UNDERSTANDING HUMAN NATURE AND PSYCHOLOGY

Some of the best books and other stuff about human nature come from unusual places.

• "Danger ahead: the risks you really face on life's highway" Larry Laudan ; 1997. Although one cannot trust statistics too much, this book about the risks we are facing does shed some light on human nature in an interesting way.
  
  
  
• In her radio talk show, Dr Laura Schlessinger www.drlaura.com attempts to answer her listeners' questions on moral and ethical issues. She gives a lot of insights into human nature. You can listen to her show on her website. If I can only choose one source of education from this list to learn about human nature, this talk show is it.
  
  
  
• David E. Kelley --- the creator of successful television shows such as Ally McBeal and The Practice --- also has some great insights into human nature. It is not surprising that I am a huge fan of these two shows.
  
  
  
• "Abracadabra!: secret methods magicians & others use to deceive their audience" Nathaniel Schiffman, 1997. The best thing about this book is its Bibliography section which lists some great psychology books for reading if you want to know --- among other things --- why we are fooled by magic, advertising etc. and some other psychological issues.
  
  
  
• "Behind the couch: revelations of a psychoanalyst" Herbert S. Strean, 1991. One of my favorite authors because he has warmth and makes lots of sense in his writing.
  
  
  
• "Making friends: a guide to getting along with people" Andrew Matthews, 1991
  
  
  
• "Rules for the road: surviving your first job out of school" Eve Luppert, 1998. This excellent book is useful to anybody--- not just those who have just started out working--- who wants to learn about survival at work. She has some excellent insights into human nature.