Linked from the days of their origins, psychology and advertising developed as independent disciplines at almost the same time in the late nineteenth century. Providing an important arena in which psychologists have tested methods and theories, advertising has been a stimulus for research and development in such diverse specialties as learning and behavioral decision theory, psychometrics, perception, and social and mathematical psychology. Psychology, in turn, has contributed a wide assor...

Imaginatively rendered and a gripping debut, a young man’s dance with the criminal underworld lands him in international hot water and left vying for his life in this crime thriller mash-up of American Gangster and The Bourne Identity.Raphael Waters grew up accustomed to being in a constant state of survival.When he becomes the muscle for known street figure, Rah, he believes his life has taken a turn for the better. That is until a string of unfortunate circumstances leave...

My crimes are legion. My sentence eternal.Hell fractured my soul into dust and left me broken, yet I deserved so much worse.Finally free from Lucifer’s torment, I must atone.But the lives I took and the pain I caused haunt me every day.Half angel, half demon, but nowhere near whole.Until I meet her.I should not want Zoe Dawes, but she whispers her desires in my dreams and chases away my nigh...

More than a thriller, this pulse-pumping saga offers a captivating glimpse into a treacherous underworld filled with grit and suspense. Fans of crime literature should be prepared for an exhilarating ride as they buckle up and ride shotgun in this gripping page turner.Though battle-wounded and scarred, Raphael has survived the criminal underworld in Benin with the help of the US government. Together with his wife, Essie, and their adoptive son, Kaion, they enjoy a ...

More than a thriller, this pulse-pumping saga offers a captivating glimpse into a treacherous underworld filled with grit and suspense. Fans of crime literature should be prepared for an exhilarating ride as they buckle up and ride shotgun in this gripping page turner.Though battle-wounded and scarred, Raphael has survived the criminal underworld in Benin with the help of the US government. Together with his wife, Essie, and their adoptive son, Kaion, they enjoy a seemingly picture...

A delightfully comic and touchingly romantic interlude in which Colin Clark describes for the first time what happened between Marilyn Monroe and himself during the missing week in The Prince, the Showgirl and Me.In 1956, fresh from Eton and Oxford, the 23-year-old Colin Clark (son of ‘Lord Clark of Civilisation’, brother of maverick Tory MP and diarist Alan) worked as a humble ‘gofer’ on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that disastrously united Laurence Olivier wit...

WillowIn the past three weeks, I’ve gone from a boring adjunct college professor to seeing my own ghostly doppelgänger around every corner.I’m apparently a witch. Thanks, Universe. A little heads up would have been nice.Now, a secret government organization is trying to force me to wield my power for their own dark desires.Just as they’re about to bring the pain, I’m saved by an honest-to-God—yes, that God—angel.He smells ni...

After more than a decade in the public eye, David Cameron remains an enigma to those outside his inner circle. This dubious biography of Britain's Prime Minister provides a fascinating and fittingly glowing tribute to the man who has brought so many of us to our knees. Based on a few random interviews, this exhaustive study uses the words of everyone from vague acquaintances to completely fictitious friends to reveal the true man beneath the rubbery exterior.What are his greatest st...

In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker G. Eddy presents a revolutionary exploration of the relationship between spirituality and healing. Written in an accessible yet profound style, the text combines elements of poetry, philosophical inquiry, and practical guidance, inviting readers to examine the interplay of Christian theology and metaphysics. Eddy's work emerged in the context of the 19th-century American religious revival, shaped by Transcendentalist thought an...

Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight in a small Mexican village; Elizabeth Taylor devouring homemade pasta and tenderly wrapping him in her pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie Onassis; carrying an unconscious Montgomery Clift to safety on a dark New York City street.Captured forever in a unique memoir, Frank Langella's myriad encounters with some of the past century's most famous human beings are profoundly affec...

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Clint Hill that Kirkus Reviews called “clear and honest prose free from salaciousness and gossip,” Jackie Kennedy’s personal Secret Service agent details his very close relationship with the First Lady during the four years leading up to and following President John F. Kennedy’s tragic assassination.In those four years, Hill was by Mrs. Kennedy’s side for some of the happiest moments as well as the darke...

No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain's best-loved actors. This new biography shines the stage-lights on the life and career of a truly remarkable performer, one whose stage and screen career spans six decades.From her days as a West End star of comedy and revue, Dame Maggie's path would cross with those of the greatest actors, playwrights and directors of the era. Whether stealing scenes from Richard Bu...