Product Description: The thinker who has a mortal fear of being wrong will give all that is valuable in himself to that little ambition. Walter Lippmann (1914) Psychology has always been plagued by passing fads and fan­ cies to a greater extent than is seemly in a scientific discipline...read more

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Product Description: This is a popular introductory text to the discipline of sport psychology for students with no previous background in the field. It is a comprehensive, well organized, clearly written presentation of basic sport psychology theory and research.

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America's Cup winner Dennis Conner shares his philosophy of success and offers his own tested tips for winning in a handbook that focuses on five specific areas--attitude, performance, teamwork, competition and goals

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An expert coach known for rescuing struggling football teams and leading them to victory outlines his motivational principles for success on and off the field in a colorful anecdoted self-help guide

Moving beyond the traditional boundaries of sociological investigation,Thomas J. Scheff brings together the study of communication and the socialpsychology of emotions to explore the microworld of thoughts, feelings,and moods. Drawing on strikingly diverse and rich sources—the findings ofartificial intelligence and cognitive science, and examples from literarydialogues and psychiatric interviews—Scheff provides an inventive accountof the nature of social life and a theory of motivation that brilliantlyaccounts for the immense complexity involved in understanding even the mostroutine conversation."A major contribution to some central debates in social theory at thepresent time. . . . What Thomas Scheff seeks to develop is essentially aquite novel account of the nature of social life, its relation to languageand human reflexivity, in which he insists upon the importance of a theoryof emotion. . . . A work of true originality and jolting impact. . . .Microsociology is of exceptional interest, which bears witness to thevery creativity which it puts at the center of human social contact."—Anthony Giddens, from the Foreword"Scheff provides a rich theory that can easily generate further exploration. And he drives home the message that sociological work on interaction, social bonds, and society cannot ignore human emotionality."—Candace Clark, American Journal of Sociology"This outstanding and ground-breaking little volume contains a wealth of original ideas that bring together many insights concerning the relationship of emotion to motivation in a wide variety of social settings. It is strongly recommended to all serious students of emotion, of society, and of human nature."—Melvin R. Lansky, American Journal of Psychiatry

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