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Time Warped
By Claudia Hammond
Paperback
Published 02-May-2013
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Time rules our lives, but how much do we really understand it? Drawing on the research from psychology, neuroscience and biology, this title delves into the mysteries of time perception. It shows us how to manage time more efficiently, why speeds up as you get older and, how to use the warping of time to our own advantage.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
By Daniel Kahneman
Paperback
Published 10-May-2012
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Looks at the way our minds work, and how we make decisions. 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 enables you to make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do.
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This is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel Levitin
Paperback
Published 01-May-2008
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Explains how humans experience music and unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with it. Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, this work reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born, and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience.
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Godel, Escher, Bach
By Douglas R Hofstadter
Paperback
Published 30-Mar-2000
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'What is a self, and how can a self come out of inaminate matter?' This book examines this riddle. Linking together the music of J S Bach, the graphic art of Escher and the mathematical theorems of Godel, as well as ideas drawn from logic, biology, psychology, physics and linguistics, it reveals the mysteries of human thought processes.
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Our Necessary Shadow
By Tom Burns
Hardback
Published 06-Jun-2013
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A title that attempts to explain the whole subject of psychiatry. It reviews the historical development of psychiatry, the places where there is much agreement on treatment and where there is not, throughout alert to where psychiatry helps, and where it is imperfect.
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Robber of Memories
By Michael Jacobs
Hardback
Published 01-Nov-2012
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A gripping journey up the River Magdalena into the central regions of Colombia, and a moving, deeply personal meditation on memory and its loss in the footsteps of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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Willpower
By Roy F Baumeister
Paperback
Published 06-Sep-2012
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Reveals the secrets of self-control. This title shows us that willpower is like a muscle that can be strengthened with practice and improved over time. It teaches you how to gain from self-control without pain, and discover the real power in willpower.
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Six Thinking Hats
By Edward de Bono
Paperback
Published 05-Nov-2009
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Meetings are a crucial part of all our lives, but too often they go nowhere and waste valuable time. In this title, the author shows how meetings can be transformed to produce quick, decisive results every time.
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Moonwalking with Einstein
By Joshua Foer
Paperback
Published 02-Feb-2012
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Can anyone get a perfect memory? The author used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys. Then he learnt art of memory training, discovering mnemonic ancient 'memory palace' technique first practiced by Simonides of Ceos over the years. This title offers a journey through mind, and secrets of how our memory really works.
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Incognito
By David Eagleman
Paperback
Published 26-Apr-2012
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A sparkling and provocative book on neuroscience.
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