A New Psychology Book Is Born!

It is appropriate that I start my Blog for academic year 2005-2006 by telling you about a new book for SQA psychology that is just around the corner. Or should that be bookshelf?

I wanted to tell everyone about it last Monday, but had to wait until I was absolutely sure of its existence. You don’t want sued for misrepresentation. The writer’s paranoia I guess. The reason is that I, me, your man am the writer of this brilliant new tome!

It is going to be called ‘Higher Psychology’, and according to Georgina Allan marketing guru at publishers Hodder & Stoughton will promote an understanding of psychological theories, concepts, research studies, research methods, terminology and applications within a historical context. And who can argue with that. Or indeed Georgina!

It will be available this time next year from all the usual High Street outlets, www.madaboutbooks.com, and Amazon.

What is neat is that it will also be the first psychology text published by Hodder Gibson, the new Scottish division of Hodder Headline plc run by my old friend John Mitchell. If anyone can tell me the connection between John and the Times Educational Supplement Scotland I’ll send him or her a signed first imprint of ‘Higher Psychology’ the minute it comes off the press.

So the next 10 months are going to be hectic. A new book to go with my new job as an Assistant Head of Faculty. Plus I’m going to be teaching Higher psychology at night again. Man, I just love those classes. But I’m knackered just thinking about it. I’ll be using the Blog to bring you all up to date on progress and all that’s involved in writing a book. It’s an amazing journey, as my meanderings should prove.