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New Titles - Psychology & Philosophy
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Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World
Halpern, John H. · Hachette Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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From a psychiatrist on the frontlines of addiction medicine and an expert on the history of drug use, comes the fascinating "landmark" (Dr. Andrew Weil) history of the flower that helped to build -- and now threatens -- modern society.Opioid addiction is fast becoming the most... |
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Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines
Mooney, Jonathan · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Confessional and often hilarious, in Normal Sucks a neuro-diverse writer, advocate, and father meditates on his life, offering the radical message that we should stop trying to fix people and start empowering them to succeedJonathan Mooney blends anecdote, expertise, and memoir to present... |
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The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes
Hoffman, Donald · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking examination of human perception.Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously,... |
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Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture
Lynch, Michael P. · Liveright
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The "philosopher of truth" (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) returns with a clear-eyed and timely critique of our culture's narcissistic obsession with thinking that "we" know and "they" don't. Taking stock of our fragmented political landscape, Michael... |
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This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
Peter Pomerantsev · PublicAffairs
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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An award-winning author takes us on a journey to the center of the information war, where unseen armies and authoritarians seek to define and reshape the truth.Perhaps the most important global trend of the last few years has been the rise--and transformation--of information warfare. In the digital... |
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How Philosophy Works
DK · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Demystifying the key ideas of the world's greatest philosophers, and exploring all of the most important branches of thought, including philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and feminist philosophy in a uniquely visual way, this book is the perfect introduction to the subject.A... |
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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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The Psychology of Zelda: Linking Our World to the Legend of Zelda Series
Bean, Anthony · Smart Pop
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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It's dangerous to go alone! Take this (book) . For more than 30 years, The Legend of Zelda - which immerses players in a courageous struggle against the shadowy forces of evil in a world of high fantasy - has spanned more than 30 different installments, selling... |
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