Samuel H. Barondes
American psychiatrist and neuroscientist, longtime professor at the University of California, San Francisco, known for research on neuronal cell-adhesion molecules and for accessible books on psychiatry and personality, including Mood Genes, Better Than Prozac, and Making Sense of People.
Books
This list of books are ONLY the books that have been ranked on the lists that are aggregated on this site. This is not a comprehensive list of all books by this author.
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1. Making Sense Of People
Decoding the Mysteries of Personality
A practical, science-grounded guide to understanding personality that presents a simple framework for observing behavior and organizing impressions, integrating Big Five traits, attachment styles, values, and life narratives. It explains how genetics, brain biology, and experience shape enduring patterns, and provides checklists and a scorecard, illustrated with real-world and public-figure examples, to help make wiser choices about whom to trust, befriend, hire, or avoid.