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Tomasz Witkowski

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Dr Tomasz Witkowski is a psychologist and science writer. He is the founder of the Polish Skeptics Club and specializes in debunking pseudoscience, particularly in the field of psychology, psychotherapy, and diagnosis. He is the author of numerous books dozens of scientific papers and over 100 popular articles (some of them are published in Skeptical Inquirer). As an expert in science-pseudoscience issues, he is frequently called by the media to comment on frauds and abuses witnessed in psychology, psychotherapy and other areas of scientific activity. In 2010 awarded as a Rationalist of the Year in Poland.

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	Zakazana psychologia tom 1 3.96 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 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
	Psychomanipulacje 3.88 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 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
	Zakazana psychologia tom 2 4.06 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 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
	Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy by Tomasz Witkowski (Goodreads Author), Maciej Zatonski (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	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
	Psychoterapia bez makijażu. Rozmowy o terapeutycznych niepowodzeniach 3.26 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 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
	Zakazana psychologia. O cnotach przywarach i uczynkach małych wielkich uczonych 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2019	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
	Psychologia Kłamstwa: Motywy Strategie Narzędzia 3.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 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
	Giganci psychologii. Rozmowy na miarę XXI wieku 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2021	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
	Inteligencja makiaweliczna : rzecz o pochodzeniu natury ludzkiej 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 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
	Shaping Psychology: Perspectives on Legacy, Controversy and the Future of the Field 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	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

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In May 1212, 12-year-old Stephen of Cloyes announced to the world that Jesus Christ had authorised him to organise a crusade to the Holy Land. He drew crowds of children with him, all traveling south. Most of them were boys from peasant famil

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“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.”
― Herman Hesse

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“On the top of each peak you are on the edge of the abyss”
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“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
― Albert Einstein

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“I drink to make other people more interesting.”
― Hemingway, Ernest

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“Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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