Extremely useful and interesting.
357216
Summarizes some very widely known (and other lesser known) psychological experiments on human behavior and influence in an easy-to-understand format that forces you to realize why you might make certain choices.

I am very glad to have read this and hope more people read it.  The sections about brainwashing of American troops in Communist China, and the parts describing reciprocation society are fascinating.  The most shocking thing I learned from the book was how suicide rates show a predictable and consistent increase in local areas where a suicide story is published as a newspaper/media headline.  Amazing yet terrifying study.

This book describes a study where a shy child is shown a short video depicting other shy children joining playgroups of eager and receptive peers.  Continuous exposure to the video actually persuaded other shy kids to start joining playgroups on their own.  Where can parents get a copy of this video?  Why not produce and sell something like this on a website?  I am sure many parents worry about their shy children, and this seems to be a simple way to help.  I'm just surprised there isn't something like this that is easy to find for parents to help nudge their kids toward breaking tough social barriers.
2150227
This dictionary is both genuinely useful and a fascinating book in itself.  It won't be the only Chinese dictionary you ever need, but it's an excellent (and very different) complement to, say, John deFrancis'  alphabetical pinyin dictionary.
It's organised around a system of charts  linking characters by elements other than the radical, such as primary  phonetic components.  This takes a bit of learning but together with the  usual radical index, it really does make it much easier to find an unknown  character and to remember where you found it.
I actually found the book  easier to use than its associated website, because everything seems clearer  and more spacious. My only real problem with it is that the simplified  characters are very minimally treated -- I appreciate this is intentional,  but an appendix describing the main types of simplification would have been  great.
4555788
Great book with lot's of useful information.
2734978
The amount of information and thoughtful quality writing that they pack into each one of these issues is staggering. Its hard to even get through all of it in a month. The sourcing information for the videos at the end of each issue is a gold mine, extremely useful. A real treat for lovers of the genre. Sole criticism is that the type could be a bit bigger, its REALLY small, well under 7 point, (hence, the 4-star rating) and this is coming from a guy who reads pretty much everything on a smartphone. Other than that - quality all the way around, highly, highly recommended!
515026
Clear, concise, interesting and very useful.  I already have some knowledge of handwriting analysis and found it very easy to learn more.
3307440
I got this as a gift from a fellow foodie, and have to say how delightful and useful this book is.  I've lived in the Pacific NW for years, with many forays into Oregon and California, as well, and thought I knew a lot of the must-try eateries.  Apparently, my knowledge is sorely deficient.  This guide is going to keep me busy for a long time.

The range of eateries covered is quite diverse, and the author's reviews strike just the right balance: enough detail on each place to quickly give you a really good sense of it, but not so much info that your attention flags as you read through each section.  In addition to the brightly written reviews, there are many other features that have been incorporated into the text which make the book even more helpful and easy to use: icons to differentiate types of restaurants, web addresses, maps, road trip planning tips, suggestions on other interesting sites in each area, etc.  If you're taking a long trip, or just want to plan a modest excursion, this book will be a valuable resource and companion.  There's a lot of info squeezed between the covers, but the layout, organization, and writing style make it fun to go through.

Now, excuse me, it's time to get into my car...
1679042
This book has everything.  It's one of the most useful and practical books I have read as well as extremely inclusive.  Written in an easy to read format rather than factual and boring, it seems to flow.  It also has a handy reference section which is useful for more information.  Well worth adding to your home.
2300311
I am loving this book.  Very interesting, and very useful for understanding better Culpeper's Herbal.
2204881
Great book. Extremely useful. Vital to my library.
4929681
This was a very neat and interesting book. Very useful. I would recommend it for anyone who is going to go into a high capacity assistant job for someone very demanding.
263719
Very informative and useful. Interesting and "enlightening."
3042734
I have found the information very useful!  I love the condensed format.  It makes it easy to absorb a chunk of information at a time.  (I also have an audible so mostly listen in my car but have hard copy for reference.)  I also love his understanding and incorporation of human behavior.  It makes business interesting:)
3528222
I have two bookcases full of statistics and trading
books, and The Psychology of Trading is an wonderful addition to the collection.

Steenbarger's book takes you on a very nice tour of human psychology and how peoples' worldviews, motivations, and
experiences form the basis of their interactions and actions. All of the discussions, while interesting by themselves, do lead back to trading sooner or later. No poorly written, academic psycho-babble here; the book is exceptionally well written with clear, flowing prose explicitly recounting numerous case studies, relationships of psychological matters to trading, and many suggestions for traders on self-improvement. Rarely have I read a book that both contained so much useful information and presentated it so well. Brett's thoughts on learning curves, pattern breaking/establishment, and probing people to see who is 'talking his position' are worth the price alone, and the case studies ought to provoke much thought.
For comparison, I have read Trading for a Living by Elder, and that book, while interesting, is not as well written and contains far fewer useful examples and thought provoking comments. A useful complement would be Judgement Under Uncertainty, ed. by Kahneman, Slovic, and Tversky which discusses (in a more academic and formal fashion, i.e., it is a collection of really good papers) how people incorrectly process and interpret data in uncertain situations.
1224753
Very valuable source of a variety of information.
1255022
I found this book very useful and with an excellent range of topics and readings. Used in WRC 1023 at UTSA. We did not read the entire book, but I found such interesting articles within the book that I ended up reading a large number of additional topics just out of curiousity. This book has a great section on "How to Mark a Book" and a very good section on "The Writing Process". Also includes some famous images from past newspaper articles and magazines.
2798064
This book is really interesting in terms of just content. There are some diagrams I haven't seen before and the expected photographs with explanations of how to do moves. There is some philosophy and history as well. Glad I bought it, because it's just interesting to look at. There are also a lot of definitions throughout.
1011983
I found this book to be extremely helpful and useful, far superior than some I have encountered.