Sam Gosling is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He has spent the last decade conducting research on how personality is expressed New Haven, Connecticut.
"Gosling's work, reminiscent of Martha Stout's The Sociopath Next
Door in its vivid, true-to-life portraits of people and places, is
a unique blend of scholarly research and accessible vignettes.
Expect future books from this young scholar, whose storytelling
skills prove he's capable of bridging the gap between ivory-tower
dwellers and street denizens."-Library Journal, starred review
"Gosling, a psychology professor, shows us how the bits and pieces
of our everyday lives can reveal more than we ever imagined. Did
you know that the stuff you keep on your desk can tell a shrewd
observer not just your likes and dislikes, but also your political
leanings, your sexual interests, your fears, even your secret
self-image (as opposed to the version of yourself you present to
the world)?"-Booklist
"The basic premise behind "Snoop" is that you can tell an awful lot
about a person based on their apartment; their work space; their
favorite music; their style of dress - even their trash. (Gosling
approvingly quotes Ward Harrison, a professional scavenger who made
a career rummaging through the trash of celebs, who once said,
"Garbage is a window into the soul.") This thesis puts "Snoop"
firmly in "Blink" or "Freakonomics" territory."-New York Post
"Gosling's work, reminiscent of Martha Stout's "The Sociopath Next
Door" in its vivid, true-to-life portraits of people and places, is
a unique blend of scholarly research and accessible vignettes.
Expect future books from this young scholar, whose storytelling
skills prove he's capable of bridging the gap between ivory-tower
dwellers and street denizens."-"Library Journal," starred
review
"Gosling, a psychology professor, shows us how the bits and pieces
of our everyday lives can reveal more than we ever imagined. Did
you know that the stuff you keep on your desk can tell a shrewd
observer not just your likes and dislikes, but also your political
leanings, your sexual interests, your fears, even your secret
self-image (as opposed to the version of yourself you present to
the world)?"-"Booklist"
"The basic premise behind "Snoop" is that you can tell an awful lot
about a person based on their apartment; their work space; their
favorite music; their style of dress - eve
"Gosling is the rarest of authors--a superb behavioral scientist
who is as funny as he is smart. One of his great contributions is
giving us fresh insight into what makes each of us who we are."-Dan
P. McAdams, author of "The Redemptive Self" ""Snoop" isn't
conventional self-help. Instead, the psychology professor a the
University of Texas-Austin draws on academic research to explain
how to look at other people's stuff - music, CD's, books, personal
websites, posters, email usernames - and figure out who they are in
terms of five traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,
agreeableness and neuroticism."-"USA Today" .,."charming and well
written...readable and practical guide to understanding the people
around you."-"New Scientist" "Gosling's research addresses some
fierce debates in academic psychology, and makes them lively and
accessible to general readers in "Snoop,""-"Times Higher Education
Supplement"
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