William James Book Award Winners

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Winners

	Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice, and Indian Youth Identities by Sunil Bhatia (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings William James Book Award (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Psychology of Passion: A Dualistic Model by Robert J Vallerand 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings William James Book Award (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Developing Genome: An Introduction to Behavioral Epigenetics by David S. Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 104 ratings William James Book Award (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety by Joseph E. LeDoux 3.60 avg rating — 600 ratings William James Book Award (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture, and Wisdom (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by Allan N. Schore Ph.D. (Foreword) 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings William James Book Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise of Consciousness and the Development of Emotional Life by Michael Lewis 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings William James Book Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 6,233 ratings William James Book Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Born Together--Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study by Nancy L. Segal (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 31 ratings William James Book Award (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Agile Mind by Wilma Koutstaal 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings William James Book Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science as Psychology by Lisa M. Osbeck really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating William James Book Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like by Paul Bloom (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 3,563 ratings William James Book Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fooling Ourselves: Self-Deception in Politics, Religion, and Terrorism by Harry C. Triandis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating William James Book Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sexual Paradox: Extreme Men, Gifted Women and the Real Gender Gap by Susan Pinker 3.82 avg rating — 423 ratings William James Book Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo 3.92 avg rating — 22,691 ratings William James Book Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Psychology of Science and the Origins of the Scientific Mind by Gregory J. Feist 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings William James Book Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Redemptive Self: Stories Americans Live by by Dan P. McAdams 4.21 avg rating — 77 ratings William James Book Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cultural Nature of Human Development by Barbara Rogoff really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 243 ratings William James Book Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why by Richard E. Nisbett (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 3,128 ratings William James Book Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers by Daniel L. Schacter 3.89 avg rating — 1,675 ratings William James Book Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 23,800 ratings William James Book Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Cognitive Neurosciences by Michael S. Gazzaniga 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings William James Book Award (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition by Michael Tomasello 4.12 avg rating — 232 ratings William James Book Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children's Testimony by Stephen J. Ceci 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings William James Book Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origins of Genius: Darwinian Perspectives on Creativity by Dean Keith Simonton 3.75 avg rating — 59 ratings William James Book Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition by Stuart A. Vyse (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 114 ratings William James Book Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 19,975 ratings William James Book Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practicing Feminisms, Reconstructing Psychology: Notes on a Liminal Science by Jill G. Morawski really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating William James Book Award (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Searching for Memory: The Brain, the Mind, and the Past by Daniel L. Schacter 4.01 avg rating — 394 ratings William James Book Award (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memory in Oral Traditions: The Cognitive Psychology of Epic, Ballads, and Counting-Out Rhymes by David C. Rubin 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings William James Book Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Will We Be Smart Enough?: A Cognitive Analysis of the Coming Workforce: A Cognitive Analysis of the Coming Workforce by Earl Hunt 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings William James Book Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars