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For seventy five years, Wonder Woman has served as an inspiration to people everywhere. Wonder Woman Psychology: Lassoing the Truth examines this powerful superhero--who was created by famous psychologist William Moulton Marston--through twenty chapters, including some very special interviews and the previously unpublished memoir of Elizabeth Holloway Marston. This collection analyzes: ● Marston's important role in the history of forensic psychology. ● How Diana's relationship with her mother and Amazonian sisters shapes her to become a leader and the heroine called Wonder Woman. ● The ways differences in culture and gender can contribute to alienation but also to personal empowerment. ● What roles emotion, strengths, virtues, and culture shock play in heroic behavior. ● And what it truly means to be a wonder.

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Travis Langley authored the acclaimed book Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight. He is the editor and lead writer for Sterling Publishing's Popular Culture Psychology series. He is a psychology professor who teaches on the psychology of crime, mental illness, social behavior, and media at Henderson State University. Travis Langley authored the acclaimed book Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight. He is the editor and lead writer for Sterling Publishing's Popular Culture Psychology series. He is a psychology professor who teaches on the psychology of crime, mental illness, social behavior, and media at Henderson State University. Travis Langley authored the acclaimed book Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight. He is the editor and lead writer for Sterling Publishing's Popular Culture Psychology series. He is a psychology professor who teaches on the psychology of crime, mental illness, social behavior, and media at Henderson State University. Todd McLaren was involved in radio for more than twenty years in cities on both coasts, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. He left broadcasting for a full-time career in voice-overs, where he has been heard on more than 5,000 TV and radio commercials, as well as TV promos; narrations for documentaries on such networks as A&E, Discovery, and the History Channel; and films, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Trina Robbins is an American cartoonist. She was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the few female artists in the fledgling underground comix movement. Both as a cartoonist and historian, Robbins has long been involved in creating outlets for and promoting female comics artists. Trina Robbins is an American cartoonist. She was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the few female artists in the fledgling underground comix movement. Both as a cartoonist and historian, Robbins has long been involved in creating outlets for and promoting female comics artists. Stephanie Bentley is a Los Angeles-based actress, singer, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator. Among Stephanie's recordings are the fourth book in the popular Sweet Deceit series and Book 3 in the popular Sweet Fall series. She regularly performs musical improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Hollywood and is also known for spoofing Twilight's Bella Swan on the popular web series The BAMF Girls Club.

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