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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Kay Redfield Jamison, award-winning professor and writer,changed the way we think about moods and madness. Now Jamison usesher characteristic honesty, wit and eloquence to look back at herrelationship with her husband, Richard Wyatt, a renowned scientistwho died of cancer. Nothing was the Same is a penetratingpsychological study of grief viewed from deep inside the experienceitself.

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.

Using the occasion of her eightieth-birthday party toreflect on the past, Doris Grumbach delivers an enchanting memoirof the writers, friends, and loves who have accompanied her in mindand body through an extraordinary life of letters.

In an attractive, oversized format, enlivened withillustrations, sidebar quotes, personal accounts, techniques totry, and profiles of leaders in the field, Discovering The Body'sWisdom is a basic resource for well-being and natural health. Body disciplines and therapies have enjoyed phenomenal growth inthe past decade, becoming a major alternative to mainstreammedicine and traditional psychotherapy. But with more than 100,000practitioners and dozens of methods available in the United Statesalone, how can consumers choose the right one for themselves? Mirka Knaster's richly informative guide provides an overview ofthe principles and theories underlying the major Eastern andWestern body therapies, or "bodyways." It shows readers how tobefriend their own bodies, getting back in touch with theirinternal sources of health and wisdom. It also describes more than75 individual approaches, answering such questions as: How doeseach therapy work? What can we expect from one session or a series?What ar

Western-based astrology has a provocative counterpart in theNative American medicine wheel, with a spirit animal equivalent foreach sign of the zodiac. In this thoughtful book, Lucy Harmer showsreaders how to find the spirit animal that corresponds to theirbirth sign. She provides detailed de*ions of the strengths andweaknesses of each of the twelve spirit animals—for example, falconis enthusiastic and adventurous but can be impulsive and impatient,while deer is sociable and eloquent but can be lazy andsuperficial. Once readers determine their spirit animal, they canbetter understand their relationships with family, friends, andassociates. Readers can also discover those people who are part oftheir animal clan and the various compatibilities andincompatibilities between all the spirit animals. They will be ableto uncover the hidden treasures of their personalities and theirsecret talents, as well as the color, plant, and totem stonecorresponding to each spirit animal. For readers who want to takesham

If youve been looking for a fun and loving way to help your children learn and improve their development, look no further than Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers. New studies show that young kids learn best through play and need at least 30 minutes of structured physical activity each day. Theres no better way to engage your child than through the simple practice of yoga. Yoga can help your 18-month to five-year-old child have: * Fewer tantrums * Better and longer sleep * Increased motor coordination * Improved listening and ability to follow directions * Better self-expression * Higher self-esteem * Easier relaxation * A healthy and physically fit lifestyle Named the Baby Yoga Expert by Newsweek, Helen Garabedian, a certified yoga instructor, created her program with 8-minute sequences easy to fit into a young childs day. Fully illustrated with beautiful photos, Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers features more than 50 simple poses and games kids love, offering creative ways to ge

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

First developed as a short manual for students in a yearlongmeditation course, Presence Meditation offers a step-by-stepprogram for increasing self-awareness through simple but revelatoryexercises. The practice of presence meditation involves becomingpresent to whatever is going on and letting things be just as theyare. This awareness is characterized by open attention and neutralobservation, which increases the capacity to observe withoutjudging, enables transformation without forcing, and opens the wayto a more immediate sense of meaning and joy in life. AuthorJens-Erik Risom begins by describing the purpose of meditation andthe “four introductions” (rootedness, attention to breathing,fullness of feeling, and witness awareness), and then presents thegradual steps for achieving presence, deepening neutrality, openingto trust, sensing spaciousness, and more. There are many books about meditation on the market, from Westernauthors like Eckhart Tolle to Tibetan Buddhist teachers. But manypeople

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.

In Simple Spells for Love, Barrie Dolnick helps us harness thepower of our wishes and the universe to ensure fulfillment andsatisfaction in our relationships. This modern-day guidebook forbenevolent charms and easy-to-cast spells offers ways to: - Heighten your allure with glamours - Attract romantic prospects with fresh lavender and water - Increase your personal magnetism by bathing with orangepeel - Enhance your lover’s devotion by cooking with cumin seeds - Ease heartache with sea salt and amethyst Basic ingredients that are easy to find, like candles and herbs,turn ancient spells into effective modern rituals. With SimpleSpells for Love you’ll also learn how to invite passion into yourlife with scent and color. If you’re seeking love, connection, or greater understanding withyour partner, these spells will help you strengthen commitment andenhance romance.

In 1991, when her daughter’s rare, hand-carved harp wasstolen, Lisby Mayer’s familiar world of science and rationalthinking turned upside down. After the police failed to turn up anyleads, a friend suggested she call a dowser—a man who specializedin finding lost objects. With nothing to lose—and almost as ajoke—Dr. Mayer agreed. Within two days, and without leaving hisArkansas home, the dowser located the exact California streetcoordinates where the harp was found. Deeply shaken, yet driven to understand what had happened, Mayerbegan the fourteen-year journey of discovery that she recounts inthis mind-opening, brilliantly readable book. Her first surprise:the dozens of colleagues who’d been keeping similar experiencessecret for years, fearful of being labeled credulous orcrazy. Extraordinary Knowing is an attempt to break through the silenceimposed by fear and to explore what science has to say about theseand countless other “inexplicable” phenomena. From Sigmund Freud’swr