Ever wondered why bad musicians always win the Eurovision Song Contest, or how incompetent politicians get elected? You need some Quirkology in your life. While other scientists beaver away on obvious problems, Richard Wiseman has been busy uncovering the secret ingredients of charisma, exploring how our personalities are shaped by when we are born and examining why people usually miss the obvious signs of their partner's infidelity. Using scientific methods to investigate offbeat topics that interest the general public as well as the scientific community, "Quirkology" brings a new understanding to the backwaters of the human mind and takes us to places where mainstream scientists fear to tread.It is comparable to "Freakonomics", but British, far more populist, and a lot funnier. Findings include: How does your surname influence your life? What does the way you walk reveal about your personality? Why should women have men write their personal ads? What is the funniest joke in the world?
One of the most popular fitness books of all time. Theoriginal edition has sold over 3? million copies worldwide and isin 23 languages. Stretching has been updated in this revised 30thedition, with: 10 new stretching routines for office workers andcomputer operators tips on office ergonomics and preventingrepetitive stress injuries new 2-color design "...teaches the rightway to stretch with over 1,000 clear drawings and more than 200stretches...includes stretching routines for 36 sports andactivities."
Existential therapy has been practiced and continues to bepracticed in many forms and situations throughout the world. Butuntil now, it has lacked a coherent structure, and analysis of itstenets, and an evaluation of its usefulness. Irvin Yalom, whoseTheory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy has rendered such aservice to that discipline since 1970, provides existentialpsychotherapy with a background, a synthesis, and a framework.Organized around what Yalom identifies as the four ultimateconcerns of lifedeath, freedom, existential isolation, andmeaninglessnessthe book takes up the meaning of each existentialconcern and the type of conflict that springs from ourconfrontation with each. He shows how these concerns are manifestedin personality and psychopathology, and how treatment can be helpedby our knowledge of them. Drawing from clinical experience,empirical research, philosophy, and great literature, Yalom haswritten a broad and comprehensive book. It will provide anintellectual home base for those p
No athlete has changed his sport the way Tiger Woods has transformed the world of golf. The Tiger phenomenon has created a new legion of golfers, seduced by Woods's almost effortless mastery of this most difficult game. In How I Play Golf Woods reveals the many facets of his game and offers a plethora of tips and advice aimed at all levels of play. Unlike most golf guides, and perhaps somewhat surprising from a player best known for his long game, How I Play Golf begins with the short game--putting, chipping, and pitching--before moving onto swing mechanics and hitting off the tee. Produced in conjunction with the editors of Golf Digest, the book is lavishly photographed and illustrated and offers a gold mine of useful ideas and mental images Tiger has collected over the years. Throughout, Tiger recounts memorable shots from his relatively brief for example, his only "perfect" shot （a 3-wood on No. 14 at St. Andrews）and his first putt at the 1995 Masters （a 20-footer for birdie on No. 1 that missed and
The widely acclaimed "father of cognitive psychotherapy" adds anew introduction to the gold-standard book on anxiety disorders andphobias At the forefront of the cognitive revolution, renownedpsychiatrist Aaron T Beck turned to information processing in orderto understand the sources, consequences and cures of anxietydisorders and phobias. In the first half of this classic text, Beckelaborates on the clinical picture of anxiety disorders and phobiasand presents an explanatory model to account for the richcomplexity of these phenomena. Cognitive psychologist Gary Emerythen details the therapeutic principles, strategies and tacticsdeveloped on the basis of the cognitive model of anxiety disordersand phobias. This fifteenth anniversary edition of the foundationalwork on cognitive therapy features a new introduction by Beck, inwhich he offers an up-to-date appraisal of the current state ofcognitive therapy and its application to the treatment of phobiasand anxiety.
A comprehensive approach to fitness that will improveperformance and prevent common injuries by teaching the athlete howto develop body awareness, balance strength and flexibility,improve concentration, increase energy, and manage stress. Over 400photos and illustrations show students at various levels ofexperience. Includes routines for 21 other sports. "Precise,practical, and specific . . . and ideal home companion".--Runner'sWorld. (Rodmell Press)
