The Gift of Therapy is the new book from the bestsellingauthor of Love's Executioner. The culmination of masterpsychiatrist Dr Irvin Yalom's forty-five years' work as atherapist, this book illustrates through real case studies howpatients and therapists alike can get the most out of therapy.Presented as eighty-five 'tips' for 'beginner therapists', Yalomshares his own fresh approach and the insights he has gained whiletreating his patients. Personal, and sometimes provocative, Yalomincludes some unorthodox suggestions: Let the patient matter toyou; Acknowledge your errors; Create a new therapy for eachpatient; Three kinds of therapist self-disclosure; Revealing thetherapist's personal life: use caution; Full interpretation of adream? Forget it!; Freud was not always wrong. This is anentertaining, informative and insightful read for both beginner(and experienced) therapists, patients, students and everyone withan interest in the subject.

This is by far the best thing I've ever read about negotiation. It is equally relevant for the individual who would like to keep his friends, property, and income and the statesman who would like to keep the peace. --John Kenneth Galbraith.

The paperback edition of Daniel H. Pink's groundbreaking book, A Whole New Mind. Described by reviewers as "an audacious and powerful work," "a profound read," "right on the money," and "a miracle," the book reveals the six abilities individuals must master in an outsourced and automated world. Several publications named A Whole New Mind one of the best business books of 2005. It is now being translated into 12 languages -- and will appear across Europe and Asia in 2006. For this updated and expanded edition, Pink has added dozens of new tools, tips, and exercises to help individuals and organizations sharpen their right-brain capacities. Find out why Thomas L. Friedman, author of the mega-bestseller The World is Flat, calls A Whole New Mind his "favorite business book."

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.

Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Whydo men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can we do about it?Drawing on the latest discoveries about human evolution and aboutour closest living relatives, the great apes, Demonic Males offerssome startling new answers. Dramatic, vivid, and firmly grounded inmeticulous research, this book will change the way you see theworld. As the San Francisco Chronicle said, it "dares to dig forthe roots of a contentious and complicated subject that makes upmuch of our daily news."

Newly updated, revised, and redesigned, this popular workbookcompanion to Gawain's phenomenally successful guide to personalgrowth and fulfillment offers readers hands-on methods fordesigning and implementing a completely individualized blueprintfor positive change.

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.

With fans who emulate her style crossing the spectrum ofages from teens on up, "So Audrey" is the most coveted ofcompliments among women. Little black dress? That's So Audrey!Ballet flats? So Audrey of you! A generous spirit? Well, it doesn'tget any more Audrey than that. Legendary superstar, trend setter,and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn remains the epitome of style,charm, and humility in the face of enviable beauty for women of allages. Filled with fashion and lifestyle tips inspired by Audrey,paired with gorgeous photos, this book imparts 59 little ways toput some Hepburn in your step.

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.

Malcolm Gladwell, the #1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw, offers his most provocative---and dazzling---book yet. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. Or should he have? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the mind

Ten remarkably simple and effective habits that can help younot just survive but thrive Highly informative and practical, this guide covers 10 areascrucial to a healthy and happy life, including the key to gainingenergy and losing weight, how to slow down the aging process,keeping your body and mind well oiled, sharpening your mind andimproving your mood, keeping fit and supple, and finding yourpurpose in life. Some people have boundless energy and never getsick—what are their secrets? Patrick Holford and his teaminvestigated by carrying out a comprehensive "100 percent healthsurvey," which has...

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.

The cat's out of the bag -- a delightful book on all thingsfeline that no cat lover can afford to miss Following in the pawprints of Planet Dog, here is the cat's meow: a lively,entertaining, one-of-a-kind assemblage of more than 400 lists onall things cat. It's all here, from the origins of the species tocare and training to breeds and behavior to famous cats in history,art, and literature. The book even includes a list of celebrity catpeople. Illustrated with more than 150 photographs and linedrawings, this irresistible package is sure to delight cat loverseverywhere. How to say cat in 46 languages Hemingway's cats Catswho changed history Why cats paint Tricks you can teach your catGreat gifts for the pampered cat Cat food recipes An IQ test foryour cat Human habits that drive cats crazy And more

The Dukan Diet is a unique 4-step programme, combining two stepsto lose your unwanted weight and two steps to keep it off for good:Step 1: Attack For 2-7 days eat as much as you want of 72protein-rich foods. Step 2: Cruise Continue eating the protein-richfoods with the addition of 28 vegetables. Step 3: Consolidation Addfruit, bread, cheese and starchy foods, and 2 celebration meals aweek, allowing 5 days for every pound lost. Step 4: StabilisationEat what you like without regaining weight by following 3 simplerules, including the famous 'protein Thursdays'. Devised by DrPierre Dukan, a French medical doctor who has spent his careerhelping people to lose weight permanently, The Dukan Diet is theculmination of thirty-five years' clinical experience. Easy tofollow with no calorie counting, The Dukan Diet offers clear simpleguidelines, menu planners and delicious recipes for long termsuccess. Beyond its immense success in France, The Dukan Diet hasbeen adopted by 20 countries and translated into 10 languages. M

From the author of the number one "New York Times "bestseller"Tuesdays with Morrie "comes this long-awaited follow-up. Eddie isa wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, anuninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusementpark. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he triesto save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in theafterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It s aplace where your life is explained to you by five people, some ofwhom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, fromchildhood to soldier to old age, Eddie s five people revisit theirconnections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of hismeaningless life, and revealing the haunting secret behind theeternal question: Why was I here? A moving and profoundcontemporary fable, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is animportant reminder of the interconnectedness of us all. "From theHardcover edition."