Kay Redfield Jamison, award-winning professor and writer,changed the way we think about moods and madness. Now Jamison usesher characteristic honesty, wit and eloquence to look back at herrelationship with her husband, Richard Wyatt, a renowned scientistwho died of cancer. Nothing was the Same is a penetratingpsychological study of grief viewed from deep inside the experienceitself.
In this "remarkable tour de force" (Publishers Weekly)-a"ceaselessly thought-provoking book" (Kirkus Reviews)-art historianJames Elkins marshals psychology, philosophy, science, and arthistory to show how seeing alters the thing seen and transforms theseer. Black-and-white photographs.
By a well-known psychic and astrologer, a revealingpsychological/astrological exploration of the masks we wear and themany ways our rising signs affect our personalities.
Everyone has a list of favorite movies, but few people trulyunderstand how much these movies reveal about our personalities.Cinescopes invites readers to find their ten favorite movies in aglossary of more than 3,000 popular films and then offersspectacular insights into what our most-loved films reveal aboutourselves. Using a unique blend of pop psychology, astrology, andcinematic analysis, Cinescopes profiles sixteen different types ofmovie fans, complete with their own unique strengths, weaknesses,secrets, and characteristic behaviors. Along the way, you'll alsodiscover how you measure up to other kinds of movie buffs,including your best and worst relationship matches, your personalnemesis, and even other movies you may enjoy. Cinescopes is awonderful conversation starter and a delightful gift forpop-culture enthusiasts of all ages.
I don't know if people will ever be able to talk to animalsthe way Doctor Doolittle could, or whether animals will be able totalk back. Maybe science will have something to say about that. ButI do know people can learn to "talk" to animals, and to hear whatanimals have to say, better than they do now. --From Animals inTranslation Why would a cow lick a tractor? Why are collies getting dumber?Why do dolphins sometimes kill for fun? How can a parrot learn tospell? How did wolves teach man to evolve? Temple Grandin drawsupon a long, distinguished career as an animal scientist and herown experiences with autism to deliver an extraordinary messageabout how animals act, think, and feel. She has a perspective likethat of no other expert in the field, which allows her to offerunparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas. People with autism can often think the way animals think, puttingthem in the perfect position to translate "animal talk." Grandin isa faithful guide into their world, explori
Unplanned pregnancies happen to women in every season of life:the newly married, the never-married, the empty-nester, theteenager, the overworked mother, the career woman. Yet we rarelytalk about how lonely and confusing this experience can be. In Surprise Child, Leslie Leyland Fields, whoexperienced two unplanned pregnancies in her forties, lyricallyweaves her own story with the stories of other women who understandthe isolation you face as expectations and plans are turned upsidedown to make room for a child. “Each year, more than three million women discover themselvespregnant–at a hard time, the wrong time, at a difficult place intheir lives. I am one of those women.…” Together, these women walk with you month-by-month through thephysical and emotional stages of pregnancy, voicing with startlinghonesty their own anxieties and struggles. Here you will find thecompanionship and hope you need to journey toward new life.
