We Are Our Brains

Reducere. We are addicted to happiness. More than any other generation, Americans today believe in the power of positive thinking. But who says we're suppose...

Reducere. We have spent decades optimizing our waking hours, but what about the precious hours after we doze off (or try to)? Packed with fascinating facts a...

Louis Cozolino helps clinicians to broaden their thinking and deepen their clinical toolbox through an understanding of neuroscience, brain develop...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific re...

How sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are. Making sense of sound is one of the hardest jobs we ask our brains to do. In Of Sound Mind, N...

Embark on a musical journey around the world to meet the diverse cast of composers, musicians, and performers who are famous for making the music w...

Reducere. Risk Thinking is a book about codifying common sense in a world of radical uncertainty. Our brains are wired to think forward, to imagine future si...

Reducere. Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us...

Reducere. Love Builds Brains, lays out the early years' journey of attachment, self-regulation, connection, resilience and well-being, with scientific explan...

Reducere. A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions--and how this shapes our everyday lives Why is it hard to text and drive at ...

DescriptionThe multiple New York Times bestselling author and Harvard-MIT educated women's health expert delivers a revolutionary 40-day program to...

HOW WOULD IT FEEL TO HAVE THE BODY AND BUSINESS YOU'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF? Our brains are programmed to help us find the easiest route to what we wa...

Reducere. Have you ever had an experience where you felt particularly aware of God? If God is real, and we are created in God's image, then it makes sense th...

Reducere. We may say we want to be inclusive, but what if we really don't? What if our brains are hard-wired for selfishness and similarity and not for diver...

Reducere. Description"This book... has the capacity to transform lives, and connect people back to the state of mind that kept us joyful for thousands of gen...

Increase Your Productivity Levels, Become More Efficient, and Work Smarter (Not Harder) Do you often feel like everything would work out if only a ...

Reducere. If You Want To Break Free From Negative Thought Patterns, Stop Worrying And Learn To Think Positive, Here's The Right Book For You Do you find it h...

Reducere. Neuroscience made simple: practical methods to rewire your brain and take control of your thoughts, actions, and inner voice. Despite our best effo...

Reducere. Fearless, fleet-footed, and full of curiosity, good-natured goats have it all. In this motivating guide to self-improvement, the stars of the popul...

Reducere. DescriptionWhy were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How c...

Reducere. Control your brain so it doesn't control you. A science-based approach to getting things done and avoiding laziness and procrastination. Our brains...

Work with your brain, not against it. Use neuroscience foundations to learn better, faster, and stronger. All our lives, we've been taught ways to ...

Andrew Jenkins takes the reader on a journey of exploration through the development of what he calls the 'acquired self', and how, by making use of...

Reducere. This is the story of a few human genes and how we discovered what these genes do. We each have around 25, 000 genes, but the genes in this story ar...

DescriptionIn this mind-bending book, an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointless--and argues that mistakes, missteps, and f...

Reducere. DescriptionmBraining Wisdom Coloring Book - Bring Calmness and Wisdom to your Mind and Life... The growing new field of mBIT (multiple Brain Integr...

DescriptionHumans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particularly fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens...

Reducere. The book that will change your relationships for the better How MEN & WOMEN FIT, finally understand your partner with the 3 Brains theory brings a ...

DescriptionAmos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman's 1974 paper 'Judgement Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases' is a landmark in the history of psych...

DescriptionA powerful, neuroscience-based approach to revolutionize early childhood learning through natural creativity, strong human connections, ...

Visualization is the graphic presentation of data -- portrayals meant to reveal complex information at a glance. Think of the familiar map of the N...

Breakthroughs in Understanding the Biology of ConsciousnessThis textbook covers fundamental discoveries about the biological basis for spiritual an...

DescriptionA leading neuroscientist explains why your personal traits are more innate than you thinkWhat makes you the way you are--and what makes ...

DescriptionA veteran science reporter's investigation into the fascinating and distinctive nature of women's friendships In Girl Talk, New York Tim...

DescriptionFrom a leading expert on addiction, a provocative, singularly authoritative history of how sophisticated global businesses have targeted...

Reducere. Dr. Dan Baker, director of the Life Enhancement Program at Canyon Ranch, has devoted his life to teaching people how to be happy. And apparently, m...

Everything we think, do and refrain from doing is determined by our brain. From religion to sexuality, it shapes our potential, our desires and our...

Are we really the masters of our own destiny? Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow shows how far our future is already hardwired in our brains. Like Sap...

How the hidden drives and motivations of the Trimotive Braindetermine our behaviour at work -- and what we can do about it. Unless we are in physic...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat happens in our brains when we compose a melody, write a poem, paint a picture, or choreograph a dance sequence? How is this differe...

Reducere. Description"As inspiring as it is practical."--Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive and The Sleep RevolutionA pioneering psychologist reveals how t...

Reducere. Born to Believe was previously published in hardcover as Why We Believe What We Believe. Prayer...meditation...speaking in tongues. What do these s...

Reducere. DescriptionBetter Brain Food: Eat to Cheat Dementia and Cognitive Decline The increase of the average lifespan is a triumph of modern medicine. On ...

Here is the essential guide to the human brain, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the three pounds of matter inside our he...

Reducere. Clinical psychologists have been dealing with miserable feelings since their discipline was established. In the last 30 years, neuroscientists have...

Reducere. DescriptionWe live in a time in which more than 100 million Americans suffer from a neurological illness. Not only is that number expected to rise ...

Contributor(s): Author: Kevin SimlerAuthor: Robin HansonHuman beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are d...

Looks at why some of us are optimists and some pessimists, and what we can do about it. Breakthroughs in neuroscience shows that our brains are mor...

Reducere. Despite everything that has been written about the brain, a potentially critical part of this vital organ has been overlooked--until now. The Other...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jim Denning"Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of it...

Contributor(s): Author: Bonnie BadenochForeword by: Stephen W. PorgesImages and sounds of war, natural disasters, and human-made devastation explic...

Reducere. Our sensesThanks to them, our brains are constantly flooded with information about the world around us. What may surprise you is that we re not all...

We've all seen the oft-cited Gallup poll that reports that an alarming majority of the workforce is disengaged and unmotivated.In Alive at Work, so...

Reducere. Misplacing your keys, forgetting someone's name at a party, or coming home from the market without the most important item -- these are just some o...

Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then...

As John Casti wrote, "Finally, a book that really does explain consciousness." This groundbreaking work by Denmark's leading science writer draws o...

Reducere. We all know the opposite sex can be a baffling, even infuriating, species. Why do most men use the phone to exchange information rather than have a...

Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies...

Reducere. The story of human evolution has fascinated us like no other: we seem to have an insatiable curiosity about who we are and where we have come from....

A vivid account of what makes us human. Based groundbreaking new research, "We Are Our Brains" is a sweeping biography of the human brain, from inf...

Reducere. Most of us believe that we are unique and coherent individuals, but are we? The idea of a "self" has existed ever since humans began to live in gro...

Most of us recognize that climate change is real yet we do nothing to stop it. What is the psychological mechanism that allows us to know something...

Reducere. In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really kn...

An exploration of musical harmony from its ancient fundamentals to its most complex modern progressions, addressing how and why it resonates emotio...

Emotional Intelligence was an international phenomenon, appearing on the "New York Times" bestseller list for over a year and selling more than 5 m...

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, lik...

Uses new research about the brain to explore how we can transcend our current physical and cultural limitations - Reveals that transcendence of cur...

Reducere. Do we only use 10% of our brains. Does lightning never strike twice. Was penicillin invented by mistake. True or False?Look inside DK's True or Fal...

CAN WOMEN BE GENIUSES? OR ARE THEIR ARMS TOO SHORT?WHY DID WE ONLY LEARN ABOUT THREE WOMEN AT SCHOOL?WHAT WERE ALL THE OTHERS DOING? The Trouble Wi...

The author of the bestselling You Are Not So Smart gives readers a fighting chance at outsmarting their not-so-smart brains. A mix of popular psych...