Author

Books by John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister

Roy F. Baumeister is a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland and one of the most cited social psychologists in the world. His research spans self-control, ego depletion, decision-making, and the psychology of evil. He co-authored the 2001 paper "Bad Is Stronger Than Good," the most cited paper in social psychology. John Tierney is a science writer and former columnist for The New York Times who previously co-wrote Willpower with Baumeister. Together they have written two books bringing Baumeister's decades of research to a general audience.