In the perspective-altering tradition of Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point and Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan comes a provocative challenge to how we think our world works - and why small, chance events can divert our lives and change everything, by social scientist and Atlantic writer Brian Klaas.. If you could rewind your life to the very beginning and then press play, would everything turn out the same? Or could making an accidental phone call or missing an exit off the highway change not just your life, but history itself? And would you remain blind to the radically different possible world you unknowingly left behind? In Fluke, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas dives deeply into the phenomenon of random chance and the chaos it can sow, taking aim at most people's neat and tidy storybook version of reality.
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9781668006528
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The Mindful Body
By Langer, Ellen J.
Learn how adjusting your thoughts can change your health - from the "mother of mindfulness" and first female tenured professor of psychology at Harvard."What matters more: mind or body? Filled with original research and thought-provoking insights, The Mindful Body shows that the two are not just connected but are actually one, opening us to vast potential for health and happiness." - Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably IrrationalWhen it comes to our health, we tend to live our lives as though our ailments - our stiff knees or frayed nerves or diminished eyesight - can change only in one direction: for the worse. Award-winning social psychologist Ellen J. Langer's life's work proves the fault in this negative outlook as well as the healing power of its alternative: mindfulness - the process of active noticing where we are not bound by past experience or conventional wisdom.
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9780593497944
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Hardcover
The First Rule of Mastery
By Gervais, Dr. Michael
Renowned high-performance psychologist Michael Gervais - Seattle Seahawks, Red Bull Stratos, Team USA - presents a guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential: our fear of people's opinions (FOPO) .With the proliferation of social media, the intense pressure to succeed, and our overreliance on external rewards, metrics, and validation, FOPO is running rampant. Our concern with what other people think about us has become an irrational, unproductive, and unhealthy obsession in the modern world. And its negative effects reach into all aspects of our lives.In The First Rule of Mastery, Michael Gervais shows us the key to leading a high-performance life is to redirect our attention from the world outside us to the world inside us.
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9781647823245
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Hardcover
Behold the Monster
By Lauren, Jillian
"Sam Little is the monster in this story and Jillian Lauren is the slayer. She is the one who stuck her nose into it, saw something was not right, was dreadfully wrong, in fact, and did something about it." -- Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling authorHe was sitting right across the table... and he would have killed her if he couldJillian Lauren had no idea what she was getting into when she wrote her first letter to prolific serial killer Samuel Little. All she knew was her research had led her to believe he was good for far more murders than the three for which he had been convicted. While the two exchanged dozens of letters and embarked on hundreds of hours of interviews, Lauren gained the trust of a monster. After maintaining his innocence for decades, Little confessed to the murders of ninety-three women, often drawing his victims in haunting detail as he spoke.
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9781728267753
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Paperback
The Lost Art of Silence
By Anderson, Sarah
A unique celebration of silence - in art, literature, nature, and spirituality - and an exploration of its ability to bring inner peace, widen our perspectives, and inspire the human spirit in spite of the noise of contemporary life.. Silence is habitually overlooked - after all, throughout our lives, it has to compete with the cacophony of the outside world and our near-constant interior dialogue that judges, analyzes, compares, and questions. But, if we can get past this barrage, there lies a quiet place that's well worth discovering.. The Lost Art of Silence encourages us to embrace this pursuit and allow the warm light of silence to glow. Invoking the wisdom of many of the greatest writers, thinkers, contemplatives, historians, musicians, and artists, Sarah Anderson reveals the sublime nature of quiet that's all too often undervalued.
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9781645472162
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Paperback
How to ADHD
By Mccabe, Jessica
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD shares the hard-won insights and practical strategies that have helped her survive, even thrive, in a world not built for her brain.. "The world of ADHD has been waiting for this book with bated breath for many years. If there's a fairy godmother of our lot, it's Jessica McCabe." - Edward Hallowell, MD, coauthor of Driven to Distraction and ADHD 2.0. Forget "try harder." When your brain works differently, you need to try different. Diagnosed with ADHD at age twelve, Jessica struggled with a brain that she didn't understand. She lost things constantly, couldn't finish projects, and felt like she was putting more effort in than everyone around her while falling further and further behind.
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9780593578940
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Hardcover
Love Every Day
By Solomon, Alexandra
"Alexandra Solomon's work is mandatory for anyone who desires a road map to improve their relationships (especially with the person in the mirror) . Her thoughtful teachings make it easy to view the world with sincere humility, resulting in more confidence and peace within." -- Kristen Bell, actress, producer, author, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate"Alexandra Solomon's Love Every Day is like a daily taste of Belgian chocolate: rich and thoughtful musings for when you're hungry for more satisfying relationships." -- Esther Perel, psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author, and host of Where Should We Begin?Redefine what it means to love and be loved.Love has the power to wound us . . . and the power to heal us. And modern love is complicated.
Fluke
By Klaas, Brian
In the perspective-altering tradition of Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point and Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Black Swan comes a provocative challenge to how we think our world works - and why small, chance events can divert our lives and change everything, by social scientist and Atlantic writer Brian Klaas.. If you could rewind your life to the very beginning and then press play, would everything turn out the same? Or could making an accidental phone call or missing an exit off the highway change not just your life, but history itself? And would you remain blind to the radically different possible world you unknowingly left behind? In Fluke, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas dives deeply into the phenomenon of random chance and the chaos it can sow, taking aim at most people's neat and tidy storybook version of reality.
The Mindful Body
By Langer, Ellen J.
Learn how adjusting your thoughts can change your health - from the "mother of mindfulness" and first female tenured professor of psychology at Harvard."What matters more: mind or body? Filled with original research and thought-provoking insights, The Mindful Body shows that the two are not just connected but are actually one, opening us to vast potential for health and happiness." - Dan Ariely, New York Times bestselling author of Predictably IrrationalWhen it comes to our health, we tend to live our lives as though our ailments - our stiff knees or frayed nerves or diminished eyesight - can change only in one direction: for the worse. Award-winning social psychologist Ellen J. Langer's life's work proves the fault in this negative outlook as well as the healing power of its alternative: mindfulness - the process of active noticing where we are not bound by past experience or conventional wisdom.
The First Rule of Mastery
By Gervais, Dr. Michael
Renowned high-performance psychologist Michael Gervais - Seattle Seahawks, Red Bull Stratos, Team USA - presents a guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential: our fear of people's opinions (FOPO) .With the proliferation of social media, the intense pressure to succeed, and our overreliance on external rewards, metrics, and validation, FOPO is running rampant. Our concern with what other people think about us has become an irrational, unproductive, and unhealthy obsession in the modern world. And its negative effects reach into all aspects of our lives.In The First Rule of Mastery, Michael Gervais shows us the key to leading a high-performance life is to redirect our attention from the world outside us to the world inside us.
Behold the Monster
By Lauren, Jillian
"Sam Little is the monster in this story and Jillian Lauren is the slayer. She is the one who stuck her nose into it, saw something was not right, was dreadfully wrong, in fact, and did something about it." -- Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling authorHe was sitting right across the table... and he would have killed her if he couldJillian Lauren had no idea what she was getting into when she wrote her first letter to prolific serial killer Samuel Little. All she knew was her research had led her to believe he was good for far more murders than the three for which he had been convicted. While the two exchanged dozens of letters and embarked on hundreds of hours of interviews, Lauren gained the trust of a monster. After maintaining his innocence for decades, Little confessed to the murders of ninety-three women, often drawing his victims in haunting detail as he spoke.
The Lost Art of Silence
By Anderson, Sarah
A unique celebration of silence - in art, literature, nature, and spirituality - and an exploration of its ability to bring inner peace, widen our perspectives, and inspire the human spirit in spite of the noise of contemporary life.. Silence is habitually overlooked - after all, throughout our lives, it has to compete with the cacophony of the outside world and our near-constant interior dialogue that judges, analyzes, compares, and questions. But, if we can get past this barrage, there lies a quiet place that's well worth discovering.. The Lost Art of Silence encourages us to embrace this pursuit and allow the warm light of silence to glow. Invoking the wisdom of many of the greatest writers, thinkers, contemplatives, historians, musicians, and artists, Sarah Anderson reveals the sublime nature of quiet that's all too often undervalued.
How to ADHD
By Mccabe, Jessica
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD shares the hard-won insights and practical strategies that have helped her survive, even thrive, in a world not built for her brain.. "The world of ADHD has been waiting for this book with bated breath for many years. If there's a fairy godmother of our lot, it's Jessica McCabe." - Edward Hallowell, MD, coauthor of Driven to Distraction and ADHD 2.0. Forget "try harder." When your brain works differently, you need to try different. Diagnosed with ADHD at age twelve, Jessica struggled with a brain that she didn't understand. She lost things constantly, couldn't finish projects, and felt like she was putting more effort in than everyone around her while falling further and further behind.
Love Every Day
By Solomon, Alexandra
"Alexandra Solomon's work is mandatory for anyone who desires a road map to improve their relationships (especially with the person in the mirror) . Her thoughtful teachings make it easy to view the world with sincere humility, resulting in more confidence and peace within." -- Kristen Bell, actress, producer, author, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate"Alexandra Solomon's Love Every Day is like a daily taste of Belgian chocolate: rich and thoughtful musings for when you're hungry for more satisfying relationships." -- Esther Perel, psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author, and host of Where Should We Begin?Redefine what it means to love and be loved.Love has the power to wound us . . . and the power to heal us. And modern love is complicated.