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No Self, No Problem
How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism Overview: What makes this book unique is that Niebauer
The Future of the Mind
The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind Overview: An authoritative survey of current
Irrationality
Overview: And why do you sit through a boring play just because the tickets were expensive?
Unmasking the Face
A Guide to Recognizing Emotions from Facial Clues Overview: And, to help you better understand our
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Overview: Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of
Women Rowing North
Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age Overview: NA Buy Now – Women Rowing North
The Elephant in the Brain
Hidden Motives in Everyday Life Overview: The less we know about our own ugly motives, the
Talk
The Science of Conversation Overview: We are pushed and pulled around by language far more than
The Personality Brokers
The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing Overview: Surprising and absorbing, the
Aware
The Science and Practice of Presence–The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice Overview: New York Times bestseller · This
Can You Learn to Be Lucky?
Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others Overview: In this groundbreaking book, Starr
The Biological Mind
How Brain, Body, and Environment Collaborate to Make Us Who We Are Overview: A pioneering neuroscientist
How to Fix a Broken Heart
Overview: In How to Fix a Broken Heart he focuses on two types of emotional pain—romantic
12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos Overview: Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling
Dangerous Personalities
An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People Overview: Joe
Do What You Are
discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of Personality Type Overview: This fifth edition
The Fear Factor
How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between Overview: A path-breaking read, The Fear Factor
Obedience to Authority
Overview: With an introduction from Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who conducted the famous Stanford Prison Experiment, Obedience
This Is Where You Belong
Finding Home Wherever You Are Overview: How we come to feel at home in our towns
Insight
The Power of Self-Awareness in a Self-Deluded World Overview: Integrating hundreds of studies with her own
How Emotions Are Made
The Secret Life of the Brain Overview: In How Your Emotions Are Made, pioneering psychologist Lisa
No One Cares About Crazy People
The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America Overview: A blend of history, biography, memoir,
The Knowledge Illusion
Why We Never Think Alone Overview: But our collaborative minds also enable us to do amazing
The Mind Club
Who Thinks, What Feels, and Why It Matters Overview: Nothing seems more real than the minds
Payoff
The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations Overview: Payoff investigates the true nature of motivation, our
Minimalist Parenting
Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less Overview: The book begins by showing the value
The Narcissist You Know
Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About-Me Age Overview: "Burgo has developed a … guidebook
Negotiating the Nonnegotiable
How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts Overview: ** Grand Prize Winner of the 2017
Into the Magic Shop
by James R. Doty, MD | Summary & Analysis Overview: Inside this Instaread Summary of Into
Felt Time
The Psychology of How We Perceive Time Overview: An expert explores the riddle of subjective time,
Moody Bitches
The Truth about the Drugs You’re Taking, the Sleep You’re Missing, the Sex You’re Not Having,
Inventology
How We Dream Up Things That Change the World Overview: Inventology uses the stories of inventors
In a Different Key
The Story of Autism Overview: This is also a story of fierce controversy: from the question
The End of Average
How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness Overview: That assumption, says Harvard’s Todd Rose,
The Confidence Game
Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time Overview: How do they do it?
The Power of Ideals
The Real Story of Moral Choice Overview: "The Power of Ideals examines the lives and work
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed
Overview: An internationally best-selling author explores the war on human nature and its flaws by immersing
Reclaim Your Brain
How to Calm Your Thoughts, Heal Your Mind, and Bring Your Life Back Under Control Overview:
Presence
Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges Overview: As Harvard professor Amy Cuddy's revolutionary book
Suspicious Minds
Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories Overview: Conspiracy theories are not some psychological aberration – they're a
Me, Myself And Us
The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being Overview: Through stories, studies, personal experiences and
Nonsense
The Power of Not Knowing Overview: Yet most of us don’t know where to begin. As
Strangers Drowning
Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help Overview: In Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar seeks
Black Box Thinking
The Surprising Truth About Success Overview: Drawing on a dizzying array of case studies and real-world
Mindware
Tools for Smart Thinking Overview: In this groundbreaking book, Nisbett shows us how to frame common
Rewire
Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-destructive Behavior Overview: A practicing psychotherapist
Rethinking Narcissism
The Bad—and Surprising Good—About Feeling Special Overview: " In Rethinking Narcissism readers will learn that there's
How Champions Think
In Sports and in Life Overview: The preeminent sports psychologist and best-selling author, who has advised
Triggers
Sparking positive change and making it last Overview: Triggers confronts head-on the challenges of behaviour and
Resilience
Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life Overview: I love this book. It is tough, smart,
The Best Place to Work
The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace Overview: Along the way, the book introduces
How We Learn
The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens Overview: By road testing many of
Powers of Two
How Relationships Drive Creativity Overview: Revealing the six essential stages through which creative intimacy unfolds, this
Curious
The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It Overview: Ian Leslie proposes that
The Distraction Addiction
Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your
Go Wild
Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization Overview: In GO WILD, Harvard Medical
Experiments With People
Revelations From Social Psychology Overview: Revelations From Social Psychology Robert P. Abelson, Kurt P. Frey, Aiden
The Rise
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery Overview: The Rise shares narratives about
The Truth About Trust
How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More Overview: In The Truth About Trust,
The As If Principle
The Radically New Approach to Changing Your Life Overview: The best-selling author of 59 Seconds challenges
My Age of Anxiety
Overview: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2015 As recently
Moral Tribes
Emotion, Reason and the Gap Between Us and Them Overview: The great challenge of Moral Tribes
The Aesthetic Brain
How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art Overview: The Aesthetic Brain takes the reader
Going Solo
The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone Overview: A sociologist explores the demographic rise
Just Babies
The Origins of Good and Evil Overview: In Just Babies, Paul Bloom argues that humans are
Thoughts Without A Thinker
Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective Overview: Blending the lessons of psychotherapy with Buddhist teachings, Mark Epstein
Ungifted
Intelligence Redefined Overview: Right? In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman—who was relegated to special education
Time Warped
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception Overview: In Time Warped, Claudia Hammond offers insight into how
This Is Your Brain on Sex
The Science Behind the Search for Love Overview: Draws on the latest neuroscientific findings beyond cultural
To Sell Is Human
The Surprising Truth About Perusading, Convincing and Influencing Others Overview: We're all in sales now. But
Drunk Tank Pink
Overview: Drunk Tank Pink' is a particular shade of pink. Read or Listen Now to Drunk
Understanding and Treating Sex Addiction
A Comprehensive Guide for People who Struggle with Sex Addiction and Those who Want to Help
Spy the Lie
How to spot deception the CIA way Overview: Whether hiring a new employee, investing money, knowing
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite
Evolution and the Modular Mind Overview: Evolution and the Modular Mind Robert Kurzban … bird population.
The Whole-Brain Child
12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind Overview: In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel
Flourish
A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being Overview: Explains the four pillars of well-being–meaning and
Understanding Girls’ Problem Behavior
How Girls’ Delinquency Develops in the Context of Maturity and Health, Co-occurring Problems, and Relationships Overview:
Out of Character
Surprising Truths About the Liar, Cheat, Sinner (and Saint) Lurking in All of Us Overview: This
The Moral Animal
Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology Overview: Are men
Fully Present
The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness Overview: Explores the practical art and science of mindfulness
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
Overview: Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely returns to
In Sheep’s Clothing
Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People Overview: Illustrates the true nature of disturbed characters, exposing the
The Divided Self
An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness Overview: First published in 1960, this watershed work aimed
Mindsight
The New Science of Personal Transformation Overview: And now he has written the first book that
Flow
The Psychology of Optimal Experience Overview: In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi
A Return to Love
Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles Overview: Back by popular demand — and
The Age of Empathy
Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society Overview: In this thought-provoking book, the acclaimed author of Our
Stumbling on Happiness
Overview: In this fascinating and often hilarious work – winner of the Royal Society of Science
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
An Inquiry Into Values Overview: Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history
The Mind at Night
The New Science of How and Why We Dream Overview: In this groundbreaking book, award-winning journalist
A Guide to the Good Life
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy Overview: Irvine looks at various Stoic techniques for attaining tranquility
The Time Paradox
The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life Overview: This is the most influential
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts Overview: Mistakes were made—but not in
A General Theory of Love
Overview: Explaining how relationships function, how parents shape their child’s developing self, how psychotherapy really works,
This is Your Brain on Music
The Science of a Human Obsession Overview: Explores the relationship between the mind and music by
A Whole New Mind
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future Overview: A Whole New Mind takes readers to a daring
The Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature Overview: This is a breath of air for a topic
The Seven Sins of Memory
How the Mind Forgets and Remembers Overview: Lucid, engaging, and enjoyable.” —Jerome Groopman, MD “Compelling in
Difficult Conversations
How to Discuss what Matters Most Overview: Filled with examples from everyday life, this is certain
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