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The Man Who Wasn't There: Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self
Anil Ananthaswamy · Dutton Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Oliver Sacks, a tour of the latest neuroscience of schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer's disease, ecstatic epilepsy, Cotard's syndrome, out-of-body experiences, and other disorders - revealing the awesome power of the human sense of self from a master of science... |
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America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness Is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks
Ruth Whippman · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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Are you happy? Right now? Happy enough? As happy as everyone else? Could you be happier if you tried harder?After she packed up her British worldview (that most things were basically rubbish) and moved to America, journalist and documentary filmmaker Ruth Whippman found herself increasingly... |
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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Thomas Cathcart · Abrams Image; 1 edition
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Here’s a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers. It’s Philosophy 101 for everyone who knows not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously. Some of the Big Ideas are Existentialism (what do Hegel... |
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My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
Scott Stossel · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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A Washington Post Notable BookA Seattle Times Best Book of the YearDrawing on his own longstanding battle with anxiety, Scott Stossel presents a moving and revelatory account of a condition that affects some 40 million Americans. Stossel offers an intimate and authoritative history of efforts... |
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How to teach life skills to kids with autism or Asperger's
Jennifer McIlwee Myers; Temple Grandin · Future Horizons
Format: Paperback
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Offers parents of children with autism or Asperger's syndrome advice on teaching basic life skills and establishing healthy habits, including doing chores, task switching, punctuality, appropriate attire, manners, and kindness. |
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