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Richard Wiseman

Born

Luton, The United Kingdom

Website

http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/

Genre

Psychology

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Professor Richard Wiseman started his working life as a professional magician, and was one of the youngest members of The Magic Circle. He then obtained a degree in psychology from University College London and a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.

Richard currently holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, where he has gained an international reputation for research into psychology of luck, self-help, persuasion, and illusion. He has published over 50 papers in leading peer reviewed academic journals (including Nature and Psychological Bulletin), and his work has been cited in ...more

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Houdini and the mystery of the vanishing boots

It all started when I was putting together the Edinburgh magic walk and included a line about the famous escapologist Harry Houdini buying 300 pairs of boots for the city’s poorest children in 1910.

A few days ago I was chatting with magician Ian Jones, and he pointed out that obtaining 300 pairs of boots would have been an expensive and complicated endeavour, and questioned the story.

Houdini did i

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Richard Wiseman’s books

Average rating: 3.84 · 30,045 ratings · 2,232 reviews · 56 distinct works • Similar authors

	59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot 3.79 avg rating — 10,889 ratings — published 2009 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things 3.82 avg rating — 7,822 ratings — published 2007 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There 4.02 avg rating — 5,064 ratings — published 2010 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Luck Factor: Changing Your Luck, Changing Your Life - The Four Essential Principles 3.84 avg rating — 2,157 ratings — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night School 3.87 avg rating — 1,282 ratings — published 2013 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rip It Up 3.78 avg rating — 924 ratings — published 2012 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The As If Principle: The Radically New Approach to Changing Your Life 3.80 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 2012 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonshot: What Landing a Man on the Moon Teaches Us About Collaboration, Creativity, and the Mind-set for Success 3.88 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 2019 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Did You Spot The Gorilla? 3.63 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2004 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	101 Bets You Will Always Win: Jaw-Dropping Illusions, Remarkable Riddles, Scintillating Science Stunts, and Cunning Conundrums That Will Astound and Amaze Everyone You Know 3.39 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Happiness doesn't just flow from success; it actually causes it.”
― Richard Wiseman, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

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“Buy Experiences Not Goods. Want to buy happiness? Then spend your hard-earned cash on experiences. Go out for a meal. Go to a concert, cinema or theatre. Go on holiday. Go and learn how to pole dance. Go paintballing. Go bungee jumping. In fact, get involved in anything that provides an opportunity to do things with others, and then tell even more people about it afterwards. When it comes to happiness, remember that it is experiences that represent really good value for money.”
― Richard Wiseman, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

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“materialism takes root in early childhood, and is driven mainly by low self-esteem.”
― Richard Wiseman, 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

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