The New York Times Bestseller, acclaimed by author such as Freakonomics co-author Steven D. Levitt, Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Nudge co-author Richard Thaler, Thinking Fast and Slow offers a whole new look at the way our minds work, and how we make decisions. Why is there more chance we'll believe something if it's in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent? The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do. ,

In easy-to-use outline form, this little book is a handydistillation of the best-selling MLA Handbook, with all theinformation a student needs to format a type*, list sources atthe end of the paper, cite sources in the paper's text, and avoidunintentional plagiarism. It also includes a sample outline andresearch paper and, for writers in the social sciences, a briefdiscussion of the style preferred by the American PsychologicalAssociation. Up to date-with rules for citing such new media asCD-ROMS, videotapes, and online databases. Includes a completesample outline and research paper, with an appendix on APAstyle.

The Angry LittleGirls are back, spreading their signature brand of fun,sarcastic, and quirky feminism. It may make the world go ’round,but love can also make us angry, disenchanted, crazy,gloomy—sometimes all at once. Author/artist Lela Lee makes theseaggravating emotions a million laughs. Join these edgy little damesas they grapple with that infuriating but oh so necessaryfour-letter word: Love!

Karma is generally understood as personal, and clearing karmais often considered an individual effort, with individual rewards.In Opening Our Spiritual Eyes, spiritual teacher Sri’ama QalaPhoenix shows how karmic clearing can also be used in collectivehealing. Karma is shared within families and communities, andclearing karma releases it from the etheric body of our childrenand future generations. The book was inspired by the ongoing“Celestial Project,” a four-year global endeavor of Australia’sDivine University that began in 2009. The project involves peoplegathering worldwide on specific dates to focus on the karmiccleaning of the etheric body of a major city. Opening Our Spiritual Eyes draws on the author’s experiences ofmeeting the Enlightened Masters, those wise spirit guides who,through her, present new understandings of the collective karmaheld within the world’s primary cities and our etheric bodies—andhow to free ourselves, our families, and our world from it withgrace. Rev

Have you, as a parent, ever found yourself treating yourchildren in a way you would never tolerate from someone else? Theauthors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting call for a new GoldenRule: Do unto your children as you would have other people do untoyour children. And most important, they show us how to live by it.Based upon extensive research, firsthand experience, and casestudies, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting breaks the mold oftraditional parenting books by taking into account the strong roleof emotions -- those of parents and children -- in psychologicaldevelopment. With this book, parents will learn how to communicatewith children on a deeper, more gratifying level and how to helpthem successfully navigate the intricacies of relating to others.The authors take the five basic principles of Daniel Goleman'sbest-seller, Emotional Intelligence, and explain how they can beapplied to successful parenting. To this end, the book offerssuggestions, stories, dialogues, activities, and a special secti

Practiced by millions in China to release stress and maintainrobust health, Dragon and Tiger qigong is also used to help preventand heal cancer and to mitigate the effects of radiation andchemotherapy. Frantzis chose Dragon and Tiger from among severalhundred sets he researched because its seven simple movements areeasy to learn and offer about 80 percent of the health benefitsfound in the more complex sets of 50–100 movements. Dragon and Tiger qigong uses simple body movements to accomplishthe same chi balancing as acupuncture. Each movement is designed tostimulate not just a single meridian but groups of meridians. InChinese medicine, the tiger is a metaphor for a strong, healthyliver and powerful muscles, and the dragon is a metaphor forhealthy and strong lungs. The Dragon and Tiger form accomplishesthree major changes in the body necessary for healing: it releasesstagnant chi energy; increases the speed, strength, and evenness ofthe circulation of chi, blood, and other fluids; and quickly r

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH WITH THE LIVER AND GALLBLADDER MIRACLE CLEANSE Most people unknowingly suffer from a dangerous buildup of gallstones in the liver and gallbladder. These stones clog up the body's cleansing organs, creating a toxic environment incapable of maintaining good health. You become fatigued, your tissues inflame, you gain weight, and your immune system stops fighting off illness and disease. Now, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse teaches you how to easily and painlessly remove gallstones in the comfort of your own home. Ridding your body of these disease-causing stones allows you to reclaim your health and vitality while relieving your suffering from symptoms of toxic gallstone buildup, including: Constipation Cirrhosis High Cholesterol Depression Heart Disease Back Pain Asthma Headaches About the Author Andreas Moritz has lectured widely on the subjects of health, mind/body medicine and spirituality. His popular Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation workshops assist pe

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificenttreasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman—frominterviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. Asweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate andfascinating view of a life in science-a life like no other. Fromhis ruminations on science in our culture to his Nobel Prizeacceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested inthe world of ideas.

Grade 7 Up–Scott Hudson begins his freshman year of high school as a source of income to Wesley, the school shakedown artist. The girl he's known since kindergarten has blossomed into a goddess, but doesn't seem to know he's alive. He gets roped into writing the sports column for the school newspaper, even though he's not an athlete. On top of everything else, his mom is pregnant. As Scott maneuvers through a number of serious situations—bullying, a suicidal classmate, school dances—he still manages to be upbeat and true to himself. Overloaded with extracurricular activities and honors homework, he begins a journal filled with lists and tips for his expected sibling on how to survive freshman year. As the school year and his mom's pregnancy progress, Scott begins to find his niche at school in David Lubar's laugh-out-loud novel (Dutton, 2005). The main narration is more than capably done by Ryan MacConnell as Scott. The rest of the characters are voiced by a variety of actors, adding depth to Scott's ex

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From an award-winning journalist comes this real-lifecloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain’s premieresecret agents during World War II. As the head of the French Section of the British SpecialOperations Executive, Vera Atkins recruited, trained, and mentoredspecial operatives whose job was to organize and arm the resistancein Nazi-occupied France. After the war, Atkins courageouslycommitted herself to a dangerous search for twelve of her mostcherished women spies who had gone missing in action. Drawing onpreviously unavailable sources, Sarah Helm chronicles Atkins’sextraordinary life and her singular journey through the chaos ofpost-war Europe. Brimming with intrigue, heroics, honor, and thehorrors of war, A Life in Secrets is the story of a grand,elusive woman and a tour de force of investigativejournalism.