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. ,

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The Power of Now contains specific meditation exercises andvery clear and simple keys that have the power to change our waysof thinking and lead us much further along the path to a liberatedlife. Practicing the Power of Now is a series of excerpts,exercises, and keys from The Power of Now, carefully arranged tohave a profound impact.

From the author of the groundbreaking, international bestsellerThe Female Brain comes this eagerly awaited follow-up. Did you know that the male brain… ·is a lean, mean problem-solving machine thatuses analytical brain structures, not emotional ones, to findsolutions ·thrives under competition, instinctively playsrough, and is obsessed with rank and hierarchy ·has an area for sexual pursuit that is 2.5times larger than that of the female brain, consuming him withsexual fantasies about female body parts As Dr Louann Brizendine’s impeccably researched,irresistible guide follows the male brain from infancy toadulthood, it unlocks many secrets and offers fascinating insightsinto a range of subjects, including emotional intimacy, anger,agression, and winning. It also answers many baffling questions andexposes the often shocking gulf that exists between the sexes.

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.

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

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!