Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) provides a lively and helpful guide to some of the most important characteristics of the scholarly-publishing ecosystem, and to some of its most contentious issues.

This Very Short Introduction describes the new field of cognitive neuroscience - the study of what happens in the brain when we perceive, think, reason, remember, and act. Focusing on the human brain, Passingham looks at the most recent research in the field, the modern brain imaging technologies, and what the images can and can't tell us.

Evaluating Qualitative Research explores the theories, practices, and reflections associated with qualitative research. By collating information from websites and qualitative research journals, this book informs readers on a variety of approaches to help them evaluate the quality of qualitative research for their needs.

David Bohm identified creative dialogue, a sharing of assumptions and understanding, as a means by which the individual, and society as a whole, can learn more about themselves and others and achieve a renewed sense of purpose.

Models of Madness 2nd Edition challenges the simplistic, pessimistic and often damaging theories and treatments of the 'medical model'of madness.