Books (General Readership)

By maclink on January 5, 2010 9:03 PM | 1 Comment

These books make for good readers or book analysis assignments in Motivation and Emotion courses.

The Happiness Project

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006158326X/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0061583251&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0JNB56TH4MYTJSNBN8KF

The Creative Brain: The Science of Genius

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Brain-Science-Genius/dp/B002PJ4GWM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290295026&sr=8-1

Black and Blue

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440226104/ref=pd_sim_books_2/102-0916068-4077719?v=glance&s=books

Born to Be Good

http://www.amazon.com/Born-Be-Good-Science-Meaningful/dp/0393337138/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264518276&sr=8-1

The Compassionate Instinct

http://www.amazon.com/Compassionate-Instinct-Science-Human-Goodness/dp/0393337286/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264518276&sr=8-2

Emotions Revealed : Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080507516X/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-7445806-9744127?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/046500802X/qid=1136508954/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/102-7445806-9744127?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195158067/qid=1136509075/sr=1-38/ref=sr_1_38/102-7445806-9744127?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

Intrinsic Motivation at Work: Building Energy & Commitment

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1576752380/qid=1136507405/sr=8-13/ref=pd_bbs_13/102-7445806-9744127?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0425179613/qid=1136508118/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7445806-9744127?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

Ladder of Years

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0804113475/qid=1029961623/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-2777705-2011124

Learning and Motivation Strategies: Your Guide to Success

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0130330639/qid=1136508276/sr=8-31/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i31_xgl14/102-7445806-9744127?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

Lives on the Boundary

http://www.amazon.com/Lives-Boundary-Achievements-Educationally-Underprepared/dp/0143035460/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263305507&sr=8-2

Loneliness

http://www.amazon.com/Loneliness-Human-Nature-Social-Connection/dp/0393335283/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264518354&sr=1-1

The Long Walk

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451196716/qid=1136509619/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/102-7445806-9744127?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

A Million Little Pieces

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307276902/qid=1136510045/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-7445806-9744127?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

The Mind at Work

http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Work-Valuing-Intelligence-American/dp/0143035576/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263305820&sr=8-3

Motivation and Goal Setting: How to Set and Achieve Goals and Inspire Others

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1564143643/qid=1136507405/sr=8-8/ref=pd_bbs_8/102-7445806-9744127?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590560310/qid=1136510268/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-7445806-9744127?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

Ordinary People

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140065172/qid=1029961752/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-2777705-2011124

The Power of Positive Thinking

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0449911470/qid=1136508516/sr=8-9/ref=pd_bbs_9/102-7445806-9744127?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

Talent is Overrated

http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Overrated-Separates-World-Class-Performers/dp/1591842247/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262749495&sr=8-1

Toward a Psychology of Being

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471293091/qid=1136509478/sr=1-10/ref=sr_1_10/102-7445806-9744127?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

Unstoppable: 45 Powerful Stories of Perseverance and Triumph from People Just Like You

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1570713383/qid=1136508365/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7445806-9744127?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

Why School?

http://www.amazon.com/Why-School-Mike-Rose/dp/1595584676/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263305820&sr=8-1

Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140255265/qid=1136507470/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7445806-9744127?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

http://www.amazon.com/Other-Wes-Moore-Name-Fates/dp/0385528205/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314713209&sr=1-1

The Kitchen Daughter

http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Daughter-Jael-McHenry/dp/B005GNJMD2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314713855&sr=1-1

The Help

http://www.amazon.com/Help-Movie-Tie--Kathryn-Stockett/dp/0425245136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314713884&sr=1-1

Little Bee

http://www.amazon.com/Help-Movie-Tie--Kathryn-Stockett/dp/0425245136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314713884&sr=1-1

Step Back from the Baggage Claim

http://www.amazon.com/Step-Baggage-Claim-Jason-Barger/dp/0615226663

The Kite Runner

http://www.amazon.com/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/1594480001/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315431928&sr=1-1

1 Comment

Austin | January 21, 2010 4:02 PM | Reply

For those of you who like sports, there is a book called, "My Losing Season," by Pat Conroy. It's a memoir of a college basketball player who was mentally abused as a child by his father. Throughout the book, he struggles with his emotions surrounding the game of basketball and life as he transforms suffering into a source of strength, passion, and motivation.

http://www.amazon.com/My-Losing-Season-Pat-Conroy/dp/0553381903/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264111178&sr=1-1.

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