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Think Again: How to Reason and Argue
WALTER SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG · Oxford University Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Our personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the opposition is epidemic today, from countries refusing to negotiate, to politicians pandering to their base. Social media has produced... |
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The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing
Damion Searls · Crown
Pages: 405
Format: Hardcover
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The captivating, untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot test In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind: a set of ten carefully designed inkblots. For years he had grappled with the theories... |
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Caring for Autism: Practical Advice from a Parent and Physician
Michael Ellis · Oxford University Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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When a professional states, "Your child has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) ", it is enough to make your whole world fall apart. What does it mean to be on the autism spectrum? How will this affect your child's life, your life, the life of your family, and others you interact... |
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La Petite
Michele Halberstadt · Other Press
Format: Paperback
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In La Petite, the renowned French writer and film producer Michèle Halberstadt vividly recounts the painful events that surrounded the death of her beloved grandfather, which led to a suicide attempt when she was twelve years old. Michèle’s mother favored her older sister,... |
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The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity
KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH · Liveright
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of Cosmopolitanism comes this revealing exploration of how the collective identities that shape our polarized world are riddled with contradiction. We all know how identities -- notably, those of nationality, class, culture, race, and religion -- are at the root... |
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The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap
Gish Jen · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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A provocative and important study of the different ideas Easterners and Westerners have about the self and society and what this means for current debates in art, education, geopolitics, and business. Never have East and West come as close as they are today, yet we are still baffled by one another.... |
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Cleveland Clinic Guide to Epilepsy: Essential Reading for Families
Elaine Wyllie MD · Elaine Wyllie, MD
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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One in 10 Americans will experience a seizure in his or her lifetime. If you have had a seizure or if you're one of the 3 million Americans experiencing epilepsy, you might not know how best to cope with this common condition. Many myths surround epilepsy, and it's hard to separate... |
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Calming Your Anxious Child: Words to Say and Things to Do
Kathleen Trainor · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 264
Format: Print book
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Ten million children in the United States -- two million of them preschoolers -- suffer from anxiety. Anxious children may be afraid to be out of their parents' sight; they may refuse to talk except to specific people or under specific circumstances; they may insist on performing tasks... |
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Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells us About Raising Successful Children
Roberta M Golinkoff · American Psychological Association
Pages: 314
Format: Print book
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In just a few years, today's children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those that were available to their parents or grandparents. While the U.S. economy becomes ever more information-driven, our system of education seems stuck on the idea that "content is king,"... |
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The Common Good
Robert B Reich · Knopf
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of Saving Capitalism and The Work of Nations, a passionate, clear-eyed manifesto on why we must restore the idea of the common good to the center of our economics and politics.With the warmth and lucidity that have made him one of our most important public voices,... |
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Careful: A User's Guide to Our Injury-Prone Minds
STEVE CASNER · Riverhead Books
Pages: 326
Format: Hardcover
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"Gripping, page-turning material . . . a new way of thinking about survival in a world filled with hazards and distractions." - Charles Duhigg, author of Smarter Faster Better and The Power of HabitA safety expert reveals why few of us are as careful as we think we are, and what... |
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