Some basic psychology books for light reading?

biohaiid

I'm hopefully gonna be studying Psychology come September and I wanna do some reading on the subject over the summer.
I dont want anything too serious. I dont want to start teaching myelf or anything, just some lighty reading as I'm really interetsed in this subject.
Something very basic too.
Any suggestions?

fergal23

'The Human Mind' by Robert Winston is very good and easy to read.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Human-Mind-Make-Most/dp/0553816195

biohaiid

fergal23 wrote: »

'The Human Mind' by Robert Winston is very good and easy to read.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Human-Mind-Make-Most/dp/0553816195

Looks good, thanks!

Icarus Wings

The works of Dr. Oliver Sacks are critically acclaimed accounts of various case studies, balancing an empathetic narrative style with descriptions of specific neurological conditions.

"The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat" is particularly popular - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat

biohaiid

Icarus Wings wrote: »

The works of Dr. Oliver Sacks are critically acclaimed accounts of various case studies, balancing an empathetic narrative style with descriptions of specific neurological conditions.

"The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat" is particularly popular - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat[/QUOTE]

I think that could be quite interesting, after gaining a bit more of an understanding of psychology. I may read it a bit further down the line.. Thanks.

Odysseus

Try pick up some core texts, various introductions to psychology.