Relevant LC Call Numbers
If you are looking for books and don't know where to begin, you can search with these call number ranges. Refer to the Library of Congress Classification Outline for more information.
BF 1-990 (Psychology)
HM 1001-1281 (Social Psychology)
LB 1050.9-1091 (Educational Psychology)
LB 1101-1139 (Child Study)
RC 321-429 (Neurosciences)
RC 321-571 (Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry)
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Top Choices:
Periodically, Carmichael Librarians will recommend influential books to read. Think of this section as a "Staff Picks" list in your favorite bookstore:
Sudden Genius by Call Number: BF408 .R5154 2010 c 1ISBN: 0199569959Publication Date: 2010-10-02Most intriguing of all, do the best ideas really strike in a flash of 'sudden genius', or is there some build-up to them? Andrew Robinson explores these questions by looking closely at creative periods in the lives of ten very different individuals from the arts and sciences. Breakthroughs, he observes, involve talent, intelligence, and luck, but above all, years of total absorption and commitment. Book jacket.
Queer (In)Justice by Call Number: KF4754.5 .M64 2011 c 1ISBN: 0807051152Publication Date: 2012-01-24Winner of the 2011 PASS (Prevention for a Safer Society) Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency A groundbreaking work that turns a “queer eye” on the criminal legal system,Queer (In)Justiceis a searing examination of queer experiences—as “suspects,” defendants, prisoners, and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes—like “gleeful gay killers,” “lethal lesbians,” “disease spreaders,” and “deceptive gender benders”—to illustrate the punishment of queer expression, regardless of whether a crime was ever committed. Tracing stories from the streets to the bench to behind prison bars, they prove that the policing of sex and gender both bolsters and reinforces racial and gender inequalities.
Soul Dust by Call Number: BF311 .H7795 2011b c 1ISBN: 0691156379Publication Date: 2012-10-22How is consciousness possible? What biological purpose does it serve? And why do we value it so highly? InSoul Dust, the psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, a leading figure in consciousness research, proposes a startling new theory. Consciousness, he argues, is nothing less than a magical-mystery show that we stage for ourselves inside our own heads. This self-made show lights up the world for us and makes us feel special and transcendent. Thus consciousness paves the way for spirituality, and allows us, as human beings, to reap the rewards, and anxieties, of living in what Humphrey calls the "soul niche." Tightly argued, intellectually gripping, and a joy to read,Soul Dustprovides answers to the deepest questions. It shows how the problem of consciousness merges with questions that obsess us all--how life should be lived and the fear of death. Resting firmly on neuroscience and evolutionary theory, and drawing a wealth of insights from philosophy and literature,Soul Dustis an uncompromising yet life-affirming work--one that never loses sight of the majesty and wonder of consciousness.
How Intelligence Happens by Call Number: BF431 .D86 2010ISBN: 0300177720Publication Date: 2012-02-07John Duncanis assistant director of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, honorary professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Universities of Cambridge and Bangor, visiting professor at the University of Oxford, and fellow of the Royal Society and the British Academy.
