000 ad/promo. IP.[...]