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. ,
For modern spiritual seekers and yoga students alike, here isan irreverent yet profound guide to the most sophisticatedteachings of the yoga wisdom tradition–now brought to contemporarylife by a celebrated author, psychotherapist, and leading Americanyoga instructor. While many Westerners still think of yoga as an invigoratingseries of postures and breathing exercises, these physicalpractices are only part of a vast and ancient spiritual science.For more than three millennia, yoga sages systematically exploredthe essential questions of our human existence: What are the rootcauses of suffering, and how can we achieve freedom and happiness?What would it be like to function at the maximum potential of ourminds, bodies, and spirits? What is an optimal human life? Nowhere have their discoveries been more brilliantly distilledthan in a short–but famously difficult–treatise called theYogasutra. This revered text lays out the entire path of innerdevelopment in remarkable detail–ranging from
In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields ofIllinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propellerof his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormerRichard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparksfiring in the cylinders...until he meets Donald Shimoda--formermechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly andRichard's imagination soar.... In Illusions, the unforgettable follow-up to hisphenomenal bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, RichardBach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give oursouls wings: that people don't need airplanes to soar...that eventhe darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves abovethem... and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliestplaces--like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, andmost of all, deep within ourselves.
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!
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Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued,no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. Withsuch blunt advice as, "Soda is liquid Satan" and "You are a totalmoron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin," it's arallying cry for all savvy women to start eating healthy andlooking radiant. Unlike standard diet books, it actually makes thereader laugh out loud with its truthful, smart-mouthed revelations.Behind all the attitude, however, there's solid guidance. SkinnyBitch espouses a healthful lifestyle that promotes wholegrains, fruits, and vegetables, and encourages women to get excitedabout feeling "clean and pure and energized."
Is it possible to run a multibillion-dollar corporation on thepower of trust? Must you set aside your authentic self as you climbthe corporate ladder? Is there another role for technology beyondsaving costs and creating efficiencies? In The Power of Many, MegWhitman, former president and CEO of eBay, speaks to thesequestions and more, identifying ten core values that steeredher—and can steer any leader—to success without ethicalcompromise. During her decade at the helm of eBay, Meg Whitman transformed itfrom a tiny start-up into a nearly $8 billion global powerhouse,revolutionizing the way goods are bought and sold online. Fortunemagazine twice named her the Most Powerful Woman in Business.
Harry Roth is the bane of Alison shandling’s existence. He’s obnoxious and rude, and thinks nothing of taunting brainy Alison or making comments about her autistic twin brother. Alison tries to ignore him, but since she sees him at school and at synagogue, he’s hard to avoid. then Harry is injured in a diving accident and winds up in a wheelchair. Now Harry is vulnerable, too, and Alison finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. initially cautious, these unlikely companions begin to understand each other, and their relationship grows first into a friendship and then into something more.
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