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The book features an array of case studies that show how extremism can be both pro-social and anti-social and includes interventions to reduce extremism or redirect them toward more positive and constructive tendencies. 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Drawing on both academic research and the personal experiences of the authors, including Kruglanski’s childhood in Poland during the Holocaust, the authors help readers to understand themselves and people around them – to promote happiness, gain friendship, and find love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind book is fascinating reading for students, professionals, and anyone interested in how they can better appreciate themselves and those close to them, and live a fulfilling life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296022475125,"sku":"9781032508788","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781032508788_354fddfb-8782-47f8-a85e-7a2aefdd53ef.jpg?v=1786017019"},{"product_id":"feeling-big-feeling-small","title":"Feeling Big, Feeling Small","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do we sometimes feel powerful, expansive, and driven—only to feel small, humbled, or overwhelmed moments later? 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Rather than offering self-help prescriptions or single-factor explanations, the book provides a unifying lens that connects personal psychology with larger cultural and historical patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for psychologists and social scientists, this book also speaks to a wider audience of intellectually curious readers—students of culture and history, philosophers, clinicians, and thoughtful observers of contemporary life—interested in how inner experience, social forces, and meaning-making intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483340972405,"sku":"9781041082538","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781041082538.jpg?v=1786178479"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-arie-w-kruglanski.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}