How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself? Epictetus, Stoic philosopher Where can you find joy? Gain strength? How should we face our fears? Deal with the death of a loved one? And what about those reoccurring depressing thoughts? While traditional schooling doesn t address such questions, it s exactly what ancient schools of philosophy were all about: They taught you how to live. Even though these schools don t exist anymore, you and I and most people are in as much need of a philosophy that guides us through life as we ever were. This compelling, highly actionable guide shows you how to deal more effectively with whatever life throws at you and live up to your best self. A mix of timeless wisdom and empowering advice, The Little Book of Stoicism will point the way to anyone seeking a calm and wise life in a chaotic world.
This tale of a soldier s self-reliance during the Spanish American War is history s greatest motivational lesson, now collected with Elbert Hubbard s most treasured inspirational works. A Message to Garcia touched so profound a chord in readers that, after its publication in 1899, it became one of the most widely read works in human history. A Message to Garcia tells the story of an American soldier charged with delivering a critical message to a leader of Cuban rebel forces during the Spanish American War. In Hubbard s account, he delivered the urgent missive with no questions asked, no complaining, and no hedging. The enduring and almost unbelievably simple message of the essay is this: When asked to perform a task, don t ask How...? or Why...? or Wouldn t it be better if,/I> . . . ? Just do it and you will become more valued and respected than you ever imagined possible.
Did you ever wonder why cheap wine tastes better in fancyglasses? Why sales of Macintosh computers soared when Appleintroduced the colorful iMac? New research on emotion and cognitionhas shown that attractive things really do work better, as DonaldNorman amply demonstrates in this fascinating book, which hasgarnered acclaim everywhere from "Scientific American" to "The NewYorker.""Emotional Design" articulates the profound influence ofthe feelings that objects evoke, from our willingness to spendthousands of dollars on Gucci bags and Rolex watches, to the impactof emotion on the everyday objects of tomorrow.Norman draws on awealth of examples and the latest scientific insights to present abold exploration of the objects in our everyday world. "EmotionalDesign" will appeal not only to designers and manufacturers butalso to managers, psychologists, and general readers who love tothink about their stuff.
Most children fall into five basic personality types that stemfrom inborn physical characteristics: the sensitive child, theself-absorbed child, the defiant child, the inattentive child, andthe active/aggressive child. Stanley Greenspan, M. D. , is thefirst to show parents how to match their parenting to thechallenges of their particular child. He identifies and vividlydescribes these five universal temperaments and then, with greatempathy, shows parents how each of these children actuallyexperiences the world and how to use daily childrearing to enhancean individual child's strengths and talents.
这本书已经由德语翻译成20多种语言，是2012年德国畅销的非小说类图书。本书意在指导人们在面对抉择时，该如何清楚地做出正确合理的决定。TheArt of ThinkingClearly没有大段的专业心理学理论，但包含了很多来自于日常生活的案例，使得这本书更适合普通读者阅读。而且Hodder版本价格很好，适合销售。 THE SECRETS OF PERFECT DECISION-MAKING Have you ever... Invested time in something that, with hindsight, just wasn'tworth it? Overpayed in an Ebay auction? Continued doing something you knew was bad for you? Sold stocks too late, or too early? Taken credit for success, but blamed failure on externalcircumstances? Backed the wrong horse? These are examples of cognitive biases, simple errors we allmake in our day-to-day thinking. But by knowing what they are andhow to spot them, we can avoid them and make better choices -whether dealing with a personal prob
In 1974, the legendary "teacher of teachers" yogi DharmaMittra photographed himself in 908 yoga postures. He printed eachphoto as an 8 x 10 and pasted them together to form a poster,creating the Ultimate Yoga Chart as a gift for his teacher, SwamiKailashananda (Yogi Gupta). Asanas collects 708 of thoseblack-and-white photographs, each accompanied by the English nameof the pose and the Sanskrit characters, brief commentary, andspecific combinations for vinyasa, ashtanga, and Iyengar practice.Because it builds on basic postures, Asanas will appeal to studentsof any of the 100 yoga styles. In addition, specific sequences foreach of the major styles of yoga; for beginning, intermediate, andadvanced yoga students; as well as for particular health problemsare also featured.
Book De*ion Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention--grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws teach the need for prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), the virtue of stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and many demand the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real life. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded--or been victimized by--power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
For the past six decades, Gourmet magazine has shaped thetastes of America, publishing the best work of the foremost namesin the world of food. To create this landmark cookbook, editor inchief and celebrated authority Ruth Reichl and her staff siftedthrough more than 50,000 recipes. Many were developed exclusivelyin Gourmet's test kitchens. Others came from renowned food writersand chefs and from the magazine's far-flung readers. Then theeditors embarked on an extraordinary series of cook-offs, testingand retesting each dish to ensure impeccable results. Thiscollection, the only one of its kind, spans a vast range ofcultures and cuisines. With it, you can go back to the time whenBeef Wellington ruled the table or prepare something ascontemporary as Crispy Artichoke "Flowers" with Salsa Verde. Andwhether you're cooking a simple supper for two or throwing acocktail party for fifty, you'll make every dish with more flavorand more flair using The Gourmet Cookbook. It includes * 102 horsd'oeuvres, dips, chi
"This book, of course, uses words which in the act of reading become thoughts in your mind. But those are not ordinary thoughts - repetitive, noisy, self-serving, clamoring for attention.... The thoughts within this book dont say, 'Look at me, but 'Look beyond me. Because the thoughts came out of stillness, they have power - the power to take you back into the same stillness from which they arose. That stillness is also inner peace, and that stillness and peace is the essence of your Being. It is the stillness that will save and transform the world."" -- From the Introduction by Eckhart Tolle --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
In his widely praised book, award-winning psychologistJonathan Haidt examines the worlds philosophical wisdom through thelens of psychological science, showing how a deeper understandingof enduring maxims-like Do unto others as you would have others dounto you, or What doesnt kill you makes you stronger-can enrich andeven transform our lives.
A world-renowned child psychiatrist takes us inside hispioneering work with trauma victims to offer a groundbreaking newperspective on how stress and violence affect children'sbrains--and how they can be helped to heal. Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry has treated children faced withunimaginable horror: genocide survivors, witnesses, children raisedin closets and cages, and victims of family violence. Here he tellstheir stories of trauma and transformation.
Dr. Andrew Weils groundbreaking handbook for people who wantto take control of their lives and their health, Health and Healingpresents the full spectrum of alternative healing practices,including holistic medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic,and Chinese medicine, and outlines how they differ fromconventional approaches. The philosophical basis for his work inintegrative medicine and optimum health, Health and Healing drawson Weils own vast clinical and personal experience, as well as oncase studies from around the world.
The Evolution of Cooperation provides valuable insights into the age-old question of whether unforced cooperation is ever possible. Widely praised and much-discussed, this classic book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists-whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals-when there is no central authority to police their actions. The problem of cooperation is central to many different fields. Robert Axelrod recounts the famous computer tournaments in which the cooperative program Tit for Tat recorded its stunning victories, explains its application to a broad spectrum of subjects, and suggests how readers can both apply cooperative principles to their own lives and teach cooperative principles to others.
