Concerning his memoir Mackem Mayhem (2004), a review in the Sunderland Echo (29 April 2005) said: "As a work of literature it is a gem." There followed the three novels comprising the Moving Deckchairs trilogy. Eight of his short stories have received commendations in various competitions. He has since written walking books: the first appeared in 2009, the second in 2010 and the third and fourth in 2011. Selected works Professional books Wood, Robert (with L S Skurnik); Item Banking; Windsor: NFER-Nelson, 1969 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert; Measurement and Assessment in Education and Psychology: Collected Papers 1967-87; Lewes: Falmer Press, 1987 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert; Assessment and Testing: A Survey of Research Commissioned by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert (with T Payne); Competency-based Recruitment and Selection, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1998 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert (with H Tolley); Test Your Emotional Intelligence, London: Kogan Page Ltd, 2003 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert (with H Tolley); How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre 3rd Edn, Kogan Page, London, 2011 (Paperback, Other books Wood, Robert; Mackem Mayhem; Leicester: Matador, 2004 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert; Pushing Envelopes, Leicester: Matador, 2005 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert; Chekyll and Ide, Leicester: Matador, 2006 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert; Ten a Penny, Leicester: Matador, 2007 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert; Walks into History: Hampshire, Newbury: Countryside Books, 2009 (Paperback, ) Wood, Robert; A Boot Up the Berkshire Downs, Wellington, Somerset: PIXZ Books, 2010 (Hardback, ) Wood, Robert; A Boot Up the North Hampshire Downs, Wellington, Somerset: PIXZ Books, 2011 (Hardback, Wood, Robert; A Boot Up the Chilterns, Wellington, Somerset: PIXZ Books, 2011 (Hardback, ) References English psychologists 1941 births Living people People from Gosforth Alumni of the University of Nottingham