A leisure reading list

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Although there are plenty of good psychology books on the market, it's worth remembering that most books are crammed with psychology...

These novels, which are available at your local bookstore, may help you to appreciate psychological research in a wider context. Conversely, psychological research can help us to understand the characters in these stories.

Title	Author	Topic
Great Apes	Will Self	Nonhuman use of language
Enduring Love	Ian McEwan	Obsessive-compulsion
A Clockwork Orange	Anthony Burgess	Learning theory
Trainspotting	Irvine Welsh	Addiction
The Handmaid's Tale	Margaret Atwood	Gender identity
The Edible Woman	Margaret Atwood	Eating disorders
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Ken Kesey	Institutionalisation
Paradise	Toni Morrison	Prejudice
Lord of the Flies	William Golding	Group dynamics
A Boy Named Dave	Dave Pelzer	Attachment

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Can you add to this list? Also, could you put together a similar list of relevant movies? For example, how about 'Memento' for the study of memory.

This content has been written by Andrew Stevenson, author of Studying Psychology.

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