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Author: Simon McCarthy-Jones
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.60cm
ISBN: 9781786078421
ISBN 10: 1786078422
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 22 October 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'With rigorous science, penetrating analyses, colourful and enjoyable prose, and an astonishing breadth of knowledge - Simon McCarthy-Jones has delivered a book that will undeniably be appreciated by many.' -- Frank Laroi. University of Bergen
'[A] thorough and entertaining book, which poses a provocative thesis... McCarthy-Jones is a funny, playful writer, especially for a psychologist... an illuminating examination of an under-discussed topic.' -- <i>New York Times</i> 'An informative, evidence-based, page-turner. A rare pleasure.' -- Richard Stephens, author of <i>Black Sheep</i>, winner of the Wellcome Prize 2014 'Spite is a fascinating insight into how we all behave in a world of big egos and thin skins.' -- Michael Cockerell, award-winning political documentary-maker 'With rigorous science, penetrating analyses, colourful and enjoyable prose, and an astonishing breadth of knowledge - Simon McCarthy-Jones has delivered a book that will undeniably be appreciated by many.' -- Frank Laroi. University of Bergen 'Spite is an eye-opening examination of humanity's nastier impulses - from Achilles to Trump. An erudite and eloquent guide, McCarthy-Jones deftly examines cutting-edge psychological research and evolutionary theory, with some truly startling insights for our personal relationships, business and politics. You will never look at your human nature in quite the same way again.' * David Robson, author of The Intelligence Trap * 'An interesting and at times provocative exploration of an emotion that has to this point been underexplored and, if McCarthy-Jones is right, significantly underappreciated.' -- <i>Independent</i>
'Spite is an eye-opening examination of humanity's nastier impulses - from Achilles to Trump. An erudite and eloquent guide, McCarthy-Jones deftly examines cutting-edge psychological research and evolutionary theory, with some truly startling insights for our personal relationships, business and politics. You will never look at your human nature in quite the same way again.' * David Robson, author of The Intelligence Trap * 'With rigorous science, penetrating analyses, colourful and enjoyable prose, and an astonishing breadth of knowledge - Simon McCarthy-Jones has delivered a book that will undeniably be appreciated by many.' -- Frank Laroi. University of Bergen 'Spite is a fascinating insight into how we all behave in a world of big egos and thin skins.' -- Michael Cockerell, award-winning political documentary-maker
Author Information
Simon McCarthy-Jones is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity College Dublin. An internationally recognised expert on the experience of hallucinations, he also writes on and researches a range of psychological phenomena. He has written extensively for the popular press, with articles published in the New Statesman, New Scientist, Newsweek, the Huffington Post, the Daily Mail, The Independent and The Irish Times. His articles on 'The Conversation' website have received over a million views to date. His website is: www.simonmccarthyjones.com.
