Psych

Psych (2023) offers an informed, insightful, and approachable overview of psychology, starting with its origins and earliest thought leaders to the most recent findings in modern practice. Based on the author’s popular Introduction to Psychology course developed for Yale University, it uses lively storytelling and studies to easily relate the complex science of the human mind.

Paul Bloom is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University. A highly-distinguished and award-winning researcher and lecturer, he’s written for publications including Nature, Science, the New York Times, and the New Yorker. Other books Bloom has authored or edited include Against Empathy, Just Babies, and How Pleasure Works.

• Anyone interested in the principles of psychology

• People seeking scientific explanations for what drives thought and behavior

• Those eager to learn how people’s minds differ