Above you will see price and availability details for Taking the Proverbial: The Psychology of Proverbs and Sayings by Geoff Rolls from the leading UK book stores.
To allow you to quickly compare prices, the stores are arranged in order of delivered price, cheapest first. Click on a store name to buy this book or to view further details.
Books Related to Taking the Proverbial Geoff Rolls - ISBN: 055010335X
A great introduction to psychology - Rated
I bought this book on the reccomendation of a friend with a psychology background. Without being either patronising or too technical this was a great introduction for a layperson to the way people think and respond to eachother. A well balanced and amusingly written book. I'll be looking out for more by this author.
an ideal present - Rated
Don't judge a book by its cover; there are remarkably few giraffes in this book!
What is in it is a clever and witty discussion of well-known proverbs, and how they relate to human behaviour. Well worth a read, and an ideal present.
Brilliant idea for a book! - Rated
Brilliant idea, intelligently written, relating well-known proverbs to everyday situations (we don't all feel the same about football, however!). Just goes to show you can't live your life by a set of rules.
Don't judge this book by its cover (although that's quite good too) - Rated
I really enjoyed this. I've done psychology at A'level and recognised quite a lot of the studies and theories but what I really liked is the way this book shows how they fit in to our every day lives and the things we say and do. Really easy to read - you can impress your friends with your knowledge and understanding of human nature after reading this book!
Brilliant idea and hugely enjoyable book - Rated
Bought this for my Dad for Christmas but started reading it when it arrived and it's very clever and a brilliant idea for a book. Basically the author examines whether any of the old proverbs that we use everyday are true psychologically speaking. So for instance: is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Do first impressions count? Do birds of a feather flock together? Will flattery get you everywhere? There are 60 plus such proverbs answered and each chapter is a delight. Really interesting and makes you smile and think at the same time. I find this quite rare in books nowadays. I'm buying a copy for all my relatives now this christmas - christmas presents sorted- it's not too academic but not too simply writen either. Highly recommended.
