<p>S needs to read a non-fiction book related to some aspect of psychology for his Psych class extra credit. Hi will try to get more information from teacher on what would be acceptable. Any suggestions here?</p>
<p>The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, by Oliver Sacks. Very intriguing descriptions of neurological and psychological disorders.</p>
<p>Oliver Sacks is a great suggestion, but my first thought was something by Deborah Tannen. Something like: “That’s Not What I Meant!:How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships” might actually be immediately useful and interesting!</p>
<p>Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection. It’s about psychological experimentation on rhesus monkeys.</p>
<p>The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat is good. If you’re interested in a memoir, I loved the Center Cannot Hold by Elyn Saks.</p>
<p>“The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch or, and I highly recommend this one, “Happier,” by Tal Ben-Shahar. It is based on the positive psychology class he teaches at Harvard. I gave this to both of my girls to read, and now D is taking a positive psych class at school. Really empowering, research-based stuff on how to be happier, but very readable, too.</p>
<p>I should read the Harry Harlow book. When I was an undergrad, I took psychology with one of Harlow’s disciples. He wasn’t a good teacher at all!</p>
<p>Mechanical Man the biography of John Watson (forgot the author), Beyond Freedom and Dignity by BF Skinner, Great and Desperate Cures by Elliot Valenstein about the history of lobotomy, Opening Skinner’s Box about the behinds the scenes of many of the most seminal studies in psychology (can’t remember the author), Life in Rewind about Ed Zine an extraordinary OCD patient and Michael Jenicke, the psychiatrist who helped cure him.</p>
<p>Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness [Paperback]
Otto F. Wahl (Author)
That one is self explanatory-
I thought this one also sounded interesting that examines refugees from war & other disasters.</p>
<p>Healing Invisible Wounds: Paths to Hope and Recovery in a Violent World [Paperback]
Richard F. Mollica (Author</p>
<p>I would recommend any of Temple Grandin’s books if he has any interest in autism. She gives an amazing “inside look” at the autistic brain.</p>
<p>^I agree. I really enjoyed Temple Grandin’s Thinking in Pictures. I also have found Oliver Sack’s books fascinating. One of my favorite books, which I read when my mother was taking a child psych class was this one: [Amazon.com:</a> Dibs in Search of Self (9780345339256): Virginia M. Axline: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Dibs-Search-Self-Virginia-Axline/dp/0345339258/ref=pd_sim_b_10]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Dibs-Search-Self-Virginia-Axline/dp/0345339258/ref=pd_sim_b_10)</p>
<p>Abnormal: books by Oliver Saks </p>
<p>Social/cognitive: books by Malcolm Gladwell </p>
<p>Behavioral econ: books by Dan Ariely </p>
<p>Cognitive: Stumbling Upon Happiness (Dan Gilbert), Paradox of Choice (Schwartz)</p>
<p>Cool studies: Quirkology (Wiseman),</p>