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Psychology as King of the Ghosts

Psychology as King of the Ghosts

James Russell

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Knives Forks and Spoons
Año de edición:
2018
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Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781912211111
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James Russell, an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Cambridge, has been studying psychology for 50 years. In this autobiographical book he reflects on where psychology fails (and succeeds). 

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