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Tribe On Homecoming and Belonging.
Junger Sebastian · Twelve
Pages: 168
Format: Print book
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We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin... |
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The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
Michio Kaku · Doubleday, a division of Random House, LLC
Pages: 377
Format: Print book
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NOW A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Compelling ... .Kaku thinks with great breadth, and the vistas he presents us are worth the trip" - The New York Times Book ReviewThe New York Times best-selling author of PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE and HYPERSPACE tackles... |
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Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self
MANOUSH ZOMORODI · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Has your smartphone become your BFF? Do you feel bored when you're not checking Facebook or Instagram? Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self explains the connection between boredom and original thinking, and explores how we can harness boredom's... |
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The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder that Shook the Nation
Harold Schechter · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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2015 Edgar Award Nominee Beekman Place, once one of the most exclusive addresses in Manhattan, had a curious way of making it into the tabloids in the 1930s: "SKYSCRAPER SLAYER," "BEAUTY SLAIN IN BATHTUB" read the headlines. On Easter Sunday in 1937, the discovery of a grisly... |
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Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field
Heather Swan · Penn State University Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
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Colony Collapse Disorder, ubiquitous pesticide use, industrial agriculture, habitat reduction - these are just a few of the issues causing unprecedented trauma in honeybee populations worldwide. In this artfully illustrated book, Heather Swan embarks on a narrative voyage to discover solutions... |
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Beyond Intelligence: Secrets for Raising Happily Productive Kids
Dr. Dona Matthews · House of Anansi Press
Format: Print book
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What is intelligence? What can parents and teachers do to nurture it when it isnt obvious and support it when it is? Drawing on insights from current brain research, Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster show that intelligence is not fixed rather, it can be increased. Through myriad anecdotes... |
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Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions
Sharon Begley · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 296
Format: Print book
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The first book to examine the science behind both mild and extreme compulsive behavior - using fascinating case studies to understand its deeper meaning and reveal the truth about human compulsion.Whether shopping with military precision or hanging the tea towels just so, compulsion is something... |
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Welcome to the Jungle, Revised Edition: Facing Bipolar Without Freaking Out
HILARY SMITH · CONARI PR
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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"I wrote Welcome to the Jungle because it's the book I should have been given when I was diagnosed." Bipolar disorder is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric conditions among teens and twentysomethings, yet there are few books out there written specifically for this... |
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Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Francis Fukuyama · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order offers a provocative examination of modern identity politics: its origins, its effects, and what it means for domestic and international affairs of stateIn 2014, Francis Fukuyama wrote that American institutions were... |
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Jane Austen and Philosophy
Mimi Marinucci · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 234
Format: Print book
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Generations of readers have fallen in love with Jane Austen's timeless tales of eighteenth-century English life. Even casual readers comprehend that these classic novels are not just love stories. They offer keen insights into various aspects of the human condition, such as interpersonal... |
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Heartwork: The Path of Self-Compassion-9 Practices for Opening the Heart
Radhule Weininger · Shambhala
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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Nine simple mindfulness practices anyone can use to generate compassion--toward oneself, others, and the world--and to live from that place of intelligent kindness in the face of life's difficulties.Compassion is the urge to understand and alleviate the suffering of another being. And if that... |
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My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir
Mark Lukach · Harper Wave
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and affirms the power of love.Mark and Giulia's life together began as a storybook romance. They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty-four, and were living their dream life in San Francisco.... |
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Power vs. Force
David R Hawkins · Hay House Inc
Pages: 412
Format: Paperback
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Imagine - what if you had access to a simple yes-or-no answer to any question you wished to ask? A demonstrably true answer. Any question . . . think about it. |
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