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Books narrated by Stuart Vyse

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  • The Uses of Delusion

    Why It's Not Always Rational to Be Rational

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    A fascinating examination of delusional thinking and how it might benefit health, relationships, and wellbeing. Although reason and rationality are our friends in almost all contexts, in some cases people are better off putting reason aside. In a number of very important situations, we benefit by not seeing the world as it is, and by not behaving like logic-driven machines. Sometimes we know we ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Superstition

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something rather more sinister? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. A recent survey of adults in the United States ... Read more

    $7.59 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Critical Thinking: How to Effectively Reason, Understand Irrationality, and Make Better Decisions

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    Narrated by Stuart Vyse ...
    Series series Learn25: Health & Better Living

    Unabridged

    6 hours 5 min

    Stuart Vyse, Ph.D., is the author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition, which received the William James Book Award of the American Psychological Association. A celebrated psychologist and professor as well as a recognized author, he is the perfect guide for this audio series on the power of superstition.This wide-ranging course reveals the method to our madness in everything from ... Read more

    $24.67 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Going Broke

    Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    Over the last three decades, debt, bankruptcy, and home foreclosures have risen to epidemic levels. To make matters worse, the personal savings rate is at its lowest point since the Great Depression. Why, in the richest nation on earth, can't Americans hold on to our money? Winner of the prestigious William James Book Award for Believing in Magic and an authority on irrational behavior, Stuart ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Going Broke

    Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    Over the last three decades, debt, bankruptcy, and home foreclosures have risen to epidemic levels. To make matters worse, the personal savings rate is at its lowest point since the Great Depression. Why, in the richest nation on earth, can't Americans hold on to our money? Winner of the prestigious William James Book Award for Believing in Magic and an authority on irrational behavior, Stuart ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Going Broke

    Why Americans (Still) Can't Hold On To Their Money

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    Over the last four decades, debt, bankruptcy, and home foreclosures have risen to epidemic levels, and the personal savings rate has sunk dangerously low. Why, in the richest nation on earth, can't Americans hold on to their money? First published in 2008, Stuart Vyse's Going Broke described the epidemic of personal debt that existed in the years leading up to the Great Recession, and anticipated ... Read more

    $21.59 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Superstition

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    Narrated by Mike Carnes ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 24 min

    Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs—both traditional and new—remain surprisingly popular. A recent survey of adults in the United States found that thirty-three percent believed that finding a penny was good luck, and twenty-three percent believed that the number seven was lucky. Where did these superstitions come from, and why do they persist today ... Read more

    $21.97 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Going Broke, Updated Edition

    Why Americans (Still) Can’t Hold On to Their Money

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    Narrated by William Hughes ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 10 min

    Over the last four decades, debt, bankruptcy, and home foreclosures have risen to epidemic levels, and the personal savings rate has sunk dangerously low. Why, in the richest nation on Earth, can’t Americans hold on to their money?First published in 2008, Stuart Vyse’s Going Broke described the epidemic of personal debt that existed in the years leading up to the Great Recession, and anticipated ... Read more

    $32.15 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Uses of Delusion

    Why It's Not Always Rational to Be Rational

    by Stuart Vyse ...
    Narrated by Joel Richards ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 43 min

    Although reason and rationality are our friends in almost all contexts, in some cases people are better off putting reason aside. In a number of very important situations, we benefit by not seeing the world as it is, and by not behaving like logic-driven machines.The Uses of Delusion is about aspects of human nature that are not altogether rational but, nonetheless, help us achieve our social and ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Religion

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Religion plays a central role in human experience. Billions of people around the world practice a faith and act in accordance with it. Religion shapes how they enter the world and how they leave it - how they eat, dress, marry, and raise their children. It shapes their assumptions about who they are and who they want to be. Religion also identifies insiders and outsiders, who has power and who ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • Depression

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and how are they treated? Can a small child be diagnosed with depression and treated with antidepressants - and should they be? Covering depression, manic depression, and bipolar disorder, this Very Short Introduction gives a brief account of the history of these concepts, before focussing on the descriptions and understanding of ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Anxiety

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Are we born with our fears or do we learn them? Why do our fears persist? What purpose does anxiety serve? How common are anxiety disorders, and which treatments are most effective? What's happening in our brain when we feel fear? And what are Colombian worry dolls? This Very Short Introduction draws on the best scientific research to offer a highly accessible explanation of what anxiety is, why ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD