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New Titles - Psychology & Philosophy
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The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World
Zaki, Jamil · Crown
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A Stanford psychologist offers a bold new understanding of empathy, and shows how we can expand our circle of care, even in these divisive times Empathy is in short supply. Isolation and tribalism are rampant. We struggle to understand people who aren't like us, but find it easy to hate... |
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Neuroscience of Personality: Brain Savvy Insights for All Types of People
Dario Nardi · Radiance House
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
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Inside your brain are many keys to what make you and others tick. Imagine peering into the minds of your clients, friends, and loved-ones. Now you can! Award-winning UCLA professor and author Dario Nardi brings to life a feast of useful insights drawn from his brain research lab. He will... |
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Self-Neglect and Hoarding: A Guide to Safeguarding and Support
Deborah Barnett · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
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Self-neglect and hoarding is present in 1 of 5 social work cases in mental health and older people's services. These cases can be the most alarming and challenging on a social worker's caseload.A skilled, thorough risk assessment of the behaviours of self-neglect is needed in order... |
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The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
David Brooks · Random House Audio
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world. Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy - who seem... |
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The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes
Robson, David · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening examination of the stupid things smart people do -- and how to cultivate skills to protect ourselves from error.Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else, they may be even more susceptible to them. This is the "intelligence trap,"... |
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Life Finds a Way: What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity
Wagner, Andreas · Basic Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and scienceIn Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb... |
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Flash Count Diary: Menopause and the Vindication of Natural Life
Steinke, Darcey · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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"Many days I believe menopause is the new (if long overdue) frontier for the most compelling and necessary philosophy; Darcey Steinke is already there, blazing the way. This elegant, wise, fascinating, deeply moving book is an instant classic.... |
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Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition
Churchland, Patricia · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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How do we determine right from wrong? Conscience illuminates the answer through science and philosophy.In her brilliant work Touching a Nerve, Patricia S. Churchland, the distinguished founder of neurophilosophy, drew from scientific research on the brain to understand its philosophical... |
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