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It is a book on psychology written for ordinary readers; it tells the story of Hector, a psychiatrist, who travels around the world in search of what it is that makes people happy. The book is written in a simple, humorous style, and gives psychological advice and thought-provoking impulses without even touching dry theory.
In a starred review, Publishers Weekly lauded the strength of De León's researched, empirical account of the smuggler trade, specifically pointing out his "fluid storytelling", the book's "gut-wrenching finish", and De León's critique at the lack of empathy received for his work by academia. [6]
An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public.Many open textbooks are distributed in either print, e-book, or audio formats that may be downloaded or purchased at little or no cost.
In its Latin form psychiologia, it was first employed by the Croatian humanist and Latinist Marko Marulić in his book Psichiologia de ratione animae humanae (Psychology, on the Nature of the Human Soul) in the decade 1510–1520 [11] [12] The earliest known reference to the word psychology in English was by Steven Blankaart in 1694 in The ...
De León's new book, Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling, published by Viking Books, March 2024. [23] The book is based on seven years of ethnographic work in Mexico and Honduras and traces the lives of several individuals involved in the smuggling of Central American migrants across the length of Mexico.
The book provides summaries, critiques, and updates on important research that has impacted the field of psychology. The textbook is used in psychology courses at all levels of education and has been translated into six languages. It is used to properly relate the present knowledge of psychology with the original research that led to it.
Upon his release, Hector makes his way back to the village where he celebrates with the locals. While flying to Los Angeles, Hector attends to a woman with a brain tumor. Hector then goes to the beach in Santa Monica and encounters Agnes, an old girlfriend, who is now happily married with children. Hector calls Clara and they break up in an ...
Charles Brenner (18 November 1913, in Boston – 19 May 2008) was an American psychoanalyst who served as president of the New York Psychoanalytic Society, and is perhaps best known for his contributions to drive theory, the structure of the mind, and conflict theory.